The Football.....

[Beebo]

Sad fact of the day.
Germany scored more goals against Brazil in one game than England have scored in total at the last two World Cups!

 

[accountantpete]

Explanations?


Number 1: the Mission Impossible possibility

 

[AndyRM]

 

[AndyRM]

Oh yeah, and they were doomed from the start!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Had this match taken place in another country or on another continent the score would have been a lot closer. The Germans would more than likely have still won, but Brazil would have been much more disciplined. I got the feeling watching the game that because they were at home and in a tournament many of their countrymen felt they should not have hosted the Brazilians felt under pressure to play the open and free flowing style of football they are renowned for, but no longer capable of.

 

[SteCenturion]

Hats off to the Brazilian fans who were extremely gracious in defeat. Our band of morons could learn a thing or two there.

Apart from the Brazil fans who smashed up a bar & went looting after the defeat.

Police had to use tear gas to disperse them.

 

[ianrauk]

Hats off to the Brazilian fans who were extremely gracious in defeat. Our band of morons could learn a thing or two there.

You've never been to a Sao Paulo derby between Corinthians and Palmeiras then?
Don't kid yourself, football violence in Brazil is on a huge scale.
They fight each other, opposing fans, the police, innocent bystanders and they even attack their own players..

A Sao Paulo derby was the worst violence I have ever seen in 40 years of going to football.
English footy fans are mere puppies in comparison.

 

[AndyRM]

There are fans of every sport who completely lose the plot, regardless of the result: Lakers fans have smashed up downtown LA after winning the NBA Championship, and they're not the only example in a long list of idiocy.

 

[Dayvo]

Bloody boring game: 3 minutes gone and it's still 0-0! FFS

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Bloody boring game: 3 minutes gone and it's still 0-0! FFS

Watch a great game and you're spoiled for years!

Anyhow, the Germans took 15 minutes to get going.

 

[swee'pea99]

90:52 and the first real chance of the match. Gordon Bennett.

Another half hour of this? Think I'll go and paint something, just to see it dry...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

90:52 and the first real chance of the match. Gordon Bennett.

Another half hour of this? Think I'll go and paint something, just to see it dry...

Spoilt for years, I tells yer!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I fell asleep at some point during the first half, woke up briefly at HT and then fell asleep again, waking up just as ET started. I don't think I missed much, but at least I get an evening snooze.

 

[Archie_tect]

2 people in office have payouts after that result. They get even more if the right team win on Sunday! [carefully avoiding spoiling the result for anyone on nights/ in jail/ on a night ride]

 

[Accy cyclist]

Had this match taken place in another country or on another continent the score would have been a lot closer. The Germans would more than likely have still won, but Brazil would have been much more disciplined. I got the feeling watching the game that because they were at home and in a tournament many of their countrymen felt they should not have hosted the Brazilians felt under pressure to play the open and free flowing style of football they are renowned for, but no longer capable of.

"the score would have been a lot closer"

Don't you mean Kloser? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...rd-as-hosts-are-dumped-out-in-semi-final.html