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

The Gator said:
Far from the World Cup, but that Maxi goal always reminds me of a

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I still think controlling a 50 yard pass running full speed off your chest to then strike it without it touching the ground and still running tops that.

Crouch's goal was great, but he still "only" had to control a pass from right next to him while not really moving.

 
That last goal made me go look at the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament by a player. This is incredible:

Wearing the blue shirt of France, Just Fontaine's statistics are even more impressive. On his debut with the team on 17 December 1953, Fontaine scored a hat trick as France defeated Luxembourg 8–0. In seven years, he scored 30 goals in 21 matches for the national team. However, he will best be remembered for his 1958 FIFA World Cup performance, where he scored 13 goals in just six matches—a feat which included putting four past the defending champions West Germany. It was also the highest number of goals ever scored by one player at a single World Cup tournament – a record which still stands today.[3] This tally secured him the Golden Boot for that tournament.[4]
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:jawdrop:

13 goals in 6 matches? Considering the most goals by a single player total in World Cup is 15 (which Klose might break with 1 more goal). And this is his 4th World Cup.

 
Goals by league -update

EPL - 26

Bundesliga - 25

La Liga - 21

Serie A - 12

Ligue 1 - 11

Primeira Liga - 8

Liga MX - 5

Russian Premier - 5

MLS - 4

Eredivisie - 3

Brasileiro - 3

English Championship - 2

UAE Arabian Gulf League - 2

Argentine Primera - 1

Belgian Pro - 1

K League - 1

Honduran Liga Nacional - 1

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 - 1

Turkish Süper Lig - 1

Greek Superleague - 1

Scottish Premier League - 1

Croatian Prva Liga - 1

Own goal (La Liga) -1

Own goal (Honduran Liga Nacional) - 1

Own goal (Bundesliga) - 1

Own goal (Ligue 1) - 1

 
I don't have any issue with penalty kicks however one thing FIFA needs to address is this stop-and-go-stutter-step before kicking the ball. Once a player commits to the motion towards the ball, he must kick the ball. None of this twirly dancing stuff before kicking the ball. Kicks need to be completed in one motion or else no kick is awarded. It's like a balk in baseball or a false start in American football.

 
Colombia-Brazil next Friday is going to be :moneybag:

eta - and based on the way the teams looked today, Brazil may need to deliver several of those bags to FIFA during the week

 
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Mario Kart said:
I don't have any issue with penalty kicks however one thing FIFA needs to address is this stop-and-go-stutter-step before kicking the ball. Once a player commits to the motion towards the ball, he must kick the ball. None of this twirly dancing stuff before kicking the ball. Kicks need to be completed in one motion or else no kick is awarded. It's like a balk in baseball or a false start in American football.
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That is the rule iircYour rule would be like saying all wind-ups need to be exactly the same

 
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The Gator said:
Mario Kart said:
I don't have any issue with penalty kicks however one thing FIFA needs to address is this stop-and-go-stutter-step before kicking the ball. Once a player commits to the motion towards the ball, he must kick the ball. None of this twirly dancing stuff before kicking the ball. Kicks need to be completed in one motion or else no kick is awarded. It's like a balk in baseball or a false start in American football.
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That is the rule iircYour rule would be like saying all wind-ups need to be exactly the same
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Not at all but once the player moves forward, he must maintain that motion forward instead of stopping or stuttering. Simple enough.

 
Mario Kart said:
The Gator said:
Mario Kart said:
I don't have any issue with penalty kicks however one thing FIFA needs to address is this stop-and-go-stutter-step before kicking the ball. Once a player commits to the motion towards the ball, he must kick the ball. None of this twirly dancing stuff before kicking the ball. Kicks need to be completed in one motion or else no kick is awarded. It's like a balk in baseball or a false start in American football.
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That is the rule iircYour rule would be like saying all wind-ups need to be exactly the same
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Not at all but once the player moves forward, he must maintain that motion forward instead of stopping or stuttering. Simple enough.
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Or just allow the goalie to come off his line once the shooter breaks stride.

 
Mario Kart said:
The Gator said:
Mario Kart said:
I don't have any issue with penalty kicks however one thing FIFA needs to address is this stop-and-go-stutter-step before kicking the ball. Once a player commits to the motion towards the ball, he must kick the ball. None of this twirly dancing stuff before kicking the ball. Kicks need to be completed in one motion or else no kick is awarded. It's like a balk in baseball or a false start in American football.
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That is the rule iircYour rule would be like saying all wind-ups need to be exactly the same
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Not at all but once the player moves forward, he must maintain that motion forward instead of stopping or stuttering. Simple enough.
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Pretty sure that's the way it is, a stutter step is not stopping though.

Messi completely stops, so it's no good and he has to retake it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OivBaku1q2s

 
Christo said:
Mario Kart said:
The Gator said:
Mario Kart said:
I don't have any issue with penalty kicks however one thing FIFA needs to address is this stop-and-go-stutter-step before kicking the ball. Once a player commits to the motion towards the ball, he must kick the ball. None of this twirly dancing stuff before kicking the ball. Kicks need to be completed in one motion or else no kick is awarded. It's like a balk in baseball or a false start in American football.
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That is the rule iircYour rule would be like saying all wind-ups need to be exactly the same
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Not at all but once the player moves forward, he must maintain that motion forward instead of stopping or stuttering. Simple enough.
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Or just allow the goalie to come off his line once the shooter breaks stride.
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I'd be a fan of this.

 
Shoot outs might be odd, but they are exciting. It's high drama. There are always things in every sport that break up the team element or deviate from the normal style of play: hockey shoot outs, football field goals or basketball free throws. All of those can decide outcomes.

 
A shoot out isn't a coin flip. Guys have to make shots, keepers have a chance to stop them. Neither team took the lead through 120, it's a 50-50 game. Nothing wrong with PKs.

 
I like PKs and wouldn't want it to change, but what do you all think of alternating set pieces from progressively closer distances, kinda like NCAA football OT. Then players get plenty recovery time but are still playing soccer.

 
TenTimes said:
I like PKs and wouldn't want it to change, but what do you all think of alternating set pieces from progressively closer distances, kinda like NCAA football OT. Then players get plenty recovery time but are still playing soccer.
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:confused: NCAA OT drives always start on the opponents' 25-yard line regardless of how many OTs it takes.

 
Snoopy said:
TenTimes said:
I like PKs and wouldn't want it to change, but what do you all think of alternating set pieces from progressively closer distances, kinda like NCAA football OT. Then players get plenty recovery time but are still playing soccer.
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:confused: NCAA OT drives always start on the opponents' 25-yard line regardless of how many OTs it takes.
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I'd think the set pieces should start at different places, but the idea of running actual plays against each other is the same.

 
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