The World Cup 2014 Thread

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Oh no! England out of World Cup already! Thanks Italy;) !!!!!!!!

England's done, Japan's done. At least you've still got France. It pays to be tri-National.

[Jacque67 7,328]

England's done, Japan's done. At least you've still got France. It pays to be tri-National.

C'mon France!!!!!

[Pooky 3,787]

Well played Iran.

Magnificent effort undone in injury time by a brilliant goal from Lionel "It's All Gotten A Little Bit" Messi.

Lucky, lucky Argentina (my pick to win the whole thing).

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Well played Iran.

Magnificent effort undone in injury time by a brilliant goal from Lionel "It's All Gotten A Little Bit" Messi.

Lucky, lucky Argentina (my pick to win the whole thing).

Messi was lucky. He's not that good.

[Pooky 3,787]

Messi was lucky. He's not that good.

He was lucky he got a chance. What he did with that chance was anything but lucky.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Exciting game between Germany and Ghana! We must have been lucky to beat Ghana. Here's hoping Portugal falls tomorrow.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Exciting game between Germany and Ghana! We must have been lucky to beat Ghana. Here's hoping Portugal falls tomorrow.

I would have preferred a better outcome for Germany, of course, but it was a great game indeed. Looking forward to the Portugal - US game tonight.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Australia has a flag with red, white and blue and wears yellow and green uniforms like Brazil. Chile flag is largely red, so they wear white uniforms. The camera hardly ever zooms in on the players so I have no idea who is who. Not n00b friendly.

The team colors aren't unique to football. If you watch the Olympics (and I suppose all international competitions) they wear the same colors. Aus wears green and yellow (can't remember why, though red white and blue are too common of flag colors ) and the Netherlands wears orange (I think their royalty are from the house of orange or something). No idea about Chile.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

The team colors aren't unique to football. If you watch the Olympics (and I suppose all international competitions) they wear the same colors. Aus wears green and yellow (can't remember why, though red white and blue are too common of flag colors ) and the Netherlands wears orange (I think their royalty are from the house of orange or something). No idea about Chile.

As a greenhorn, it's hard to tell which team is which. In the major sports in the US, the uniform has Boston, NY, etc on it in plain view. At the World Cup, I don't see any easy designation. Just an observation. I think it would be more new fan friendly it they had the country names on the uniforms.

I agree about the red, white and blue flags. There are a lot of them.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I would have preferred a better outcome for Germany, of course, but it was a great game indeed. Looking forward to the Portugal - US game tonight.

I really enjoyed watching the Germany game, two different styles of play. The Germans are very methodical, like a machine. But I also liked Ghana's fast break and how they had a few 1 on 1 shots too. I still don't believe the US beat Ghana after watching them play Germany yesterday.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

As a greenhorn, it's hard to tell which team is which. In the major sports in the US, the uniform has Boston, NY, etc on it in plain view. At the World Cup, I don't see any easy designation. Just an observation. I think it would be more new fan friendly it they had the country names on the uniforms.

I agree about the red, white and blue flags. There are a lot of them.

I agree and I totally understand... but...

The Yankees, for instance, have the Y on top of the N logo that would be hard for people to see if they didn't expect it. They also don't put the names of the players on their jerseys (which is just one thing I hate about them). They expect that people know who they are. So it's not as new fan friendly as it might seem. I think Aus thinks that everyone knows they are green and yellow, but maybe you should be the one to trounce their view of themselves

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I agree and I totally understand... but...

The Yankees, for instance, have the Y on top of the N logo that would be hard for people to see if they didn't expect it. They also don't put the names of the players on their jerseys (which is just one thing I hate about them). They expect that people know who they are. So it's not as new fan friendly as it might seem. I think Aus thinks that everyone knows they are green and yellow, but maybe you should be the one to trounce their view of themselves

But the away jersey has New York spelled out on the front, and at least the logos are better than nothing, IMO.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Let's see if this n00b has got this part correct. The teams that are mathematically eliminated thus far are Cameroon, Spain, Australia and Bosnia. Technically England still has a chance?

[Pooky 3,787]

Let's see if this n00b has got this part correct. The teams that are mathematically eliminated thus far are Cameroon, Spain, Australia and Bosnia. Technically England still has a chance?

No, England are out.

[Sousuke 1,214]

But the away jersey has New York spelled out on the front, and at least the logos are better than nothing, IMO.

Yeah most MLB teams have their city name present on the uniform when playing away.

But there is one team that breaks that mold: