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

[Slapdash]

Is that James Harden in Cameroon's goal?

 

[Sebowski]

Combined ESPN and Univision ratings for the game yesterday got the same 18 share as the NBA finals.

Holy crap. That was a 4:00pm start.

Ratings share is the percentage of people watching TV at the time. So the two games got the same fraction of viewers, not the same number of viewers.

Ahh I misread that. That makes much more sense.

I expected number of viewers to be in the 2 million range yesterday (not including online).

Rating numbers: 5.1 for espn and 3.0 Univision

 

[NewlyRetired]

The ratings were up 52% yesterday on ESPN vs the 2010 opener.

 

[B Maverick]

Nice call on the third. GDS was off when the defender played it.

Am I missing something?

Cant be offside if the defender plays it.

 

[The Gator]

Nice call on the third. GDS was off when the defender played it.

Espn radio guys saying it was another bad call...?

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Bad luck for all of us who bet on Gio for the Golden Boot.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Combined ESPN and Univision ratings for the game yesterday got the same 18 share as the NBA finals.

Holy crap. That was a 4:00pm start.

And I have to imagine the online numbers were enormous.

Yeah. It's pretty awesome. And ESPN bumped it to ESPN2 for golf today. I've liked their commitment and coverage, but don't agree with that.

...and there are 32 people in this thread right now. Crazy.

Unless I am mistaken this game was not bumped. It was always scheduled for ESPN2.

It is likely contract related to the US Open.

 

[B Maverick]

sorry but both Mexico goals should have been good. Cameroon's was called correctly.

 

[Sebowski]

Sorry . I misread those rating tweets. My numbers were for NYC only.

 

[El Floppo]

no yellow? reffing all over the place so far

 

[Sebowski]

Combined ESPN and Univision ratings for the game yesterday got the same 18 share as the NBA finals.

Holy crap. That was a 4:00pm start.

And I have to imagine the online numbers were enormous.

Yeah. It's pretty awesome. And ESPN bumped it to ESPN2 for golf today. I've liked their commitment and coverage, but don't agree with that.

...and there are 32 people in this thread right now. Crazy.

Unless I am mistaken this game was not bumped. It was always scheduled for ESPN2.

It is likely contract related to the US Open.

I consider that bumped. #### golf

 

[NewlyRetired]

Combined ESPN and Univision ratings for the game yesterday got the same 18 share as the NBA finals.

Holy crap. That was a 4:00pm start.

Ratings share is the percentage of people watching TV at the time. So the two games got the same fraction of viewers, not the same number of viewers.

Ahh I misread that. That makes much more sense.

I expected number of viewers to be in the 2 million range yesterday (not including online).

Rating numbers: 5.1 for espn and 3.0 Univision

This article says the overnights for ESPN were a 3.2

http://m.deadline.com/2014/06/world-cup-ratings-opener-brazil-croatia/

Do you have a link for the 5.-? The gap between a 3.2 and 5.1 is enormous for the final total viewers.

 

[Jaysus]

Mexico disallowed goal v2

 

[Mjolnirs]

Nice clearance there for Marquez.

jeebus- I hate that Puto chant soooooooo much. #### mexico.

Hate it even more when Americans do it...

The Regiment says You Suck!

 

[NewlyRetired]

sorry but both Mexico goals should have been good. Cameroon's was called correctly.

I have been playing and watching the sport since the early 70's and I still don't know the correct ruling on deflections.

 

[El Floppo]

Chile vs Australia... the ratings monster

 

[B Maverick]

Nice call on the third. GDS was off when the defender played it.

Am I missing something?Cant be offside if the defender plays it.

This isn't from an official source, but it's how I understand it too...

Offsides is reset at every touch of the ball by the offense, and every intentionally directed touch by the defense. That is, if you are offsides, the ball is shot, hits a defender and bounces to you, you are still offsides, even if the defender is the goalie and in front of you. Further, even if the defender intentionally touches it, say by leaping up to attempt to head it, you will still remain offsides unless his touch is determined to be a controlled one.

