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You are here: Home / Sports / Brazil v Chile Round of 16 Open Thread

Brazil v Chile Round of 16 Open Thread

by Randinho|  June 28, 201411:50 am| 225 Comments

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Who wins this battle of the Southern Cone?

I promised to include some recipes for popular dishes for each country in the round of 16 games. Here’s one of my favorite dishes in Brazil: Tutu a Mineira:

Making Tutu à Mineira

* 1 and 1/2 lb. black beans, already cooked
* 1 Linguiça Calabresa, brazilian smoked sausage
* lamb chops (optional)
* 4 hard boiled eggs
* bacon
* dried meat
* garlic
* olive oil
* manioc (cassava) flour

method of preparation

Procedure:

1) Let’s start by cooking your black beans the way you like, but with these differences in that this dish requires the beans to be seasoned with some salt, and the beans must cook with the smoked sausage. to serve 4 people 1/2k use black beans that has been properly cooked with a piece of smoked sausage, a small piece of bacon and other dried meat – at your discretion.

2) Now that the beans are baked and tender, we add plenty of garlic and a little olive oil; take the pot away from the stove and coarsely mash them into a thick broth with a bean masher or fork, leaving about one quarter of the beans unmashed. Return this broth to the pan, off the stove, and add gradually cassava flour until the desired thickness is reached, traditionally the Tutu is relatively thick; keep warm.

3) In a different pan, cook the rest of the bacon; slice the bacon to small bits and add to the black beans. Now fry the lamb chops, and slice the hard boiled eggs in slices;

Prepare each individual plates, with some Tutu bean sauce, sausages, lamb chops and arranging in an elegant way the slices of hard boiled eggs.

As for Chile, I had this dish at a now closed Chilean restaurant called Pomaire in New York: Pastel de Choclo:

Pastel de Choclo (Chilean Corn Pie)
Makes 12 servings

*Recipe Notes: Be sure to watch the pastel de choclo closely while broiling in the final step, as it goes from golden brown to burned quickly! This makes a fantastic freezer meal! Follow steps 1 through 4, then tightly cover the baking dish and freeze. When you are ready to cook the pastel de choclo, remove the dish from the freezer and let it thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then cook as directed in step 5.

For the beef and onion filling:
1 pound ground beef
2 large onions, chopped
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon beef bouillon powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

For the corn topping:
40 ounces corn kernels (thawed, if frozen)
1 (14.75 ounce) can creamed corn
3/4 teaspoon dried basil
3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons beef bouillon powder
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

2 tablespoons raisins, soaked in warm water
2 large hardboiled eggs, cut into thin slices
3 ounces black olives, sliced

Granulated sugar, to lightly sprinkle over the top

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 13×9-inch baking dish.

2. Make the beef and onion filling: Saute the ground beef and chopped onions in the 2 teaspoons of olive oil over medium high heat in a large saute pan. When the beef has all browned, add the garlic, 1 tablespoon beef bouillon powder, garlic salt, paprika, ground cumin, and oregano. Continue to cook until the meat is cooked through, then taste for seasoning and add salt if necessary. Then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the onions are very soft, and no crunch remains, then remove the pan from the heat.

3. Make the corn topping: Put the corn kernels, creamed corn, and dried basil in a blender in batches and pulse until the corn is pureed, but not completely smooth. Pour the corn puree into a large pot and add the shortening, 1 1/2 teaspoons beef bouillon powder, and fine grain sea salt. Cook the corn mixture over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, continue letting it cook for 5 more minutes, stirring constantly to prevent it from burning. After the five minutes, remove the pot from the heat.

4. Assemble the pastel de choclo: Cover the bottom of the greased baking dish with a thin layer of the corn topping. Spread all of the beef filling over the corn layer. Drain the raisins soaking in the warm water. Scatter the sliced hardboiled eggs, olives, and drained raisins over the meat filling. Finish by topping everything with the remaining corn topping. Use the tines of a fork to make grooves in the top of the corn topping, then sprinkle a light layer of granulated sugar over the top.

5. Bake the pastel de choclo: Bake the pastel de choclo in the preheated oven for 30 minutes to heat through (bubbles should be breaking the surface on the sides of the baking dish). Then change the oven to broil (high broil) and cook until the top of the pastel de choclo is golden brown. Remove the baking dish from the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.

