QuoteJeez, lots of empty seats in the stadium.
Klose needed two chances to dispatch that open goal chance.
This game is a non event after 25 minutes. Even Klose can't be bothered to put in a decent dive.
What's the point in watching the 2nd half? The kitchen sink might have more appeal.
Jeez, lots of empty seats in the stadium.
As I crack open another Bavarian Pils, will enjoy this second half, but worried Fred might get Brazil back into this game
Apparently there's lots of trouble in the stands.
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
At least we scored when we lost by five goals to this lot!
Andy Keogh > Brazil
You must be quaking.Originally Posted by bennocelt
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Neuer. Class.
This German performance is what Spain could have been if tiki taka had bite. I think they could match what Spain have just achieved.
Diving never looks too smart, but trying it when you're 5-0 down (Oscar and Fred) just looks utterly pathetic.
There is a section in Simon Kuper's and Stefan Szymanski's "Soccernomics" where they talk about the real cost of hosting major sporting events for a nation. Almost all the time the talk of long term economic profit is nonsense: nations rarely make back a fraction of the amount of money they put into hosting events like the World Cup. The true benefit, no joke, is really in national happiness, how hosting such a tournament increases the general wellbeing and mental happiness of the nations population (there are many studies). It helps that hosts usually do well, increasing the general happiness and self-esteem of the nation.
Brazil's World Cup has gone horribly over budget, killed workmen, divided the nation, created violent protests, the national team has exhibited a brand of football you could generously describe as "poor" and now they're being eliminated in this fashion. What "happiness" existed to be gained is being destroyed, which might just make Brazil 2014 the biggest White Elephant in the history of sport.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
Didn't get to sleep until late, so set my alarm for 6, to get the second half.
Quite the shock when I saw the scoreline....I was tempted to go back to bed.
Irish team to play Germany - Westwood, Coleman, O'Brien, Dunne, Pearce, Wilson. O'Shea, Duffy, Clarke, SSL and oh, Robbie!
Germany can surely do better than this! How many minutes is it since they've scored now?!
Based on this performance alone? Germany have the capacity to rip teams apart with their short game (Ireland, Armenia, Brazil) but they've played a very different game for most of this tournament.
Any room for Forde as well?
Won't happen now with him going off!
We'll just drop Robbie who was going to be the holding midfielder!
True. Arguably the turning point was their full back getting injured, forcing Lahm out of centre mid.
But this style is similar to their club style which is starting to gain traction in Europe too. And this isn't an atypical German performance. Ok, it's against Brazil in a World Cup semi in Brazil, but we all knew Germany could play like this.
Is Thomas Muller on course to be the first player to be top scorer at two tournaments?
Did he manage to get one shot on target in this world cup?
If Brazil walk off the pitch now, it ends 3-0, yeah?
He scored against Cameroon. Granted, he was offside, but the goal stood.
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