FIFA World Cup 2014

[l.Harm]

Would've suspended him for six months. 4 months of which one is without matches...

 

[theyoungest]

Would've suspended him for six months. 4 months of which one is without matches...

As I understand it, it's 9 matches for his country, and 4 months for his club. So that means if Uruguay is out in the next round he'll miss 8 qualification matches.

 

[movingtarget]

Suárez ban: 9 international matches, four months football… they did what they had to do.

He got off lightly I think. It could have been much worse.

 

[thirteen]

Fifa's statement in full from the Guardian:

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has reached a decision in the case related to Luis Suárez of Uruguay following an incident that occurred during the FIFA World Cup™ match between Italy and Uruguay played on 24 June 2014.

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided that:

· The player Luis Suárez is regarded as having breached art. 48 par. 1 lit. d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) (assault), and art. 57 of the FDC (an act of unsporting behaviour towards another player).

· The player Luis Suárez is to be suspended for nine (9) official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ fixture between Colombia and Uruguay on 28 June 2014. The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay’s next FIFA World Cup match(es), as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team’s subsequent official matches in accordance with art. 38 par. 2a) of the FDC.

· The player Luis Suárez is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for a period of four (4) months in accordance with art. 22 of the FDC.

· A stadium ban is pronounced against the player Luis Suárez in accordance with art. 21 of the FDC as follows: the player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium during the period of the ban (point 3). The player Luis Suárez is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium in which the representative team of Uruguay is playing while he has to serve the nine-match suspension (point 2).

· The player Luis Suárez is ordered to pay a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000.

The decision was notified to the player and the Uruguayan FA today.

“Such behaviour cannot be tolerated on any football pitch, and in particular not at a FIFA World Cup when the eyes of millions of people are on the stars on the field. The Disciplinary Committee took into account all the factors of the case and the degree of Mr Suárez’s guilt in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Code. The decision comes into force as soon it is communicated,” said Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

 

[movingtarget]

Should beat Nigeria, then lose in the quarters I'd say.

I think Nigeria will give them a game.

 

[movingtarget]

Fifa's statement in full from the Guardian:

Bye Bye Uruguay. See you in 4 years.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Should have been a lifetime ban and if it had been a nobody from a small nation it would have been. Bizarre.

 

[theyoungest]

Should have been a lifetime ban and if it had been a nobody from a small nation it would have been. Bizarre.

I've seen worse things on a football pitch... just not perpetrated via s/o's teeth.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Thanks 13, smart work.

 

[l.Harm]

http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-world-rankings-of-flopping-1403660175

 

[Dazed and Confused]

NSA have already lifted all tactical info from Low.

2 - 1

I would back Ghana in the other one, but we appear to have another incident of millionaires behaving badly, so staying neutral.

1 - 1

 

[The Hitch]

lol at the video of the Ghana team dancing into the stadium shaking maracas banging drums and singing

 

[gustienordic]

And California used to be Mexico or was it Texas ?

Texas... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution

 

[hrotha]

Texas... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution

California too. And 55% of what once was Mexico.

 

[gustienordic]

US played waay above their means to lose only 1-0 to Germany. They played an excellent game and Germany did not play too terribly!

 

[ChewbaccaD]

US played waay above their means to lose only 1-0 to Germany. They played an excellent game and Germany did not play too terribly!

And we nearly tied the game...

We get Altadore back, so I'm happy.

 

[ILovecycling]

Meh,I dont think it was a good match from both,rather opposite.Germany wasnt as good as against portuguese,usa played better in last game too imo.They had only 2 real chances in the whole match.
Of course I understand that dont receive multiple goals was a priority cuz of group situation.
I dont know who is us oppone.t for last 16 ,but they certainly have a chance

 

[purcell]

Meh,I dont think it was a good match from both,rather opposite.Germany wasnt as good as against portuguese,usa played better in last game too imo.They had only 2 real chances in the whole match.
Of course I understand that dont receive multiple goals was a priority cuz of group situation.
I dont know who is us oppone.t for last 16 ,but they certainly have a chance

Belgium (not much chance)

 

[gooner]

The US have done brilliantly to get out of the group but I think that will be as good as it gets after they most likely play Belgium.

I wonder what Ann Coulter thinks of today.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Algeria vs Russia

Win or Siberia, 1 - 2


South Korea vs Belgium


Can Belgium continue playing sh!te and win?

0 - 1

Neutral.

 

[ILovecycling]

Belgium (not much chance)

have you seen their game this mundial?
I think it will be pretty even match, if you ask me

 

[Amsterhammer]

Gooner, the name Ann Coulter makes my blood boil. Literally.

I really don't care what happens in these games. I kind of hope Algeria goes through.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

well, well

 

[The Hitch]

Gooner, the name Ann Coulter makes my blood boil. Literally.

I really don't care what happens in these games. I kind of hope Algeria goes through.

So many meaningless games towards the end of this group stage. Apart from Uruguay Italy all the favourites were already out or through. All the knockout games are between teams that are just fighting to make up the numbers in the knockout stages.

 

[thirteen]

well, well

oh, drool! care to share?