"Official" 2014 World Cup thread and poll, now with 100% more vuvuzelas

[SKORPI0]

3-0. Game over for Brazil at this point.

 

[Ns1]

BBC summary:

Brazil concede 10 in their last two home games
Scolari booed by Brazil fans in Brasilia
Van Persie, Blind and Wijnaldum for Dutch

 

[SSSnail]

That ref gonna get killed, just saying.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Seppuku

 

[dr150]

3-0. Game over for Brazil at this point.

 

[smackababy]

Good thing Brazil isn't Japan. They have all shamed their families, and you know what happens next.

Missed the game, sadly, but it doesn't look like I missed much. Ready for tomorrow though!

 

[Jodell88]

Good thing Brazil isn't Japan. They have all shamed their families, and you know what happens next.

Missed the game, sadly, but it doesn't look like I missed much. Ready for tomorrow though!

You missed some horrible refereeing that decided the game in the Netherlands' favour.

 

[Lepton87]

You missed some horrible refereeing that decided the game in the Netherlands' favour.

Poor Brasil they played beautiful football all throughout and only lost because of bad referee.

 

[Dari]

You missed some horrible refereeing that decided the game in the Netherlands' favour.

Quit making excuses for an overrated team. They sucked 4 years ago and they sucked this year.

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[Ns1]

Brazillian president on CNN saying "we gotta stop exporting our players!"

@PB nice pic

 

[iCyborg]

Brazilians just can't get a break, fortunately there are no more games for them

Yeah, two bad ref calls steered the game. It was a foul but not a penalty, and there was offside at 2nd goal, although it was literally a matter of inches. But that was a really bad play by David Luiz, who was one of their best players in the first 2 games: with your back away from the goal, any decent defensive player ought to kick it out in the corner, you don't just blindly kick it 10m back hoping your guy will get to it first, simply a totally unnecessary risk.

 

[HopJokey]

Brazilians just can't get a break, fortunately there are no more games for them

Yeah, two bad ref calls steered the game. It was a foul but not a penalty, and there was offside at 2nd goal, although it was literally a matter of inches. But that was a really bad play by David Luiz, who was one of their best players in the first 2 games: with your back away from the goal, any decent defensive player ought to kick it out in the corner, you don't just blindly kick it 10m back hoping your guy will get to it first, simply a totally unnecessary risk.

The rule states that if the contact is carried into the Box (which it did) that it is a PK. It doesn't matter if the contact started outside the box. Plus it was so bad (akin to an intentional or clear path foul in basketball) any doubt goes to PK. Also it deserved a red card.

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/worldfootball/clubfootball/01/37/04/28/law12-en.pdf on page 2

 

[Lepton87]

=Also it deserved a red card.

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/worldfootball/clubfootball/01/37/04/28/law12-en.pdf on page 2

I agree that Silva should have got a red card for that. Pausing the previous game for yellow cards and then get out and get a red card in the 2nd minute of the game. That would have been precious.

 

[iCyborg]

The rule states that if the contact is carried into the Box (which it did) that it is a PK. It doesn't matter if the contact started outside the box. Plus it was so bad (akin to an intentional or clear path foul in basketball) any doubt goes to PK. Also it deserved a red card.

http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/worldfootball/clubfootball/01/37/04/28/law12-en.pdf on page 2

IDK, I was watching some post-game analysis with a professional referee, and it looked like the contact both started and finished before the box, Robben's fall made it look like it carried into the box, and everyone in the studio agreed.
I agree with the red card, although it wasn't half as bad as Robben made it look.

 

[Lepton87]

I agree with the red card, although it wasn't half as bad as Robben made it look.

Of course, Robben is a professional diver. I heard that he is also an avid amateur football player.
ps. He even has his own academy

 

[squarecut1]

This quote from Lineker is still relevant:
Quote:
Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

Yes I had quoted the same at the beginning of the WC.

Lineker came down hard on Messi in his BBC column the other day

World Cup 2014: Lionel Messi has disappointed me - Gary Lineker

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28274470

He makes some good points in this column about the forthcoming final. Also talks about Maradona

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

What time does the actual game start I cant figure out if its just coverage starting at 11 or the game

 

[Cappuccino]

Psssh eazy win.

 

[Berliner]

The game starts one hour earlier than the other games.

It's 9 p.m. German time, not sure if that helps

Less than 1,5 hrs from now.

 

[SKORPI0]

what time does the actual game start i cant figure out if its just coverage starting at 11 or the game

1pm-4pm cst.

 

[sdifox]

72 min to kickoff

 

[SSSnail]

Which group will the World Cup winner come from?

Germany.

 

[KentState]

Germany is trying to be too clever starting out.

 

[William Gaatjes]

Germany runs into the Argentinian defensive wall. Argentina always keeps two players for every adversary player. Amazing to see them regroup from "wall" mode to attack mode and vice versa.