Author Topic: FIFA World Cup 2014 thread of GER bests ARG, Neuer wins Glove, Messi wins Ball (Read 183056 times)

Steve Contra · « **Reply #1200 on:** June 26, 2014, 01:59:33 PM »

Wasn't it Portugal that knocked Sweden out of qualifying?

SantaC

Himu · « **Reply #1201 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:01:33 PM »

Quote from: Exodust SoulBurn on June 26, 2014, 01:59:31 PM

Congrats Biz and other american peoples, you did what no one expected and made it out of the group of death.

Good luck with Belgium.

Most of this thread is American and the first person you think of is Biz?

TEEEPO · « **Reply #1202 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:06:39 PM »

fighting for the rights of everyman

Himu · « **Reply #1203 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:11:19 PM »

Only big disappointment so far is lack of Asia/Africa advancement

Himu · « **Reply #1204 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:16:27 PM »

The fact that we lost to Germany by one point is AMAZING to me. Yeah, I know, we lost. But then look at Germany v Portugal. We could have done A LOT worse. I think despite this loss, USA has a lot to be proud of.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #1205 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:18:25 PM »

Germany is my Euro team with France coming a close second mainly because of Zidane and Henry

but I'll be avoiding hamburgers, hotdogs and anything else that sounds too German and will be filling myself with mayo sandwiches, meatloaf and fried chicken until the end of the tournament.

U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A

Steve Contra · « **Reply #1206 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:28:23 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on June 26, 2014, 02:18:25 PM

Germany is my Euro team with France coming a close second mainly because of Zidane and Henry

but I'll be avoiding hamburgers, hotdogs and anything else that sounds too German and will be filling myself with mayo sandwiches, meatloaf and fried chicken until the end of the tournament.

U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A

Meatloaf is both a German and Belgian specialty,

Himu · « **Reply #1207 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:29:14 PM »

Quote from: The Business on June 26, 2014, 02:27:06 PM

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on June 26, 2014, 02:11:19 PM
Only big disappointment so far is lack of Asia/Africa advancement

I imagine World Cup 2050 looking differently.

Africa and asia have made it to the round of 16 multiple times.

Himu · « **Reply #1208 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:31:37 PM »

Nigeria made it to the next round. I forgot!

Steve Contra · « **Reply #1209 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:36:48 PM »

Quote from: The Business on June 26, 2014, 02:27:06 PM

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on June 26, 2014, 02:11:19 PM
Only big disappointment so far is lack of Asia/Africa advancement

I imagine World Cup 2050 looking differently.

Me too

TEEEPO · « **Reply #1210 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:41:51 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on June 26, 2014, 02:28:23 PM

Quote from: TEEEPO on June 26, 2014, 02:18:25 PM
Germany is my Euro team with France coming a close second mainly because of Zidane and Henry

but I'll be avoiding hamburgers, hotdogs and anything else that sounds too German and will be filling myself with mayo sandwiches, meatloaf and fried chicken until the end of the tournament.

U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A
Meatloaf is both a German and Belgian specialty,

not this Meat Loaf

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #1211 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:48:53 PM »

is the Group of Death like the Strait of Gibraltar in Das Boot?

Mandark · « **Reply #1212 on:** June 26, 2014, 02:54:10 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on June 26, 2014, 02:48:53 PM

is the Group of Death like the Strait of Gibraltar in Das Boot?

Sort of, except in this year's World Cup nobody's afraid of either the British or the Iberian Peninsula.

Kara · « **Reply #1213 on:** June 26, 2014, 04:39:20 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on June 26, 2014, 01:39:12 PM

Cristiano Ronaldo, American hero!

Well, his son that he bought from his mother is American. (She lived in New York City, IIRC.)

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1214 on:** June 26, 2014, 05:38:59 PM »

Wrath you didn't tell me there were cams involved

almost done at work lol

Huff · « **Reply #1215 on:** June 26, 2014, 05:43:26 PM »

i can't figure this shit out

TEEEPO · « **Reply #1216 on:** June 26, 2014, 05:55:40 PM »

i sent some tokens to the biz after everybody left and i got quite a show in return

headwalk · « **Reply #1217 on:** June 26, 2014, 06:18:05 PM »

Quote from: Esch on June 26, 2014, 05:08:00 PM

Belgium looking very mediocre against SK. Are they resting their starters or something?

they swapped out most of their defence on yellow cards and rested their wunderkind's legs for 80 minutes.

not that they've been particularly impressive in any of their games, but they don't let in goals and win anyway. not a bad talent to have.

