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Post by suedehead on Jun 15, 2014 0:12:51 GMT 1
Ian Darke had just mentioned the difference in goals scored between this World Cup so far and the same stage in 2010. Maybe he frequents this thread! With Ian Darke and Steve McManaman, I assume it is on ESPN.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 15, 2014 0:14:57 GMT 1
Ian Darke had just mentioned the difference in goals scored between this World Cup so far and the same stage in 2010. Maybe he frequents this thread! With Ian Darke and Steve McManaman, I assume it is on ESPN. Yes. Don't know which channel exactly. I'm not watching at home.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 15, 2014 0:18:11 GMT 1
Confirmation that it is on ESPN.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 15, 2014 0:26:58 GMT 1
Univision - Spanish commentary - are you kidding me? I read somewhere that this World Cup was getting far more US coverage than previous tournaments. Is that true in your experience? In the United States, games will be televised across ESPN networks in English and Univision networks in Spanish. There will also be radio coverage via ESPN Radio in English and the Fútbol de Primera network in Spanish. ABC will have 10 games, including the final; ESPN will have 43 games; and ESPN2 will have 11 games. Broadcast windows will start 30 minutes before kickoff. There will also be a 90-minute wrap-up show each night during the tournament. Led by Ian Darke, a team of top-tier international soccer television voices – Jon Champion, Adrian Healey, Daniel Mann, Fernando Palomo and Derek Rae – will serve as match commentators for ESPN’s English-language presentation of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in the United States this summer. In all, ESPN will employ six play-by-play commentators for the 64 matches (June 12 – July 13), two more than it utilized for South Africa 2010. Read more at www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thegoalkeeper/Complete-2014-World-Cup-game-schedule-fixture-list.html#e8MJGfpqPCK5Su3i.99
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Post by rewardman on Jun 15, 2014 0:43:39 GMT 1
Time is running out now.
Will Italy do what they do best and defend the lead.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 15, 2014 0:55:21 GMT 1
So England v Uruguay becomes a must-win for both sides. What fun that is going to be.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 15, 2014 0:55:27 GMT 1
"England weren't good enough. Italy deserved to win"
I can't disagree with that summary.
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2014 0:57:16 GMT 1
1st round, Group D: | 1-2 | |
Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 1 | +2 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | +1 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2014 1:00:01 GMT 1
Disappointing result but I can't really fault the performance. We just struggled to create chances in the second half. But we played a million times better than we did against Italy two years ago. We had a go, we threatened, we looked dangerous. That's what the fans wanted. The team delivered. They just couldn't quite finish the job.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 15, 2014 1:03:00 GMT 1
Current forecast for Sao Paulo on Thursday is a maximum temperature of 17 degrees which should be a good deal more comfortable.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 15, 2014 1:04:12 GMT 1
Have to agree it was a disappointing match, a must win against Uruguay. This group is going to be tough, a draw for Costa Rica and Italy would help a bit.
And I think Rooney has passed his sell by date.
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2014 1:04:56 GMT 1
Fact of the day: this is the third time England have lost their opening game at the World Cup. On the previous two occasions, they still reached the knockout stages (1962 and 1986).
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Post by suedehead on Jun 15, 2014 1:32:14 GMT 1
One piece of (slightly) good news - I was thinking last night about plausible combinations of results which could mean Italy and Uruguay both being happy with a draw in their final match. That cannot happen now. At least one of them will need more than a point to be sure of going through.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 15, 2014 4:11:34 GMT 1
Excellent response from the Ivory Coast against Japan.
Too many useful players in that side to write them off.
Very pleased at the result.
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Post by o on Jun 15, 2014 11:11:03 GMT 1
I thought we did enough to deserve a draw to be honest, we attacked brilliantly, a few more shots on target and it could have been very different. Bad bad goals to concede though, and we cant bring anyone in to improve the defence. Great to see Sterling and Sturridge so effective, them running at the Uruguans should lead to a few yellow cards...
