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2014 FIFA World Cup Brasil™ - Europe vs. America


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A country with five times the population of Britain and much lower money per capita is not simply going to tidy up everything because of a football tournament. If you are expecting Luxembourg next summer, you will be disappointed. What you can expect is massive amounts of money and man power being put into making the atmosphere at matches pleasant and every thing possible to be done by Brazilian authorities and FIFA to ensure the safety and comfort of visitors in areas directly affected by the World Cup.

 

Personally, I think a lot of this is scaremongering by the Western press, even though legitimate problems do exist. This narrative has been going on since the day Brazil was awarded the tournament.

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A country with five times the population of Britain and much lower money per capita is not simply going to tidy up everything because of a football tournament. If you are expecting Luxembourg next summer, you will be disappointed. What you can expect is massive amounts of money and man power being put into making the atmosphere at matches pleasant and every thing possible to be done by Brazilian authorities and FIFA to ensure the safety and comfort of visitors in areas directly affected by the World Cup.

 

Personally, I think a lot of this is scaremongering by the Western press, even though legitimate problems do exist. This narrative has been going on since the day Brazil was awarded the tournament.

 

It happens every time the World Cup is awarded to some place that isn't Europe and such a narrative will no doubt continued (perhaps justifiably) in 2018 and 2022 as well.

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Baba speaking some absolute truth here.

 

Watched today's events unfold on tv here and it was shocking, totally beyond what we're used to at home, but comparing the local domestic scene in a developing country with a section of pop who live poverty and/or used to violence to the biggest tournament on Earth which will be on such a lockdown it's untrue is madness. Same was said with SA, nowt happened.

 

The most shocking thing about today was the game continued, same thing happened in Argentina some months back, officials/FAs in these nations are usually the worst of all when it comes to doing th right thing unfortunately unless Ty worlds eyes are on them they just pass the buck or react instead of preventing

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Baba speaking some absolute truth here.

 

Watched today's events unfold on tv here and it was shocking, totally beyond what we're used to at home, but comparing the local domestic scene in a developing country with a section of pop who live poverty and/or used to violence to the biggest tournament on Earth which will be on such a lockdown it's untrue is madness. Same was said with SA, nowt happened.

 

The most shocking thing about today was the game continued, same thing happened in Argentina some months back, officials/FAs in these nations are usually the worst of all when it comes to doing th right thing unfortunately unless Ty worlds eyes are on them they just pass the buck or react instead of preventing

 

:thup:

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Early guesses:

 

Group A: Brazil, Croatia

 

Group B: Spain, Chile

 

Group C: Colombia, Japan

 

Group D: Italy, England

 

Group E: France, Switzerland

 

Group F: Argentina, Iran  :coolsmiley:

 

Group G: Germany, Portugal

 

Group H: Russia, Belgium

 

Not even knock-out stages. :huff:

 

My guess:

 

Round of 16:

Brazil - Netherlands

Columbia - England

France - Nigeria

Germany - South Korea

Spain - Croatia

Italy - Japan

Argentina - Switzerland

Belgium - United States

 

Quarters:

Brazil - England

France - Germany

Spain - Japan

Argentina - United States

 

Semis:

Brazil - Germany

Spain - Argentina

 

Final:

Brazil - Argentina

 

Winner:

Argentina

 

#winning

 

You non-commital bunch of jessies.

 

Group A

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

Brazil        3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9

Mexico      3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4

Croatia      3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3

Cameroon 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

 

Brazil 3 v 0 Croatia

Mexico 1 v 1 Cameroon

Brazil 2 v 1 Mexico

Cameroon 0 v 1 Croatia

Cameroon 0 v 2 Brazil

Croatia 1 v 2 Mexico

 

Group B

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

Spain 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7

Holland 3 1 2 0 5 2 3 5

Chile 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4

Australia 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 0

 

Spain 1 v 1 Holland

Chile         2 v 0 Australia

Spain 2 v 1 Chile

Australia 0 v 3 Holland

Australia 0 v 4 Spain

Holland 1 v 1 Chile

 

Group C

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

Colombia 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 7

Japan 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5

Ivory C. 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

 

Colombia 3 v 0 Greece

Ivory C. 1 v 2 Japan

Colombia 2 v 0 Ivory Coast

Japan 1 v 1 Greece

Japan 1 v 1 Colombia

Greece 0 v 0 Ivory Coast

 

