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germany will be beating the netherlands in the third place match

I think Germany will beat Brazil.

apparently Neymar is out for the rest of the tournament. No Thiago Silva and Neymar against Germany gonna be real tough.

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Originally Posted by HANZO

apparently Neymar is out for the rest of the tournament. No Thiago Silva and Neymar against Germany gonna be real tough.

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I am surprised Neymar is so injured, it was just a knee to the lower back. When he went down I thought he was just time wasting. Then when he went off on stretcher I was like "What". Now he is out of the tournament ????

Nothing is confirmed but initial reports say he fractured his back. I know it didn't look that bad, but he did get a knee in the back.

That was the thing with the game, the ref let the Brazilians get away with so much shit the Colombians near the end of the game made some dangerous tackles in retaliation.

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Originally Posted by HANZO

Nothing is confirmed but initial reports say he fractured his back. I know it didn't look that bad, but he did get a knee in the back.

That was the thing with the game, the ref let the Brazilians get away with so much shit the Colombians near the end of the game made some dangerous tackles in retaliation.

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I just read he is out of W.C.

COLOMBIA DIDNT HAVE OUR BEST PLAYER AND MY BOY ACTION JACKSON MARTINEZ, WHO SCORED 2 GOALs IN 1 GAME, I GUESS HE PULLED A MICHEAL BEASLEY AND THATS WHY THEY BENCHED HIM

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Originally Posted by zooruka

I don't know. Costa Rica has the ability to surprise IMO.

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All teams can surprise, so yeah, ofc. Would be the biggest surprise of the tournament so far though (and no, I haven't forgotten spain getting ridiculed).

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Originally Posted by hectis

So I keep hearing people from The States on the T.V, On Radio and publications such as newspapers and the internet talking about how good the U.S did in the World Cup, but the reality is while they did make it to the round of sixteen they really didn't do as good as people think: The States were out played by Germany, and in the game vs Belgium if it wasn't for Tim Howard's amazing play at goalie that game, the score could have easily been something like 8-1, so while The States might be a little better at soccer they have a long way to go before they can even dream about winning The World Cup.

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Whoever thought they could get close to winning the world cup is delusional. However, considering their team, they did great.

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Originally Posted by hanzo

that was the thing with the game, the ref let the brazilians get away with so much shit the colombians near the end of the game made some dangerous tackles in retaliation.

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yea sucks for neymar..happens when u attack j rod

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Originally Posted by HANZO

That was the thing with the game, the ref let the Brazilians get away with so much shit the Colombians near the end of the game made some dangerous tackles in retaliation.

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Honestly think that's the last time that we will ever see that Referee!
I was actually appalled by his performance.

I mean seriously not giving 1 yellow card in the first half?
Considering the amount of bad challenges that were happening?

As you eluded to that's why Neymar is out
And yeah he shouldn't be given special treatment but the Ref deemed it a fair challenge lol
He had to go back 70 yards to check on dude....didn't even think it was a foul!

This Ref was a fucking joke.

Even the players were like:

"How Long Is He Gonna Allow This Shit To Go Unpunished?"

"Oh Really That's Not A Foul Ref?....Then I Suppose THIS! Isn't A Foul Either Then?"

Fucking Schoolboy Stuff at The World Cup = Disgraceful

So when James Rodriguez miss-tmes a slide tackle and pulls out of the challenge he gets booked?
He even gestured to the Ref 1, 2, 3, 4 times at least I was tackled much whers than that?
Really? flapped his hand as if to say "Whatever Man We Know What Your Game Is Son"

No wonder he spazzed out at the final whistle lol

Thiago Silva granted you could argue - he was pretty stupid to get booked....
But still, compared to the "tackles" or "challenges" that were going on....nah.

It really pisses me off when someone gets booked for silly shit like :

Kicking the ball away
Or descent (arguing with officials)

But when crazy wild tackles come flying in and they don't even get a yellow card!?

