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

[The Gator]

This ref

 

[ffldrew]

If Howard Webb was doing this game we'd be down to 6v6

 

[eurotrashman]

This ref

Brutal

 

[The Gator]

Really don't like Oscar in this deeper role

 

[The Gator]

Idiot Silva

 

[TLEF316]

Wow. Dumbest foul of the tournament. You're the captain for god sakes

 

[otello]

Should there have been a yellow for that check on neymar?

 

[roadkill1292]

I've got to get me a pair of those green and yellow underpants like Neymar is rocking.

 

[Slapdash]

Probably

 

[otello]

Home cooking there?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

That yellow on James is some bull####.

 

[otello]

Why yellow on James?

 

[sporthenry]

This ref is atrocious. How does he get this game?

 

[gianmarco]

Home cooking there?

If by there you mean all game, then yes.

 

[otello]

Gol. Over

 

[The Gator]

Whoa

 

[ffldrew]

Dagger

You know those NHL games where all hell breaks loose when a team gets a big lead - we may be heading there

 

[The_Man]

That Brazilian chick who just scored is nasty.

 

[sporthenry]

Luckily this ref hasn't influenced the outcome.

 

[Short Corner]

How was that not called on that free kick?

Someone who knows the nuances of the rules better can jump in here. But the first player moved the ball before the second player kicked it. Once the first player moves it, they no longer have to stay back, right?

Can't expect the commentators to actually pay attention to this stuff: http://gfycat.com/IndolentGiganticAgama#

Dumb from Colombia there...kick it or move it a few yards to try to get around the wall. That touch was pointless

It was an indirect kick.

 

[Eephus]

A day that looked so promising this morning has delivered two rather blah games so far. It was still worth drinking early for.

 

[ffldrew]

Close to a red - but actually a yellow is right

 

[TLEF316]

Easy call there. Ham ### to take the penalty?

 

[otello]

Gol

 

[TLEF316]

They really shouldn't allow those studder steps. That was absurd

 

[Doctor Detroit]

So close

 

[Slapdash]

Why yellow on James?

Goes to ground recklessly and misses the ball: http://gfycat.com/FondHideousEchidna#

There have been several challenges in this game that should be carded, both ways.

 

[ffldrew]

Columbia doing a good job of dribbling to a player and dishing into space

 

[Steve Tasker]

Dante trying to get in James' head on the corner lol.

 

[The Gator]

How was that not called on that free kick?

Someone who knows the nuances of the rules better can jump in here. But the first player moved the ball before the second player kicked it. Once the first player moves it, they no longer have to stay back, right?

Can't expect the commentators to actually pay attention to this stuff: http://gfycat.com/IndolentGiganticAgama#

Dumb from Colombia there...kick it or move it a few yards to try to get around the wall. That touch was pointless

It was an indirect kick.

If it was, it's still dumb to only touch it and not create space

 

[ffldrew]

How was that not called on that free kick?

Someone who knows the nuances of the rules better can jump in here. But the first player moved the ball before the second player kicked it. Once the first player moves it, they no longer have to stay back, right?

Can't expect the commentators to actually pay attention to this stuff: http://gfycat.com/IndolentGiganticAgama#

Dumb from Colombia there...kick it or move it a few yards to try to get around the wall. That touch was pointless

It was an indirect kick.

If it was, it's still dumb to only touch it and not create space

Referee's hand was down it was direct

 

[TenTimes]

I wish the US used these Colombia colors instead of the ones they did against Ghana

 

[otello]

Why yellow on James?

Goes to ground recklessly and misses the ball: http://gfycat.com/FondHideousEchidna#There have been several challenges in this game that should be carded, both ways.

looked like in the second angle he got ball first. Doesn't that matter?

 

[GregR]

This is the part of the game that clock stuff is so frustrating to me. Like that a team can take 45 seconds to put the ball back in play like Brazil did after the offsides.

 

[ffldrew]

Why yellow on James?

Goes to ground recklessly and misses the ball: http://gfycat.com/FondHideousEchidna#There have been several challenges in this game that should be carded, both ways.

looked like in the second angle he got ball first. Doesn't that matter?

Feet were a bit up as he was coming in hard

 

[The General]

Is Neymar dead?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Neymar looked hurt pretty bad.

 

[Short Corner]

How was that not called on that free kick?

Someone who knows the nuances of the rules better can jump in here. But the first player moved the ball before the second player kicked it. Once the first player moves it, they no longer have to stay back, right?

Can't expect the commentators to actually pay attention to this stuff: http://gfycat.com/IndolentGiganticAgama#

Dumb from Colombia there...kick it or move it a few yards to try to get around the wall. That touch was pointless

It was an indirect kick.

If it was, it's still dumb to only touch it and not create space

Referee's hand was down it was direct

Announcers here callled it as indirect pretty much right after the whistle.

 

[jonessed]

Here comes Braziliaflopalooza.

 

[gianmarco]

Can't wait for like two minutes of extra time to help complete it.

 

[Slapdash]

Why yellow on James?

Goes to ground recklessly and misses the ball: http://gfycat.com/FondHideousEchidna#There have been several challenges in this game that should be carded, both ways.

looked like in the second angle he got ball first. Doesn't that matter?

It looks like Hulk dribbles it that way just before contact, but hard to tell.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Here comes Braziliaflopalooza.

Getting fouled like crazy out there. More like hackapalooza from Colombia.

 

[ffldrew]

How was that not called on that free kick?

Someone who knows the nuances of the rules better can jump in here. But the first player moved the ball before the second player kicked it. Once the first player moves it, they no longer have to stay back, right?

Can't expect the commentators to actually pay attention to this stuff: http://gfycat.com/IndolentGiganticAgama#

Dumb from Colombia there...kick it or move it a few yards to try to get around the wall. That touch was pointless

It was an indirect kick.

If it was, it's still dumb to only touch it and not create space

Referee's hand was down it was direct

Announcers here callled it as indirect pretty much right after the whistle.

Then his hand should have been straight up until the touch

 

[Eephus]

This is the part of the game that clock stuff is so frustrating to me. Like that a team can take 45 seconds to put the ball back in play like Brazil did after the offsides.

How is this different from a quarterback standing at the line of scrimmage until the 40 sec clock runs down and then taking a kneel down?

 

[GregR]

This is the part of the game that clock stuff is so frustrating to me. Like that a team can take 45 seconds to put the ball back in play like Brazil did after the offsides.

How is this different from a quarterback standing at the line of scrimmage until the 40 sec clock runs down and then taking a kneel down?

Because they have a "40 second clock" instead of an "unlimited until the ref decides to make them play the ball which most refs don't" clock.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I'm not sure I've ever seen more fouls and more yellows not given. At least he was fairly consistent?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

IMO Neymar was crying like his World Cup was over.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Pure class from David Luiz and Dani Alves with James at the end.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Theres no crying in fútbol....

 

[Eephus]

Brazil hasn't played like Brazil even in stretches