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Things we learnt from the 2nd Week of the World Cup

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
edited June 2014 in Other Football and Sports
1. The mascot is still missing. Where are they hiding him?

2. FIFA can act very quickly when they want to. Maybe it was because the reputation of the world cup was at risk but they banned Suarez both the teeth marks had faded.

3. It's harder to score direct from free kick. Just two direct dead balls have lead to goals. The ball, the humidity or better goalkeepers but the ball isn't whizzing in like it seemed to in the past.

4. After having multiple games every day for a fortnight having a blank day just feels wrong

5. Good teams beat good players. So far it has been the well organised countries who play as teams and to their strengths who have won through (apart from maybe Argentina and Messi but he is one hell of good player)



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    The_PresidentThe_President
    Honduras apart, the lack of cynical, abrasive football.
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    AbsurdistanAbsurdistan
    Suarez still takes 'show your hunger' too literally.
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    Dave2lDave2l
    England make mugs of the fans that support them
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    A-R-T-H-U-RA-R-T-H-U-R
    The Asian Football Federation needs to have a good hard look at itself.
    All four members out at the first hurdle.

    Apart from the match-fixing, violence, corruption and illegal betting, what on earth is holding back the Chinese from making the World cup finals?
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    LouisMendLouisMend
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:



    Apart from the match-fixing, violence, corruption and illegal betting, what on earth is holding back the Chinese from making the World cup finals?

    They're crap.
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    A-R-T-H-U-RA-R-T-H-U-R
    ...indeed, but there's 1.7 billion of them.
    Law of averages suggests they should be able to rustle up a dozen contenders?

    39% of Chinese are interested in the World Cup, according to Time magazine, compared to 29% in England and just 11% in USA.

    One thing I have learnt is that The Solomon Islands has the world’s highest Google search volume index for “World Cup.” This tiny archipelago northeast of Australia—its team isn’t even in World Cup this year—is Googling “World Cup” like crazy. Next are Vanuatu, Liberia, South Sudan and Sierra Leone.
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    Fanny FanackapanFanny Fanackapan
    edited June 2014
    Not to get too excited.

    Remain in a negative frame of mind & you won't be disappointed.

    :)
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    MrOneLungMrOneLung
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    ...indeed, but there's 1.7 billion of them.
    Law of averages suggests they should be able to rustle up a dozen contenders?

    39% of Chinese are interested in the World Cup, according to Time magazine, compared to 29% in England and just 11% in USA.

    One thing I have learnt is that The Solomon Islands has the world’s highest Google search volume index for “World Cup.” This tiny archipelago northeast of Australia—its team isn’t even in World Cup this year—is Googling “World Cup” like crazy. Next are Vanuatu, Liberia, South Sudan and Sierra Leone.

    Maybe not many newspapers or a readily available tv service there?
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    A-R-T-H-U-RA-R-T-H-U-R
    yes

    still interesting though?
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    AbsurdistanAbsurdistan
    MrOneLung said:

    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    ...indeed, but there's 1.7 billion of them.
    Law of averages suggests they should be able to rustle up a dozen contenders?

    39% of Chinese are interested in the World Cup, according to Time magazine, compared to 29% in England and just 11% in USA.

    One thing I have learnt is that The Solomon Islands has the world’s highest Google search volume index for “World Cup.” This tiny archipelago northeast of Australia—its team isn’t even in World Cup this year—is Googling “World Cup” like crazy. Next are Vanuatu, Liberia, South Sudan and Sierra Leone.

    Maybe not many newspapers or a readily available tv service there?
    A cannibals feast.

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    adsads
    That the officials will try their best to help Brazil win it
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    guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    Klose equalled the record for goals in the World Cup Finals.
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    AbsurdistanAbsurdistan
    Rooney is, pound for pound, the most overrated footballer ever.
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    ValleyGaryValleyGary
    Some England 'fans' will still dig out Rooney even though he was better than 90% of the rest of the squad
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    ValiantphilValiantphil
    Absurdistan said:

    Rooney is, pound for pound, the most overrated footballer ever.

    After Reza !
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    ValleyGaryValleyGary
    No matter where the World Cup is held, the cameramen are perverts
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    IdleHansIdleHans
    ValleyGary said:

    No matter where the World Cup is held, the cameramen are perverts

    Can you support this assertion with hard evidence? Please?

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    ValleyGaryValleyGary
    IdleHans said:

    ValleyGary said:

    No matter where the World Cup is held, the cameramen are perverts

    Can you support this assertion with hard evidence? Please?

    the evidence is certainly hard
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    CroydonCroydon
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    The Asian Football Federation needs to have a good hard look at itself.
    All four members out at the first hurdle.

    Apart from the match-fixing, violence, corruption and illegal betting, what on earth is holding back the Chinese from making the World cup finals?

    They all fail the CL height test

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    C_Jensens_Love_ChildC_Jensens_Love_Child
    South Korea are without a doubt the worst divers in history!!!!!
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    cs1986cs1986
    England would struggle to beat charlton
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    AddicksAddictAddicksAddict
    edited June 2014
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    ...indeed, but there's 1.7 billion of them.
    Law of averages suggests they should be able to rustle up a dozen contenders?

    39% of Chinese are interested in the World Cup, according to Time magazine, compared to 29% in England and just 11% in USA.

    One thing I have learnt is that The Solomon Islands has the world’s highest Google search volume index for “World Cup.” This tiny archipelago northeast of Australia—its team isn’t even in World Cup this year—is Googling “World Cup” like crazy. Next are Vanuatu, Liberia, South Sudan and Sierra Leone.

    That's because of those Japanese veterans still lost in the jungles of Guadalcanal. Now Japan's out, watch that index drop.
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    BedsaddickBedsaddick
    That it's too long. It's difficult to keep the same enthusiasm by the start of week three.
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    wwaddickson said:

    A-R-T-H-U-R said:



    Apart from the match-fixing, violence, corruption and illegal betting, what on earth is holding back the Chinese from making the World cup finals?

    They're crap.
    I think it was a rhetorical question, but the Chinese have proved with chess, just like the Soviets did, that if you put enough backing into something, you can improve your world ranking. We've done a similar thing with the Olympics. Perhaps football's harder to do this with, or maybe you have to wait longer to be good at identifying the young talent.
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    ValleyGary said:

    No matter where the World Cup is held, the cameramen are perverts

    Not perverts, just almost certainly nearly all men.
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    guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    Apart from the match-fixing, violence, corruption and illegal betting, what on earth is holding back the Chinese from making the World cup finals?

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    ValleyGaryValleyGary
    That I must remember to put winky smiley faces on the end of my posts
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    AddicksAddictAddicksAddict
    ValleyGary said:

    That I must remember to put winky smiley faces on the end of my posts

    A full-stop would do.
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    bobmunrobobmunro
    cs1986 said:

    England would struggle to beat charlton

    England would struggle to beat Carshalton

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    ValleyGaryValleyGary
    AddicksAddict said:

    ValleyGary said:

    That I must remember to put winky smiley faces on the end of my posts

    A full-stop would do.
    someone's tired
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