***Official 2014 World Cup Thread*** (4 Viewers)

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

In my World Cup random team selection I did with 3 other friends:

Argentina, Italy, Uruguay, USA, Mexico, South Korea, Iran, and Algeria.

Some real stinkers in there, but at least I got Argentina.

Any realistic shot for Italy or Uruguay?

Of winning the World Cup? Not IMO. Of making a semi-final or even a finals run? Sure. Group D is helped by drawing Group C in the knockout rounds. Group C has some good teams (Colombia and Ivory Coast), but no monsters.

 

[The Gator]

:vuvuzela:

http://www.vuvuzela.fm

 

[B Maverick]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

we did beat them in 2002 and they are notorious underachievers.

 

[Norman Paperman]

2. Since 1998, three teams have had a negative goal differential, but have advanced, name them.

Well, one of them was the US in 2002.

1. USA (-1) 2002

2. _____ 2010

3. _____ 2010

 

[SeaDogStat]

I am going to totally crap my pants if the USA wins this thing!

By "this thing", you mean Game 1, right?

 

[Norman Paperman]

Other random WC Group trivia:

1. Since 1998, three teams have had a positive goal differential, but not advanced, name them.

1. ________ 1998

2. ________ 2002

3. _________ 2010

 

[AAABatteries]

sent to me by one of my Croatian friends

http://croatiantimes.com/news/Sports/2014-06-12/35750/Croats_prefer_football_to_sex

Almost 9 out of 10 Croatians, whose football team takes on Brazil at the opening of the World Cup on Thursday, said they would rather watch the contest than have sex. A poll by local polling agency Ipsos Puls said 88 percent of Croats would prefer to watch the live TV coverage than have a passionate night with their lover. The poll was done among 1,000 married people aged from 30 to 50. Many said they would give up sex for a month if it was a choice between that and watching the World Cup final on TV. Thirty percent said they had purchased a second TV set to make sure there were no disruptions during the World Cup if the first set broke. Croatia's best World Cup result was 3rd place in 1998 in France.

Well, yeah. Sex with the old lady is 10 times better than a WC match but the game lasts 30 times longer.

You only watch the first 30 minutes of the games?

 

[Jaysus]

World Cup Smartphone apps: what are you using?

I am looking for suggestions or preference for the soccer apps that you will be using during the World Cup. Maybe even your experience in using any of the ones listed below?

My preferred soccer app is OneFootball (not the Brasil one), but I do like FutMob for some things so I think I will be using both of them (at least at first). I do have the paid version of FutMob so I have been using them more and more lately (hello USLPro), but OneFootball is easily still my preference. I believe that each also provides some in-game audio for the World Cup. The MLS Matchday app looks like they will have full WC coverage as well... but I do not think I will be using that app for WC coverage as I barely use it for MLS coverage.

I have the TuneIn Radio app that I will use if I am in the car while a game is on, I am pretty sure they carry the BBC broadcast of the games by way of TalkSport. All of the games are also supposed to be available on the ESPN Radio app, but I am not really a big ESPN fan so I do not have it installed...

That being said, I did install the WatchESPN app so i could watch games when there is no TV available, or use the pitch view as a second screen on my tablet. I have not had a whole bunch of luck with that app so far for live events (especially with ChromeCast), and am hoping it is just my crappy home wifi that was the issue.

Has anyone looked into the FIFA app? Is there anything there worth checking out? Am I overlooking anything obvious? What else is out there that I should be aware of?

P.S. I usually leave a LiveScore.com window open on my desktop while games are in progress, but I am open to a better suggestion there too.

 

[VA703]

wow! surprised livescore.com isn't blocked here at work

 

[The Gator]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

we did beat them in 2002 and they are notorious underachievers.

Link?Lost the last two tournaments to the eventual winners, Spain(0-1 & on PKs-semis and first knockout). Germany in the quarters of Euro 08 and the second place team France in 06(semis)

If constantly getting to the semis/quarters makes them notorious underachievers, then everyone is an underachiever except Spain?

 

[charvik]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

we did beat them in 2002 and they are notorious underachievers.

In the World Cup pool we have 35 entries, 9 (25.71%) of which has the US advancing from group play.

