2014 FIFA World Cup - Page 26

kingfc22 · 06-20-2014, 05:32 PM

And the dirty Honduran team joins the CONCACAF party at the World Cup.

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 05:33 PM

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 05:34 PM

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 05:34 PM

The answer is heard around teh world!

cartman · 06-20-2014, 05:34 PM

And now Ecuador answers. 1-1

Chief Rum · 06-20-2014, 05:39 PM

My CONCACAF leanings say go Honduras. The fact that I have Ecuador in the Calcutta pool and the Honduran squad is a bunch of bitches has me going for Ecuador.

Money and karma for the win, Alex. Go Ecuador!

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 05:47 PM

Called off teh goal?

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 05:48 PM

Handball call will piss off the Hundyuras folks.

cartman · 06-20-2014, 05:50 PM

There would have been an offside call anyway

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 06:20 PM

Eventually you have to thunk that Ecuador si going to sink a set piece

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

There would have been an offside call anyway

Like that goal in the 63rd?

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 06:23 PM

And there it is baby!!!!!!!!!

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 06:24 PM

2-1 Ecuador

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 06:53 PM

Well, if you don't like Honduras, get ready to sing them back home!!!

MIJB#19 · 06-20-2014, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Well, if you don't like Honduras, get ready to sing them back home!!!

They're technically still alive. a 3-0 win over Switzerland and a 1-0 loss for Ecuador vs. France would put Honduras into the second round.

Abe Sargent · 06-20-2014, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

They're technically still alive. a 3-0 win over Switzerland and a 1-0 loss for Ecuador vs. France would put Honduras into the second round.

Shhhhhh................

PilotMan · 06-20-2014, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Well, if you don't like Honduras, get ready to sing them back home!!!

Some of us have to go there in 2 weeks and want happy locals.

MIJB#19 · 06-20-2014, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

What's to play for in the final game of Groups A-D

...

That and the laughable FIFA Rankings that will determine seeding for the qualifiers and final tournament for 2018.

DaddyTorgo · 06-20-2014, 09:22 PM

GG by Costa Rica. They didn't have many chances, but they deserved that goal (either via the PK they shoulda had or as a result of that play), and Italy looked lethargic and were continually caught offside. Poor game.

Great game by Costa Rica though - full credit to them. Makes the Italy-Uruguay game important...ugh.

Wolfpack · 06-20-2014, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

I think one of the issues to consider is how long do you want the tournament? Or do you want to squish the games closer together (which would really make the exhaustion obv by the end of the tourney).

If you want proper rest, it'd have to be another week of games... so 5 weeks for the World Cup.

Realistically, you can't make the groups eight of five teams. While that only expands the number of games played by one for each team, it means two extra rounds of games because each team has to have a bye not playing someone. So it's effectively another eight to ten days added to the schedule, not to mention determining what would be the fairest way to assign those bye dates in the schedule (would it be better to miss the first round and play four straight or play four straight and skip the last or some combination that splits the games around a bye?).

If it ever went to 40, it would more likely go to 10 four team groups and just increase the number of venues and games played per day to account for the additional teams. It would also mean that only the ten group winners would be guaranteed to advance with the six best runners-up joining them, leaving four second-place teams going home. (either that or going to 20 teams in the knockout round with the eight worst second place teams going at it in the play-in round, but that would also expand the schedule by at least four or five days)

Solecismic · 06-20-2014, 11:54 PM

Heading into the last round of the group stage:

kingfc22 · 06-21-2014, 10:54 AM

Definitely not excited for any of the Group F games today.

HerRealName · 06-21-2014, 10:55 AM

I want to watch Germany - Ghana but I'm not sure I can stand hearing that awful "Oh-eh-ah" musical interlude 500 more times.

sterlingice · 06-21-2014, 11:15 AM

I love the little graphs above

SI

whomario · 06-21-2014, 11:23 AM

This Argentina-Iran game has high "national hero" potential for the iranian GK.

PilotMan · 06-21-2014, 11:37 AM

Shocked that the ref hasn't doled out any cards for these tackles. They aren't hard, but they aren't even close to the ball. That's at least the 7th one I've seen.

Abe Sargent · 06-21-2014, 12:03 PM

We all know Argentina is about to open this game up, but I respect Iran for the first half.

MIJB#19 · 06-21-2014, 12:25 PM

That was close!

