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2014 World Cup

Discussion in 'World Football' started by ILoveTheCeltic, Apr 23, 2014.

Discuss 2014 World Cup in the World Football area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. 31B404 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Kinda. I expected them to reach these later stages (and honesty, the final) but I never ever thought they would crumble in the way they have when they got the business end of the tournament.
     
  2. Breenzo

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    There's just something about Germans in Adidas...absolutely fabulous!

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  3. TESLA Gold Member Gold Member

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    Mon ta * Argentina :50:

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  4. James Gold Member Gold Member

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    Fred retires from international football
     
  5. Sonny7

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    About time, give Barney a shot.
     
  6. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    3-1 Germany tonight game needs an early goal to open it up then Germany will pick Argentina off
     
  7. James Gold Member Gold Member

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    Germany-2 bet of the day
     
  8. Zander Gold Member Gold Member

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    Hmm, as soon as I saw they would possibly face Germany in the Semi's I didn't think they'd get any further. Loose cannon in defence, Average midfield and no striker. Quite a poor squad.
     
  9. Clint Eastwood The Good Bad and Ugly of TC

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    I want Argentina to win, but at the end of the day I don't mind Germany either, so I can sit back and not utterly despise one of the teams.
     
  10. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    First final I can remember when I liked both sides playing in it, would like Argentina to win it for Messi, but Germany have been the best side all tournament so would be harsh if they were to lose tonight
     
  11. ILoveTheCeltic

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    Brazil might have done better if they played the same formation as the Netherlands.

    Cesar
    D.Luiz T.Silva Dante
    D.Alves--- Gustavo ---Marcelo
    Fernandinho
    Oscar
    Hulk Neymar

    Would have been more secure at the back and Luiz could have went on runs forward. Still really lacking a striker instead of Hulk though.
     
  12. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    BBC One for me I think tonight :50:
     
  13. C2911

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    Why the * are all of the BBC guys in suits when they haven't done it all tournament?
     
  14. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    Rather them in suits then Chiles in them shorts tbh :56:
     
  15. ILoveTheCeltic

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    The Argentina team in this final is probably the worst World Cup final team in decades.

    Romero
    Zabaleta Demichelis Garay Rojo
    Biglia Mascherano
    Perez Messi Lavezzi
    Higuain


     
  16. StPauli1916 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Anybody that chooses to watch Adrian Chiles the night wants their * kicked in.
     
  17. Clint Eastwood The Good Bad and Ugly of TC

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    The Holland one last year wasn't much better, I mean Zabaleta, Messi, Mascherano, Higuain and Lavezzi are all top level players. Then Demichelis and Garay are pretty good defenders too.

    Holland was Sneijder, Van Persie and Robben, then the thug Van Bommel and the rest of the team was very average.
     
  18. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    The state of Ferdinand tonight that tie matches his skin colour :56:
     
  19. ILoveTheCeltic

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    Aye close really.

    Mad that a team has made a World Cup final with players like Romero, Demichelis, Garay, Rojo, Biglia, Perez and Lavezzi though, I dont think any of them are that good tbh. Definetly not players who should be winning the CL or WC.

    Looking up past final teams though I got a bit ahead of myself, the Germany 2002 team wasnt very good either, think this Argentina team would beat them.
     
  20. albashamrock

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    How would you guys rank this World Cup compared to others you have watched?

    I think it may be my favourite as there has been lots to talk about.

    - High scoring defeats for Spain and Brazil
    - Klose making history
    - Costa Rica getting all the way to the quarter finals and pushing the Dutch all the way
    - Colombia, France and Chile playing some decent football outside the semi finalists
    - The continued improvement of teams like USA and Mexico

    The current record for goals in a tournament stands at 171 in France 98. Currently 170 have been scored in this one.