rickjames Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Also I had a fiver on Croatia at 12s, definitely not biased.
hardtailstar Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Well what a great start to the World Cup...... Crap opening ceremony then ITV commentary......
SiliconAlley_Sam Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 The opening ceremony was so bad that it was awkward to watch.
Tesla Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 3-2 brazil, and they will fall behind at some point. I was darn close!
featured_spectre Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Never again do I want to watch such a shambles of an opening ceremony.
Zoom7000 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Might as well give Brazil the trophy already, ah referees. Sadly, this seems to be the case in every World Cup! Also, I was watching the news after the match and they were saying that referees are gonna be inclined to give Brazil the vast majority of the decisions because the authorities biggest fear is Brazil going out early and adding more fuel to the protestor fires! The opening ceremony was so bad that it was awkward to watch. I've never seen a decent FIFA or UEFA opening ceremony! Perhaps they need to give Danny Boyle a call!
foofighterjim Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I was cringing during most of the opening ceremony but the part with the singers On the plus side I got the score spot on!
sparkeh Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I missed the opening ceremony as they are usually dull affairs but looks like the lunacy of this one would be quite entertaining
nyiss Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Feeling rather smug this morning after both bets came through! Had 2/1 that brazil would play in yellow so that was a bit of a no brainer really and that both sides would score but that Brazil would win. Really surprised that one came through since technically Croatia didn't score.
sparkeh Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 So the Croatians are not happy with the ref: BBC Sport - World Cup 2014: Brazil v Croatia referee scandalous - Dejan Lovren Gotta say I'm with them on that.
SiliconAlley_Sam Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 So the Croatians are not happy with the ref: BBC Sport - World Cup 2014: Brazil v Croatia referee scandalous - Dejan Lovren Gotta say I'm with them on that. I don't blame them!
Hefferzzzz Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Seemed almost like Blatter had told the ref 'Make sure Brazil win, we dont want anymore (escalation in the) riots.' Terrible referee. Very poor sportmanship from a lot of Brazil players.
Danp Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 .... Very poor sportmanship from a lot of Brazil players. You say this like you are surprised?
Earthling Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Rivaldo is exactly what came to my mind when Fred fell over, too. It's so sad to see Brasil doing this, especially after seeing previous generations do this: and this Pele dummy and miss v Uruguay - YouTube I know he missed but at the time, it was such an audacious move, it was still Brasilian flair at its best. Four years before Cruyff and his Turn, too.
Zoom7000 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Yeah, the recent Brazil teams just haven't had the class, or the flair of the 1970s group. Ronaldo was decent in his hey day. I still remember watching the UEFA Cup Final of 1998 where he completely stole the show. Some of the skills in that match were scarily good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iIsbikFOQw Unfortunately, the Rivaldo's and Ronaldinho's have just let themselves down with theatrics and tantrums!
Theblacksheep Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) I know he missed but at the time, it was such an audacious move, it was still Brasilian flair at its best. Four years before Cruyff and his Turn, too. Pele done the "Cruyff turn" 14 years before Cruyff and smashed it into the net against Juve. Garrincha also does many 180 flicks, leaves the ball standing and could turn like noone else (because of his twisted legs) Edited June 13, 2014 by Theblacksheep
madurham Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 They played brilliantly in the first half. Wingers on both sides were placing the ball perfectly for the attackers, Neymar was jumping over tackles and barging about but as soon as the second half started the Brazillians were rolling around and falling over like wimpy toddlers. It can only be down to Scolari's speech at half time.
6Foot2 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Link: Every World Cup goal - World Cup 2014 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) [interactive graphic] Compare the number of goals scored by World Cup finals contenders from 1930 to 2010. http://i.imgur.com/68pUDhb.jpg
featured_spectre Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Amazing that Spain only scored 8 goals in the last world cup and were champions.
featured_spectre Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aVOyoby_460s.jpg LOL! That is class
featured_spectre Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Dodgiest batch of officials ever...dos Santos scores 2 legitimate goals and they are ruled as offside. Not impressed at all with the result as Mexico should have won 3-0.
JJonas Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I.T Crowd Match Analysis. Still Better Than ITV’s | The Poke
elsiegee40 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Umm Spain ever so slightly stuffed by Netherlands. R1 red button commentary very entertaining
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