World Cup 2014

This is some magnificent awkward-squadding from Cahill. Australia looking much better now they're not expecting him to run with the ball, just generally put himself about and see if he can make Gonzalo Jara cry. Mark Bresciano is quietly running shit in midfield, too. Chile should have been giving Australia a way harder time of things; yes, their passing and technique is sick, but they really are not impressive without the ball.

Australia's other exciting new plan, Do Not Ever Pass To Tommy Oar Unless It Is Literally Your Only Option, is also working nicely.

ok so if that had gone over the line, would they have stopped the run of play for a kick off and 3-1 chile or would it have just carried on and been tallied 3-1 or would it stay 2-1 or what

idg goalline tech

Yeah I was wondering that too

Australians in New York are the worst thing about New York

― caek, Friday, June 13, 2014 7:17 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha this is like a thing now whats up w that

BEAUSEJOUR

xxp surely you wld stop because it's a goal. the ref's watch vibrates

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-3_visa

Basically if you love here from Europe you have a fancy pants visa and have a job but afaict you can move here from Australian to wear flip flops

Move not love

might be the heat but chile look tired

BEAUSEJOUR

was gonna say

What is the best thing in football? It is a wide man who is built like a water buffalo.

Oh, and is that Airplane! on Channel 4? Lovely.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit watching football

lol that was mazing

Chile was fucken lazy tho

you mean stylish and nonchalant

i mean they shd've finished 7 or 8 clear

quite a header by the Dutch guy eh

the shit-eating grin on van Persie's face before he headed the ball was hilarious

http://i.imgur.com/C9hEDq3.png

I did enjoy "there isn't an octopus in the world who could have predicted this"

Panda looks like he couldn't give a toss

i was all ready to draw a warm bath & shuffle off to oblivion after that first 20 min but hey whaddya know they stayed in the fking thing

i haaaaate how many chances they had to tie it up & didnt put the hammer down. bresciano worked his ass off, just wish we had one or 2 more workhorses to help him out, fucking miss the 06 squad in those moments

leckie ran his legs off

and as was clearly shown a single oar is truly USELESS lol

so yay and, yeah, kinda ooof ...am glad it wasnt the total facepalm shitshow i was expecting

aww

idk

i don't want to give them too much of a pass...lot of sloppy bullshit & faffing about & they lost 3-1 when they should have at least tied. like, do you want a pat on the head for trying or do you want to fucking win. hmph.

u talking about socceroos or raiders?

desperate fan seeks terrible team for co-dependent abusive relationship

YOU THINK I DONT KNOW THAT

the australian attitude of expecting to win works if you're the cricket team, the rugby team or lleyton hewitt in 2001/2, but maybe less so in this instance ;)

sez the england supporter

we don't expect to win, we demand to win. big difference :D

not even rly 'supporting' england so much as hoping they progress far for discourse's sake (and coz it'll be well fun if they win it)

m8

australian stance is whole farkin team is shit but WHADDYA MEAN WE DIDNT WIN ARR BUNCHA CHEATS

oh i <3 england even with their historic lack of my beloved marc overmars

but i worry

this a larf though

http://www.smh.com.au/fifa-world-cup-2014/australia-2014/good-luck-mike-tony-abbott-gets-socceroos-skippers-name-wrong-20140614-zs7q2.html

Real life intervened yesterday which meant that I only got to the pub in time for the fourth Holland goal and the place was going mental. Were Spain playing a suicidally high line against Robben and RVP or was it just general ineptitude plus terrifying attacking play?

God, imagine being Casillas right now? Maybe ever Real Madrid player is going to have a comedy-horrific World Cup? If Benzema somehow scores and own-goal and gets sent off we'll know.

I did watch all of Mexico-Cameroon and the whole thing was a bit Championship, especially the goalmouth scramble that seemed to go on forever. Lovely run up the left from Benny though.

Both back lines were susceptible to a killer pass, but great goals either side of the half and the Spanish didn't know what to do. Although I wonder where the game would've gone if the 3rd goal was disallowed.

Looks like the Brazilian climate doesn't agree with Spain. That and Vincente complacently giving Torres his ticket.

Chile took it somewhat easily. William otm, don't quite know what they are up to without the ball; Spain - Chile will be some game.

Uh *cough cough* last team to score 5 goals or more against Spain *cough cough*

lol Lawrenson saying they could win the group.

was talking about Eng btw.

btw did we comment on the fact that spain were playing in white and holland in blue. wtf was up with that? i'm sure fifa's to blame for that.

Yes, that FIFA rule is still in effect for the black and white TV viewers. All three of them.

haha yeah, i looked it up and apparently spain was the home team so they chose to wear red, so holland couldn't be in orange as they're too similar. then fifa told spain that their red kit was dark, as was holland's so they needed to change to a light color (because of all three b&w tv viewers as stanm said), hence the white. lol fifa

Why couldn't Holland have worn orange in that case?

Yes, that FIFA rule is still in effect for the black and white TV viewers. All three of them.

^ privilege checking req'd imo

because orange and white are both light colours

I expect that's the rationale, but damn,

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1oyx2F11LWo/TClyqVq5MqI/AAAAAAAABPg/AVoDMvhTIcs/s1600/_29Jun~NethSlov439705-netherlands-vs-slovakia.jpg

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Cristiano+Ronaldo+Guy+Demel+Ivory+Coast+v+OsdiVyoJktnl.jpg

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Netherlands+v+Japan+Group+E+2010+FIFA+World+pUr3f63ftnIl.jpg

all from 2010.

Irony is, I actually really like the navy with orange trim kits, dunno why the fuck I'm complaining.