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

NewlyRetired said:
FIFA on Monday announced that the more than 1,000 drug tests performed on players at the 2014 World Cup have all come back negative, and that every player on each of the 32 competing teams -- 736 in total -- had provided blood and urine samples. FIFA said players from the tournament’s four remaining teams would be subject to further random testing with the results expected before their team’s next game. The last time a player was caught doping at a World Cup was in USA 1994 when Argentina’s Diego Maradona tested positive for ephedrine and was sent home.

Soccer officials have long held the view that the game is largely immune from the use of performance enhancing drugs that has badly tarnished other sports such as cycling. On Monday, Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s Medical Committee, which carried out the tests at the World Cup, said he did not think the use of performance enhancing drugs was widespread. “I will never say there is no doping in football but I say there is no doping culture in football,” he said.
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If I had any confidence at all in FIFA I'd give this a :thumbup:

 
I'm taking Germany and the under (whatever it is), based on limited soccer knowledge but having seen every game both teams have played. Aside from getting caught a little flat-footed by Ghana, Germany has looked like a machine. Based on the tournament alone, I would rank them the best team in the field.

 
B-Deep said:
NewlyRetired said:
FIFA on Monday announced that the more than 1,000 drug tests performed on players at the 2014 World Cup have all come back negative, and that every player on each of the 32 competing teams -- 736 in total -- had provided blood and urine samples. FIFA said players from the tournament’s four remaining teams would be subject to further random testing with the results expected before their team’s next game. The last time a player was caught doping at a World Cup was in USA 1994 when Argentina’s Diego Maradona tested positive for ephedrine and was sent home.

Soccer officials have long held the view that the game is largely immune from the use of performance enhancing drugs that has badly tarnished other sports such as cycling. On Monday, Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s Medical Committee, which carried out the tests at the World Cup, said he did not think the use of performance enhancing drugs was widespread. “I will never say there is no doping in football but I say there is no doping culture in football,” he said.
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this seems odd to me

not one positive test
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What is the % of false positives on this kind of test? I agree that it's FIFA-level sketchy.

-QG

 
B-Deep said:
NewlyRetired said:
FIFA on Monday announced that the more than 1,000 drug tests performed on players at the 2014 World Cup have all come back negative, and that every player on each of the 32 competing teams -- 736 in total -- had provided blood and urine samples. FIFA said players from the tournament’s four remaining teams would be subject to further random testing with the results expected before their team’s next game. The last time a player was caught doping at a World Cup was in USA 1994 when Argentina’s Diego Maradona tested positive for ephedrine and was sent home.

Soccer officials have long held the view that the game is largely immune from the use of performance enhancing drugs that has badly tarnished other sports such as cycling. On Monday, Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s Medical Committee, which carried out the tests at the World Cup, said he did not think the use of performance enhancing drugs was widespread. “I will never say there is no doping in football but I say there is no doping culture in football,” he said.
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this seems odd to menot one positive test
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An independent agency should have been used.

Even if this report is true, no one can really believe it because Fifa did the testing.

 
B-Deep said:
NewlyRetired said:
FIFA on Monday announced that the more than 1,000 drug tests performed on players at the 2014 World Cup have all come back negative, and that every player on each of the 32 competing teams -- 736 in total -- had provided blood and urine samples. FIFA said players from the tournament’s four remaining teams would be subject to further random testing with the results expected before their team’s next game. The last time a player was caught doping at a World Cup was in USA 1994 when Argentina’s Diego Maradona tested positive for ephedrine and was sent home.

Soccer officials have long held the view that the game is largely immune from the use of performance enhancing drugs that has badly tarnished other sports such as cycling. On Monday, Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s Medical Committee, which carried out the tests at the World Cup, said he did not think the use of performance enhancing drugs was widespread. “I will never say there is no doping in football but I say there is no doping culture in football,” he said.
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this seems odd to me

not one positive test
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Nabbing Maradona is not really going to impress many skeptics.

 
CletiusMaximus said:
B-Deep said:
NewlyRetired said:
FIFA on Monday announced that the more than 1,000 drug tests performed on players at the 2014 World Cup have all come back negative, and that every player on each of the 32 competing teams -- 736 in total -- had provided blood and urine samples. FIFA said players from the tournament’s four remaining teams would be subject to further random testing with the results expected before their team’s next game. The last time a player was caught doping at a World Cup was in USA 1994 when Argentina’s Diego Maradona tested positive for ephedrine and was sent home.

Soccer officials have long held the view that the game is largely immune from the use of performance enhancing drugs that has badly tarnished other sports such as cycling. On Monday, Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of FIFA’s Medical Committee, which carried out the tests at the World Cup, said he did not think the use of performance enhancing drugs was widespread. “I will never say there is no doping in football but I say there is no doping culture in football,” he said.
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this seems odd to me

not one positive test
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Nabbing Maradona is not really going to impress many skeptics.
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"ephedrine"

 
El Floppo said:
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Looks like the books currently favor a GER vs ARG finals and Germany to win it all (by slight margin)

Brazil v Germany - To Qualify for Next Round

Brazil +110

Germany -130
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Netherlands v Argentina - To Qualify for Next Round

Netherlands +110

Argentina -130
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To WIn 2014 World Cup:

Germany +210

Argentina +240

Brazil +290

Netherlands +300
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I doubted them coming in, but they've been soooo consistently good that it's hard not to argue with them taking it. Of course, some individual magic from a Robben or Messi might change that if they can get by a Brazil team more intent on not-losing than playing well... which they can afford to do with the talent they have.
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I don't think they've looked that consistent. Ghana have them everything they could handle, and the France game was just a job done after the set piece goal. Benz almost made them pay for that.

 
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