Author Topic: WORLD CUP 2014 (Read 23200 times)

islander · « **Reply #280 on:** July 10, 2014, 05:15:10 PM »

as for the mannschaft fans...

german fans in another location

german fans and their colors, and an exquisite hybrid israeli-german flag at off-center

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #281 on:** July 10, 2014, 05:16:20 PM »

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hofelina · « **Reply #282 on:** July 10, 2014, 05:24:47 PM »

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islander · « **Reply #283 on:** July 11, 2014, 02:35:38 AM »

hahahaha! that is the best world cup 2014 meme i've seen. i wonder which side the swiss guards are on?

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islander · « **Reply #284 on:** July 11, 2014, 02:45:04 AM »

FOOTBALL TRIVIA

10 Famous goalkeepers

1. Algerian born writer and philosopher Albert Camus played for Racing Universitaire Algerios (RUA) junior team (â€œAll that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football.â€)

2. Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias played for Los Blancos Juniors

3. Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) played for Krakow University

4. Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti played for Modena Juniors before moving to the wing position

5. Writer Arthur Conan Doyle played for a team called Portsmouth F C (but unconnected to the present day team)

6. Writer Vladimir Nabokov played during his time at Cambridge

7. Scientist Niels Bohr played for Akademisk Boldklub (his lesser known brother Harrald played for the national side when Denmark took silver at the 1908 Olympics)

8. Revolutionary Che Guevara (in goals and not on the left wing due to asthma)

9. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay played for Glasgow Rangers reserves

10. Boyband Westlife singer Nicky Byrne played for Leeds United youth who won the FA Youth Cup in 1997

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islander · « **Reply #285 on:** July 11, 2014, 03:41:36 AM »

Vatican says no "two popes final" for World Cup

By Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere | AFP News
11 July 2014

Football-mad Pope Francis "might" watch the World Cup final on Sunday between his native Argentina and Germany but is unlikely to do so alongside his German predecessor Benedict XVI contrary to media speculation, the Vatican said.

"He might want to watch the final," Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said of Francis, formerly the archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Bergoglio -- a fan and card-carrying member of the San Lorenzo de Almagro club since childhood.

But a Vatican source said he "excluded categorically" the prospect of pope emeritus Benedict XVI, an academic theologian with a penchant for classical piano, sitting down in front of his television set to watch the face-off.

This handout picture released on April 27, 2014 by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis (R) meeting with Pope emeritus Benedict XVI during the canonisation mass of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II at the Vatican on April 27, 2014

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islander · « **Reply #286 on:** July 11, 2014, 03:48:46 AM »

"It's really not his thing, he is not a fan. It would be like inflicting an infinite penitence on him at the age of 87," the source said, adding: "He has never been able to watch a football match from beginning to end in his life".

Benedict did like to keep informed on football results while he was pope and could at least comment on the big matches but he did not follow his home team, Bayern Munich.

That has not prevented a few jokes from doing the rounds in the Vatican ahead of the big game at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana.

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islander · « **Reply #287 on:** July 11, 2014, 03:50:09 AM »

Father Thomas Rosica, a member of the Vatican communications, quipped in a tweet: "Unconfirmed reports in Italian media: large quantities of mate and Fanta delivered to Vatican for private event Sunday" -- a reference to the famous Argentine tipple and the German fizzy drink.

- 'There would be a war!' -

The contrast could not be greater between Benedict and Francis, who is regularly updated on the activities of San Lorenzo and a team delegation came to the Vatican in December to give him their trophy after they won the national championship.

They also gave him the club's red-and-blue team colours with the words "Francisco Campeon" (Francis Champion) written on the back and the goalkeeper's gloves -- used in a save that helped them win the tournament.

This picture released on December 18, 2013 by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis (R) holding the jersey of San Lorenzo's Argentinian football club as he poses with team president MatÃas Lammens (2ndL) at the Vatican

When he does his weekly tours of St Peter's Square on his "popemobile" before general audiences, the 77-year-old pontiff is regularly pelted with football jerseys and he has extolled the virtues of sport as a spiritual activity.

