FIFA World Cup 2014 - GROUP G [Germany, Portugal, Ghana, United States - 16/21/22/26 June] **spoiler

Shamikebab · 16 Jun 2014 at 17:58

Merlin5 said:
But surely they're seen as good teams, certainly as good or better than England?

...what has that got to do with anything? You said they were upsets? Croatia losing to Brazil and Portugal losing to Germany isn't in any way an upset.

Trusty · 16 Jun 2014 at 17:58

Loving Dixon and Chiles standing up for what is a contact sport.

mmj_uk · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:00

Lee Dixon should be made president of FIFA tbh.

adey · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:00

Thought there would be fireworks!

nemtizz · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:02

Index fingers? I don't get it.

Cosimo · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:03

Trusty said:
Loving Dixon and Chiles standing up for what is a contact sport.

Where people feign injury and playact to get opponents sent off. Yup real contact.

Shamikebab · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:05

He didn't feign injury to get an opponent sent off. Pepe got himself sent off.

drunkenmaster · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:06

Eatchipz said:
Look like Lee Dixon was about to explode there!

Have people really not noticed that each person on a panel has a "role", one guy is just hugely anti something, Dixon or Savage. Not surprisingly the English guy pretends English players don't cheat and everyone else is terrible, the sensible foreign players talk about football as it is rather than some pipe dream nonsense.

English pundits come across as delusional, but he's likely playing his role for the camera, the English man who stands up for what is right and hates cheating... despite it being rife in english players/football.

Cosimo · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:06

nemtizz said:
Index fingers? I don't get it.

Looks happy with the decision.

Merlin5 · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:07

Shamikebab said:
...what has that got to do with anything? You said they were upsets? Croatia losing to Brazil and Portugal losing to Germany isn't in any way an upset.

Yeah you're right actually, for some reason I thought those teams did well in previous world cups but they didn't. Well, Portugal came 4th in 2006.

Cosimo · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:09

Shamikebab said:
He didn't feign injury to get an opponent sent off. Pepe got himself sent off.

I suppose the rolling around shot in the face was just a normal reaction.

shipinabottle · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:10

Ozil you spoon!

Monkey Puzzle · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:10

dammit, almost got his third.

shipinabottle · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:11

Great tackle Nani...

Shamikebab · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:11

Cosimo said:
I suppose the rolling around shot in the face was just a normal reaction.

I'm saying that had nothing to do with the ref's decision. The ref ignored it all right up until Pepe acted like a berk and tried to headbutt the guy.

Shamikebab · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:12

Is Schweinsteiger no longer first choice for Germany?

nemtizz · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:15

Shamikebab said:
Is Schweinsteiger no longer first choice for Germany?

Not since the Man Utd rumours, no.

Vita · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:17

Ronaldo is trying. Portugal defence is just lol. Expected better.

thep02 · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:17

Cosimo said:
I suppose the rolling around shot in the face was just a normal reaction.

Perhaps he fainted at the thought of a ruffian's hand brushing his face.

drunkenmaster · 16 Jun 2014 at 18:21

Shamikebab said:
Is Schweinsteiger no longer first choice for Germany?

I'm under the impression he's got a knock of some kind, Khedira isn't first choice, plays when Schwin doesn't mostly.