world cup is upon us peasants.

[dfens]

world cup is upon us, god has blessed with real unscripted sport, praise putin, infantino, fifa and all other kind souls out there tbh :lol


after the world cup lakers gon sign lebronze, catfish13 or kawai and make lavar head coach -> dynasty. have a blessed day sons :toast

[Ghazi]

gay ass

[dfens]

gay ass

I'm glad for your relationship with your mule tbh, keeping it traditional and all that :toast

[Capt Bringdown]

Tune in for a thrilling 1-1 tie.

[dfens]

Tune in for a thrilling 1-1 tie.

sons you missing out on the greatest show on earth

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Nobody gives a shit about povertyball except third world bush meat eating peasants, tbh.

[Mitch]

:lmao

Getting shit on by pablo( LkrFan )

[FkLA]

mexico:cry

[midnightpulp]

Didn't watch this crap, just here to laugh at dfens' sorry ass. Losing to Mexico :lmao Muh german masturd race :cry

[LkrFan]

:lmao

Getting shit on by pablo ( LkrFan )

:lol

[FkLA]

:lol

we did it hermano :cry

[LkrFan]

we did it hermano:cry

:lol

¡derrotamos a Alemania, hijo! :cry

[spursistan]

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Drama everywhere; everywhere..

A briefing for yall peasants..

[Killakobe81]

1008395561056264197

Drama everywhere; everywhere..

A briefing for yall peasants..


Mex/Germ
Messi/Iceland
Brazil/Swizz
and of course Spain vsw Ronaldo was all better than the NBA finals outside of game 1 ...and maybe game 3

[Bynumite]

Of course it had to be GOATnaldo the one to provide top tier entertainment and the best game of the competition so far, among all these poverty 1-0 and 1-1 results.

The GOAT single-handedly saving povertyball.

[Chris]

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[Clipper Nation]

1008395561056264197

Drama everywhere; everywhere..

A briefing for yall peasants..
Boiled down:

3-3
1-0
1-1
1-1
1-0

:lol Only one of those games had both teams score more than once, and even that one ended in a tie. No wonder povertyball fans have to reach for storylines to make their trash "sport" sound entertaining, since the actual games are not.

[midnightpulp]

Boiled down:

3-3
1-0
1-1
1-1
1-0

:lol Only one of those games had both teams score more than once, and even that one ended in a tie. No wonder povertyball fans have to reach for storylines to make their trash "sport" sound entertaining, since the actual games are not.

American sports fans showing their superior taste. The US Open beat ALL World Cup matches yesterday, including the Germany vs. Mexico match (which was the 2nd most important thing in Mexican history behind beating the French in Puebla :lol).

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Germany vs. Mexico did a 3.18

[The Gemini Method]

That Spain v. Portugal game was entertaining. The Mexico win was pretty cool too. Not sure why supporters of baseball criticize 1-0 games when they titillate whenever there's a 1-0 pitching duel. There's a uniqueness in any sport. Seeing those Icelanders get a draw was pretty cool considering that the city I grew up has almost 150k more people in it than the land of Sigur Ros and Bjork.

[illusioNtEk]

Was going to dog soccer here when thread first started but it was actually fun to watch Mexico beat Germany tbh... watching it with friends makes it entertaining

[midnightpulp]

That Spain v. Portugal game was entertaining. The Mexico win was pretty cool too. Not sure why supporters of baseball criticize 1-0 games when they titillate whenever there's a 1-0 pitching duel. There's a uniqueness in any sport. Seeing those Icelanders get a draw was pretty cool considering that the city I grew up has almost 150k more people in it than the land of Sigur Ros and Bjork.

I'm only a fan of pitching duels once in a while. I prefer higher scoring games in general. 5-4, 8-6, etc. I agree every sport has its own character. My problems with soccer aren't necessarily because it's low scoring. Until they address diving and penalty shoot-outs, count me out.

http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-reactions-funny-neymar-pretending-to-be-in-pain-gets-the-photoshop-treatment-20180618

[spurraider21]

wow... americans aren't viewing the WC with great enthusiasm in a year where the US didn't qualify for the WC

this is insightful stuff, mid. really.

[midnightpulp]

wow... americans aren't viewing the WC with great enthusiasm in a year where the US didn't qualify for the WC

this is insightful stuff, mid. really.

Messicans were supposed to make this a huge sport. That's all I keep hearing. They were causing earthquakes in Mexico but here the match couldn't beat golf.

:lol stealth soccer fan.

[spurraider21]

Messicans were supposed to make this a huge sport. That's all I keep hearing. They were causing earthquakes in Mexico but here the match couldn't beat golf.

