FIFA World Cup knockout stages

[Aidan11]

I pick Chile to squeeze past Brazil 2-1, and break the hearts of a nation....

Imagine being the ref who awarded a 90 min penalty kick to Chile with the scores level.

[mikesiva]

I pick Chile to squeeze past Brazil 2-1, and break the hearts of a nation....

Imagine being the ref who awarded a 90 min penalty kick to Chile with the scores level.

It's Howard Webb, isn't it?

[Aidan11]

I pick Chile to squeeze past Brazil 2-1, and break the hearts of a nation....

Imagine being the ref who awarded a 90 min penalty kick to Chile with the scores level.

It's Howard Webb, isn't it?

I wondered if he got the gig. Ah well, good luck with that Mr Webb.

[Durhamfootman]

It will be interesting. I don't think Brazil are particularly on their game, but Chile seem to be. Neymar might well be the difference, but if Howard Webb is a stronger ref than that Japanese fella and Neymar starts to bugger about....who knows. Brazil, I think..... but I wouldn't be surprised if Chile don't follow the script

Uruguay are a one man team without the one man in it, Columbia have been doing much better than I expected, so it ought to be a Columbia win, but Uruguay will be really psyched after the disgraceful way their poor little Luis has been treated by the world (holds hands to sides in extreme merriment), so they might come out with a fistful of ginger up their balloon knots and produce something utterly remarkable. Eldis Caravans might be circling around the footman's bins at the end of the month, yet.

[The Waugh Twins]

what does concacaf stand for?

I've always wondered

never been able to work it out

It's actually a type of non decaffeinated coffee you can only purchase whilst on holiday in Jamaica mon, ari.

[st_brendy]

It will be interesting. I don't think Brazil are particularly on their game, but Chile seem to be. Neymar might well be the difference, but if Howard Webb is a stronger ref than that Japanese fella and Neymar starts to bugger about....who knows. Brazil, I think..... but I wouldn't be surprised if Chile don't follow the script

Uruguay are a one man team without the one man in it, Columbia have been doing much better than I expected, so it ought to be a Columbia win, but Uruguay will be really psyched after the disgraceful way their poor little Luis has been treated by the world (holds hands to sides in extreme merriment), so they might come out with a fistful of ginger up their balloon knots and produce something utterly remarkable. Eldis Caravans might be circling around the footman's bins at the end of the month, yet.

They were fifth in the world not long ago (hence being seeded), and are still in the top eight now I believe. The thing which maybe separates them from Belgium in our eyes in the UK is that we are all aware of the Belgian players, because we see them every weekend in the PL. Whereas maybe a lot of us see Columbia, wrongly but understandably, as a bit of an unknown.

But at the same time they, like Belgium and Argentina, were given a very easy group.

Without Suarez, I would expect them to defeat Uruguay without too much difficulty. But it'll be interesting to see how Columbia cope against the bigger names in the latter stages. They've just not been tested yet.

[SaintPowelly]

Hopefully with Suarez out, Ramirez will play, he made an instant impact the other night.

[st_brendy]

Hopefully with Suarez out, Ramirez will play, he made an instant impact the other night.

Just not too big of an impact please. I have high hopes for him next season, so I'd rather he didn't impress the world and so have clubs suddenly come in for him.

And besides, there's only so many players that we can let off the bus before it becomes irrecoverable - no matter how much money we have in the bank to spend as a result.

[SaintPowelly]

If Schneiderlin leaves, i fear I may lose all interest in football.

[st_brendy]

If Schneiderlin leaves, i fear I may lose all interest in football.

Could go and support Arsenal.

"Chambers to Schneiderlin, back to Chambers, to Chamberlain, to Walcott, goal for Arsenal".

[SaintPowelly]

If Schneiderlin leaves, i fear I may lose all interest in football.

Could go and support Arsenal.

"Chambers to Schneiderlin, back to Chambers, to Chamberlain, to Walcott, goal for Arsenal".

I hadn't even heard Chambers linked there

[st_brendy]

If Schneiderlin leaves, i fear I may lose all interest in football.

Could go and support Arsenal.

"Chambers to Schneiderlin, back to Chambers, to Chamberlain, to Walcott, goal for Arsenal".

I hadn't even heard Chambers linked there

All summer, ever since it became clear that Sagna was leaving. Wenger is a massive fan, by all accounts.

And rightly so. Unlike Shaw, Chambers can attack and defend (albeit his defending is not at Shaw's high level).

[SaintPowelly]

If Schnedierlin goes to Spurs, I will lose all hope, if he goes to Arsenal, then I hope they win the league.

Chambers wouldn't be a devasting loss, since we still have Clyne.

[mikesiva]

The Chelsea man puts Brazil up 1-0...but Sanchez finds the equalizer.

This is an action-packed match....

[sussexpob]

Brazil should be up front, imo. Chile are decent but the difference in quality in some areas of the pitch is telling.

Scolari could put himself on and do a better job than Fred, Hulk is also looking pretty average.... what has Willian done to Scolari to get dropped over Hulk?

Going to be a barnstorming second half.... a chance Brazil could be going home, their defending hasnt been brilliant