# 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:** 75
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1481 "2014-06-24T21:33:14Z")
Yes, one of the 2 Greek guys making it past the halfway line after they scored. Greece is like a slightly luckier Iran. I frankly have no dog in this hunt, but neither has Greece a place in the next round of this tournament the way they played. ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1482 "2014-06-24T21:34:40Z")
Lovely goal by the Marfileños. ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1483 "2014-06-24T21:36:12Z")
Ivory Coast evens it up with Greece. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1484 "2014-06-24T21:36:57Z")
And prayer answered. Greece will need a _second_ goal to go on. I’ve not seen this many white shirts left of center since this half began… ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1485 "2014-06-24T21:41:28Z")
Gooooool!!! Colombia 3 Japan 1 Jackson Martinez with his second goal! ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1486 "2014-06-24T21:47:27Z")
Colombia substituted in Faryd Mondragón to goal making him the oldest player (at age 43) to play in a World Cup. Dude is older than me! ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1487 "2014-06-24T21:50:42Z")
And Ivory coast gives the game away. ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1488 "2014-06-24T21:51:20Z")
Penalty to Greece! This will be interesting. ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1489 "2014-06-24T21:51:23Z")
Gooool! Colombia 4 Japan 1 ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1490 "2014-06-24T21:53:40Z")
Bye bye Ivory Coast. ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1491 "2014-06-24T21:54:15Z")
Gotta feel for the Ivory Coast. That’s a really crappy way to go out of the tournament. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1492 "2014-06-24T21:54:25Z")
Holy fuck! ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1493 "2014-06-24T21:55:25Z")
4-1 final for Colombia. They face Uruguay next, perhaps without Suarez? ---
**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 24, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1494 "2014-06-24T21:55:37Z")
Spain out, England out, Italy out, Greece advances. Strange, but entertaining (Ok, Greece not so much) WC. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1495 "2014-06-24T21:59:31Z")
> [@Iggy](#): > > They face Uruguay next, perhaps without Suarez? Better be without the biter. Not sure who deserves infamy more, he or Harald Schumacher. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1496 "2014-06-24T21:59:43Z")
Greece actually seemed the better team today, a few good breaks, a few shots against the crossbar. I would think Mexico and Holland are fancying their chances to reach the semi finals! If you haven’t looked that far ahead: the winner of Holland vs Mexico plays the winner of Costa Rica vs Greece in the quarters. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1497 "2014-06-24T22:02:13Z")
Wonder what would happen in an Iran-Greece game - what would they do all game? Who am I kidding - I know what would happen - nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1498 "2014-06-24T22:05:18Z")
> [@polar\_bear](#): > > If you haven’t looked that far ahead: the winner of Holland vs Mexico plays the winner of Costa Rica vs Greece in the quarters. I’m glad Costa Rica get to advance to the quarter finals. They richly derserve it. If at that point they meet Holland, I don’t care what they derserve. Hup Holland! ---
**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 24, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1499 "2014-06-24T22:22:38Z")
> [@Isosleepy](#): > > Wonder what would happen in an Iran-Greece game - what would they do all game? Who am I kidding - I know what would happen - nothing. PKs ftw. ---
**Author:** ![nani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840/1500 "2014-06-24T22:25:43Z")
[One of my favorite non-game moments from Mexico-Croatia](http://i.minus.com/iviAU7N7bN7Rs.gif). They should let fans mix more often. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840.md?page=76)