The FIFA World Cup 2014 Thread

[Trucken]

Well fuck, there goes Japan. Shame, but Colombia was the superior team and certainly deserved the win. Japan just didn't play the way they did in 2010, instead of running the life out of their opponents they tried to play way too complicated. They should've stuck to the basics.

Italy's gone, and while I don't want to offend their fans, they deserved to be eliminated for trying to get a draw. You just can't do that, you have to go forward, not play defense for 90 minutes and just try to keep the ball out. It's a shit tactic and it rightfully bit them in the ass.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Apparently there's a chance Suarez may yet be sanctioned/expelled by FIFA in light of him tysoning another player's shoulder. Not gonna happen but oh well, here's hoping.

 

[Two-A]

Godin played a godlike game, prevented a bunch of goals and scored the only goal.

But what is everyone gonna talk about. Uruguay as a whole are the villains now because one guy one their team is an asshole. FIFA should ban Suarez and just let Uruguay play without them for the rest of the tournament, Forlan should be fine up top.

EDIT: And Costa Rica being awesome. Suarez takes the spotlight away from them as well. At least Italy is gone I guess.

Godín and Muslera are probably the only Uruguayans I like. I wonder what Suarez sanction will be this time.

About Costa Rica, I see them making it to the cuarter-finals. Problem is, they'll most likely face the Dutch there :/

 

[BrotherRool]

Plus, who bites people? I don't condone any kind of violence but at least I can understand when players shove each other/start throwing punches. Biting is just bizarre/creepy/gross.

That's one of the weirdest things about it. People could be in the middle of a barfight and if someone bit them they'd still have a 'dude, what the heck is wrong with you?' moment.

Biting is something dogs do. If he didn't want to use his hands (any of the three times this has happened, I'm not letting that go ) whats wrong with the traditional headbutt?

 

[manic_depressive13]

I don't understand the big deal about the biting. It doesn't even look like he broke skin, but people are furious over it. Does he have herpes or something? I mean sure, he shouldn't be allowed to do that. He should have gotten a red card.

 

[shootthebandit]

Plus, who bites people? I don't condone any kind of violence but at least I can understand when players shove each other/start throwing punches. Biting is just bizarre/creepy/gross.

That's one of the weirdest things about it. People could be in the middle of a barfight and if someone bit them they'd still have a 'dude, what the heck is wrong with you?' moment.

Biting is something dogs do. If he didn't want to use his hands (any of the three times this has happened, I'm not letting that go ) whats wrong with the traditional headbutt?

Play to your strengths. His strength is clearly his abnormally goofy teeth (I can say that because hes a dick)

Apparently there's a chance Suarez may yet be sanctioned/expelled by FIFA in light of him tysoning another player's shoulder. Not gonna happen but oh well, here's hoping.

The problem with football is that footballers are NOT employees of the club. They are an asset, clubs pay big money for these players and they lose out of they get banned. Its not a case of banning a players penalises just that player. Footballers are like livestock, you have a bull youve spent a fortune on and it starts being aggressive. Do you want to kill it? No because its worth a lot of money

 

[Total LOLige]

I don't understand the big deal about the biting. It doesn't even look like he broke skin, but people are furious over it. Does he have herpes or something? I mean sure, he shouldn't be allowed to do that. He should have gotten a red card.

It's more to do with the fact that he's a serial biter(three times) and he as been done in the past for racial abuse so he's a bit of a hate figure. The ref didn't see him do it and he couldn't take a player's word for it that's why he didn't get a card. At the end of the day biting is violent conduct and should be punished. Alex Song got a three match ban for an elbow to the back and yet people are calling for a 24 match ban for Suarez, it doesn't make any sense. There should be a standard punishment for all kinds of violent conduct, it's silly to judge on a case by case basis.

 

[Thaluikhain]

There should be a standard punishment for all kinds of violent conduct, it's silly to judge on a case by case basis.

Hey? Shouldn't the individual circumstances be taken into account?

In any case...third time. Either you have to do something about him, or stop pretending to take this sort of thing seriously.

 

[Total LOLige]

There should be a standard punishment for all kinds of violent conduct, it's silly to judge on a case by case basis.

Hey? Shouldn't the individual circumstances be taken into account?

Well, I mean, there should be a universal system to decide the length of ban for violent conduct. Now they should split violent conduct into categories and increase the ban length as the actions increase in severity and risk of injury. Like a one match ban for spitting and "squaring up", three match ban for punching, kicking, headbutts, nibbles etc. Of course if the offence is severe enough(repeated kicks and punches, head stomps and the like) the length of ban should be decided on a case by case basis but there should still be a minimum ban for that offence that is increased depending on the circumstances. At the moment it's inconsistent and seems that UEFA, FIFA the FA etc make it up as they go along. It doesn't seem fair to ban Suarez for twenty four matches and Song for three simply because one is a repeat offender.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I don't understand the big deal about the biting. It doesn't even look like he broke skin, but people are furious over it. Does he have herpes or something? I mean sure, he shouldn't be allowed to do that. He should have gotten a red card.

It's a disgusting aggression and a lot of people are linking the attack with the goal Uruguay scored in the ensuing play. Ordinarily it would be handwaved as an accident but Suarez has done the same thing twice and sanctioned both times for it. There's no reason NOT to sanction him a third time. It's become something of an MO for the guy.

 

[Bravo Company]

There should be a standard punishment for all kinds of violent conduct, it's silly to judge on a case by case basis.

Hey? Shouldn't the individual circumstances be taken into account?