Mizzou B-ball fan · 06-21-2014, 12:26 PM

Iran has honestly had the best two scoring chances of anyone in this game. Not many, but they've been of good quality.

cartman · 06-21-2014, 12:27 PM

Iran is more than holding their own this match

Abe Sargent · 06-21-2014, 12:31 PM

I am rooting for Iran all of teh sudden, and that's.....odd

claphamsa · 06-21-2014, 12:34 PM

yeah, I could see them stealing this.... not that they will

Abe Sargent · 06-21-2014, 12:44 PM

COME ON IRAN!!!

MrBug708 · 06-21-2014, 12:48 PM

This game reminds me of your usual FM game where my team is vastly superior in talent but just can't do anything tactically. All that is left is Iran scoring an injury time goal at 90 +5 after three minutes of injury time have been awarded

Abe Sargent · 06-21-2014, 12:49 PM

That sucks messi. Iran deserved that ppont

cartman · 06-21-2014, 12:49 PM

Messi won't be denied

MrBug708 · 06-21-2014, 12:49 PM

DAMN!

Mizzou B-ball fan · 06-21-2014, 12:49 PM

That's a shame.

bhlloy · 06-21-2014, 12:50 PM

Does what he wants

PilotMan · 06-21-2014, 12:51 PM

Great game by Iran, but you had to feel it just couldn't hold.

MrBug708 · 06-21-2014, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Great game by Iran, but you had to feel it just couldn't hold.

Props to them for not stalling the last ten minutes to hold the result, but you have to wonder how things would have been had they chosen to have bunker instead

whomario · 06-21-2014, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Great game by Iran, but you had to feel it just couldn't hold.

yeah, but the damned thing is that they had some good scoring chances themselves.

B & B · 06-21-2014, 01:00 PM

Iran had more legit scoring chances today than in that embarrassing Nigeria game.

Me thinks this spells trouble for Argentina after the group stage.

whomario · 06-21-2014, 01:06 PM

Now onto the Germany Ghana game. Gonna watch this one at home with my regular to-view-with group away for the weekend and me not being into this whole crazed atmosphere at public places here.

Kevin Prince Boateng playing for Ghana, making it the rare occasion where 2 brothers face each other at a World Cup (Both grew up in Germany, Jerome chose germany while KPB chose Ghana after after getting a guarantee for a spot in the 2010 WC)

no change for Germany, same 11 as against Portugal. Tactic likely the same as well with 3 half-strikers, 3 central midfielders and no real wing backs.

RainMaker · 06-21-2014, 02:15 PM

Which result in this game is best for US?

Chief Rum · 06-21-2014, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Which result in this game is best for US?

I haven't crunched the numbers to confirm, but a friend of mine who is really into this said US is actually best served if this ends in a draw.

DaddyTorgo · 06-21-2014, 02:23 PM

I was at the gym so didn't see the time when Argentina scored (I'm fucking blind without my glasses and I was on the weights at that point).

Heartbreak for Iran - they played a hell of a game.

Argentina looked a lot like Italy yesterday - lacking any urgency for a lot of the game (combined with Iran closing them down anytime they got anywhere close to goal).

DaddyTorgo · 06-21-2014, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whomario

Now onto the Germany Ghana game. Gonna watch this one at home with my regular to-view-with group away for the weekend and me not being into this whole crazed atmosphere at public places here.

Kevin Prince Boateng playing for Ghana, making it the rare occasion where 2 brothers face each other at a World Cup (Both grew up in Germany, Jerome chose germany while KPB chose Ghana after after getting a guarantee for a spot in the 2010 WC)

no change for Germany, same 11 as against Portugal. Tactic likely the same as well with 3 half-strikers, 3 central midfielders and no real wing backs.

I hafta think it's the first time ever two brothers have faced each other on opposite teams at the World Cup, no? Or did Germany face Ghana in 2010 and that was the first time?

Also - I hear that the two of them are no longer speaking after KPB ended Ballack's career?

MrBug708 · 06-21-2014, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I haven't crunched the numbers to confirm, but a friend of mine who is really into this said US is actually best served if this ends in a draw.

A draw only matters if we get all three points tomorrow. I think a German win is probably still the best unless we are getting greedy and want to win the whole group.

If Ghana wins, we could get knocked out with 2 wins still

JPhillips · 06-21-2014, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

I hafta think it's the first time ever two brothers have faced each other on opposite teams at the World Cup, no? Or did Germany face Ghana in 2010 and that was the first time?

