***Official 2014 World Cup Thread*** (2 Viewers)

[jonessed]

Jeff Carlisle @JeffreyCarlisle
Uruguay captain Diego Lugano (translated): "You have to be stupid to think that mark on Chiellini is from today." #ITAvsURU

Well, someone is definitely being stupid.

 

[QuizGuy66]

So I'm not the only one that wants to punch my TV whenever that iPhone Chickenfat ad comes on, right?

-QG

I kind of love that this song was commissioned by JFK and played by schools during gym class.

That's a great story and all but hearing it seemingly every 4 minutes between games and at half time makes me want to exercise my fist into my TV - one time - and to think that it's not even for like gatorade but for a phone...

-QG

 

[The Gator]

Jeff Carlisle @JeffreyCarlisle

Uruguay captain Diego Lugano (translated): "You have to be stupid to think that mark on Chiellini is from today." #ITAvsURU

It's a Mosquito bite from Manaus

They haven't played Brazil yet

 

[TenTimes]

Release the Drogba

 

[El Floppo]

http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/383266/gamecast.html

click on the video for the red card

I think you need to be a lot more sure the move was intentional before you blow up a game of this importance.

I'm sure you're trolling on this, but I'll bite [suarez]

intention is irrelevant. rules are rules.

This is different than sliding into someone with studs up. I think he was ejected for unsportsmanship, not dangerous play, as the play itself was relatively harmless.

It's OK for people to have a different opinion. That doesn't mean they are trolling.

Hey- I don't mind. Noticed you posting something kinda goofy the other day so figured this was your schtick.

If your studs are up, your studs are up. That's the rule. Yes- sliding in will cause more harm, but not really relevant as I see to this particular play.

also... how the play ended up "harm-wise" is also irrelevant. How it LOOKED is... and the ref saw a guy stomping down way over the ball with his studs

 

[Jaysus]

Release the Drogba

I just noticed that Bony did not start...

 

[QuizGuy66]

Release the Drogba

I just noticed that Bony did not start...

Looks like the idea is to go for it early and get the lead. Smart strategy.

-QG

 

[rockaction]

So I'm not the only one that wants to punch my TV whenever that iPhone Chickenfat ad comes on, right?

-QG

I kind of love that this song was commissioned by JFK and played by schools during gym class.

That's a great story and all but hearing it seemingly every 4 minutes between games and at half time makes me want to exercise my fist into my TV - one time - and to think that it's not even for like gatorade but for a phone...

-QG

This has become a common sentiment around the people I hang out with. And we can't figure out whether it is inspirational or scolding. It's wonderfully ambiguous.

The Pledge sucks, too. Government commissions are generally all awful, unless they're Mogwai's live album.

 

[The Gator]

Release the Drogba

Bony + Drogba is the way to go, not sure why this coach is insistant on playing Kalou

 

[B Maverick]

Good GIF here shows the ref's view of the Marchisio tackle. Hard not to think its a red from that angle, IMO.

Yeah... that little follow through at the end didn't show up in the other angles. I do think starting the video there is a little misleading though.

Sitting here I think the red is harsh. Had I been the defender getting spiked I would have been all over the ref had he not given a red...

that's it.

 

[Mjolnirs]

I just skipped over the last 20 pages. Did I miss anything?

 

[Christo]

I cannot believe I missed the bite!

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I cannot believe I missed the bite!

Bad luck. It'll never be on TV again.

 

[B Maverick]

I just skipped over the last 20 pages. Did I miss anything?

Just El Floppo wanting to take a chunk out of all posters

 

[QuizGuy66]

Early sub for Greece - was the dude hurt - did not notice.

-QG

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

So I'm not the only one that wants to punch my TV whenever that iPhone Chickenfat ad comes on, right?

-QG

I kind of love that this song was commissioned by JFK and played by schools during gym class.

That's a great story and all but hearing it seemingly every 4 minutes between games and at half time makes me want to exercise my fist into my TV - one time - and to think that it's not even for like gatorade but for a phone...

-QG

This has become a common sentiment around the people I hang out with. And we can't figure out whether it is inspirational or scolding. It's wonderfully ambiguous.

The Pledge sucks, too. Government commissions are generally all awful, unless they're Mogwai's live album.

