Most Unofficial Brazil 2014 World Cup Thread

[warspite1]

Leckie goes down for a penalty.... rightly not given, a bit of a dive and the ref is having none of it.

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Free-kick to Australia just outside the box.....

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....disappointingly comes to nothing - the man mountain De Jong gets in the way.

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Into the final 10. The Dutch look more likely to score here.....

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The excellent Dutch fans sense it too. They break out into a chorus of their equally excellent national anthem [&o]

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van Persie substituted to a chorus of boos from the antipodeans....

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Injury time - 3 mins worth

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Almost a 4th for Holland.....

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All over...

You have to say, Australia have done themselves proud here. The worst ranked team in the tournament have given us two really entertaining games [&o] Great to see them in their PROPER colours too - the famous Gold and Green [:)]

Well done to the Dutch who are all but guaranteed a last 32 berth.

[warspite1]

Interesting factoid

Holland have scored as many goals - 8 - as Spain scored to win the World Cup four years ago [X(]

[shunwick]

This world cup is one of the most entertaining for a long while. Sad for the Aussies but another great game of football.

Best wishes,
Steve

[Kanov]

Great goals for Chile.

Spain doesn't want to win, doesn't want to play.

[shunwick]

Spain 0 Chile 2

We are about to see what the World Champions are made of. Are they going out with a whimper? Have they any pride left? It will be an interesting second half. They have absolutely nothing to lose.

Best wishes,
Steve

[warspite1]

Chile are good value for the lead. First goal was an excellent team goal. Spain - and Alonso in particular - have been poor - no that's not right. Spain have been poor - Alonso has been abject.

[shunwick]

I would agree with that.

Best wishes,
Steve

[warspite1]

Decent pressure from Spain at the start of the half - but they NEED to make it count or I can see Chile sneaking another....

[invernomuto]

ORIGINAL: Kanov

Great goals for Chile.

Spain doesn't want to win, doesn't want to play.

Agreed.
They are going out from this World Cup without playing...

[:(]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: invernomuto

ORIGINAL: Kanov

Great goals for Chile.

Spain doesn't want to win, doesn't want to play.

Agreed.
They are going out from this World Cup without playing...

[:(]

warspite1

If they do, that's 3 times in 4 World Cups that the defending champions have gone out at the group stage in the very next tournament [X(]

France 2002, Italy 2010 and Spain 2014

Strange.

[Kanov]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: invernomuto

ORIGINAL: Kanov

Great goals for Chile.

Spain doesn't want to win, doesn't want to play.

Agreed.
They are going out from this World Cup without playing...

[:(]

warspite1

If they do, that's 3 times in 4 World Cups that the defending champions have gone out at the group stage in the very next tournament [X(]

France 2002, Italy 2010 and Spain 2014

Strange.

Maybe they lose that hunger for the trophy since they have won it.

[shunwick]

Very impressed with Chile.

Best wishes,
Steve