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Post by Tom on Jun 15, 2014 11:51:47 GMT 1
Harsh penalty and harsh disallowed goal for the Croatians, I also think Modric was fouled for the 3rd goal, but hey ho, a good start to the competition! Echoes a lot of the discussion I saw about the game yesterday. Didn't notice the foul for the 3rd goal but agree about the pen. As for the disallowed goal, I thought the Brazilian defenders had stopped, wasn't alone here as initially I thought I was the only one who had noticed it. Wasn't completely sure it was a foul anyway. But he didn't swing his arm, he was using it to shield the ball, I dont like it, but think a yellow was okay. I've been reading comments on facebook saying it was a dull game, what game were they watching exactly? There will be FAR worse games than that in the tourno! Most people seemed to enjoy it, but there have been others who fall into that category. I would say i'm in between, (found it ok), which i'm quite glad about as thought it was because my heart wasn't really in it... Was all about Brazil for me in this game, as the host nation I wanted them to do well (though I've had a soft spot for them in the past anyway), but I thought they were average and the longer the game went on the less I warmed to them. By the end I wanted Croatia to get a point which they maybe deserved. It was a very soft penalty and he shouldn't go down under that contact, but as I always say to my son, dont touch him and give him a reason to fall down like a sack of spuds! Any comments on neymar's elbow on Modric, people saying he should have been red carded, I thought a yellow possibly surficed? I wasn't expecting a red card, would have been a big call that early and for a host nation's golden boy, but it could have been a red and anywhere else in the world and possibly a bit later in the game I think he'd have gone for it. As suedehead said the replays showed the intent was there. With the luck that Neymar had, the award of the pen and then the pen itself which he was a bit lucky to score, the first goal to a degree, and the elbow before all that they may as well give him the Golden Boot now... Thankfully the Spain-Holland game was much better the following night. Amazing stuff, best World Cup game I've seen (though tbf there isn't much competition there!). The Costa headbutt was definitely a red but thankfully had no bearing on the game in the end. I was looking forward to the England game all day yesterday, bit disappointed with the result. I might change my mind as I read more in the next day or so but I thought Italy just about deserved it. Always thought it would be tough to qualify if we lost and although Uruguay's result gives me more hope that feeling hasn't gone away.
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2014 12:12:05 GMT 1
1st round, Group C: | 2-1 | |
Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | 1 | | 1 | +3 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | +1 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | | 1 | -3 | 0 |
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Post by Panda on Jun 15, 2014 12:13:08 GMT 1
2nd round as it stands:
Brazil v Chile Colombia v Italy Holland v Mexico Costa Rica v Ivory Coast
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Post by Tom on Jun 15, 2014 12:40:49 GMT 1
And that Radio 1 commentary red button ident on the right looks like a pointless exercise. Especially when Scott Mills doesn't even like football...(Chris Stark supposedly is a Watford fan). Apparently even Scott admitted he didn't see the point of it! I was actually going to see what it was like in the 2nd half, (would have been a bit odd, can't remember the last time I listened to Scott Mills) but completely forgot, which I think is the key. I'll only give it a go if the match itself isn't that good. Although as i'm not planning on watching much until the next England game it probably won't happen. The highlights will, largely, do for me between now and Thursday! At least when Chris Moyles and Dave Vitty (Comedy Dave) did it in 2010 they were football fans, more so Dave. I don't think I heard any of their commentaries then (but did catch at least one in Euro 2012 by which point I don't think they were really getting on), which is a shame as they went down well.
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Post by raliverpool on Jun 15, 2014 12:59:58 GMT 1
From Opta Stats:
Of the 16 teams we have seen so far, England had more shots on goal than any other team. England's passing accuracy ranks 2nd, just behind Italy, but ahead of Spain, Holland and Brazil. For passing accuracy in the opposition's half, England rank first. Yet for crosses in the opposition's half, England rank 16th & last.
Conclusion: the crossing ability of David Beckham is much under appreciated.
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