FIFA World Cup 2014

[Feuer Frei!]

Goodbye Portugal.

Goodbye Crybaby.

Germany off the mark.

Pepe, what madness.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by GalaKev

It is a goal.

The basic rule is the ref is considered part of the field. The same way shall we say it hits the corner flag and bounces away for a corner or throw in. The ref is an object rather than anything else

A big + to you sir

It is a goal and you gave a correct answer.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Aye a great start for Germany.

[BossMark]

Well the next game should be rather interesting Iran v Nigeria

[Jimbuna]

Not much interest here on that game...will stay up to watch the yanks though.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not much interest here on that game...will stay up to watch the yanks though.

Two of the public service channels here i Denmark are sharing the games between them.

Three matches per day.

about Argentina-BIH

For once I agree with the Danish Commentator

"Take a look, 3..4..5 players behind Messi and they just wait for Messi to do something, ok he is a world player, he can't do all by him self"

You know it wouldn't have surprised me if BIH had played a draw with Argentina or had won. Argentina didn't take advantige in the fact that Messi kept 2-4 players occupied.

I hope the Trainer will tell them a few words of wisdom

Markus

[Feuer Frei!]

No butts about it. You're an idiot Pepe.

[Dread Knot]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not much interest here on that game...will stay up to watch the yanks though.

It's encouraging to know someone will watch the Yanks. There seems to be little interest here In Yankistan.

[BossMark]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not much interest here on that game...will stay up to watch the yanks though.

Not the best of games at the moment, yes I will be stopping up for the US game as well
PS Can we get a petition to get rid of Phil Neville from the BBC.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

No butts about it. You're an idiot Pepe.

He was not the only unsportsmanlike Portuguese today:


Players were banned for one or two matches during tournaments for such behavior. Even for less. Germany's Thorsten Frings in 2006, for example.

And Master Narcissicus - free kick onto an unblocked goal with just one man as a wall - and he hit that lonely, single man with dreamlike sovereignty!

Okay, obviously Germany has improved since the last training sessions and training matches of the past months (which were medioccre at best, in parts even bad), and so I underestimated them as of today'S performance.

I also overestimated the team of Portugal, and judging Ronaldo by the fearsome impressions he left in the CL semi and finals obviously was not adequate.

However, this Portugal team today was no testing case, not by a huge margin. The result does not indicate that clearly like it seems where the Germans stand.

Not before they have met and overwhelmed one of the real heavyweights I will dare to ease my scepticism. And that cannot be the other two opponents of their group. If the 4:0 today should mean anything, the other two opponents must be squashed comfortably, too.

For today: well done! Very much so.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by BossMark

Not the best of games at the moment, yes I will be stopping up for the US game as well
PS Can we get a petition to get rid of Phil Neville from the BBC.

Hope so

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Skybird

For today: well done! Very much so.

Nothing like 'eating your own words'

[Rhodes]

Sorry, but R. Meireiles is saying one to one, it's the indicator fingers!

[Wolferz]

'Merica

Up 1-0 over Ghana at half time.

Half time show... 1 vs everybody...

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Skybird

I also overestimated the team of Portugal, and judging Ronaldo by the fearsome impressions he left in the CL semi and finals obviously was not adequate.

Let's be fair to cry baby though, not much else he could have really done to be honest.
Lionel Messi would have struggled too.
He was expertly shut down by Boateng, and the supplies to him were quashed, starved of ball.

However, this Portugal team today was no testing case, not by a huge margin. The result does not indicate that clearly like it seems where the Germans stand.

Not before they have met and overwhelmed one of the real heavyweights I will dare to ease my scepticism

Portugal had a terrible day, for whatever reasons. One possibility, and it seemed to show certainly, was they were outplayed, out-thought and out-muscled. They are ranked no. 4 in the world. A team still has to do the work to do this, even though Portugal made Germany's work a lot easier.

And that cannot be the other two opponents of their group

Agreed

For today: well done! Very much so.

You're coming around For today anyway.