Running, all-purpose World Cup thread

I think the trivia line is: A European team has never won a World Cup off the continent.

 

I too disllike England. The media, the fans, the players...just a bunch of assholes. Absolutely no respect for anyone. If the U.S. somehow becomes a world power in football, they're going to hate our guts with a passion. I'm seeing some of that already.

 

Germany: Looked great going forward, not so much at the back. I stand by my prediction of their being ousted before July 1.

Costa Rica: See above. Would've been nice to see what 'Chope could've done with an actual strike partner ... Gomez was invisible all game.

Ecuador: 1000% better than I thought they'd look. They beat Team Tico and make the next round if they keep playing like that.

Polska: Did anyone else see a yellowish liquid running down the legs of some Polish players?

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The only reason Tunisia might get through is because the rest of their group is made up of Underachievers Anonymous, a one-man band and Saudi Arabia.

 

Bump.

Ing-er-land on the board early.
Paraguay GK replaced early.

 

Soca Warriors are looking good, scoreless at the half.

JP Dellacamara should be the lead announcer for ABC

 

nil-nil. Sweden-TnT.

 

Bye bye now.

 

Did that really merit a red card on T&T? I don't think so.

 

Playing that well, too.

As the PBP announcer just noted, sometimes sides play better with 10 men.

 

We are clear that it was his second yellow, no?

 

Sorry, I just began watching the game. Didn't realize that.

 

Until the ejection, Sweden-TnT had the feel of one of those games where the favorite has about a 20-5 advantage in shots and loses 1-0 on some 40-yard floater that the keeper loses in the sun.