And don't even get me started on players waving cards at the Ref
That shit is beyond my comprehension to be honest
To me that's cheating and I heard they were gonna come down hard
On players participating in such acts....did they....did they fuck lol.

But honestly....after seeing this piss-poor spectacle orchestrated by a bunch of clowns
I can see why some do wave their hands about asking for cards....still didn't help though.

Columbia clearly scored 2 goals in that game as well.
They were doing that offside position the whole game
Pryor to dangerous Free Kicks around the box
And I don't remember them being offside previously:
I mean they are running away from goal....active huh?
Even the commentator mentioned the fact that :
The supposed offside Columbian didn't touch the ball!


Whatever....I would go as far to say the officials won Brazil the game.


Hard to see Germany letting this slip now.

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Originally Posted by HANZO

Nothing is confirmed but initial reports say he fractured his back. I know it didn't look that bad, but he did get a knee in the back.

That was the thing with the game, the ref let the Brazilians get away with so much shit the Colombians near the end of the game made some dangerous tackles in retaliation.

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Originally Posted by Guarded By Martyrs

Honestly think that's the last time that we will ever see that Referee!
I was actually appalled by his performance.

I mean seriously not giving 1 yellow card in the first half?
Considering the amount of bad challenges that were happening?

As you eluded to that's why Neymar is out
And yeah he shouldn't be given special treatment but the Ref deemed it a fair challenge lol
He had to go back 70 yeards to check on dude....didn't even think it was a foul!

This Ref was a fucking joke.

Even the players were like:

"How Long Is He Gonna Allow This Shit To Go Unpunished?"

"Oh Really That's Not A Foul Ref?....Then I Suppose THIS! Isn't A Foul Either Then?"

Fucking Schoolboy Stuff at The World Cup = Disgraceful

So when James Rodriguez miss-tmes a slide tackle and pulls out of the challenge he gets booked?
He even gestured to the Ref 1, 2, 3, 4 times at least I was tackled much whers than that?
Really? flapped his hand as if to say "Whatever Man We Know What Your Game Is Son"

No wonder he spazzed out at the final whistle lol

Thiago Silva granted you could argue - he was pretty stupid to get booked....
But still, compared to the "tackles" or "challenges" that were going on....nah.

It really pisses me off when someone gets booked for silly shit like :

Kicking the ball away
Or descent (arguing with officials)

But when crazy wild tackles come flying in and they don't even get a yellow card!?

And don't even get me started on players waving cards at the Ref
That shit is beyond my comprehension to be honest
To me that's cheating and I heard they were gonna come down hard
On players participating in such acts....did they....did they fuck lol.

But honestly....after seeing this piss-poor spectacle orchestrated by a bunch of clowns
I can see why some do wave their hands about asking for cards....still didn't help though.

Columbia clearly scored 2 goals in that game as well.
They were doing that offside position the whole game
Pryor to dangerous Free Kicks around the box
And I don't remember them being offside previously:
I mean they are running away from goal....active huh?
Even the commentator mentioned the fact that :
The supposed offside Columbian didn't touch the ball!


Whatever....I would go as far to say the officials won Brazil the game.


Hard to see Germany letting this slip now.

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How much of home county advantage do you think played into how the ref called the game?

^^A lot, man. What I feared, happened : referee gave home country advantage. Like I said before in this thread, I don't just see this happening to Brazil, I think tonight's game Argentina-Belgium will suffer the same fate. FIFA wants that Brazil-Argentina final (which somebody else mentioned in this thread). FIFA is about entertainment, which isn't necessarily the same as sports in the good sense of the word.

And I'm not saying that to excuse my team if they lose tonight. In a fair and square game Argentina is likely to have the upperhand on Belgium anyway. I concede to that. But under the circumstances it will be even harder for Belgium tonight.

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Originally Posted by 5th state

FIFA wants that Brazil-Argentina final.

