Originally posted by Donini13@Jun 5 2014, 07:21 PM


Montolivo is replaceable

Not exactly with what he brings, it's a big loss.

My predictions:

Group A:
Brazil - 9 pts; +6
Croatia - 6 pts; +2
Cameroon - 3 pts; -3
Mexico - 0 pts; -5

Brazil over Croatia, 2-1
Cameroon over Mexico, 1-0
Brazil over Mexico, 2-0
Croatia over Cameroon, 2-1
Brazil over Cameroon, 4-1
Croatia over Mexico, 3-1

Group B:
Spain - 9 pts, +8
Netherlands - 4 pts, +1
Chile - 4 pts, -2
Australia - 0 pts, -7

Spain over Netherlands 2-1
Chile over Australia, 1-0
Netherlands over Australia, 3-1
Spain over Chile, 3-0
Spain over Australia, 4-0
Nethlerlands and Chile draw, 1-1

Group C:
Ivory Coast - 5 pts; +1
Japan - 5 pts; +1
Columbia - 4 pts; +0
Greece - 1 pts, -1

Colombia over Greece, 1-0
Japan and Ivory Coast draw, 2-2
Ivory Coast over Columbia, 3-2
Japan over Greece, 1-0
Japan and Colombia draw, 1-1
Greece and Ivory Coast draw, 0-0

Group D:
Italy - 9 pts; +4
Uruguay - 4 pts; +2
England - 4 pts; 0
Costa Rica - 0 pts; -6

Uruguay over Costa Rica, 4-1
Italy over England, 1-0
Uruguay and England draw, 1-1
Italy over Costa Rica, 2-0
Italy over Uruguay, 1-0
England over Costa Rica, 1-0

Group E:
Switzerland - 7 pts; +4
France - 5 pts; +2
Ecuador - 4 pts; -1
Honduras - 0 pts; -4

Switzerland over Ecuador, 1-0
France over Honduras, 2-0
Switzerland and France draw, 1-1
Ecuador over Honduras, 2-0
Switzerland over Honduras, 3-0
France over Ecuador, 1-1

Group F:
Argentina - 9 pts; +7
Nigeria - 6 pts; +3
Bosnia & Herzegovina - 3 pts; -2
Iran - 0 pts; -7

Argentina over Bosnia, 2-0
Nigeria over Iran, 5-1
Argentina over Iran, 3-0
Nigeria over Bosnia, 2-1
Argentina over Nigeria, 3-1
Bosnia over Iran, 2-1

Group G:
Germany - 9 pts; +6
Portugal - 4 pts; +1
Ghana - 4 pts; -2
United States - 0 pts; -6

Germany over Portugal, 2-1
Ghana over United States; 1-0
Germany over Ghana; 3-0
Portugal over United States; 3-1
Germany over United States; 2-0
Ghana and Portugal draw ; 1-1

Group H:
Belgium - 9 pts; +7
Russia - 4 pts; +2
Korea Republic - 2 pts; -2
Algeria - 1 pts; -7

Belgium over Algeria, 3-0
Russia and Korea Republic draw, 0-0
Belgium over Russia, 2-0
Korea Republic and Algeria draw, 1-1
Belgium over Korea Republic, 2-0
Russia over Algeria, 4-0

Knockout Rounds:
Brazil over Netherlands, 3-1
Uruguay over Ivory Coast, 3-1
Nigeria over Switzerland, 2-1
Germany over Russia, 3-0

Spain over Croatia, 2-0
Italy over Japan, 3-1
Argentina over France, 2-1 (extra time)
Portugal over Belgium, 2-1

Uruguay over Brazil, 2-2 (5-3 PK )
Germany over Nigeria, 2-0
Spain over Italy, 4-1
Portugal over Argentina, 2-1 (extra time)

Germany over Urugay, 3-2
Spain over Portugal, 2-1 (extra time)

Spain over Germany , 2-1

To anyone putting US above Portugal or Ghana you need to look at it closely. Donavon saved the U.S.' butt several times in the past 10 years. Now they didn't include him. As much as I dislike the guy, he was the heart and soul. Bradley is okay, but I feel more hype is around him then actually skill. Howard will have to stand on his head and in Soccer/Futbol thats not a good thing.

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Here are my Schmidtty predictions. I can't be arsed to do individual scores though.

Group A:
Brazil
Croatia
Mexico
Cameroon

Group B:
Spain
Netherlands
Chile
Australia

Group C:
Colombia
Japan
Greece
Ivory Coast

Group D:
Italy
England
Uruguay
Costa Rica

Group E:
France
Ecuador
Switzerland
Honduras

Group F:
Argentina
Nigeria
Iran
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Group G:
Germany
Portugal
Ghana
United States

Group H:
Russia
South Korea
Belgium
Algeria

Round of 16:
Brazil vs. Netherlands
Columbia vs. England
France vs. Nigeria
Germany vs. South Korea
Spain vs. Croatia
Italy vs. Japan
Argentina vs. Ecuador
Russia vs. Portugal

Quarterfinals:
Brazil vs. England
France vs. Germany
Spain vs. Italy
Argentina vs. Portugal

Semifinals:
Brazil vs. Germany
Spain vs. Portugal

Third Place
Brazil vs. Spain

World Cup Final
Germany vs. Portugal

Brazil and Croatia kicked off a few minutes ago, the 2014 World Cup is underway!

So much bs. That was not a penalty, that was not a foul on Croatia's goal, and Ramires fouled somebody on Brazil's final goal.

Yep . i Think that wasnt a penalty ,but neymar is a beast btw..
50 games 33 goals..Ronaldinho had 33 goals at 98 games..:o

Hey Spangle this was just the first game, only going to get worse as the tournament moves on. I really think the officials are fearful of being in Brazil, I know I would be. I have been saying since Brazil was awarded the WC that the officiating was going to be awfully one-sided in Brazil matches.

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Originally posted by Spangle@Jun 12 2014, 03:04 PM
So much bs. That was not a penalty, that was not a foul on Croatia's goal, and Ramires fouled somebody on Brazil's final goal.

I didn't notice the Ramires foul but I totally agree with your first two points. Let's hope it improves from here, but it probably won't.

Originally posted by AlwaysGettingHaxed@Jun 12 2014, 03:21 PM
Hey Spangle this was just the first game, only going to get worse as the tournament moves on.  I really think the officials are fearful of being in Brazil, I know I would be.  I have been saying since Brazil was awarded the WC that the officiating was going to be awfully one-sided in Brazil matches.

This. The people down there are as much a good thing when it comes to the passion of the game as they are as a disgrace to it. They love their game, but they will kill to see it in their favour. You think I'm lying, look at the past 2 years in club news down there.

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Originally posted by schmidtzkrieg@Jun 12 2014, 06:23 PM

I didn't notice the Ramires foul but I totally agree with your first two points. Let's hope it improves from here, but it probably won't.

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I hope the ref got a lot of money for this shit.

Honestly, I'm the last to call something rigged, but the penalty, the no call here, the call against Croatia when they scored, and then the two shit goals scored by Brazil (they eased into the net like an old man into a bath), like wtf man.

Oh shit. At that point in the game I was doing some other stuff with the game on, I only looked up when the commentator started getting excited. That's pretty bad.

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deaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad @ Spain getting put in a bodybag

Originally posted by gorlab@Jun 13 2014, 01:39 PM
deaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad @ Spain getting put in a bodybag

#REKT