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  1. 1.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 11:54 am

    My friends from Colombia are coming over. I suspect they will be late for the first game!

  2. 2.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 11:57 am

    Don’t forget it’s on ABC today.

  3. 3.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    Very Austria-Hungarian that national anthem of Chile.

    How confident are you that the Selecao will deliver today, Randinho?

    I gather that whistling during the acapella part of the Brazilian national anthem is from supporters of Chile.

  4. 4.

    Morzer

    June 28, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    Chile and Colombia to win today.

  5. 5.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    @SRW1: i honestly don’t know. I think Chile’s defense is lacking a bit of speed and may have problems with Neymar.

    I think Brazil matches up well against Chile physically.

  6. 6.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    it’s the eve of Ramadhan. Quite a few of the teams in the last 16 have Muslim players: France, Germany, Nigeria, Belgium, and Algeria whose squad are all Muslims.

  7. 7.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    This is going to get ugly. But Brazil should prevail.

  8. 8.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    @Amir Khalid: What impact will that have do you think?

  9. 9.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    And among all the guys who play for the world’s biggest clubs, you have one guy each from Toronto FC and Nottingham Forest.

  10. 10.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: No they don’t, 4pm today.

  11. 11.

    Anoniminous

    June 28, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    Univision. The only way to watch.

  12. 12.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    Uh, Uh, veeery physical beginning. And we kind of know that Howard Webb isn’t the most impressive in dealing with that.

  13. 13.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    Today, 4:00 PM on ABC • Round of 16
    Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
    Uruguay

    vs

    Colombia

  14. 14.

    Anoniminous

    June 28, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    @raven:

    No bacon cheeseburgers during half-time, for starts.

  15. 15.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    @raven:

    I’m sure they can find a sympathetic mullah who will issue a fatwa excusing the players from fasting between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan.

  16. 16.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    Brazil’s Seleçao haven’t lost at home in 12 years. Nice record they have there. Shame if anything happened to it.

  17. 17.

    Anoniminous

    June 28, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    @Anoniminous:

    Bastards blocked it and FYWP won’t let me edit.

  18. 18.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    @raven: my bad. I deleted the comment.

  19. 19.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    @burnspbesq:
    That; and from what I’ve read, there should be no problem for a Muslim athlete performing in the daytime if he takes care to rehydrate adequately at night.

    ETA: If a Muslim is not able to fast because of say, illness or work-related reasons (this would certainly apply to the professional footballers playing in the World Cup), they can always make up the fasting days before next Ramadhan.

  20. 20.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    BTW, why did they stay with the 1 pm kick off? As there are now only two games per day to stagger for TV instead of three, they could have opted for an at least somehwat later time, No? European TV audiences?

  21. 21.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: Nuthin but a thang!

  22. 22.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    Chile looks well organized so far. Jara is likely to be the focus of a lot of Brazilian attacks. You don’t see guys of the quality of Oscar or Dani Alves playing for Reading or Middlesborough.

  23. 23.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:17 pm

    Hulk is aptly named

  24. 24.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:17 pm

    Brazil is not subtle about working Howard Webb.

  25. 25.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    There’s Neymar’s speed again st the Chile defense

  26. 26.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    Dang.

  27. 27.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    Vai Brasil!

  28. 28.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    Chile needs to injure Neymar if they want to win.

  29. 29.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    And even less subtle working the Chilean goal.

  30. 30.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    Killer goal

  31. 31.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    @Alex S.: they’re trying.

  32. 32.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    And it’s Jara who loses Luiz.

  33. 33.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    I would say that will affect Chile’s attack and open them up to the counter but they never stop attacking so it’s par for the course

  34. 34.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    OHumboldtBlue: Rumor has it that he got that nickname from a resemblance to Lou Ferrigno, but I don’t buy it.

  35. 35.

    Valdivia

    June 28, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    That looked like sn own goal to me.

  36. 36.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:26 pm

    @Valdivia: That was

  37. 37.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:26 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: He’s built like a brick wall

  38. 38.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    The crowd sounds like waves crashing on the beach. Must be amazing to be there.

  39. 39.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    @Valdivia: me too.

  40. 40.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    Chile’s already getting impatient and frustrated

  41. 41.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    Neymar the chef, makes a meal of any contact.