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Maybe before Naymar got injured. TBH I think everyone will be hoping for a Germany v Argentina final now.

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Originally Posted by HANZO

apparently Neymar is out for the rest of the tournament. No Thiago Silva and Neymar against Germany gonna be real tough.

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this dude best to escape fast cuz he'll have heads gunning for him after what he did to their icon...

here's the play:

http://giant.gfycat.com/ScentedJampackedArmyworm.gif

here's the X-Ray:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrvzTuPCMAEoSZa.jpg:large

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Originally Posted by Guarded By Martyrs

Honestly think that's the last time that we will ever see that Referee!
I was actually appalled by his performance.

I mean seriously not giving 1 yellow card in the first half?
Considering the amount of bad challenges that were happening?

As you eluded to that's why Neymar is out
And yeah he shouldn't be given special treatment but the Ref deemed it a fair challenge lol
He had to go back 70 yards to check on dude....didn't even think it was a foul!

This Ref was a fucking joke.

Even the players were like:

"How Long Is He Gonna Allow This Shit To Go Unpunished?"

"Oh Really That's Not A Foul Ref?....Then I Suppose THIS! Isn't A Foul Either Then?"

Fucking Schoolboy Stuff at The World Cup = Disgraceful

So when James Rodriguez miss-tmes a slide tackle and pulls out of the challenge he gets booked?
He even gestured to the Ref 1, 2, 3, 4 times at least I was tackled much whers than that?
Really? flapped his hand as if to say "Whatever Man We Know What Your Game Is Son"

No wonder he spazzed out at the final whistle lol

Thiago Silva granted you could argue - he was pretty stupid to get booked....
But still, compared to the "tackles" or "challenges" that were going on....nah.

It really pisses me off when someone gets booked for silly shit like :

Kicking the ball away
Or descent (arguing with officials)

But when crazy wild tackles come flying in and they don't even get a yellow card!?

And don't even get me started on players waving cards at the Ref
That shit is beyond my comprehension to be honest
To me that's cheating and I heard they were gonna come down hard
On players participating in such acts....did they....did they fuck lol.

But honestly....after seeing this piss-poor spectacle orchestrated by a bunch of clowns
I can see why some do wave their hands about asking for cards....still didn't help though.

Columbia clearly scored 2 goals in that game as well.
They were doing that offside position the whole game
Pryor to dangerous Free Kicks around the box
And I don't remember them being offside previously:
I mean they are running away from goal....active huh?
Even the commentator mentioned the fact that :
The supposed offside Columbian didn't touch the ball!


Whatever....I would go as far to say the officials won Brazil the game.


Hard to see Germany letting this slip now.

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On top of that, in the final minutes when Brazil made their last 2 changes. Colombia were taking a corner on both occasions. The linesman's stood in front of the ball so Colombia wouldn't take a quick corner.

Germany are more than capable of abusing the Brazilians. Just depends on whether the ref will let guys like Fernandihno, Paulihno and David Luiz hack the crap out of Muller, Kroos and Ozil. I don't think the Germans will let it happen though. Before the match whoever the ref is the Germans will put a shitload of pressure on him to book the Brazilians early on.

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Originally Posted by hectis

How much of home county advantage do you think played into how the ref called the game?

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Massively, its been like this since the first game. Brazil were awarded a ridiculously cheap penalty. Everyone guessed that the refs would be lenient on Brazil, but not this much. They are allowed to hack away and the refs are not punished. If the ref yellow carded the Brazilians like he should have they wouldn't have been so free to hack away in the 2nd half. That would have given Colombia more time and space on the ball going forward. It makes a difference.

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Originally Posted by zooruka

Maybe before Naymar got injured. TBH I think everyone will be hoping for a Germany v Argentina final now.

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Germany v Holland would serve FIFA more if we don't get a Brazil - Argentina final. Germany - Holland is the biggest rivalry in European football, loads of history there.