:lol stealth soccer fan.
not a soccer fan at all. mainly tune in for world cup and sometimes euro or champions league. its a boring sport tbh. i follow baseball way closer than i follow soccer. dont watch either on tv until big tournaments/playoffs, though.

but using US ratings for a tournament the US isn't participating in is retarded, mid.

also wtf :lol... its a big deal in mexico therefore US ratings should be good?

[140]

wow... americans aren't viewing the WC with great enthusiasm in a year where the US didn't qualify for the WC

this is insightful stuff, mid. really.

:lol

[midnightpulp]

not a soccer fan at all. mainly tune in for world cup and sometimes euro or champions league. its a boring sport tbh. i follow baseball way closer than i follow soccer. dont watch either on tv until big tournaments/playoffs, though.

but using US ratings for a tournament the US isn't participating in is retarded, mid.

also wtf :lol... its a big deal in mexico therefore US ratings should be good?

Team Mexico is more popular than team USA in the US. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/04/16/this-world-cup-americas-team-is-mexico/

All I keep hearing from soccer lovers and hipsters here is how "changing demographics" is gonna make soccer a major sport. So why didn't that draw a good percentage of the some 45 million people of Mexican descent here?

[spurraider21]

Team Mexico is more popular than team USA in the US. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/04/16/this-world-cup-americas-team-is-mexico/

All I keep hearing from soccer lovers and hipsters here is how "changing demographics" is gonna make soccer a major sport. So why didn't that draw a good percentage of the some 45 million people of Mexican descent here?
that article doesn't say what you want it so say. yes, in a year with the US excluded, they will shift focus to mexico. but that also explains why the ratings aren't doing as well

[midnightpulp]

that article doesn't say what you want it so say. yes, in a year with the US excluded, they will shift focus to mexico. but that also explains why the ratings aren't doing as well

So what you're saying is we're a super casual soccer country? That's the point I was trying to imply all along. "Soccer countries" tune in en masse to watch group stage World Cup matches theyre not playing in. Here, they lose to golf, even when they feature a popular North American team.

[spurraider21]

So what you're saying is we're a super casual soccer country? That's the point I was trying to imply all along. "Soccer countries" tune in en masse to watch group stage World Cup matches theyre not playing in. Here, they lose to golf, even when they feature a popular North American team.
of course the US is a soccer casual country :lol... its still completely retarded to gauge their ratings in a year they aren't qualified. its like checking nba playoff ratings in san antonio area after the spurs have been eliminated vs if the spurs had advanced

[midnightpulp]

of course the US is a soccer casual country :lol... its still completely retarded to gauge their ratings in a year they aren't qualified. its like checking nba playoff ratings in san antonio area after the spurs have been eliminated vs if the spurs had advanced

No, it's actually more accurate to gauge ratings when we're not playing as it shows soccer's true interest here. We're supposed to be on track to becoming a soccer country, remember? Then why aren't we watching neutral matches with the numbers as country like Germany (15 million watched the russia Saudi Arabia opener there).

[spurraider21]

No, it's actually more accurate to gauge ratings when we're not playing as it shows soccer's true interest here. We're supposed to be on track to becoming a soccer country, remember? Then why aren't we watching neutral matches with the numbers as country like Germany (15 million watched the russia Saudi Arabia opener there).
i dont necessarily believe that.

the evidence you cited was just shit.

[midnightpulp]

i dont necessarily believe that.

the evidence you cited was just shit.

What evidence isn't shit then?

[FkLA]

Is the Mexico game combining both FS1 and Telemundo broadcasts? Either way, for English viewers it's dumb to compare Fox vs FS1, tbh.

[FkLA]

Telemundo drew a 4.3, actually. So the Mexico game destroyed the the golf tournament. :lol

[midnightpulp]

Telemundo drew a 4.3, actually. So the Mexico game destroyed the the golf tournament. :lol

4.3 vs 3.6 isn't destroying. And it's golf vs the biggest sporting event in the world.

[midnightpulp]

Is the Mexico game combining both FS1 and Telemundo broadcasts? Either way, for English viewers it's dumb to compare Fox vs FS1, tbh.

We're also comparing a 9 hour golf broadcast (the 3.6 was over the 9 hours) to a 2hr event.

[FkLA]

4.3 vs 3.6 isn't destroying. And it's golf vs the biggest sporting event in the world.

I like how you went from "lol can't even beat golf" to "well it didn't destroy golf". :lol

And if you combine both broadcasts, which is reasonable since we are talking about eyeballs regardless of language, then it absolutely destroyed the US Open.