Group D

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 7

Italy         3 1 2 0 5 4 1 5

England 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4

C. Rica 3 0 0 3 0 5 -5 0

 

Uruguay 3 v 0 Costa Rica

England 2 v 2 Italy

Uruguay 2 v 1 England

Italy         1 v 0 Costa Rica

Italy         2 v 2 Uruguay

C. Rica 0 v 1 England

 

Group E

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

France 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6

Suisse 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4

Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4

Honduras 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 2

 

Suisse 1 v 0 Ecuador

France 3 v 0 Honduras

Suisse 1 v 2 France

Honduras 1 v 1 Ecuador

Honduras 0 v 0 Switzerland

Ecuador 1 v 0 France

 

Group F

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

Argentina 3 3 0 0 11 3 8 9

Nigeria 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4

Bosnia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4

Iran         3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0

 

Argentina 3 v 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iran         1 v 2 Nigeria

Argentina 5 v 0 Iran

Nigeria 2 v 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nigeria 2 v 3 Argentina

Bosnia    2 v 0 Iran

 

Group G

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

Germany 3 2 1 0 8 2 6 7

Portugal 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 7

Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3

USA  3 0 0 3 0 8 -8 0

 

Germany 2 v 2 Portugal

Ghana 1 v 0 United States

Germany 2 v 0 Ghana

USA         0 v 3 Portugal

USA  0 v 4 Germany

Portugal 2 v 1 Ghana

 

Group H

Team PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS

Russia 3 2 1 0 7 4 3 7

Belgium 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7

S. Korea 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 3

Algeria 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0

 

Belgium 2 v 0 Algeria

Russia 3 v 1 South Korea

Belgium 2 v 2 Russia

S. Korea 1 v 0 Algeria

S. Korea 1 v 2 Belgium

Algeria 1 v 2 Russia

 

Round of 16

 

Brazil 2 v 0 Netherlands

Colombia 1 v 1 Italy (Italy to win on penalties)

Spain 1 v 0 Mexico

Uruguay 2 v 1 Japan

France 1 v 0 Nigeria

Germany 2 v 1 Belgium

Argentina 3 v 0 Switzerland

Russia 1 v 2 Portugal

 

Quarter Finals

France 0 v 1 Germany

Brazil 2 v 1 Italy

Argentina 1 v 1 Portugal (Argentina win on penalties)

Spain 1 v 0 Uruguay

 

Semi Finals

Brazil 1 v 0 Germany (Brazil win AET)

Spain 1 v 2 Argentina

 

Third Place Play-Off

Spain 2 v 3 Germany

 

World Cup Final

Brazil 1 v 1 Argentina (Brazil win on penalties)

 

Golden Ball: Neymar

Top Scorer: Higuaín

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For whatever it's worth--which is like, you know, nothing--here are ESPN's "Soccer Power Index" predictions:

 

http://i.imgur.com/IjwfBMq.png

 

Should be noted these aren't actually predictions, just each nation's percentage possibility of getting out of there group. Put together by Nate Silver, who's probably the best statistician around, he was the only one to get close to predicting the election in 2012. 

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Actually planning a trip over to the Lakes with lads from work (well I'm not doing any of the planning) for first weekend of tournament so will be canny to take in England v Italy and Spain v Holland.

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For whatever it's worth--which is like, you know, nothing--here are ESPN's "Soccer Power Index" predictions:

 

 

 

Should be noted these aren't actually predictions, just each nation's percentage possibility of getting out of there group. Put together by Nate Silver, who's probably the best statistician around, he was the only one to get close to predicting the election in 2012

 

Um, no. Most statisticians projected Obama to win easily. Silver got the electoral college count exactly right. Sam Wang (Princeton) was also very close. It was the right wing pundits and propagandists who were way off. On the left, Markos Moulitsas (daily kos) was as accurate as Sliver.

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Right, but what he was the one shifted in the public eye because of the rights vocal battle against him. The point is, he's great at what he does and shouldn't be scoffed at because people think they're predictions.

 

Well this if football. For all we know a red card in every game might make Australia advance so...

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Why does June 14 have four matches for no obvious reason?

 

Because Brazil plays on a thursday and is the only match sicne it's the opening. Would've been four games on the next day, if the next day was a Saturday or Sunday, now it's friday so the game has been moved to Saturday. June 14th will be ace. 4 matches in a row :megusta:

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