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Post by htmb on Jun 23, 2014 14:52:56 GMT
Oh, how sweet. I especially loved it when they jumped on top of the buses. How long did the celebrating go on last night?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2014 16:29:32 GMT
On my corner it was all wrapped up before midnight, but since there were also celebrations on the Champs Elysées and on the périphérique, some people probably drove around honking and shouting for a couple of more hours.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2014 18:06:11 GMT
K2, you ought to put that video in the new Sports Fans thread. It is just the thing that thread needs.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2014 18:08:57 GMT
Good idea. I am still wondering how they scrambled on top of the bus, although you can see in the video how they scrambled down.
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Post by htmb on Jun 23, 2014 18:15:57 GMT
I'm wondering if the driver was cooperative/celebratory.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2014 18:01:30 GMT
Spain, England, Italy all eliminated from the World Cup. It is beginning to feel like a vacuum around France. Belgium, Germany and Switzerland are still hanging in for the moment...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 11:17:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 17:53:26 GMT
Top 10 ticket buyers 1. Brazil - 1,363,179
2. US - 196,838
3. Argentina - 61,021
4. Germany - 58,778
5. England - 57,917
6. Colombia - 54,477
7. Australia - 52,289
8. Chile - 38,638
9. France - 34,865
10. Mexico - 33,694
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 22:52:01 GMT
I'm a little surprised that Italy and Spain are not on that list.
Tomorrow is U.S. vs. Germany. It will be a tough match for us.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2014 23:18:14 GMT
Well, they (Italy and Spain) are probably happy now, since they have been eliminated already.
The article that I read about the surprising number of U.S. tickets said that probably at least half of them had been bought by ethnic groups supporting other teams. I myself was surprised that Australia had bought so many tickets since the Australian team did not have a snowball's chance in hell. But I imagine that it is another case of the local ethnic groups buying tickets to go and see the team that they really support.
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Post by bjd on Jun 26, 2014 6:43:30 GMT
I had been dreading going to sleep last night since I heard various neighbours watching the game in large groups. I realized that nothing much had happened since there was no cheering at any point. This morning I confirmed that it was a scoreless tie.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 13:17:04 GMT
I'm glad you were spared BJD.
Three years ago while I was visiting Miami during the World Cup games, there were pockets all over South Beach of raucous groups. Miami Beach I found had a huge soccer fan base. It was fun for my friend and I to go to different establishments she knew and watch certain matches. There was a Spanish restaurant which was one of my favorite places, both for their food and the enthusiastic crowd including the staff and watch a couple of matches. I will be there for the final match next month and we will be sure to go to whatever establishment my hostess chooses as the most fun.
I understand that FIFA will make their decision today about Suarez's biting. That ought to be interesting...
In the meantime, GO USA!!!!!!
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Post by lola on Jun 27, 2014 12:38:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2014 13:32:50 GMT
Meanwhile, it's nice to have a day off from football.
Back to the competition tomorrow.
France obviously also roots for Algeria, "the other French team," since 17 of the 23 players were born in France and have French citizenship.
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Post by mich64 on Jun 27, 2014 18:22:26 GMT
I just seen a report on the news channel of the Russian goal keeper contending with a laser being directed at him from the crowd. I hope they can find the person responsible, this is very dangerous and unfair.
I am enjoying watching some of the matches even though I have never had much interest in the past.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 17:14:04 GMT
Brazil is not dominating Chile for the moment. That could change everything.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 18:39:28 GMT
Still nail biting time for Brazil-Chile as the extra time ends and they go into sudden death penalty shots.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 18:55:45 GMT
And Chile is out...!
