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Smashing tackle, sent out, a minute before the mid-match break - great work from the Honduran player. :/

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Every bad thing said about FIFA is true and this cup is particularly abominable in all the infrastructural, economic, political, organisational senses... but the football's the best it's been since 2002 (in a World Cup anyway, since world cups no longer showcase best football in the world in any sense).

 

I hear the Ivory Coast comeback was delicious and the Swiss actually managed to be entertaining on the pitch for the first time in their history. And of course the Dutch rollercoaster.

 

France have made the wrong decision in front of goal every single time, mostly due to Benzema and Debuchy, but now they've got a golden ticket to put a few more in.

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That would really suck in Bosnia winds up losing because of an own goal.  They've been playing quite solidly so far.

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I can't believe how much trouble Messi's Argentina is having with footballdwarf Bosnia. They seem to have left not just their A game at home, they did not bring even their D game.

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Messi with the go insurance goal to put Argentina up 2-0.

 

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Ronaldo wouldn't have needed the post...

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Yeah, but at least Messi doesn't throw a tantrum like a 4 year old. :p

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I'm still undecided whether Bosnia is actually pretty decent or Argentina is rather crappy.  Outside of Messi's splendid goal, Argentina was mostly outmatched.  Argentina opened up a bit after the Messi goal, but Bosnia still controlled most of the game even after that.

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Outmatched teams don't win.

 

Don't watch much football, do you?

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Ze Germans up 2-0 on Pretty Boy and the Portugese  :dancing:

 

Edit:  And Pepe gets red carded and sent off for a moment of shocking stupidity.  Bad times for Portugal.

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And 3-0 Germany.  Down by 3, down a man, this is pretty much worst case scenario for Portugal.  It's basically down to how bad the goal differential they will lose by today will be.

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Am disappointed with the English commentator not mentioning blitzkreig, storming, bombing with regards to the German attack.  3-0 though, didn't expect that.

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Outmatched teams don't win.

In football they do.  The better side wins more often than not, but the weaker side does occasionally win.  It happens with some regularity at all levels of the sport.

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The Netherlands and Germany certainly look like candidates for winning the whole thing. 4-0 to Germany now.

 

EDIT: Nice save by the German goalkeeper at the very end too.

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Italy and Germany look really, really strong now. 

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"Don't watch much football, do you?"
 

I watch enough soccer, yes, to determine the better team usually wins.

 

 

"  The better side wins more often than not, but the weaker side does occasionally win.  It happens with some regularity at all levels of the sport. "
 

This is true in any sport ever. It's not uniquely soccer.

 

\Still, a win is a win. You play to win and when you win you are the better team. PERIOD. No matter what sport.

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Yes usually, in your initial post you made it sound absolute.

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