# 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:** 53
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1041 "2014-06-20T18:00:20Z")
Hell yeah Ticos! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1042 "2014-06-20T18:01:34Z")
Man, England is all-in on this “find new and painful ways to exit major tournaments” thing, aren’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1043 "2014-06-20T18:03:52Z")
> [@andros](#): > > ¿Con carne, o sin carne? > > 😛 Ha! Oops. I do think the future looks better for England though. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1044 "2014-06-20T18:03:58Z")
Pura vida, Costa Rica! ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1045 "2014-06-20T18:11:04Z")
European team struggle outside Europe\*.Is that a surprise? I mean a slightly warm day and their game goes to shit. Never won in the Americas or the Far East. According form I would say. RSA was essentially European conditions in the southern winter of 2010. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1046 "2014-06-20T18:30:58Z")
Good job, Costa Rica. I’m looking forward to seeing Italy battle it out with Uruguay. As always, I’m pulling for _mis hermanos._ ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1047 "2014-06-20T18:31:06Z")
Well done Costa Rica, Even had Italy scraped a win here, England’s game against Costa Rica would be every bit as hard the other two games we played. Italy v Uruguay could end up being a bit fruity. ---
**Author:** ![nani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1048 "2014-06-20T18:36:09Z")
Good for the Ticos! They didn’t let Italy get that equalizer. Fifa is investigating the use of the chant “Puto!!!” by Mexican fans and others during goal kicks. Some organizations have claimed that this constitutes a normalization of disparagement of gays and should be sanctioned under Fifa’s “no-tolerance” policy. Croatia and Russia might also face sanction for what’s been describe as “far-right” banners at their games. I haven’t seen them myself. I’m not sure how I feel about this. Lalas is kinda dumb yes but at least he’ll give respect and eat crow when he has to. I prefer him over Keller. ---
**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 20, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1049 "2014-06-20T18:36:25Z")
Costa Rica! 😃 I’m a tender soul, so as usual when there’s something at stake, I could barely watch the game at all, especially towards the end. I kept switching to another tab and just checking back to see the scoreline now and then. Costa Rica vs. England will be awesome, with neither team having anything to play for, as one is through and the other one is out already. It’ll probably be a snoozefest, but at least I get to watch and enjoy it without my heart rate going 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:** [June 20, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1050 "2014-06-20T18:37:53Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > Italy v Uruguay could end up being a bit fruity. Yes, this has the potential for an epic game. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1051 "2014-06-20T18:48:10Z")
Costa Rica will still be playing for position, no? If they get any points from England they finish first in the group and presumably get a better matchup in the round of 16. If they lose it potentially comes down to goal differential, or is head-to-head the first tiebreaker? Costa Rica playing for position. Their fans must think they’re dreaming right now. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1052 "2014-06-20T18:53:13Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > Italy v Uruguay could end up being a bit fruity. Oh yes, should be fun. I wonder what the odds are on more than two sendings-off? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1053 "2014-06-20T18:54:28Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Costa Rica playing for position. Their fans must think they’re dreaming right now. If you’d told me two weeks ago that a team from a small Central American nation in a group with three former champions would be the first to advance from that group, I’d have thought you were drunk or insane. Or both. It’s amazing. ---
**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 20, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1054 "2014-06-20T19:07:47Z")
There have been 24 matches played in this World Cup and there have been 0 goals directly from direct free kicks. That seems a bit surprising considering how common they are in league football. ---
**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 20, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1055 "2014-06-20T19:17:50Z")
What a header! And now 2-0! ---
**Author:** ![nani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1056 "2014-06-20T19:18:11Z")
Ok I won’t make predictions anymore. France just smashed Switzerland with 2 nice goals. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1057 "2014-06-20T19:20:13Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > That seems a bit surprising considering how common they are in league football. Are goals from direct free kicks all that common in league football? I had a mini-rant upthread about commentators getting excited about them being great goalscoring opportunities - I’m not convinced that they are. Here’s some stats from the EPL a few seasons ago (compiled by someone with some time on their hands it seems 😃 ) [http://www.soccerbythenumbers.com/2011/05/uselessness-of-free-kicks-in-premier.html](http://www.soccerbythenumbers.com/2011/05/uselessness-of-free-kicks-in-premier.html) ---
**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:** [June 20, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1058 "2014-06-20T19:21:13Z")
Oh, oh, my stream has just caught up. Allez les Bleus! ---
**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 20, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1059 "2014-06-20T19:21:24Z")
Phew, what a shock for Switzerland. They didn’t look so bad before the first goal. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1060 "2014-06-20T19:24:42Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Costa Rica will still be playing for position, no?. Unless Italy and Uruguay tie. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=54)