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Chris de Sperg posted:All joking asides, I really feel Germany have a decent shot at winning their first World Cup this year. I think you are right. We are not the favorites by far, but if Italy gets eliminated by somebody else we have a chance to win it. We probably won't though, especially if important players keep getting injured. But it's not inconceivable that we get lucky. The other teams are fighting with problems of their own.
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Honj Steak posted:http://www.espnfc.com/blog/_/name/worldcupcentral/id/4593/world-cup-posters?cc=5739 So, I'm sure I will out myself as a total noob, but who is the guy in the front? I can (barely) recognize Schweini and Mesut there, but I can't place the other one. And as Dunban said, that nickname is a myth. But it could have been worse:  And I cannot imagine that this image will be all too popular with several nations, given recent events: 
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Dunban posted:It's Neymar. Seriously? I still don't see it. It really is bizarre.
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Gigi Galli posted:These both own though? Do you still have PTSD from when Mario did that to you? I can't remember any such thing. (Please somebody kick them out of the WC before we play them in the final  )Also the Russian imperial eagle might be a bit unpopular in certain places right now with the Ukraine situation as it is. It looks badass though.
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How many times did the Netherlands win the World Cup?
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hopterque posted:I like how C. Ronaldo is like 30 something. Since the "World Cup" is technically only the final of the whole World Cup, things done in the qualifiers count as well, so Ronaldo deserves mention for dragging his poo poo team to the finals, basically by himself. That Portugal won't make it far in the finals themselves is not Ronaldo's fault. If he manages to get them through the group stages he deserves a place on the list.
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Reus  I'm proposing to hold no DFB Cup the year of the WM, and do away with the friendlies before it as well. This sucks so much. Lahm, Schweinsteiger and Neuer aren't 100% fit either. What's wrong with this world? Still, Klose will score 20 goals, Poldi 10, and we will win the World Cup for sure.
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Lazlow posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/13/franz-beckenbauer-banned-fifa-qatar-world-cup Suspended from what? His honorary presidency of FCB? Can they even do that? On the other hand, investigating corruption around the Qatar world cup is the right move.
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Lazlow posted:You know what else would've been amazing? Klose breaking the record in their opening match. Klose can score against teams like Ghana or the US, and then Müller will still be able to break Klose's new record in the final.
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Smirr posted:The thing is, I can't really think of any situations where a player takes a hand/elbow/foot to the face and doesn't go down, even if it's as soft as yesterday. Even that little unexpected contact is enough to make you stop playing, and if you're gonna stop playing why not have a little sit down too? If nothing else had happened no one would be talking about that situation at all, but Pepe is a goshdarn psychopath rear end in a top hat, so... Right, the ref didn't even stop play for that. But Pepe is dumb and decided to stop playing and give Müller a (soft) headbutt in full view of the ref.
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unicron posted:At this very early stage I think that would be a fair finish. But aren't Brazil typically late, slow starters? And haven't they like, never lost at home or something? Given the small sample size, I don't think these statistics are meaningful. Still, just going by results till now, it wouldn't surprise if the Dutch or Brazilians or Germans win the whole thing, while some other favorites surprised with bad results, Spain first among them of course.
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elbkaida posted:I didn't think Lahm was THAT bad really, he'll probably catch himself until the next round. Lahm gifted Ghana their second goal. If that was not "THAT bad", then Mustafi was also not "THAT bad".
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hopterque posted:I vote that if Klose breaks the record any new Bundesliga or Germany thread titles involve him somehow. What if Müller breaks the record as well this World Cup?
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Dunban posted:Never in doubt. None of the other favorites advanced without difficulties, it's still coming home. Also, Neuer is crazy. And good.
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Apparently Mustafi is injured and won't play again this World Cup.
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I'm still bitter about Reus. And Gündogan of course, both for the BvB and the national team, but he's been injured for so long... 
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I don't even get these post-game interview with sometimes still panting players, they add nothing of value. Interviewing the managers is often a bit more interesting (especially when Kloppo freaks out again  ). But sometimes you have the same non-answers from them as the players give. Leave the people alone and give them a day to work out what went wrong/right. Stupid journalists.
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Katana Gomai posted:http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussba...frankreich.html I read somewhere that Lahm refused to go back to being a RB, was that only useless internet speculation or is it true? It would probably explain quite a bit, though I cannot really believe it.
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That conference superiority thing is utterly bizarre, but I do remember the articles written in 2010 how so few European teams got out of the group stages and that it's time for South American and African (lol) dominance.
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Dunban posted:Holland because van Gaal and Robben are cool and good This but Argentina, because van Gaal and especially Robben are lovely people and don't deserve to win.
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No doubt, we will win.
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pik_d posted:If he only scores one then James gets it for playing less games. Fine, let him score twice then! (I thought he had more assists which would let him be the top scorer?)
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WE DID IT! SCHLAND!
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Lol Austrians. "Das unrühmliche Ende einer durch und durch von Anfang an unsymphatischen WM..." As if this World Cup wasn't one of the best of all time. It's sad if you only qualify for major tournaments when you host them, losers.
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African AIDS cum posted:Austria is a skiing nation. Lets see a german win gold in Kitzbuhel. Hahaha. Germany is the most successful Biathlon nation at the Winter Olympics, the Austrians can get hosed.
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Enigma89 posted:The Swiss are easier to understand than Bavarians Only when they try to speak High German, once they begin to speak Switzerdütsch I can understand at most every fourth word. It's easier to understand Dutch than Switzerdütsch imho. Also, that interview rocks.
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hopterque posted:I move that OP is a terrible plastic and should probably just give up on this whole pretending to be german thing. I don't care, everybody can be a fan of our national team.
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ephex posted:Don't let Dönerchat tear us apart. We are. Soon I can go back to hating that greedy traitor scum, but for now he is the hero who shot us to our fourth world cup.
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Maradonna Summer posted:Hi quick question how many players did fc köln contribute to the national team ok thanks One obviously. Poldi will forever be a Köln player.
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Poldi Klose with his boys was also heartwarming.
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I'm glad that our boys did not do the stunt the Spanish team did in 2010, exchanging all their kits for new ones with one star on it. Keep it classy, lads!
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spankmeister posted:they had the t shirts with the 4 stars on with the years in there though? Did they? All of them? Just look a little up-thread, Poldi and his son + Müller, they have three stars.
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Am I the only one who found Rihanna snuggling up with half the German team really creepy?
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Perhaps creepy is the wrong word. It just annoyed me. She even got to pose with the cup! And you can have Rihanna, I'd rather take some of the players, thanks.
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Maradonna Summer posted:hi i don't speak german but i've got this on, don't know if it's geoblocked It's not geonlocked, and it's great. Thanks.
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I'm thankful that the Italian cunts did not manage to get out of their group. It was clear that we were going to win the tournament after Italy went out.
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Soulex posted:Fußballweltmeisterschaftsgewinnerdeutschlandflaggenschadenfreudenmischgetränk Nope, that's not a real word. Even German has limits. This was the most glorious WC for me too, in 1990 I was only a small kid and we were just getting used to glorious West Germany after escaping the hellhole that was the other Germany. I'm really curious who Löw will take on as his new co-manager, Hansi Flick is going to be the new DFB Sportdirektor.
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Katana Gomai posted:woke up and die Gauchos still gehn so, feels even better
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