The 2014 World Cup Thread - Football, Favelas and Financial Turmoil

[Back Door Skip]

Argentina has probably the most unspectacular run to the WC finals ever.

Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria, Switzerland, Belgium and Netherlands... hope Germany annihilates them.

 

[Filipower]

Try Switzerland, Honduras, Chile, Portugal, Paraguay(!), Germany. With nothing but 1-0 from the last 16 forward, including the final.

 

[Xifio]

in my time watching the world cup, all winners have had a fairly breezy run to the final (major challenges faced are bolded):

brazil '94: russia, cameroon, sweden, usa, holland, sweden
france '98: safrica, saudi, denmark, paraguay, italy, croatia
brazil '02: turkey, china, costa rica, belgium, england, turkey
italy '06: ghana, usa, czech rep., oz, ukraine, germany
spain '10: switzerland, honduras, chile, portugal, paraguay, germany

spain's 2010 path to the final was arguably the hardest ...

 

[Bobby]

I forgot that China had qualified for a World Cup.

Edit: the only thing keeping them from finishing last that year was Saudi Arabia getting their shit pushed in.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Argentina has probably the most unspectacular run to the WC finals ever.

Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria, Switzerland, Belgium and Netherlands... hope Germany annihilates them.

Argentina look hard to break down. I am expecting a fairly tetchy affair. Still hoping for the kraut win.

 

[Xifio]

f*ck the krauts ... I hope Messidona does nothing, and Lavezzi scores the winner ... fitting end to my least favourite World Cup ever ...

 

[Bobby]

It's okay. Zambia will qualify next time and the USA will win on a dodgy penalty in Moscow.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

It's okay. Zambia will qualify next time and the USA will win on a dodgy penalty in Moscow.

The U.S. would never win in Moscow.... In Qatar, sure.

 

[Sepak]

 

[MaestroZidane]

The U.S. would never win in Moscow.... In Qatar, sure.

that's true

unless we make good with Russia.

This has been a great WC, and I feel Argentina will upset Germany.

 

[Deisler]

Well, since we are playing this game. What if Putin builds a brand spanking new stadium in Crimea and if Ucraine qualifies they make them play there?

And i dont see Germany win it Moscow either. They already failed getting there once.

 

[Xifio]

It's okay. Zambia will qualify next time and the USA will win on a dodgy penalty in Moscow.

[tears of joy]



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meanwhile, in van Gaal land:

even when he loses, it's down to his genius ...

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Well, since we are playing this game. What if Putin builds a brand spanking new stadium in Crimea and if Ucraine qualifies they make them play there?

They've already decided on the venues before 2014 Crimea.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

 

[ShiftyPowers]

f*ck the krauts ... I hope Messidona does nothing, and Lavezzi scores the winner ... fitting end to my least favourite World Cup ever ...

It's going to be very chippy. Possible 1990 redux. Argentina has always been a very chippy and pragmatic team.

 

[Back Door Skip]

This current version is taking the chippiness on overdrive.


Anyway, like I've been saying, I hope the Germans score early to break the Argays out of that overly defensive tactic and we can watch real game. If that happens I see the Germans putting 3+ on them. Argentina of late has been Germany's bitch.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

This current version is taking the chippiness on overdrive.


Anyway, like I've been saying, I hope the Germans score early to break the Argays out of that overly defensive tactic and we can watch real game. If that happens I see the Germans putting 3+ on them. Argentina of late has been Germany's bitch.

This is a pretty soft Argentina team historically. Argentina are always like this.

 

[Xifio]

chippy or not, this will clearly be decided by which pope the divine overlord loves more ...

 

[derok]

there's some news saying Neymar injury could possibly be fake?
site is in english, couldn't find an english source:

http://centraldeportiva.com/lesion-de-neymar-un-teatrito-brasileno/

 

[MaSsiVe]

Mascherano claims he has ripped open his anus as result of that tackle denying Robben in the final minutes of normal time.