***Official 2014 World Cup Thread*** (1 Viewer)

[Norman Paperman]

Hard to grow new turf in a hurry, remote, hot, possible lack of expertise, new venue, etc.

In a hurry?

Probably laid the sod last week - this WC, from an organizational standpoint, as been nothing short of a cluster####. It may actually be that Qatar is better organized - they at least have no compunctions about killing people to get cities built, so they can have host cities.

Do you think the protests will inspire match fixing? Things will get ugly maybe even if Brazil wins but I geniunely fear for Brazil if they don't.

Lets just say, I don't think there is any chance on God's green earth that Brazil does not make it out of the group. There is a very good chance they will receive favorable calls up through the finals - at least until FIFA has managed to get all of their money out of the country.

I don't think we'll see anything as dramatic as an opposing goals throwing the ball into his own net :cough: Nigeria :cough: but, I expect Brazil to be in the semi-finals for certain.

You don't exactly need to invoke a conspiracy to expect the best team to reach the semi-finals with a home field advantage.

I am not saying they will need it, just that they will get the edge they need - if required.

 

[Mjolnirs]

Terrible. It's things like that that FIFA should hand out post match card/fines/suspensions for.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Oscar is the MoTM IMO.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Oscar is the MoTM IMO.

Man, he just crushes dudes one on one.

 

[17seconds]

Oscar looks like Baba Booey

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Yeah not much of a case to be made for a PK call there. Brutal.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Awful

 

[ffldrew]

Not only was the call terrible - but the ref was adamant about a yellow card as well.

 

[Ned]

Tell me this crap isn't rigged.

 

[Judge Smails]

Rigged. That didn't take long..

 

[B Maverick]

touching the keeper does not automatically mean its a foul!!!!

 

[Christo]

Meh, No problem with that. Goalies are protected in the 6.

 

[Premier]

Brazil's keeper plays for MLS?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Brazil's keeper plays for MLS?

yes

 

[17seconds]

did that guy just grab both cheeks?

 

[Christo]

Brazil's keeper plays for MLS?

Toronto on loan from QPR!

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Man this opening match is #### game. I hope this ref is sent back to japan

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

OSCAR!

 

[NewlyRetired]

Fabulous ending. Croatia almost scores and then a perfect toe poke.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Not a master class in goalkeeping.

 

[Premier]

Brazil's keeper plays for MLS?

Toronto on loan from QPR!

/fades Brazil

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Croatia needs to make a goalie change next game I think.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Brazil's keeper plays for MLS?

For the first half of this season. He is going back to England I believe. Plays for Toronto.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Lame. Enough with the heart hands already

 

[B Maverick]

Croatia needs to make a goalie change next game I think.

Did Croatia pick him up on the way?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Oscar is the MoTM IMO.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Croatia needs to make a goalie change next game I think.

His range is almost non existent. Just awful.

 

[jonessed]

Croatia needs to make a goalie change next game I think.

That was hideous.

I can't see FIFA letting anybody but Brazil win this.

 

[17seconds]

Croatia needs to make a goalie change next game I think.

Did Croatia pick him up on the way?

Found him in a hair salon.

 

[gianmarco]

Just watching that goalkeeper in slow motion. And then they actually showed the slow-mo replay.

 

[Norman Paperman]

That keeper sucks imo

 

[NewlyRetired]

Not a master class in goalkeeping.

Brad Guzan must be shaking his head. I wonder how many teams he could start for?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Tony Meola thinks that keeper sucks

 

[NewlyRetired]

Not the best game but had enough talking points to get the tournament off and running.

 

[B Maverick]

good GK and Ref and Croats win 2-0

 

[Christo]

Croatia needs to make a goalie change next game I think.

Yeah, both the first and third goal were kinda weak.

 

[msommer]

Good thing Oscar scored, Brazil deserved to win, but not on that penalty

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Not a master class in goalkeeping.

Brad Guzan must be shaking his head. I wonder how many teams he could start for?

Both of these. Cesar wasn't exactly Lev Yashin out there.

 

[B Maverick]

Not the best game but had enough talking points to get the tournament off and running.

true that

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Slow down the game by tying the goalies shoes for him up 3-1

Really soured on brasil. I'll be rooting against them in every match.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Gilberto silva is about as silky in analysis as he was in his last season for Arsenal.

 

[Christo]

Good thing Oscar scored, Brazil deserved to win, but not on that penalty

But does he get the opportunity if it was still 1-1?

 

[Norman Paperman]

Slow down the game by tying the goalies shoes for him up 3-1

Really soured on brasil. I'll be rooting against them in every match.

good to know...keep us updated.

 

[Norman Paperman]

Not a master class in goalkeeping.

Brad Guzan must be shaking his head. I wonder how many teams he could start for?

Both of these. Cesar wasn't exactly Lev Yashin out there.

Yeah - he looked like an old man out there.

 

[QuizGuy66]

So a crazy route to an expected result.

-QG

 

[Christo]

Not a master class in goalkeeping.

Brad Guzan must be shaking his head. I wonder how many teams he could start for?

Both of these. Cesar wasn't exactly Lev Yashin out there.

Yeah - he looked like an old man out there.

Listen, Rob Green is the reason he's at Toronto. Not much more to say.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Ref awards terrible PK, Modric pummeled into the turf to create the turnover on the last goal, Croatia's keeper pretty much just watched two goals roll slowly past him.

Yeah -- not really what FIFA needed here.

 

[msommer]

Good thing Oscar scored, Brazil deserved to win, but not on that penalty

But does he get the opportunity if it was still 1-1?

Unknowable

 

[Christo]

Good thing Oscar scored, Brazil deserved to win, but not on that penalty

But does he get the opportunity if it was still 1-1?

Unknowable

I'm going to speculate that Croatia would have been a little tighter at the back had they been protecting a point rather than chasing a point.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Slow down the game by tying the goalies shoes for him up 3-1

Really soured on brasil. I'll be rooting against them in every match.

good to know...keep us updated.

Will do!!!