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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Predictions/Discussions/Updates
It's back! The ultra-mega 4-year event filled with plenty of bling and razmatazz, and which has zillions of followers around the world, in every country you can think of.
Even in HDC, we have been constantly updated all through WC 2006 and WC 2010, and now is the ripe moment to indulge in the soccer fever which is slowly but steadily gripping the soccer planet, specially in Brazil. 32 teams are in the fray yet again, split into 8 groups of 4 teams each. We tee off on Thursday, June 12th, and the Final is scheduled for Sunday, July 13th. These are the team groupings (read as: Goal Difference, Total Points) - Group A Brazil (+5, 7 pts) -- A1 Mexico (+3, 7 pts) -- A2 Croatia (0, 3 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Cameroon (-8, 0 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Group B The Netherlands (+7, 9 pts) -- B1 Chile (+2, 6 pts) -- B2 Spain (-3, 3 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Australia (-6, 0 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Group C Columbia (+7, 9 pts) -- C1 Greece (-2, 4 pts) -- C2 Ivory Coast (-1, 3 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Japan (-4, 1 pt) -- KNOCKED OUT Group D Costa Rica (+3, 7 pts) -- D1 Uruguay (0, 6 pts) -- D2 Italy (-1, 3 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT England (-2, 1 pt) -- KNOCKED OUT Group E France (+6, 7 pts) -- E1 Switzerland (+1, 6 pts) -- E2 Ecuador (0, 4 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Honduras (-7, 0 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Group F Argentina (+3, 9 pts) -- F1 Nigeria (0, 4 pts) -- F2 Bosnia-Herzegovina (0, 3 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Iran (-3, 1 pt) -- KNOCKED OUT Group G Germany (+5, 7 pts) -- G1 USA (0, 4 pts) --G2 Portugal (-3, 4 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Ghana (-2, 1 pt) -- KNOCKED OUT Group H Belgium (+3, 9 pts) -- H1 Algeria (+1, 4 pts) -- H2 Russia (-1, 2 pts) -- KNOCKED OUT Korea Republic (-3, 1 pt) -- KNOCKED OUT This is the schedule of the 2014 FIFA World Cup: (to be read as: Match number, Date, Team vs Team)
GERMANY ARE THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS!! Golden Ball = Lionel Messi (Argentina) Golden Glove = Manuel Neuer (Germany) Golden Boot = James Rodriguez (Colombia) For the official listing of matches - http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html Downloadable - http://resources.fifa.com/mm/documen...en_neutral.pdf |
For once none of the Scandinavian countries have managed to qualify, so i'm rooting for Germany and Belgium instead.
I predict either Brazil or Spain will win the trophy. |
This is the first time, I've kinda less interest about WC. No support for Argentina this time. I'm frustrated with them ::embarrassment::
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Germany, Netherlands, Uruguay & Russia can be the long runners in the tourney. |
I am all for a Brazil vs Argentina Final this time around!
The Latin American countries should do well, considering the Cup is in their continent. Uruguay look solid (Luis Suarez is a real humdinger!) and are certainly top-4 material. A bit disappointed with all/most of the European teams this year. None of them excite me. Spain have an ageing side and their Cup retaining chances look bleak. |
Top stars who won't be playing at Brazil WC 2014:
Kaka (Brazil) - poor form Ronaldinho (Brazil) - age catching up? Carlos Tevez (Argentina) - troublemaker? Radamel Falcao (Columbia) - Anterior Cruciate ligament Kevin Strootman (The Netherlands) - knee Rafael Van Der Vaart (Netherlands) - calf Gregory van der Wiel (The Netherlands) - poor form, injuries Fernando Llorente (Spain) - better attack options? Alvaro Negredo (Spain) - poor form Jesus Navas (Spain) - indifferent form Isco (Spain) - poor form Samir Nasri (France) - troublemaker? Eric Abidal (France) - poor form, announced retirement Mario Gomez (Germany) - recurring injury issues Riccardo Montolivo (Italy) - fractured tibia Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) - knee All 32 teams have announced their final squads of 23. Details :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_squads |
Don't know how many people in Brazil even ever heard of Bangladesh...but here we have some crazy, weird fans...:shocked:
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Players to watch out for:
Cristiano RONALDO (Portugal) Lionel MESSI (Argentina) NEYMAR da Silva Santos (Brazil) David LUIZ (Brazil) Luis SUAREZ (Uruguay) Andres INIESTA (Spain) Karim BENZEMA (France) Andrea PIRLO (Italy) Mario BALOTELLI (Italy) Yaya TOURE (Ivory Coast) Arjen ROBBEN (Netherlands) Robin VAN PERSIE (Netherlands) Alexis SANCHEZ (Chile) Thomas MUELLER (Germany) Mesut OZIL (Germany) Mario GOTZE (Germany) Samuel ETO'O (Cameroon) Wayne ROONEY (England) The kickoff for the first match of WC 2014 is only 28 hours away!! |
And the opening ceremony is on, full-swing!!
Jennifer Lopez is yelling at the top of her lungs, screaming OLE! OLE! |
Jennifer's got camel toe
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Action-packed first 10 minutes, and can you believe this...
IT"S 1-0 TO CROATIA OVER BRAZIL!! And it's an own goal!!!!!!! |
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