The World Cup Thread

[Porkwarrior]

Netherlands - Germany will be the best World Cup finale that was never played....

Argentine D had holes today, they just looked spent.
As pretty as the goal was...Goetze should have been marked closer. Defense has been the Argies strength...and as soon as it showed a few holes a ball was meeting the back of the net!

 

[islandman]

That was fun.

Let's do it again in four years.

But this time in Russia.

 

[RedAllan]

That was fun.

Let's do it again in four years.

But this time in Russia.

Yea, it's a date, I'll put it in the diary

 

[Bacigalupo]

Well there's still the Women's World Cup, and the Olympics.

 

[oggbashan]

Well there's still the Women's World Cup, and the Olympics.

There's the Tour De France (via Yorkshire and London) and the Commonwealth Games as well.

 

[Porkwarrior]

I have tickets for the Pan-Am games futbol finale. Probably better soccer than the World Cup

 

[RedAllan]

Lets not forget the Rugby World Cup.

 

[butters]

That was fun.

Let's do it again in four years.

But this time in Russia.

 

[Wrong Element]

The first half looked about even to me. From then on, the advantage swung to Germany -- the team that had the earlier semifinal, got to coast for most of that game, and played 30 fewer minutes.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

5 – 24 August 2014 Women's Soccer (I am guessing that the women will not be as violent, as the men were in this final playoff.)

 

[renard_ruse]

I have tickets for the Pan-Am games futbol finale. Probably better soccer than the World Cup

What is with this calling it "futbol"? We're not speaking Spanish. Something wrong with calling it "soccer"?

 

[nowisthetime]

What is with this calling it "futbol"? We're not speaking Spanish. Something wrong with calling it "soccer"?

And why does that bother you so much? Not everyone here is a gringo.

 

[renard_ruse]

Now its time to get ready for The REAL World Cup...

http://cdn.londonandpartners.com/asset/1f8caef09915bd47b9a2d911c74caf48.jpg

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2011/9/11/1315733034062/Fourie-Du-Preez-007.jpg

 

[renard_ruse]

And why does that bother you so much? Not everyone here is a gringo.

Did it say it bothers me "so much"? If you call baseball "beisbol" maybe, but why is soccer "futbol"? Some people who aren't even Spanish speakers call it that, I'm not sure why. I guess they don't want to call it soccer. That's dumb.

 

[nowisthetime]

It doesn't bother me.

This World Cup was so fun and full of surprises

-Spain's epic opening loss to Netherlands
-England losing and eliminated early
-Portugal's ass whupping by Germany
-Ghana tying Germany
-Suarez vampire antics and 4 month ban
-Cameroon's horrible showing through out
-Tim Howard's epic saves against Belgium
-James (Rodriguez) Bond brilliance, a star is born
-Costa Rica reaching quarter finals and nearly eliminating Netherlands
-Brazil's ass whupping by Germany
-Brazil's ass whupping by Netherlands
-Great play by the USA

 

[Liar]

What is with this calling it "futbol"? We're not speaking Spanish. Something wrong with calling it "soccer"?

Because you buggers stole it's real name, and if we use it you get all confused and stuff.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Mick Jagger snuck into the World Cup final unrecognized yesterday.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsgnYEACIAECgAv.jpg

 

[RobDownSouth]

It doesn't bother me.

This World Cup was so fun and full of surprises

-Cameroon's horrible showing through out

I was reading a fascinating article on the Cameroon squad yesterday...it was absolutely devastating. The entire team was hand-picked prima donnas, each of which thought he was the star of the team. Absolutely no unit cohesiveness, no teamwork, just a bunch of smug, petulant children, incapable of taking direction.

The team was the absolute worst in the field, and one of the overall weakest teams in recent World Cup memory.

The exact opposite of the German team.

 

[unregistered]

 

[mark197205]

It doesn't bother me.

This World Cup was so fun and full of surprises

-Spain's epic opening loss to Netherlands
-England losing and eliminated early
-Portugal's ass whupping by Germany
-Ghana tying Germany
-Suarez vampire antics and 4 month ban
-Cameroon's horrible showing through out
-Tim Howard's epic saves against Belgium
-James (Rodriguez) Bond brilliance, a star is born
-Costa Rica reaching quarter finals and nearly eliminating Netherlands
-Brazil's ass whupping by Germany
-Brazil's ass whupping by Netherlands
-Great play by the USA

You missed out Algeria's performances.

 

[RjThoughts]

Did it say it bothers me "so much"? If you call baseball "beisbol" maybe, but why is soccer "futbol"? Some people who aren't even Spanish speakers call it that, I'm not sure why. I guess they don't want to call it soccer. That's dumb.

I love how people who don't like soccer BITCH every four years about the World Cup coverage, but are fine with fucking college football and pro football having fucking coverage EVERY FUCKING OFF DAY IN THE FUCKING SUMMER!

Talk about shoving sports down our throats.

 

[RjThoughts]

Now its time to get ready for The REAL World Cup...

http://cdn.londonandpartners.com/asset/1f8caef09915bd47b9a2d911c74caf48.jpg

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2011/9/11/1315733034062/Fourie-Du-Preez-007.jpg

ANOTHER bastardization of association football/soccer

 

[RedAllan]

It doesn't bother me.

This World Cup was so fun and full of surprises

-Spain's epic opening loss to Netherlands
-England losing and eliminated early
-Portugal's ass whupping by Germany
-Ghana tying Germany
-Suarez vampire antics and 4 month ban
-Cameroon's horrible showing through out
-Tim Howard's epic saves against Belgium
-James (Rodriguez) Bond brilliance, a star is born
-Costa Rica reaching quarter finals and nearly eliminating Netherlands
-Brazil's ass whupping by Germany
-Brazil's ass whupping by Netherlands
-Great play by the USA

England losing early, not really a surprise.

 

[zipman]

In an interview after Brazil lost, Mick Jagger addressed the fact that Brazil blamed him for the loss and that he put a jinx on them by attending. His response was ""OK, I take responsibility for the first German goal," he told NME, "but not the other six!"

What a brilliant answer.

 

[okatty35]

In an interview after Brazil lost, Mick Jagger addressed the fact that Brazil blamed him for the loss and that he put a jinx on them by attending. His response was ""OK, I take responsibility for the first German goal," he told NME, "but not the other six!"

What a brilliant answer.

That is good stuff!