2014 FIFA World Cup

[ideus]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I'm actually very interested in seeing who will win if it comes down to penalty shootouts.

Germans normally win the penalty shootout, but because the Dutch and the Deutsch are nearly the same culturally, Germans have no advantage over Niederlanders when it comes to a mind game.

It would be pretty funny if the Argentines can beat the Germans in a penalty shootout though. That would make for a perfect world cup, full of surprises and upsets. I bet most bookies in UK will be bankrupt if Argentines can crush Germany 3-0 on penalties.

You better don't call the dutch german outside of the internet.

Since when Dutch and Germans are the same? 

[Mooby]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I met a dutchman in the supermarket today, who told me they were playing against Argentina this evening.
I said to him: Nice, we'll be playing against them on saturday

[vivalarevolución]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I'm actually very interested in seeing who will win if it comes down to penalty shootouts.

Germans normally win the penalty shootout, but because the Dutch and the Deutsch are nearly the same culturally, Germans have no advantage over Niederlanders when it comes to a mind game.

It would be pretty funny if the Argentines can beat the Germans in a penalty shootout though. That would make for a perfect world cup, full of surprises and upsets. I bet most bookies in UK will be bankrupt if Argentines can crush Germany 3-0 on penalties.

I hope neither of the final two games come down to penalties.  I hate big games ending with penalties.

[Frenir]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I'm actually very interested in seeing who will win if it comes down to penalty shootouts.

Germans normally win the penalty shootout, but because the Dutch and the Deutsch are nearly the same culturally, Germans have no advantage over Niederlanders when it comes to a mind game.

It would be pretty funny if the Argentines can beat the Germans in a penalty shootout though. That would make for a perfect world cup, full of surprises and upsets. I bet most bookies in UK will be bankrupt if Argentines can crush Germany 3-0 on penalties.

You better don't call the dutch german outside of the internet.

Or Danes, or anyone else that lives in a country next to Germany.

[Mooby]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I'm actually very interested in seeing who will win if it comes down to penalty shootouts.

Germans normally win the penalty shootout, but because the Dutch and the Deutsch are nearly the same culturally, Germans have no advantage over Niederlanders when it comes to a mind game.

It would be pretty funny if the Argentines can beat the Germans in a penalty shootout though. That would make for a perfect world cup, full of surprises and upsets. I bet most bookies in UK will be bankrupt if Argentines can crush Germany 3-0 on penalties.

You better don't call the dutch german outside of the internet.

Or Danes, or anyone else that lives in a country next to Germany.

I can assure you that no one will compare a dane to a german in the context of this year's world cup.

[pasph]

Repeat again "Messi is not Maradona".
Boring hyper tactical match.

[ideus]

Br vs. Ne, guess the final score for the third place.

[ideus]

Ge vs. Ar, your best educated guess for the champion, and the second place of the soccer world cup 2014.

[eth0s]

Alemania, la copa, se mide no se toca!

[vivalarevolución]

In my pub bracket, the only wrong pick I made was Mexico over Netherlands.   And that was a good pick for 87 minutes.   Besides that, my bracket is unblemished.  Now I need Germany to win.  Maybe I'll get a prize.

[katushkin]

South American football = boring as ****.

I think I'm done with football after watching Costa Rica (especially their goalkeeper) Brazil and Argentina playing horrible, horrible football. It just doesn't excite me as a sport anymore.

When will the GH NFL fantasy football league open?

[berserkfan]

Ge vs. Ar, your best educated guess for the champion, and the second place of the soccer world cup 2014.

Germany has become good at attacking.

Argentina has become good at penalties.

This seems to be a reverse of their relative positions a generation ago. But I think Argentina is the underdog this time; Germany is really shining.

[paicrai]

there's a lot of **** around grownups on a big lawn tho

[Oobly]

So disappointed with last night's game... IMO Holland played better than Argentina and deserved to win, but they failed to swap out their goalie before the time was up and it cost them the game. Would have been nice to have two European teams in the final.

The German team is playing very well and I strongly suspect they'll beat Argentina, especially if Argentina play the same as they did last night.

Or as Gary Lineker put it: "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."

[BlueBär]

Or as Gary Lineker put it: "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."

Always? Last time was 1990

[vivalarevolución]

I would not discount the Argentine defense.  They have played very well for all the games, except that Nigeria game, and shut down teams with plenty of firepower like Belgium and Netherlands.  They just do what they have to do.

And if Di Maria is back for the final to take some heat off Messi, they might actually score a goal this time around.

[Frenir]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I'm actually very interested in seeing who will win if it comes down to penalty shootouts.

Germans normally win the penalty shootout, but because the Dutch and the Deutsch are nearly the same culturally, Germans have no advantage over Niederlanders when it comes to a mind game.

It would be pretty funny if the Argentines can beat the Germans in a penalty shootout though. That would make for a perfect world cup, full of surprises and upsets. I bet most bookies in UK will be bankrupt if Argentines can crush Germany 3-0 on penalties.

You better don't call the dutch german outside of the internet.

Or Danes, or anyone else that lives in a country next to Germany.

I can assure you that no one will compare a dane to a german in the context of this year's world cup.

Haha that is very true, I was just thinking more in general terms though - if i had a penny for each time I've been asked if I was german.

[mauri]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I'm actually very interested in seeing who will win if it comes down to penalty shootouts.

