FIFA World Cup 2014

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Won't be that attractive. 2-0.

Yep. Defensive struggle ahead...

 

[ILovecycling]

BRA 1, CRO 0

I go with history here (what else can we do ). Most op. games ended 1-0

Edit: I need it more precise. 58th minute penalty kick by the guy who normally shoots them for Brazil. BTW who is that nowadays?

number 10

Won't be that attractive. 2-0.

I know that most opening matches are boring,but do you think it will be the case with Brasil playing?Defensive game,uhmm I dont think so ....otoh Im not that good in football knowledge,so you are probably true



What about other prediction folks,anybody for an upset?

 

[the sceptic]

Brazil has a pretty un-Brazilian like team.. very solid in defence and midfield, not too many spectacular flair players. 1-0 or 2-0 Brazil is the most likely result.

 

[l.Harm]

It's a pretty long time ago Brazil was actually an attacking side. Not anymore. Especially in 2010.

 

[gooner]

number 10

I know that most opening matches are boring,but do you think it will be the case with Brasil playing?Defensive game,uhmm I dont think so ....otoh Im not that good in football knowledge,so you are probably true



What about other prediction folks,anybody for an upset?

I wasn't impressed with them in their recent game against Serbia and they got booed by their own fans in the end. At the back they were very poor and they bored the pants off me with their attacking play.

Mandzukic is out which is a big loss. A pity because Croatia's midfield is good enough to take on anyone. I wouldn't be surprised with a draw.

 

[gooner]

The pitch in Manaus where Italy v England are playing, is shocking.

 

[MBotero]

I wasn't impressed with them in their recent game against Serbia and they got booed by their own fans in the end. At the back they were very poor and they bored the pants off me with their attacking play.

Mandzukic is out which is a big loss. A pity because Croatia's midfield is good enough to take on anyone. I wouldn't be surprised with a draw.

No way Brazil missing the victory today,their group don't look too easy,with Mexico and Cameroon you never know what to expect.Sadlly Brazil is just a shadow these days.

 

[gooner]

No way Brazil missing the victory today,their group don't look too easy,with Mexico and Cameroon you never know what to expect.Sadlly Brazil is just a shadow these days.

I don't think it's no way they won't win, if they are IMO it will be in a tight game.

Probable teams:

I rate Croatia, imagine Mandzukic wasn't suspended and he was added to it instead of Olic.

It's a settled team.

 

[Hawkwood]

OK expert, here we go: I am the above mentioned idiot asking you to explain;.....

Don't ask me to judge, I don't like football despite being born half a mile from Tranmere Rovers, and about five miles from Liverpool and Everton!

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

It's a pretty long time ago Brazil was actually an attacking side. Not anymore. Especially in 2010.

Zam Olas & Rechtsschreiber might complain...

... but yeah, we have to go way back in time.... to 1982 again.
That was soccer from another planet. Zico, Socrates, Junior, Falcao, Eder, Serginho, etc... Brilliant offensive juggernaut. 15 goals in 5 games against world class teams (ARG, ITA, RUS) or at least good Europe standard (Scotland was that back then), not cannon fodder.

No doubt about it. 1982 was the best Cup ever. Games of the century (ITA-BRA, GER-FRA), provocateur incidents (GER-AUT* , Schumacher vs Battiston), the awesome comeback of Rossi. It had everything.

* BTW, that game was no fix (as many thought). Stupid Fifa rules were to blame. When Hrubesch (a true folk hero) scored the 1-0, that was it. Not pre arranged, but from that minute on the game stopped. I never blamed the players. Both teams knew they was advancing with that score. I wouldn´t attack either (in any sport) if I am 100% sure to have prevailed. It was a win-win-situation for both teams, because Fifa didn´t let the last two games of each group play at the same time.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Don't ask me to judge, I don't like football despite being born half a mile from Tranmere Rovers, and about five miles from Liverpool and Everton!

Oh... sorry then.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

No doubt about it. 1982 was the best Cup ever. Games of the century (ITA-BRA, GER-FRA), provocateur incidents (GER-AUT , Schumacher vs Battiston), the awesome comeback of Rossi. It had everything.

Apparently, Italy-Germany in 1970 considered Game of the Century.

82 was an amazing world cup though. Socrates is a remarkable man even if you ignore his footballing skill. This podcast gives a bit more background on him.
Socrates podcast.

 

[jens_attacks]

so tonight huh?so it begins...

i go with a 5-2 for brasil. i wanna see some goals....

uff i remember one of my first heros...at school i had the greatest shirt,croatia 1998. davor suker, _O_
even if he eliminated my own country

 

[jens_attacks]

thinking about it, why the hell on earth doesn't kiserlovski wore this? it's just splendide and out of this world awesome

 

[the sceptic]

so tonight huh?so it begins...

i go with a 5-2 for brasil. i wanna see some goals....

uff i remember one of my first heros...at school i had the greatest shirt,croatia 1998. davor suker, _O_
even if he eliminated my own country

I remember that too. My favourite was that chain smoking guy with the amazing technique.. forgot his name.

 

[jens_attacks]

that goal of prosinecki with jamaica,remember it as it was yesterday

 

[MBotero]

Maybe Boban or Prosinecki

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Apparently, Italy-Germany in 1970 considered Game of the Century.

82 was an amazing world cup though. Socrates is a remarkable man even if you ignore his footballing skill. This podcast gives a bit more background on him.
Socrates podcast.

It´s certainly debattable. Some say ITA-GER 1970, some ITA-BRA 1982, I go with GER-FRA 1982... So 1982 had two of the greatest matches ever played. Awesome teams like BRA and GER, the 2nd best player ever was there (Maradona), Rossi the goalgetter showed tremendous efficiency as he scored 6 goals on 7 tries (!!!) in 3 high competitive games (2nd round or later)... it was almost perfect. But unluckily Rummenigge wasn´t 100% healthy (still scored goals on one leg though), and Germany may was still a lit exhausted from their semi final heroics. So Italy won. The only bummer.

 

[MBotero]

so tonight huh?so it begins...

i go with a 5-2 for brasil. i wanna see some goals....

uff i remember one of my first heros...at school i had the greatest shirt,croatia 1998. davor suker, _O_
even if he eliminated my own country

Unfortunately the only thing that remains from Romania WC98 presence is the team that went all blonde

 

[gooner]

Adrian Ilie was one of my favourite players from that team.

Where did he ever go to?

 

[jens_attacks]

wasting his talent like most of the romanian football players. has a hotel now or something

 

[MBotero]

Adrian Ilie was one of my favourite players from that team.

Where did he ever go to?

Too many injuries,he wasn't the same player after leaving Valencia,i heard he was the owner of romanian second league team "Forex"and of course he owns"Ruia"hotel.

 

[gooner]

wasting his talent like most of the romanian football players. has a hotel now or something

Too many injuries,he wasn't the same player after leaving Valencia,i heard he was the owner of romanian second league team "Forex"and of course he owns"Ruia"hotel.

A hotel owner, you learn something new everyday.

 

[MBotero]

A hotel owner, you learn something new everyday.

IS not the only one,a lot of his former teammates are in the hotel thing Hagi,Popescu etc looks like the best place to invest some money

 

[Hawkwood]

Oh... sorry then.

Quite embarrassing when I grew up, `who do you support then?', followed by disbelief when I explained I didn't like football.