World Cup Day 12 Open Thread
We have come to the final match of the Group Stage for Groups A and B. Matches this week are 12pm EDT and 4pm EDT and are played simultaneously.
Group B
Netherlands - Chile 12pm EDT (ESPN)
Spain - Australia 12pm EDT (ESPN2)
Spain and Australia are both eliminated. Chile and The Netherlands are tied at 6 points but the Dutch hold a one goal advantage on differential.
Group A
Mexico - Croatia 4pm EDT (ESPN)
Brazil - Cameroon 4pm EDT (ESPN2)
Cameroon has been eliminated. Brazil is atop the group on Goal Differential (+2) but tied with Mexico at 4 points.
Mexico is through with a win or draw. If Croatia win, they will pass Mexico and will be into the knockout stage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7109058.stm
Croatia rose to the occasion in their crucial Euro 2008 defeat of England - after an apparent X-rated gaffe by an English opera singer at Wembley.Tony Henry belted out a version of the Croat anthem before the 80,000 crowd, but made a blunder at the end.
He should have sung 'Mila kuda si planina' (which roughly means 'You know my dear how we love your mountains').
But he instead sang 'Mila kura si planina' which can be interpreted as 'My dear, my penis is a mountain'.
Croatians are still laughing--they even asked him to serve as their mascot.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
sorry, had to celebrate somewhere... and why not here on the best site on the entire internet!?
So glad Brazil scored so soon after that dirty play
Apparently pushing and pulling is their gameplan for defending Neymar.
sound soccer strategy: Cameroon has it!
Brazil's crummy defense costs them.
in the words of the great Sir Charles Barkley, "turrible" defense... Brazil was asking for it with such shitty defending
man, the refs need to keep them from playing the way they do, which is dirty
are only getting better at soccer, dangerous squads with their speed and endurance
that would beat netherlands or chile
The Netherlands are looking like the best team in this tournament.
comes back and ties, and mexico beats croatia, then brazil would face netherlands.
And this time the Cameroonians didn't even have to push Neymar. WOOO!
thus far, i'd say...
been just as bad against Brazil. Granted, Brazil has extraordinary skill, but Cameroon is simply appallingly bad on defense. Brazil should score 5 at least in this game.
that guy is good
getting really rough. there have been some real rough challenges that have no chance of getting any ball.
with the ball
is really good.
that both Brazil and Cameroon were Portuguese colonies
but the German were the ones who actually colonized Cameroon, not the Portuguese. regardless of that... GOOOOOOOOOOOL
If the result holds Mexico will advance to the round of 16 with 1 goal scored, 0 goals allowed.
two penalties in the box. this ref has let everything go
Jeebus, this officiating is turrible.
Can probably go ahead and book his flight home after today's match. Guessing FIFA won't ask him to work any more in Brazil. Awful
OF COURSE it's Marquez. Crazy
almost assuredly books their trip to the knockout stages.
it's impressive how much this team turned it around since qualifying, but then again, they've always had the talent.
Gooooooooooooooooooaaaaalllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mexico again!!!
Gooooooooooooooooooaaallll!!!!! Numero Dos!!!!!!!!!!
mexico womping now.
Great counter attack from Mexico. Herrera's reaction: incredible
I hope he's got a cardiologist on his staff.
to us against germany on thrusday. we have it tied 0-0 late, but then germany just unleashes a furry of daggers right when we think we are through.
However Germany has nothing to play for if this game is tied at 0 in the 70th minute. Mexico would not have gone through if Croatia gets a goal, so they still needed to pressure to try and get that first goal. I'm sure Germany will be content to sit back and take the tie and 1st in the group in that scenario, but that's looking through red, white, and blue glasses.
Mexico barely qualified, then lost Corona and Montes.
No one was expecting anything from this team but they've put it together, starting with Memo Ochoa.
and Brazil v Chile
a couple of awesome matches coming up
Given how open both Chile and Brazil play... man, that'll make for a fun game
better start sweating...brazil netherlands is begging to cause one of the biggest disappointments in international sports history.
Trying to win the group now!!
is making a push to win the group. this would be incredible
Goooooooooooollll!!!!!!!!! Numero Tres!!!!