World Cup Thread

[TroutBum]

Go Spain.

Spain is for steers and ******, and you certainly don't look like a steer.

 

[UB]

**** youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

Did you hear about the porn star who will .... ummm "satisfy" her twitter followers if they Netherlands wins the Cup?

 

[Loki]

I'm just excited that we're going to have two countries that haven't won the World Cup yet. One of these two countries is going to be shut down for a solid week following a win.

 

[Safetydan]

If Spain and Germany both play like they have been lately, Spain is going to get slapped around. Germany is on a tear. Spain needs to step it considerably.

Ouch, great prediction. Spain played the same game they've been playing all tournament, sans the Switzerland game. KEEP-A-WAY baby, such beautiful soccer

 

[calijazz]

I know I rooted for the Dutch earlier, but that game pissed me off. Forlan is the goddamn man, hands down sweetest shot I've seen in the Cup.

Better than Giovanni Van Bronckhorst's? That goal was epic.

 

[calijazz]

For what it's worth, Paul the Octopus has picked Spain. He's 100% so far: https://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/w...-has-made-his-final-selections?urn=sow,254898

 

[Stifle Tower]

Did you hear about the porn star who will .... ummm "satisfy" her twitter followers if they Netherlands wins the Cup?

Two questions:
1. Are you already in her rotation?
2. Is it too late to join her twitter group?

 

[DutchJazzer]

WHOOOOT

GO NETHERLANDS

the party is gonna be off the HEEZY fo SHEEZY

 

[VINYLONE]

For what it's worth, Paul the Octopus has picked Spain. He's 100% so far: https://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/w...-has-made-his-final-selections?urn=sow,254898

Well, Holland has been known to choke when the going gets tough.

 

[Deleted member 95]

There is still time for FIFA to do the right thing...

 

[VINYLONE]

Meh.

 

[Loki]

For a minute there I thought Germany was going to be the choker.

 

[Scorpjazz]

The soccer thing is still going on?

 

[bluenote]

There is still time for FIFA to do the right thing...

It has to happen right?

 

[DutchJazzer]

last world cup he was 80% right
so expect the percentage to go down

 

[UB]

Spain gets its first WC trophy today after Fernando Torres scores his first goal in the tourney. Spain keeps a 60% possession rate.

 

[DutchJazzer]

you dont know much about footbal 60% possesion rate?

goodluck with that

ps obeezy sucks dont know why you have him as avatar. he aint a real n*****

 

[bordelais7]

you dont know much about footbal 60% possesion rate?

goodluck with that

ps obeezy sucks dont know why you have him as avatar. he aint a real n*****

Yeah, it was only 57%. You idiot, UB.

 

[Safetydan]

Yeah, it was only 57%. You idiot, UB.

Actually it was 63%, although I can't figure out why Dutchjazzer implied that you knew nothing about soccer, I assume that he considered it implausible that Spain would possess the ball at a 60% clip. Considering that they did that and then some, I've come to the conclusion that DutchJazzer is not only an Idiot, but a soccer idiot as well. Good call DJ.

thoughts on the game: It seems to me that The Netherlands came in to the match with the same mindset as, say Germany, Paraguay and every other team unfortunate enough to play against la furia roja (save chile). This being: Defend, don't open up, always defend, why? because noone has the ability to match spain's otherworldly midfield. So that, plus the added wrinkle of physicality. Their purpose was obvious from the get-go, Muck the game up as much as possible, foul, foul, flop, foul. They knew they couldn't match Spain's skill and technicality, so they counter with Incessant and merciless fouling, which, it seems, worked in their favor.
Arjen Robben had what might've been the two best oppurtunites of the match. I'm sure, other than his comical inability to touch the ball with his right foot, he'll have alot to think about over the next four years. Ooh. Luckily, though, the better team won.