Denmark has played them at a previous WC and they played some good soccer then too. I have already reminded my German team member about the loss.
Who the fuck cares if TV is dumb? Its main purpose is entertainment. Not a means to one up your fellow self righteous stick up boring friends with who is currently watching the most high brow program. Oh.. OK. For some folk it obviously is.
Let's go Canada! Maybe try to be competitive anyway?
For those of you who like cats and proper football.
Wow, Japan with a shocker.
GHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Seriously... they have been outmatched for most of the time, but taking advantage when they can.GHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Also - that penalty that was called was sooooo soft.
Sniper in the stands for that one.
It's gone downhill fast since they equalized though.
Seventh inning?
3rd period
9 minutes of extra time?? 
Ghana keeping it interesting, at least.
Ghana keeping it interesting, at least.
BLAME VAR9 minutes of extra time??
Every decision has now become a conference meeting
Brazilian squad seems rather... fragile.
I am guessing they are also fast healers.Brazilian squad seems rather... fragile.
Oh, man... that looked like it hurt.
Side note, I'm 2 episodes into the Netflix FIFA documentary, very enlightening.
Genuine question. Is there a World Sporting Association that isn't corrupt?
Just finished watching...I guess that makes this evening easier in our house
Was it just me or was USA v England meh?
I know it's soccer and all. But I've hit people harder on their bike on the trail for buzzing my rear tire and no ref called it.
0-0 game is the pinnacle of sporting competition. Almost as good as a race where everyone DNFs.
No. It was a shite game.
A 0-0 draw is obviously disappointing. But it doesn't have to be as uneventful as that game tonight and can still sometimes actually be very watchable. Not tonight tho.
How long did you play for @Westy? And how old were you when you got into it? Actually did you ever actually get into it? Doesn't really seem that way.
How long did you play for @Westy? And how old were you when you got into it? Actually did you ever actually get into it? Doesn't really seem that way.
Played from 6 until 14. Stopped for a while because I had to work on top of going to school. But was obsessed with the game. All my free time was spent on my bike or kicking a ball around the back yard with my brother. Played again at indoor intramural level in college as it was a minimal time commitment because work and school again. Like XC racing one of those sports that is a lot more fun to participate in than watch IMO. I also gave up watching the game after going to a handful of Seattle Sounders games which always started off as interesting but always ended up with super frustrating time killing and super-flopping at the end of games. Of course that is what is necessary to win games but certainly not how I ever played.
The sport could be a lot more intriguing if they could adapt the rules but like American baseball I assume the traditionalists would freak out (although there is nothing that can be done to make baseball interesting). Shorten the games but run a live ball clock, shorten the field for more scoring, penalize the flopping etc.
But the joke is on me. Next world cup is going to be here. I can certainly choose not to go to any games but I can't avoid the traffic.
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i played when i was like 4-5 years old for like 5 saturdays.....decided i had better shit to do.....
Only because you seem to have somehow missed everything good about the game. I guess the US teams/leagues you watched as a kid might not have been the best introduction. I sympathise. Scottish football is gash too. The game really doesn't need to be changed to make it more "interesting".
There's the difference. Never watched the game when I played. Doubt I ever could have with the three terrestrial TV stations I received. Family/roommates would never have stood for it even if the rare world cup or Olympic game was on.
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Like I said. You simply don't "get" it. Rather eye-opening considering you played the game for 8 years of your life. But nevertheless.
But the difference is more cultural than to do with what you did or didn't have access to on TV. Football simply isn't in the US culture... you may have become decent at playing now (not exactly difficult with a population of 300m+ but like a many things the rest of the world take for granted your country has no roots in it.