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Let's go Brazil

yes Brazil will be the location where Argentina wins the World Cup

 

[Maninthemirror]

yes Brazil will be the location where Argentina wins the World Cup

This I believe .

 

[Ela Hadrun]

Most of the England team doesn't sing it, and the ones that do don't even know the words to it.

"myuh myuh myuh the queeeeeeeen"

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Everybody knows the US is winning the World Cup now. I mean, that's what Lalas says.

 

[Deleted member 102481]

Uh it's gonna be Brazil vs Argentina/Netherlands in the finals

Netherlands look scary good

 

[serenewarfare]

It would be almost impossible for Germany not to advance, so I'm not sure that they'll be going all-out on Thursday. Maybe I'm missing something though.

 

[kingslunk]

https://twitter.com/naptimedoe/status/480866654973612032

"Ronaldo cut his hair to match the scar of a young fan who had surgery to remove a brain tumor last week"

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/cristiano-ronaldo-operation-83000

Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to donate his cleats for a charity auction benefitting a 10-month-old child suffering from a brain disorder. The world’s top soccer player went a little further than that.

Ronaldo, the Real Madrid star who was Fifa’s Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s top player, will pay the full $83,000 cost of the surgery for young Erik Ortiz Cruz.

Erik suffers from cortical dysplasia, a condition that can lead to as many as 30 seizures a day. When the child came to Ronaldo’s attention, he offered to pay for the costly operation. In 2012, Ronaldo paid for cancer treatment for a nine-year-old and has been known to lend his time for other sick children.

Pure class. Makes me not even care about the game.

 

[figadapaura]

yes Brazil will be the location where Argentina wins the World Cup

I don't believe it.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

It would be almost impossible for Germany not to advance, so I'm not sure that they'll be going all-out on Thursday. Maybe I'm missing something though.

First place.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Props to Fake Ronaldo for the haircut business. Dude comes across as a total diva whiner on the field, but he's a total class act.

 

[Navy Bean]

It would be almost impossible for Germany not to advance, so I'm not sure that they'll be going all-out on Thursday. Maybe I'm missing something though.

I don't think Germans are engineered with an "off" switch.

 

[Maninthemirror]

Uh it's gonna be Brazil vs Argentina/Netherlands in the finals

Netherlands look scary good

Netherlands i think already peaked . I think Brazil already peaked too but people are saying no. I think Argentina peak is the scariest for all nations

 

[Clydefrog]

Can't sleep. Brazil has some good american porn on this late at night lol

 

[Lkr]

It would be almost impossible for Germany not to advance, so I'm not sure that they'll be going all-out on Thursday. Maybe I'm missing something though.

no need for them to get anyone hurt wink wink

 

[serenewarfare]

First place.

Well yeah, they want first place, but I'm saying I don't foresee a 4-0 situation or anything similar.

 

[DukeBobby]

Uh it's gonna be Brazil vs Argentina/Netherlands in the finals

Netherlands look scary good

They didn't look scary good against Australia.

 

[figadapaura]

Netherlands i think already peaked . I think Brazil already peaked too but people are saying no. I think Argentina peak is the scariest for all nations

peaked when?

they haven't looked that great

 

[Maninthemirror]

peaked when?

they haven't looked that great

Argentina ?

Edit Brazil i think their players are not nearly as good as that of last 3 World Cup. This is probably the best display you will get from them but some said they played better last year

 

[Yagharek]

France is winning the world cup this time.

 

[qindarka]

Probably a bit late but there is absolutely no reason for Germany to play for a draw. Even if they lose, the worst case scenario still involves a five goal swing which is terribly unlikely.

 

[figadapaura]

Argentina ?

Brazil.

 

[Nesotenso]

Everybody knows the US is winning the World Cup now. I mean, that's what Lalas says.

he never said that. All the ESPN guys have us going out the group stages.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Current odds to advance:

- Germany: 99.7 percent
- United States: 76 percent
- Ghana: 19 percent
- Portugal: 5 percent

USA! USA! USA!

