World Cup 2014
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- CALLES0
Great semis coming our way
- sem0
I'll be honest. Mexico and Costa were not easy wins for Holland. They will either surprise us with Argentina and get back on the form they were on against Spain or its game over. There will be no luck in that game just skill on the day.
Everyone I spoke to last night was doubting Brazil but I think having the home support is gonna help them out.
I would like, Brazil vs Holland
If I was to bet? Germany vs Argentina.
- Miguex0
mexico and costa wins were PURE LUCK, straight and simple. When they played spain I was, man, holland will wind the worldcup easy.. but after seeing them on the last 2 games I felt cheated. Granted, tons of teams do the acted dives thing and that pisses me off.I understand that there should be a penalty for people that just act/ pretend to fall... how come is never enforced? whenever I see that on a match, no matter what team... its so frustrating
- There should also be penalties for refs who don;t call penalties like that double-penalty against robben on the first half. You don't talk about that one...OSFA
- iCanHazQBN0
Soccer is all fake. Players diving and pretending to be hurt... players wasting time... entire outcomes determined by the bad calls of referees. There's no reliability or consistency. We might as well pick the winner out of a hat.
I thought I could like this sport and I watched almost every game of this World Cup, but I've decided that I don't like it. And I don't see why the entire world likes it so much, when often times acting ability becomes more of a deciding factor than athleticism.
Imagine if the referee had made the correct call when Robben committed that foul/penalty against Costa Rica. Costa Rica should've been given a penalty kick, and they'd probably be in the semifinals now.
Why not enforce strict rules as a deterrent? If you're blatantly caught diving on camera, you're suspended for three games. Why can't it be that simple? The NBA has a 10 second violation rule where the player has to get the ball across the half-court line within 10 seconds of inbounding it. Why not have a similar rule in soccer to deter players from wasting time?
After EVERY game all we hear are stories of Player X diving, and Referee X making a bad call, and other reasons unrelated to athleticism for why a team lost. Aren't people sick of using these reasons?
I used to have respect for soccer, but it's really difficult to watch it while trying to convince yourself that the winner is truly the winner.
Soccer is really fun to play though.
- Even though you're usually a wretched pointless cunt, I tend agree and I think most football fans would. .********
- Yes.maquito
- lol setmonospaced
- Even though you're usually a wretched pointless cunt, I tend agree and I think most football fans would. .
- sem0
- Salarrue0
Brasil asked FIFA to let Thiago play even if he got 2 yellow cards.
http://mundial-brasil-2014.clari…
- hotroddy0
free kicks too. They give a disportionate amount of free kicks to the 'bigger' teams. There is a reason why it's the same fucking teams over over again. And it's not just b/c of talent of roster.
- OSFA0
For all you anti-Robben and who still think that Netherlands got help...
- Mexico was also denied of a pk with a double foul.VectorMasked
- People hate on Robben because he dives sometimes but thats cos he gets attacked so much. He's proved one of the best.sem
- Look at 2010 world cup? the guy was a fucking Terminator.sem
- OSFA0
- Robben is one of the top 3-5 divers in the world. Refs if germany are very well aware of this.VectorMasked
- Sorry but can't compare a Neymar, Robben, Busquets with any other random player.VectorMasked
- I'm just showing him because he was bitching and talking like he's never done it before...OSFA
- VectorMasked0
- To the left, to the left, everything you shoot in a box to the left.iCanHazQBN
- Maaku0
So today we find out if the world cup is legit.
GO GERMANY!
- Krassy0
Prediction: referee will award a wrongful penalty kick to Brazil against Germany
- sem0
GO BRAZIL!
- Krassy0
Referee who missed Suarez bite gets Brazil-Germany semifinal.
Uh oh.
- stoplying0
This will be better than the final. Can't wait!