Can the Dutch seal the group against Chile? Can either Spain or Australia redeem itself?
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Can the Dutch seal the group against Chile? Can either Spain or Australia redeem itself?
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Morzer
I think Chile might give the Dutch quite a battle here. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Spain slump against Australia.
Either way, it’s all in the hands of Amir Khalid now.
mali muso
I wonder what kind of burnt offering would please the soccer deity?
The Chile-Netherlands game should be juicy and fun. Sadly, I have a lunch date in 15 minutes and will miss most of the match.
Raven
Ack, stuck in the VA med center waiting room!
Raven
iPhone dupe!
Morzer
It’s a sad thing, but when I hear the name “Sanchez” I immediately think “butt-fumble”.
Steeplejack
Where’s Corner Stone? The Neddy Nederlanders are resplendent in their orange kit for the first time.
p.a.
I thought Chile & Ned both qualified already; 6 pts. each vs 0 for Spain & Aus. What is the incentive to win? Next round seeding?
cminus
Does Australia really need to redeem themselves? I thought they looked better than expected while taking their entirely predictable losses.
Spain, now…
Steeplejack
@Raven:
Stream it on your phone or iPad.
ETA: Or, if they’ve got a TV going, ask them to turn it from Fox News to ESPN.
MrSnrub
@p.a.: The loser of the Chile vs Netherlands game will most likely have to face Brazil in the first game of the next round. Winner will most likely face Mexico or Croatia.
⚽️ Martin
@p.a.: Yes, seeding. Plus keeping confidence up.
Morzer
@p.a.:
Yes. The winner of group B plays the second-place finisher from group A. Since the anticipated winner for group A is Brazil….
The Guardian has a pretty neat tabulation of all the data:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2014/may/23/-sp-world-cup-2014-brazil-results-fixtures-live-scores-tables-schedule
p.a.
@Morzer: yes, that’s some pretty good incentive.
Raven
@Steeplejack: it’s on cnn!
⚽️ Martin
@Raven: Can Messi find Flight 370 in the back of the net?
Amir Khalid
It’s already been decided who’s going on and who’s going home, so there’s really not much for a football deity to do here. Maybe I could have Chile beat the Netherlands by a two-goal margin or better, for a surprise group winner. Maybe I could have Australia thrash Spain, just to really rub it in for the no-longer-defending champions.
ETA: Or maybe I could have Spain wake up two matches too late and miss the competition.
Calouste
Chile seem unpleasantly surprised that they don’t just get a dodgy penalty against the Dutch like everybody else
Steeplejack
I am extremely tired of hearing how rough the Bacardi family has had it. Especially since all it led to was their crap rum.
SRW1
Oh Great Amir, could you arrange for a goal early in the 2nd half? Doesn’t matter for whom.
Amir Khalid
@SRW1:
I’ll think about it, but like I said everything’s already decided.
SRW1
I suspect David Villa is getting his last appearance in the Spanish team before he heads off to Australia. Question is, does Fernando Torres also sing his swan song in this game?
Arclite
Recently when I’ve been coming here, I’ve been getting instantly redirected to sponsor.adverstitial.com. Very annoying, anyone else seeing that?
Paul in KY
@Arclite: Not me.
Amir Khalid
@Arclite:
Not me. Did you say anything in the threads to piss off John Cole?
WaterGirl
@Steeplejack: What do you recommend for a good rum?
Amir Khalid
@SRW1:
There’s that goal you asked me for. From Torres. I know I shouldn’t tease the poor hapless boy like that, but that’s what we capricious deities do.
JPL
@Arclite: That has happened a few times to me. It seems to be a hidden ad towards the right. It’s annoying.
WaterGirl
@Arclite: I recommend you run an anti-malware program, such as malwarebytes, to see if you have malware on your computer.
gvg
Earlier I got a Friskies cat food commercial. quite surprised me though not actually a bad add for this site. fortunately I keep sound turned down at work. It just seemed so….mainstream. Like TV used to be. It’s been so long.
