Certainly one of the most eagerly awaited matches of the first round and longtime adversaries, both on and off the pitch.
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raven
As good as USSR-Hungary water polo?
Mike in NC
If the German team shows up wearing Polish uniforms, there could be a problem.
humboldtblue
In honor of long gone Aunt Sonia, Go Poland!
humboldtblue
@efgoldman: They were preparing to but they were all deported.
Yutsano
DEUTSCHLAND!!!
SRW1
@Yutsano:
The new version is “SCHLAAAAAAND!!!”.
raven
@humboldtblue: There was a pancake house in Champaign named Aunt Sonya’s!
Creature
Anyone else notice the blind refs?
humboldtblue
I only spent 6 months near Champaign while at Fire Rescue school at Chanute, never knew there was a Sonia’s though.
Plus, my Aunt Sonia was a north Jersey girl who married a Philadelphian. Come to think of it, so was mom.
SRW1
Potentially interesting minor note: Both German striker options, Götze and Gomez, have some current and former club-business to prove their worthiness to Lewandowski.
raven
@humboldtblue: Rantoul, a true wasteland now. The last thing they had going was the Illini Football camp and Lovie moved it back to C-U!
humboldtblue
Rantoul, wow, that’s a name I haven’t heard since the late 80s.
SRW1
@raven:
Nothing matches Russia-Hungary water polo. Especially not as far as the under water action is concerned. There’s a reason they have under water cameras for water polo these days.
raven
@humboldtblue: The Tuskegee Airmen at Chanute Field
Tony J
Does anyone know why the German coach and his assistant always dress in exactly the same clothes? I kind of feel there’s an erotic slash-fic element to it that the commentators just aren’t talking about, but I’m willing to believe it’s a practical joke that just got way out of hand.
Creature
‘Cement head football!’
SRW1
@Tony J:
Probably a reaction to the bad press Löw got after he appeared in a T-shirt and scratched his balls at the last game.
humboldtblue
@raven:
Nice!
Tony J
@SRW1:
Oh THAT’S who that story was about? I only caught snatches of it.
But seriously, the matching outfits are a thing. I noticed it at the World Cup and they’re still doing it. It looks… Odd. Like Löw has a 6ft, wavy haired Not-So-Mini-Me.
eric
So, if the Germans win, does that mean we have to join the British and attack the Germans?
Tony J
@eric:
Not for a couple of years, and the French have to be knocked out first.
Morfydd
Am I still in moderation? :p
Creature
@SRW1: he did the complete ‘scratch and sniff’ move. Entertainment at its finest!
Morfydd
Excellent! I will post progressively more wine-fueled comments.
Meanwhile, the Polish team is worryingly good. I’m trying to channel my half-Polish, half-German grandmother and just enjoy the game. They could both advance, right?
eric
@Tony J: will that allow some french to play for the germans?
Tony J
@eric:
Only in away games.
eric
@Tony J: they have already managed to get rid of the Czechoslovokian team.when will the madness end
Tissue Thin Pseudonym
@Morfydd: They almost certainly will both advance.
SRW1
@eric:
Why disadvantage Polish players? Google “Ernest Wilimowski”
raven
Because drunks are soooo goddamn funny.
Tony J
@Morfydd:
If it stays like this they both have 4 points to Northern Ireland’s 3 and Ukraine’s zilch. So one of the two would be guaranteed to go through automatically even if they both lost their last games.
Though if that happened, Northern Ireland would top their group, and half of the Province would drop dead straight away from shock.
Tissue Thin Pseudonym
I don’t watch that much soccer, and even I can tell that these two teams are a lot better than the two in the last game.
Tony J
@eric:
Don’t lose heart. They might be split up but both the Czechs and the Slovaks are still in the fight, if only barely.
The Russians, OTOH, are on their last legs and the Finns aren’t even in this tournament!
Morfydd
@raven: ? If that was to me, I wasn’t trying to be funny, more descriptive.
Otherwise, this is a nailbiter.,.
SRW1
Jesus Christ, from a false nine to no nine, or is it now up to Müller to play the pretender?
ETA: Yep, Müller now in the attack center.
Tissue Thin Pseudonym
Milik isn’t having a very good day in the box.
Creature
Poland couldn’t buy a goal!
Tony J
Christ Akimbo, both teams are spurning chances to score. if this stays 1-1 there’s going to be a lot of unaccustomed hope in the Northen Irish camp.
SRW1
@SRW1:
And now Löw has thought better of it and has brought Gomez.
Gomez for Götze and Schürrle for Draxler as a like for like probably would have been too easy.
raven
@Morfydd: If the foo shits. . .
SRW1
Decision time approaching for Löw: How many minutes may Schweinsteiger be able to last in this game.
SRW1
Btw, the Polish fans are clearly winning the
airsupporters war in this game.humboldtblue
Germany are in trouble now! They are … wait for it … wait for it … wait for it … KAPUTZKA!
Runt
Is that Szarmach sitting next to Boniek in the stands?
Tony J
I don’t know if Germany are just showing their tournament experience and easing through the group in 3rd gear without expending too much energy – which would be typical – but they haven’t been at all impressive in this game.
Which doesn’t at all rule out the likelihood of them pinching a goal in the 88th minute.
Tony J
Not the best game, but a point each makes it virtually certain they’ll both progress.
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