World Cup 2014

us foam hand pointing up means advance

someone make a gif of Miley slowly descending onto that graph

Sad that I took the sensible option of going to bed rather than watching USA v Portugal.

Is this the Best World Cup Ever? It's probably the one I've enjoyed most since 1994. Common factors = late-night games and England not being on the same continent as the other teams.

its as good as any I can remember overall, though its hard to compare it to the tournaments Ireland were at obv

dream scenario for maximum lolz (correct me if this is not how it would happen though):
portugal-ghana 2-0, germany-usa 3-0
portugal and usa both on 4 points with the same goal differential, same number of goals scored,direct confrontation is a tie... which would lead to a coin toss to see who goes through. as i said, great fun for everyone not supporting either of those teams, one of those countries feeling wronged forever.

my Dad once told me the story of a local FA guy who decided the result of an abandoned match by coin toss over the phone

hahaha that is fantastic!

I want to see Cronaldo's face when he gets kicked out of the world cup by a coin toss SO BAD.

btw the net sound for Jones's goal last night

*flamboyantly kisses fingertips*

yeah the brittle, running-scared vibe at the end of the game and the tremendous disappointment of that last goal shouldn't erase the fucking awesomeness of JJ's moment

i guess if i could say that there's one thing EVERYONE in this thread needs to do tonight, it's listen to the univision call of jermaine jones' goal (or, as the spanish language announcer puts it, a "goalazo")

http://screamer.deadspin.com/jermaine-jones-comes-up-with-a-glorious-equalizer-1594586835/+samer

― le goon (J0rdan S.), Sunday, June 22, 2014 10:31 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

If ya'll weren't watching the Univision feed to begin with then I just don't know

I want to see Cronaldo's face when he gets kicked out of the world cup by a coin toss SO BAD.

― i reject your shiny expensive consumerist stereo system (Scik Mouthy), Monday, June 23, 2014 12:37 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

for many this would probably push the world cup from great to best ever

cherry-on-top: Nani gets to toss the coin

He'd probably miss the ground.

I think you are all way way overestimating how much this WC means to Ronaldo. He knows he's not fit and isn't gonna be fit in the weeks ahead, he knows he plays in a terrible team. He looked like he was taking being knocked out last night in a resigned fashion.

Don't you try and take this from me.

there it is, aldo

Monday (GMT times):
5:00pm
Australia v Spain - poss dud, neither teams can qualify
Holland v Chile - poss excitement, teams might try to win to avoid Brazil

9:00pm
Cameroon v Brazil - Cameroon out, likely to be whitewash for Brazil?
Croatia v Mexico - likely gold, both teams still in for qualification

Am I paranoid or has the draw been fixed to make a Brazil v. Argentina the mostly likely final?

Tuesday(GMT times):
5:00pm
Costa Rica v England - probably snore fest, Rica through and England, well.
Italy v Uruguay - Both teams fighting for the second place. Yummy.

9:00pm
Greece v Ivory Coast - Greece need to score at least 4 goals and win but also hope that Japan don't win by 2 goals at least, to get second place.
Japan v Columbia - Columbia through, but Japan can get second if they win by at least 2 goals and hope Greece win but don't nail Ivory Coast by 4 goals or more.

hope that's right anyway

LOLz if Greece actually manage to qualify

also of note, if Brazil lose (hmm) and Croatia v Mexico is a draw. Brazil are out, or if Croatia win and Brazil lose by at least 2 goals.

oh no sorry, it would depend on how many goals Croatia get against Mexico wouldn't it.

Tom D. - yes you are paranoid.

Brazil won't lose against Cameron.

Croatia - Mexico and Italy - Uruguay should be terrific games.

Chile - Netherlands - so much classic potential. Both through though and they have nothing to fear against Brazil. Can see them both easing if its 1-1 after 70 mins.

Wed doesn't look that interesting.

Thurs is Por - Ghana. Can't wait..

by GMT i assume BST is meant?

yup

ah yeah, sorry

lol, your sport has TIES

and yours has fucking britches

what ho, guv'nor, we don't really know what those are -- you have to take em down to get those public-school canings?

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/world-cup-pass-move-i-cant-believe-that-we-did-draw/

Bradley losing ball gif is strangely hypnotic

Confirmed: Kuyt starts for Holland. As left back.

lock ilf

i like how his first and last names become one name

does that mean they will score/concede 10 goals because they are playing old forwards on defense, or does it mean that they are not being serious?

the last two group games should be played simultaneously on two fields that intersect at the center, forming a cross. this way you could play your game, while also trying to change the outcome of the other game.

would sign petition

Sepp Blatter resides in a tower at the center, shooting at players with a tennis ball cannon

<3 Kuyt, but with this Holland may be setting themselves up for a second-round game against Brazil. Are you fine with that LBI?

an even more thorough USA-advances-if chart:

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10447037_10101971248324618_6348163343338364114_n.jpg

ik idk if you've been watching but Brazil are total shit

Still Brazil in Brazil though. And in any case it's a genuine question when the alternative is likely Mexico, I'm not trying to point-and-laugh at Holland or anything.

group stage performance not necessarily a good indicator (but it's the only one we've got)

5300+ posts -> What do you all say to opening another thread when the group stages are over? (Friday?)

No:
• nobody's ever going to try to open the whole thing;
• I like this thread.

Yes:
• can get rid of FIFA from the thread title. It's 'the World Cup' ffs, not 'the FIFA World Cup'.

Apparently we're not allowed to do that

No, I'm not fine with that IK. Van Gaal's idea is that the Chile backs run up so far, that a workhorse is needed to track them. Martins Indi is injured. I would've moved Blind to left back and Kongolo as a centre defender.

Now we've got a right-footed winger as left back. And it's Kuyt. It sounds so utterly ridiculous it just might work.

You've riled me about this before NBS

Having said that, and I'm at the very least ambiguous about Van Gaal, he has pulled stunts like this before, where seemingly batshit insane choices actually paid off. So yeah.

Xp

• can get rid of FIFA from the thread title. It's 'the World Cup' ffs, not 'the FIFA World Cup'.

I've been wondering when someone was going to bring that up. FINALLY!