[midnightpulp]

I like how you went from "lol can't even beat golf" to "well it didn't destroy golf". :lol

And if you combine both broadcasts, which is reasonable since we are talking about eyeballs regardless of language, then it absolutely destroyed the US Open.

You're right. I didn't factor in the illegals watching on telemundo.

[FkLA]

You're right. I didn't factor in the illegals watching on telemundo.


Messicans were supposed to make this a huge sport. That's all I keep hearing. They were causing earthquakes in Mexico but here the match couldn't beat golf.

https://emojipedia-us.s3.amazonaws.com/thumbs/240/google/119/thinking-face_1f914.png

[midnightpulp]

https://emojipedia-us.s3.amazonaws.com/thumbs/240/google/119/thinking-face_1f914.png

Those ratings aren't huge for what was perhaps the greatest win in wc history for Mexico.

[FkLA]

Those ratings aren't huge for what was perhaps the greatest win in wc history for Mexico.

You keep going back and forth with your argument.

This is Murica not Mexico, so that is pretty solid. I'm sure the ratings were much crazier in the motherland.

[midnightpulp]

You keep going back and forth with your argument.

This is Murica not Mexico, so that is pretty solid. I'm sure the ratings were much crazier in the motherland.

Spain? :lol

I think you're missing the point. All I hear is that Mexicans are going to Trojan horse soccer into a big 3 sport. If the biggest match they ever won in an every 4 year event is only drawing a 7.0, I don't see it happening. I mean, olympic snowboarding draws that.

[FkLA]

Spain? :lol

I think you're missing the point. All I hear is that Mexicans are going to Trojan horse soccer into a big 3 sport. If the biggest match they ever won in an every 4 year event is only drawing a 7.0, I don't see it happening. I mean, olympic snowboarding draws that.

Who do you hear that from? Not me.

You are overhyping the magnitude of the game too. It's not a Final or even the elusive quarterfinal. It's great because of who the opponent was but at the same time it's only the first game of the group stage. All immigrants aren't Mexican either. I enjoy the world cup and soccer, but I'm not necessarily going to go out of my way to watch Nigeria vs Croatia in the group stage.

[midnightpulp]

Who do you hear that from? Not me.

You are overhyping the magnitude of the game too. It's not a Final or even the elusive quarterfinal. It's great because of who the opponent was but at the same time it's only the first game of the group stage. All immigrants aren't Mexican either. I enjoy the world cup and soccer, but I'm not necessarily going to go out of my way to watch Nigeria vs Croatia in the group stage.

Every world cup there's a multitude of think pieces about how Mexicans are gonna make soccer huge, and they cite the 40 million people of Mexican descent living here to make their case. I find it insulting, as if all Mexican-Americans are a fuckin hive mind.

To me, the win was huge since Mexico has never beaten a soccer superpower in the WC. France was the closest in 2010, but I don't recall if they were any good that year. But yeah, obviously a knockout round would draw more.

[Mitch]

Every world cup there's a multitude of think pieces about how Mexicans are gonna make soccer huge, and they cite the 40 million people of Mexican descent living here to make their case. I find it insulting, as if all Mexican-Americans are a fuckin hive mind.

To me, the win was huge since Mexico has never beaten a soccer superpower in the WC. France was the closest in 2010, but I don't recall if they were any good that year. But yeah, obviously a knockout round would draw more.

Remember when they were hyping up team usa in 2010? :lol

We sure forgot about kickball fast after that.

[tholdren]

Soccer players tougher than todays nba.... sad

[Mitch]

Soccer players tougher than todays nba.... sad

Maybe the female soccer players, but the "male" teams are drama queens and flopping faggots :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

i thought america could be a powerhouse with the correct funding...but it looks like america just like down here the other major sports dont want soccer to overtake them in popularity so they do whatever it takes whether its asking govt for more funding or asking the media companies not to broadcast soccer games....

another problem is these teams also share the same facilities and grounds with other sports that play on the same field, they do whatever it takes not to share it with soccer....

no funding = shit quality of brand u get to watch, now why would a person waste 10-20bucks on a ticket to watch the skillset shown by professionals equivalent to a guy learning to kick a ball at an oval? theres a reason why quality is shit and no support, ppl only come out when the national team is playing, other then that the local professional leagues nobody gives a shit..... i say futsal is just as popular as soccer when it comes to ppl doing something recreational...cause nobody is going to find 10 clowns each to play, when futsal 3-4 a side is all you need...

