FIFA World Cup group stages

[SaintPowelly]

Shearer,Linekar,Savage and Murphy in the studio ALL say its a pen too.

[shankycricket]

He feel over his own feet

He was clearly kicked...maybe you have a different feed to me, but even the commentators didn't disagree.

One of us is missing something, but as far as I see it, Samaras went to kick the ball and hits his own foot

I thought it was a dive at first, but when they showed the slow replay from behind him, he is clearly kicked.

Just saw it.. Sounds like you are right.


Not sure a Greece vs Costa Rica is a game many would've predicted in the final 16 though. Worst last 16 game ever in WC history?

[dan08]

James Rodriguez is unbelievable. Got him at 80/1 to be Golden Boot winner before the tournament, joint 2nd at the moment.

[sussexpob]

Shearer,Linekar,Savage and Murphy in the studio ALL say its a pen too.

Well if Robbie Savage and Alan Shearer say it was, how can I argue

[shankycricket]

Thoughts?

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[shankycricket]

Thoughts?

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No Miroslav Klose although its hard to argue against Muller and Ronaldo..

[dan08]

Thoughts?

http://aff003.infototive.com/categories ... eatest-xi/

No Miroslav Klose although its hard to argue against Muller and Ronaldo..

Might see Thomas Muller replace his namesake after the next World Cup.

[shankycricket]

At least one of my predictions is looking good.... https://twitter.com/Sportskeeda/status/ ... 6082468864

I predicted Ivory Coast to top group C, Spain to top group B, and England to finish at least 3rd in Group D.

[shankycricket]

Thoughts?

http://aff003.infototive.com/categories ... eatest-xi/

No Miroslav Klose although its hard to argue against Muller and Ronaldo..

Might see Thomas Muller replace his namesake after the next World Cup.

HA! He is surely getting there.

[shankycricket]

Good review here although I'd still keep Roy...

http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/hod ... in-brazil/

[Durhamfootman]

[Durhamfootman]

the only surprising thing was that he do any of that stuff against England

although with his Liverpool buddy feeding him the ball for the 2 goals he scored, he probably didn't feel the need

[mikesiva]

Shearer,Linekar,Savage and Murphy in the studio ALL say its a pen too.

Well if Robbie Savage and Alan Shearer say it was, how can I argue

I've learnt not to allow my opinions to be dictated by these so-called pundits....

If that was a penalty for Greece, then Fred's was a stonewall penalty.

And as for that penalty won by Diego Costa....

It's funny, but I find English pundits are quick to accuse non-Europeans of trying to win penalties (Fred), but are not so quick to say that same about similar awards concerning Europeans (Diego Costa, Greece, etc).

On that basis, I place little stock in what Lineker and his friends have to say....

[mikesiva]

He feel over his own feet

He was clearly kicked...maybe you have a different feed to me, but even the commentators didn't disagree.

One of us is missing something, but as far as I see it, Samaras went to kick the ball and hits his own foot

I thought it was a dive at first, but when they showed the slow replay from behind him, he is clearly kicked.

Just saw it.. Sounds like you are right.


Not sure a Greece vs Costa Rica is a game many would've predicted in the final 16 though. Worst last 16 game ever in WC history?

Costa Rica is a very good team...just ask Italy and Uruguay.

Just because they're not an established team in the pantheon of world football, it doesn't mean that this is the "worst" knockout game.

[Aidan11]

Greece beat Ivory coast.

Didn't expect that.