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You took the words right out of my mouth, dutchie.
I couldn't believe it. Biting?
I was enjoying that game, until that animal showed his teeth.
I couldn't believe the referee didn't do anything.

Serial biter Luis Suarez appears to be at it again, with the Uruguay striker potentially facing a ban of up to two years after being accused of biting an Italian player during his team's 1-0 win at the World Cup.

On to the Socceroos, well done.
They made us proud.

LOL Miss Hale, it is only on every four years.
I must say, the coverage has been excellent, with every match being viewed, good on SBS.
 
That's fine, we have enough cups for a dinner set.
May as well let someone else have a turn ;)
 
Suarez: " Chiellini's shoulder attacked my teeth! A lot of players shoulders or arms have attacked my teeth in the past. We need to rid football of these aggressive shoulders and arms."
 
That's it i quit, until the powers that be decide to go with some kind of video referee im done...i will not take a game seriously that refuses to take its self seriously, the very fact that a team and their supporters can celebrate a goal that came about via a player diving is disgraceful.

Soccer is a celebration of dishonesty...until that changes i will simply not participate at any level.
 
So_Cynical said:
That's it i quit, until the powers that be decide to go with some kind of video referee im done...i will not take a game seriously that refuses to take its self seriously, the very fact that a team and their supporters can celebrate a goal that came about via a player diving is disgraceful.

Soccer is a celebration of dishonesty...until that changes i will simply not participate at any level.
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Really? You expected more from FIFA? I set the bar pretty low, but when it comes to FIFA it doesn't go that low. Just look at the pathetic four months they've given Suarez for biting.

I see the Italians have now reverted back to their other favourite past time; racism.

And for the record, I have family in Italy, although I'm not Italian, and I've been going to Italy since I was born; it is indeed a very racist place, so this stuff with the black Brazilian with the Italian name is pretty much par for the course.
 
LOL McLovin, are you still going?
Don't worry, Italy are out, they won't hurt you anymore, go take a chill pill.

FIFA has banned Uruguay’s Luis Suarez from football for four months for a third biting incident, meaning he will miss 13 games for Liverpool and the rest of the World Cup.

A disciplinary panel banned Suarez, who was shown sinking his teeth into Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during a match on Wednesday, for nine international matches, a record punishment for an incident at the showcase event.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/footba...onths-for-biting/story-fnkjl6g2-1226968365852
 
Tink said:
FIFA has banned Uruguay’s Luis Suarez from football for four months for a third biting incident, meaning he will miss 13 games for Liverpool and the rest of the World Cup.

A disciplinary panel banned Suarez, who was shown sinking his teeth into Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during a match on Wednesday, for nine international matches, a record punishment for an incident at the showcase event.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/footba...onths-for-biting/story-fnkjl6g2-1226968365852
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I think it should have been - three bites and your out!
 
Tink said:
LOL McLovin, are you still going?
Don't worry, Italy are out, they won't hurt you anymore, go take a chill pill.
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That one was just for you, Tink. Now that Italy are out, I'm going to need a new team to hate. Maybe the Argies.;)
 
Can't you just enjoy the games?

Yes, you hate Italy because they win, and there have been teams that haven't beaten us in years.
Well guess what, the game is to win.
You don't have to like them, your choice.

We weren't playing too well this time around, so I am not surprised we didn't get through, even though we had the biting incident.

And yes, dutchie, agree, should have been more time or out.

Well Germany are through.
I was glad to see Switzerland come through also.
 
McLovin said:
I had a friend who was at the game, he said the Dutch fans clapped the Australian fans as they left. That's class.:xyxthumbs
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I went to the Australia v Netherlands game in Eindhoven 2008. There wasn't an empty seat in the stadium. It was all Orange except for a small group of maybe 200 Aussies high up in the stand in a corner. We beat them 2-1 and on the way out and afterwards in the bars, people were congratulating us all night. So many random Dutch people were buying us drinks that we had to give some away and didn't spend a cent all night.

On the other hand, the aussie supporters (a small % but the loudest ones) were boozed, arrogant and abusive during the game. Starting abusive chants and swearing with families and kids around them. They weren't only abusing the dutch players and fans, at one point a dutch group sitting next to us were laughing and said "we've never seen people abuse their own players before...". The whole game we couldn't enjoy the performance because it was so embarrassing wearing the green and gold and thinking the dutch fans might think we're all like the drunken halfwit bogans in the group. If only the Aussie fans were like the Dutch.
 