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islander · « **Reply #288 on:** July 11, 2014, 03:52:13 AM »

While the Vatican said Italian media reports about a "two popes final" are off the mark, its own official daily -- the Osservatore Romano -- earlier this month predicted that Argentine and Germany would reach the final.

In an unusual article for the normally conservative paper, former player Tommaso Damiani, a staunch Catholic, said that "there could be a final that will go down in history because of its unusual supporters" -- Francis and Benedict.

Ahead of the final, Italy's RaiNews made a photomontage with a real image of the two popes kneeling side by side -- except that each is depicted praying for their own team.

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islander · « **Reply #289 on:** July 11, 2014, 03:53:46 AM »

Argentine fans celebrate with a picture of Pope Francis at the end of the semi-final football match between Netherlands and Argentina of the FIFA World Cup in Sao Paulo on July 9, 2014

Conscious of his role as head of the Catholic Church around the world, Francis himself has been careful not to make any predictions about the World Cup or to reveal his passion.

There was one slip earlier in the tournament, however.

The Vatican affairs news agency I.Media reported that when a group of the Vatican's Swiss Guards invited him to watch the Argentina-Switzerland game in their barracks, he declined the offer saying: "There would be a war!"

https://ph.news.yahoo.com/

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islander · « **Reply #290 on:** July 11, 2014, 02:08:26 PM »

FOOTBALL TRIVIA

The three words which sum up all 32 nations in Brazil

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

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islander · « **Reply #291 on:** July 13, 2014, 02:06:53 PM »

german fans in another location

wait, are they seeing the dancing sun?

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islander · « **Reply #292 on:** July 13, 2014, 02:30:38 PM »

Third Place Game

saturday, july 12

Brazil - 0

Netherlands - 3
fulltime

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islander · « **Reply #293 on:** July 13, 2014, 02:39:18 PM »

Spot king: Robin van Persie gives Holland an early lead from the penalty spot Photo: GETTY IMAGES

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islander · « **Reply #294 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:04:01 PM »

Brazil 0 - Netherlands 3

12 July 2014
By Gary Rose BBC Sport

Brazil concede 10 goals in two games
Players and manager booed off at full time
Injured Neymar watches from the bench
Back-to-back home defeats for first time since 1940

Brazil's World Cup campaign came to a miserable end as the hosts were convincingly beaten by the Netherlands in the third-place play-off.

Goals from Robin van Persie, Daley Blind and Georginio Wijnaldum condemned Brazil to back-to-back defeats on home soil for the first time since 1940, following Tuesday's embarrassing 7-1 loss to Germany in the semi-final.

As an added insult, the hosts must now watch on as their fiercest rivals Argentina take on Germany for the chance to win the World Cup at Brazilian football's spiritual home, the Maracana, on Sunday.

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islander · « **Reply #295 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:17:21 PM »

Having backed their side so vocally throughout, home supporters turned on Brazil in the semi-final defeat on Tuesday, cheering opposition attacks and directing loud boos at their own players, and their frustration continued in the capital, Brasilia.

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari bore the brunt of their anger, and his long-term future as national team boss is now in doubt.

Brazil's fans had packed homes, bars and fan parks to watch the action, leaving streets near empty, but the shock defeat by Germany left a question mark over how they would greet their team before Saturday's game.

Brazil fans hold up a placard which reads "The feeling can't stop. Always Brazil" before the match

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islander · « **Reply #296 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:19:04 PM »

There was little indication in the build-up that their interest had wavered, as thousands descended on the Copacabana beach fan park in Rio de Janeiro, while the Estadio Nacional was close to capacity.

When the teams emerged from the tunnel to go through their pre-match warm-ups, the players were greeted by loud cheers, which increased in volume when injured talisman Neymar appeared.

The striker - who scored four goals before a back injury ruled him out of the Germany debacle - was wearing a full training kit, but watched from the bench as his team-mates went onto the pitch.