Kara · « **Reply #1218 on:** June 26, 2014, 07:55:48 PM »

Pardon my ignorance, but is Algeria still France's B team (as was the case in the last World Cup)? Hard to get excited about them advancing if that's still the case.

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #1219 on:** June 26, 2014, 09:11:42 PM »

Yeah, i think Belgium now have a little reshuffle on their hands with injuries and bans - They're still a work in progress and they've been up and down. The USA definitely have a shot at beating them - and as per my pre-WC predictions i thought the USA player fitness levels would start telling, and i think that will get more pronounced as the tournament goes on, along with that Eurothings will struggle more with the climate.

I fancy a huge shock though - Chile to dump Brazil. 2-1.

Himu · « **Reply #1220 on:** June 26, 2014, 09:17:21 PM »

I think Anerica can beat Belgium. Love kompany (heartbeat) but not impressed with the rest of the squad. But they've done a decent job so they could still pose a threat.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1221 on:** June 26, 2014, 09:25:57 PM »

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #1222 on:** June 26, 2014, 09:30:05 PM »

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Love kompany (heartbeat) but not impressed with the rest of the squad

Good chance he'll either miss the USA game or will play carrying a significant injury - which will dent Belgium significantly.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #1223 on:** June 26, 2014, 10:43:58 PM »

Shame that Mexico had such a tough draw. It would be an incredible comeback story if they could make the finals this year.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #1224 on:** June 27, 2014, 02:38:50 AM »

Brazil - Chile

Vidal is back so that is great for Chile, I wouldnt put much thought into them losing against Holland because neither team HAD to win and they missed Vidal.
Brazil has looked shaky but their squad is sublime, home advantage, referee advantage should carry them a long way. Chile has a chance but Brazil is the favourite here of course.

Netherlands - Mexico

Holland is the clear favourite, but we have a tendency to choke. Euro 2008 is a prime example, after we beat France 4-1, Italy 3-0 and Romania 2-0 in the group stages we lost to Russia 1-3. This new 5-3-2 tactic that van Gaal deployed seems to be working great so far, but its very reliant on RvP and mostly Robben. The defense is still the weak point with mostly lesser experienced members but against Mexico this should be enough. There have been some huge errors on the ball by them but so far no one has capitalized on them.

While Holland is the fav, Mexico has a chance and has proven to be a fighting team. If the Dutch stars have an off day we are in trouble. There is a plan B with Huntelaar up front but I dunno how the team would react to that, as the tactic is counter attacking.

Himu · « **Reply #1225 on:** June 27, 2014, 03:00:04 AM »

Predictions:

June 28:

Brazil ]v Chile
Colombia v Uruguay

June 29:

Netherlands v Mexico
Greece v Croatia

June 30:

France v Nigeria
Germany v Algeria

July 1:

Argentina v Switzerland
USA v Belgium

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #1226 on:** June 27, 2014, 03:28:25 AM »

Colombia Uruguay should be a tense game.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #1227 on:** June 27, 2014, 04:58:19 AM »

Dunno what to think of this

I prefer my coach in sports clothes I think

Brehvolution · « **Reply #1228 on:** June 27, 2014, 10:31:29 AM »

Kara · « **Reply #1229 on:** June 27, 2014, 03:26:33 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on June 27, 2014, 04:58:19 AM

Dunno what to think of this

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I prefer my coach in sports clothes I think

FUCK roberto mancini

Himu · « **Reply #1230 on:** June 27, 2014, 03:37:39 PM »

I prefer my coach in a suit and looking fly.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1231 on:** June 27, 2014, 07:46:50 PM »

I prefer my coach with a chaw o'tobaccy, in case things get heated with a ref and they need to spit in their face.

Himu · « **Reply #1232 on:** June 27, 2014, 09:01:10 PM »

Sploosh at Robben in 02.

Fucking sploosh.

Messi used to be Jackie Chan. Who knew?!

Neymar been hitting that bleach.

Himu · « **Reply #1233 on:** June 27, 2014, 09:36:20 PM »

That 2004 pic of Ronaldo is nothing. There's a 2005 pic and he looked like an AV room geek. nicca becomes a supermodel.

Himu · « **Reply #1234 on:** June 27, 2014, 09:49:54 PM »

http://www.weloba.com/article/cards-how-do-the-world-cup-players-changed

Think I've posted this before. Includes Dempsey.

Himu · « **Reply #1235 on:** June 27, 2014, 10:10:09 PM »

Dempsey looks hotter in his before. Rooney is handsome in the later pic especially because of his eyes.

Himu · « **Reply #1236 on:** June 27, 2014, 10:11:08 PM »

What happen to Robben between 2002 and 2006? He's hot in 2002.