1st place	0	0.00%2nd place	9	25.71%3rd place	15	42.86%4th place	11	31.43%Points:	9	08	07	06	15	34	53	62	61	100	4Avg Pts	2.31

 

[B Maverick]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

we did beat them in 2002 and they are notorious underachievers.

Link?Lost the last two tournaments to the eventual winners, Spain(0-1 & on PKs-semis and first knockout). Germany in the quarters of Euro 08 and the second place team France in 06(semis)

If constantly getting to the semis/quarters makes them notorious underachievers, then everyone is an underachiever except Spain?

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

we did beat them in 2002 and they are notorious underachievers.

In the World Cup pool we have 35 entries, 9 (25.71%) of which has the US advancing from group play.

1st place 0 0.00% 2nd place 9 25.71% 3rd place 15 42.86% 4th place 11 31.43%Points: 9 0 8 0 7 0 6 1 5 3 4 5 3 6 2 6 1 10 0 4 Avg Pts 2.31

Maybe I just let the hot takes get the best of me, just my recollection that they never lived up to the hype of their players....

 

[El Floppo]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

I have hte US making it out... at the expense of Germany. I see Portugal making some noise, especially if Mr Abs is healthy. But they're deeper than most people are giving them credit for.

 

[Norman Paperman]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

I have hte US making it out... at the expense of Germany. I see Portugal making some noise, especially if Mr Abs is healthy. But they're deeper than most people are giving them credit for.

That first game should be interesting - I am hoping one team wins, rather than a draw. But either way, I think Germany will be ripe for an upset in game 3.

 

[QuizGuy66]

I had a gut feeling last night that the heat, bad field conditions, and travel would end up leading the US and Ghana out of the group on fitness.

Luckily I thought this after I did all my pool/contest entries

-QG

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Portugal can suck it.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Hmm, minus goal difference - I'll take a guess that South Korea was one of the teams that did that last time out.

For the other guess I'll say Mexico.

-QG

 

[Celph Titled]

Pin this thread?

 

[Norman Paperman]

Hmm, minus goal difference - I'll take a guess that South Korea was one of the teams that did that last time out.

For the other guess I'll say Mexico.

-QG

1. USA (-1) 2002

2. South Korea (-1) 2010

3. ___________ (-1) 2010

 

[Mjolnirs]

I don’t mean this post to be a “you kids don’t know how good you have it” post, but it fits so perfectly.

Growing up I knew nothing about soccer. I don’t think I had ever seen a game on TV, there were no soccer clubs and no schools had soccer teams. Sure I had heard of it and maybe seen a clip of it on TV, but that was about it.

One day my high school gym coach had something more important to do and threw everyone onto the football field with an old volleyball and said “play soccer.” My older neighbor came home from college one time with a soccer ball and all the kids on the street ended up in his back yard having something of a soccer game. He knew some of the rules, but nobody cared. We just ran and kicked and had a blast.

That was about it. Then came 1990. The USA had qualified for the World Cup for the first time in my life, and I was 26!

Not just soccer on TV, but the World Cup. It was amazing and I was hooked.

Because of my heritage I’ve always been fascinated by everything German and here was Germany actually winning this amazing event. I was hooked.
Germany had this player named Klinsmann that was the same age as me and he was fun to watch and I was a fan. When the internet came around I actually searched for this guy to learn more about him. I learned he was playing this great game in something called the Bundesliga in Germany and for some club in Munich called Bayern München. I was now a fan. And I’m still here.

Because of 1990 I’ve coached my kids in rec soccer, my kids have played high school soccer and I even play adult ball. Because of 1990 I have the Nationalmannschaft, the Bundesliga and of course Bayern to follow. I’ve travelled to Chicago to see Bayern play, and made a trip to Orlando to catch an Olympic match (Saudi Arabia v Spain.)
Ah the World Cup, imagine the great matches I missed in the
70s and 80s because I didn’t know you.

Man, you kids don’t know how good you have it!

USA USA USA

DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Heh... had the same thought a couple days ago when I heard from an old friend on FB. In the mid/late 90s she would VCR EPL, CL and UEFA cup games for me and then overnight the video tapes. If not for that I pretty much couldn't watch Euro football.

 

[B Maverick]

I don’t mean this post to be a “you kids don’t know how good you have it” post, but it fits so perfectly.