Spoiler

I'll be totally shook come Thursday.

 

[AstroLad]

He would play him to get some action on the pitch for one of their best players in a game that doesn't really mean that much to Germany.

Winning the group does mean something to them right? I don't see either side throwing it, but I also don't see them taking unnecessary risks or pushing forward when they are sitting pretty.

The problem with the U.S. though is you have guys like Bradley and Cameron who will just hand you opportunities on a silver platter. That's my biggest concern. I hope Klinsmann benches Bradley in a Donovanesque move. It's two games in a row where it felt like he was actively making an effort to lose games (the last-minute cross for no reason in the Ghana game).

It's very similar to the end of the Portugal game actually. They weren't even remotely happy with scoring that goal because they knew they had already effectively lost. They only had 2.5 men forward! But Bradley tosses it to you, doesn't even bother to chase you down to compensate, and then Cameron and Gonzalez decide not to mark the only man in the box it's like "well guess I have to score this." And the reaction from the Portugese players suited the moment.

Thursday is going to wreck my nerves.

 

[figadapaura]

Argentina ?

Edit Brazil i think their players are not nearly as good as that of last 3 World Cup. This is probably the best display you will get from them but some said they played better last year

idk I still think they can do better.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

https://twitter.com/naptimedoe/status/480866654973612032

"Ronaldo cut his hair to match the scar of a young fan who had surgery to remove a brain tumor last week"

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/cristiano-ronaldo-operation-83000

Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to donate his cleats for a charity auction benefitting a 10-month-old child suffering from a brain disorder. The world’s top soccer player went a little further than that.

Ronaldo, the Real Madrid star who was Fifa’s Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s top player, will pay the full $83,000 cost of the surgery for young Erik Ortiz Cruz.

Erik suffers from cortical dysplasia, a condition that can lead to as many as 30 seizures a day. When the child came to Ronaldo’s attention, he offered to pay for the costly operation. In 2012, Ronaldo paid for cancer treatment for a nine-year-old and has been known to lend his time for other sick children.

He's got the douchiest face in soccer and flops way to often but he is an amazing person and football player.


I also have a funny story about him I heard from a sport scientist worked with him. (Hint hes impressed by men's croches)

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Former panzer commander raises eagle team of ragtag teenagers and Tom Howard to fight elite panzer dragoons in a last ditch effort to save the world. Will his conflict of loyalty lead to the decimation of his newfound comrades? Or will he learn the power of friendship and achieve success?

It's just like my Japanese animes

I'm not much into Japan Anime' but I am into Street Fighter...

Even if they are both cut from the same cloth: we all know Ryu is always stronger than Ken..

 

[figadapaura]

I also have a funny story about him I heard from a sport scientist worked with him. (Hint hes impressed by men's croches)

is that why he runs funny?

 

[StopMakingSense]

He's got the douchiest face in soccer and flops way to often but he is an amazing person and football player.

Yeah he is cursed with a face that is actually impossible to like.

 

[Animator]

I feel bad for hating on Ronaldo after that story.

 

[figadapaura]

Yeah he is cursed with a face that is actually impossible to like.

I like it just fine.

 

[STILLethal]

Winning the group does mean something to them right? I don't see either side throwing it, but I also don't see them taking unnecessary risks or pushing forward when they are sitting pretty.

The problem with the U.S. though is you have guys like Bradley and Cameron who will just hand you opportunities on a silver platter. That's my biggest concern. I hope he benches Bradley in a Donovanesque move.

It's very similar to the end of the Portugal game actually. They weren't even remotely happy with scoring that goal because they knew they had already effectively lost. They only had 2.5 men forward! But Bradley tosses it to you, doesn't even bother to chase you down to compensate, and then Cameron and Gonzalez decide not to mark the only man in the box it's like "well guess I have to score this." And the reaction from the Portugese players suited the moment.

Thursday is going to wreck my nerves.

