Official World Cup 2014 Qualifying Thread (Blame It On RIO)

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Addick

Change can be difficult and in order to go forward you often need to go backwards first, just ask Liverpool supporters. People need to be patient as you can't expect immediate results when you are trying something new to get you past your former limits.

But it's Americans! They think they should have won the World Cup by now.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

You say Casillas, I say Neuer.

You say potatoe, I say potato.

ya they are 1-2 easily

Lloris/Buffon behind and then it's a big gap

Hart isn't in form

DDG still needs to improve his presence

Reina is past it

[d_phaneuf]

Jurgen Klinnsman is a terrible manager

just read anything any of the former Bayern/Germany players have to say about him

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ism/index.html

"We practiced little more than fitness. Tactical things were neglected. The players had to get together before [the games] to discuss how we wanted to play. After six or eight weeks, all players knew it wouldn't work with Klinsmann. The rest of the season was damage limitation."

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Portugal doing what Portugal do best. Scuffle thru a qualifying campaign.

Down 2-1 away to Israel.

[Bagor]

Holy merde! 3-1!

Israel with their first attack of the 2nd half.

[Bagor]

Immediate response. Postiga after Ronaldo does all the work.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Portugal tie it at the death.

Such an important goal. If they went three points back of Israel for that second spot, I don't see them coming back. Now they are back to being tied and five games left. Despite portugal's stumbling, I still like them to beat out Israel.

[Bagor]

Yeah, they're good for 2nd spot.

[Mango]

Wow - what a comeback by Portugal. And such a great slate of matches today.

[Mango]

Time for Croatia/Serbia. Nemanja, where are you? I need you to help me balance this thing out.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

It is so wrong seeing anyone other than Miroslav Klose wearing #11 for Germany

Schweinsteiger! Gotze! 2-nil

[d_phaneuf]

that was a decent 2 minutes for ze germans

Modric pulling the strings vs Serbia 2-0 for Croatia

[d_phaneuf]

Gylfi just scored a 35 yard free kick for Iceland

beauty

[Mango]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

Modric pulling the strings vs Serbia 2-0 for Croatia

This is the best Olic has played in years. He's finally healthy and is such a tank when he contributes at 100%. Great game from him.

[d_phaneuf]

Hart, Walker, Baines, Cleverley, Lescott, Smalling, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lampard, Defoe, Rooney, Young.

surprised at Young, I know basically every other wide English player is injured but still a little shocked

also, shouldn't the Captain play in every match when fit? isn't that part of the whole thing in picking a captain?

[Mango]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

also, shouldn't the Captain play in every match when fit? isn't that part of the whole thing in picking a captain?

ha you would think!

[Jimmy Stang]

So today De Guzman will be capped by the Netherlands, officially making him Dutch. Good riddance - time for Canadian fans to move on.

[d_phaneuf]

would love it if they gave him 1 and then never called him up again

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Muller! 3-0

[Bagor]

That Spanish V neck is fugly