Growing up I knew nothing about soccer. I don’t think I had ever seen a game on TV, there were no soccer clubs and no schools had soccer teams. Sure I had heard of it and maybe seen a clip of it on TV, but that was about it.

One day my high school gym coach had something more important to do and threw everyone onto the football field with an old volleyball and said “play soccer.” My older neighbor came home from college one time with a soccer ball and all the kids on the street ended up in his back yard having something of a soccer game. He knew some of the rules, but nobody cared. We just ran and kicked and had a blast.

That was about it. Then came 1990. The USA had qualified for the World Cup for the first time in my life, and I was 26!

Not just soccer on TV, but the World Cup. It was amazing and I was hooked.

Because of my heritage I’ve always been fascinated by everything German and here was Germany actually winning this amazing event. I was hooked.

Germany had this player named Klinsmann that was the same age as me and he was fun to watch and I was a fan. When the internet came around I actually searched for this guy to learn more about him. I learned he was playing this great game in something called the Bundesliga in Germany and for some club in Munich called Bayern München. I was now a fan. And I’m still here.

Because of 1990 I’ve coached my kids in rec soccer, my kids have played high school soccer and I even play adult ball. Because of 1990 I have the Nationalmannschaft, the Bundesliga and of course Bayern to follow. I’ve travelled to Chicago to see Bayern play, and made a trip to Orlando to catch an Olympic match (Saudi Arabia v Spain.)

Ah the World Cup, imagine the great matches I missed in the

70s and 80s because I didn’t know you.

Man, you kids don’t know how good you have it!

USA USA USA

DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND

I started wearing #18 because of Klinsmann and the 1990 WC

And as luck would have it, the minister at my wedding had also done Klinsmanns wedding....

 

[Celph Titled]

I don’t mean this post to be a “you kids don’t know how good you have it” post, but it fits so perfectly.

Growing up I knew nothing about soccer. I don’t think I had ever seen a game on TV, there were no soccer clubs and no schools had soccer teams. Sure I had heard of it and maybe seen a clip of it on TV, but that was about it.

One day my high school gym coach had something more important to do and threw everyone onto the football field with an old volleyball and said “play soccer.” My older neighbor came home from college one time with a soccer ball and all the kids on the street ended up in his back yard having something of a soccer game. He knew some of the rules, but nobody cared. We just ran and kicked and had a blast.

That was about it. Then came 1990. The USA had qualified for the World Cup for the first time in my life, and I was 26!

Not just soccer on TV, but the World Cup. It was amazing and I was hooked.

Because of my heritage I’ve always been fascinated by everything German and here was Germany actually winning this amazing event. I was hooked.

Germany had this player named Klinsmann that was the same age as me and he was fun to watch and I was a fan. When the internet came around I actually searched for this guy to learn more about him. I learned he was playing this great game in something called the Bundesliga in Germany and for some club in Munich called Bayern München. I was now a fan. And I’m still here.

Because of 1990 I’ve coached my kids in rec soccer, my kids have played high school soccer and I even play adult ball. Because of 1990 I have the Nationalmannschaft, the Bundesliga and of course Bayern to follow. I’ve travelled to Chicago to see Bayern play, and made a trip to Orlando to catch an Olympic match (Saudi Arabia v Spain.)

Ah the World Cup, imagine the great matches I missed in the

70s and 80s because I didn’t know you.

Man, you kids don’t know how good you have it!

USA USA USA

DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND

I started wearing #18 because of Klinsmann and the 1990 WC

And as luck would have it, the minister at my wedding had also done Klinsmanns wedding....

Did he constantly tinker with the seating arrangements until the day before the ceremony?

 

[Celph Titled]

Did he try to swap out one of your groomsmen for a younger, German-speaking groomsmen?

 

[QuizGuy66]

I don’t mean this post to be a “you kids don’t know how good you have it” post, but it fits so perfectly.

Growing up I knew nothing about soccer. I don’t think I had ever seen a game on TV, there were no soccer clubs and no schools had soccer teams. Sure I had heard of it and maybe seen a clip of it on TV, but that was about it.

One day my high school gym coach had something more important to do and threw everyone onto the football field with an old volleyball and said “play soccer.” My older neighbor came home from college one time with a soccer ball and all the kids on the street ended up in his back yard having something of a soccer game. He knew some of the rules, but nobody cared. We just ran and kicked and had a blast.

