LFMartins86
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Doubt that. Nasri was left out when he was a player who had a good season and is in form, Henry is a has been who´s been doing so-so on a lower quality league.
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2014 FIFA World Cup |OT5| Que Jara, Jara. Whatever Will Be, Will Be.
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Doubt that. Nasri was left out when he was a player who had a good season and is in form, Henry is a has been who´s been doing so-so on a lower quality league.
Probably, Henry's pretty old at this point. Well he's 36, but that's still old for the international scene.
Well, it's probably more age than anything else. Not many teams are so shallow that they need to call up 36-year-olds. Only reason Germany still calls Klose up is since they have no other striker.
dammit, I'll be missing the chile brasil game and the first half of colombia and ecuador due to work
and the us belguim article from yahoo is hilarious
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/a-mat...hy-u-s--cannot-lose-to-belgium-185014675.html
and the us belguim article from yahoo is hilarious
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/a-mat...hy-u-s--cannot-lose-to-belgium-185014675.html
WAR recon zero
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Hyped as fuck. Don't fuck this up Colombia.
Hyped as fuck. Don't fuck this up Colombia.
They will probably win... but I'll enjoy it if Uruguay beats them.
meanspartan
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With Suarez out, no excuses for them not to punch their ticket for a date with Brazil or Chil- ok ya probably Brazil lol.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Not as much as I'll enjoy seeing Uruguay lose.
gundamkyoukai
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So hype for today , this is when the fun really starts .
meanspartan
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I am actually a little bit frightened for the tension in the country if Brazil loses. Sore-loser mentality could cause some more Brazilians to say "This is stupid, why did we host this stupid expensive tournament" and side with protesters.
Yeah, I guess it could happen. They definetly hold grudges but 1950 for example is more of a running joke now than any real anger. They won't "forgive us" but it's all good. Hard to tell how it'd be now since they havent hosted a WC since. I don't think Chile winning would be great in any sort of Brasil-hatred way, but rather just cause I really like Chile and it'd be cool to seem the hold a trophy.
Uruguay - Brasil final and outcome would probably make the world explode
Disagree Guy
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meanspartan
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The length of some of these grudges, joking or not, is astounding to me. The vast majority of Brazil/Chile fans were not alive at that time!
Then again, as a Greek fan I was surprised to find how many Portugal fans are still salty about Euro 2004. These things can last a while....
meanspartan
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Bam Bam Baklava
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Predictions:
Colombia 2-0, at least 2 could even be 4-0
Brazil 2-1
Colombia 2-0, at least 2 could even be 4-0
Brazil 2-1
there was a great documentary made this year about Maracanazo, and it covers the longlasting "grudge":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPe_yxxjJw
there's also a movie coming out next year, been talked about for a while: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3630890/
footage is pretty wild. Basically everyone in Brasil were assuming the win. President's speech was basically "you're all about to be champions in a matter of minuts!" and when we won shit was silent
littleworm
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Colombia 3-1
Chile 1-0
Chile 1-0
speaking of maracanazo a brazilian just traded his 1950 ticket (was gonna go but had to stay to take care of his grandma) for 3 tickets for this year's finals to go with his son and grandson
http://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2014/06/28/nota/3157956/hincha-carioca-cambia-boleto-maracanazo
pretty cool
http://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2014/06/28/nota/3157956/hincha-carioca-cambia-boleto-maracanazo
pretty cool
I wouldnt do it
speculawyer
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Nice to see him speaking softly and carrying a big stick again down in Central/South America.
Or was that his brother?
speculawyer
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It is not just me.
Lose, you waffle bastards.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/a-matt...hy-u-s--cannot-lose-to-belgium-185014675.html
Lose, you waffle bastards.
Winnie the Pimp
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sounds reasonable enough to me actually...
Shanks D Zoro
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I woke up this morning thinking I Chile had won 6-3.
All your other scores looks respectable. Although i can see Holland flopping.
The U.S. has now reached the elimination stage in consecutive World Cups for the first time ever. It is time to start acting like we've been here before and that requires learning to hate our opponent, no matter how insensitive and xenophobic it makes us. This stuff isn't for the faint of heart.
Supporters of real soccer powers so revel in their desperate ignorance and self-loathing offensives it's a wonder Ann Coulter isn't actually a fan.
My sides.
Nemesis121
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My predictions will throw in an upset..
Brazil 3-2 Chile
Colombia 4-1 Uruguay
Upset
Chile..
If Uruguay had the football vampire then they would be my upset pick, but with him gone i give them no chance of beating Colombia..
Brazil 3-2 Chile
Colombia 4-1 Uruguay
Upset
Chile..
If Uruguay had the football vampire then they would be my upset pick, but with him gone i give them no chance of beating Colombia..
gundamkyoukai
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I have Colombia and Brazil winning today .
You think Portugal's good without Ronaldo? Argentina can win without Messi? Those teams are built around one player.
And Brazil too. They've been so disappointing right from the start and should've lost their first match, but haven't thanks to shit refereeing.
God I hope not.
Not as much as I'll enjoy seeing Uruguay lose. ;p
megabytecr
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Yes the more of you with Greece the greater the surprise by CRC. We want to always be underdogs!!
paperboywriter
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War Never changes.
. Hoping that Chili defeat Brazil (imagine the riots) and that Colombia beat Uruguay.The USA are by far the worst footballing team in the competition. Their heart, fight and will to win just might see them beat Belgium, but let's not pretend they're anything other than awful.
They could barely string 3 passes together without giving the ball back to the opposition, and their players have touches worse than the kids at my local park (Michael Bradley, oh my God).
They could barely string 3 passes together without giving the ball back to the opposition, and their players have touches worse than the kids at my local park (Michael Bradley, oh my God).
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yeah, but on the other hand howard is a really good goalkeeper.
i think he should defect.
lemmykoopa
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Belgiums should be
--Courtois--
Alderweireld--Van Buyten--Kompany-Vertonghen
---Witsel---
De Bruyne----Fellaini
Mertens-------------------Hazard
--Origi--
I mean, no. Also no need to sink as low as you do in terms of hyperbole (re local kids).
I'd rank them about #8-#10 of the remaining teams, they've looked sharp in periods, dangerous, quick counter attacks.
I'm talking pure technique and control of the ball.
They're incredibly organised and defend really well, keep their positions, stay on their feet, and tackle at the right times.
I do like Jones, Beckerman and Johnson, though.
Too early to say, but my guess for France is something like this:
Lloris
Debuchy - Sakho - Varane - Evra
Pogba - Cabaye - Matuidi
Valbuena - Giroud - Benzema
I'm guessing Giroud will be used for his physical presence instead of Griezmann.
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