World Cup 2014

so it's NL v Costa Rica or Greece in the quarter final and then Argentina/Switzerland/Belgium/USA in the semi?

correct, ned vs arg in the semi

yup. repeat of '78 final plz.

netherlands-germany final would be disappointing

np colombia got u back

colombia, france, argentina and, just about, brazil are all preferable imo

looking forward to Colombia-Argentina in the final tbh

https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/s526x395/10511147_10152458023316293_4326943854994966299_n.jpg

Mexico really have nothing to complain about, they weren't equipped to hold onto a 1 goal lead for that length of time against the Netherlands

ooooh - big mistake, KLM twitter feed person. xpost

<3 Bernal tho

Aranguiz penalty yesterday the best one of the tournament so far. Even if it didn't actually change anything.

Feel like the finalists being both good and from different continents is key now. Torn between France-Argentina and Colombia-Holland I think.

@PCarrESPN: The Dutch win is the 1st time a team has won a WC knockout game in regulation after trailing in the 88th min.

a Greece-USA final isn't possible, thankfully

@PCarrESPN: The Dutch win is the 1stmillionth time a team has won a WC knockout game in regulationtripped over air in the box after trailing in the 88th min.

looking forward to Colombia-Argentina in the final tbh

― clockpuncher (Noodle Vague), Sunday, June 29, 2014 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So would love that to be the final.

@PCarrESPN: The Dutch win is the 1st time a team has won a WC knockout game in regulation after trailing in the 88th min.

lol kind of inevitable that when that record was broken it would be Mexico on the receiving end

messi scoring the winner against brazil in the maracana is too perfect to happen

Then there would be a new quote: "Down through its history, only threefour people have managed to silence the Maracana."

Kinda heartbrokem for Mexico but they were slipping towards the end. Ochoa is still a beast, he shouldn't have that loss on his shoulders

No comment on the Mexican fans yelling 'puto' / faggot on every kick? FIFA said it's no big deal.

that was the name of their dog(s)?

STOKED.

This is not a pro-Greece crowd.

both captains are fulham players. is this some parallel universe where multiple fulham players captain sides in the k/o rounds of the WC?

Ticos really looking very handy so far, Campbell coming deep and knitting stuff together nicely, legs aplenty down the flanks, and their team movement is just lovely.

Just caught up with the holland-mexico game on delay. Yay Holland. Clear penalty. Happy for the Hunter. Martin O'Neill talking absolute shit as per. Now for Costa Rica-Greece. Usual Greece or Ivory Coast Greece I wonder.

Greece are giving it a bit of a go, actually. Christodoulopoulos is making his runs again and linking up quite nicely with Samaras on the left.

sadly Senderos isn't captain of Switzerland

Was Dejagah the Iran captain?

lol at the sprint to ensure that was a marginal fk

no, Nekounam is Iran captain I think

Was watching Holland Mexico with friends, not a lot to add: Thought it wasn't not a penalty. 5-3-2 failing yet again. Very glad for Hunter (started this WC as fifth striker, Van GaL had told him this one forehand and had said 'I'd understand if you'd rather go on holiday', but he went, and did this), and for the so far anonymous Sneijder to score the goals. I think I actually yelped when Sneijder scores. Awes.

Danny Murphy the captain of limp commentary this WC iirc

lol i actually forgot about Clint

that is kind of weird

too many captain cooks

take it to the cricket thread

SAVE

great cross

god I love deep crosses like that

Game breaking down a bit now, not convinced it's Greece's fault. They're putting pressure on Costa Rica's possession, cutting off the supply lines, so the Ticos' back four is at a bit of loss as to what to do.

tell u what greece look p dece

I was lulled into a false sense of interest by the palatable opening. Only just realising this is a dreadful game.

god I love deep crosses like that

― do u like green ez & jam (darraghmac), Sunday, June 29, 2014 9:37 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

the genre's masterpiece

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-cEtk4vJhQ

^^ this xp

Yeah, they've isolated Campbell completely, and I don't think Costa Rica have much idea how to fix this. That said, working out where Greece's goal is coming from is... difficult. One situation earlier where Greece broke, and one shit decision from Christodoulopoulos turned a 2-on-2 situation into a 2-on-6. Inventiveness proving very hard to come by.

I don't know why I keep being surprised at how effectively Greece can kill a game and eliminate key players. It's all they do. It's highly annoying yet also very admirable.

Ooh yeah, that's some lusty booing from the crowd there.

woof nn, woof

Carr Anderson right side rip