[WC] World Cup 2014 - General Talk Thread (68 Viewers)

[1251alex]

Groups A, B, D, and G are beyond insane.

In A I predict Brazil and Mexico to go through.

In B Spain and Chile. Maybe holland but I really want Vidal to shine.

In D Italy and Uruguay. Maybe Engerland instead of Uruguay.

In G Portugal and Germany. Wouldn't surprise me if the US gets through though.

 

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[Ali]

Group C, E & H.

 

[CrimsonianKing]

Italy - England 10PM
Italy - Costa Rica 1PM
Italy - Uruguay 1PM

Sounds like they are pretty much fucked in game 2 and 3 (Played in Recife and Natal).

First match will be fine. The other ones not so much. But we knew from the start that anywhere on this side of the world will always favor South American teams. This will be no different.

 

[Alen]

You sure it's not AM?

That's local time. 1 pm local time (13:00). That's 16:00 or 17:00 in Croatia. The time of the kick offs actually suit us better than they do to the Americans

 

[Hængebøffer]

The time zones aren't that bad for Europeans. Looks like FIFA was thinking a lot about the European viewers. That's why the matches will start early in Brazil (1,4,5 and 7 pm). The only exception is England-Italym which starts at 10 pm local Manaus time.

To translate it in CET, the matches will start at 4, 7, 8 and 10 pm. Almost like being played in Europe

Yeah, just saw it.
In your face, @swag

 

[swag]

Yeah, just saw it.
In your face, @swag

Then quit yer beeyotchin'. The rest of the world don't wanna hear it.

 

[Vlad]

That's local time. 1 pm local time (13:00). That's 16:00 or 17:00 in Croatia. The time of the kick offs actually suit us better than they do to the Americans

For a moment I thought it's all lost for us in Europe as getting up at 3am would be unpractical for many reasons, but those are great times indeed.

 

[Hængebøffer]

Then quit yer beeyotchin'. The rest of the world don't wanna hear it.

Have you ever seen me bitch about the times?

 

[CrimsonianKing]

A little simulation of one of many possible outcomes...

 

[JCK]

Argentina is so winning everything.

 

[Fr3sh]

Group C, E & H.

Group C? It's a really really good group IMO. Colombia, Ivory Coast and Japan might not be world beaters but they are three good teams that can hold their own against most, and it's hard to tell who will be able to progress.

 

[Trequartista]

Argentina is so winning everything.

Fifa obviously had to give Messi the easiest group

 

[DIECI]

Italy plays england 1st .. costa rica 2nd ... uruguay 3rd


Italy HAS to win the 1st 2 games... England where they will have the whole stadium supporting them and then Costa Rica.... Im glad Uruguay is the 3rd game, hopefully its a glorified friendly by that point.

 

[Hængebøffer]

I guess Brazil is the winner in al those simulations...

Argentina is so winning everything.

Yup.

 

[CrimsonianKing]

And people said they would favor Brazil for being hosts pfft. Hardest path of them all. If they end the group stage as 1st they play either Spain/Netherlands, then Uruguay/Colombia, then Germany/France, then a Argentina/Italy/Spain final. Hardest World Cup ever for us.

 

[swag]

I guess Brazil is the winner in al those simulations...

I think Platini's version is the only one that counts. France to win everything.

 

[CrimsonianKing]

Argentina won't play a really difficult adversary til the semi-finals. Fuck that.

 

[JCK]

Fifa obviously had to give Messi the easiest group

Messi will lead his national team to glory to be deemed the greatest ever, this will happen at any cost.

 

[Vlad]

And people said they would favor Brazil for being hosts pfft. Hardest path of them all. If they end the group stage as 1st they play either Spain/Netherlands, then Uruguay/Colombia, then Germany/France, then a Argentina/Italy/Spain final. Hardest World Cup ever for us.

Eduardo (Croatia) to score against his home country.

 

[Ocelot]

A little simulation of one of many possible outcomes...

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