FIFA 2014 World Cup - Official Discussion Thread

[Lief 🗽]

Prandelli has resigned.

[bore]

The best (worst?) part of the bite is Suarez falling to the ground afterwards as if he's been shot.

[Senator Cris]

Prandelli has resigned.

Also Abete has resigned.

[YL]

The best (worst?) part of the bite is Suarez falling to the ground afterwards as if he's been shot.

In some of the pictures he appears to be holding his teeth in agony after the dive.

[Keystone Phil]

Prandelli has resigned.

Also Abete has resigned.

I had my issues with Prandelli but he is such a classy guy and rebuilt this side, giving us confidence after the 2010 disaster. Led us from the lowest point all the way to the Euro Finals in just two years when no one believed in us.

Hoping for Mancini now since Ancelotti won't leave Real Madrid yet.

[Bacon King]

my favorite uruguayan of the match

[Antonio the Sixth]

Italy-haters are evil monsters who should be eliminated with fire (sane).

You played for a draw until Uruguay scored.

It's not our fault if you want to win games without attacking.

I'm not defending the way Italy played, by all means. Had we played half-decently we would have wiped you out of the picture in a few minutes. Doesn't excuse the catastrophic arbitration and Uruguayan foul play.

[Keystone Phil]

Italy attacked the first half. I was satisfied with the play. Immobile was a disappointment though. He and the rest of this team need to learn how to avoid being offsides so frequently. If we had capitalized on our chances early, we'd be having a difficult discussion right now. Instead, we remained tied (which was always dangerous. You had to know Uruguay would score a goal) and got bit (no pun intended) with bad calls that really put us on the back foot. Once Marchisio was sent off, you knew we would (have to) play for the draw and I had said leading up to this game that playing for a draw = loss.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Italy attacked the first half. I was satisfied with the play. Immobile was a disappointment though. He and the rest of this team need to learn how to avoid being offsides so frequently. If we had capitalized on our chances early, we'd be having a difficult discussion right now. Instead, we remained tied (which was always dangerous. You had to know Uruguay would score a goal) and got bit (no pun intended) with bad calls that really put us on the back foot. Once Marchisio was sent off, you knew we would (have to) play for the draw and I had said leading up to this game that playing for a draw = loss.

Yeah, obviously things became very hard for us the moment we got this ridiculous red card. That's a wound pretty hard to forgive. Still I think we could have done a far better job in the first 60 minutes. Too little precision, too little energy.

[MaxQue]

I suppose having an Immobile player doesn't help.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

It would be a shame if Greece qualified over Cote d'Ivoire.

[Bacon King]

OMG WOW JAPAN'S GOAL

[Keystone Phil]

It would be a shame if Greece qualified over Cote d'Ivoire.

Yeah but we need some Europeans in the knockout rounds so I'd be fine with this

[Franzl]

It would be a shame if Greece qualified over Cote d'Ivoire.

Yeah but we need some Europeans in the knockout rounds so I'd be fine with this

Indeed!

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

It would be a shame if Greece qualified over Cote d'Ivoire.

Yeah but we need some Europeans in the knockout rounds so I'd be fine with this

Why? Greece is easily the most negative team at this Cup. Anyway, European dominance gets boring and I say this as a Spain fan.

[Keystone Phil]

It would be a shame if Greece qualified over Cote d'Ivoire.

Yeah but we need some Europeans in the knockout rounds so I'd be fine with this

Why? Greece is easily the most negative team at this Cup. Anyway, European dominance gets boring and I say this as a Spain fan.

I don't hate the Greeks and I'm at the sad point when I'm left to cheer for teams that I don't hate. I only have a few issues with Argentina so they and Colombia are the sides I'm more seriously focused on. It helps to have a few other teams to balance out the fact that disgusting teams like France, Brazil, Uruguay (a recent addition to my list. I was usually cool with them), The Netherlands and Germany can win it.

[Lief 🗽]

Greece is currently advancing having scored just one goal this entire competition...

[Keystone Phil]

...and now they're back out.

[Bull Moose Base]

Looks like Italy wasn't ready for this World Cup. They were a bit al dente for my taste.

Poor Spain. Couldn't even hang on to win biggest choke of the tournament.

[Keystone Phil]

Last minute penalty for Greece to advance!

[Keystone Phil]

Greece advance!

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Greece have been the most cynical and boring team of this competition. That they aren't dead last in their group is a shame. Hopefully the valiant Costa Ricans slaughter them.

[Edu]

Wow, Greece advances thanks to a last minute penalty

And Colombia is looking great

[Lief 🗽]

Costa Rica will do what needs to be done.

[Keystone Phil]

Greece might get to the Quarter finals. Hahaha.