TyFreak Evans
Bench
Spain looked like (insert appropriate terminology here) as soon as their first match kicked off....
2014 FIFA World Cup (contains spoilers)
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Dime Dropper
All-Star
Croatia are a pretty good team. Not amazing but solid with some very good players (Modric, Rakitic, Mandzukic). However, Cameroon have also been terrible. They're usually not that bad but a lot of problems within their camp - their plane almost didn't leave for Brazil due to arguments etc.. So an average team's problems were compounded. Assou-ekotto pretty much headbutted his teammate near the end, which was disgraceful. Hope he gets fined for that.
Cameroon is the worst team in the tournament right now. Mexico should have beat them 3-0. At least.
Both US and Ghana struck me as particularly awful.
Sports fashion is a funny thing, since usually one designer can get on a roll and ruin multiple kits.
94 World Cup was horrific looking back.
Albatros
Starter
Russia were absolutely abysmal.
Cameroon were causing a few problems for Croatia before the red card. All the African nations are average at best though.
Russia scored and looked threatening once their subs came in. They win that game without their dodgy keeper.
Telemachus
Starter
Great game between Germany and Ghana today.
PurpleHaze
All-Star
What happens today, USA v Portugal at Arena Amazonia deep in jungle at Manaus ? FIFA rankings going into WC had USA #13 with Portugal #4. This tournament so far in Brazil is unpredictable...
http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/
http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/
TyFreak Evans
Bench
We need to play to win. Not to tie/draw!!!!!!
Dime Dropper
All-Star
Awful start for you guys. Good finish by Nani but that mistake could prove very costly.
How did Jones find that angle?!?!?!?!
Dime Dropper
All-Star
Dempsey does it again!! Amazing stuff, Portugal's defense is a shambles!
Dime Dropper
All-Star
Wow, heartbreaking for USA. Neither team happy with the result but USA deserved the 3 points.
We played dumb the last few minutes. We needed to try and maintain possession there and we kept giving a desperate team more chances to do something with the ball. I guess if there's any silver lining to such a heartbreaking ending (and really I'm still in shock) it's that the game with Germany wouldn't have mattered and now it's going to be more nail-biting drama. No doubt about it, this was our best shot though. Germany might be the favorite to win it all right now so a tie game would be a huge upset for us.
I still can't believe that the timekeeper called for five minutes of extra time. I mean, I'm hardly a soccer junkie, but I've seen enough matches that it's led me to believe that that's unusual.
PurpleHaze
All-Star
Well, there was first ever in WC history drink water break in oppressive heat, humidity of contest played in Amazon rain forest. I believe that was at least 30 seconds for a swig by players and refs. 4 minutes extra time is not unusual at all in futbol matches and 5 minutes definitely not unheard of.
That was in the first half though and they already added 2 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the half. Or does it somehow carry over to the second half too? I thought that was a little unusual myself. According to the announcers it was initially only 4 minutes and got bumped up to 5 minutes during the US substitution. Regardless you have to play until they blow the whistle. It was a tough break but they're not going to take it back.
PurpleHaze
All-Star
I forgot "historical" water break was in first half. Anyway, here's bit more details on it but as you said both teams must play until the end every time regardless.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/socce...rst-ever-world-cup-water-break-225652785.html