  42. 42.

    Ridnik Chrome

    June 28, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    the glorified bus stop that is Chicago Midway

    I know it was the previous thread, but as a native Chicagoan I find this description to be perfect. Well done, Mistermix.

  43. 43.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    Taking diving and acting to new heights! Or lows….

  44. 44.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    This game will set the record for diving in the penalty box.

  45. 45.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    @mali muso: I love that stadium. It’s the home ground of Cruzeiro, the team I pull for in Brazil and the current league champion, also, only one of five teams in Brazil that have never been relegated (Flamengo, Internacional, Santos, And Sao Paulo are the others).

  46. 46.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    Chile!!!!!!

  47. 47.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    Giveaway is duly punished.

  48. 48.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    Brazil’s defense is going to be the difference, both in the midfield and the back line

  49. 49.

    Valdivia

    June 28, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    Chile now has two. One for themselves and one for Brazil!

  50. 50.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    Very sloppy defense there, Brazil.

  51. 51.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    Christ I’m almost three minutes behind on my feed

  52. 52.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    @Ridnik Chrome:

    If you think Midway’s a dump, you must never have flown into the old airport in Bangalore.

  53. 53.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    Here’s how The Guardian described it:

    Brazil win a throw-in on the left, five yards from the touchline. Five seconds later the ball is in their net.

  54. 54.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    Ha. Knockout stage matches can go to extra time, and penalties. Ths could be a long afternoon. Luckily, no one on either team is Muslim.

  55. 55.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    @Amir Khalid: Nope, but both teams are on a crusade to keep the cup on their continent.

    Ba-dum-tsshh. I’ll be here all day, try Randinho’s bean-lamb-and-bacon

  56. 56.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    Replay shows Chile got away with a hand ball in the box. Should have been a penalty.

  57. 57.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    This may be blasphemous to some, but Neymar’s hair-do makes me assume he thinks he may need a comb-up in his later years.

  58. 58.

    gene108

    June 28, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    If you think Midway’s a dump, you must never have flown into the old airport in Bangalore.

    That would go for most other old airports in most Indian cities. They were very small and not meant to handle a lot of traffic.

    Though I did like the really small one terminal airports, where you basically walked in the front door, took a look out the back door to see, if your plane was on the run way and if it was, you walked across the runway to the plane.

  59. 59.

    Baud

    June 28, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    @Amir Khalid:

    Would a team from a Muslim country actually forfeit a World Cup match if it went on after sundown?

  60. 60.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    Ball security needs to be a higher priority for Brazil. That’s pretty much the definition of a narrow escape.

  61. 61.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    Jebus, there’s a lot of careless losses of the ball in front of the own box.

  62. 62.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    Seems to me that this could go either way. Brazil’s defense doesn’t look so hot.

  63. 63.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    @mali muso: Neither does Chile’s. They have been gifting the ball back a lot.

  64. 64.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    @gene108:

    At the airport in Devonport, Tasmania, baggage claim works like this. A beat-up old John Deere tractor tows a flatbed trailer out to the Tarmac to pick up the bags. They open an aluminum roll-up door at the end of the terminal, put the tractor in reverse, and push the trailer into the terminal.

  65. 65.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    @Baud:
    Highly unlikely. The situation would probably not arise in the first place, because it would be awkward to schedule a match that close to sunset. And if it did, the team would probably decide to skip the fast for the day (which is permitted in some circumstances, as I’ve noted above).

  66. 66.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: This is true. So is it going to come down to whichever team can shore up their defense?

  67. 67.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    @mali muso: Probably.

  68. 68.

    smintheus

    June 28, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    Neymar is looking like he’ll do almost anything to avoid shooting on his left foot. And it looks like the Chilean defenders have cottoned on to it.

  69. 69.

    Baud

    June 28, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    @Amir Khalid:

    Missed your earlier comments

  70. 70.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    @Amir Khalid: I have a number of Muslim coworkers that came to the US as adults from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc. I don’t see that Islam is any less adaptive than other major religions in terms of adherence to rules. The most devout coworker I have is Jewish, not Muslim. Everyone else really focuses on the spirit rather than letter of rules when it bumps into work obligations, etc.

