**Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread**


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:lol::smh::lol::smh::lol::smh:
 
This is going to backfire in a major way....could be on par with the Ibra signing

But seriously what the hell are they doing over there? Shit like this makes me wish they got the transfer ban in place right now. They make transfers they don't need and act like they are the Cowboys getting big names for the sake of having big names.
 
Because Maradona has ONE significant world cup showing and that's 1986. Messi still has a chance to do that. If he scores and dominates on Sunday, that's enough. Shit, Argentina might not even have won in 1986 had Maradona not CHEATED.

And the point about Pele was this. Since Maradona only had one dominant cup, he's easily within play for Messi because he has this cup remaining and probably still one more. Messi couldn't catch Pele regardless. So the point is that you're putting Maradona into a category where he doesn't belong in terms of being out of reach for Messi (multi dominant cup performances). So the reference to Pele was a comparison to illustrate how your reference was flawed.
Maradona cheated in his only World Cup win

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It's the only way the argument really begins IMO. But if he delivers a cup, it's a real argument. I think he needs to score or at least assist on Sunday..but quite honestly, he scored all but one of their goals over the first 4 games so they wouldn't even have qualified for the knockout rounds without Messi.
Not true my friend, the numbers do not lie. They scored 7 goals of which
he scored 4. If he had not scored, they would have conceivably tied all their
games, and gone to round 2.

Lionel Messi
Forward, Argentina
<table class="_Mt"><tbody><tr><th class="_ZR" colspan="2">Match</th><th class="_yu">Goals</th><th class="_yu lr_mobile_landscape">Assists</th><th class="_yu">
</th><th class="_yu">
</th></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

BIH
</td><td>W 2 - 1</td><td class="_xu">1</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

IRN
</td><td>W 1 - 0</td><td class="_xu">1</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

NGA
</td><td>W 3 - 2</td><td class="_xu">2</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

SUI
</td><td>W 1 - 0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">1</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

BEL
</td><td>W 1 - 0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

NED
</td><td>W 0 - 0 (4 - 2)</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

GER
</td><td>tomorrow, 2:00 PM</td></tr></tbody></table>
 
Completely off topic but is hard to believe these are some of the same dudes who put a whopping on brazil... :lol:


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Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer on the background :lol:

Senior football is about education, and that is why the Europeans are better at it.
Their tactical knowledge is superior
 
Not true my friend, the numbers do not lie. They scored 7 goals of which
he scored 4. If he had not scored, they would have conceivably tied all their
games, and gone to round 2.

Lionel Messi
Forward, Argentina
<table class="_Mt"><tbody><tr><th class="_ZR" colspan="2">Match</th><th class="_yu">Goals</th><th class="_yu lr_mobile_landscape">Assists</th><th class="_yu">
</th><th class="_yu">
</th></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

BIH
</td><td>W 2 - 1</td><td class="_xu">1</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

IRN
</td><td>W 1 - 0</td><td class="_xu">1</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

NGA
</td><td>W 3 - 2</td><td class="_xu">2</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

SUI
</td><td>W 1 - 0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">1</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

BEL
</td><td>W 1 - 0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

NED
</td><td>W 0 - 0 (4 - 2)</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu lr_mobile_landscape">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td><td class="_xu">0</td></tr><tr class="_ME"><td class="_fW">vs

GER
</td><td>tomorrow, 2:00 PM</td></tr></tbody></table>

3-2 vs Nigeria, he scored 2, if he didn't scored they would have lost that game and they wouldn't made it to round 2.
 
omg... 48 million pounds for that defender...clearing the ball right to the middle like that :smh:
 
The discipline behind the defensive midfielders and the back four is non-existent. You could drive a truck through those lanes.
 
going forward Brasil isn't looking too bad......it's the other end that is the problem

Yup. This comes down to the two in front of defence, Paulinho and Gustavo. Paulinho especially has been absolutely poor this tournament.

No clue why big Phil keeps going with him.
 
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lets be honest, he does more going forward than defending

yea.. CDM would be his best position but they paid all that money for him as a defender. You would think he'd be better having partnerships to help his development with John Terry and Thiago Silva but nope... his defensive awareness is absent at times
 
Was just saying the same thing here offline... Brazil might just have to re-evaluate their coach selection for the national team... these last 3 teams don't seem ready to play

Not at all. :smh:

I feel bad for Gilberto Silva on ESPN now. He seems like he's simply running out of excuses for this team.
 
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