Sports The Football Discussion Thread! Page 63

Started by Nihilego March 27th, 2013 6:28 AM
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They've pretty much been Australia's go-to network for World Cup TV broadcasts so yeah gonna try and watch the really well anticipated matches that's for sure. I'm sure that this thread will be getting some huge activity for the duration of the event.
I'm certainly planning to watch all possible games and hopefully you're right about the activity.

Not a bad opening match, nearly over now. Somewhat debatable penalty I suppose for Brazil's second, but the defender shouldn't have put his arms on him like that. Not well taken either tbh. Croatia are pushing now for the equaliser.

Looking forward to Australia's first match, although I don't think our chances are at all good. Chile, Spain and the Netherlands? =/ Still, at least we got there.
Definitely not a penalty, but I'm glad it happened because it saved my bet.

Hopefully Australia put in some respectable performances for you Socceroos even if they are unlikely to progress.

I hope Australia get pummelled after you gave us a pummelling in the ashes.
Meh it's only cricket they can have the ashes as long as they want.

I'm really scared for our opening match against the Netherlands :\
You'll be fine, I have a sneaky feeling Chile will get through at the Netherlands' expense.

Roll on day two!

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I hope Australia get pummelled after you gave us a pummelling in the ashes.
But this time we'd be expected to be beaten. =p
Hopefully Australia put in some respectable performances for you Socceroos even if they are unlikely to progress.
Same here, haha. I can accept losing, especially with the team we had (had to get rid of a lot of the old guard late due to a late change of coach - previous was terrible for us... and we've had a bunch of injuries too), but I hope we don't get smashed considering our group. And a draw would be nice.

Watch for our keeper Ryan, he's got quite some potential. Used to play for my local club and doing pretty decently for himself at Brugge. In fact, three players from my club (Central Coast) may very well start, at least two will (the other is the captain, Jedinak of Crystal Palace).

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ESPN reporter Jorge Ramos is saying that FIFA have reached out to the US and has told them to get an organization committee ready should the increasing likelihood of Qatar's World Cup being stripped becomes a reality. The final decision is to be made in September or October.

(though as of now, the Tweet this was initially mentioned in has been deleted)

That penalty was completely ridiculous. Only in Brazil. Oh well. #RoboACroacia

I'm really scared for our opening match against the Netherlands :\
As long as you don't play against Brazil, you'll be totally fine.

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ESPN reporter Jorge Ramos is saying that FIFA have reached out to the US and has told them to get an organization committee ready should the increasing likelihood of Qatar's World Cup being stripped becomes a reality. The final decision is to be made in September or October.
Yeah I'm hoping the 2022 World Cup hosting rights ballot can be recontested because I don't think Qatar even deserved it. The country itself is so scorching hot in climate which means they can only hold the event during the winter, and I felt like the ballot was rigged. Australia like put so much effort into it only to get out with a measly one vote.

But still, I think that should the ballot be redone I hope that a better country can claim the hosting rights. Qatar is basically a country that I don't think is capable of hosting such an event as the World Cup.

As long as you don't play against Brazil, you'll be totally fine.
I know how my Australian cohorts will be fearing Brazil should we finish second in our group and they finish first in theirs. No-one loves facing those football-mad Brazilians.

Oh, and I watched a bit of the match between Brazil and Croatia. It was Brazil taking the victory in the end, winning 3-1. I gotta try and tune into SBS tomorrow for when Australia has its first game against Chile, which I think is likely the only I even think we have a chance to scrape through.

That's the nightmare that comes when your nation gets drawn in a group with two major European powerhouses, the two that happened to be the 2010 World Cup finalists nonetheless. When I heard about getting pitted with the Netherlands and Spain I said to myself "face it my Socceroos are gonna exit in the group stage".
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If there is going to be a re-vote it'll probably go to United States. Australia sounds nice, but timezone difference is a severe hindrance. It's only going to be 20 years since us and Japan have hosted the World Cup, so we won't get it, either.

Bar an upset, Australia are going to end up with 0 points. They really are in a group of death, though that means they are under no pressure. I wouldn't underestimate any South American teams that make it through their qualifiers.
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Rumours doing he rounds that Norwich have put a 5 million pound bid in for Ross McCormack. I suppose with Becchio probably off somewhere we'd still have to fill our ex-Leeds player quota. WACCOE went into meltdown when we took Becchio, wonder what would happen this time.
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If there is going to be a re-vote it'll probably go to United States. Australia sounds nice, but timezone difference is a severe hindrance. It's only going to be 20 years since us and Japan have hosted the World Cup, so we won't get it, either.
I'd prefer to see it in the US than Qatar. The US is definitely better prepared for it. I think it was a farce you didn't get it in the first place

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Looking forward to Mexico today, it'll be interesting to see what they can do with so many key players injured during friendlies leading up to the tournament. I was confident they could make it out of the first round, they have a fairly strong record against Brazil, but now I'm not so sure. I really don't want all the work they did turning themselves around to have been for nothing.

If there is going to be a re-vote it'll probably go to United States. Australia sounds nice, but timezone difference is a severe hindrance. It's only going to be 20 years since us and Japan have hosted the World Cup, so we won't get it, either.
The United States would be the optimal choice to host a World Cup if it's stripped from Qatar. You already have most of the infrastructure in place. Though I don't like the idea of having matches in (American) football stadiums, that definitely needs to change. As long as it's not in Qatar, I'll be happy, that time differential, not to mention the heat, would make for horrible conditions.

I am surprised it's taken so long for anything to happen. It's already known Jack Warner took a very dubious $2 million payment from a source linked with the bidding committee.

I know how my Australian cohorts will be fearing Brazil should we finish second in our group and they finish first in theirs. No-one loves facing those football-mad Brazilians.

Oh, and I watched a bit of the match between Brazil and Croatia. It was Brazil taking the victory in the end, winning 3-1. I gotta try and tune into SBS tomorrow for when Australia has its first game against Chile, which I think is likely the only I even think we have a chance to scrape through.

That's the nightmare that comes when your nation gets drawn in a group with two major European powerhouses, the two that happened to be the 2010 World Cup finalists nonetheless. When I heard about getting pitted with the Netherlands and Spain I said to myself "face it my Socceroos are gonna exit in the group stage".
I think there's just a lot of pressure on the refs to push things in Brazil's favor. During the game yesterday it seemed any call that could go in their favor did, with that penalty being the biggest offender of them all. Though even with that penalty goal out of the way, there were two very clean goals that ensured Brazil's victory regardless of the situation.

Australia definitely found themselves in an unlucky position, which seems to be the case with a lot of up and coming teams. I'm guessing today's game is the only shot at three decent points either team is going have and I gotta wonder how that's going to reflect on their play style.

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I'd prefer to see it in the US than Qatar. The US is definitely better prepared for it. I think it was a farce you didn't get it in the first place
Yeah, it was so appalling when I heard about Qatar winning the bid. If they were to be stripped of the hosting rights I'm happy with the US hosting it. It'll look pretty interesting in my opinion, but hey I agree with Ryoutarou - that heat will definitely take toll on the players unless if they held it in winter.
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Well the fifa plot thickens, beckenbeur refuses to co-operate.

Mexico really deserve this win, I can't believe the decisions going against them so far. Loving Hector Herrera so far.

Also looks like we're going to be seeing no more of kei kamara apparently we've not helped with his malaria situation. I mean he was probably going before this, but now it's certain. Not sure what we can do if he's in Kansas though to be honest. I think he'll be happy back there anyway.