Football: The Winter Break

[Winterfell is Burning]

45 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said:

Yeah, but now you have a stadium in Manaus, which is of little to no use. I assume there are 1-2 other such WC Stadiums that suffered a similar fate. This is not an enviromentally sustainable approach. Carbon footprint of concrete is not great.

Oh, you don't need to remind me. There's actually 5 stadiums that barely have an use, or don't have to the size they were built  (also in Cuiabá, Recife, Brasília and Natal). The Manaus one was just the most egregious because if you wanted to have the WC in the Amazon, you could have host in Belém, which has two teams (Remo and Paysandu) that regularly attract 30-40000 crowds.

To make it even worse, Flamengo is looking to build a new stadium, since the Maracanã, that originally had nearly 200,000 seats, today with all the reforms (including for the Olympics) has less than 70,000 for capacity, and big games are all sold out quickly, while the state government that owns it often imposes absurd demands and high taxes. The other club that plays there Fluminense, can't afford the stadium on it's own, so it will likely become a white elephant at some point by the end of this decade.

[A Horse Named Stranger]

Still not watching. 

I have seen exactly one half time of football of this tournament.

That was the second half of the Ghana - S. Korea game. And I only watched that, because my dad had it on, when I paid him a visit on Monday.

Not gonna change it. Even tho, I admit, Germany and Spain going out after the group stage would be kinda funny. So go Costa Rica, and go Japan.

[Daemon the Leaner]

so, Germany rock bottom of their group again?

Group E: real madness

[3CityApache]

So, as it stands now, if Costa Rica scores another goal, both Germany and Spain are out. 

[BigFatCoward]

Great chance. Cracking ball across the box. 

[3CityApache]

And they just scored. Madness. 

[BigFatCoward]

It's happening. 

[Winterfell is Burning]

If you don't love football, do me a favor and go fuck yourself!

[BigFatCoward]

I say better than 75% chance both score in last 5 mins to ruin my night  

[BigFatCoward]

Fuck off Germany. 

[The Sunland Lord]

Germany level to help Spain

The latter still not returning the favour

[Tywin et al.]

1 minute ago, BigFatCoward said:

Fuck off Germany. 

That ended quickly.

[The Sunland Lord]

2 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said:

That ended quickly.

Still out as it stands. They aren't doing anything without Spain at least drawing.

[Darryk]

Unbelievable to think Spain could potentially go out in favor of a team they beat 7-0.

[Tywin et al.]

7 minutes ago, The Sunland Lord said:

Still out as it stands. They aren't doing anything without Spain at least drawing.

Germany turns the table.

[The Sunland Lord]

1 minute ago, Tywin et al. said:

Germany turns the table.

Still needs Spain to score.

[Tywin et al.]

1 minute ago, The Sunland Lord said:

Still needs Spain to score.

Almost twice right there. I'm surprised they're trying. Letting Japan win would be smart.

[BigFatCoward]

1 minute ago, Tywin et al. said:

Almost twice right there. I'm surprised they're trying. Letting Japan win would be smart.

And this is why the last games have to be played at the same time. 

[IheartIheartTesla]

WTF, I miss the most exciting games.

Have to wonder, is this the World Cup that marks sort of the end of European dominance on the global stage? Nearly all the European teams are sort of limping through the group stages (to be fair, very few teams have really asserted themselves at this stage)

[Tywin et al.]

2 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said:

And this is why the last games have to be played at the same time. 

The players know what's going on, and in this specific instance they went into the match knowing a Japan victory is the best outcome assuming Germany didn't win by a fuck ton of goals.