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[Navy Bean]

That is not a foul. The dive is though.

Looks like a foul AND a dive to me....

 

[UltraMagnanimous]

Definate penalty, and should have had another, and the Dutch came to life in the second half, so I guess a deserved win.

Would have liked to see another 30 mins.

 

[kubus]

I'm shaking

This match was crazy

 

[Nyx]

Oh and the Dutch deserved a clear penalty before halftime so the one that was given in the end was justice served.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Scoring first was the worst thing that could have happened to Mexico. They don't do well with leads. You saw how lax they got in defense and all the stupid passes they started to make in 2nd half.

 

[sprinkles]

I don't even want Holland to advance but that was a clear penalty.

 

[Zozz]

What a fucking game.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

The worst thing about alleged diving is all the Americans calling it flopping.

Its soccer and and its flopping

 

[speculawyer]

Why was that a pk? Not in goal box and not shooting.

 

[Mobius 1]

We deserved to win. Disgrace would be Brazil winning a 6th title with the current mediocre team. With all due respect to you, of course.

Yeah... Heat of the moment and all that. Experience won in the end, you don't challenge in the box like that.

Our team is indeed rubbish having nightmares about Colombia already.

 

[Vishnu]

HOLY SHIEEEETTTTTTTTTT!!!!!

OMG mexico was fucking good, holy crap.

Good thing Nederland pulled through.
DAMN that was intense

 

[Fevaweva]

YOU COULD ALMOST SAY THAT MEXICO WERE ROBBENED

 

[GingerNathan]

Robben was fishing for PKs the whole match.

I wonder how Netherlands feels, knowing they moved on via cheating. But this is what happens when the game is 90% diving in the first place.

How does that change that it was a clear penalty. I agree he's a diving prick, and that had already gone against him as the foul in the first half was also a clear penalty.

 

[massivekettle]

Those calling a flop, this was a legit penalty, so don't cry foul on that.

If you disagree, fine, you will agree that we got denied a penalty in the first half too, so consider us even.

Exactly. Marquez should have already been booked for his stupid challenges... Good on Robben. He had plenty opportunities to dive for a penalty given the ridiculous challenges from Marquez and he chose the most heartbreaking one!

 

[Jin_7]

Mexico would have probably preferred a pk against them in the first half now. Much clearer.

 

[Billy Big Bollocks]

That was a fantastic run by Robben at the end to win the pen. He went down like a pro but it looked a foul.

 

[fuenf]

Mexico stop pressing when you should have kept pressing.

because you can't press like that for a full 90 minutes. NED just had to weather the storm in the beginning.

 

[Draconian]

LOL ITS GOTTA BE AMERICANS THEY DONT KNOW FOOTBALL LOLOLOL

This type of ignorant arrogant bullshit should be cause for a ban by now.

Yeah, it's getting beyond old by now.

 

[Ikuu]

Can we lock this thread please?

So many people that don't know the basic rules of this game, so frickin frustrating

1000000% penalty

but ive been following soccer for two weeks now!

 

[PoemOfTheLastMoment]

That second penalty was kind of iffy. The match should have gone on to extra time.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Not even John Hughes could have made that movie good.

Hahaha I trust you. Never even heard of it.

 

[mreddie]

Holy hell, if TICOS lose today, I feel sorry for US.

 

[FeD.nL]

Gahahahaahahajaja omgstill shaking omg wtf huntie!!!!

 

[spekkeh]

What a complete heartbreaker.

Mexico needed to sacrifice more virgins to Ochoa.

Hahahaha

 

[DrM]

Shade brought the Dutch back

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Herrera apparently berating the ref post match. Supposedly "touched" him.

 

[LicenceToK1ll]

THANK YOU BASED SNEIJDER:
---->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2LSoNYMAtY <-----------

Spoiler

Yes van Gaal is crazy

 

[Maintenance]

We deserved to win. Disgrace would be Brazil winning a 6th title with the current mediocre team. With all due respect to you, of course.

Haha, this is funny to read.

 

[paperboywriter]

In which context was this gif used?

 

[QuiteWhittle]

I hope Costa Rica or the U.S. smashes these guys. Damn.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Why was that a pk? Not in goal box and not shooting.

It was in the penalty area and it doesn't matter if you are shooting. Its not basketball

 

[cilonen]

Ok, let's get ready for tonight's main course.

The glorious destruction of Greece.

 

[MemoryHumanity]

It wasn't. There was contact, but Robben clearly jumped and acted like the cheat he is.

Still a penalty.

 

[DemonCleaner]

robben, what an arse.

 

[Andrefpvs]

TIME TO VOTE, FOLKS!

http://strawpoll.me/2013557

 

[SkylineRKR]

Was still a legit penalty, so pfft! Sorry mate, your team did well, but dropped the ball in the second half.

We should've gotten 2 pens.

And again NL proved they are physically sound. This circumstances should suit Mexico slightly better, but we were boss during the second half.

 

[TheMan]

Aaand I'm done watching the World Cup (going to be too busy anyway)

 

[kamorra]

What we need is a GAF ref that explains if it was a pen or not.

 

[GingerNathan]

Why was that a pk? Not in goal box and not shooting.

The whole penalty area is the second box not the smaller one. Whether he's shooting or not is irrelevant.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

So $500 bet guy? How happy is he right now?

I made a 300 pound bet

I feel a relief

 

[Wilbur]

And it was a pen. Robben exaggerated like a dolphin having a seizure like usual, but it was a penalty. Yous are all talking shit, flopping :lol

 

[kingkitty]

And there were two CONCACAF teams left.

Costa Rica, America got this.

 

[tass0]

That was fucking. No words.

 

[Merino]

1 deserved penalty given, 1 deserved penalty not given.

Seems balanced to me.

 

[Desmond]

Part of me was hoping the Dutch would be out and Van Gaal can focus on United. Bring Arjen with you plz

 

[Skellig Gra]

Why was that a pk? Not in goal box and not shooting.

It was in the box.

 

[danreis]

It was a legit penalty.

Mexico went full defense way to early and paid because of it.

Gratz Netherlands.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Pathetic sport. Pussies determine the game.

Lol no, football is the best and most beautiful sport , nothing pathetic about it

 

[UrbanRats]

It was a definite penalty. Robben went down dramatically but that doesn't make it any less of a foul.

This is my stance so far, waiting for more camera angles.

Still, i didn't have a preference going in, i thought Mexico played a little better overall, but they stopped biting in the end, probably feeling that victory closing in, and paid the price.

It's unfortunate, because it's two teams i really like, so it's sad to see one go this soon.
Also Ochoa deserved that win, in a way.

 

[Draconian]

Yeah, of course Van Nisterooy thinks it's a pen and wasn't a dive. The pinnacle of objectivity here ESPN.