Official World Cup Thread (Sweepstake in OP)

Dempsey get's kneed in the nose and Klinsman is claiming it's an elbow

Looked painful though

 

Back on now,hard as fookin' nails that lad

 

Wonder if Portugal players layed into Pepe as well, they should have

 

Is it a 3 game ban? If so, how ridiculous. 30 min into the WC and you get banned for all the group games and possibly the Last 16 game. Might not play again this WC

 

Is Robbie Savage Lawros replacement as BBC grumpy fecker?

 

Anyone reckon the FA will introduce that spray into the PL next season?

It's such a simple thing but is so effective in stopping people moving the ball** to get a better angle or closer to goal, and easier to help see if players have encroached. Can't understand why we've not seen this kind of thing sooner if it's used in S.America all the time!!!

** Apart from 1 of the goals for Swiss or their opponents I think where they moved it about 2 yards out of the circle and the ref did nothing

 

The African teams are awful in the final third (didn't see the Ivory Coast game). Football in Africa seems to have gone backwards, the idea that their will be an African winner one day soon seems as likely as having an Asian team win it.

 

He spends all his time just moaning and criticising,not great as an analyst.

 

Ivory Coast were decent but both their goals came from crosses and as a big strong team you'd expect them to be a threat from that area, especially against Japan who are smaller and more technical.

They created a few decent chances and with Bony, Toure, Gervinho (who has been in good form) you'd expect them to do that.

 

Muntari, Gyan and co are ghana be on the early flight home at this rate. US comfortable with it as things stand.

 

Ghana starting to push now,US looking tired.

 

Why is Muntari taking all the set pieces when he's **** at crossing?

 

this is a good match.

 

1-1! Now stay this score!

 

****ing useless !!

 

2-1 US.

Ghana need to score and I'm happy

 

Think the US just about deserved the win overall,used their possession better.

 

Well that makes it hard for Portugal to get through now. Feel USA just need to draw against Portugal and should get thorough on GD assuming they don't concede loads against Germany

 

Sorry Ghana....

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EDIT: They say Jozy strained the hammy.... think he blew the ****er out and for any footballer that is just unfortunate. Besler ( CB paired with Cameron) went off as a precaution so should be OK. Dempsey broke his nose so will have a rough few nights with the readjustment, flight, and being in that humidity but should be good for Portugal.

Hopefully we didn't blow all of our energy sources in this game. We looked dead out there but that was because we couldn't keep the damn ball for more than 5 passes!

But as the saying goes.....

[video=youtube;JtJNCwQG1lw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtJNCwQG1lw[/video]

 

Just have to beat the Diva and the team that must pass to the Diva to shoot and my sweepstake pick is looking good.....better than Spain atm anyway