[Closed] Brazil 2014. The World Cup thread

Argentina are a better team without Di Maria.

Argentina are a better team without Di Maria.

That's easy to say with hindsight. He played a blinder for RM. So deserved his place.

Are the cloggys wearing their normal strip? Looks a bit red.

I think that's just this TV.

I'd like a Dutch win... lots of orange in my fantasy team and l'm only 4 points of the top of the works league

"Everyone's a bit concussed at the moment"

SHUT UP ITV!

That's easy to say with hindsight. He played a blinder for RM. So deserved his place.

Yep, but his decision making has been poor throughout this tournament, he has been too selfish and not picked up on runs by other players, Zableta has been picked out a couple of times tonight already and made dangerous runs and put decent crosses in, Di Maria completely ignored him in the previous games.

It is one of those hard decisions where a coach has too choose between a top player and the team. As the French coach did with Nasri, and appears to have got it right.

show the blonde argentina fan again please... 😀

show the blonde argentina fan again please...

Mmmmmm!

Messi really has become an odious little shit in this tournament.

This game is becoming a bit, shall we say, [i]attritional[/i].

I am currently enduring, rather than enjoying, it.

I think my cheeky quid on Holland to win 5-1 may have been wasted

First yellow card...about bloody time.

Martins Indi may well see a red - with what he's been doing since kick-off, which is "go out and be a doorman".

0-0 starting to look a more realistic prediction! 🙁

Martins Indi may well see a red

It looks like he sees all....

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northernmatt - Member

I think my cheeky quid on Holland to win 5-1 may have been wasted

That's a bit ambitious ... 3-1 or 2-1 might be more realistic. 😆

He also has the turning circle of a springing cow.

At 200-1 it was worth a punt.

northernmatt - Member

At 200-1 it was worth a punt.

Crikey 200-1 😯 . True, true ... 😆

Germany will win the tournament by the look of things by at least 3-0 unless the other team has 11 goalies ... 😆

You know it's bad when you take more interest in what cheese to have on your online grocery order.

Yes, and you know this'll be the one that drags on for two and a half hours...

So - what are Argentina trying to do? They don't seem to be committing anyone in the box?

molgrips - Member

Yes, and you know this'll be the one that drags on for two and a half hours...

Good coz I just cooked dinner ...

Messi getting owned by Aston Villa's Ron Vlaar.

Messi getting owned by Aston Villa's Ron Vlaar.

now i've heard it all!

i have decided to get some halloumi cheese.

Holland appear to have a policy of not crossing halfway. Occasionally they forget, realisation strikes, and they all rush to get it back into their own half again.

We had a thing like fishcakes with little cubes of halloumi in a few weeks ago. It was well weapon.

if nobody is gonna pinch a goal, i might have elevenses.

i have decided to get some halloumi cheese.

Excellent choice

The NED shirt looks less orange when worn with white shorts.

Jamie, try some Tunworth.

You are using Waitrose online, aren't you?

Also look darker when sopping wet

Not giving messi any room are they

We'd had 6 goals by this point last night...

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Van Persie the most caught offside player of the tournament?

Dear god. I love football, I really do, but this is awful. Has there been a chance yet?

Can't we just give it to Germany and be done

Oof thought that was in

I'm thinking I might do the washing up. I'll provide my own Andy Townsend style commentary as I go...

This is such a bad game.

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it was a goal..almost

It's an interesting contrast between the geeky cyclists persevering with body parts obviously damaged and macho footballers appearing to be shot and in agony when someone stands on their foot.

Van persie seems impacted by the bug. No doubt hell score now.

It's an [s]interesting[/s] tedious contrast between the geeky cyclists persevering with body parts obviously damaged and macho footballers appearing to be shot and in agony when someone stands on their foot.