World Cup 2014

the crying eagle has landycaked

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276270/Article/images/20519545/5750323-large.jpg

HULL'S READY

some idiosyncratic choices here

http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/twelve-hot-soccer-players-in-the-2014-world-cup/

spurs fan watching this WC is gonna be like Southampton or west ham fans watching top end of EPL

eh tbf gonna be like us watching top end of EPL too but 19m for Carrick was joeks

i'd like to imagine that somewhere about now Woy has just woken up with the cold sweats after realising he's picked no holding or linking midfielders

milner

he can slot in

specialisation is bunkum its a simple game, take yr pirlos now, the Italians make a lot of a player like that, but where do you play im? behind the midfield? nonsense.

Rooney is so getting a red on Saturday as he lumps his way after Pirlo

Anyone know of a WC chart I can use on OpenOffice. I could try myself but if there's one available...

Rooney will be injured by the Manaus pitch first.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp51yU-CQAA8Bu4.png

;_;

Predictions for Brazil / Croatia?

'Shock' Croatia 2-1 win.

draw, modric to make me well up at least three times

vogue not having alexis sanchez in their list is bs

<3 vuvuzelas, fuck fifa.

I like crowd noise more.

Mandzukic is suspended for the Brazil game, right?

Or injured?

hes not playing..

vuvuzelas r crowd noise bruv

He's suspended. xp

anyone who says they like vuvuzelas or even that they weren't that bad is a complete moron

soz

I give them about 50% of the blame for the shitness of the last world cup (the other 50 is for the jabulani obv)

not liking vuvuzelas = racist imo

read some fanon ffs

yep, definitely a complete moron

lol who you gonna blame if this world cup is shit, the stadium caterers? The advertising hoardings?

FIFA

ilxors of france, what's going on w/ yr midfield? does no ribery actually make pogba less likely to start?

Lionel Messi, Argentina
"It is impossible to communicate, it's like being deaf."

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
"It is difficult for anyone on the pitch to concentrate. A lot of players don't like them, but they are going to have to get used to them."

Xabi Alonso, Spain
"I think they should be banned. They make it very difficult for the players to communicate. They are a distraction and do nothing for the atmosphere."

Patrice Evra, France
"We can't sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas. People start playing them from 6am. We can't hear one another out on the pitch because of them."

Tim Meyer, Germany team doctor
"You can think about ear plugs, but that would mean an even more serious communication problem on the pitch."

Thomas Sorensen, Denmark
"The problem is you just can't communicate. You really have to use eye contact. Whatever I say to the defenders will not be heard. You need things sorted out before the game, know where people are, use hands signs, because you have no chance on the field to do things quickly. When you play in England you are used to the good atmosphere and the people singing, but this is just a constant noise. It's obviously part of the tradition here, but I prefer people singing."

back in your box

On June 12, during the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, eight paralyzed individuals will come onto the pitch. Seven will be seated in their wheelchairs. One of them, however, will be standing. He’ll walk a few steps toward a soccer ball. When he reaches it, he’ll hitch back his leg and then strike the ball. It may roll only a few feet, but that will be enough to officially kick off the Cup. To accomplish this astonishing feat, all he’ll have to do is think about walking. A bionic exoskeleton controlled by his mind will do the rest.

http://grantland.com/features/world-cup-2014-exoskeleton-miguel-nicolelis-brain-research-brazil/

give the players their own vuvus and they can just communicate that way

^

nn otm vuvuzelas pure shitness

game after game who drive you insane, baby it's the vuvu man
who's going to steal the show you know baby it's the vuvu man
who's going to blow and blow and blow baby it's the vuvu man

something keeps him drifting, Cape Town to Ellis Park
searching for a place to PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPP

=< vuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

=<

crying of lot 49 audio book just one long vuvuzela signifying tripped out fuckedness

not really feeling modric's haircut. bad news for croatia, imo

http://news.7msport.com/news/upload_img/20140526/44_2014052611411364.jpg

Brazil 3-0

nah 3-1

Ellen?

ilxors of france, what's going on w/ yr midfield? does no ribery actually make pogba less likely to start?

― ogmor, Thursday, June 12, 2014 3:36 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Don't think so - think Deschamps has half hinted at the possibility of not starting him, just to scare him into getting more serious about defending.

That haircut is doing him all the favors in the world, trust me. Now actually adorable.

Brazil 1-0. Opening games are always slow.

mostly, not always. not sure that Brazil will be able to exert caution and not sure they're gonna be a sit-and-hold-a-lead team

ilxor proxy ms Mac, Luka's other fan, does not agree with you l, so by default he's now yours. gratis.

Lol that mcdonalds ff thing is encouraging the worst 10-year-old-fm-player indulgence, I just picked a squad including messi, Ronaldo, neymar and iniesta.

Spose the fun thing about these tournaments is that the biggest players won't necessarily be the biggest points earners, but all the same

i changed my mind, I dunno that I have the time or inclination to do a fantasy pick

but you guys it's only 3 HOURS TILL KICKOFF WEEEEEEEEEE

I already have the app on my phone ready to go
(and two more apps as backup incase I decide the one I picked sucks)