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Post by **JollyRoger** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:18 am

For those of you not following the World Cup, currently underway in Brazil, here's a small introduction to the sport.

To our American viewers - in the rest of the world your kind of football is known as rugby (altho we don't need all that protective gear). In the rest of the World, Football is actually the game, which you have somehow translated into Soccer!

Post by **Jazzy** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:57 am

@JR....

This is how we see "football" in 10 seconds...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11aLXqvkwWA

Post by **ctaulbee** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:38 am

Post by **JollyRoger** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:22 pm

Jazzy wrote:
QUOTE (Jazzy @ Jun 16 2014, 04:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
@JR....

This is how we see "football" in 10 seconds...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11aLXqvkwWA

Post by **JollyRoger** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:41 pm

Jazzy wrote:
QUOTE (Jazzy @ Jun 16 2014, 04:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
@JR....

This is how we see "football" in 10 seconds...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11aLXqvkwWA

Here's how your wonderful 'Football players' look to the rest of the world :P

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Post by **Jazzy** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:28 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7d4I-HR6iw

Post by **ctaulbee** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:33 pm

Post by **JollyRoger** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:29 pm

lol - that only goes for Christiano Ronaldo! :giggle:

Post by **M0vieM0nster** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:14 pm

England to WIN!...NOT! Grrrr! Germany and Brazil maybe :P

Post by **JollyRoger** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:58 pm

M0vieM0nster wrote:
QUOTE (M0vieM0nster @ Jun 19 2014, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
England to WIN!...NOT! Grrrr! Germany and Brazil maybe :P

While Germany, based on their first game only (and history of getting better as a tournament progresses), is a good guess, I'm not very impressed with the 2 games, I've seen Brasil play. They do however, play on their own turf, and must as such be among the favorites.

Delivering a good performance over a number of games is a much harder task than winning just the one. I expect to see more from France, but a number of Latin/Southamerican teams have impressed me - namely Chile and Costa Rica (what a surprise, altho I don't expect the latter to advance to the knock out phase). Argentina and Brasil both have more to prove to me. Nice goal by a frightening ineffective Messi tho, while we haven't seen too much of Neymar. Chile is a hard contender. I'm very impressed by their style of offensive play, very different from European styles of play.

I did expect England to at least get a 1/8 final, but alas. :shrug:

Denmark didn't even qualify :cry:

Italy is, as always, a dark horse, not to count out of the fray. If I had to choose only one team, it would be Germany; not because they deserve it - but simply because German Football have taken over from the Spanish school. Bayern MÃ¼nchen (Champions League winners), especially, is proof of this shift of power. Oh, and they have the broadest team; every position can be played by two or more players. They have the largest Medical Staff, not letting anything to chance. And finally - MÃ¼ller. Need I say more?

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