  71. 71.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    Chile is carrying the action

  72. 72.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 1:14 pm

    We need a betting pool on which US player will break his nose in the game against Belgium.

  73. 73.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    Huh, that was hand ball

  74. 74.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    That call balances out the gift in the opener

  75. 75.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: everyone here is saying shoulder and it looks that way to me.

  76. 76.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    Wow. But yeah, that’s technically a hand ball. Not much point to keeping your arms in receiving a high ball like that – your balance is better arms out, so arms in is the first clue that you’re planning on using them.

  77. 77.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    I kind of suspect Brazilians won’t be too fond of Howard Webb after not only disallowing that goal but then also following up with a yellow card.

  78. 78.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    @SRW1: It’s an automatic yellow, handball in the box

  79. 79.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    The referee is really good… Brazil looks a little lost.

  80. 80.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    Is it Tuesday yet?

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6e-3dfQK7w4

  81. 81.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: wht is going to balance out the handball that Webb missed from Chile?

  82. 82.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: It hit his pec and then his shoulder, very close but a correct call

  83. 83.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Brazil is frustrated

  84. 84.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: But not his hand or arm. It also didn’t deserve a booking.

  85. 85.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    Foul city!

  86. 86.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Julio Cesar saves Brazil’s bacon. They got sliced open with frightening ease.

  87. 87.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:

    Yep, and I suspect the prime candidate among the Brazilians to not finish the game bacause of a card is Gustavo. He doesn’t foul egregiously, but has a tendency to persist even after a yellow.

  88. 88.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    Go Peppers, go

  89. 89.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: From that reverse shot (the view the ref had) it definitely looks like it hit his upper arm. And the ref can’t call a hand ball without a yellow there.

  90. 90.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 1:28 pm

    It might be interesting to see this very close match go to penalties.

  91. 91.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    Vidal: all eights and nines from the judges, and 3.6 degree of difficulty. A 100-point dive. Could have been a card.

  92. 92.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Brazil’s defense in the midfield was swarming in the first half and has disappeared

  93. 93.

    Edmund Dantes

    June 28, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    There is another angle that shows it’s a lot more arm than the initial replays showed. It’s been shown once and never again so far. Right call.

  94. 94.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    Chile needs a goal to force the action, can’t risk extra time or penalties

  95. 95.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    @? Martin: if he determines it’s not intentional he doesn’t have to give a yellow card.

  96. 96.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    The Brazilian press has retreated significantly. High tempo at the begin taking it’s toll?

  97. 97.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: I thought it was automatic, so that means the Ref saw him shrug his shoulder and arm to control the ball

  98. 98.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    Ramires? Seriously?

  99. 99.

    Edmund Dantes

    June 28, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: doubt you’d ever see it, but Brazil has been teetering on the far edge of earning some dissent yellows. Might cause Webb to lean away from Brazil in some 50-50 calls since probably would be murdered for yellowing (or yellow-red) a Brazil player.

  100. 100.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    Jo does a Fred.

  101. 101.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    @Edmund Dantes: don’t insult me, okay?

  102. 102.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: from The guardian:

    “good decision. The ball hit Hulk in the upper arm as he controlled it, so the goal shouldn’t have stood, but I’m not sure it was flagrant or deliberate enough to deserve a booking. “

  103. 103.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: Gotcha

  104. 104.

    Edmund Dantes

    June 28, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: I don’t mean literally, but the way the bench and team reacted to Neymar throwing himself into the air and landing on his head due to his own fault proves my point.

    Don’t insult me, okay?

  105. 105.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    Even if they manage to win, Brazil is missing something, they don’t have that last piece in attack and it shows

  106. 106.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    @Edmund Dantes: I didn’t insult you. I’m not the one who called someone else’s objectivity in question. You did.

  107. 107.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    @Edmund Dantes:

    You’re showing the same level of objectivity and insight here as at Tax Analysts. Sigh.

  108. 108.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    Bravo has been very good.

  109. 109.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    @burnspbesq: He’s had to be

  110. 110.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    Someone needs to teach Chile how to clear the ball. Holy shit guys. It pretty much doesn’t matter what direction you kick it in that situation.

  111. 111.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    Both teams are already preparing mentally for extra time.

  112. 112.

    Edmund Dantes

    June 28, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    I doubt you would see it. Is a common expression that doesn’t have to refer to the person as being the one that would see it.

