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The South Korean football team on coming home was pelted with toffees to show disapproval at their showing during the world cup.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28095829

 

Oh, those rowdy Koreans.

 

Wow, that really must have put the SK team in a sticky situation ....

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What Keyrock said, but then the exact opposite.

 

Argentina to steamroll all over Switzerland,

Belgium to struggle but eventually win against USA

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Brazil - Chile 3:1

Columbia - Uruguay 1:0

Nigeria - France 1:4

Germany - Algeria 2:1

Netherlands - Mexico 2:2 (3:2 after penalties)

Costa Rica - Greece 0:0 (0:1 after penalties)

Argentina - Switzerland 2:3

USA - Belgium 2:1

 

I hope that i get one right.

 

I got 5 out of six correct (only one score though), so my current predictions still stand.

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Predictions for today:

 

Switzerland over Argentina

USA over Belgium

 

This is a tough one, my predictions

 

Switz vs Argentina 1-1 ( penalty shootouts with Argentina winning)

USA vs Belgium 2-1

 

Exciting games either way :dancing:

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The Argentinian keeper was so lucky.  He made a horrible mistake by staying halfway out instead of coming out to get to the ball first (as he should have) or going back to the goal, but the Swiss player got a terrible strike on it.

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The Argentinian keeper was so lucky. He made a horrible mistake by staying halfway out instead of coming out to get to the ball first (as he should have) or going back to the goal, but the Swiss player got a terrible strike on it.

He choked.

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The Swiss don't seem to know how to kick the ball whenever they get inside Argentina's box.

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The Swiss are coming apart at the seams.  It looks like only a matter of time until the Argentinians put one in the back of the net.

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Argentina wins.  They're through to the quarters, but they look quite vulnerable.

Same counter as last WC it seems, find a way to choke off Messi. Sad to see Switzerland lose, they played pretty well. And I hate Argentina.

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Goodbye, Ottmar. #bayernlegend

Excellent Manager/Coach.

 

He almost pulled it through.

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how can you stand this travesty of a tournament. I only watched one game, Brazil vs Chile, and when I saw 3 players try and hit the goalie with the ball instead of the net behind the goalie I suddenly realized, that either this whole thing is bought, or football has degraded beyond repair.

 

I mean, how retarded can you be to hit a low ball into the center of the goal, where the flipping goalie is standing? even if he moves, the ball will most likely hit his legs. and guess what? THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENNED. 3 ****ing times in a row! and then the fourth time! 

 

I will never believe that a professional player, who spends all his life sending the ball into the "9" or the "6" will just unlearn that skill in a crucial game. 

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I was struggling to understand ths until I noticed you are from Finland. And having been educated solely by mkreku in this respect I am convinced that Finland essentially IS the wh40k universe.

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Well, not disputing that it could be bought (I have no clue if it is or not) but punching it to the goalie in the middle instead of the sides could also be from rushing shots, in my experience.

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The US lucky to escape that half without conceding a goal.  Their defense has been porous, to say the least.

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How could the Belgians have missed that chance?   :facepalm:

Oh my, and another. How many 100% chances can you miss, Belgium?

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