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

[JaxBill]

If the Ticos win, how many will be ineligible for the next match?

1 red and 4 yellows so far

 

[JaxBill]

Fairly soft yellow especially sitting on a previous one.

Thought it was a pretty dumb play sitting on a previous yellow.

 

[otello]

Good call?

He wasn't close to the ball.

I just saw he had prior yellow.

 

[sporthenry]

Fairly soft yellow especially sitting on a previous one.

Thought it was a pretty dumb play sitting on a previous yellow.

No doubt. I don't think you can argue or be surprised by a yellow there hence why he didn't argue a ton. But at the same time, I think it could have just as easily been a regular foul.

 

[ffldrew]

ticos getting very lazy on challenges

 

[Native]

Come on TICO's!!!

 

[Celph Titled]

Almost feel like a Costa Rican right now.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Almost feel like a Costa Rican right now.

No shower this week?

 

[Celph Titled]

#######IT.

 

[Christo]

 

[otello]

GYRO!

 

[Raider Nation]

 

[ffldrew]

Again - this tourney is incredible

 

[TenTimes]

no effin way. best WC ever yet?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Dirty Greeks!!!!!

 

[The Gator]

### #### it

 

[Sinn Fein]

Son of #####

 

[Native]

Ugh

 

[Celph Titled]

F'in Spiros!

 

[ffldrew]

Ticos might end this game with less then 10

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

@MenInBlazers: Fair thing to do would be eliminate both of these teams and invite Chile back into quarters

 

[GOB]

Wow nice head.

Header.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Ticos can't withstand 30 more minutes of this can they?

 

[fruity pebbles]

Costa Rican tender is fantastic

 

[Spartans Rule]

If there's a totally unimpressive way to win a soccer game, Greece will find it.

 

[Ned]

Man-down is exactly what this game needed.

 

[JaxBill]

Replay showed Navas was a lot closer to saving that rebound goal than I thought.

 

[Ned]

If there's a totally unimpressive way to win a soccer game, Greece will find it.

 

[gump]

Ticos can't withstand 30 more minutes of this can they?

Hard to imagine them winning...which will probably happen considering this tourney?

 

[Christo]

wow

 

[TenTimes]

Now at the 2010 goal total. Hate to say it, but more scoring = more fun.

 

[The Gator]

Replay showed Navas was a lot closer to saving that rebound goal than I thought.

Thought it was odd of him to go straight for the push away than to try and gather it. Even if you bobble the catch, it likely doesn't make it's way to that Papappolapdidippoloppodis guy. Pushing it straight back to the middle really ends well

 

[The Z Machine]

Keylor Navas was probably top 3 GK in la Liga last season. Hopefully he can come up big for the ticos.

 

[JaxBill]

Ticos can't withstand 30 more minutes of this can they?

Hard to imagine them winning...which will probably happen considering this tourney?

Really, really, really can't imagine them scoring a goal in normal course of play.

 

[Spartans Rule]

Ticos can't withstand 30 more minutes of this can they?

Hard to imagine them winning...which will probably happen considering this tourney?

Really, really, really can't imagine them scoring a goal in normal course of play.

Yep. It's park the bus and hang on for penalties.

 

[sporthenry]

CONCACAF might have the best goalies in the tournament.

 

[Eephus]

Ticos can't withstand 30 more minutes of this can they?

Hard to imagine them winning...which will probably happen considering this tourney?

Really, really, really can't imagine them scoring a goal in normal course of play.

Stranger things have happened. They have players with the pace to be dangerous on the counter.

 

[CBusAlex]

This is going to be the longest 30 minutes in the history of Costs Rica.

 

[ILUVBEER99]

I know they have 10 men but to create zero offense In over 30 minutes is pathetic

 

[NewlyRetired]

Hector Moreno broke his leg today in the Mexico match.

 

[Joe Bryant]

no effin way. best WC ever yet?

I have seen this several times. What makes this one better than previous World Cups?

J

 

[otello]

Papastathopoulos may make the all name team.

 

[Sinn Fein]

I have a feeling the Greeks take better PKs than the Ticos...

 

[NewlyRetired]

no effin way. best WC ever yet?

I have seen this several times. What makes this one better than previous World Cups?

J

Better games

More comebacks

Late goals

 

[Ilov80s]

no effin way. best WC ever yet?

I have seen this several times. What makes this one better than previous World Cups?J

More goals, lots of late goals, swings in momentum and some surprising results. The pace has been fast and teams aren't just bunkering down and playing defensive.

 

[chet]

Apparently Mike Tirico just referred to Costa Rica as an island nation on Talking Heads. What an idiot.

 

[Joe Bryant]

I have a feeling the Greeks take better PKs than the Ticos...

Sorry, but why?

J

 

[jonessed]

no effin way. best WC ever yet?

I have seen this several times. What makes this one better than previous World Cups?J

Very few teams are simply parking 10 players behind the ball. There is a lot more parity here than in the past. Teams, for the most part, are challenging each other.

 

[Joe Bryant]

no effin way. best WC ever yet?

I have seen this several times. What makes this one better than previous World Cups?J

More goals, lots of late goals, swings in momentum and some surprising results. The pace has been fast and teams aren't just bunkering down and playing defensive.

There's been more of that than in years past?

J

 

[chet]

Any gifs of today's goals? I was in a car all afternoon.