    I doubt you (meaning anyone that watches a world cup game) would see a ref ever book a player for dissent in the knockout stages. Especially one already on a yellow.

  113. 113.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    This is going to extra time, and with any luck the first penalty shootout of this World Cup.

  114. 114.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: Do the Brazilians speak better Spanish than the Chileans speak Portagee?

  115. 115.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    @Edmund Dantes: For the record, a common argument here is that Brazil lost the 1998 World Cup due to some funny busines. My response: Brazil hobbled its way into the final with a crappy defense and a lot of luck. France gave up two goals the entire tournament and did without Zidane for three games. France was clearly the better team in 1998.

  116. 116.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    @Edmund Dantes: Fair enough. Hatchet is buried.

  117. 117.

    Edmund Dantes

    June 28, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: for the record, I’ve never meant or tried to call into question anyone’s integrity. I’m sorry my choice of expression led to a misunderstanding.

    Outside of this, Brazil has spent way too much time worrying about the refs calls than playing. If they focused on the playing, we’d see more of these amazing long balls actually payoff. More chance more likely to beat odds.

  118. 118.

    Edmund Dantes

    June 28, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: done. And sorry again.

  119. 119.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Brazilians have almost no problem understanding Portuguese, but the reverse is not true. All the phonemes that exist in Spanish also exist in Portuguese, but Portuguese has phonemes that do not exist in Spanish.

  120. 120.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    Brazil never looked completely convincing during the group stage, but then almost no team did, so it seemed ok in the end. But this game shows that Brazil is really not in the best shape. Chile managed to take Neymar out of the game without violence and then the brilliance is missing.

  121. 121.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    @Edmund Dantes: Agreed.

  122. 122.

    Edmund Dantes

    June 28, 2014 at 1:55 pm

    Not to mention if Brazil loses this game it blows up one side of my bracket. I’m pissed they aren’t doing better.

  123. 123.

    Violet

    June 28, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    Just got home and turned on the TV. We’re into an extra 30 minutes? It’s not whoever gets a goal first wins, right? They have to complete both 15 minute periods?

  124. 124.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    @Alex S.: Chile have been the better team and a golden goal would be more than well-earned

  125. 125.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    @Violet: Yes, all 30 get played

  126. 126.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    @Violet: Yes, but there is no golden goal.

  127. 127.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    Brazilian has become more passive and alowed Chile control of midfield, yet still had some clear chances. Could still go either way and I suspect first goal will decide it, but Neymar looks awfully tired and without his contribution Brazil’s attack doesn’t look that sharp.

  128. 128.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    The least satisfying aspect of futbol is the shootout. Hope it doesn’t come to that.

  129. 129.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: Yeah, I guess I used golden goal incorrectly, that was in the old sudden death

  130. 130.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    @? Martin: But it’s absurdly exciting

  131. 131.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:

    I still think that Brazil is going to win, but it’s only based on a feeling. Their way in this tournament however should be over after their semi-final against the Netherlands, or even against Colombia in the quarter-finals.

  132. 132.

    Violet

    June 28, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: When I was in Rio a few years ago and trying to get on a waiting list for a restaurant, the guy making the list didn’t speak very good English. I don’t speak Portuguese so he asked me if we could communicate in Spanish. My Spanish isn’t great but it’s better than my Portuguese, so we managed to communicate that way. It was kind of fun for both of us I think. He was quite nice about it and I was doing my best to communicate in Portuguese before we switched to Spanish, which is usually appreciated (the trying to speak in the native language). Outside of Paris, of course. If your French isn’t perfect in Paris they don’t want to talk to you.

  133. 133.

    PurpleGirl

    June 28, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    Randinho — that dish sounds great. I might not make the whole complete thing, but the meat filling is definitely something I will try. I’m always looking for different ways to prepare and flavor chopped beef.

  134. 134.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    Oscar’s playing name should really be Maninho. He looks 12.

  135. 135.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    From the Guard

    Some stats:

    Shots – Brazil 15-6 Chile
    Corners – Brazil 6-5 Chile
    Saves – Brazil 1-4 Chile
    Fouls – Brazil 21-14 Chile
    Passes – Brazil 351-435 Chile
    Completion rate – Brazil 67%-72% Chile

  136. 136.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    @Alex S.: I feel ya, I can certainly see a quick counter leading to a goal

  137. 137.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:04 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: True. Seems absurdly arbitrary as well, though. I’ve always wanted to see instead of a 1×1 shootout, a 3×3. Take the ball in from midfield, play ends with a goal or you lose possession. Something like that.

