Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread

[bleedorange0037]

What a horrible penalty.

 

[volball625]

Brazil will now be the villains.

That's just so bad. Puts a damper on the opening game.

 

[Mr_Henley]

Expect to see more of that when Brazil is playing.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Brazil will now be the villains.

That's just so bad. Puts a damper on the opening game.

Deservedly so. That dive was some Italian level bull****.

 

[volball625]

**** Fred. What really pisses me off is the dude is celebrating Neymar's goal like he didn't just flop like a girl

 

[Vols520]

Brazil is pretty bad but diving happens in all sports nowadays.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Brazil is pretty bad but diving happens in all sports nowadays.

What's frustrating is that common sense would tell you that FIFA should have their best dozen or so officiating crews at the WC, and that no world class referee would be fooled by such a low-rent dive. Unfortunately, the only person that bought it was the only one that mattered.

 

[volball625]

I love the sport. Played it my whole life, but it's easy to see why this country doesn't like the sport.

 

[bleedorange0037]

I love the sport. Played it my whole life, but it's easy to see why this country doesn't like the sport.

I wouldn't go that far, but stuff like this is aggravating. Croatia deserved a point today.

 

[volfanbill]

I wouldn't go that far, but stuff like this is aggravating. Croatia deserved a point today.

I would. I try to watch the sport and I can normally get into international play, but that was just complete BS.

 

[volball625]

Oscar is MOTM by far.

 

[Mr_Henley]

How is that not a foul from behind on Brazil leading to the goal?

 

[volball625]

I wouldn't go that far, but stuff like this is aggravating. Croatia deserved a point today.

It's the main reason why people hate the sport other than the lack of scoring.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Oscar is MOTM by far.

And probably just scored the softest goal we'll see in the whole tournament. That was TERRIBLE by the Croatian keeper.

 

[volball625]

How is that not a foul from behind on Brazil leading to the goal?

I thought the same. Looked like Ramires just hacked Rakitic.

Saw the replay. Went right through him.

 

[volinreallife]

Wow the goalie is terrible for both teams

 

[volball625]

And probably just scored the softest goal we'll see in the whole tournament. That was TERRIBLE by the Croatian keeper.

All three of Brazil's goals were soft.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Here's hoping these refs aren't assigned to any of the US games.

 

[bleedorange0037]

All three of Brazil's goals were soft.

The funny thing is the closest he came to stopping one was on the PK.

 

[VolinMichigan]

Well. Croatia has an argument for getting jobbed on that penalty. They played well and should make it out of the group. Their keeper looked pretty bad on the first and third goals though.

 

[volball625]

Brazil score on a miss hit, ghost penalty and poke.

Joga bonito

 

[n_huffhines]

Looks like Brazil may be getting all the calls they will need to lock up a 6th WC.

 

[JohnMarxism]

Croatia had an excellent opportunity to make it 2-2 at the end of that game, but that counterattack by Brazil including the weakest goal I've seen in a while sealed it. I wasn't around a computer during the game.

 

[Spartacavolus]

 

[milohimself]

Brazil got all the calls, but I still feel like they had more class. That dive was terrible, but every defender at that level has got to know that, in the box, you check your friggin' hands. In real time, I can see how it looked like a pull-down in the eyes of the ref.

That's how the game is played in most of the world. That sort of call doesn't fly in the Premier League or in MLS, but it does pretty much anywhere else. Kids are taught to dive from day one.