It's totally scoldy. That's what's awesome about it. The idea that the guy who wrote the Music Man submitted this song and everyone was like, "Great. Love it. Let's play it for all the lumpy kids."

I have no opinion about the commercial except to say that it hardly seems to rise to the level of that dude doing the awful commentary while riding in a Jetta. "This is World Class Agility!!!!!"

 

[Sammy3469]

Jeff Carlisle @JeffreyCarlisle

Uruguay captain Diego Lugano (translated): "You have to be stupid to think that mark on Chiellini is from today." #ITAvsURU

It's a mosquito bite from Manaus

or from the 3rd place Miss BumBum 2013

 

[Eephus]

Release the Drogba

Bony + Drogba is the way to go, not sure why this coach is insistant on playing Kalou

Lamouchi is pretty committed to 4-3-3 (or 4-2-1-3) in order to use speed on the wings from Gervinho, Kalou & Gradel. The ability to play with a partner forward has been one of the complaints about Drogba although a lot of that was he and Fernando Torres not meshing.

 

[Christo]

I have to say, biased though it may be, I do not understand why people do not like soccer. Not saying they have to, mind you, but as a sport it has a bit about everything. Strength, speed, endurance, individual skill, teamwork, man v. man, strategy, non-stop action. Its got players to root for, players to hate.

I get that you have to follow it a biit to understand the rules, and appreciate the strategy involved, but even as just a spectacle its fun to watch.

Its unamerican

Only in the sense that an American didn't invent it.

 

[El Floppo]

pk. oh noes.

 

[El Floppo]

I just skipped over the last 20 pages. Did I miss anything?

Just El Floppo wanting to take a chunk out of all posters

just preaching the truth.

 

[TheIronSheik]

So FIFA can institute their own judicial system, sentence people to years in prison and do so in a swift manner, yet they can't suspend a player for biting someone on the pitch during a match?

This has been sloppily reported. The "FIFA" courts in South Africa were South African courts, set up by South Africa as a condition for winning the World Cup. I imagine its the same in Brazil. FIFA didn't just arbitrarily create laws and arrest people. They asked South Africa to institute laws (and even suspend some of their constitutional protections) in advance of the World Cup. That's scandalous enough, I suppose, but "FIFA Courts" is a misnomer.

My point was more to the fact that FIFA seems to have a lot of say off the field, but cannot take action to someone on the field.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Other than Honda's one excellent goal, Japan have just looked bad this tournament.

 

[Eephus]

Very disappointing tournament for the Japanese.

ETA: Honda

 

[TheIronSheik]

Silly question: Are there any kind of scoreboards in these stadiums? Like do the crowds see any kind of clock like we see on TV? In every shot of the stadiums all I can see are Jumbotrons.

This kind of got lost in all of the bite talk, but does anyone have an answer to this?

 

[Jayrod]

Columbia goal on PK?

There showing the Greek goalie get a massage over here and some hot Greek chick in the crowd.

 

[The Z Machine]

Heard there was a zombie celebration. gotta see the gif.

 

[The Gator]

Silly question: Are there any kind of scoreboards in these stadiums? Like do the crowds see any kind of clock like we see on TV? In every shot of the stadiums all I can see are Jumbotrons.

This kind of got lost in all of the bite talk, but does anyone have an answer to this?

Yes, they'd have the score and time on it.

 

[jonessed]

I just skipped over the last 20 pages. Did I miss anything?

Thomas Muller broke his leg in a training accident.

 

[Eephus]

was the Greek #1 injured?

 

[TheIronSheik]

Silly question: Are there any kind of scoreboards in these stadiums? Like do the crowds see any kind of clock like we see on TV? In every shot of the stadiums all I can see are Jumbotrons.

This kind of got lost in all of the bite talk, but does anyone have an answer to this?

Yes, they'd have the score and time on it.

So the crowd can see the time? Interesting.

 

[El Floppo]

Kagawa looking better.

 

[El Floppo]

I just skipped over the last 20 pages. Did I miss anything?

Thomas Muller broke his leg in a training accident.

see? do you see?!

llols

 

[rockaction]

So I'm not the only one that wants to punch my TV whenever that iPhone Chickenfat ad comes on, right?

-QG

I kind of love that this song was commissioned by JFK and played by schools during gym class.