  138. 138.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    @Violet: That’s fantastic, my favorite fictional character, Dr. Stephen Maturin, an Irish-Spaniard, is quoted as saying that “no man understands Portuguese unless he was taught at his mother’s breast and even then it’s not a sure thing”

  139. 139.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    @? Martin: Rock, scissor, paper?

  140. 140.

    PurpleGirl

    June 28, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    @Violet: As I remember a French teacher explaining it: “Don’t try telling a French person you don’t speak French in French, they won’t believe you. They will only make fun of you, better to just speak English, they will make fun of you anyway but less so.”

  141. 141.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    And Jo attempts a de Jong. Weird that the ref is again Howard Webb.

  142. 142.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    @raven: A friend of mine suggested awarding the match to the team with the fewest fouls, with yellows counting 3 and reds counting 5.

  143. 143.

    Howard Beale IV

    June 28, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    @burnspbesq: Try HPN in the 1990s.

  144. 144.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    @SRW1: Except at least Jo was going after the ball.

  145. 145.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    @? Martin: Throw in their GPA!

  146. 146.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    Jo is a surprisingly big dude

  147. 147.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    @SRW1:

    Yellow was the correct call IMV. No intent to injure. Occupational hazard for keepers.

  148. 148.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    Darke just made a great point about Oscar who was great in the first two games but has been invisible today

  149. 149.

    scav

    June 28, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    @Violet: I’m wondering if that’s a temporal thing, the Paris I mean. I’ve usually managed more than fine there, and even my not-at-speaking-the-lingo parents managed, even remarkably in a cheese shop when there was a distinct focus and goal. But we tended to go in the dead of winter.

    ETA. change in game tone from the first round is amazing. This is business. fun too, but different. Will they all be like this now?

  150. 150.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho:

    Actually, I would consider going for the ball less of an excuse than not having fully seen what was going to happen (I thought he was looking for the ball coming from his back). Going for the ball fully aware that your studs are gonna hit your opponent in the chest is not much of an excuse in my eyes.

  151. 151.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    Yea, I agree. That was why I said ‘attempted’.

  152. 152.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    @scav: Yes, it’s the knockout stage

  153. 153.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    That’s the first obviously bad call.

  154. 154.

    Violet

    June 28, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    @? Martin: The suggestion in my house is that you play the extra time but at certain points–say, every two minutes–each side has one player leave the game. The strategy would definitely be interesting to watch.

  155. 155.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    OK, that’s a terrible call on Alves

  156. 156.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    @SRW1: He deserved the yellow, no question, but de Jong planted his foot into Alonso long after the ball had left.

    So Chile get a free kick because their player ran into Dani Alves who had been standing still?

  157. 157.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    @burnspbesq: I was reading a Guardian writer who said it’s time for a second referee on the field, to hell with tradition.

  158. 158.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:22 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Oh god, not again.

  159. 159.

    scav

    June 28, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: I get the knockout thing, but there was a joie de combat until now — almost talking more about the stands. even the guard blog has gone grim.

  160. 160.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    Chile has been dead for about 40 minutes now…

  161. 161.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    The late, nasty challenges are coming thick and fast now.

  162. 162.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    Willian has model good looks

  163. 163.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    So, is Alexis Sanchez signalling that the days of baggy trunks are coming to an end and we are in for the sexy shorts of the 1970/80s making a comeback?

  164. 164.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:33 pm

    @Alex S.: SIW

  165. 165.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:33 pm

    @SRW1: God, I hope not.

  166. 166.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    @raven: I think a hairstyle competition might be in order.

  167. 167.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    Very very nervy penalty shootout coming up soon.

  168. 168.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    @? Martin: I’ve just recently adopted the Tim Howard look. My wife came back from a week at camp and was startled!

  169. 169.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    Man, every heart in Brazil just stopped.

  170. 170.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Ugh

  171. 171.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    Jebus, the game had become all Brazil and then the crossbar has to save them

  172. 172.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    Now the dreaded penalties.