Well, I mean, there should be a universal system to decide the length of ban for violent conduct. Now they should split violent conduct into categories and increase the ban length as the actions increase in severity and risk of injury. Like a one match ban for spitting and "squaring up", three match ban for punching, kicking, headbutts, nibbles etc. Of course if the offence is severe enough(repeated kicks and punches, head stomps and the like) the length of ban should be decided on a case by case basis but there should still be a minimum ban for that offence that is increased depending on the circumstances. At the moment it's inconsistent and seems that UEFA, FIFA the FA etc make it up as they go along. It doesn't seem fair to ban Suarez for twenty four matches and Song for three simply because one is a repeat offender.

So people that repeatedly get caught for drunk driving should have the same sentence as people that get caught for drunk driving for the first time?

I'm not sure how anybody can justify somebody biting people on the pitch. If you're playing soccer, being worried that the other team may bite you if you're not careful shouldn't be something that needs to be on your mind, ever.


On note for today's USA vs Germany game. I kinda hope both teams just decide to sit in a circle and have a cup of tea for 90 minutes, securing the US's advancement into the elimination round

 

[Total LOLige]

There should be a standard punishment for all kinds of violent conduct, it's silly to judge on a case by case basis.

Hey? Shouldn't the individual circumstances be taken into account?

Well, I mean, there should be a universal system to decide the length of ban for violent conduct. Now they should split violent conduct into categories and increase the ban length as the actions increase in severity and risk of injury. Like a one match ban for spitting and "squaring up", three match ban for punching, kicking, headbutts, nibbles etc. Of course if the offence is severe enough(repeated kicks and punches, head stomps and the like) the length of ban should be decided on a case by case basis but there should still be a minimum ban for that offence that is increased depending on the circumstances. At the moment it's inconsistent and seems that UEFA, FIFA the FA etc make it up as they go along. It doesn't seem fair to ban Suarez for twenty four matches and Song for three simply because one is a repeat offender.

So people that repeatedly get caught for drunk driving should have the same sentence as people that get caught for drunk driving for the first time?

I'm not sure how anybody can justify somebody biting people on the pitch. If you're playing soccer, being worried that the other team may bite you if you're not careful shouldn't be something that needs to be on your mind, ever.

That's a different situation altogether and I'd answer yes to that. It all depends on what your own personal philosophy on justice is. For me anyone that is caught drink driving should be given a driving ban of 10+ years, some might seem this as unreasonable. Breaking the law is breaking the law and it shouldn't matter about past offences. Suarez has been punished for the other incidents, why should he get punished again? I was using that as an example of how inconsistent the football governing bodies are when giving out bans. Cantona got an eight month ban or something for karate kicking a fan in the stand. Zidane got a three match ban for headbutting another player.

 

[Eleuthera]

Fifa has come up with their sanctions against Suarez, banned from all football related activities for 4 months, and banned for the next 9 international matches.

source BBC [http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28023882]

 

[KingWein22]

Tight match for U.S. v Germany. I am disappointed in that own goal in the other match.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Fifa has come up with their sanctions against Suarez, banned from all football related activities for 4 months, and banned for the next 9 international matches.

source BBC [http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28023882]

There's also a fee of 100,000 Swiss francs, and there's some room for appeal for the next 3 weeks.
I'm sorry for the Uruguayans, they'll probably cruse Suarez's name forever after when the 2014 World Cup comes up.

 

[leberkaese]

Beautiful goal by Müller, deserved victory. But Germany didn't play as good as you would expect. At least not as good as other potential world champions.

My tip: finale Chile vs Netherlands. Wait, that can't happen? So maybe Germany has a chance to reach the finals, after all. Or we'll get destroyed by France in semi-final.

Edit: Totally misread the calendar, Chile vs. Ned is possible :O

 

[viscomica]

Fifa has come up with their sanctions against Suarez, banned from all football related activities for 4 months, and banned for the next 9 international matches.

source BBC [http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28023882]

I'm so glad they didn't overlook that.
I seriously think Suarez will never play again since he's been banned for the next 10 games and then forbidden from engaging in any football-related activity for 4 months...
Incidentally, I reckon Uruguay doesn't stand a chance now that Suarez is out of the picture.

 

[The Goat Tsar]

Anyone excited for Algeria? First time in the round of 16, even though they're up against Germany and will probably lose I'm proud of them for playing so well. From scoring no goals in 2010 to 6 in 2014, they earned that spot in the next round. I don't think many people had them leaving that group.

 

[The Goat Tsar]

Fifa has come up with their sanctions against Suarez, banned from all football related activities for 4 months, and banned for the next 9 international matches.

source BBC [http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28023882]

I'm so glad they didn't overlook that.
I seriously think Suarez will never play again since he's been banned for the next 10 games and then forbidden from engaging in any football-related activity for 4 months...
Incidentally, I reckon Uruguay doesn't stand a chance now that Suarez is out of the picture.

Well Forlán is still on the Uruguayan squad. He was player of the tournament in the 2010 World Cup. He's not as good as he was then, and I think he's 35 now so his stamina is lower, but if he can pull something off Uruguay still has a chance.

But if I had to put money on the game, I'd back Colombia.

 

[Brownie80]

Guys, look! It's Ann Coulter acting like Ann Coulter!

"America's growing interest in soccer/English football can only be a sign of the nation's moral decay."

http://m.townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2014/06/25/americas-favorite-national-pastime-hating-soccer-n1855817

Wow.

OT: ANYWAY USA USA USA USA #Murica.