# 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:** 50
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/981 "2014-06-19T18:53:01Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > … I remember reading from somebody once that “every time I go to a message board I’m reminded why I don’t like going to message boards” … Perhaps it was a hint? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/982 "2014-06-19T19:04:51Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > England should be able to win this, even with Suarez starting for Uruguay. So I hope. For England the difference between should a will is huge. ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/983 "2014-06-19T19:06:08Z")
Ha nice try from Suarez! ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/984 "2014-06-19T19:29:29Z")
That assistant on the far side is just shit. ---
**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 19, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/985 "2014-06-19T19:40:32Z")
Suarez! ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/986 "2014-06-19T19:46:15Z")
Nice goal from Suarez. Very frustrating decision-making from the officials. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/987 "2014-06-19T20:09:00Z")
What’s happening England? You are supposed to attack now. Edit: and Rooney misses once more. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/988 "2014-06-19T20:19:05Z")
Funny, knock out for Pereria, and he doesn’t want to leave. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/989 "2014-06-19T20:31:48Z")
And finally Rooney scores! ---
**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 19, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/990 "2014-06-19T20:32:23Z")
Nice goal! 1-1 Johnson did really well. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/991 "2014-06-19T20:33:14Z")
Will it 15 minutes of madness or 15 minutes of unexciting dfending? ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/992 "2014-06-19T20:33:40Z")
Equalizer! Not a bad goal at all. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/993 "2014-06-19T20:36:09Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Will it 15 minutes of madness or 15 minutes of unexciting dfending? A draw wouldn’t help anybody. I expect excitement. ---
**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 19, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/994 "2014-06-19T20:41:35Z")
Suarez!!! Gerrard will rue that touch for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/995 "2014-06-19T20:42:00Z")
That was stupid defense ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/996 "2014-06-19T20:42:18Z")
That guy keeps showing up out of nowhere and all by himself. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/997 "2014-06-19T20:55:40Z")
I don’t care what Luis Suarez does, he will always be an ear biter to me. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/998 "2014-06-19T21:09:16Z")
So England’s fate now depends on Italy winning against Costa Rica and Uruguay and then a huge win (at least three goals) over Costa Rica in their last game. Is that right? ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/999 "2014-06-19T21:30:04Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > So England’s fate now depends on Italy winning against Costa Rica and Uruguay and then a huge win (at least three goals) over Costa Rica in their last game. Is that right? Yep, although a two-goal win over Costa Rica would do it, so England’s situation isn’t _quite_ so dire :). ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1000 "2014-06-19T21:34:13Z")
Well that’s alright then. England fans may as well book their tickets to the next round. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=51)