The 2014 Brazil World Cup

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**calamarialldayerrday**

Then that person is called Brazilian. I've visited Brasil many times, I'm emigrating there soon, and my girlfriend is Brazilian, and I've never heard the term "Brazilian Portuguese" in my life.

So yes, thank you, I realise Brasil and Portugal are different places you patronising gakker.

Quote from my girlfriend: "This isn't real, there isn't such a thing as Brazilian Portuguese person. I can't believe people are discussing this gak online. I've never EVER EVER heard that in my life, and I studied immigration between Portugal and Brasil in college, there isn't such thing. I descend from Portuguese, Italian, Native Indian and African, what does that make me, a Portuguese-Italian-Native-American-Indian-Somewhere-Around-Angola-Brazilian person?"

**Ratius**

I just cannot get excited this year over it. Maybe its the bollox TV times here in Ireland or the bizarre stories coming out over the "preparation" feth knows

**calamarialldayerrday**

When you say Brazilian Portuguese, are you mixing up language with nationality by any chance? Because the dialect of Portuguese spoken in Brasil (and also the only official language, and definitely a separate language to Spanish) is called Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian Spanish doesn't exist.

**Knight**

Ratius wrote:
I just cannot get excited this year over it. Maybe its the bollox TV times here in Ireland or the bizarre stories coming out over the "preparation" feth knows

It's been a hard year. Rather reasonable that many people aren't having the spirit for this world cup.

**Chancetragedy**

Edit2:Why am I even arguing this lol.

**calamarialldayerrday**

Go on, what did you say before you deleted it?

**kronk**

Gentlemen, gentlemen. Enough.

Brazil!

**Albatross**

Pacific wrote:

Made me laugh about the current news that Qatar's bid was apparently 'corrupt' with people in Fifa being paid off. Did anyone seriously think that that wasn't the case?

I know, right? It's a pathetic state of affairs. England could literally host a world cup tomorrow, is the home of football and has the most (still?) watched top-flight in the world and Qatar (which means 'who-gives-a-feth' in arabic) has sand. And rich people.

**Ironwill13791**

kronk wrote:

Spoiler:

Gentlemen, gentlemen. Enough.

Brazil!

I like your views on Brazil.

**Frazzled**

Orlanth wrote:
I dont care about football, not even to go as far as to support England anymore. This will change briefly while playing, and will die as soon as they get kicked out, which wont be long I think.

However I will be watching the crime stats, if not the football scores.

There has already been serious concerns raised from inside and outside Brazil that local gang culture and the chronic rise in street crime in Brazilian cities may ruin the World Cup . This may also possibly effect Rio's already tenuous grasp on the 2016 Olympics.

The IOC has already placed warnings that Rio is too far behind with Olympics preparations, severely behind even where Athens was with two years to go until the games, and Athens only just finished in time.

Combine this with crime fears and Rio might lose the Olympics. It has already been floated in the IOC and the body can go that far.

This would be a humiliation for Brazil when they are getting stronger as a nation

Brazil won't lose the Olypmics. No one else has time to spend the gazillion's of people's money to build sports palaces for rich tourists.

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Ironwill13791 wrote:
kronk wrote:

Spoiler:

Gentlemen, gentlemen. Enough.

Brazil!

I like your views on Brazil.

Yes

Brazil has an abundance of natural resources.

**Pacific**

Albatross wrote:
Pacific wrote:

Made me laugh about the current news that Qatar's bid was apparently 'corrupt' with people in Fifa being paid off. Did anyone seriously think that that wasn't the case?

I know, right? It's a pathetic state of affairs. England could literally host a world cup tomorrow, is the home of football and has the most (still?) watched top-flight in the world and Qatar (which means 'who-gives-a-feth' in arabic) has sand. And rich people.

My thoughts were the world cup would just be a home game of Subutteo for those people, same as the F1 and Motogp is basically just a Scalextric in their back yard. Every football fan on the planet be damned.