[midnightpulp]

i thought america could be a powerhouse with the correct funding...but it looks like america just like down here the other major sports dont want soccer to overtake them in popularity so they do whatever it takes whether its asking govt for more funding or asking the media companies not to broadcast soccer games....

another problem is these teams also share the same facilities and grounds with other sports that play on the same field, they do whatever it takes not to share it with soccer....

no funding = shit quality of brand u get to watch, now why would a person waste 10-20bucks on a ticket to watch the skillset shown by professionals equivalent to a guy learning to kick a ball at an oval? theres a reason why quality is shit and no support, ppl only come out when the national team is playing, other then that the local professional leagues nobody gives a shit..... i say futsal is just as popular as soccer when it comes to ppl doing something recreational...cause nobody is going to find 10 clowns each to play, when futsal 3-4 a side is all you need...

There has to be a culture for soccer. Funding isn't a cure all. We don't have a soccer culture. Australia is pretty similar to us, where 4 different sports are all closely followed, so it makes it harder to devote time, attention, facilities, and space to soccer.

[lefty]

:lol Murican sports

[FkLA]

MLS is absolutelt growing, only an idiot would deny it. The buy-in for an expansion team just 10-15 years ago was like $10 million, now it's upwards of $200 million. You have a bunch quality soccer specific stadiums going up all around the country. The quality of players coming to the MLS continues to go up as well.

US soccer itself is at a rough point but the league itself is growing nicely. Will be even bigger by 2026, and the World Cup should give it an even bigger boost. :tu

[The Gemini Method]

Wakanda v. Pollocks on right now...

[midnightpulp]

MLS is absolutelt growing, only an idiot would deny it. The buy-in for an expansion team just 10-15 years ago was like $10 million, now it's upwards of $200 million. You have a bunch quality soccer specific stadiums going up all around the country. The quality of players coming to the MLS continues to go up as well.

US soccer itself is at a rough point but the league itself is growing nicely. Will be even bigger by 2026, and the World Cup should give it an even bigger boost. :tu

Growing? Yes. Poised to become a big 4. Outside chance since ice hockey is uber-regional and not as accessible in a variety of climates as soccer is. Displacing the MLB like you all hope (it would honestly have to displace the NBA first, and despite the NBA's social media relevance, the league isn't necessarily booming in the US as perceived)? Not in our lifetimes.

TV ratings. The recent MLS Finals did worse than the WNBA's close out game 5. The average ratings a nationally televised MLS game gets is about 250-300K. We're talking pro bowling level numbers there. Keep in mind that the MLS season is, what, 30 some games? Lower supply should typically translate into higher ratings. If you track television ratings from the league's inception to today, it's pretty much flat (but to be fair, all TV programming is down from the 90s for obvious reasons). Attendance? The inaugural MLS season had 17.5K. Last season: 22K. But three teams that draw over 20K are Canadian, with Atlanta and Seattle bumping up the average. Doing head math, average attendance would be around 18ish K removing the Canadian teams and Seattle/Atlanta (you can say that's unfair, but I'm showing how soccer popularity is confined to a couple of regions. And Atlanta's numbers will drop once the new stadium honeymoon wears off). Furthermore, 13 of the 23 teams had attendance drops from 2016 to 2017. Local TV ratings also severely lag behind the other leagues. The Sounders draw about a 2.5-3.0 in the market to the Mariners 5.0-6.0.

But again, I'm not claiming it's not growing. It's just not growing at the rate where it's on track to becoming a big 4 league.

[spursistan]

Not a single 0-0 in this Wolrld Cup after 33 drama-filled, breathtaking matches..

Edge of your seat stuff. Drama, passion..

Said it before that defenses can no longer keep up with modern offensive schemes in the game; which is why soccer is going to keep thriving as sport..It is been a buzzer-beating galore even when teams try to park the bus.

Fatball fans, you are missing out on the entertainment :lol..

https://i.imgur.com/W2Mkimu.gif

[apalisoc_9]

Not a single 0-0 in this Wolrld Cup after 33 drama-filled, breathtaking matches..

Edge of your seat stuff. Drama, passion..

Said it before that defenses can no longer keep up with modern offensive schemes in the game; which is why soccer is going to keep thriving as sport..It is been a buzzer-beating galore even when teams try to park the bus.

Fatball fans, you are missing out on the entertainment :lol..

https://i.imgur.com/W2Mkimu.gif

Lol Soccer has significantly increased in popularity in the last 20 years.

Its only going tl increase in pooularity too.

Bye Bye Baseball

:lmao

[FkLA]

Lol Soccer has significantly increased in popularity in the last 20 years.