That was about it. Then came 1990. The USA had qualified for the World Cup for the first time in my life, and I was 26!

Not just soccer on TV, but the World Cup. It was amazing and I was hooked.

Because of my heritage I’ve always been fascinated by everything German and here was Germany actually winning this amazing event. I was hooked.

Germany had this player named Klinsmann that was the same age as me and he was fun to watch and I was a fan. When the internet came around I actually searched for this guy to learn more about him. I learned he was playing this great game in something called the Bundesliga in Germany and for some club in Munich called Bayern München. I was now a fan. And I’m still here.

Because of 1990 I’ve coached my kids in rec soccer, my kids have played high school soccer and I even play adult ball. Because of 1990 I have the Nationalmannschaft, the Bundesliga and of course Bayern to follow. I’ve travelled to Chicago to see Bayern play, and made a trip to Orlando to catch an Olympic match (Saudi Arabia v Spain.)

Ah the World Cup, imagine the great matches I missed in the

70s and 80s because I didn’t know you.

Man, you kids don’t know how good you have it!

USA USA USA

DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND

Yup, I remember being like 12 years old and my friend (who was born in Italy) was going on about the World Cup and how big it was and I literally didn't have the first clue. Even after the conversation, really. Was a little more aware, maybe watched the final in '86 but didn't really get into until the USA was awarded the World Cup and then qualified in '90.

-QG

 

[El Floppo]

Can. Not. Start. Soon. Enough.

 

[TenTimes]

Pin this thread?

Too many gayvatars

 

[NewlyRetired]

World Cup Smartphone apps: what are you using?

I am looking for suggestions or preference for the soccer apps that you will be using during the World Cup. Maybe even your experience in using any of the ones listed below?

My preferred soccer app is OneFootball (not the Brasil one), but I do like FutMob for some things so I think I will be using both of them (at least at first). I do have the paid version of FutMob so I have been using them more and more lately (hello USLPro), but OneFootball is easily still my preference. I believe that each also provides some in-game audio for the World Cup. The MLS Matchday app looks like they will have full WC coverage as well... but I do not think I will be using that app for WC coverage as I barely use it for MLS coverage.

I have the TuneIn Radio app that I will use if I am in the car while a game is on, I am pretty sure they carry the BBC broadcast of the games by way of TalkSport. All of the games are also supposed to be available on the ESPN Radio app, but I am not really a big ESPN fan so I do not have it installed...

That being said, I did install the WatchESPN app so i could watch games when there is no TV available, or use the pitch view as a second screen on my tablet. I have not had a whole bunch of luck with that app so far for live events (especially with ChromeCast), and am hoping it is just my crappy home wifi that was the issue.

Has anyone looked into the FIFA app? Is there anything there worth checking out? Am I overlooking anything obvious? What else is out there that I should be aware of?

P.S. I usually leave a LiveScore.com window open on my desktop while games are in progress, but I am open to a better suggestion there too.

If you are a stat fan, Four Four Two's Stat Zone is awesome.

 

[B Maverick]

I don’t mean this post to be a “you kids don’t know how good you have it” post, but it fits so perfectly.

Growing up I knew nothing about soccer. I don’t think I had ever seen a game on TV, there were no soccer clubs and no schools had soccer teams. Sure I had heard of it and maybe seen a clip of it on TV, but that was about it.

One day my high school gym coach had something more important to do and threw everyone onto the football field with an old volleyball and said “play soccer.” My older neighbor came home from college one time with a soccer ball and all the kids on the street ended up in his back yard having something of a soccer game. He knew some of the rules, but nobody cared. We just ran and kicked and had a blast.

That was about it. Then came 1990. The USA had qualified for the World Cup for the first time in my life, and I was 26!

Not just soccer on TV, but the World Cup. It was amazing and I was hooked.

Because of my heritage I’ve always been fascinated by everything German and here was Germany actually winning this amazing event. I was hooked.

Germany had this player named Klinsmann that was the same age as me and he was fun to watch and I was a fan. When the internet came around I actually searched for this guy to learn more about him. I learned he was playing this great game in something called the Bundesliga in Germany and for some club in Munich called Bayern München. I was now a fan. And I’m still here.