Germans normally win the penalty shootout, but because the Dutch and the Deutsch are nearly the same culturally, Germans have no advantage over Niederlanders when it comes to a mind game.

It would be pretty funny if the Argentines can beat the Germans in a penalty shootout though. That would make for a perfect world cup, full of surprises and upsets. I bet most bookies in UK will be bankrupt if Argentines can crush Germany 3-0 on penalties.

You better don't call the dutch german outside of the internet.

Or Danes, or anyone else that lives in a country next to Germany.

I can assure you that no one will compare a dane to a german in the context of this year's world cup.

Haha that is very true, I was just thinking more in general terms though - if i had a penny for each time I've been asked if I was german.

Then what? The suspense is killing me.. A penny?

[Mooby]

How do you think the winner of Ne vs. Ar will stand against Ge?

I'm actually very interested in seeing who will win if it comes down to penalty shootouts.

Germans normally win the penalty shootout, but because the Dutch and the Deutsch are nearly the same culturally, Germans have no advantage over Niederlanders when it comes to a mind game.

It would be pretty funny if the Argentines can beat the Germans in a penalty shootout though. That would make for a perfect world cup, full of surprises and upsets. I bet most bookies in UK will be bankrupt if Argentines can crush Germany 3-0 on penalties.

You better don't call the dutch german outside of the internet.

Or Danes, or anyone else that lives in a country next to Germany.

I can assure you that no one will compare a dane to a german in the context of this year's world cup.

Haha that is very true, I was just thinking more in general terms though - if i had a penny for each time I've been asked if I was german.

You're on the safe side, man: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22624104

[iri]

too much germoney-loving in this thread
need to bring in harmony

[osi]

Let's get it Argentina...

[Mooby]

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First the biting....then an unfortunate placement of a knee. Genius, bringing knives onto the field is the next logical step.

:D :D

[paicrai]

mass murder on the football field?

[osi]

Perfect for a robot chicken claymation short

[paicrai]

Perfect for a robot chicken claymation short

actually there's a really old animation from norway uploaded to youtube about football being a bloodsport

[berserkfan]

just a comment here

I'm cheering for Brazil this time round.

Never thought I would do it. All my life, they have been the top dog. Even when they weren't good, they weren't so bad that they deserved to be considered underdog.

But well, time to cheer the underdog. Let's give them some face and hope they don't get humiliated too much.

[calavera]

I'm beginning to think Brazil only made it so far because of the home buff.

[Mooby]

I'm beginning to think Brazil only made it so far because of the home buff.

That seems to turn into a serious debuff after receiving a goal.

[vivalarevolución]

Another stinker from the home team.  They have the organization of a high school team out there.

[Noko]

That ref is going to need some protection too!

[paicrai]

That ref is going to need some protection too!

aids?

[Mooby]

That ref is going to need some protection too!

aids?

Seriously?

[berserkfan]

When Brazil was poor it played far better soccer. The favela kids had to play soccer well to rise up in society, so you had plenty of creative play.

These 10 years have been great for the economy as a whole, a disaster for social consensus (due to income inequality).

This tournament Brazil has been acting like uncoordinated favela thugs. It's very disappointing. But it also reflects their larger social malaise. The country is incredibly rich but the way they coordinate their resources is borderline retarded. Their soccer team shows a similar problem - utter lack of coordination and teamwork.

Argentina has really gotten much better in defense. I'm still for Germany, but I think the Argentines have played well this tournament and would be deserving champions. The humiliation might even be good for Brazilians; they should reexamine the way they do things.

[BlueBär]

I'm still for Germany, but I think the Argentines have played well this tournament and would be deserving champions.

Did you see the game Argentinia vs. Iran? They should not have won that game, Iran played far better.

[paicrai]

I'm still for Germany, but I think the Argentines have played well this tournament and would be deserving champions.

Did you see the game Argentinia vs. Iran? They should not have won that game, Iran played far better.

how can the team that lost have played better

[BlueBär]

how can the team that lost have played better

If the opponent team plays sloppy but still somehow manages to not take goals they sometimes get lucky and score a goal themselves. Happens often enough. The final score does not always tell the full story.

[fohat.digs]

The final score does not always tell the full story.

So true, and so unfortunate that it is the final word.

Luck is a big part of any game, no matter how hard you try to neutralize it.

[osi]

Come on Argentina!!

[BlueBär]

Come on Argentina!!

Argentina has a too dense defense, Germany just can't get through even though they're way more aggressive.

[osi]

!!!!!!!!

That was a niceeeeeeeee goal there Germany.

Well deserved

[BlueBär]

Revenge for what should have been a yellow-red

[wetto]

Thank you very much Germany for not allowing Argentina to win. If that were to happen, there'd be riots everywhere. 

[BlueBär]

SO GEHT DAS!

[ideus]

Excellent gol.

[SSIPAK]

such a beautiful shot, well done germany

[epzy]

Congrats to Germany.

[atlas3686]

Congrats to all the Germans! well deserved 

[osi]

MVP of the game : The blood that was drawn. Gave the squad the adrenaline boost to overtake it.

At the moment of the goal I felt like I sighed with half the planet. The other half cheering - pretty cool

Incredible goal by Germany. Congrats on the win

Good cup overall for sure!!!

[Mooby]

There's war on my street. My 9 o'clock appointment will have to go **** itself. I couldn't care less.