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Post by bjd on Jun 29, 2014 5:38:23 GMT
That's too bad -- it's a shame when it ends on penalty shots instead of in play. I'm glad to see that Colombia beat Uruguay.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2014 16:17:20 GMT
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Post by fumobici on Jun 30, 2014 0:26:11 GMT
Mexico-Netherlands was scintillating I thought. I love both teams and would have been happy to see either advance.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 18:27:57 GMT
France has a bit of a problem now. Its next opponent will be extremely charged emotionally -- Algeria or Germany. Algeria is pretty obvious, but Germany is because of the World Cup in 1982. The German goalie Harald Schumacher violently attacked French team member Patrick Battiston, knocking him out and sending him to the hospital. Not only did the referee not give a red card to Schumacher, he put the ball back in play for the Germans.
In the end, the match went on to penalty kicks, and Germany won.
Even though just one team member for Germany (and one bad referee) was responsible for the event, the French have never forgotten this match 32 years later, and it enflames the country every time France plays against Germany.
Meanwhile, I don't think that Algeria has the slightest chance against Germany today.
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Post by breeze on Jul 1, 2014 0:31:15 GMT
My support is the kiss of death for most teams during this Cup. We rooted for Algeria today, so you can blame us for their loss. We felt they deserved better. The calls went against them a lot of the time, or fouls by the Germans were overlooked.
Some commentators call it as they see it, but today's English pair just let all the iffy calls go by without comment. Come to think of it, in most of the matches I've watched, the audience would be shown a replay of the incident twice from different angles so we could make up our own minds, and the announcers would freely give their thumbs up or down to the referee's call. That didn't happen today.
At this point I'd almost rather watch a match between two teams I don't care about so I'm not so invested in the outcome.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 5:30:00 GMT
Algeria turned out to be a tougher match for Germany than expected. Since France plays Germany next, maybe we have a chance.
I have no idea how much other teams win financially, but they were mentioning on the news that by reaching the quarterfinals, every member of the French team -- including the reserve players -- has earned 93,000 euros in bonuses. If ever they were to win the Cup, they all get 229,000 euros. The decision to include the reserve players was a decision by the active team.
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Post by bjd on Jul 1, 2014 5:50:16 GMT
Being totally unqualified to comment since I haven't seen any of the games, but basing myself on the lack of action in the last two France games (lack of enthusiasm in the neighbourhood or the streets), I think the French won't win against Germany.
I would be really pleased if a less known team, like Colombia, won the World Cup. It's always the same ones, although this time many of the usual European teams have been eliminated early on. Maybe they shouldn't get automatic qualification at all?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 6:07:56 GMT
They don't get automatic qualification -- they have to fight their way through the early pools like everybody else. For example, in the 1994 World Cup, the U.S. was horrified when neither England nor France qualified to participate since they were expected to help fill the American stadiums. France nearly didn't qualify this year either -- it scraped through by beating Ukraine 3-0 in the very last qualifying match.
Meanwhile, France has not beat Germany in an official match in 56 years.
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Post by lola on Jul 1, 2014 15:31:28 GMT
My support is the kiss of death for most teams during this Cup. We rooted for Algeria today, so you can blame us for their loss. We felt they deserved better. The calls went against them a lot of the time, or fouls by the Germans were overlooked. Some commentators call it as they see it, but today's English pair just let all the iffy calls go by without comment. Come to think of it, in most of the matches I've watched, the audience would be shown a replay of the incident twice from different angles so we could make up our own minds, and the announcers would freely give their thumbs up or down to the referee's call. That didn't happen today. At this point I'd almost rather watch a match between two teams I don't care about so I'm not so invested in the outcome. Breeze, my support so far has doomed Spain and Nigeria. I'm also sorry about Algeria and that there aren't any African teams left in it. I went to the usually soccer-lively Amsterdam Tavern yesterday to watch the end of Nigeria vs France, but it wasn't worth the drive or the price of a half-pint of midday ale, since the crowd didn't seem invested in the outcome. I'll switch to Brazil now -- reserving unstated support for les Bleus -- and just walk up to the local Mexican restaurant where I can watch in Spanish with the bartender.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 18:37:13 GMT
And so Argentina eliminates Switzerland...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 19:02:33 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 1, 2014 19:16:00 GMT
Lol.....now I have a headache!!!
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