The injured Neymar received one of the biggest cheers when his name was read out before the game

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islander · « **Reply #297 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:21:15 PM »

It seemed the Brazilian fans were determined to support their team, but they also made it known they had not forgotten the defeat by Germany as loud boos rang out when the names of Scolari and beleaguered striker Fred, 30, were read out.

Fred was one of six starters against Germany who were relegated to the bench against the Netherlands, and several players from Brazil's 23-man squad are likely to have played in their last World Cup.

Whatever the future does hold, it was briefly forgotten about before Saturday's game as players and fans once again sang the Brazil national anthem in unison.

Brazil conceded 14 goals this tournament - the most they have let in at a single World Cup

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islander · « **Reply #298 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:29:31 PM »

It was as rousing a rendition of the anthem as any throughout the tournament, but thoughts of redemption lasted barely three minutes, when Brazil captain Silva pulled back Robben and the referee awarded a penalty, which Van Persie expertly converted.

The home fans were stunned into silence, but it was to get worse barely 15 minutes later when they conceded a second. This time defender David Luiz headed a tame clearance straight to Blind and the Dutch midfielder found the top corner for his first international goal.

Brazilian faces were sullen, perhaps fearful of similar capitulation that saw them concede five goals in only 18 minutes against Germany.

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islander · « **Reply #299 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:31:47 PM »

Robin van Persie's goal was his first World Cup strike not to come in the group stages

They improved as the half wore on, but it was not enough for the players to avoid being booed as they left the field at the break.

The game slowed to a pedestrian pace in the second half, with Brazil fans continuing to boo Scolari every time the big screen in the stadium showed the 65-year-old's face.

Ramires flashed a shot wide before Oscar was booked for diving as Brazil strived to find some way back into the game.

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islander · « **Reply #300 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:36:19 PM »

The injured Neymar watched on from the bench as Brazil suffered a second successive defeat

Instead, though, Wijnaldum completed another miserable defeat for Scolari's side with a third in stoppage time.

Echoing full-time in the defeat by Germany, the final whistle was greeted with a huge chorus of boos.

It was a positive send-off for departing Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal as he embarks on his next assignment, as manager of Manchester United.

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islander · « **Reply #301 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:41:55 PM »

But for Brazil, a tournament that started with optimism and promise for the five-time winners ended in humiliation.

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islander · « **Reply #302 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:42:43 PM »

Daley Blind has been involved in four goals in this World Cup, more than any other defender

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islander · « **Reply #303 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:47:57 PM »

The Netherlands scored three goals from four shots on target in the play-off

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islander · « **Reply #304 on:** July 13, 2014, 04:50:34 PM »

Brazil's World Cup of woe

This is the first time since 1940 that Brazil have lost consecutive matches on home soil (in 1940 they lost 3-0 v Argentina and 4-3 v Uruguay).

Brazil have failed to score in two games in a World Cup tournament for the first time since 1978.

This is only the second time in the past 10 World Cup third-place play-offs that a team has failed to score (Bulgaria lost 4-0 v Sweden in 1994).

Belgium in 1986 (15 goals conceded) were the last team to concede 14 or more goals in a World Cup finals before Brazil this year (14).

http://www.bbc.com/

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islander · « **Reply #305 on:** July 13, 2014, 05:18:01 PM »

NEWS: German chancellor Angela Merkel and president Joachim Gauck are going to attend the final in Rio de Janeiro, so important is this occasion.

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islander · « **Reply #306 on:** July 13, 2014, 05:41:11 PM »

German envoy to see mighty flag

Magura Correspondent
bdnews24.com
2014-07-11

German Charge dâ€™Affaires Dr Ferdinand von Weyhe will visit Magura this Saturday to meet German footballâ€™s die-hard fan Amzad Hossain as a token of his gratitude.

Peasant Amzad, a resident of Ghoramara village in Magura Sadar Upazila, made a 3.5-km-long German flag before World Cup football began this year by selling his land to raise money for its manufacture.

