Spain v Chile 2000BST

[- Doing The Lambert Walk]

Ronald Koeman on Twitter:

"So far, #Chile the best team! Same system as #nederlands, but with pressing forward! Impressed!"

 

[Dan]

Six minutes?! Match fixing if I've ever seen it

 

[pompeymeowth]

It's Leave-ah Espana!!

Bye Caramba!!

Byella for tea. I can't think of anymore.

 

[TheSecondStain]

Ronald Koeman on Twitter:

"So far, #Chile the best team! Same system as #nederlands, but with pressing forward! Impressed!"

I agree. They're excellent. Spain have been poor, but they've been made to be poor by a brilliant pressing, passing side.

 

[tomw24]

Adiós España

 

[- Doing The Lambert Walk]

FULL-TIME: Spain 0-2 Chile


SPAIN ARE ELIMINATED FROM GROUP B

AUSTRALIA ARE ELIMINATED FROM GROUP B


THE NETHERLANDS AND CHILE QUALIFY FROM GROUP B

 

[Saints_Alive]

I could see Chile giving Brazil a lot of problems (if they play them), they won't like being pressured all over the pitch.

 

[TheSecondStain]

Lineker writes the headline: Tika-Taka. Tada.

 

[lamby]

Chile very impressive.

 

[MMJ]

I reckon chile will the top the group anyway so won't even face brazil

 

[SouthamptonFCroatia]

In my opinion, Medel was superb. Absolutely brilliant.

 

[AL.]

Great performance from Chile. Every player so hard-working. Thought Danny Murphy was very good on commentary.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

You have to admire the energy of the Chile players, they pressed and pressed all night and never gave Spain any time on the ball. Spain had 63% possession according to the BBC website but couldn't create much at all, and when they did get through on goal, they were too inept to finish it off.

 

[Beef]

So any one want to guess how many chile fans were in the stadium?

 

[ChilcoSaint]

So any one want to guess how many chile fans were in the stadium?

Including those without tickets?

 

[Beef]

Including those without tickets?

Yep.

 

[Piebacca]

You know, I didn't really believe you lot before the tournament when you went on about how good Chile were. I do now.


They're a properly good team.

 

[TheSecondStain]

You know, I didn't really believe you lot before the tournament when you went on about how good Chile were. I do now.


They're a properly good team.

Now we know why Chile beat England so comfortably 2-0 at Wembley, last season.

 

[Joe!]

A player I haven't seen mentioned in this thread yet: Mena. A whole flank to himself and no one got past him. Not once. He didn't even let a single cross in.

 

[The Ides of March]

The way draw is sorted Chile could meet the Netherlands twice - to see who tops the group and if both progress to the semis they could meet again. Me gusta mucho Chile. It would be great if a team like this could reach the final at the expense of one of the "big" nations like Italy, Brazil, the Netherlands and even England.