Himu · « **Reply #1237 on:** June 28, 2014, 02:07:10 AM »

http://www.zonalmarking.net/2014/06/27/group-stage-round-up/

Fifstar · « **Reply #1238 on:** June 28, 2014, 03:42:37 AM »

Robben really got hit by the age hammer. Dude would look like he's in his forties if he would be wearing a suit, and he's just 30. Obviously due to his balding, but there is also something to his face that makes him look that old. Amazingly it seems like the aging process has stopped for him on a sport level this year.

Himu · « **Reply #1239 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:05:54 AM »

Quote from: Esch on June 28, 2014, 09:52:10 AM

Suarez; 9 game ban, 4 month ban from any soccer related activity

Did someone explain why Suarez was holding his teeth after the bite yet

Himu · « **Reply #1240 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:31:06 AM »

Any idea why the fuck Suarez bit him yet? Surely not to dive attempt? And are you saying you've bitten someone and they got away, Esch?

Himu · « **Reply #1241 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:36:59 AM »

I have a similar experience. Some kid pushed me at the skating rink (regular, not ice) and my face hit the floor. Half of one of my front teeth broke. It was terrible. Luckily the dentist fixed it with a filling.

Himu · « **Reply #1242 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:39:37 AM »

Popsicles mostly suck anyways. Can you eat shaved ice/sno cones?

Fifstar · « **Reply #1243 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:44:11 AM »

Quote from: Exodust SoulBurn on June 28, 2014, 10:32:57 AM

Suarez bit two different players before. My theory is that's probably what he does to fuck with other players. He's gotten away with it before, so he was thinking he would this time too. Guess he never heard of "Three strikes and you're out"

I wouldn't call being banned for 10 games like he was the last time he did this getting away with it, especially when getting banned in this case meant being evicted from the biggest championship in football.

I think it's a violent coping mechanism when he is under stress. There was no particular bad blood between him an Chiellini as far as I know. His brain just seems to switch of in those situations. Maybe some deep lying psychological problems.

Himu · « **Reply #1244 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:45:05 AM »

Omg. I couldn't treat you to a snocone on a hot southern day!

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1245 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:48:45 AM »

Snocones are mostly bullshit anyway.

Himu · « **Reply #1246 on:** June 28, 2014, 10:54:19 AM »

Not on 100+ degree high humidity days.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1247 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:02:11 AM »

Lol well I certainly wouldn't turn one down in that case, true, but it's not like Esch is missing out on a culinary delight in ice covered in artificial flavoring syrup.

Himu · « **Reply #1248 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:05:40 AM »

Esch can eat blue bell ice cream. It's better anyways. I'm going to miss Blue Bell in California. Does the west coast have blue bell? I've never looked for any when I'm over there

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1249 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:07:50 AM »

Is that the one with the bunny on it? I think it's considered the cheapo convenience store ice cream here

think Walmart might have it too

Himu · « **Reply #1250 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:09:16 AM »

Fuck no. Blue Bell has a farmer girl leading a cow. Blue Bell is the southern ice cream monopoly.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1251 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:10:06 AM »

Yeah I was thinking of Blue Bunny

Himu · « **Reply #1252 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:14:35 AM »

They ripped off blue bell?! If they don't have blue bell what will I do?!

Quote from: Esch on June 28, 2014, 11:09:42 AM

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on June 28, 2014, 10:45:05 AM
Omg. I couldn't treat you to a snocone on a hot southern day!

I'd rather get margaritas anyway

Omg

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1253 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:30:51 AM »

Well I don't know about California but the NW has Tillamook and Umpqua brands which are quite good, I'm sure you'll find good ice cream again

Fifstar · « **Reply #1254 on:** June 28, 2014, 11:43:23 AM »

Predticted a 2-1 for Brazil but Chile might win this one. First game I'm really excited for since Germany-Ghana!

Himu · « **Reply #1255 on:** June 28, 2014, 12:00:23 PM »

I hope Chile wins.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #1256 on:** June 28, 2014, 01:06:06 PM »

Predicted chile cause im rooting for chile.

Chile have never won against Brazil in brazil in 95 years.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #1257 on:** June 28, 2014, 01:16:24 PM »

Esch did you hand ball that or not?

Fifstar · « **Reply #1258 on:** June 28, 2014, 01:32:08 PM »

Surely no yellow card though.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #1259 on:** June 28, 2014, 01:57:34 PM »

Clear handball in the replay

Hope chile pulls through

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Author Topic: FIFA World Cup 2014 thread of GER bests ARG, Neuer wins Glove, Messi wins Ball (Read 183056 times)