That's a great story and all but hearing it seemingly every 4 minutes between games and at half time makes me want to exercise my fist into my TV - one time - and to think that it's not even for like gatorade but for a phone...

-QG

This has become a common sentiment around the people I hang out with. And we can't figure out whether it is inspirational or scolding. It's wonderfully ambiguous.

The Pledge sucks, too. Government commissions are generally all awful, unless they're Mogwai's live album.

It's totally scoldy. That's what's awesome about it. The idea that the guy who wrote the Music Man submitted this song and everyone was like, "Great. Love it. Let's play it for all the lumpy kids."

I have no opinion about the commercial except to say that it hardly seems to rise to the level of that dude doing the awful commentary while riding in a Jetta. "This is World Class Agility!!!!!"

Did they pump it in over intercoms during the Presidential Fitness Test?

 

[El Floppo]

Silly question: Are there any kind of scoreboards in these stadiums? Like do the crowds see any kind of clock like we see on TV? In every shot of the stadiums all I can see are Jumbotrons.

This kind of got lost in all of the bite talk, but does anyone have an answer to this?

Yes, they'd have the score and time on it.

So the crowd can see the time? Interesting.

They can see the clock go to 90 minutes. After that the clock stops running.

 

[The General]

Wonder if the coaches got into a shoving match if one of them would grab their leg and roll around on the ground.

yes.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Always a chuckle to see how little respect Italy gets from folks.

It's actually unreal.

We're going to go off the handle massaging a German team that flops consistently, who played a great game (albeit against 10 men for most of the game)?

To this point, the only teams that have made a strong impression on me are Holland, Italy, Germany and Mexico.

That being said, I expect Holland to take a dip (their defense is nowhere as good as they looked), and Mexico likely wont get much further than out of the group.

But jesus... You guys need to give a lil respect to probably the most consistent team of the past decade or two and 2nd winningest in WC history

we ever get an update here?

 

[dparker713]

Its amazing that as poorly as Greece has played, they're one goal away from advancing.

 

[Jayrod]

Its amazing that as poorly as Greece has played, they're one goal away from advancing.

I like to call this the group of Life.

 

[Guest]

I bet Suarez wasn't breast fed.

 

[Celph Titled]

I don't like how that little Brazilian kid always seems stunned to see the gigantic soccer stadium there, as if he just forgot that they leveled his favela to build it.

 

[Eephus]

Its amazing that as poorly as Greece has played, they're one goal away from advancing.

Greece doesn't score goals

ETA: but they sure came close

 

[The Gator]

Silly question: Are there any kind of scoreboards in these stadiums? Like do the crowds see any kind of clock like we see on TV? In every shot of the stadiums all I can see are Jumbotrons.

This kind of got lost in all of the bite talk, but does anyone have an answer to this?

Yes, they'd have the score and time on it.

So the crowd can see the time? Interesting.

They can see the clock go to 90 minutes. After that the clock stops running.

I thought most were like this and had a spot for both game and stoppage times?

 

[QuizGuy66]

Wow! - Greece Just Missed a nice breakaway goal.

-QG

 

[dparker713]

Always a chuckle to see how little respect Italy gets from folks.

It's actually unreal.

We're going to go off the handle massaging a German team that flops consistently, who played a great game (albeit against 10 men for most of the game)?

To this point, the only teams that have made a strong impression on me are Holland, Italy, Germany and Mexico.

That being said, I expect Holland to take a dip (their defense is nowhere as good as they looked), and Mexico likely wont get much further than out of the group.

But jesus... You guys need to give a lil respect to probably the most consistent team of the past decade or two and 2nd winningest in WC history

we ever get an update here?

Amazing thing to me, is that as much as what Saurez did is repugnant, the Italians had done enough crap in this game and in the past for me to still be cheering when Uruguay scored.

 

[Celph Titled]

Colombia celebrate with Zombie Dance:

http://screamer.deadspin.com/colombia-scores-another-goal-pulls-off-another-great-c-1595512952/+bubbaprog

 

[Jayrod]

Yellow card on Drogba

 

[Christo]

Greeks!

 

[ffldrew]

What a terrible give away

 

[QuizGuy66]

Its amazing that as poorly as Greece has played, they're one goal away from advancing.

And there we go.

Cameron turns it over for Cote D'Ivoire and Greece puts it in.

-QG