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I don't think there's a danger of that happening, but I really don't want Netherlands to win this WC. They are awful to watch, just punting it to Robben and RVP.

I hope Argentina wins. Brazil vs Argentina as the 3rd place game would be such a massive waste

My friend from Vigo says that Rafinha (Thiago's younger bro) is going to be brilliant - I hope he's right - and he's declared for Brazil.

Let slip. Spain offered him money, no pressure and hoes for the rest of his life. We can't match that. Guy's a late bloomer, but you could have called him up last year to the Confe Cup, for example - he already had a great season playing behind Falcao. You got f***ing Jô sitting in your bench Jesus wept.

Tbf I think Alexis, will be great for them. Guy's full of workrate too. Sad to see him go, particularly now that he was beginning to show what he's capable of, but at least according to reports we got an uncharacteristically good fee from him.

Sorry flip. Finders keepers. Still amazed you let Costa slip by with the likes of Fred starting for Brazil.

Look at those names, man. Cuthbert Ottaway, Arnold Kirke-Smith, John Brockbank. Can almost smell the tweed. Those tactics doe Scotland clearly set to spoil the game with that 2-2-6

Friend of mine did this drawing. Game of Thrones spoiler alert!

Bayern M. Is any other country's team selected so heavily from one club? I can't think of one. Spain at their best was basically Barca and a few Madrid players. And that's a big reason why we were so successful, imho. Del Bosque has got a lot of criticism for keeping the same core throughout the current cycle, but doing so is what won us the cups, imho. In international footie, team cohesiveness >>>>>>>> everything.

IIRC they did the same thing the last time they went up. Kept their core and filled it up with C'ship players. To be honest, transfer fees in the PL are so absurd nowadays that even with PL TV money it's a risk to go all out if there's a big chance you'll get relegated anyway.

Argentina aren't a real team. If Agüero can play and him and Messi have a blinder then yeah, but as a team Netherlands are comfortably superior.

Over/Under on Blitzkrieg and Panzer references in tomorrow's press?

Is Flip dead yet? I like him.

At least this should be the end of that fraud Scolari, having reduced Brazil to a gang of brawlers and yet still getting bummed 5-0.

History in the making here, lads.

First good team Brazil faces = rape. Was bound to happen.

Klose!

Dunno, I thought Krul's trolling of Costa Rica forwards was great and didn't do anything truly non-sporting. But I'm a former keeper so I might be cutting him some slack.

Btw, I live in the neighborhood with the largest Brazilian population in Barcelona, and they are partying in the streets, drums included.

Gotta say, for all the upsets in the group phase, the knockouts so far have been quite predictable.

Se la perdioooooooooooooooo

Jesus Christ, what a goal. Wasn't Dave complaining about bad FKs?

It's not an offside if the defending team touches the ball, right?

What a stupid yellow. Misses the semis too.

FFS Spaniards can't do anything well in this WC.