FIFA 2014 World Cup - Official Discussion Thread

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

If I had to predict now:

A:

Netherlands
Czech Republic
Turkey

B:

Belgium
Bosnia
Israel

C:

Spain
Ukraine
Slovakia

D:

Germany
Poland
Ireland

E:

England
Switzerland
Slovenia

F:

Greece
Romania
Hungary

G:

Sweden
Russia
Austria

H:

Italy
Croatia
Bulgaria

I:

Portugal
Serbia
Denmark

[Keystone Phil]

Get your own thread, Eurotrash.

It would be a waste to create a thread just for the draw then for qualifying later this year so that's why I stressed the need for limited discussion here. It only took up about a page so that's fine.

[RodPresident]

I got tickets to 4 of Salvador games:
France vs. Switzerland
Bosnia vs. Iran
Winner of H vs. Runner-up G (likely Belgium vs. Portugal, Russia vs. Portugal, Belgium vs. USA or USA vs. Russia)
Winner 51 vs. Winner 52 (Spain vs. Italy Round 2)

[justfollowingtheelections]

I got tickets to 4 of Salvador games:
France vs. Switzerland
Bosnia vs. Iran
Winner of H vs. Runner-up G (likely Belgium vs. Portugal, Russia vs. Portugal, Belgium vs. USA or USA vs. Russia)
Winner 51 vs. Winner 52 (Spain vs. Italy Round 2)

I'm jealous.  I've been thinking of going to Brazil to watch some games, but I won't

[Keystone Phil]

Bosnia vs. Iran

What a barn burner that will be.

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[RodPresident]

Round 3 to be better... Euro 2012 and FIFA Confederations Cup.

[Keystone Phil]

Round 3 to be better... Euro 2012 and FIFA Confederations Cup.

We will win. Mark my words.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Round 3 to be better... Euro 2012 and FIFA Confederations Cup.

We will win. Mark my words.

Hey, losing in the quarterfinals isn't that bad.

(or the round of 16, i have high hopes for Ivory Coast)

[Keystone Phil]

Round 3 to be better... Euro 2012 and FIFA Confederations Cup.

We will win. Mark my words.

Hey, losing in the quarterfinals isn't that bad.

(or the round of 16, i have high hopes for Ivory Coast)

This could be a lot like '94: sneak past an African side, beat Spain in the Quarter finals and meeting Brazil at some point later.

[Gustaf]

I made an on the fly prediction. It came out as:

A:
Brazil
Cameroon

B:
Spain
Netherlands

C:
Colombia
Ivory Coast

D:
Uruguay
Italy

E:
Ecuador
Schweiz

F:
Argentina
Bosnia

G:
Germany
Portugal

H:
Belgium
Russia

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Brazil v Netherlands

Colombia v Italy

Ecuador v Bosnia

Germany v Russia

Spain v Cameroon

Uruguay v Ivory Coast

Argentina v Switzerland

Belgium v Portugal

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Brazil v Colombia

Germany v Ecuador

Spain v Uruguay

Argentina v Belgium

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Brazil v Germany

Spain v Argentina

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Brazil v Argentina

[Keystone Phil]

The Azzurri officially unveiled the World Cup kit today. I'm a fan. It will get its match debut this Wednesday against Spain.

[Tender Branson]

Wednesday is Friendly Day. Here are the important games to watch:

Austria vs. Uruguay
Australia vs. Ecuador
Greece vs. South Korea
South Africa vs. Brazil
Turkey vs. Sweden
Romania vs. Argentina
Ukraine vs. USA
Switzerland vs. Croatia
Germany vs. Chile
Ireland vs. Serbia
Poland vs. Scotland
England vs. Denmark
France vs. Holland
Portugal vs. Cameroon
Spain vs. Italy
Mexico vs. Nigeria

[Keystone Phil]

Ukraine vs. U.S. should be interesting for everything-but-Soccer reasons.

[Lief 🗽]

Ukraine vs. U.S. should be interesting for everything-but-Soccer reasons.

It was actually announced that the match is cancelled earlier this evening.

[Lief 🗽]

okay now it's apparently uncanceled?? https://twitter.com/ussoccer/status/440685384624652288

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

International friendlies today.

Phil and I both know that only one matters .

[Lief 🗽]

International friendlies in March are always horrible. No one wants to get injured for the run-in.

[Tender Branson]

Some facts about the Austria vs. Uruguay game tonight:

This is only the 3rd time so far that the two countries have played against each other: In 1954, Austria beat Uruguay 3-0, while in 1964 Uruguay beat Austria 2-0.

The game will be played in Klagenfurt at the Wörthersee-Arena (has 32.000 seats, but so far only about 18.000 tickets have been sold).

Cavani will miss the game for Uruguay, because of an injury.

My prediction: 2-1 Uruguay (under normal circumstances, the Urus are probably a class better)

[Tender Branson]

Peepikorn & Cranberry, what do you think about the game ?

[Cranberry]

I'm not the total Football pro, but of what I know of the Austrian team, they're gonna loose it

[Franzl]

Sorry Tender and Cranberry.....I predict Uruguay to win 4-0.

[Tender Branson]

Sorry Tender and Cranberry.....I predict Uruguay to win 4-0.

Nope.

13 minutes played and it's 1-0 for ... surprise ... us

[Tender Branson]

Rodriguez brutally kicks the Austrian keeper in the stomach ...

The German referee only picks the yellow card ...

[Tender Branson]

Game is over.

1-1

Actually not too bad against a strong team like Uruguay.

[Lief 🗽]

These new German away uniforms are so ugly.

Great Götze goal (and Özil assist) though.