Round of 16 matches

[silentstriker]

It's on youtube. Watching aws.

 

[dermo]

everyone here should watch every 30 for 30 episode

 

[Johnners]

Are 'keepers allowed to move off their line at all for a penalty? Also, am I correct in saying that the penalty taker cannot pause during their run-up?

That Rodriguez goal though, wow.

 

[Uppercut]

Everyone here should watch this ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "30 for 30" The Two Escobars (TV Episode 2010) - IMDb

Yeah watched this for the 4th time before the tournament. Best documentary I've seen.

I remember watching the first time and being a bit sceptical when everyone was gushing about how good the Colombia team had become. Then they show the highlights of the game where they smash Argentina in Buenos Aires and it's like... oh, okay then.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

everyone here should watch every 30 for 30 episode

Eh there's some pretty average ones. Mostly very good though.

 

[Furball]

Are 'keepers allowed to move off their line at all for a penalty? Also, am I correct in saying that the penalty taker cannot pause during their run-up?

That Rodriguez goal though, wow.

They might as well be allowed to move seeing as referees do **** all about it.

 

[Furball]

Yeah watched this for the 4th time before the tournament. Best documentary I've seen.

I remember watching the first time and being a bit sceptical when everyone was gushing about how good the Colombia team had become. Then they show the highlights of the game where they smash Argentina in Buenos Aires and it's like... oh, okay then.

They went into that tournament as one of the favourites for a reason.

Amusingly, Bolivia thumped Brazil 5-0 in qualifying. IIRC it was Brazil's first ever defeat in qualifying.

 

[GIMH]

Argentina only got through via play-off V Aus that time round as well

 

[Teja.]

Pumped up for the game today. Robben to continue being the best player in the tournament.

Who are the best keepers in the world, out of interest? Near every match has people saying the keeping is ****.

 

[Pothas]

Courtois and Neuer probably.

 

[Furball]

Argentina only got through via play-off V Aus that time round as well

They were ****ing guff in the tournament as well from memory. Won their first game convincingly enough vs Greece but then Maradona got caught taking drugs and IIRC they lost to Nigeria in the group stages then got papped out by Romania.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pumped up for the game today. Robben to continue being the best player in the tournament.

Who are the best keepers in the world, out of interest? Near every match has people saying the keeping is ****.

Robben needs to put in a performance to get back level with Rodriguez imo. Comfortably the two best players so far.

And probably Courtouis, Neuer, or Buffon (who I haven't seen play much for ages so I don't really know how he is now) are the best ones. Lots of rubbish ones out there for sure.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Paul Verhaegh in for Netherlands at right back. I'm told his nickname there is "Who?"

Also Kuijt at LB.

 

[GIMH]

They were ****ing guff in the tournament as well from memory. Won their first game convincingly enough vs Greece but then Maradona got caught taking drugs and IIRC they lost to Nigeria in the group stages then got papped out by Romania.

They finished 3rd in the group but did win two games in the process. Two groups finished with three teams on 6 points in that World Cup. Hasn't happened since, for the best as you'd feel a tad hard done by winning 2 and going out

 

[BeeGee]

Looking forward to some Robben creamy goodness.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

De Jong off. Good for football, but seems like he carried a groin injury into the game...another solid move by van Gaal then.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Shades of Euro 2008 here. Lucky Vlaar.

 

[Pothas]

Was thinking Bergkamp for a split second then.

 

[sledger]

Was thinking Bergkamp for a split second then.

Haha yeah, it occurred to me as well.

 

[grecian]

NOOOOOO, there's NO breaks in football.

Ridiculous let the ****ers faint off.