World Cup 2014 General Discussion

Yohan Modric wrote:Reus apparently has a torn ligament in his ankle and will miss the World Cup, according to Bild.

Damn. Poor guy.

no greater danger than playing it safe? along with the agony, Ribéry will undoubtedly feel the irony ...

also, the #VemIbra campaign seems to have worked, at least in the cartoon world ...

Yohan Modric wrote:

lol! I had a sig like that for the 2010 World Cup:

RealGunner wrote:Anyone doing World Cup eye candy thread this time?

I can see if I find some tasty player pics for such a thread

Aaaaaand here:
http://www.purepeople.com.br/noticia/copa-do-mundo-confira-50-jogadores-galas-e-eleja-a-sua-selecao-dos-sonhos_a20156/1#1

Look what you've gone and done, RG, ffs. Or, I mean, don't look, but you get my point.

Cameroon 'refuse to board flight to Brazil'

http://m.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2014/cameroon-refuse-to-board-flight-to-brazil-in-bonuses-row_sto4278429/story.shtml

as always with African teams   

urbaNRoots wrote:Cameroon 'refuse to board flight to Brazil'

http://m.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2014/cameroon-refuse-to-board-flight-to-brazil-in-bonuses-row_sto4278429/story.shtml

That 'proud to represent my country' spirit

Australian player found this in his hotel room

Spoiler:

haha, welcome to the jungle Ben Halloran

BusterLfc wrote:Australian player found this in his hotel room

And I thought Australians were used to monster spiders?

rwo power wrote:

BusterLfc wrote:Australian player found this in his hotel room

And I thought Australians were used to monster spiders?

that wasn't a monster and hence the problem   .

Gah, *bleep* spiders man *bleep* despise them.

Give me spiders over Moths any day ffs

RealGunner wrote:Give me spiders over Moths any day ffs

Are you ill?

Spiders don't fly and hit you on your face just because your face is reflecting light off and the moths think that I am a light source myself

But spiders can bite and some are even really poisonous!

These are the slogans painted on the team buses:

Algeria: Desert Warriors In Brazil
Argentina: Not Just A Team, We Are A Country
Australia: Socceroos: Hopping Our Way Into History!
Belgium: Expect The Impossible!
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Dragons In Heart, Dragons On The Field!
Brazil: Brace Yourselves! The Sixth Is Coming!
Cameroon: A Lion Remains A Lion
Chile: Chi Chi Chi!, Le Le Le! Go Chile!
Colombia: Here Travels A Nation, Not Just A Team!
Costa Rica: My Passion Is Football, My Strength Is My People, My Pride Is Costa Rica
Croatia: With Fire In Our Hearts, For Croatia All As One!
Ecuador: One Commitment, One Passion, Only One Heart, This Is For You Ecuador!
England: The Dream Of One Team, The Heartbeat Of Millions!!
France: Impossible Is Not A French Word
Germany: One Nation, One Team, One Dream!
Ghana: Black Stars: Here To Illuminate Brazil
Greece: Heroes Play Like Greeks
Honduras: We Are One Country, One Nation, Five Stars On The Heart
Iran: Honour Of Persia
Italy: Let's Paint The FIFA World Cup Dream Blue
Ivory Coast: Elephants Charging Towards Brazil!
Japan: Samurai, The Time Has Come To Fight!
Mexico: Always United, Always Aztecas
Netherlands: Real Men Wear Orange
Nigeria: Only Together We Can Win
Portugal: The Past Is History, The Future Is Victory
Russia: No One Can Catch Us
South Korea: Enjoy It, Reds!
Spain: Inside Our Hearts, The Passion Of A Champion
Switzerland: Final Stop: 07-13-14 Maracana!
Uruguay: Three Million Dreams ... Let's Go Uruguay
U.S.A.: United By Team, Driven By Passion

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/15/sport/football/world-cup-slogans-football/

Brazil one

Cameroon of house Lannister

The Swiss slogan is quite cheeky

Argentina and Colombia copying same slogan...  

and i mistook Ghana's slogan like this :
Ghana: Black Stars: Here To elliminate Brazil   

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/29/world-cup-2014-anti-fifa-graffiti-brazil_n_5408811.html?utm_hp_ref=world-cup

Spoiler:

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/how-the-front-pages-will-react-if-england-win-the-world-cup-mock-up-pictures/

RealGunner wrote:http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/how-the-front-pages-will-react-if-england-win-the-world-cup-mock-up-pictures/

they don need to be champs, eliminating Brazil in 2nd round would be enough for those news front page....