WORLD CUP! WORLD CUP! WORLD CUP!

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:40 am

Quite frustrating to see Argentina take an hour to realise there was a football match on, then....... Whoosh! Hi Messi....

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:00 pm

Messi is just astonishing isn't he. Ronaldo maybe be more "complete" but Lionel just has that bit of magic no one else will ever have.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:29 pm

Watch the replay of his goal last night, the one that shows the goal from behind the goalmouth so you can watch his face. Once he gets the ball back his eyes NEVER leave the ball. Not once. Not even before he shoots. Complete instinct. He knew exactly where everyone and everything was and exactly where he was shooting.

Incredible.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:52 pm

Superlatives are wasted on him, there is nothing else you can say. He is by far the most talented i've seen in my life.

In other news, Portugal getting flattened by the Germans. Not bad for a team without a striker

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:12 pm

fujee wrote:Superlatives are wasted on him, there is nothing else you can say. He is by far the most talented i've seen in my life.

In other news, Portugal getting flattened by the Germans. Not bad for a team without a striker

Hold your horses there bonny lad. Shola Ameobi just came on for Nigeria. Anything can happen now...

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:36 pm

Toon talisman!

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:42 pm

fujee wrote:Toon talisman!

...from the second he picked Dennis Wise up by the throat on his debut!

Post by **Aesthetics** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:56 pm

A shame I had to work while Germany beat Portugal. Must have been a great match to watch?

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:32 pm

Really enjoying this World Cup so far - more than the last couple. Lots of bright starts, lots of goals.

I also love World Cups for the silly little things that always go with them. Things like this: http://t.co/LxRohpuTx9

It's basically "football Christmas", isn't it?

re-phaelam-ed · Post by **re-phaelam-ed** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:48 am

H O L L A N D ! what a freakin game. GO ORANJE!

Amo Bishop Roden · Post by **Amo Bishop Roden** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:22 pm

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:35 pm

Been a couple of tame matches now, Iran v Nigeria and Brazil v Mexico were snoozefests. This Russia v Korea match looks boring currently.

Betterthanyourkids · Post by **Betterthanyourkids** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:37 am

Mexico's goalkeeper was insane. All hail the based Ochoa

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:02 am

Yeah Ochoa (sp) was incredible. Man of the match for sure.

What are peoples bets on England v Uruguay?

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 5:16 pm

fujee wrote:Yeah Ochoa (sp) was incredible. Man of the match for sure.

What are peoples bets on England v Uruguay?

...only that Suarez will be involved in SOME kind of controversy. Whether that's a wonder-goal, red card, blatant dive/bite/cheat, or having his knee wrecked by a Stevie-G tackle in the first 5 minutes - SOMETHING will blow up at some point.

Think we'll get a result though. 2-1 England.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:23 pm

Yeah I reckon a result for England. Uruguay have Godin in defence thoguh, and he is unbelievable. If there is a result, either team goes out so it's a biggie!

Tim Cahill's goal though, what a volley!

Post by **Aesthetics** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:02 am

fujee wrote:What are peoples bets on England v Uruguay?

My bet is 1-0, what do you think?

portiss · Post by **portiss** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:17 pm

2-1 to Uruguay

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:19 pm

Aesthetics wrote:
fujee wrote:What are peoples bets on England v Uruguay?
My bet is 1-0, what do you think?

I'm gonna say 2-1 England, but I am not confident in that prediction.. this is England after all

arvy · Post by **arvy** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:47 pm

Go Elephants ! You still can do it