The defender flicked it on, but never controlled it and GDS was offside when he did.

This is only if on the initial ball by the offense you were offside. On a corner, when the ball is played he wasnt off. The ball played by the defender does not make you offside.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Nice clearance there for Marquez.

jeebus- I hate that Puto chant soooooooo much. #### mexico.

Hate it even more when Americans do it...

Thankfully it has almost 100% been removed from American soccer. It took years of shaming the idiots who thought it was a interesting chant.

Still some work to do but at worst it is a ton better than 3 years ago.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Nice call on the third. GDS was off when the defender played it.

Am I missing something?Cant be offside if the defender plays it.

This isn't from an official source, but it's how I understand it too...

Offsides is reset at every touch of the ball by the offense, and every intentionally directed touch by the defense. That is, if you are offsides, the ball is shot, hits a defender and bounces to you, you are still offsides, even if the defender is the goalie and in front of you. Further, even if the defender intentionally touches it, say by leaping up to attempt to head it, you will still remain offsides unless his touch is determined to be a controlled one.

The defender flicked it on, but never controlled it and GDS was offside when he did.

But offsides never reset so we go by the last intentionally directed ball. Which was the corner. By that interpretation the goal is good.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Feel bad for the Mexican with a hammy despite myself. What a horrible thing to wait four years (all your life) and get hurt in the first game.

 

[TLEF316]

I love seeing Mexico get screwed as much as the next guy but this is absurd. Both goals were good

 

[NewlyRetired]

Amazing this is goalless. So much good positive play.

 

[B Maverick]

sorry but both Mexico goals should have been good. Cameroon's was called correctly.

I have been playing and watching the sport since the early 70's and I still don't know the correct ruling on deflections.

neither do most refs!

if you are offside on a shot and the ball deflects to you then you are off (seeking to gain advantage). If you are onside on the shot and it deflects to you, you are fine.

On the corner its very hard to be offside. Ball deflected by the defender can not play the offensive player offside

 

[B Maverick]

Amazing this is goalless. So much good positive play.

outside the refs its actually been quite good and entertaining.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

sorry but both Mexico goals should have been good. Cameroon's was called correctly.

I have been playing and watching the sport since the early 70's and I still don't know the correct ruling on deflections.

Me either, apparently.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Great pregnancy commercial

 

[NewlyRetired]

If the US was in Mexico's position right now with 2 good goals called back I would be pulling my hair out.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Paused it when the Cameroonian defender flicks it, and Dos Santos is a yard onside in any event. Should be 2-0.

 

[The Z Machine]

Going to watch the 2nd half...

Pulling hard for Mexico here. When people ask why, I say that we in the US should hope to have such support for our team. They are passionate, travel well, and the depth of support runs deep there. I don't want them to win CONCACAF ever, but in the WC, I pull for them.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Even if a deflection by a defender could make you offsides, he wasn't offsides at the time of the deflection anyway. He was in-line and didn't get ahead of the line until after the deflection.

Mexico should have 2 goals and, forgotten in all this, Cameroon probably should have had a PK of their own.

 

[QuizGuy66]

World Cup players to watch: link

ETA: @ Suarez

Some of those are very good. Balotelli...

The Type Of Person Who Sets Own Home Ablaze After Lighting Fireworks Indoors: Yes

Playing Style: Temperamental

Gives A #### About Playing Soccer: Sometimes

Chance Of Ever Realizing Full Potential: Pretty much zilch

Tags: "Womens Sports and Soccer"

-QG

 

[B Maverick]

Even if a deflection by a defender could make you offsides, he wasn't offsides at the time of the deflection anyway. He was in-line and didn't get ahead of the line until after the deflection.

Mexico should have 2 goals and, forgotten in all this, Cameroon probably should have had a PK of their own.

