FIFA World Cup knockout stages

[budgetmeansbudget]

All the Q/Fs going to form so far.

Like all the round two matches. Its been a World Cup of limited surprises.

[Gingerfinch]

All the Q/Fs going to form so far.

Like all the round two matches. Its been a World Cup of limited surprises.

Better for it. Providing Holland win, we'll have two great match ups.

[SaintPowelly]

If Holland play anything like they did against Mexico, then I fancy Costa Rica to win.

[Gingerfinch]

Holland 2-0.

RVP and Robben will prove too much.

[mikesiva]

This writer describes best what a lot of European sports writers have blindly failed to see....

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/com ... 73443.html

'Very, very sensitive Dutch winger Arjen Robben, who earned a game-winning penalty for the Netherlands during their 2-1 victory over Mexico, suffering a horrifying calamity in the second minute of injury time. Mexico’s captain Rafael Marquez’s big toe ever so slightly touched Robben’s foot, leading Robben to face-plant himself on to the pitch, arms outstretched, beating Neymar, Drogba and Marcelo in the “Oh stand up you bloody big ’nana” league.'

Watch out for Robben, Ticos!

[Aidan11]

When Robben gets in the box tonight the Costa Rican's can hack him down safe in the knowledge that the referee tonight will just book him automatically for diving.

[Aidan11]

Shoulda buried that chance RVP.

[mikesiva]

Danny Mills: how can you use "Robben" and "honest" in the same line?

[Aidan11]

Crowd have never got off Robben's back so far. His team mates are not that much more popular either.

[hopeforthebest]

If Holland don't get their finger out and convert the clear domination they've had into a goal, it could end in tears.

[hopeforthebest]

If England had a Robben they might have put on a better show.

[Aidan11]

No dive that time.

[Aidan11]

This is going into extra time.

[Durhamfootman]

Should have been at least 4 red cards in that game. Fernandinho, Paulinho, Cesar and Zuniga.

One of the worst officiating displays i've ever seen.

Absolutely. And thats 3 Brazilians to 1 Colombian. Of course some Brazilian fans on this board think only Zuniga deserved it.

What Zuniga did was ten times worse than what Suarez did. Didn't you even watch the tackle? It was life-threatening.

Here, let me educate you....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28173132

I feel heartily sorry for Neymar. It's a shame that he won't be able to complete the tournament.

And it was a very poor challenge..... no doubt about that

But..................

I find myself unable to share the grief of the Brazil players, coaches and fans. The way they set themselves up to nullify Rodriguez, by hacking him to the ground and stamping all over him every time he got anywhere near the ball was a *modded* outrage. Sometimes when a team decides to live by the sword, they die by the sword too.

Brazil went down in my estimations yesterday, and I hope the Germans give them a *modded* good hiding

[Aidan11]

How did RVP miss that?