Also - I hear that the two of them are no longer speaking after KPB ended Ballack's career?

2nd. They played each other last Cup.

06-20-2014, 05:32 PM	#1251
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	And the dirty Honduran team joins the CONCACAF party at the World Cup. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-20-2014, 05:33 PM	#1252
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Feh __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 05:34 PM	#1253
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 05:34 PM	#1254
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	The answer is heard around teh world! __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 05:34 PM	#1255
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	And now Ecuador answers. 1-1 __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-20-2014, 05:39 PM	#1256
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	My CONCACAF leanings say go Honduras. The fact that I have Ecuador in the Calcutta pool and the Honduran squad is a bunch of bitches has me going for Ecuador. Money and karma for the win, Alex. Go Ecuador! __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

06-20-2014, 05:47 PM	#1257
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Called off teh goal? __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 05:48 PM	#1258
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Handball call will piss off the Hundyuras folks. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 05:50 PM	#1259
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	There would have been an offside call anyway __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-20-2014, 06:20 PM	#1260
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Eventually you have to thunk that Ecuador si going to sink a set piece __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 06:23 PM	#1262
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	And there it is baby!!!!!!!!! __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 06:24 PM	#1263
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	2-1 Ecuador __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 06:53 PM	#1264
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Well, if you don't like Honduras, get ready to sing them back home!!! __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-20-2014, 09:22 PM	#1269
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	GG by Costa Rica. They didn't have many chances, but they deserved that goal (either via the PK they shoulda had or as a result of that play), and Italy looked lethargic and were continually caught offside. Poor game. Great game by Costa Rica though - full credit to them. Makes the Italy-Uruguay game important...ugh.

06-20-2014, 11:54 PM	#1271
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	Heading into the last round of the group stage:

06-21-2014, 10:54 AM	#1272
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Definitely not excited for any of the Group F games today. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-21-2014, 10:55 AM	#1273
HerRealName College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	I want to watch Germany - Ghana but I'm not sure I can stand hearing that awful "Oh-eh-ah" musical interlude 500 more times.

06-21-2014, 11:15 AM	#1274
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I love the little graphs above SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 06-21-2014 at 11:15 AM.

06-21-2014, 11:23 AM	#1275
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	This Argentina-Iran game has high "national hero" potential for the iranian GK. __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

06-21-2014, 11:37 AM	#1276
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Shocked that the ref hasn't doled out any cards for these tackles. They aren't hard, but they aren't even close to the ball. That's at least the 7th one I've seen. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

06-21-2014, 12:03 PM	#1277
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	We all know Argentina is about to open this game up, but I respect Iran for the first half. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-21-2014, 12:25 PM	#1278
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	That was close! __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

06-21-2014, 12:26 PM	#1279
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Iran has honestly had the best two scoring chances of anyone in this game. Not many, but they've been of good quality.

06-21-2014, 12:27 PM	#1280
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Iran is more than holding their own this match __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-21-2014, 12:31 PM	#1281
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	I am rooting for Iran all of teh sudden, and that's.....odd __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-21-2014, 12:34 PM	#1282
claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	yeah, I could see them stealing this.... not that they will __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

06-21-2014, 12:44 PM	#1283
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	COME ON IRAN!!! __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

06-21-2014, 12:48 PM	#1284
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	This game reminds me of your usual FM game where my team is vastly superior in talent but just can't do anything tactically. All that is left is Iran scoring an injury time goal at 90 +5 after three minutes of injury time have been awarded Last edited by MrBug708 : 06-21-2014 at 12:48 PM.

06-21-2014, 12:49 PM	#1285
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	That sucks messi. Iran deserved that ppont __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent Last edited by Abe Sargent : 06-21-2014 at 12:49 PM.

06-21-2014, 12:49 PM	#1286
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Messi won't be denied __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-21-2014, 12:49 PM	#1287
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	DAMN!

06-21-2014, 12:49 PM	#1288
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	That's a shame.

06-21-2014, 12:50 PM	#1289
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Does what he wants

06-21-2014, 12:51 PM	#1290
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Great game by Iran, but you had to feel it just couldn't hold. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

06-21-2014, 01:00 PM	#1293
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	Iran had more legit scoring chances today than in that embarrassing Nigeria game. Me thinks this spells trouble for Argentina after the group stage. __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT