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

[Mandieta6]

So, Germany without 3 of its top midfielders, its best attacker and starting left-back. Brilliant. Probably more that I'm forgetting.

 

[kp41]

So, Germany without 3 of its top midfielders, its best attacker and starting left-back. Brilliant. Probably more that I'm forgetting.

who ?

 

[Mandieta6]

Gundogan, Bender, Bender.

 

[kp41]

Yeah, completely forgot about them ... even Khedira and Shweini are not 100% ... great chance for some young players though ... and good for Ozil even at his worst form

 

[Back Door Skip]

To be fair the Bender brothers weren't gonna play over Schweinsteiger and Khedira though.

 

[Mandieta6]

They're better than Kramer and Ginter and Schweini and Khedira's fitness is in doubt.

 

[Xifio]

no greater danger than playing it safe? along with the agony, Ribéry will undoubtedly feel the irony ...

also, the #VemIbra campaign seems to have worked, at least in the cartoon world ...

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Would have made a lot of sense to bring along both Benders. I've always wanted to see them in the same midfield.

I don't think Germany will be good, but they have a pretty easy road if they can win Group G where they are still the best team. They'll face the 2nd place team in Belgium's crap group, then either the 2nd place team in Argentina's crap group, or France/Switzerland. Still should be favored to go to the Semis, but I'm really starting to think they will get knocked out by Hitzfeld.

 

[Filipower]

Speaking of Bender

 

[Arnau]

Rasix

 

[Back Door Skip]

Awesome

 

[Bobby]

I'd book it so that Costa Rica wins but that works too.

And Bender .

 

[MaestroZidane]

I love it... because of Bender of course .

 

[Back Door Skip]

I like how none of the Honduras players resemble anyone.

 

[Back Door Skip]

Ian Abrahams ‏@BroadcastMoose 9m

Newcastle's Mathieu Debuchy has broken his leg in France's warm up game tonight over Jamacia, watching it now, France lead 6-0 after 70mins

Welp.

 

[Filipower]

This is getting ridiculous.

 

[derok]

friendlies before world cups should be banned.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

They certainly shouldnt be played against unglamorous teams with nothing to lose - how are a Jamaica with no meaningful games all summer going to do anything other than slam into France? My suggestion would be to play Friendly games against the top SOuth American club sides, that way you get used to the climate and also generate a little more revenue for Football in SOuth America. Obviously this plan would fall down in Qatar where there are no top clubs.

 

[Bobby]

They certainly shouldnt be played against unglamorous teams with nothing to lose - how are a Jamaica with no meaningful games all summer going to do anything other than slam into France? My suggestion would be to play Friendly games against the top SOuth American club sides, that way you get used to the climate and also generate a little more revenue for Football in SOuth America. Obviously this plan would fall down in Qatar where there are no top clubs.

Which brings to light a real question, where the hell are the teams going to train? Does Qatar *have* 32 training facilities?

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

There are plenty of countries we could train in which would replicate the climatic conditions.... Syria, Yemen, Iraq..........