# Brasil 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 6, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840 "2014-05-06T21:19:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 113
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2241 "2014-06-29T22:47:40Z")
> [@treis](#): > > Did the Greek coach just get sent off? Yes ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2242 "2014-06-29T22:48:31Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > Yes What happened? I was only half watching/listening to Univision and my Spanish is a bit rusty. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2243 "2014-06-29T22:48:54Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > Well, the Greek keeper was injured (his back) a game or two ago and had to be subs out. He hasn’t really been tested today. The CR keeper has had some great saves today. Thanks! I think I like Costa Rica here. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2244 "2014-06-29T22:50:04Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > They’ll have about a week, the next game for them is not until July 5. So physical tiredness probably won’t be an issue. But I wonder how the psychological edge will go. It’s not like it was a great game for either team. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2245 "2014-06-29T22:54:31Z")
This shootout is, so far, quite a contrast to the one between Brazil and Chile yesterday. And just as i write that, an excellent save by the Costa Rica keeper. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2246 "2014-06-29T22:55:36Z")
Tico! Tico! Tico! That’s how to do a penalty shootout. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2247 "2014-06-29T22:56:15Z")
You mean Brazil and Chile. Go TICOS! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2248 "2014-06-29T22:56:39Z")
So, is it fair to say that Costa Rica didn’t really deserve to win this? Or is Greece that much worse with having so little production with a man advantage for so long? ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2249 "2014-06-29T22:57:01Z")
And there it is. Happy that Costa Rica is advancing, but this was a terrible game. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2250 "2014-06-29T22:57:11Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > You mean Brazil and Chile. Go TICOS! Sorry, yes. Corrected. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2251 "2014-06-29T22:58:10Z")
Ticos!!! ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2252 "2014-06-29T22:58:13Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > This shootout is, so far, quite a contrast to the one between Brazil and Colombia yesterday. > > And just as i write that, an excellent save by the Costa Rica keeper. That was Brazil v. Chile Colombia took care of business and didn’t need a penalty shootout. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2253 "2014-06-29T23:00:35Z")
Too bad. I thought the Greeks deserved to win this, but such is football. I hope Costa Rica can rediscover whatever it was they were doing in the first three games because this was not a good performance. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2254 "2014-06-29T23:00:44Z")
Hey mhendo, that was Chile. Just letting you know. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2255 "2014-06-29T23:03:42Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > So, is it fair to say that Costa Rica didn’t really deserve to win this? Or is Greece that much worse with having so little production with a man advantage for so long? Costa Rica didn’t play as pretty as their other matches, but they held their own with one man down against Greece. So in the end, they did play better than Greece, playing at a disadvantage. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2256 "2014-06-29T23:03:49Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Hey mhendo, that was Chile. Just letting you know. But was the game in Rio? ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2257 "2014-06-29T23:06:14Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > But was the game in Rio? By Duran Duran? No it was played in the Mariana trench. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2258 "2014-06-29T23:09:36Z")
That wasn’t pretty, but it was very dramatic. Los Ticos deserve the win for holding off Greece for so long playing a man down, and for that PK clinic. What a match. Against NED, there will be an issue with all of those yellow cards: if I counted correctly, two of the starters for Costa Rica today will miss from yellow accumulation, and one from the red card. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2259 "2014-06-29T23:12:56Z")
Costa Rica! That was one hell of a shootout. Watching Borges score the first penalty was fantastic. I’ve had a huge crush on that guy ever since he was the star for my local team a few seasons ago. And great job there by Navas! ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2260 "2014-06-29T23:13:29Z")
> [@treis](#): > > And there it is. Happy that Costa Rica is advancing, but this was a terrible game. Most games with Greece are poor to watch. Even worse when the opposition is one man down. Its like having two teams scared to attack. Well done to the Costa Ricans. An hour with one man down and still pull out a victory. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=112) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=114)