FIFA World Cup

The players of Chili did the most fake diving but ok.

I thought that match had an excellent referree: great perception and judgements. No bullshit! Which also means no bullshit decisions of stopping the game for a free kick because of a fake dive. This is how it should be handled overall. If they rarely get rewarded for their diving they just look like pussies. That being said, it is true Robben tried one or 2 times as well, but he mainly played quality football and also got tackled a few times and so got very righteous free kicks.

 

Why do you people keep typing ChilI?
What happened to E?

 

That would leave a pretty empty field because like unfocussedanakin said: they sometimes let them fall for the referree on purpose but after an actual faulty attack so that they get their advantage back.
There is nothing wrong with getting the ball back after a player has a big chance to shoot at the enemies goal and they get pulled on their shirt, or get a faulty tackle. Those things are just as much against the rules.
Just because they didn't fall because of it doesn't mean they shouldn't get the ball back, so that's why they over-act in such cases and let the decision be made by the referree(s). It stays of course a disgrace when they fall for pretty much no reason (like they do in front of the goal to get a penalty kick, which that Sanchez guy of Chili did a lot).

 

Oh yes, we write Chili here in the netherlands (and I am mainly talking about football with dutch people, and yes we frankly never talk about Chile here otherwise ). I am also really bad at football terms in english. I just know things like penalty and corner because those are commonly used here too. Otherwise I have to look them up

 

Well we write Čile and Nizozemska, but that doesn't mean I am going to use it here :-D

 

We say Chili, I see it written like Chili. I come on here to say something about Chili and I didn't shift to english with that word and automatically wrote Chili. Like I said it wasn't on purpose :2thumbsup:

You must be looking forward to NL - Mexico! So the dutch can show the croatians how to beat them :cheers2:

 

Not really, I am mostly indifferent from now on :-D
Except when it comes to Germany, I hope they win the whole damn thing!
And I hope Shakira stops making football related songs. Okay we get it, you are married to a player, and you two have a son...Must they be in your awful video?

 

Well, I have not watched that vid and I have followed a lot of the world cup so it must be relatively easily avoidable

The germans are my third favourite team. But it of course depends on the game.

I also think the Chilese (sp? ) deserve to go further. Overall they played pretty good! So good to see them go on in this cup. Maybe they will meet the dutch again :biggrin:

edit: btw, I know you're secretly rooting for the orange guys now!

 

Chileans?

 

Here, enjoy!
Also, who's the guy at 00:40?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-7knsP2n5w"]Shakira - La La La (Brazil 2014) ft. Carlinhos Brown - YouTube

 

it's kind of catchy, damn

 

I have to skip that one! I'm in a roots reggae mood and would hate to interrupt all this good stuff with something I will probably never be in the mood for

Very plausible We can enjoy them at least one more game! :2thumbsup: Most south american countries are really up for this world cup, which can't be said about all european ones. But I also thought Croatia was really not too bad at all! Didn't watch them play against Mexico though (had to celebrate naturally).

 

Well they do have somewhat of a natural advantage maybe, with the climate and everything xD But then again, teams like Nizozemska and France are doing well too.
Loooooooool, you don't need to watch that game, it won't enrich your football experience/life/knowledge :-D

 

Nvm, it's some Agüero guy!

 

Once the game has happened I would only watch the summary! But I have to admit I watched more live registrations of games of other countries this cup than I expected beforehand. I kinda feel dragged in with the madness... Ah well, as long as it is interesting and enjoyable

 

I think you have what is called world cup syndrome, like most other people in this thread

 

It is the most interesting and fun sportgame for me, even to watch. I just didn't expect myself to watch games like Nigeria - Iran in its entirely for example :biggrin:

 

That was one hell of a game!!!!!





Not

 

They were both better than Spain

 

Hello,

judging from the one lonely firecracker I heard we have at least one fan of Uruguay in town .

Regards
Gyro