Rich

Nah. I have Messi as ©, but I'd be delighted with 10+ points from him considering how rusty he looked. Watch him score 20 point now. It's a tough one, he got 11 last time out despite being unhappy with the formation and looking slightly off it. You get a point every time he makes a successful pass/cross into the box ffs

Nah, 4 points is well below "par" for this game.

If your captain already has 13 points, do you take the risk and give it to Messi?

I just love how we seem to go for the same banal bets without even conferring I've only got £1 on, mind, which is where the difference lies.

Just seen this Fuck's sake. Got Cesar and Karnezis on 9 and 12, Benaglio trumps both

Well, I suppose Croatia/Mandzukic won...

These Swiss are fucking gubbins. Djourou and Senderos ffs.

Get in Moussa.

This is bloody brilliant stuff.

Semi-Finals then. Not bad at all.

Even put a fucking full-stop in the thread title. Fuck off Mike.

CIV next round? Looks likely, I'd still fancy them.

How far can this Costa Rica side go?

Insigne

Excited to see if Lineker's still wearing his Italy shirt.

Eeeeee he's offside.

Pinto's mint

Italians may need to break into a light jog now.

Costa Rica group winners on the cards ffs

So well deserved.

We're only midway through the round, like. Thread title is premature

It was the fear of the ball for me tonight above all else. You could see Gerrard and Henderson had clearly been asked to sit and shield balls into Suarez' feet, of which there were few, but when we needed an outlet they were rarely seen. Night and day between our approach and Italy's, for instance, and criminal at this level in the centre of your midfield.

Even Haidara was getting touted about in the English press before his move, mind. To Villa IIRC. Again it'll be agent links above all else and the fact he was going for pennies.

Really like the passion. Didn't like the lack of "pelanty" or "high line".