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Brazil v Italy Open Thread & Japan v Mexico Open Thread

by Randinho|  June 22, 20133:00 pm| 32 Comments

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As both games are taking place at the same time, one open thread for both games. Add your thoughts.

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  1. 1.

    MikeJ

    June 22, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Go new world!

  2. 2.

    Yatsuno

    June 22, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    NIHON GANBARE YO!!!

  3. 3.

    Bob In Portland

    June 22, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    My internet’s slow this morning. Are these soccer games or wars?

  4. 4.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    Brazil needs more players named for superheroes. I want to see a holding midfielder called Luke Cage, Power Man.

  5. 5.

    MikeJ

    June 22, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    Is the typeface on the Italian kit supposed to look 8 bit? Kinda cool. Looks to be all lc too.

  6. 6.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    Brazil and Japan seem to taking the fight to the opposition in ther respective matches. Could this portend victory for them?
    @Bob In Portland:
    What is sports, if not war by other means?

  7. 7.

    MikeJ

    June 22, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    @MikeJ: To answer my question: http://www.kckrs.com/examining-italys-puma-kits-from-a-typography-perspective/

  8. 8.

    bill d

    June 22, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):
    Does Julio Cesar count for a guy being named after a superhero?

  9. 9.

    bill d

    June 22, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    Mexico just came really close, it bounced out from hitting the post.

  10. 10.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    @bill d:

    No, he’d be on that Brazilian team where everyone is named for historical persons, along with this guy.

  11. 11.

    bill d

    June 22, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):

    LOL and don’t forget Dante, who just scored.

    History’s greatest soccer team

  12. 12.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    June 22, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    @bill d:

    One of the current keepers on the team is Jefferson.

  13. 13.

    Ha

    June 22, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    It is way too bad that Italy beat Japan. Japan would have been much better in the semis than Italy with all their injuries. And, it would have been interesting to see Spain vs a new team rather than the same old Italy.

  14. 14.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):
    Thomas or George?

  15. 15.

    bill d

    June 22, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    @Amir Khalid: Noodles, I think.

  16. 16.

    Randinho

    June 22, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    Some fine defending there by Brazil – not!

  17. 17.

    bill d

    June 22, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    @Randinho: dang missed that, watching Mexico go ahead 1-0 off of a beautiful header

  18. 18.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Oh, poop. Japan are behind one-nil. And Italy have equalised.

  19. 19.

    Randinho

    June 22, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    @Amir Khalid: Not for long for Italy.

  20. 20.

    bill d

    June 22, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    @efgoldman:
    It are behinded 2-0 now.

  21. 21.

    Randinho

    June 22, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Some goal by Fred, who hails from the same small town in Minas Gerais where my better half was born.

  22. 22.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    @efgoldman:
    They are. I was going with the British style of referring to the collection of players (plural) rather than the team (singular).

  23. 23.

    tarad

    June 22, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Super Mario is getting mugged out there

  24. 24.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    @Amir Khalid:
    And now they — Japan, that is — have pulled one back. One-two to Mexico.

  25. 25.

    taras

    June 22, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Mexico seems to get worse with every game they play. They better make a change soon or this will be their only trip to brasil

  26. 26.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    Mexico miss their penalty, but it looks too late for Japan to get a draw.
    ETA: Just how do you miss a rebound from only four yards out?

  27. 27.

    bill d

    June 22, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    @Amir Khalid:
    English grammar shouldn’t really count when you are talking about a game between Japan and Mexico.

    imho.

  28. 28.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    @bill d:
    It’s all just part of the banter.

  29. 29.

    handsmile

    June 22, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    And Dilma Rousseff heaves an enormous sigh of relief….

    Glad I stuck around for the second forty-five minutes after a dreary first half.

    Two magnificent goals (out of four) for Brazil (one from guile, one from strength, both gorgeously skillful), but some suspect defending throughout.

  30. 30.

    Amir Khalid

    June 22, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    Oh, let’s not forget the historic World Cup match that led to the practice of playing simultaneously the two last matches in the round-robin stage of international football tournaments.

  31. 31.

    aretino

    June 22, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    Don’t forget Gladstone

  32. 32.

    Bill Murray

    June 22, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    @bill d: nope

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vdlEcWxvM

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