Regarding the Italian's being cheats, the below is how many seconds players from each World Cup country spend faking injuries (excluding times they are taken off) so far this world cup, Italy are on the good side of the table

"THE CHUCK NORRISES
Switzerland 11.5
Brazil 11.6
Bosnia & Herzegovina 12.0
Spain 13.6

THE MOSTLY TOUGH
Italy 13.7
Germany 14.7
Mexico 15.8
Costa Rica 17.5


THE TOUGH BUT SLIGHTLY EMOTIONAL
Greece 17.6
Japan 17.8
Australia 18.3
Ecuador 22.75

THE WIMPS
Cameroon 23.6
Algeria 24.3
Netherlands 24.7
Nigeria 25.6

THE POOR WIDDLE SWEETHEARTS
Chile 26.1
England 26.8
South Korea 27.1
Portugal 27.2

THE CRYBABIES
Uruguay 27.4
Colombia 27.6
Argentina 28.0
Ghana 28.5


THE HYSTERICAL CRYBABIES
Croatia 28.7
Belgium 29
Honduras 30.6
Ivory Coast 30.8

THE MEGASOOKS
USA 32.0
Russia 35.1
Iran 36.2
France 43.9

- See more at: http://www.aussiedailynews.com/sports/34249-revealed-world-cup-megasooks.html#sthash.sAqtgBln.dpuf"
 
Good on you, havaiana. Just goes to show all teams give their fair share.
McLovin must be a Liverpool supporter, and upset with a double whammy.

Well the groups are over, we start with the games tomorrow morning.

Brazil v Chile

Colombia v Uruguay
 
This is one of the most open world cups I have seen.

Brasil probably the team to beat with their home town advantage but not as hot as I thought before the cup started.

Don't be surprised to see some favourites beaten in this knockout stage.


World Cup Cheat Sheet: The Final 16

It’s been a terrific World Cup, filled with goals, drama and little bit of scandal. How will it play out? Here’s a rundown of the final 16:


Brazil vs. Chile. (Sunday 29th 1.30 am)
Brazil’s strategy has been to get the ball to Neymar and see how far he can dribble. So far, so good. The kid has the goods. But we’ve also seen that Brazil can be vulnerable. Both Croatia and Mexico, not exactly brimming with offense, gave Brazil’s defense fits. Chile has a real threat in Barcelona’s Alexis Sanchez, and enough international pedigree to make this interesting, but it’s tough to see the home side going out.


Colombia vs. Uruguay. (Sunday 29th 5.30 am )
Colombia is missing its leading scorer, Radamel Falcao, through injury. Uruguay is missing its leading scorer, Luis Suarez, through idiocy. Without the talented but toothy Suarez, Uruguay’s offense has lost some bite, obviously. Colombia rollicked through group play on the wings of midfielder James Rodriguez, blasting Greece 3-0 and Japan 4-1 while besting Ivory Coast 2-1. Uruguay was a mediocre side in a mediocre group. It’s time for them to join Suarez and go home.


Netherlands vs. Mexico. (Monday 30th 1.30 am)
At what point will the Dutch disappoint? That’s always the question at major tournaments. They destroyed defending champs Spain, rolled past a game-but-outgunned Australia and dismissed Chile in a meaningless third game. Arjen Robben and Robin Van Persie have been running riot. Mexico barely qualified for the tournament, but its confidence has been growing with every game. Then again, this where El Tri typically takes El Hike.



Costa Rica vs. Greece. (Monday 30th 5.30 am)
Two of the surprise packages, the Ticos were nobody’s favorite to survive a group with England, Uruguay and Italy, but they ripped Uruguay apart then stunned a static Italy 1-0. Greece got dismembered by Colombia, drew with Japan in an awful match then let Ivory Coast gift them a penalty kick for a 2-1 win to advance. Yup: Greeks bearing gifts and all that. The Greeks are grinders; they are going to make life difficult for Costa Rica.


France vs. Nigeria. (Tuesday 1st 1.30 am)
The French have served notice that Les Bleus sont formidable. The Nigerians have served notice that they really don’t deserve this spot, but somebody had to get it. In group play, the Super Eagles couldn’t get past the massed ranks of Iran, and beat Bosnia-Herzegovina because a linesman waved off a legit B-H goal. They aren’t likely to be so fortunate against a French team brimming with verve, what with Karim Benzema and Olivia Giroud ripping goals and a defense filled with tons of international experience.



Germany vs. Algeria. (Tuesday 1st 5.30 am)
The North Africans are a team you really don’t want to play against, because they don’t give a damn about your European pedigree. They go after it with a wide-open style that caused problems for even the fancied Belgians. But Germany is a different story. Look for Germany’s precision passing and possession to pick apart Algerian aggression. It could get ugly.


Argentina vs. Switzerland. (Wednesday 2nd 1.30 am )
The Swiss have been entertaining all right, but there’s nothing in their play to indicate that they can compete with Argentina. The Swiss lack the speed, the talent and the depth of Argentina. They also lack the Messi of Argentina, who is putting his personal stamp on this tournament.


United States vs. Belgium (Wednesday 2nd 5.30 am)
The Belgians may be more talented than Germany, with stars like Eden Hazard and Vincent Kompany. But they have struggled to pull away from the likes of Russia and South Korea. The Americans’ experience in escaping the Group of Death—three difficult games—has molded them into a confident crew. If the Yanks can get up a goal, they aren’t going down.
 
Well, I've winged my way into a fully paid trip to the WC final. This should be fun.:D
 
Great game today between Brazil and Chile, back down to those penalties.
Brazil have made it through, but I wonder if they can go the whole way.

Agree, dutchie, it is one of the most open World Cups, I really can't pinpoint one team that I think is a stand out.

Good to see Colombia through too.
 

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