Bradley was sht at the end to give it away like that...but still 85-90degree weather, humid as hell, running non stop for 93minutes, pressured in an instant by 3 Portuguese players...guess theres a huge chances of you messing up. but still....Bradley pls

 

[Deleted member 102481]

the right side of the group of 16 looks harder than the left

assuming everything holds the right side will have Germany, Netherlands, Argentina and possibly France and Mexico

the left has Brazil and USA

 

[eliza0224]

France is winning the world cup this time.

I think so too. Although Costa Rica and Chile look good too. And I'd like Germany or the Netherlands to win. Fuck, too many candidates.
This World Cup is cray cray!

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

https://twitter.com/naptimedoe/status/480866654973612032

"Ronaldo cut his hair to match the scar of a young fan who had surgery to remove a brain tumor last week"

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/cristiano-ronaldo-operation-83000

I've become to like Ronaldo as a person, and a football icon over the years... good lad, even with all the media hype, expectations and weight on his shoulders.

 

[keuja]

 

[Navy Bean]

Winning the group does mean something to them right? I don't see either side throwing it, but I also don't see them taking unnecessary risks or pushing forward when they are sitting pretty.

The problem with the U.S. though is you have guys like Bradley and Cameron who will just hand you opportunities on a silver platter. That's my biggest concern. I hope Klinsmann benches Bradley in a Donovanesque move. It's two games in a row where it felt like he was actively making an effort to lose games (the last-minute cross for no reason in the Ghana game).

It's very similar to the end of the Portugal game actually. They weren't even remotely happy with scoring that goal because they knew they had already effectively lost. They only had 2.5 men forward! But Bradley tosses it to you, doesn't even bother to chase you down to compensate, and then Cameron and Gonzalez decide not to mark the only man in the box it's like "well guess I have to score this." And the reaction from the Portugese players suited the moment.

Thursday is going to wreck my nerves.

Yeah, Thursday's gonna be a mess. The USA could be qualified/not qualified like 5 different times over the two hours. And there's very few realistic scenarios where we aren't biting nails over the last few minutes.

 

[BeforeU]

Yeah this world cup is definitely crazy and unpredictable. Makes it way more exciting.

 

[alterno69]

I've become to like Ronaldo as a person, and a football icon over the years... good lad, even with all the media hype, expectations and weight on his shoulders.

Me too, i used to hate him but i've changed my mind about him, at the same time my hatred for Messi has grown, weird but now i just don't like Messi at all. I don't mean hate hate btw.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I also have a funny story about him I heard from a sport scientist worked with him. (Hint hes impressed by men's croches)

 

[Deleted member 102481]

ronaldo isn't gay lol he is just a super pretty boy

 

[NYCmetsfan]

is that why he runs funny?

Idk but the store is they were tracking eye movement and he was impressed by an ass and crouch of another dude.

 

[Boss Mog]

yes Brazil will be the location where Argentina wins the World Cup

When you need a stoppage time goal to win against Iran, you're not winning any World Cups and Iran was robbed of a penalty in that game too.

 

[Maninthemirror]

Me too, i used to hate him but i've changed my mind about him, at the same time my hatred for Messi has grown, weird but now i just don't like Messi at all. I don't mean hate hate btw.

Was that before or after his goat status

 

[Ela Hadrun]

Idk but the store is they were tracking eye movement and he was impressed by an ass and crouch of another dude.

Speaking as a straight lady, the ass quality this man is constantly surrounded by is extremely high. If he was impressed, doesn't mean he was interested. But if that's his angle, fucking good for him cause every day must be fucking candyland

 

[jamesinclair]

Nervous about Mexico game

:/

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

The bottom right block makes me nervous.

 

[AzVal]

Where can I see more of these for other groups

 

[serenewarfare]

Given how goofy this World Cup has been, it'd be fitting for it to come down to US and Portugal drawing straws.

 

[Boss Mog]

Hell I'd be looking at that too and thinking "wtf? why is that guy's junk defying gravity? does he have a boner? why does he have a boner when he's working out next to me?"