FIFA World Cup 2014 - GROUP A [Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon - 12/13/17/18/23 June] spoilers

lucarocks92 · 12 Jun 2014 at 19:55

Tute said:
Before I dare to turn on, is there a single vuvuzela sound being made?

Oh god that just reminded me of Africa 2010, shocking world cup. Shocking football, shocking noise. Probably the worst world cup i watched so far.

Azza · 12 Jun 2014 at 19:56

Anyone got a copy of Rosetta Stone handy?

manic111 · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:01

I'M SO EXCITED

Azza · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:02

These anecdotes.

Azza · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:06

Brazil XI: Júlio César; Alves, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo; Luis Gustavo, Paulinho; Oscar, Hulk, Neymar; Fred.

Croatia XI: Pletikosa; Srna, Ćorluka, Lovren, Vrsaljko; Modrić, Rakitić, Perišić, Brozović; Olić, Jelavić.

manic111 · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:07

No Mandzukic? Injured?

Not a bad Croatia team though. Rakitic and Modric are obviously the stars, but Perisic also knows his way round a football.

Azza · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:09

Brozović will be worth a watch like. Hint hint Roberto.

McBain · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:10

Oh ffs Luiz, my bet on Brazil suddenly doesn't fill me with confidence.

Andybtsn · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:10

Corluka..

Clipsey · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:11

manic111 said:
I'M SO EXCITED

Got every Tv at work tuned in to the game!! Can see a Croatia goal sneaking in early! :eek:

Azza · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:12

Full team sheet.

Andybtsn · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:12

McBain said:
Oh ffs Luiz, my bet on Brazil suddenly doesn't fill me with confidence.

To be fair he was superb when Brazil won the Confederations Cup

Pighardia · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:13

McBain said:
Oh ffs Luiz, my bet on Brazil suddenly doesn't fill me with confidence.

Their defense is very good!

Andybtsn · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:13

Is your team wrong Azza?

Mateo Kovacic is brilliant on FM

McBain · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:14

Pighardia said:
Their defense is very good!

They're going to have to be as they're carrying a liability at centre half.

Azza · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:15

Andybtsn said:
Is your team wrong Azza?

Mateo Kovacic is brilliant on FM

That's what Ben Smith (BBC) just posted on Twitter. Looks like Kovacic is starting rather than Brozović.

lucarocks92 · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:18

Brazil are a very over-rated team imo. Semi-finals would be my prediction for them. They have one great player in their team and thats T. Silva, Unless Neymar has an outstanding WC i dont think they will win it.

V F · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:19

Psycho Ned said:
There's probably been better produced village fetes than that! Just dire from start to finish.

Least the tournament can only go up from there.

It took them over a week to deal with those shoddy pipe things in Africa. Despite all the complaining.

manic111 · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:21

lucarocks92 said:
Brazil are a very over-rated team imo. Semi-finals would be my prediction for them. They have one great player in their team and thats T. Silva, Unless Neymar has an outstanding WC i dont think they will win it.

There are so few genuinely excellent teams in the competition though. Brazil are a much better balanced team than Argentina, are more solid than Spain, and are less of an unknown quantity than Germany. They also have home advantage (albeit they need to deal with the pressure that provides).

My money's on Spain again for the tournament, but it's a really tough one to call.

Pighardia · 12 Jun 2014 at 20:23

manic111 said:
My money's on Spain again for the tournament, but it's a really tough one to call.

I've gone out on a limb and got Spain not to get out of their group!

FIFA World Cup 2014 - GROUP A [Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon - 12/13/17/18/23 June] **spoilers**

FIFA World Cup 2014 - GROUP A [Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon - 12/13/17/18/23 June] spoilers