Village Idiot

If you treat it as 'Paul being right' against 'Paul not being right', it's essentially a coin-flip, as there's no accounting for a draw in the method of Paul's picking. It's not, since there are two possible instances of Paul not being right (opposition wins, game ends in a draw) versus one of him being right (team picked wins).

Have to take into account that the group stage games could have finished in a tie, which doesn't make them coin flips (still don't know how he could have predicted one, though)

Well, that surely means he's staying put? Wouldn't take a photo of myself of the WC with a Liverpool scarf if I'm about to move to another club.

€50m transfer to a Spanish club imho.

I think it's been obvious for quite a while than for the most part the CL produces higher quality football than the WC. The WC, of course, has all that mystique going for it and it's still the f***ing world championship.

Fatality!

There were some great games in the group stages and the knockouts. Final was shit, but most of them are.

Just realized that the fucking squid had a 100% record. Crazy stuff

I actually have some friends over at my place and are getting drunk on Spanish beer we bought at a Deli. I'm unemployed since last month which means that I get to get drunk until my liver bleeds

Also, a big for Forlán getting the Golden Ball, utterly deserved it and glad he overcame the "only finalists win it" rule.

I'm particularly happy about being Iniesta, of all players, the one that scored the winning goal. This is the second time in a year that he makes me immensely happy with a last-ghasp goal. Time to drop those B/W photos of Zarra scoring in the 1950 WC I grew up with and get used to this: http://estaticos04.marca.com/albumes/2010/07/11/final_mundial/1278882342_extras_albumes_0.jpg Oh man oh man oh man oh man this has to be a dream.

Man, still can't believe I have seen Spain win a World Cup. Over the fucking Moon right now. This is History with capital H for our country

How does that work? But yeah, I agree more or less.

I'm trying to set myself up for a defeat. Winning this shit would be too damn fucking amazing and I don't want to get my hopes up

One of the best things of this WC is the fact that it's players like Forlán and Villa who have shone, while the usual suspects have more or less flopped. Everybody with a clue knew they were good, but never got the spotlight.

Pedro starting today, from Spanish third flight to a World Cup final in one year

Amazing but I'm obviously partial Taking out Spain's run (it's going to be f***ing great even if we lose the final), I think it's decent. Honestly think it's been better than the 2006 one, and maybe even the 2002 which wasn't that great either. Nothing like the 1998 or 1986 ones though, the greatest I remember in my lifetime (only have flashes from 1982).

That's actually god damn true. Injuried myself many times in tackles on those shit artificial/sand pitches. 5-a-side concrete pitches are even worse.

Marca reports that Madrid have bid €8m for Khedira.

Aye that makes the most sense and is simple.

Pretty sure he picked the left one for Germany - England

How is he supposed to predict a draw, by the way?

Still don't know what Cacau is doing in the German squad, he had that hot streak this Spring but nothing else.

Suárez would have saved that.

Third place playoffs are generally very entertaining affairs, usually moreso than the final since teams aren't so cautious. Dunno why people whine.