Bundas, Bribes and Brazucas - The Official Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014 Thread

[Damnshow]

Bru Belgium plays with a lot of quality

of course, belgium had some pretty big expectations, a great team and they are showing it in this game

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

we always have basketball

 

[Roaden Polynice]

These nikkas have more hammy issues then a NFL player

NFL players run what? 2? 2 and a half minutes a game at most?

What's so surprising?

 

[jaydolf spitler]

Zusi losing possession once again

 

[TheFryingDutchman]

Yall gotta chill with this speed stuff If Yedlin gets caught up field, its a wrap for us. Hazard got me shook now.

 

[Xerces]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/s...lgium-jurgen-klinsmann-works-the-referee.html

SALVADOR, Brazil — A college basketball game has broken out in the middle of the World Cup.

In a psychological maneuver that would have been appreciated by John Calipari and Rick Pitino, Jurgen Klinsmann did his best to work the referee before Tuesday’s second-round match between the United States and Belgium.

For a moment, it was difficult to tell whether this was the Round of 16 of the World Cup or the Sweet 16 of the N.C.A.A. tournament.

At a news conference on Monday, Klinsmann was asked about the appointment of Djamel Haimoudi of Algeria to referee Tuesday’s match.

“We hope it’s not a concern,” Klinsmann said. “He did already two games so far and he did them very well. We wish he continues his refereeing the perfect way he’s done so far.”

But — and there is always a but in the heightened emotion of the World Cup — Klinsmann went on.

“Is it a good feeling?” he said. “No.”

He noted that Haimoudi was from Algeria, which played and lost to Belgium in the first round. He noted that Haimoudi could speak French on the field with Belgium’s players. He also noted that the United States had defeated Algeria on a last-second shot at the 2010 World Cup (by the very same Landon Donovan cut by Klinsmann before this tournament).

“We hope it’s not a concern,” Jurgen Klinsmann, the U.S. coach, said of the appointment of Haimoudi to referee Tuesday’s match.CreditImage by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Klinsmann did not accuse Haimoudi of eating Belgian waffles every day for breakfast, but you get the point.

As he kept talking, perhaps concerned that he was about to earn a verbal yellow card, Klinsmann both criticized the naming of Haimoudi and said he had no problem with it.

“Sometimes I don’t understand FIFA,” Klinsmann said. “It’s difficult always to choose the right referees for the right games and it’s always been kind of tricky for FIFA, but it is what it is. We give it absolutely the benefit of the doubt. We respect the decision. We’re going to be spot on in the game and hope that everything goes well.”

Sunil Gulati, the president of the United States Soccer Federation and a member of FIFA’s executive committee, quickly stepped into the role of sweeper.
He noted that Klinsmann complimented Haimoudi on his first two games and expected to see another capable performance on Tuesday.

“I think he said everything that needs to be said on that,” Gulati said.

Questioning the choice of referees is nothing new at the World Cup. Suspicion and second-guessing are full-time sports. On Sunday, Mexico grew livid about a decisive, last-minute penalty kick awarded to a European team, the Netherlands, by a European referee from Portugal.

In an effort to be fair and inclusive at the world’s most popular sporting event, FIFA chooses referees who are considered top rate in their regions but have not necessarily officiated the most important games on the most visible stages. According to The Wall Street Journal, only four officials here have had World Cup experience.

I see Jurgen is learning the American way real fast, cry about something before hand just so you have an excuse when things go wrong. Just like after they blew it against Portugal he made the insinuation FIFA was favoring Deutschland, he would never have opened his mouth had the US not choked.

 

[Lavish]

U obviously dunno the progress on US soccer breh...Everything u just posted was pure off of your knowledge,not facts.

Breh I live in Canada...we didnt even make the World cup...but im not gonna front like we never cared about soccer..because we do....we just suck

Luckily im originally Ghanaian...so I just focus on them.

 

[Davin Black]

Looking at our offense and lack of hustle...the fact that Landon Donovan isn't on this team is a disgrace.

Klinnsman's plan to build this team around Bradley is working out really well

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

God we're trash.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

bbc laying it on felaini, lol.

US nearly ,,

 

[Bboystyle]

phewwww

 

[FLORIDA BOI]

Ok yedlin

 

[714562]

Looking at our offense and lack of hustle...the fact that Landon Donovan isn't on this team is a disgrace.

Klinnsman's plan to build this team around Bradley is working out really well

Where did you get the idea that Klinnsman's plan was to build the team around Bradley?

He didn't call Bradley up for quite a while.

And Donovan being out of shape is his own fault, not Klinsmann's.

 

[Shogun]

yall so damn negative

we gettin some chances. Belgium is just damn good.

 

[714562]

Ok yedlin

Shame we couldn't have saved him until later.

Could've used the spark of creativity in the 2nd half.