I havent seen a good replay yet on the potential Cameroon PK, but I didnt see anything that would make me agree despite the announcers agreeing with you. From what I've seen both players were jostling and cameroon had just as much of the mexico guy as vice versa. Wouldnt have given one there either.

but like i said, havent seen a good replay.

 

[Jaysus]

Even if a deflection by a defender could make you offsides, he wasn't offsides at the time of the deflection anyway. He was in-line and didn't get ahead of the line until after the deflection.

Mexico should have 2 goals and, forgotten in all this, Cameroon probably should have had a PK of their own.

I havent seen a good replay yet on the potential Cameroon PK, but I didnt see anything that would make me agree despite the announcers agreeing with you. From what I've seen both players were jostling and cameroon had just as much of the mexico guy as vice versa. Wouldnt have given one there either.

http://gfycat.com/LastingDimpledAmericantoad

 

[Celph Titled]

Best part of World Cup: A large swath of the FFA being exposed to the sublime joy of Go #### Yourself Cat.

 

[Norman Paperman]

Just turned it on - FIFA hates CONCACAF - US is in trouble.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Outrageous flick by Gio.

 

[Jaysus]

I am surprised they didn't call that offside just because

 

[Jaysus]

Best part of World Cup: A large swath of the FFA being exposed to the sublime joy of Go #### Yourself Cat.

yeah, should just start posting the URLs

 

[B Maverick]

Even if a deflection by a defender could make you offsides, he wasn't offsides at the time of the deflection anyway. He was in-line and didn't get ahead of the line until after the deflection.

Mexico should have 2 goals and, forgotten in all this, Cameroon probably should have had a PK of their own.

I havent seen a good replay yet on the potential Cameroon PK, but I didnt see anything that would make me agree despite the announcers agreeing with you. From what I've seen both players were jostling and cameroon had just as much of the mexico guy as vice versa. Wouldnt have given one there either.

http://gfycat.com/LastingDimpledAmericantoad

so is the pk for the straight arm or for the cameroon player holding his arm.

Not a PK for me

 

[Jaysus]

Even if a deflection by a defender could make you offsides, he wasn't offsides at the time of the deflection anyway. He was in-line and didn't get ahead of the line until after the deflection.

Mexico should have 2 goals and, forgotten in all this, Cameroon probably should have had a PK of their own.

I havent seen a good replay yet on the potential Cameroon PK, but I didnt see anything that would make me agree despite the announcers agreeing with you. From what I've seen both players were jostling and cameroon had just as much of the mexico guy as vice versa. Wouldnt have given one there either.

http://gfycat.com/LastingDimpledAmericantoad

so is the pk for the straight arm or for the cameroon player holding his arm.

Not a PK for me

me either

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Yeah, it didn't look as bad from that angle. I've been convinced.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Going to watch the 2nd half...

Pulling hard for Mexico here. When people ask why, I say that we in the US should hope to have such support for our team. They are passionate, travel well, and the depth of support runs deep there. I don't want them to win CONCACAF ever, but in the WC, I pull for them.

Sorry I can't. The ef in Osama Osama chant. Just can't root for 'em.

-QG

 

[Celph Titled]

This looks nice:

http://screamer.deadspin.com/no-world-cup-viewing-party-is-cozier-than-berlins-1590500159/+barryap

 

[B Maverick]

This looks nice:

http://screamer.deadspin.com/no-world-cup-viewing-party-is-cozier-than-berlins-1590500159/+barryap

lets go there!

 

[Jaysus]

"the Colombian referee wants nothing to do with cards today..."

"or goals"

".. that's a good one!"

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

"the Colombian referee wants nothing to do with cards today..."

"or goals"

".. that's a good one!"

Yeah, I'm enjoying this announcing team.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

A little preview of Besler defending Ronaldo?

 

[Jaysus]

Wet Brazilian Girl

 

[Celph Titled]

High-def makes rain seem way more bad-ass than standard-def.

 

[B Maverick]

YOU SPRAYED MY SHOES!