Because of 1990 I’ve coached my kids in rec soccer, my kids have played high school soccer and I even play adult ball. Because of 1990 I have the Nationalmannschaft, the Bundesliga and of course Bayern to follow. I’ve travelled to Chicago to see Bayern play, and made a trip to Orlando to catch an Olympic match (Saudi Arabia v Spain.)

Ah the World Cup, imagine the great matches I missed in the

70s and 80s because I didn’t know you.

Man, you kids don’t know how good you have it!

USA USA USA

DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND

I started wearing #18 because of Klinsmann and the 1990 WC

And as luck would have it, the minister at my wedding had also done Klinsmanns wedding....

Did he constantly tinker with the seating arrangements until the day before the ceremony?

Did he try to swap out one of your groomsmen for a younger, German-speaking groomsmen?

Unfortunately Klinsmann wasnt at mine. I would have let him do both of these had he wanted to come to the wedding!

 

[The Gator]

Futmob is the balls. Every score of every game everywhere, radio calls on some of them, TV info, player stats.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

 

[TenTimes]

What are cable cutters doing to get access? I'm not against just about anything to get access.

bump

 

[Norman Paperman]

What are cable cutters doing to get access? I'm not against just about anything to get access.

bump

I have access to an espn account - but someone posted a link above to other sources - univision (maybe?) is streaming the group and first round at no charge.

 

[Norman Paperman]

All 64 matches of the World Cup will be broadcast live in English on ABC (10 games, including the final), ESPN (43) and ESPN2 (11).

But what if you’re not in front of a TV? Here is how to stream World Cup matches on your computer, laptop, tablet or phone.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2014/06/09/streaming-the-world-cup/

bump

 

[B Maverick]

Can. Not. Start. Soon. Enough.

 

[CBusAlex]

Other random WC Group trivia:

1. Since 1998, three teams have had a positive goal differential, but not advanced, name them.

1. ________ 1998

2. ________ 2002

3. _________ 2010

Oh, 2002 was Portugal. Duh.

 

[Norman Paperman]

Other random WC Group trivia:

1. Since 1998, three teams have had a positive goal differential, but not advanced, name them.

1. ________ 1998

2. ________ 2002

3. _________ 2010

Oh, 2002 was Portugal. Duh.

1. _______ +4 1998 (won their final game 6-1, to no avail)

2. Portugal +2 2002

3. _______ +1 2010 (North Korea was in the group with a -11 goal differential)

 

[B Maverick]

Other random WC Group trivia:

1. Since 1998, three teams have had a positive goal differential, but not advanced, name them.

1. ________ 1998

2. ________ 2002

3. _________ 2010

Oh, 2002 was Portugal. Duh.

1. _______ +4 1998 (won their final game 6-1, to no avail)

2. Portugal +2 2002

3. _______ +1 2010 (North Korea was in the group with a -11 goal differential)

Spain?

 

[Norman Paperman]

Other random WC Group trivia:

1. Since 1998, three teams have had a positive goal differential, but not advanced, name them.

1. ________ 1998

2. ________ 2002

3. _________ 2010

Oh, 2002 was Portugal. Duh.

1. Spain +4 1998 (won their final game 6-1, to no avail)

2. Portugal +2 2002

3. _______ +1 2010 (North Korea was in the group with a -11 goal differential)

Spain?

Yes

 

[QuizGuy66]

Ivory Coast was the last one.

Too big a hint maybe but I shoulda thought of it sooner

-QG

 

[Norman Paperman]

Ivory Coast was the last one.

Too big a hint maybe but I shoulda thought of it sooner

-QG

 

[Norman Paperman]

Hmm, minus goal difference - I'll take a guess that South Korea was one of the teams that did that last time out.

For the other guess I'll say Mexico.

-QG

1. USA (-1) 2002

2. South Korea (-1) 2010

3. ___________ (-1) 2010

3. was Slovakia - advanced with 4 points, lost to Paraguay, 0-2, drew New Zealand 1-1. then beat Italy 3-2 to advance with Paraguay and send Italy home in 4th place.

 

[PIK95]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

I have hte US making it out... at the expense of Germany. I see Portugal making some noise, especially if Mr Abs is healthy. But they're deeper than most people are giving them credit for.

I have Ghana getting out....

