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

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.
Do we not root for Mexico here? I know in the WC I always pull for all of our North American brethren. :shrug:

 
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.
Do we not root for Mexico here? I know in the WC I always pull for all of our North American brethren. :shrug:
They literally throw bags of their own piss at our players, and chant "Osama." Go for it.

 
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.
Do we not root for Mexico here? I know in the WC I always pull for all of our North American brethren. :shrug:
They literally throw bags of their own piss at our players, and chant "Osama." Go for it.
Wait they use their own piss?!? I thought they had bag of piss concession stands set up at the Azteca?

-QG

 
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.
Do we not root for Mexico here? I know in the WC I always pull for all of our North American brethren. :shrug:
They literally throw bags of their own piss at our players, and chant "Osama." Go for it.
I feel like that's mild shenanigans for soccer fans.

 
I understand why Chicharito can't start at the highest levels, but God I love watching him run the channels.
Chicharito needs service to succeed. He is a poacher. He isnt going to beat 3 guys and score. But he would be a guy that will make the run and get in position to score if you got guys that can feed him.

 
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.
Do we not root for Mexico here? I know in the WC I always pull for all of our North American brethren. :shrug:
CONCACAF HONK!
 
So as a soccer newbie, should anything have come of that ball hitting that guy's hand off the deflection in the box?
Mexico is a bad call or fluke goal from getting totally hosed here.
Just got away with a handball - if that had been against Brazil, it would have been a straight red and PK.
Unfortunately handball has become like a catch in the NFL, noone really knows what it is...

To me it was away from his body and deflected a shot. PK

To some it was too close, "ball to hand", could not get it out of the way and unintentional. No PK.

 
Spain team v Holland: Spain team: Casillas, Azplicueta, Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Alonso, Xavi, Silva, Iniesta, Diego Costa

Holland team: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Blind, De Jong, Janmaat, De Guzman, Van Persie, Sneijder, Robben

I'm not as familiar with the Dutch XI as I am used to being in these tournaments - several unknowns.

 
So as a soccer newbie, should anything have come of that ball hitting that guy's hand off the deflection in the box?
Mexico is a bad call or fluke goal from getting totally hosed here.
Just got away with a handball - if that had been against Brazil, it would have been a straight red and PK.
Unfortunately handball has become like a catch in the NFL, noone really knows what it is...

To me it was away from his body and deflected a shot. PK

To some it was too close, "ball to hand", could not get it out of the way and unintentional. No PK.
for me it's if the hand is away from his body and making himself "bigger"- gaining advantage.

this one seemed like the hand was trailing behind- granted, away from his body- and took a deflection to hit it. I don't think he was making himself bigger, so no PK for me.

 
Spain team v Holland: Spain team: Casillas, Azplicueta, Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Alonso, Xavi, Silva, Iniesta, Diego Costa

Holland team: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Blind, De Jong, Janmaat, De Guzman, Van Persie, Sneijder, Robben

I'm not as familiar with the Dutch XI as I am used to being in these tournaments - several unknowns.
I doubt the World Cup credentials of any team starting Concrete Ron Vlaar.

 

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