World Cup 2014

Luis Suarez is a vampire.

 

This World Cup has been mostly a fantastic advertisement for this game we love. Until this match. Shameful all around. Italy was cynical and negative and used every trick in the book to see this through as a draw. And anything good that Uruguay did is entirely wiped out by yet another moment of sheer lunacy/idiocy/madness from Suarez. I can only hope that his behavior on this stage, is finally enough for people to say...enough.

 

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Worse is Uruguay has WON after his antics at 2 consecutive WCs.

 

The ancient Greek. Who knew?

https://twitter.com/nzaccardi/status/481505802319314944

 

Double wow. fifa.com says Prandelli and Italian FA prez have resigned.

http://www.fifa.com/index.html

 

Holy snatching defeat from the jaws of victory Batman! The Ivorians just spit the bit! So long Drogba. Maybe we'll see you in Russia...in the technical area!

 

The worst thing was about to happen and that was Greece getting to the knockout stages by scoring 1 goal in 3 games :shock: Mercifully Ivory Coast scored and all they needed to do was hold on, then in the last minute of stoppage time :angry-banghead: moronic penalty, and now the poster child for ugly, mind numbing football is advancing.

 

Today was not a good day for the game, in general. Some examples of how not to play were rewarded. Let's just hope that class eventually prevails.

 

The Italy-Uraguay match was ugly and brutal. I really can't stand the Italian antics and Suarez is a whole different level of sleazy. I hope he is permanently banned from World Cup play for his premeditated assault because that is what this was. His actions simply were not within the confines of the game and if there were any justice in the matter it would be turned over to the authorities for prosecution.

 

To these points, I agree. Ruiz worked very, very well with Dempsey and Dembele - which should be no shock to anyone. He is a great player but needs to be utilized to his strengths (but don't we all?) - Fulham accomplished that about 25% of the time. Jeez

 

And then there was 16: http://www.google.com/search?client=saf ... 8&oe=UTF-8

• 5 South American teams, but 4 will have a mini-tournament for a semi-final berth w/only Argentina on the other side

• 6 European teams, with a Germany v France Quarterfinal looming.

• 3 Concacaf teams doing work :banana-wrench: a dream Quarterfinal of Mexico v Costa Rica?? Probably not as Holland has to like their chances of getting to a semi-final.

• 2 African teams, Ivory Coast must still be kicking themselves for not joining Nigeria and Algeria. Have to feel good for Nigeria w/what's going on in their country.

 

I hope Costa Rica score early and often to contnue their run and I like Mexico's chances against the Dutch. Mexico is flying pretty high at the moment. That US team isn't looking to bad either.

 

Bravo - he's my son's favorite so we watch him all of the time. Moments of sheer brilliance from the lil' Argentine thus far.

 

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Well on his way to the golden boot.

 

Brazil is a bar rattler from being out of this and Chile's keeper has been terrific in regulation and extra time. Let's see how PKs go.