Steeplejack
@WaterGirl:
I like the “golden” rums. Mount Gay (from Barbados) is my go-to; it’s widely available. Barbancourt (from Haiti) is also very good, but a little harder to find. If you want a really dark rum—not recommended for rookies—Gosling’s Black Seal (from Bermuda).
BAtFFP
ARRRRRRG. 76 minutes of boring boring Dutch action and of course they score while I make a 20 second bathroom break.
SRW1
@Amir Khalid:
Farewell gift?
Niiiice header, Minher Fer.
Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)
Leroy Fer? Leroy Fer!
raven
@BAtFFP: And I had a long wait at the VA and got home just in time to see the only thing that happened!
Gin & Tonic
@Arclite: I’ve been getting that from time to time. Annoying indeed.
Steeplejack
The Nederlanders deserved that goal, but I feel sorry for the Chile relleños. At least they’re going through as well.
Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)
Will the Dutch avoid melting down in this tournament? Or are they just saving it for later?
Amir Khalid
And a goal for the Nether Regions too. Chile will now need two goals in 15 minutes to win Group B.
Meanwhile, Cesc Fibreglass (did I spell that right?) makes it 3-0 Spain — who will now go home asking themselves, “Why didn’t we play like that before?”
ranchandsyrup
LMFAO at former NSA superspy John Schindler @20 committee (friend to some here) quitting twitter and playing the victim after getting caught sending a dick pic. the recipient asked him to stop and yes, he is married.
SRW1
AFAIK the Chilean player who has come on goes by the name Valvidia. The guys on the Guardian MBM thread are calling him Valdivia. Nobody told them she Terrible for Costa Rica?
Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)
@Amir Khalid:
I think we’ve gone with Option B.
BAtFFP
@raven:
You clearly have better timing.
However, I have decided to salvage things by taking direct credit for the goal, under the theory that the Oranje can only score if I’m not watching. (Pots, boiling, etc.) This would also explain how I missed two of their 3 goals against Australia due to very poorly timed decisions to change the baby…
BAtFFP
@Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN):
They’re saving it for the quarterfinals! Hup Hup Holland!
raven
That was pretty nice.
SRW1
@Amir Khalid:
Guardian credits Mata for the third goal!?
Schlemizel
@Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN):
LeRoy Fer, LeRoy Fer,
Anytime you call,
LeRoy will fulfill your needs,
Winter, spring, or fall.”
Its been a rough day & I am in an odd mood
Morzer
@Schlemizel:
LeRoy Fer?
Is there any truth to the rumor that his real surname is Chrissakes?
Amir Khalid
@SRW1:
Well, Fabregas provided the assist. That was what I meant to say.
ETA: I blame FYWP (he said with his fingers crossed).
mali muso
Back from tasty Indian curry lunch. What did I miss????
Origuy
I keep headphones plugged into the docking station at work. Once in a while I’ll hear something coming out of them, but too softly to bother anyone else.
Amir Khalid
Incidentally, why do Americans say a player is “offsides” when the rest of the English-speaking world says he is “offside”?
Morzer
@Amir Khalid:
I blame anyways.
Anoniminous
@Amir Khalid:
Conservation of sentence length. We have to make-up for dropping “u” in, e.g., colour, armour, etc.
Origuy
The NFL official rules use “offside” exclusively.
JCJ
@Amir Khalid:
I think in handegg the infraction is called offsides so it just continues in to (real) football.
ETA: Just saw what Origuy wrote. I give up. I guess I will blame it on people who say “youse guys” instead of “you guys”
scav
@Amir Khalid: If we’re going into imponderables, there is also a baffling difference between the public IS and the public ARE, not to mention why the one insists they are “At Hospital” while the other is “At The Hospital”?
FlipYrWhig
@Morzer: Not LeRoy “Mother” F-er?
WaterGirl
@Steeplejack: Thanks! I copied that to a spot where I can find it after I get paid. :-)
I thought I had read an article about run – maybe a couple of christmases ago when people people were posting recipes for coquito (puerto rican eggnog) – that said all the best rums are from puerto rico. ??
But I still owe you for the recommendation on the awesome grill a couple easters ago, so I will try one of the rums you suggested.
WaterGirl
@raven: Will they pay for your hearing aid?