From Neymar's intentional elbow to the head of Luka Modric, to Gustavo's violent, criminal stomp on Modric's ankle (which might keep Croatia's best player out for the rest of the tournament), to the disallowed Croatia equalizer,

the fix was in on this one.

Croatia was sacrificed to quell any potential social unrest that could have erupted had the hosts lost the opening game.

Croatia outclassed Brazil for stretches of the game and if the cup was played in any other country in the world Croatia would be going into their second match with a point (or three) on the board.

Bull****.

markvmc wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:How was the first non-goal NOT an offside? He clearly was in front of the defense.

You are right I was just surprised by the the scoring opportunities Mexico had. Cameron really blows

Well no one blows in the World Cup but you know what I mean

Why is there outrage though? He was offside and that should not have been a goal. I thought maybe there was a rule change I wasn't aware of.

Clearly onside. If you just looked at where the attacker was with respect to the defender nearest him, he looked off. But there was a defender on the left wing (bottom of the screen) clearly playing him on.

If I did not see that, my bad. Thank you for clarifying.

IronWillGiroud wrote:Criminal behavior by both Nishamura and the entire Brazil squad, who played like violent thugs the entire game.

From Neymar's intentional elbow to the head of Luka Modric, to Gustavo's violent, criminal stomp on Modric's ankle (which might keep Croatia's best player out for the rest of the tournament), to the disallowed Croatia equalizer,

the fix was in on this one.

Croatia was sacrificed to quell any potential social unrest that could have erupted had the hosts lost the opening game.

Croatia outclassed Brazil for stretches of the game and if the cup was played in any other country in the world Croatia would be going into their second match with a point (or three) on the board.

Bull****.

Brasil could've spotted you guys 3 goals and Brasil would still win

Who is your favorite all time NBA baller?

Pekovic or Toni Kukoc?

H1AND1 wrote:

Silverfuel wrote:Anyone watching this? Colombia is playing pretty well.

Definitely watching! My wife is Colombian so Im supporting them after my team (Portugal). My in laws and extended fam are going nuts right now. Its been a while since they've been in the WC (1998? I believe).

gunsnewing wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:Criminal behavior by both Nishamura and the entire Brazil squad, who played like violent thugs the entire game.

From Neymar's intentional elbow to the head of Luka Modric, to Gustavo's violent, criminal stomp on Modric's ankle (which might keep Croatia's best player out for the rest of the tournament), to the disallowed Croatia equalizer,

the fix was in on this one.

Croatia was sacrificed to quell any potential social unrest that could have erupted had the hosts lost the opening game.

Croatia outclassed Brazil for stretches of the game and if the cup was played in any other country in the world Croatia would be going into their second match with a point (or three) on the board.

Bull****.

Brasil could've spotted you guys 3 goals and Brasil would still win

Who is your favorite all time NBA baller?

Pekovic or Toni Kukoc?

I agree, with 12 men soccer becomes a much easier game,

Petrovic is my favorite player

To be fair Pletikosa should've saved both of Brazil's first two goals, but there is no excuse for that shameful display by FIFA referee

They sacrificed Croatia,

Brazil is a dirty, violent and criminally-minded team that is over hyped and would have trouble advancing past the group stage if not for its reputation and its status as the host nation

IronWillGiroud wrote:Costa Rica balling these guys up, this is an upset to my mind.

You guys ready for the big one tonight??

Damn straight, Japan v Ivory Coast!!!

Very interested in Italy-England match

Teams I root for in order:
1.Brasil
2.USA
3.Italy