Sunday (Round of 16 - Day 2) World Cup OPEN Thread
Sun, Jun 29
11:30 a.m. ESPN Netherlands vs. Mexico Fortaleza 51
3:30 p.m. ESPN Costa Rica vs. Greece Recife 52
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Which is always better the a greasey...
I miss Don Rickels.
Don Rickles isn't dead. At least not yet...
is still alive and well and active in the comedy/film/TV world. I saw him earlier this year on one of the late night TV shows (Leno or Letterman, maybe?). I also remember seeing last month something about him celebrating his 88th birthday and still going strong with his insults.
He did an episode of "Comedians in Cars getting Coffee" with Jerry Seinfeld last year or so.
CONCACAFans unite! Go Costa Rica and Mexico!
Isn't cheering for Mexico like cheering for Ohio State?
No.
I hate the condescending attitude of European soccer toward North American soccer more than I hate Mexico.
However, I hate Ohio State more than I hate the condescending attitude of the SEC toward the Big Ten.
This probably has to do with the fact that Michigan has had its own success against the SEC, so who cares about Ohio State. F Ohio State.
When the USA starts to have its own success against European teams, then we won't care about Mexico. Then F Mexico.
Until then, CONCACAF Thunder!!
SI SE PUEDE!!!
Cheering for Mexico is like cheering for Ohio or Michigan State because they're part of the Big Ten. Go anybody but Mexico.
My thoughts exactly. Has everyone forgotten the Mexican fans chanting "Osama, Osama" at the United States a few years ago?
The day I let what some random group of fans are chanting at a sporting event affect who I root for is when I stop watching sports.
And we chanted "I.N.S.", "I.N.S." at them.
Sports fans can be dicks.
Go Mexico! At least for now.
What is their chant?
It all evened out. They got through, we got through.
Would you trade places with them now? Would you rather be playing Belgium or the Netherlands?
I don't really follow international soccer outside of the World Cup that closely so I am not as passionate about the other events like the CONCACAF Cup. Since I've been a (World Cup) soccer fan USA has always (since 1990) been in and I think the only time we faced them (Mexico) we beat them.
Oh hey Coach Reilly.
I'll take the Holland team that got Chile by 2 in the prelims and Greece over Costa Rica (although I wouldn't mind seeing some CONCACAF wins) in a battle of economic super powers.
We have different tastes in crowd shots.
Some interesting updates down at FiveThirtyEight today - the Netherlands is getting a 72% estimated win probability against Mexico, and Costa Rica is getting 57% as an estimated win probability agains Wisconsin....errr.....Greece. Only seven nations are currently estimated to have a better than 2% shot at winning it all, with Brazil, Argentina, Germany and The Netherlands being the favorites.
I'm enjoying the third clip. Children are bizarre.
Upon further review...
I'll take Holland due to their dominance this year in the Lingerie World Cup. It's their year in all competitions.
Netherlands and Costa Rica to win. Costa Rica doubly trying to make a Greece game interesting.
Herrera should be off the charts in a highly entertaining match.
https://www.facebook.com/LooseAussieBloke funny and foul commentary on matches. If I were smarter I'd post some of his calls here. Maybe someone can help...
Okay, I'm going to show a small part of my ignorance here. Why is it that they walk out there with little kids before the match?
Serious question, just curious.
It's part of the massive sportsmanship effort FIFA has. Having kids with the players has a psychological effect (most of the time) to calm people down, players and fans both.
Flying Dutchmen and the Grecian doubledecker bus to get through.
Netherlands: Cillessen, Vlaar, de Vrij, Blind, de Jong, van Persie, Sneijder, Robben, Verhaegh, Kuyt, Wijnaldum
Mexico: Rodriguez, Salcido, Marquez, Herrera, Layun, dos Santos, Ochoa, Moreno, Guardado, Peralta, Aguilar
Did not catch why DeJong had to come out so early. So far the game seems to be slightly in Mexico's favor.
Dutch with their usual problems at the back. Losing De Jong doesn't help. Problem for Mexico is that Robben and Van Persie can score from nothing.
How did Mexico not score there? Awful.
I'm sure these announcers are just excellent in Spanish. But in English, they suck.