2014 Fifa World Cup thread (3 Viewers)

[obliviousninja]

Belguim OP

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[crazy_paki123]

Fun Fact: No European team has EVER won a World Cup held in South America.
My favourites: Brazil, Germany, Argentina
Dark Horses: Belgium, Columbia, Bosnia
Flops: Spain, England, Italy
I reckon Germany will beat Brazil in a tight final, even without Marco Reus

 

[crazy_paki123]

oh and Uruguay should go aight to

 

[Shadowdude]

colombia?


guys, falcao is out, remember?

 

[crazy_paki123]

thats true but they still have a decent team. Jackson Martinez is more than capable at striker and got OP players like James Rodriguez, Cuadrado. Decent keeper in Ospina. Theyre not favourites but definitely a sneaky chance with or without Falcao

 

[Kiraken]

going for australia and germany

 

[Kiraken]

portugal will also do better this year imo

 

[Shadowdude]

thats true but they still have a decent team. Jackson Martinez is more than capable at striker and got OP players like James Rodriguez, Cuadrado. Decent keeper in Ospina. Theyre not favourites but definitely a sneaky chance with or without Falcao

I think they'll get out of the group, sure - but I think they might be out in the Round of 16. Some of the Group D teams are very good... (well, most of them)

 

[enoilgam]

I'm tipping either German or Argentina.

 

[Kiraken]

tiki taka all the way brahs

teams are becoming increasingly adept at countering it

i don't think spain will do as well this year

 

[crazy_paki123]

Yeah tiki taka is dead, in the Confed Cup Brazil counter attacked Spain's tiki taka with ease and gave them a 3-0 humbling. I think Spain will flop big time. Brazil is the form team, i think in their last 7 or 9 games cant remembet, theyve scored 29 goals and conceded just 2. And Germanys team is just awesome everywhere u look. Argentinas attack is frightening in Messi, Di Maria, Higuain and Aguero but their defence is demichielis and mascherano isnt the best let alone their shite keeper

 

[Kiraken]

Yeah tiki taka is dead, in the Confed Cup Brazil counter attacked Spain's tiki taka with ease and gave them a 3-0 humbling. I think Spain will flop big time. Brazil is the form team, i think in their last 7 or 9 games cant remembet, theyve scored 29 goals and conceded just 2. And Germanys team is just awesome everywhere u look. Argentinas attack is frightening in Messi, Di Maria, Higuain and Aguero but their defence is demichielis and mascherano isnt the best let alone their shite keeper

messi doesn't perform the best at world cups though, he tends to be targetted heavily by opposition defence till he is all but neutralised

 

[crazy_paki123]

i love how some ppl (not on this thread but in general) think that Spain will win just cause Madrid won the UCL. True they played counter attcking foorball, but they had Ronaldo, Modric, Bale, DI Maria and Benzema. Not one of them are Spanish. Spains core is still barcas tiki taka midfielders in Xavi Iniesta and co. Im not hating on SPain, just think theyll get rolled. Even Chile and the Dutch could upset them cause everyone knows how to beat tiki taka

 

[crazy_paki123]

messi doesn't perform the best at world cups though, he tends to be targetted heavily by opposition defence till he is all but neutralised

thats true, but Argentina also has Di Maria, Aguero and Higuain. Theyd have to be extremely unlucky for all of them to not perform

 

[crazy_paki123]

Also watchout for Neymar, he'll be a standout for Brazil even though i dont like him

 

[enoilgam]

Never write off the Italians.

 

[crazy_paki123]

Italy has great old players like Pirlo and Buffon. El Shaarawy will be a blow, balotelli could shine but also could flop badly. I really like Bosnia too, Dzeko Begovic, Ibisevic, Pjanic theyll make it to 1/4 finals id say, not too shabby for a first world cup

 

[obliviousninja]

tiki taka all the way brahs

Yeah tiki taka is dead, in the Confed Cup Brazil counter attacked Spain's tiki taka with ease and gave them a 3-0 humbling. I think Spain will flop big time. Brazil is the form team, i think in their last 7 or 9 games cant remembet, theyve scored 29 goals and conceded just 2. And Germanys team is just awesome everywhere u look. Argentinas attack is frightening in Messi, Di Maria, Higuain and Aguero but their defence is demichielis and mascherano isnt the best let alone their shite keeper

The world cup ball favours tiki taka play.

 

[obliviousninja]

I will be going for Australia and if we don't make the grand final, England.

 

[anomalousdecay]

Fun Fact: No European team has EVER won a World Cup held in South America.

Mate that's common sense given that European players will take forever to adjust to Summer in South America, in the tropical climate in high humidity and over 35 degrees Celsius heat.

That's the only reason why Australia would even have a chance to not come 4th in the group lol.