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[Guevara]

First CIV shot on target in a while...

 

[nny]

SAVE!

 

[Spongebob]

Ivory Coast looking sharper

 

[StriKeVillain]

Japanese dude in the FUBU jersey is MOTM

 

[ColossalLazy]

Japan died by the end of the half. Only Ivory Coast played, if Drogba was on they surely would have scored.

 

[Kurt Angle]

it's half time shut the fuck up with the drums

 

[g23]

The ivorians look like their about to score any minute now

 

[tycoonheart]

Japan can't keep defending like this, they gonna concede a goal at this rate.

Yep.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Ivory Coast has been a tad unlucky, seems like the Japanese defense is about to be pierced any moment now

Seems like it's been pierced a lot. Ivory Coast just can't shoot.

Japan needs to pick it up. Ivory Coast will eventually score, but the question is how many will they concede?

 

[Konosuke]

Ivory Coast looking sharper

Nah, Japan just likes to pull clutch defenses.

 

[Ertai]

See, there we go again.

Eredivisie is so fucking good. And entertaining. Best league!

Entertaining yes, good...not so much

 

[Linius]

Dutch bros, anyone getting sick of that Brazlian commentator by now?

 

[jtb]

was that Aurier who crossed that ball? the true heir to the Eboue throne, come to Arsenal pls

 

[krYlon]

Maybe I'm overly critical but...

You will often find England players - upon receiving the ball - struggling to find a pass. It's literally stop. Start. This happens in midfield, especially with the left/right backs. When they can't find a midfielder, they pass back to their defenders.

I have never seen an international side with the quality in players England have be so consistently dead when it comes to movement. This then sucks the tempo out of their passing and nullifies any threat from the final third. This is why they cannot retain the ball; it is because there is often no one to play the ball to. This has been the case ever since I can remember.

They don't really have the intelligence for decent off-the-ball movement. Has always been a problem.

 

[elty]

If japan continue to play like this they will eventually concede.

 

[Submarino Conversível]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

 

[Maintenance]

I thought the game would be better.

Few here will gonna understand this lol

Haha, nice one.

 

[Codeblue]

Did the Cameroon game sound like this?

 

[LNBL]

Japan needs to seal this up with 1 more goal, this is dangerous.

 

[HardRojo]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

I'm from Peru but I still understand it lol.

 

[PsychBat!]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

is that real?

 

[Tristam]

Japanese defense are good at last-second recoveries but not good at anything else, like marking players and covering space appropriately.

 

[Elchele]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

looooooooooooooool

imagine if that actually happened
my life would be complete

 

[Randy Monk]

What on earth is the washing machine noise filling the entire stadium?

its the long, drawn-out death rattle of a man suffering from terminal flatulence

 

[LNBL]

Dutch bros, anyone getting sick of that Brazlian commentator by now?

I'm actually starting to like it hahah, funny as hell.

 

[alterno69]

This world cup has been great so far, my wofe bouht my 7 year old son the Panininalbum a monyh ago and since then he got oretty hyped for the tournament. He has watched several games with me and he wears a football kid everyday as soon as he comes back from school and plays with his football all day around the house. My wife got him the Argentina and Germany kits today and he's excited to watch Messi tomorrow.

 

[Submarino Conversível]

 

[sabertoothzombie]

I'm probably late on this, but why do some players have mismatched shoes?

 

[The Omega Man]

Seems like it's been pierced a lot. Ivory Coast just can't shoot.

Japan needs to pick it up. Ivory Coast will eventually score, but the question is how many will they concede?

The Japanese have played their game, they are fast but you can tell that fatigue has started to kick in heavily in Japanese team, Ivory Coast'stamina is far from over, heck this game is far from over

 

[KidA Seven]

Japan need to step it up. Their passing is off. Kagawa, Nagatomo, and Osako have been off. Kakitani will probably play in the 2nd half in place of Osako. Kagawa and Nagatomo who usually terrorize defenses have been limp.

If not for Honda, Japan would have had an awful first half.

 

[LuuKyK]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

LoL

I'm probably late on this, but why do some players have mismatched shoes?

Hipsters.

 

[LNBL]

Entertaining yes, good...not so much

Just wondering, you know you're avatar is not showing correctly?
Or are you trolling ..

 

[kerotan_eater]

Why do African countries underperform in these tournaments? It's not like they lack quality players.

My theory is that, whilst African teams have quality players, it's due to the fact that they aren't taught teamwork as well. Basically they are very good, but don't work well as a unit because in the many poverty ridden areas of Africa, nobody teaches you those tactics at a grassroots level.

You just need to be a good individual players, which is why so many quality European teams hire African players who are good offensive types.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

I'm actually crying from laughing so much.

 

[Linius]

I'm actually starting to like it hahah, funny as hell.

I thought it was fun the first three times. But now I've seen it about 20 times

 

[SDBurton]

Japan definitely needs to work on their passing game. A lot of Ivory Coast's opportunities came from their bad passes. Here's hoping they can get a second goal and hold it down because at this rate it's only a matter of time before Ivory Coast will get a lead on them.

 

[BunnyBear]

The hyperbole in this thread is just embarrassing most of the time. Sigh.

Great display from England,

This Ivory Coast/Japan game ain't bad either.

 

[jamesinclair]

Highlight of the Japan Ivory Coast game for me has been the extremely unexpected "PUTO" after each goal kick.

Note: Thats not common in Brazil, for whatever reason the stadium is full of mexicans

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Any attacking player can look good in the Eredivisie. Altidore scored multiple goals in one season for example.

I've pointed out several times that strikers that do well in the Eredivisie typically fail elsewhere. Altidore, Van Wolfswinkel, Ruiz(winger, but still), Vleminckx, there's tons more but it's late and my brain don't work.

Ajax strikers are the exception to the rule, see Suarez and Huntelaar

 

[RaGe_pt]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

Omg xD

 

[thefro]

Let's appreciate how much better Sheena Ringo's World Cup theme song (for NHK) is than the official FIFA ones.

 

[gutter_trash]

Japan playing opportunist counter-attack

Ivory Coast playing sloppy but fun to watch

 

[Milennia]

Japan's keeper is having a good game

 

[Meus Renaissance]

I'm probably late on this, but why do some players have mismatched shoes?

Fashion.

 

[nny]

I'm probably late on this, but why do some players have mismatched shoes?

You don't want to mix left and right.

 

[Ertai]

Just wondering, you know you're avatar is not showing correctly?
Or are you trolling ..

Shows fine here, weird. I'll disable it for now

 

[The Omega Man]

This world cup has been great so far, my wofe bouht my 7 year old son the Panininalbum a monyh ago and since then he got oretty hyped for the tournament. He has watched several games with me and he wears a football kid everyday as soon as he comes back from school and plays with his football all day around the house. My wife got him the Argentina and Germany kits today and he's excited to watch Messi tomorrow.

Seems like my kid, I am Argentinian and my wife German, WC is always a tense time in my household.

 

[Linius]

Shows fine here, weird. I'll disable it for now

Doesn't show for me either.

 

[air jordans for dogs]

Norwegian commentator sounds sleepy as fuck, almost 4 am here!!

 

[Altazor]

Few here will gonna understand this lol

it's the lyrics to the Pokémon series theme, lolz