World Cup 2014

v late but how the fuck didn't beckermann get a red card for that foul on Schweinsteiger?

its a fair argument if anyone on that panel were fit to the ease it out with a decent opposite position, like dunphy on rte

XP his leg was limp at contact, swung across him not a pointed impact imo

Rooting hard for Algeria

Russia

Russia

Kerzhakov starts with Kokorin, which is positive. Dzagoev still on the bench though.

Allez les Fennecs!

I'm not confused by the mechanics and math, i'm just not a fan of anything other than Wins and Losses determining who WINS AND LOSES. Points for a tie is the dumbest thing ever. Just seed the teams properly, have a best of 3 and the winners move on. Or do Sudden Death every match.

FP stfu and get out

KOKORIN!!!!!

That's beautiful

Great finish.

Jeez, what a header

What minute does Capello sub Kherzhakov and bring on a DM?

Surprised he hasn't done it already

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C7n4tnbgFf8/UKZbrlkLlKI/AAAAAAAAA3g/f9foesnBuYs/s1600/Dungeon_Master_Profile.jpg

This is the Russia I like though. No big superstars, but a flowing machine pre-1989 like.

playin some Fantasia - Lose to Win up in here

finding out you've won after you lost is like waking up for school to learn it's cancelled due to snow

I'm not confused by the mechanics and math, i'm just not a fan of anything other than Wins and Losses determining who WINS AND LOSES. Points for a tie is the dumbest thing ever. Just seed the teams properly, have a best of 3 and the winners move on. Or do Sudden Death every match.

― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, June 26, 2014 4:01 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol that doesn't even make sense. How would you 'seed the teams properly'? arbitrarily rank them at the onset of the tournament? sudden death every match? what, like March Madness? boring. Round robins do a better job of ensuring the better squads make it to the knockout round.

also wtf is wrong with points for a tie, hockey did that for years (and now currently awards points to overtime losses now that they eliminated ties). you're acting like teams who went 0-1-2 are advancing to the knockout round.

the only reason they use points (or should I say, point, as a tie is only 1 point) is because determining champions by win percentage becomes very difficult when ties are involved and doesn't really paint an accurate picture

You know you've had it with a football thread if people barge in questioning the most basic game rules that have been around for ages. Jesus Christ.

Russia giving the ball away too much. There's real chances to break here but they keep wasting them. Algeria have 2 or 3 v good dribblers.

Brb, off to the baseball thread to nag about why there's nine innings and not three or seventeen. Nine is just a ridiculous number. Also, why not use a tennis racket instead of a bat?

Why can't they just pick up and throw the damn ball like gentlemen?

Or just roll it to home base. Why throw? It's so aggressive, someone could get hurt.

Algeria trying their best, just not dangerous enough yet.

Red card on belgium

classic defour

Why thank you Belgium! Keep up the good work.

Going from prior performance Korea not likely to benefit from the red

Otm

Leg breaker

points for a draw damned close to fuckin communism imo

yeah, the team with the richest owners should win

not at all, the team with the most efficient use of their available resources will always triumph in the long run

all right wtf is the 'ohh way ahh' clip that ESPN endlessly uses as transition music

fuck that was the game right there

all right wtf is the 'ohh way ahh' clip that ESPN endlessly uses as transition music

― mookieproof, Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:01 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

catchy is what it is.

Isn't that part of the official FIFA ad campaign? I think everyone has to use that. ESPN's own intros show lava devouring Rio, which is then relocated to the middle of Russia, then back to Brazil.

Yep, sick of the 'Oh whey yahh' thing here too.

its a rip of the theme tune from the snorkels btw

oh akinfeev

YALLA!

That's two goals Akinfeev has cost his team now.

some twat with a laser in the crowd as well

FP stfu and get out

― leave the web boys alone (darraghmac), Thursday, June 26, 2014 3:03 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

lava devouring Rio, which is then relocated to the middle of Russia

Eh? That's not very nice.

Hockey was better w/ ties btw

Also f Belgium, so many Americafans afraid of them despite having watched none of their games

i only fear wallonia