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[Randdalf]

Great Britain is four countries United under one Kingdom by choice. Unless you are Scottish then you don't know wtf is going on.

The United Kingdom is a state consisting of four countries.

Great Britain is an island, which has three countries (Scotland, Wales, England) on it.

Each country has its own Football Association, hence their own national team. This is borne from the times when the four countries used to play just each other rather than other team internationally.

 

[Milchmonster]

someone please explain why rooney is still on the team

Because of the hair transplant

 

[Oersted]

What about South Korea?

They might win against Algeria

 

[AC!D]

Glad I fucked England off tonight, finished 50 quid up in the casino. Just arrived home and settling in for the Japan game.

がんばれ日本！！



Also, fuck off celts, no need to for us to represent a bunch of inbreds.

 

[Daemul]

Does England still have a decent chance to advance to the next round with this loss?

If they lose on Thursday their chances of going through are slim.

 

[Broder Salsa]

someone please explain why rooney is still on the team

Cause no one dares to put him on the bench. Hell even United bends over to him every time he throws his toys out of his pram, it's hilarious.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

WC 2010: 9 goals after 7 matches
WC 2014: 25 goals after 7 matches.

Holy shit.

Huge difference. I bet it was the vuvuzelas.

 

[beato_angelico]

You guys think Verratti is getting benched next game? I can see Motta starting over him.

i'd rather have insigne on the left with marchisio inside

 

[The Cowboy]

I'm so happy, i won a £1

Living the high live big time i am!.

 

[metareferential]

Does England still have a decent chance to advance to the next round with this loss?

All they need to do is win the next two matches.

 

[f0lken]

BTW

 

[$200]

What about South Korea?

South Korea's been very bad recently. Check the results.

 

[painey]

someone please explain why rooney is still on the team

because when Roy doesn't play him, and we lose, the whole country says "WELL THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR DROPPING OUR STAR PLAYER"

 

[gashikunFLCL]

Let's go Japan!

We just want goals here in Brazil!

 

[feel]

Does England still have a decent chance to advance to the next round with this loss?

Yes.

 

[Fireblend]

Costa Rica beating Italy would be sweet, but I'm thinking our best bet would be looking for a tie against them + a win against England. Great matches today.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Your classiness has stopped me from gloating.

Trolling immediately post-match does my head in on here, I try and keep it to a minimum

I'm in quite a good mood considering we just lost. Pretty happy with Henderson, Sterling and Sturridge's performances, and Uruguay look beatable.

4 points won't be enough I think, need to win both remaining games, especially since Italy's final game could well be dead rubber, in which case Uruguay could find 3 points easier to come by than they would have otherwise

 

[zomgbbqftw]

someone please explain why rooney is still on the team

Fuck knows. He is billed as England's Messi or Ronaldo, but he is nowhere near that level. The British press have built him up to this level without Rooney actually delivering on the biggest stage for England or Man United.

 

[il Diavolo]

Congrats Italy, well deserved win

<3

 

[criesofthepast]

The commonwealth has failed us.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

You guys think Verratti is getting benched next game? I can see Motta starting over him.

I think he could start, but I see Cassano or Insigne coming in to the squad.

 

[akaoni]

someone please explain why rooney is still on the team

Media/marketing pressure. If he comes off they need to win gloriously or get fired.

 

[Tugatrix]

 

[caesar]

LOL at woy defending Rooney,

 

[Syntsui]

People already forgot Rooney made the cross that resulted in the only goal? Stop this overreaction he played decently.

 

[inky]

someone please explain why rooney is still on the team

Because he'll still give you flashes like that cross for the goal. But you need to field him 270 minutes to get 10 out of him, sadly.

 

[Hoo-doo]

So cool, so collected, so Pirlo.

 

[Jburton]

Cause no one dares to put him on the bench. Hell even United bends over to him every time he throws his toys out of his pram, it's hilarious.

That's all set to change at United at least.

 

[The Omega Man]

AnimeGAF and MangaGAF ready to see their national team play.

that's not what's happening they are really Japanese!!!

 

[Mr.Marston]

People already forgot Rooney made the cross that resulted in the only goal? Stop this overreaction he played decently.

No, he played shit. The cross was the only thing he did right.

 

[akaoni]

I'm going to say the goal difference is due to the ball change after all the complaints.

 

[Nemesis121]

WC 2010: 9 goals after 7 matches
WC 2014: 25 goals after 7 matches.

Holy shit.

I blame the SA ball....Jabushitty..

 

[Tristam]

People already forgot Rooney made the cross that resulted in the only goal? Stop this overreaction he played decently.

Outside of that cross he was completely ineffectual. In his closest chance he was smart to go near post, but he needed to put that away.

 

[Zabojnik]

You guys think Verratti is getting benched next game? I can see Motta starting over him.

It wouldn't surprise me. Verratti was always supposed to be Pirlo's backup / successor.

Sirigu did great tonight, which was good to see. Buffon can take his time.

 

[Ser Goje]

Nice movement all around, he was involved in several of the opportunities created by his team and he gave a fantastic assist that resulted in England's goal.

Yeah.

No.

 

[criesofthepast]

Costa Rica beating Italy would be sweet, but I'm thinking our best bet would be looking for a tie against them + a win against England. Great matches today.

Before today we'd all be laughing at this post. Anything can happen in the world cup though as we witnessed today. Never cunt anyoine out.

 

[Daemul]

Stan Collymore on TalkSport on his usual trip.

 

[Phatmac]

Let's go Nippon!! ^_____^

 

[Marc]

Roy thinks Rooney was good... I can't.

I hate England, I have no idea why I keep doing this to myself. It is the same every tournament, nothing changes.


No chance of getting dropped them, can only hope he gets a red card or something right at the end of a game I guess.




Congrats Italy, good job on exposing us.

 

[Bold One]

Scholes was right

I believe in Shinji Kagawa

 

[Eyeh4wk]

People already forgot Rooney made the cross that resulted in the only goal? Stop this overreaction he played decently.

He also missed a corner kick and 2 easy goal shots.

 

[Big-E]

Am I the only one who felt that Marchisio had a bad game outside of the goal? Felt his passing wasn't very crisp at all.

 

[Deleted member 13414]

The Univision commentators are great. Has Pirlo always been referred to as " The Architect" ? They also call Balotelli Super Mario!

 

[Sviatoslav]

Hodgson caved in to the pressure. Now they won't make it out of the group. Should have played for the 0-0.

 

[Juicy Bob]

The thing about Rooney is this phenomenon the Americans like to refer to as 'being clutch'.

Wayne Rooney is not clutch.

 

[rawd]

That Rooney corner was class

 

[Spl1nter]

You guys think Verratti is getting benched next game? I can see Motta starting over him.

I hope not. I thought he was better than Motta. However, I would be interested in him being sat for candreva as AM and cerci and balotelli up front.

 

[Hieberrr]

The Univision commentators are great. Has Pirlo always been referred to as " The Architect" ? They also call Balotelli Super Mario!

Magic from the midfield maestro

 

[Tristam]

Before today we'd all be laughing at this post. Anything can happen in the world cup though as we witnessed today. Never cunt anyoine out.

Yep. Don't know how snooty the Italian media are, but I'm guessing we won't be seeing the English media referring to Costa Rica as 'group minnows' as they go into the match.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

People already forgot Rooney made the cross that resulted in the only goal? Stop this overreaction he played decently.

Yeah it was a great cross. But then he missed his chance to bury a goal to tie it, had a shit corner kick and another poor attempt at goal 30 yards out.