Soccer / Football 2012-2013 Always With The GERMANS!

[Aksannyi]

Eh. Fucking Argentina.

[Mayareira]

"Messi has to win the WC" bandwagon is actually started and used by the anti-Messi people mostly. People have been claiming that he was successful thanks to Xavi Iniesta only, that he has never been successful with the national team, etc.

Honestly, I just want him to shut them up. If it was Argentina - Holland in the final I would definitely cheer for Holland but since I am neutral towards both, I think I'll side with Argentina.

[Alvinho]

If Argentina wins in Brazil it'll be a second disaster for the Brazilian fans. Seeing as that is the case, any rational Brazilian fan would be cheering for Germany. Whether they will be loud about it or not, I don't know.

This is accurate.

GERMANY ALL THE WAY, SON.

Kinda pissed I changed my pick to Holland at the last minute; needed my consolation prize of beating Argentina for 3rd place. Guess not.

[Enedin]

Was a weird game. I get people saying nothing happened but it was just a closed match. A bit lame to see Argentina get this far with this kind of game (kudos to them though) because it's not really that great to watch. I hope Germany can get Argentina to open up. Also Messi to shine vs Germany would be awesome, I know we all expect him to be Pele 2.0 but he's doing fine imo, nothing exceptional. Mascherano is more important to Argentina than Messi imo.

[Tyrath]

This is accurate.

GERMANY ALL THE WAY, SON.

Glad we're on the same page finally

[Mugekuge]

If there is logic left in this world cup, Germany should win 3-0 or 4-1 on sunday.

But i feel the final will be decided in PK's.

[Tyrath]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/louis-v...000718235.html

Netherlands don't give a fuck about 3rd place.

[Meph]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/louis-v...000718235.html

Netherlands don't give a fuck about 3rd place.

"We will just have to play the game but it is unfair. We will have one day less to recover and that's not fair play."
they wouldve gotten one less day to rest if they played the finals, so suck it

[Tyrath]

Also I have fond memories of the last time Germany and Argentina played in the WC. Let's have a repeat please!

[Plow]

"We will just have to play the game but it is unfair. We will have one day less to recover and that's not fair play."
they wouldve gotten one less day to rest if they played the finals, so suck it

And that would be unfair, too, but that's the luck of the draw and ending up opposite the host.

There's also a significant difference between going on 2 days rest vs a team on 3 and going on 3 days rest vs a team on 4.

Netherlands has played 2 120 minute games in the last week, I'm not sure if he can manage it all the way but it'll be close to 0 starters on the field.

[Mugekuge]

Van Gaal is right, so useless game.

[Tyrath]

He's really not. 3rd place can mean the world to teams that don't usually make it very far in the tournament. Like Sweden in 1994, South Korea in 2002, etc.

Also the game tends to be more enjoyable than the final because the players aren't under as much pressure and the goals tend to fly. Although I imagine Brazil will be under a lot of pressure this time around.

[Tyrath]

"Messi has to win the WC" bandwagon is actually started and used by the anti-Messi people mostly. People have been claiming that he was successful thanks to Xavi Iniesta only, that he has never been successful with the national team, etc.

Honestly, I just want him to shut them up. If it was Argentina - Holland in the final I would definitely cheer for Holland but since I am neutral towards both, I think I'll side with Argentina.

This isn't gonna shut any of those idiots up. If he wins people will just say Maradona had a win too, why doesn't Messi have 2?

[BadKarma]

[Tyrath]

Aside from baseball, none of these are even close to the mark.

ESPN doesn't understand statistical variation.

[Mayareira]

Pretty sure they felt desperate trying to tell how incredible this result is, similar to how they label every big football event as "superbowl of soccer", whether it is CL final, WC final, EC final, etc.

[Plow]

He's really not. 3rd place can mean the world to teams that don't usually make it very far in the tournament. Like Sweden in 1994, South Korea in 2002, etc.

It gives those same teams the chance to go home on 2 losses after making it to the semis the only time their country will see it in their lifetimes.

[Tyrath]

It gives those same teams the chance to go home on 2 losses after making it to the semis the only time their country will see it in their lifetimes.

And? At least they get to play for that height. Every non powerhouse country is happy with this.

[Plow]

This isn't gonna shut any of those idiots up. If he wins people will just say Maradona had a win too, why doesn't Messi have 2?

More than that it comes down to how they played in the tourneys.

This WC should really give a great appreciation for performances like Maradona's in 86, and even like Robben in 2010. So many really, really great players just didn't manage more than 1 or 2 moments of brilliance this entire tourney.

[Mellema]

Also, 4th place gets $20 million and 3rd place gets $22 million. That money doesn't all go to the players, but they will get a bigger paycheck for placing higher.