World Cup 2014 Knockout Rounds (SPOILERS, YO!)

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:43 am

I have no problems with Belgium either. Good side, seem to be generally lacking in douches.

SportsDoc · Post by **SportsDoc** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:44 am

I agree with Brian. I will root for Belgium. They were skilled and classy. #7 stood out to me in both regards.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:45 am

I hated the 13 year old, but that spoke more to my mindset than anything he did.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:46 am

How about ARG? I usually want the best player to take his place in history unless he's a total douche. Is Messi worth it?

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:50 am

Ryan wrote:How about ARG? I usually want the best player to take his place in history unless he's a total douche. Is Messi worth it?

He's not a douche. He's worth it.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:51 am

Ryan wrote:How about ARG? I usually want the best player to take his place in history unless he's a total douche. Is Messi worth it?

By all accounts I've read, not only is Messi not a douche but also unfairly has to deal with the douchecloud of Maradona hanging over him.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:51 am

Argentina have two titles though. I'd like to see a team get that first star on their jersey.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:52 am

brian wrote:Argentina have two titles though. I'd like to see a team get that first star on their jersey.

My second choice would be NED but got-damn has Robben become unlikable.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:01 am

Gunpowder wrote:
brian wrote:Argentina have two titles though. I'd like to see a team get that first star on their jersey.

My second choice would be NED but got-damn has Robben become unlikable.

Can't argue there. Holland would be a distant fourth to Belgium, Costa Rica or Colombia winning it all in my mind. And I wouldn't be the least bit dismayed to see Messi get to lift the trophy if it comes to that.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:44 am

Gunpowder wrote:
brian wrote:Argentina have two titles though. I'd like to see a team get that first star on their jersey.

My second choice would be NED but got-damn has Robben become unlikable.

Robben has always been unlikable.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:09 pm

Gunpowder wrote:I really like Belgium's team, outside of the tall afro dude that looks like an LMFAO reject. Am I able to root for them going forward or does that make me a traitor?

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:37 pm

Gunpowder wrote:I really like Belgium's team, outside of the tall afro dude that looks like an LMFAO reject. Am I able to root for them going forward or does that make me a traitor?

Belgium is so nice, they even had our flag on their shirts yesterday. (Is that unusual? I thought that was pretty cool.)

Chocolate. Waffles. Beer. Blondes. Hell yes I'm rooting for this plucky little nation.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:04 pm

I'e seen the flags on a few other teams shirts as well. Probabyl depends on the manufacturer.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:27 pm

I am rooting for Colombia at this point. James Rodriguez...he's fun.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:29 pm

I don't think it's a sponsorship thing to have other country's flags on your shirt. If you had the time, you could go to the FIFA site for game photos of this WC, and I'd bet 50% of the teams had them, while the other 50% didn't.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:41 pm

Pruitt wrote:That Shiriqui fella (the so called "Swiss Messi") may be the worst non-African player at the World Cup.

It was as though he was playing in blinders and was unable to see another Swiss player.

You're crazy, man. I loved that little dude. Argentina couldn't stop him without using 2 or 3 guys. Yeah, he probably dribbled too much, but he was quick and aggressive.

I'd love to see a team of tiny, spunky dudes like that. Shaqiri, Messi, Valbuena, Lahm, etc. That'd be great. They'd be a fucking menace.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:25 am

govmentchedda wrote:I don't think it's a sponsorship thing to have other country's flags on your shirt. If you had the time, you could go to the FIFA site for game photos of this WC, and I'd bet 50% of the teams had them, while the other 50% didn't.

This is not a sponsorship thing. It is a souvenir thing. They do this so the shirt is known to the be the game worn one.

This is pretty common in soccer. Here is one from a champions league game

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:17 am

Considering most of them trade shirts after the game and watch the person take the shirt off, it's pretty easy to know it's the game worn one.

elflaco · Post by **elflaco** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:41 am

All the way.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bQIvnUv9nZ0/UFYyF ... 25255D.gif
http://bolavip.com/21891/angelica-cama ... urn false;

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:27 am

That seals the deal for me on who to root for this next 10 days.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:18 am

If there's a Germany-Belgium final, do we go back and re-evaluate?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:55 pm

Find the nearest Brazillian girl to kiss. She wont mind.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:49 pm

That ref better hope he can get to a plane tonight. Had zero control of the game and now Neymar has a broken back.

I doubt too many Colombians are happy with him, either.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:09 pm

I basically watch just to see stars like Neymar and it suck he's out. However, it's poetic justice to a team who's strategy was to consistently foul Colombia's best player. Also, Neymar should have gotten a yellow for that ridiculous free kick block.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:24 pm

EdRomero wrote:I basically watch just to see stars like Neymar and it suck he's out. However, it's poetic justice to a team who's strategy was to consistently foul Colombia's best player. Also, Neymar should have gotten a yellow for that ridiculous free kick block.

I don't know how that ref got this game. He has no control, never has. Very reserved demeanor, was terrible in the England-Uruguay game.

I think FIFA handcuffed themselves by not giving the Japanese ref another game due to his mistake in the first game. Yes it was a mistake and he was at a bad angle but his presence and game control is one of the best in the world. Similar to the highly regarded Uzbek ref.

Brazil games are not easy, they put so much pressure on the ref with their tacking and the embellishing.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 6:17 am

Can we get That French Guy's post-mortem on the game vs Germany yesterday? I was expecting that to have game of the tournament potential, but France seemed to all of a sudden do an impression of the 2010 team. Disappointing after how much better they had looked earlier in the tournament.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:05 am

To get you ready for Argentina-Belgium, a breakdown of that famous photo.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blo ... mous-photo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:46 am

They should bring back the Tango ball.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:55 pm

That was pathetic. The Americans would have put up a better fight.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:32 pm

Holy fucking crossbar(s).

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:36 pm

A keeper change!

Post by **Sabo** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:40 pm

Van Gaal has some massive balls to do that move. He went with a Newcastle goalkeeper, for Pete's sake!

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:48 pm

Shitballs.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:53 pm

Sabo wrote:Van Gaal has some massive balls to do that move. He went with a Newcastle goalkeeper, for Pete's sake!

It's definitely strategic these days. Next time you hear some crap English announcer say 'the lottery of penalties' shoot him.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 6:06 pm

Looked like some serious trash talk was coming out of the Dutch keeper's mouth.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:35 pm

Awesome. Just awesome.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:38 pm

Sabo wrote:Van Gaal has some massive balls to do that move. He went with a Newcastle goalkeeper, for Pete's sake!

as one of the nufc fans here, i take offense to this characterization. van gaal has galactically-sized balls!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:17 pm

Dutch actress pisses off a nation. And she didn't even spell it right!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:46 am

sancarlos wrote:Looked like some serious trash talk was coming out of the Dutch keeper's mouth.

That was some bullshit. I'm really surprised the ref didn't say something to him after the first time he did that.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:12 am

Twitter Shuts Up When Penalty Kicks Are Taken