2014 FIFA World Cup

[kerowack]

I think the pressure is on the Dutch. But it's 1-1.

[Hector]

Penalties!!!!!!!

[Hector]

I'm praying the Dutch somehow lose a miracle of a heartbreaker...lol...

[Hector]

It's just a matter of time before the Dutch scores...

[Hector]

Costa Rica just doesn't have that world class finisher...they counter-attack decently...but then their charge dies just outside the box...it has happened all game long...I think they only had one serious shot on goal all game long.

[Hector]

Costa Riva survives Dutch onslaught at the end...extra time.

Costa Rica hoping for the penalty stage...they have a 50-50 chance there...they looked good converting all their penalties against Greece.

[Hector]

I'm praying to God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Zeus, Odin, Galactus, and any other omnipotent being...for little tiny Costa Rica to pull off the upset of the tournament...perhaps the century...

GO COSTA RICA...GO TICOS!!!!!!!!!

[Hector]

The worldcup is getting more and more exciting!

I don't feel the same way, I mean...yes, I'm still watching...and I'm enjoying.

But is the tournament still as exciting for me as when both Mexico and the USA were still playing?

Of course not...it's only natural.

Don't you feel the same way with Chile?

[Hector]

Nah, Suarez deserved to be sent packing...his history of biting in the past...sealed his fate...the dude needs some type of counseling...that's not normal behavior.

But why keep dwelling in that? Suarez is gone...he's no longer part of the World Cup...he's irrelevant to me now...moot point.

Good bye, Mr Suarez...adios, buey.

[Mongoose1983]

You'll have to excuse me guys, but FIFA really sucks!!! They shouldn't have sent Suárez home. Not only he was the best player of the tournament, but also Uruguay would be playing now semifinals against the Germans, because Brazil, with out without Neymar and Thiago Silva, is not a superlative team.

I can't help to think Scolari left some very important players out of his team, like Ronaldinho and Alexandre Patos, two guys that were playing on a high level the last months, and I think would have made a difference in this worldcup.

On a happier note, it's great to see Argentina in semis now, although there is no classy soccer in their playing. The worldcup is getting more and more exciting!

Now to watch the game between Holland and Costa Rica!

[Hector]

Yeah, FIFA needs to get with the times and update their officiating...right down to replay. Apparently, the goal Columbia scored that was deemed offsides wasn't actually offsides because a Brazilian player touched it.

Exactly.

Half these refs don't even know the rules, unfriggin' unreal.

[Hector]

...and Argentina quietly reaches the semifinal...

[kerowack]

Yeah, FIFA needs to get with the times and update their officiating...right down to replay. Apparently, the goal Columbia scored that was deemed offsides wasn't actually offsides because a Brazilian player touched it.

[clemso]

Yeah not condoning Suarez behaviour, but this guy that kneed Neymar in the back didn't look anywhere near the ball. I noticed he has apologized quick enough, perhaps Suarez should have done the same.

[LadyZod]

"Supposedly" FIFA is investigating the issue to see if anything should be done to Juan Camilo Zúñiga.

An inch or two higher, and the man would be paralyzed. Surely THIS warrants a sanction or two, right? This is unsportsmanship conduct, right? FIFA is a joke, that's bought and paid for by the crooks bleeding these host countries dry.