# 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:** 138
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2741 "2014-07-05T21:14:58Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > His ball control is just amazing, and in this aspect of the game he seems far, far superior even to other world-class players. It’s not just his ball control, but his scary vision too. He’s a loaded weapon wandering about the pitch, and he really does wander sometimes. So hard to contain him, and if a team try to, they inevitably leave gaps all over the place for his team-mates to exploit (supplied by Messi more often than not). The little fella is a wonder. I don’t really want Argentina to win this, but if they do I’ll be happy that Lionel Messi has the winner’s medal that his talent deserves. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2742 "2014-07-05T21:40:16Z")
So Robben’s still a diving, cheating bastard then, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2743 "2014-07-05T21:40:42Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > So Robben’s still a diving, cheating bastard then, eh? Yup ---
**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:** [July 5, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2744 "2014-07-05T21:42:41Z")
Yeah, that was the lightest of contact, and he made a massive meal of it. Great free kick by Sneijder, although i’m glad it hit the post and didn’t go in. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2745 "2014-07-05T21:43:29Z")
Sloppy passing. Horrifically sloppy passing. Costa Rica has to get better. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2746 "2014-07-05T21:43:43Z")
Navas is amazing. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2747 "2014-07-05T21:51:30Z")
Van Persie missed a sitter. He would put that in 99 times out of 100, i reckon. Edit: how the hell did that not result in a Holland goal??? ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2748 "2014-07-05T21:53:01Z")
I love Dutch football, they have been exciting for decades. But Robben is a cunt. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2749 "2014-07-05T21:54:18Z")
Extra time. ¡Vamos Ticos! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2750 "2014-07-05T21:55:10Z")
It was starting to look like just a matter of time for the Dutch there. If they score quickly in extra time, I won’t be surprised if they get two or three more. I hope not. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2751 "2014-07-05T21:56:53Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Edit: how the hell did that not result in a Holland goal??? This is one of the very few occasions where that number of question marks is not excessive. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2752 "2014-07-05T21:59:14Z")
There has to be some sort of Jedi mind trick something that Costa Rica did, right? Or repelling magnet over their goal… ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2753 "2014-07-05T22:01:09Z")
This isn’t the net you’re looking for. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2754 "2014-07-05T22:01:29Z")
> [@willthekittensurvive](#): > > Euhm, Do we need a reason? Yeah, that’s not something one needs a reason for, just an opportunity. 😃 ---
**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:** [July 5, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2755 "2014-07-05T22:02:58Z")
Navas to the rescue again. Edit: I don’t like Costa Rica’s chances if Navas has to go off. Edit again: And he’s up! ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2756 "2014-07-05T22:05:25Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > There has to be some sort of Jedi mind trick something that Costa Rica did, right? Or repelling magnet over their goal… I’ve seen not-goals where the ball went from the left post to the bar and to the right post, then back to the field. Shit happens. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2757 "2014-07-05T22:12:34Z")
That free kick was bullshit. It went nowhere near his hand. If the Netherlands had scored off that, i would have been pissed. ---
**Author:** ![Amara\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7993a0/32.png) [@Amara\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amara_1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2758 "2014-07-05T22:15:07Z")
That Dutch free kick was crazy; ball was clearly on the back of his shoulder . Costa Rica had a couple of unlucky calls recently. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2759 "2014-07-05T22:18:11Z")
> [@Amara\_1](#): > > That Dutch free kick was crazy; ball was clearly on the back of his shoulder . Costa Rica had a couple of unlucky calls recently. A couple? ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/2760 "2014-07-05T22:19:17Z")
I love the Dutch team usually…but right now they are annoying me more than they did in the 2010 final, when they at least had an excuse. But, serioulsy, this diving against…Costa Rica? Fuck this, up and at em Ticos!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=139)