 

[CletiusMaximus]

538 showing its weakness as applied to things like world cup soccer - This match is the most unbalanced #WorldCup opener ever.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Police protecting train platforms, only fans with tickets allowed through.

 

[El Floppo]

whoa... some analysts in the UK, including Lawro, is backing the US to make it out of group, at Portugal's expense... interesting... and all are basing it on a belief in Klinsmann.

I have hte US making it out... at the expense of Germany. I see Portugal making some noise, especially if Mr Abs is healthy. But they're deeper than most people are giving them credit for.

I have Ghana getting out....

and who else?

 

[El Floppo]

World Cup Smartphone apps: what are you using?

I am looking for suggestions or preference for the soccer apps that you will be using during the World Cup. Maybe even your experience in using any of the ones listed below?

My preferred soccer app is OneFootball (not the Brasil one), but I do like FutMob for some things so I think I will be using both of them (at least at first). I do have the paid version of FutMob so I have been using them more and more lately (hello USLPro), but OneFootball is easily still my preference. I believe that each also provides some in-game audio for the World Cup. The MLS Matchday app looks like they will have full WC coverage as well... but I do not think I will be using that app for WC coverage as I barely use it for MLS coverage.

I have the TuneIn Radio app that I will use if I am in the car while a game is on, I am pretty sure they carry the BBC broadcast of the games by way of TalkSport. All of the games are also supposed to be available on the ESPN Radio app, but I am not really a big ESPN fan so I do not have it installed...

That being said, I did install the WatchESPN app so i could watch games when there is no TV available, or use the pitch view as a second screen on my tablet. I have not had a whole bunch of luck with that app so far for live events (especially with ChromeCast), and am hoping it is just my crappy home wifi that was the issue.

Has anyone looked into the FIFA app? Is there anything there worth checking out? Am I overlooking anything obvious? What else is out there that I should be aware of?

P.S. I usually leave a LiveScore.com window open on my desktop while games are in progress, but I am open to a better suggestion there too.

Any recommendations for streaming Radio on my desktop at work?

I don't want to clog our bandwidth with live video, but radio would be ok... wouldn't it?

 

[NewlyRetired]

World Cup Smartphone apps: what are you using?

I am looking for suggestions or preference for the soccer apps that you will be using during the World Cup. Maybe even your experience in using any of the ones listed below?

My preferred soccer app is OneFootball (not the Brasil one), but I do like FutMob for some things so I think I will be using both of them (at least at first). I do have the paid version of FutMob so I have been using them more and more lately (hello USLPro), but OneFootball is easily still my preference. I believe that each also provides some in-game audio for the World Cup. The MLS Matchday app looks like they will have full WC coverage as well... but I do not think I will be using that app for WC coverage as I barely use it for MLS coverage.

I have the TuneIn Radio app that I will use if I am in the car while a game is on, I am pretty sure they carry the BBC broadcast of the games by way of TalkSport. All of the games are also supposed to be available on the ESPN Radio app, but I am not really a big ESPN fan so I do not have it installed...

That being said, I did install the WatchESPN app so i could watch games when there is no TV available, or use the pitch view as a second screen on my tablet. I have not had a whole bunch of luck with that app so far for live events (especially with ChromeCast), and am hoping it is just my crappy home wifi that was the issue.

Has anyone looked into the FIFA app? Is there anything there worth checking out? Am I overlooking anything obvious? What else is out there that I should be aware of?

P.S. I usually leave a LiveScore.com window open on my desktop while games are in progress, but I am open to a better suggestion there too.

Any recommendations for streaming Radio on my desktop at work?

I don't want to clog our bandwidth with live video, but radio would be ok... wouldn't it?

ESPN Radio has every game. Just download their app

 

[Sand]

538 showing its weakness as applied to things like world cup soccer - This match is the most unbalanced #WorldCup opener ever.

Croatia is a pretty good team. No way they are 3% to win. I'd take that bet.

 

[Norman Paperman]

I know something like this was posted above, so sorry if a :honda:

2006 and 2010 WC combined:

Teams that advanced, went:

Game 1: 19-10-3 - two of the losses came to the other team that advanced, Spain in 2010 lost to Switzerland, who did not advance

Game 2: 21-6-5

Game 3: 18-9-5

Teams that were eliminated:

Game 1: 4-8-20

Game 2: 3-10-19

Game 3: 6-7-19