16 June 2014

13:00




Germany v Portugal




Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Group G

Group G

Germany v Portugal

Germany 1.91 Draw 3.30 Portugal 4.00

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Germainia for me...

Portugal 3 Germany 2

germany 3 - 1 winner pls[-o<

I vote for a 2-2. I don't care a great deal, so long as there are a few nice goals!

I did say the Netherlands vs Spain was going to be tight, I don't think anybody predicted that result!

I think this'll also be a tight game, maybe a 1-1 or 2-2 draw.

For the US' sake, hoping for a german onslaught.

Good tackles by Meireles. Shocking German defending there, after a good start by Germany.

Fuck, and just as I type that Portugal's goalkeeper with a shocker cross, and Germany should now be 1-0 up.

The German public are really pumped of course. Khedira just missed an open goal from 25m but that was always going to be hard to score. Lahm was taclked in the middle for Ronaldo to have a shot blocked.

PENALTY GERMANY!!!

Penalty for Germany. Gotze pulled down.

Penalty SCORED!!!!

Muller converts.

1-0 Germany.

18 Goals for Germany, in 50 appearances for Muller.

Edited by Heineken: 17/6/2014 02:11:43 AM

1:0 Muller.

Portugal are so poor at the back but have a lot up front. Crackers going off in Hannover already. Germany beat Saudi 8:0, Costa Rica 4:2 and Australia 4:0 in the first games of the last WC so they're fast starters. Long tournament guys, you too Holland.

The back heel from my main man in the lead up to the pen <3

Nani!!! Not bad. Had curl, just not enough dip.

2-0 Germany!!!!!!!!! Lovely header!!!!

Hummels! When 100% fit easily one of the best in the world.

Keep going Germany, get cocky until it really matters..... They surely must be smarter this tournament and keep their feet on the ground.

Poor pass by Nani. Ronaldo is getting frustrated with his colleagues. Wow very open play and Portugal,was offside but flag down and corner for Portugal.

PEPES OFF!!!!!!!!

37TH MINUTE!!!!!!!!!~

Ahhhhhhahahahaha. Fuck off Pepe you dirty cunt. Seriously, the player that I've probably disliked most ever. Such a fuckwit.

Fuck, was it for that "headbutt". That was just a stupid thing by Pepe. Deserved being sent off for being a dickhead about it.

What a dick!

Ronaldo looks bemused and resigned to defeat already. :lol:

What can you do though, you know? They have such a great side but that Pepe dickhead sabotages them so often.

Red for Pepe. The hand in Muller's face was an accident but the follow up with the head on Muller's head while on the ground was enough. Portugal have already subbed Almeida off and are in all sorts of trouble. Free kick for Germany as the incident was in back play and it's just outside the box.

Pepe. Waht a fucking dunce. Absolute fucking pillock.

To be fair, credit to Muller for not getting up and just knocking Pepe's block off. For a split second there, he was going to, but he kept his hands by his side as he gave Pepe the spray.

Can't stand Pepe. Busquets though is the biggest *#^& for me.

They might be better off without Pepe. Geez Germany have some back up on the bench. Podolski, Klose Schurrle, Schweinsteiger, Draxler.

After Euro 2000 and coming last in the group, Germany got started with a massive focus on academies. It's really paying off now.

GOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL

3-0. This is turning into a blitzkrieg

3:0 Muller. Suddenly I don't feel so bad about that game in Durban anymore :D

Half Time:

Germany: 3
Portugal: 0

Portugal can just count their lucky blessings that the ref bottled it and didn't send Pereira off as well.

Portugal are going to get destroyed. There may well be some big early exits (Spain? Portugal?), a loss is one thing but a big goals-against makes things harder again.

Yeah, 4 points shouldn't be seen as enough with a shitty goal difference.

I agree to an extent, Busquets is definitely as much a germ as Pepe.

Nice to see Nani is shit for country too, seriously some awful decision making and execution on Portugals behalf, their ability to surge forward on the counter is brilliant, but their ball use is abysmal.

Which is pretty surprising for me. The midfield they have is absolutely scary. Every single one of those players (even Nani on his day... which isn't often) is an absolute beast.

Dat elastic face.

Agreed, Moutinho in particular is one of the most underrated midfielders in the tournament imo, also it's been a while since I've seen Meireles play...that beard is ridiculous.

LOL. Nani. What's worse, his hair, or that touch?

Yep, Moutinho and Veloso are really underrated and are pretty dominant in anchoring the midfield.

Day just gets worse for the Portuguese.

Looked kinda serious. That'll put them down to 21 men to select from for the next match already.

Should've taken that first time.

That groin injury looked nasty. Bad first match, 2 injuries, and their defending is just panic stations.

Should be 5-0 to the Germans by now. Some decent, but desperate defending by the Portuguese has kept the score at 3-0

Germans now with an injury, Hummels off with what looks to be a calf injury.

Seems like a lot of injuries this WC considering the stage we're in.

