Thread: World Cup 2014

I'm anxious to see if Suarez can keep up his level of play. One would think that it might be tough because of having surgery so recently.
I don't dislike Italy as much as you but I completely understand it. One of my Italian American friends has a love/hate relationship with the team. He has spent quite a bit of time in Italy and Argentina (some ancestors from Italy moved to Argentina). He always has a ton to root for come cup time.
He agrees with me that Pirlo is a joy to watch and easy to root for. We also love the fact that Italy's best striker is not the typical Italian caucasian. The irony is fantastic ( Italy is notorious for having racist chants /slurs hurled at non - Caucasians/mostly those of Africa decent).
I normally wouldn't like a player as seemingly egotistical as Balotelli but in this case I root for him as well.

That all being said, I hope Uruguay wins.

Originally Posted by Birnando

I am eagerly awaiting Uruguay vs Italy today.
And I also hope to see England deliver a better performance than they gave in the previous two matches.

With any luck Uruguay will outplay Italy and send them packing after the group stages.
The inventors of all that is bad in football*, Italy, is very much THE team to "hate" in my book.
Pirlo or not

*Match fixing, doping, life threatening 3-second injuries and the world record in gallons of hair-gel on a pitch simultaneously.

B, the hooligan from the worst football nation ever...

Suarez's total lack of control completely marred this game and his country's win.
There should be a suspension of some significance because his actions were totally absurd (and it's the 3rd time he has bit or tried to bite an opponent).

It's hard to feel empathy when a large soccer/futbol power goes down to an underdog but I'm ticked off for Italy.

Originally Posted by PFunkDaddy

Suarez's total lack of control completely marred this game and his country's win.
There should be a suspension of some significance because his actions were totally absurd (and it's the 3rd time he has bit or tried to bite an opponent).

It's hard to feel empathy when a large soccer/futbol power goes down to an underdog but I'm ticked off for Italy.

Agreed!
A shameful act, he should be punished by FIFA.
The amount of free-kicks and stoppage continuously destroyed the match even further.
At times it was like a casting scene for a Burton movie out there..

And yes it is true Greece qualified to the 16 stage!!!!!

Originally Posted by Birnando

Agreed!
A shameful act, he should be punished by FIFA.
The amount of free-kicks and stoppage continuously destroyed the match even further.
At times it was like a casting scene for a Burton movie out there..

Love the pic!

Suarez=banned from Cup play for life.

USA-GER:

USA had some terrible slips of concentration. I'm still disappointed we haven't seen Bradley's form from just before the cup. Commentator observed: "Eerily like '02 cup for the US". Yep.

Germany's natural Centerbacks are a weakness, IMO. They don't want to go out and challenge. If the US can attack them like Ghana did, the line would be exposed... I only counted one such attack by the USA.

Also, GER doesn't seem to have had a spectacular performance. Don't know if it was playing the US or they had an off day. They did get the result, though. That's what matters.

And, getting through for both teams. Congrats Germany. Go USA!! We do deserve to get out of Group G. Many people eatin' crow on their predictions about the US.

OH! The 92+ and on minutes! Almost tied it up...

Originally Posted by Siguy

USA-GER:

USA had some terrible slips of concentration. I'm still disappointed we haven't seen Bradley's form from just before the cup. Commentator observed: "Eerily like '02 cup for the US". Yep.

Germany's natural Centerbacks are a weakness, IMO. They don't want to go out and challenge. If the US can attack them like Ghana did, the line would be exposed... I only counted one such attack by the USA.

Also, GER doesn't seem to have had a spectacular performance. Don't know if it was playing the US or they had an off day. They did get the result, though. That's what matters.

And, getting through for both teams. Congrats Germany. Go USA!! We do deserve to get out of Group G. Many people eatin' crow on their predictions about the US.

OH! The 92+ and on minutes! Almost tied it up...

Not the most intense game, but I agree.
The Germans did what needed doing, the US team tried 'till the end.

Congrats to both teams on making the final 16.
No question of what teams were deserving of going thru.
Both Ghana and Portugal failed to reach a stable level that would get them to cup play.

Hup hup Holland!

Stoked lol!!