Additional District Commissioner of Magura AKM Tareque said, â€œGerman embassy verbally informed him about the German Charge dâ€™Affaireâ€™s visit to Magura.â€

He said, â€œThe German envoy will see the German flag, which will be displayed at the district stadium.â€

Before the World Cup matches started, Amzad Hossain sold his land and made a 3.5-km-long German flag at a cost of Tk 150,000. Bdnews24.com and other news media carried the story, which drew the German embassyâ€™s attention.

Amzad Hossain told bdnews24.com, â€œI like German football for a long time. I had caught literally a non-curable disease in 1987. I tried lots of medicine with no avail. But a medicine brought from Germany finally cured the disease. Since then, I became a fan of Germany.â€

http://bdnews24.com/

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islander · « **Reply #307 on:** July 13, 2014, 06:00:26 PM »

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islander · « **Reply #308 on:** July 13, 2014, 06:02:58 PM »

Bangladesh farmer lifetime Germany fan club member

Magura Correspondent
bdnews24.com
2014-07-13

When Magura's Amzad Hossain made a 3.5 km long German flag to hail his team in the World Cup, little did he know what it would yield!

Not only the Charge d'Affaires of the German Embassy went to see it, but Hossain also got a lifetime membership of the official fan club of Philipp Lahm's team.

German Charge d'Affaires Ferdinand von Weyhe went to Magura on Saturday to see the flag made by the peasant.

Weyhe announced to award Hossain a lifetime membership of the fan club. He was also given a football and a flag of the German national team.

Hossain says that he didn't make the 3.5 km long flag keeping in mind anything but to express his love for his favourite football team.

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islander · « **Reply #309 on:** July 13, 2014, 06:05:54 PM »

While speaking to reporters on Saturday, he said that the next time he would make an even longer flag and that he would invite a thousand people to his home for a feast if the Germans clinch the World Cup this time.

Hossain, who hails from Ghoramara village, sold a 50 decimal land to raise the money to create the flag, which cost him Tk 150,000.

He had employed three tailors, who were paid over Tk 40,000, to sew together the over three-kilometre long flag.

Hossain, 65, is not a fan of Germany for no reason. He claimed that, in 1987, he was afflicted by an incurable disease that failed all treatment. Then a medicine from Germany gave him back his life.

Since then, Amzad has been a diehard fan of Germany.

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islander · « **Reply #310 on:** July 13, 2014, 06:06:43 PM »

The flag was brought to Magura district town on Saturday on the occasion of the German official's visit.

It was displayed at the stadium where Weyhe and his colleagues along with hundreds of locals came to see it.

http://bdnews24.com/

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islander · « **Reply #311 on:** July 14, 2014, 05:44:44 AM »

YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! just a few minutes ago! IT'S GERMANY!

don't cry for you, argentina. it's okay. it's just a game. and you gave germany a hard time.

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islander · « **Reply #312 on:** July 14, 2014, 05:47:30 AM »

Wunderbar: Germany's Mario Gotze scored with a brilliant finish to put his team ahead in the dying minutes of the World Cup final against Argentina

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islander · « **Reply #313 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:33:37 AM »

Germany's Mario GÃ¶tze, left, celebrates with Thomas MÃ¼ller after scoring the winning goal during extra time in the final. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

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islander · « **Reply #314 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:34:48 AM »

Agony and ecstasy: Germany celebrate after defeating Argentina in extra time 1-0 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup final

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hofelina · « **Reply #315 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:42:21 AM »

these professional players are mostly millionaires but they were trained to work and play as a team, that was the secret of their success. Way pasaway

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hofelina · « **Reply #316 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:48:52 AM »

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islander · « **Reply #317 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:51:41 AM »

uuuyyy, angayan lagi sila. puro pa gyod swiss guards ang ilang gwardiya.

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islander · « **Reply #318 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:56:14 AM »

these professional players are mostly millionaires but they were trained to work and play as a team, that was the secret of their success. Way pasaway

the very reason why i've always rooted for the german team in four world cups past; they are a team, no superstars, focused, disciplined. they even have to sweat it out and risk their heads and bones to earn those milions.

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islander · « **Reply #319 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:57:12 AM »

Germany's pile of joy

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