Löw should just chuck Klose on and save one of the attacking players already on. Give him a chance at that record in a match that's already decided.

Actually thought Ronaldo was going to deck the referee there. :lol:

FIFA seriously need to address players rushing up to the ref. It's disgusting. Take a leaf out of league/union's book at and just give them a yellow immediately.

Edited by Draupnir: 17/6/2014 03:35:38 AM

4-0. LOL. Müller!

Germany 4-0.

Muller has his first international hat-trick.

Well done Muller.

Looks like Portugal caught the New York Jets' sporting ineptitude when they trained with them before the tournament.

Ggotta agree with this. Appealing and inquiring to the referee about his decision is one thing, but half the team rushing the refs face, or doing what Ronaldo did just then, get right in the refs face and chase him, for 20 meters, arms flailing and looking murderous is a complete disrespect to the referee.

I agree players should have the right to inquire to a ref, but to chase after the referee like Ronaldo just did, is IMO unacceptable. Deserved a yellow for it. I get he's frustrated and upset, but that's just poor sportsmanship.

Germany's first game, 2010: Germany 4 Australia 0
Germany's first game, 2014: Germany 4 Portugal 0

:lol: There's still a good 10 minutes to go too. C'mon Germany. :lol:

That's an average 5 goals in their opening games from the last 4 tournaments.

Edited by johnszasz: 17/6/2014 03:42:03 AM

Yeah, I agree that they should be able to question the ref, but I reckon the way to fix it is by giving that right only to the captain, otherwise it's an immediate yellow. Seriously, it's not like a ref has ever changed his mind because of a protest.

That Ozil one on one reminded me so much of 2010 where Schwarzer saved it. Australia probably should have conceded 7 or 8 that day and today is nearly the same.

FTFY :lol:

They scored 4 in their opener in 2006 as well don't forget.

So...does that mean we're as good as Portugal?

Interesting trend is their second game of major tournaments.

2002: 1-1 vs Ireland

2004: 0-0 vs Latvia

2006: 1-0 vs Poland (literally scored in the last second)

2008: 1-2 vs Croatia

2010: 0-1 vs Serbia

2012: 2-1 vs Netherlands, curse broken?

Had Klose come on and scored, that would've been a goal in 4 world cups let alone his team's opening game.

Yes.

And they scored 8 in their opener in 2002. That's 4 in a row with at least 4 goals.

Anyone see old mate with the beard fingers after Pepe got his red card? :lol:

-PB

Pepe never should have put his face onto Muller, but as far as I am concerned, that was the most disgraceful piece of playacting/simulation/cheating I've seen in a WC since Rivaldo in 2002.

Absolutely disgusted. Hope Muller wears the crown of World Cup cheat for years to come. He's taken over from Rivaldo.

:lol:
Yeah, just about the only highlight for the Portuguese.

The Spaniards were just as bad with it against the Netherlands. Coaches are telling the players "anyone comes close to making contact with the head, go down like you've been shot". It's pathetic and should be punished, but Pepe had no business in going back to Muller and deserves a lengthy suspension.

I agree with both of you - but as we know 2 wrongs don't make a right.

Pepe has been one of the dirtiest defenders in the game for years and I'm glad he got his just rewards shame though for the portugese followers I know but Muller as well is a low life, the over acting has got OTT.

The sooner FIFA wake the fuck up to themselves over play acting/simulation/dodgy shirt pulling and arms over shoulders in the box etcetc the better for the game.

This. In the end it wasn't the exaggeration from Muller that got Pepe sent off, after all the referee had called play on.

Not sure how he can take over from Rivaldo when Rivaldo's play acting 1) got someone sent off and 2) At least Muller went down holding the part of his body that Pepe made contact with.

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 17/6/2014 03:18:54 PM

Muller didn't have the conniption fit rolling himself across the ground either.

Seeing Bento attacking the refs in the post game press conference was pretty piss poor too.

Well after just watching that I'm going for any team playing Germany.

If there's a bigger bunch of diving, cheating, c#nts at this tournament they haven't played yet.

Yes Pepe shouldn't have given him a gobful but in the US Ghana game where there was a blowup the ref came over and said "calm down lads" or whatever and off they went to play on. Both could have easily been given a red but the ref was more circumspect than that and applied some common sense.

And for fucks sake can just one commentator call a dive for once instead of this garbage of "he's made the most of that" or "that was a soft penalty".

If its a dive call it you gutless pricks. Who are they trying not to offend?

I don't see how Muller dived. He exaggerated the initial contact (which 99% of footballers do when they get struck in the face with a flailing arm) then Pepe decided to be Pepe.

The people signing their paychecks? :P

-PB

Exaggerating the contact is CHEATING.

It's an attempt to con the ref. It's unsportsmanlike conduct, which is a rule BTW. Yellow card for simulation.

Would love to see a ref have the balls to give the foul and then turn around and book the diving dog for OTT acting.

Surely 50% of the world hates that shit?

Video reviews post match and suspensions for clear acts of diving and simulation.

Would stop all that shit instantly.

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