**Knight**

Four goals, all by Brasil. 3:1

Nice game. Spain versus Netherlands for tonight.

**kamakazepanda**

Glad Brazil won, though not overly convincing. Croatia spend too much time trying to cheat their way to victory rather than just playing football, because when they actually play they are very good.

**gianlucafiorentini123**

kamakazepanda wrote:
Croatia spend too much time trying to cheat their way to victory.

Yeah because Brazil would never try to cheat.

**sarpedons-right-hand**

So I'm watching The Netherlands absolutely HAMMER Spain... and I have the biggest grin on my face. It's going to finish 5-1 to Holland. Is this the death knell for Tiki Taka?

**Sigvatr**

It's amazing. We're watching it and just wow. Haha.

**sarpedons-right-hand**

I'll admit, I was writing the Dutch off at the start of the World Cup. But after this?

**d-usa**

That was more painful than a kick to the chest!

**thenoobbomb**

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:
I'll admit, I was writing the Dutch off at the start of the World Cup. But after this?

The Dutch did, too.

Take that, Spain. Hah.

**sarpedons-right-hand**

Watching Spain, I can't help but think that playing with a traditional number 9 in Diego Costa has really hampered them. They played a lot better with a false number 9, like Fabregas or even Ineista just in front of the midfield.

Still, their cock up gives hope to everyone else.

**Kavik_Whitescar**

AHHH spain why you do this to me? D:

Im stoked for Germany, Mexico (go my people go!) and Brazil.

All looks good so far

**Hlaine Larkin mk2**

Personally I took some schadenfreude in the Spanish defeat the main reason being despite being able to play some beautiful football they constantly dive around on contact.

**Ensis Ferrae**

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:
Personally I took some schadenfreude in the Spanish defeat the main reason being despite being able to play some beautiful football they constantly dive around on contact.

Does there even need to be contact for them to dive?

**Bullockist**

I have to say I am surprised my sisters' boyfriend has managed to sustain his all abiding hatred of Neymar after Brasils' first game.
He's cheering on Australia as well this world cup - not that he has much to cheer about - more like yelling at the TV.

**Do_I_Not_Like_That**

Spare a thought for D-USA when Germany plays America. Will he change sides at half time

I'd hate to have divided loyalties

**d-usa**

Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:
Spare a thought for D-USA when Germany plays America. Will he change sides at half time

I'd hate to have divided loyalties

It will depend on the points in the group

If one team can advance with a loss and the other has to win to advance, then I will cheer for the one in need of the win.
If both are already safe I will cheer for the Mannschaft.
If only one team can advance I will cheer for my German boys as well, but won't be sad if the US advances either.
If one is clearly out and the other has to win to advance then I will cheer for that team.
If both teams are out then I'm just getting drunk

I've already planned this out!

**Pacific**

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:
Personally I took some schadenfreude in the Spanish defeat the main reason being despite being able to play some beautiful football they constantly dive around on contact.

Me too.. Costa definitely hammed up that slightly sloppy tackle at the beginning of the game, IMO the 2nd penalty of the tournament that has been incorrectly awarded.

But yes, diving (sorry.. 'simulation') is definitely a big part of the game. The players aren't punished anything like enough for being caught doing it, and are rewarded with set pieces on each occasion and so it keeps on happening.

Good to see Holland win though, played superbly and most of all looked like they really wanted to win. Spain brought to mind the Broncos in the Superbowl, they just looked so lack-lustre (to draw a comparison).

**Howard A Treesong**

I'm hoping Brazil wins as I pulled them out of the hat in the sweepstake at work. I'll get £64 back if they win. But their first game wasn't hugely convincing, a dubious penalty and Croatia getting careless through desperation right at the end. It could have been 1:1

The Dutch destroyed Spain last night, there's defeating your opponent, and then there's humiliating them.

**thenoobbomb**

I'm obviously hoping for the Netherlands to win, going against Spain in the finals too, beating them with 7-2.

**Minx**

The "flying dutchman" was just too cool:

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