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Well, one thing that makes me less upset is the thought that - if Ghana goes to the next round, they too deserve it for that fantastic game with Germany.
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Looks like today the only interesting and meaningful game will be Mexico vs Croatia.
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cristo said:
True! But but it's uncertain which slot Brazil will end up in. I doubt either of those hot teams are too scared of Brazil and would rather rest players.
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Brazil is playing Cameroon. A loss or a tie is extremely unlikely. Even a marginal 1-0 win by Brazil pretty much gives Brazil a lock on 1st in group A because that would mean Mexico would have to win by at least three points against Croatia.Greg Bernhardt said:
fivethirtyeight.com has Brazil at a 91.5% probability of coming in first.
Rest players? Against Brazil? You can't be serious. The winners of groups D and G might rest players in the first stage of the knockout games. I can't see any other team doing that.
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Netherlands is also playing with a different colored jersey. They played in blue before. Orange? Who chose that?
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Costa RicaD H said:
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D H said:
Scared of playing them in the knockout round so Chile and Holland might as well rest players against each other.
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I know. Just giving you a hard time.
Why did they play in blue before this?
Why did they play in blue before this?
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The pool of overrated death, you mean. It turns out group B had two easy teams. Spain showed that there's something very wrong with the FIFA rankings.
Groups D and G are still quite deadly. Costa Rica is in, England is out in group D, but where Costa Rica stands and who will be the other team to advance are both up in the air. With regard to group G, who knows? While Germany is almost certainly in and Portugal is very likely to be out, each one of the four teams still can advance, and on the flip side, each one can still be sent home.
Groups D and G are still quite deadly. Costa Rica is in, England is out in group D, but where Costa Rica stands and who will be the other team to advance are both up in the air. With regard to group G, who knows? While Germany is almost certainly in and Portugal is very likely to be out, each one of the four teams still can advance, and on the flip side, each one can still be sent home.
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I think you meant pool of death. Poule of death has a rather different meaning than you intended. Poule is a word in English. It comes from the French word meaning chicken, but it's meaning in English is a bit derogatory. It's a bit funny that you typed poule of death[/color] with red lipstick.Monique said:Certainly this has been a surprising start of the World Cup, but you can't take away that we've won the Poule of Death
See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poule.
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Italy has to hold off 30 minutes with a man down. If they do survive, I don't see them surviving past the round of 16 because they will most likely be playing Columbia, and doing so without Balotelli and Marchisio.
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Did Suarez just bite a guy again?
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Costa Rica has has an incredible run so far
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Another giant falls. I love it :)
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Seems like it.Greg Bernhardt said:
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I think he needs a muzzle instead of the cone of shame.