  173. 173.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    @raven: You have the bushy beard Tim Howard look? She like it? I don’t think I could pull it off. I’d just look like I have cancer.

  174. 174.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:41 pm

    So, who is the more likely penalty killer, Cesar or Bravo?

  175. 175.

    Alex S.

    June 28, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    Heh, see you on the other side.

  176. 176.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    @? Martin: Mine is shockingly white and my niece can’t understand how I have an all-white huge beard-afro on my face and chin and dark brown hair on my head. Of course, when you are as stunningly handsome as me any look is a good look

  177. 177.

    BGinCHI

    June 28, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    How do you say “Brazil is shitting its pants” in Portuguese?

  178. 178.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    @BGinCHI: They are experiencing a Goldberginho?

  179. 179.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    @? Martin: Yea, shaved head and full beard. I’ve had the goat for years but I have this bump on my cheek so I let it grow. There was a time when I had the ZZ Top thang.

  180. 180.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    @BGinCHI: “Brasil esta cagando na calca”, pero Chile tambien esta cagando en los pantalones.

  181. 181.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho:

    The Guardian MBM have a picture of Sanchez on the catwalk.

  182. 182.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Los chokearola grande!

  183. 183.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    @SRW1: I saw it will take me years to get rid of that image.

  184. 184.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone miss the goal like that.

  185. 185.

    BGinCHI

    June 28, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: I knew it would be good. Thanks.

    Brazil will come through.

  186. 186.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    @SRW1: @SRW1: Julio Cesar thus far.

  187. 187.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    @raven:
    That’s the whole idea of penalty shootouts.

  188. 188.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    Sudden-death penalty kicks, anyone?

  189. 189.

    SRW1

    June 28, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    And Chile does an England in the penalty shoot-out.

    That Aranguiz dude is one cool fellow. Best penalty ever.

  190. 190.

    Baud

    June 28, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    Wow.

  191. 191.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    Man …

  192. 192.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Brazil dodged a bullet.

  193. 193.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Fucking Brazil, lucky bastards

  194. 194.

    raven

    June 28, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Pretty cool.

  195. 195.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Well, they’re doing a good job of redeeming the penalty shootout.

  196. 196.

    BGinCHI

    June 28, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Brazil ripe for the pickings if Colombia go through without a bunch of yellow cards.

    The home side has a lot of work to do….

  197. 197.

    Baud

    June 28, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Brasil doesn’t burn tonight!

  198. 198.

    Hill Dweller

    June 28, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Brutal way to lose. Chile hitting the crossbar and post in extra time and PK’s respectively was too cruel.

  199. 199.

    gene108

    June 28, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    Brazil’s Man of the Match: The Goalposts and Crossbar

  200. 200.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    Man, missed a deflection into the goal by no more than an inch on that.

  201. 201.

    Violet

    June 28, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I love Brazil so I’m happy for them. Feel bad for Chile but glad the hosts are through. I’d hate for them to go out so early.

  202. 202.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    sigh. Well, there you have it. Brazil still not as impressive as they’ve been advertised, imo. How many yellows did they pick up anyways?

  203. 203.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    If that’s all Brazil has, they aren’t getting to the final.

  204. 204.

    scav

    June 28, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    @gene108: Indeed. Little tin replicas hung up on the walls of innumerable churches with flickering candles beneath. (Personally, I want them on a Bimbo card.)

  205. 205.

    Baud

    June 28, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    I think it’s odd to give the host a free pass into the elimination round. Is that a typical practice in other sports?

  206. 206.

    Valdivia

    June 28, 2014 at 3:06 pm

    @SRW1:
    I agree that penalty was something!

  207. 207.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    @mali muso: 4 for Brazil, 3 for Chile.

    I’ll grant the referee’s position as being difficult, but I’ve seen several replays of the disallowed Hulk goal. It hit his chest, not his arm.

  208. 208.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 3:14 pm

    @Baud: that wouldn’t have happened if Brazil had lost.

  209. 209.

    Baud

    June 28, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho:

    I know. I’m just making fun.

  210. 210.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 3:17 pm

    @BGinCHI: Colombia had a very easy group. Brazil has nearly a week to regroup.

  211. 211.

    mali muso

    June 28, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: Hmm, this photo says otherwise. To be honest, I can’t tell.

