FIFA World Cup 2014

[MBotero]

Match of the day
Brazil-Mexico
Viva Mexico! It seems Chicarito is on the bench again.

Brazil (probable): Júlio César, Daniel Alves, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Luiz Gustavo, Paulinho, Oscar; Bernard (Ramires), Fred, Neymar

Mexico (probable): Ochoa, Rodríguez, Héctor Moreno, Rafa Márquez, Aguilar, Herrera, Vásquez, Guardado, Layún, Giovani dos Santos, Peralta

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Oh Belgium, that was a horrible match. No movement, no creativity.

To be honest, this was expected to be our hardest match in the group (the other two should play more 'open'). But come on, it's f*cking Algeria.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Ochoa regressing for a few seconds to a world top 5 goalie like he was when he was 20 (before the knee injuries)

 

[ILovecycling]

What a game by Ochoa so far,denied at least two obvious goals!
First 20 minutes boring,then pretty nice chances,2nd half will be interesting
Brasil shoul play faster,thats for sure

 

[Flamin]

Oh Belgium, that was a horrible match. No movement, no creativity.

To be honest, this was expected to be our hardest match in the group (the other two should play more 'open'). But come on, it's f*cking Algeria.

2nd half was way better though. Algeria was nowhere; they were totally in control.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Bra-Mex 0-0, but great game. (though both teams play way too sloppy, tbh)

 

[Flamin]

Unbelievable how this game ended in 0-0. Very good match indeed.

If this was cycling, the Clinic would go berserk now.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Best refereed soccer game I can remember, ever*... A+ for this turkish guy.
That´s how it should be. Not too much yellows, not falling for divers, no blunder descisions... Perfect, players decide the game, not the refs.

And that Goalie, even though some saves happened when he got shot on directly, was the best so far. 5 Saves, no opponent goal....

(* there are certainly more in the past, but since memory fades, this is the best I remember)

 

[GuyIncognito]

Ochoa regressing for a few seconds to a world top 5 goalie like he was when he was 20 (before the knee injuries)

Im starting to hope he might be back to his usual self after seven years of injuries and sucking

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Damn intense match, I was entertained even if it lacked some quality and creativity. Are there such a thing as visionary midfielders* these days?

Tequila must wait.

*other than Pirlo

 

[MBotero]

Really enjoyed this one,great match.Ochoa was sensational,good game by Neymar and Hector Herrera,too.

Next we have Mother Russia vs South Korea,i like both of teams,maybe this one will have some goals in.
P.S Ochoa is a free agent.

 

[ILovecycling]

Very good match,but I am dissapointed with no Brasil goal,they had 4! terrific chances (onoh México was very dangerous on two occasions two).
Man of the match - Ochoa,fantastic!
Good game by Herrera,Marcelo,Bernard,Neymar.Very disappointed with Oscar and Peralta.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Best refereed soccer game I can remember, ever*... A+ for this turkish guy.
That´s how it should be. Not too much yellows, not falling for divers, no blunder descisions... Perfect, players decide the game, not the refs.

And that Goalie, even though some saves happened when he got shot on directly, was the best so far. 5 Saves, no opponent goal....

(* there are certainly more in the past, but since memory fades, this is the best I remember)

I was thinking that too. Didn't 'notice' the ref. Only criticism - he should have booked Marcelo for that awful dive at the end.

Ochoa was brilliant. MoM by a long way. The one handed save in the first half that reminded us older viewers of the Gordon Banks save against Brazil, was the save of the tournament so far.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Im starting to hope he might be back to his usual self after seven years of injuries and sucking

when was that and how did it happen? his injuries i mean

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I was thinking that too. Didn't 'notice' the ref. Only criticism - he should have booked Marcelo for that awful dive at the end.

Ochoa was brilliant. MoM by a long way. The one handed save in the first half that reminded us older viewers of the Gordon Banks save against Brazil, was the save of the tournament so far.

I am not that old but i am reminded of that too....fwiw i dont know which one is better and speaking of saves Coupet's saves against Barcelona was sensational and of the best ever i think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHZxZwaC7n4

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Ramires withdrawal was motivated by fear of 2nd yellow: "He's an impetuous player". - scolari

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Here's a look at the numbers for US viewing. As I said, as a whole, more popular than ever.

Like many Yanks, big day for my "second favorite team", Mexico. Woohoo!

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

What happened to the kick off point? Looks like it's missing.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Well that's a rather boring game so far.
Highlight so far is Capello's tie.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Here's a look at the numbers for US viewing. As I said, as a whole, more popular than ever.

Like many Yanks, big day for my "second favorite team", Mexico. Woohoo!

"Monday night’s thriller attracted 11.093 million viewers and earned a 6.3 rating"
.... what´s that compared to let´s say JAX vs TEN early Sunday? Or the usual 108th game of the Baseball season?

Edit: OK, should have read on. A MNF goes with 13 million. So that´s a pretty awesome number. Soccer is coming...

LOL @ just 6 million for the National Luck League Final... and the Kings won again, but nobody realized.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Akinfeev, good lord.

1:0 South Korea.

 

[Flamin]

Russian goal was offside I think?

 

[l.Harm]

"Monday night’s thriller attracted 11.093 million viewers and earned a 6.3 rating"
.... what´s that compared to let´s say JAX vs TEN early Sunday? Or the usual 108th game of the Baseball season?

Edit: OK, should have read on. A MNF goes with 13 million. So that´s a pretty awesome number. Soccer is coming...

LOL @ just 6 million for the National Luck League Final... and the Kings won again, but nobody realized.

What did you think of the referee in the Brazil-Mexico match? Everything's still rigged?

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

For BRA, yes OFC. But this game certainly wasn´t. Everybody gave it all. The ref was superb, as I said right after the game.

My confidence is still as high as when the tournament begun (that Brazil goes to the final no matter what...)

 

[gooner]

Here's a look at the numbers for US viewing. As I said, as a whole, more popular than ever.

Like many Yanks, big day for my "second favorite team", Mexico. Woohoo!

Great to see those viewing figures. There was a US journalist from the New York Times on the radio over here tonight and this was the topic of conversation where he said the game is taking off in popularity with the World Cup on at the moment.

I'm all for the game expanding and it's something I would hope will sustain in the aftermath of the tournament. Fair play to Beckham in attempting to start up his team in Miami. I applaud the Man City owners getting a second team in New York. They get criticism for distorting the transfer market but that's a great initiative on their part. They've also taken over a team in Australia so good on them.

I watched a few games on TV in the past of the Seattle Sounders when Freddie Ljunberg(loved him at Arsenal) was there and I was shocked at how fanatic the support. There does look like support base to build on and grow the game.