# 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:** 162
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3221 "2014-07-12T20:19:11Z")
Seems that the Netherland is continuing where the Dutchland left… ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3222 "2014-07-12T20:20:08Z")
Epic meltdown 2.0 looks likely. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3223 "2014-07-12T20:21:44Z")
Netherlands are pissed at not being in the final. By the way, the Dutch second kits get my vote for prettiest in the tourney. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3224 "2014-07-12T20:22:19Z")
Nice shot from Brazil, which is better than they achieved at the first half in the previous game. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3225 "2014-07-12T20:26:11Z")
Dirk Kuyt plays like a one legged man. It was awful in the Argentina match and it’s nearly as bad here. Every time he gets the ball in the attacking third he passes it backwards. ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3226 "2014-07-12T20:32:02Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Netherlands are pissed at not being in the final. > > By the way, the Dutch second kits get my vote for prettiest in the tourney. It is seriously nice. To be honest, I’m fond of their orange-on-orange first kit, as well. Germany’s second jersey is pretty nice, too, but it would look better with white shorts. I liked Colombia’s red-stripe-on-yellow thing, too. Anyone have other favourite kits? ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3227 "2014-07-12T20:52:14Z")
Poor officiating so far. Penalty for the pk was outside the box. Second goal was off-sides. Robben was actually fouled when he was given a yellow for simulation. Some of the out of bounds calls were wrong as well. New drinking game, drink every time Kuyt passes it backwards. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3228 "2014-07-12T20:54:51Z")
KarlGrenze, it obviously wasn’t a dive, but don’t let that stand in the way of hating on Robben, which you’re obviously enjoying. Don’t think it happened in the box, though, so it may not have been a penalty kick, although it was a good scoring opportunity. For the second goal, we really need to thank David Luiz, who set it up nicely for Blind. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3229 "2014-07-12T20:57:28Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Seems that the Netherland is continuing where the Dutchland left… Fyi the Dutch are from the Netherlands. You seem to have in mind Deutschland, which is German for Germany. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3230 "2014-07-12T20:57:49Z")
For the last sentence, you’re right. He did set that one up. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3231 "2014-07-12T21:05:54Z")
Now _that’s_ an astonishing statistic. No team in the World Cup has ever come back from a 2-0 halftime score? Really? ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3232 "2014-07-12T21:11:49Z")
The officials seem to aspire the “trophy” for worst refereeing in the tournament. I wonder of Karl is doing the same for the “least knowledgable” poster in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![kurtisokc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kurtisokc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurtisokc)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3233 "2014-07-12T21:14:26Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > By the way, the Dutch second kits get my vote for prettiest in the tourney. I looks like the Denver Broncos have a soccer team. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3234 "2014-07-12T21:16:08Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Now _that’s_ an astonishing statistic. No team in the World Cup has ever come back from a 2-0 halftime score? Really? I think he said _two or more_. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3235 "2014-07-12T21:16:23Z")
Only reason I haven’t destroyed my TV is because nobody is passing to Kuyt. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3236 "2014-07-12T21:18:30Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > Fyi the Dutch are from the Netherlands. You seem to have in mind Deutschland, which is German for Germany. :smack: yes. I have to blame a lot of recent confusions I had on Montezuma’s revenge. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3237 "2014-07-12T21:19:11Z")
Also, the vast majority of WC matches are in the group stage, where matches can conclude in a tie. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3238 "2014-07-12T21:19:56Z")
Fucking Montezuma. Hate that guy. ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3239 "2014-07-12T21:27:55Z")
Wow, the referee just called a totally incorrect card for diving against Oscar. You get the impression that the ref is completely fed up with Brazil’s antics, to the point that he’s biased against them. ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/3240 "2014-07-12T21:29:23Z")
It is just a very, very bad referee. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=161) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=163)