**Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread**

Thanks.:yes:

And I'll take a look and see what I can scrounge up. Although I'm sure if you walked into specific ethnic neighborhoods in NYC, you're bound to find the right bars. Hopefully they'd be advertising the cup like crazy starting this week.

:cool:

Yea that seems to be the plan at the moment.





Filling out my bracket now....wondering if I should go for a Colombia upset over Uruguay in the 2nd round. Right now got Chile as the 2nd team out the group but maybe the Dutch will actually be number 2. And not sure how i feel about the Swiss.

Need to look through this thread see what tidbits I can gather for my picks.
 
Can we have this thread Sticky(ed) Throughout the duration of the World Cup?
After, it can be moved to and merged with the long running Football thread at the Sports section.
 
Anyone know any radio stations calling the matches?

Thinking about my next week or 2 and there's a good chance I'll be at a spot not good to stream the games on my phone. So if I can get audio that would be great.

Might be able to use fotmob app since it tends to offer football audio but would be nice to have a back up, like a radio station that's on tunein
 
Two of the remaining 3.. Most likely Germany & Ghana.

No way ronaldo will allow this. I expect a monster performance from him. The type of performance he had against Sweden in the world cup playoffs. Best player at the world cup hands down.

Sent from Surulere, lagos. Nigeria.
 
I don't think Moses and Odewingi are enough up front from Nigeria. The fact they didn't include Obafemi Martins to the roster I think will hurt them when it comes to making something happen in that final 3rd.


Nice to see Altidore FINALLY get one in the bag.......got 2 in fact

Martin's plays for Seattle in an amateur league. Last time I saw home was in January, his fat ass was fighting at a nite club in Lagos.

Sent from Surulere, lagos. Nigeria.
 
Anyone know any radio stations calling the matches?

Thinking about my next week or 2 and there's a good chance I'll be at a spot not good to stream the games on my phone. So if I can get audio that would be great.

Might be able to use fotmob app since it tends to offer football audio but would be nice to have a back up, like a radio station that's on tunein

If I'm not mistaken, I believe talksport will be broadcasting every match live throughout the tournament.

ESPN as well I believe. Details might be in the very first post of this thread.
 
No way ronaldo will allow this. I expect a monster performance from him. The type of performance he had against Sweden in the world cup playoffs. Best player at the world cup hands down.

Sent from Surulere, lagos. Nigeria.

You very well may be right, but I'm no longer concerned about Ronaldo.

After watching them dismantle Ireland last night, Portugal look the most dangerous of the group right now. :eek:

Maybe cause it was just Ireland, but Coentrao, Varela and Nani looked like demons possessed last night.
 
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You very well may be right, but I'm no longer concerned about Ronaldo.

After watching them dismantle Ireland last night, Portugal look the most dangerous of the group right now. :eek:

Maybe cause it was just Ireland, but Coentrao, Varela and Nani looked like demons possessed last night.

lol a lot of people underestimate portugal for some reason. i just point to the match against Sweden. they can give nasty through balls its crazy. the only thing that really fucks them up is tthat they dont have a good striker.
 
lol a lot of people underestimate portugal for some reason. i just point to the match against Sweden. they can give nasty through balls its crazy. the only thing that really fucks them up is tthat they dont have a good striker.

Because their qualifying group was easy as shit and they still had to go to a playoff.
 
Because their qualifying group was easy as shit and they still had to go to a playoff.

i get you but that doesnt mean shit tho. portugal is a team that does well when it counts. you see how they played against Sweden.
 
Martin's plays for Seattle in an amateur league. Last time I saw home was in January, his fat ass was fighting at a nite club in Lagos.

Sent from Surulere, lagos. Nigeria.
So are you saying that that Martins not being selected was a good choice? Because the times I've seen Naija play.....they just didn't seem to have that punch up front. Maybe Martins isn't it but I think he'd definitely help.

At the moment I have them out the group but there could be a chance I switch them for Bosnia in my bracket.

Gotta believe right

i get you but that doesnt mean shit tho. portugal is a team that does well when it counts. you see how they played against Sweden.
Right now I have Ghana as the 2nd team out that group........but........ronaldo seemed to look pretty healthy so might have to reconsider that one. Though wouldn't be surprised if I stick with them not making it out.
 
At the moment I have them out the group but there could be a chance I switch them for Bosnia in my bracket.


Gotta believe right


Right now I have Ghana as the 2nd team out that group........but........ronaldo seemed to look pretty healthy so might have to reconsider that one. Though wouldn't be surprised if I stick with them not making it out.

Yeah I want ghana to go the next round too. But realisticly speaking Germany and Portugal have the better teams so I can only hope for ghana to do well and go for it
 
i get you but that doesnt mean shit tho. portugal is a team that does well when it counts. you see how they played against Sweden.

Fair point considering Uruguay had to go to a playoff, when they are the Copa America Champions and made it to the semi-finals in the last World Cup.
 
Fair point considering Uruguay had to go to a playoff, when they are the Copa America Champions and made it to the semi-finals in the last World Cup.

Yep if you look at it the world cupp winners never start good right away. They always kinda suck in the beginning lol
 
So what are everyone's picks?

Final 4s? Winners? Upsets/Surprise picks?

Still working on mine, but I will say I'm going with a Colombia over Uraguay upset.
 
So what are everyone's picks?

Final 4s? Winners? Upsets/Surprise picks?

Still working on mine, but I will say I'm going with a Colombia over Uraguay upset.

I just got Brasil winning it all.

I did my bracket at work so I don't remember everything off the top but the biggest upset is Argentina knocks off Spain in the Semis :yes:
 
So what are everyone's picks?

Final 4s? Winners? Upsets/Surprise picks?

Still working on mine, but I will say I'm going with a Colombia over Uraguay upset.

Group A - Brasil, Mexico

Group B - Netherlands, Chile (Upset/Surprise Pick)

Group C - Ivory Coast, Colombia

Group D - England, Italy

Group E - Ecuador, France

Group F - Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Group G - Germany, Ghana

Group H - Belgium, Algeria

Final Four:

Brasil, Germany, England, Ghana

Winner:

1st Place - Brasil
2nd Place - England
3rd Place - Germany
4th Place - Ghana (Surprise Pick of the Tournament)
 
ok got my bracket finalized. here's the breakdown....first team, group winner

Group A: Brazil, Croatia
B: Spain, Chile
C: Colombia, Ivory Coast
D: Italy, Uruguay
E: France, Ecuador
F: Argentina, Nigeria
G: Germany, Ghana
H: Belgium, Russia

Upset: Colombia eliminates Uruguay in the 2nd round

Final 4: Brazil, Germany, Spain, Argentina
Winner: Spain over Brazil


Have a feeling Brazil is going to choke at some point and thought it'd be against the Germans but at least one S. Amer side will make the final and something tells me it's not Argentina's time. Been going back and forth on I Coast or Japan being the 2nd team out.....right now going with a healthy Yaya to see them through.
 
Looking over my picks again, wonder if I should do and Ivory Coast over Italy upset or maybe a Belgium over Argentina upset

Hmmmm........not sure
 
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