Soccer World Cup 2014 in Brazil
 

Anyone watching Soccer World Cup?

The U.S.A. is in competition there (with German coach Jürgen Klinsmann ;) ) : U.S.A. has defeated Ghana 2:1 !

Wonder: Are there a few who follow it?

Greetings from Soccer-crazy Nation - Germany !

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I'm a big football fan, but more on a club level than a national team level.

Not really a fan of the Portuguese national team, the primma donnas who play for it and all the politics and the BS surrounding it these days, so it's been a while since I've rooted for them. It's a shame when you can't bring yourself to support your own country :ohwell:. But like I've said, I've always been a bigger club football fan.

It's been a pretty solid tournament so far. Much better than the entire 2010 World Cup.

Winner? Well, Brazil have the home advantage but their team isn't really that great. They're gonna need help from the refs to win this. Italy and Germany look like the best European teams so far. The Netherlands are pretty good as well, but they never end up winning these kind of tournaments no matter how well they play. France aren't a bad team either. But it's still early, anyway.

Hey wow, one person following the tournament...

Just the opposite with me, no club level interest, the more international interest.

Well, Portugal will face the U.S.A. on Sunday. Italy lost against Costa Rica today - uhahahah :lol:

England are now going home thanks to Italy losing against Costa Rica :(
First time in years we've been knocked out of the group stages which really sucks.
Ah well, theres always 2018 :P

Too bad for England. I've always had sympathy for the country and its culture, the great rock bands of the 70s, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, so I also like to see that England is successful in tournaments like this. Surely they return successful at the Soccer European Championship 2016, and at the 2018 World Cup !!

I just cannot stand to see Rooney described as 'World Class'.

England's world class players on the world stage in the last 30 years:

Gary Lineker (1986, 1990)
Paul Gascoigne (1990, 1996)
Alan Shearer (1996)
Michael Owen (1998, 2002)

There are teams out there with more than that in their current squad. So quite why England are hyped so crazily is beyond me.

There are also plenty of conflicting opinions. An article before the World Cup:

http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/18/why-wa...r-yet-4702716/

Has unfortunately somehow confirmed.

I can't wait for it to be over.

I hoped Japan could make it into eighth final. :cry:
I like them, for not aiming higher than they are able to play.

I hope the netherlands will win, cause they deserve it. :D

Shame neither Japan or South Korea made it.

I'm rooting for Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. Wouldn't mind France winning ti either. If it ends up being a South American country winning the trophy then let it be Argentina.

Rooting for Germany (I was born there, army brat) and the Netherlands (best team to never win the cup). Been a fan of the Clockwork Orange since I attended a quarterfinal match in 94 between them and Brasil, even though they lost 3-2. Can't wait for Sunday.

I always enjoy US games, but I have no dillusions of them having a real chance at winning the cup.

I wish I had the time to follow teams at the club level, but between watching MMA, jiu jitsu, kickboxing, boxing, and national soccer/futbol teams I can't do it.

I guess the problem is there being several competitions with each country having more than one as well. Then there's the international competitions like the UEFA champions leagues, etc.

The best thing about football is that there's always something to watch/follow somewhere. It can be quite time consuming, though. Although, I don't watch that many games that don't involve my team.

The first penalty drama is over with good ending for Brazil ... I am very confident that the Netherlands will defeat Mexico tomorrow. Looking forward to !!

Rooting for Mexico to come out with the Upset. The crowd is gonna help put em over.

They almost made ​​it! Foul was too stupid in injury time! :ohwell:

Tim ****ing Howard! :teek: That is all.

No kidding. Seemed liked he was alone out there at times.

I'll be the first to admit that I don't know the intricacies of soccer. However, when Belgium came out of the gate like that I knew we were screwed. You can't be on your heels for that long and not crack at some point. Most of those Belgians were f'ing beasts too, simply outclassed in every way. They gave it a hell of a run at the end, though.

The team of the United States exercised enormous pressure on Team Belgium in the additional time! Impressive!! I hoped very much on the 2-2 ... I'm sure they will return in 2018 !

Mzx10484 you must be happy right now. Germany 5-0 at halftime. I though they would win, but this is ridiculous.

My favorite game so far.