    So on to Colombia and Uruguay. I have hated Uruguay with the passion of a thousand suns since their thuggish elimination of Ghana in the last cup (Suarez being the focus of my ire, so very delighted he’s been booted). I’m all for Colombia today.

  212. 212.

    Heliopause

    June 28, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    Here are some really good ideas for settling important sporting events:

    To settle a tie NFL playoff game each team attempts five 45 yard field goals. If still tied after five rounds then random position players have to attempt the kicks until the tie is broken.

    To settle a tied NBA playoff game five players from each team attempt a free throw. If still tied after five rounds keep going until one team ends up sending someone like Shaq up there.

    To settle a tied NHL playoff game have a shootout. That’s an easy one.

    To settle a tied baseball playoff game each team hits five ball off a tee. Most over the wall wins. If still tied after five rounds keep going through the roster and, yes, pitchers have to hit.

    If Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are tied after 72 holes of the Masters they line up identical six foot putts. First one to miss loses.

    To settle a boxing draw each guy gets a free shot at the other until one can’t get up.

    All of this would be fair, sensible, compelling entertainment.

  213. 213.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    @Baud: They would be more likely to whine about the game being paid for and grumble about being robbed as they did in 1998, notwithstanding the fact that they played really badly in 1998, creaked into the final and France had an incredible World Cup.

  214. 214.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    @burnspbesq: Not with Germany on that side of the bracket.

  215. 215.

    Baud

    June 28, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho:

    Since they’re the host team, however, I think a loss today would have been more painful.

  216. 216.

    HumboldtBlue

    June 28, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: Ask Croatia about close calls in the box

  217. 217.

    ? Martin

    June 28, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    @Heliopause:

    To settle a tied baseball playoff game each team hits five ball off a tee. Most over the wall wins. If still tied after five rounds keep going through the roster and, yes, pitchers have to hit.

    Home run derby. Each player in the lineup except pitcher and DH hit.

    If Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are tied after 72 holes of the Masters they line up identical six foot putts. First one to miss loses.

    Golf should degrade to fencing for sudden death. Putters should have a touch sensor at the top of the grip.

  218. 218.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    @Heliopause: The culprit is television. In the 1938 WC, Brazil and Czechoslovakia tied in the quarter-finals and replayed the entire game two days later.

  219. 219.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Not disputing you, but the angles I’ve seen from the front show that it did not hit his arm.

  220. 220.

    BGinCHI

    June 28, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho: By “regroup” I assume you mean becoming a better team? I hope so for their sake. Chile was good today but Brazil looks very beatable. Still, surviving is the name of the game in this WC.

  221. 221.

    scav

    June 28, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    @Heliopause: In water polo, everyone has to dive simultaneously and hold their breath. last living person to surface wins (I am assuming they’d rescue the drowning). For some reason, Cricket insists on competitive sitting. Last one to make a run for the loos wins.

    eta and I might actually watch @? Martin‘s golf.

  222. 222.

    Randy Paul aka Randinho

    June 28, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    @BGinCHI: Learn from their mistakes, principally.

  223. 223.

    burnspbesq

    June 28, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho:

    By the standard used for video replay in the NFL and MLB, you’re not getting an overrule. No way is the video evidence “conclusive.”

  224. 224.

    hilts

    June 28, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    @Heliopause:

    “To settle a tied baseball playoff game each team hits five ball off a tee.”

    The current format of playing extra innings is just fine. There’s nothing broken that cries out for your fix.

  225. 225.

    Heliopause

    June 28, 2014 at 7:35 pm

    @Randy Paul aka Randinho:

    My suggestions, which always go over so well, are as follows.

    Fifteen minutes overtime periods. First two are aggregate score, after that it’s sudden death.

    Teams are allowed two extra substitutes per 15 minute period. Players substituted for during the first 90 minutes may re-enter the game in overtime. Yes, purists, wail away; do you really enjoy watching exhausted, cramping players play not-to-lose football for an hour, hoping for a lucky break (which Chile almost got) or penalty kicks (which they did get)? Please. Today’s game was brutal to watch from halftime onward in terms of creative play.

    And yes, keep going until there’s a score. Other major sports manage to keep going for hours on end in search of a legitimate winner.

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