Its only going tl increase in pooularity too.

Bye Bye Baseball

:lmao

What is baseball? Did you mean fatball?

[DMC]

world cup is upon us, god has blessed with real unscripted sport, praise putin, infantino, fifa and all other kind souls out there tbh :lol


after the world cup lakers gon sign lebronze, catfish13 or kawai and make lavar head coach -> dynasty. have a blessed day sons :toast

You got the peasant part right, fuckin' children-in-cage ball.

[DMC]

What is baseball? Did you mean fatball?

He means that sport where the good Spanish speaking players aren't from Mexico.

[apalisoc_9]

He means that sport where the good Spanish speaking players aren't from Mexico.

Go be fat somewhere.

[spursistan]

Go be fat somewhere.
:wow :lmao

[midnightpulp]

Lol Soccer has significantly increased in popularity in the last 20 years.

Its only going tl increase in pooularity too.

Bye Bye Baseball

:lmao

World Cup ratings. "A Complete Nightmare." :lmao

http://fortune.com/2018/06/22/world-cup-us-ratings-fox-telemundo/

[DMC]

Go be fat somewhere.

Just not in your country unless you found a way to add calories to donated rice and beans.

[midnightpulp]

Not a single 0-0 in this Wolrld Cup after 33 drama-filled, breathtaking matches..

Edge of your seat stuff. Drama, passion..

Said it before that defenses can no longer keep up with modern offensive schemes in the game; which is why soccer is going to keep thriving as sport..It is been a buzzer-beating galore even when teams try to park the bus.

Fatball fans, you are missing out on the entertainment :lol..

https://i.imgur.com/W2Mkimu.gif

It's funny that you have to bring this up as some kind of positive :lol

It's also funny that you bring up late game wins. Those happen all the time in American sports, but I get it, when a 90 minute win happens in soccer, it's like Haley's comet passing. Now let's take a look at your claim that we're in some kind of high scoring era that is just bound to captivate Americans!

85 total goals in 35 matches=2.6 goals per game. Average goals per game in the EPL (from an article I always cite showing the scoring predictability of soccer): 2.6-2.7. :lol

"See guys! This game ended 2-1! Um, soccer isn't really that low scoring, I tell ya. That take Americans!" Anyhow, it really isn't the low scoring nature of soccer that turns off Americans. Low scoring can have its advantages, since it makes blowouts more difficult (but also makes actual epic comebacks a lot more difficult). It's shit like this.

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And that's just one of the more notable ones. I'm sure if I collected all the dives in the tournament, they'd probably exceed the number of goals. :lol

Injury time is also the stupidest thing ever fuckin' invented. Inexcusable that a team might win in the closing moments of injury time when most of that time was likely gained by rolling around on the grass for an extra 10 seconds.


Foster calculated that there 302 instances in the first 32 games in which a player "could be seen at some point rolling around in pain, crumpling into a fetal position or lying lifeless on the pitch as the referee stopped the match." These ate up 132 minutes of clock. Yet, of these, only nine players needed to be replaced by a substitute.

But they lightly jog around or something.

[apalisoc_9]

Fatball fans :lmao

But but watching a guy seat his on ass for 3 hrs is more entertaining

http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mjlol.png

[midnightpulp]

Fatball fans :lmao

But but watching a guy seat his on ass for 3 hrs is more entertaining

http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mjlol.png

I don't see pitchers nor batters sitting down while facing off against each other. Time to pick a new meme. In any event, they sit down while they play chess (for 6-8 hours), which is also more entertaining viewing than soccer :lol

[apalisoc_9]

I don't see pitchers nor batters sitting down while facing off against each other. Time to pick a new meme. In any event, they sit down while they play chess (for 6-8 hours), which is also more entertaining viewing than soccer :lol

Dying sport

http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mjlol.png

[K...]

It's disingenuous to cite goal scoring anyway since soccer is more like a game of chain reaction. Good pass, good pass, cross, goal. That and breakaway and midfield collisions. Lots of non-score actions.

I'm a fairweather fan of soccer and baseball. Baseball has good drama, but nothing compares to the world cup.

[midnightpulp]

It's disingenuous to cite goal scoring anyway since soccer is more like a game of chain reaction. Good pass, good pass, cross, goal. That and breakaway and midfield collisions. Lots of non-score actions.

I'm a fairweather fan of soccer and baseball. Baseball has good drama, but nothing compares to the world cup.

Every sport has plenty of non-score actions to also go along with scoring.

[Avante]

This is without question my biggest...?????. I have tried, really have tried to watch this stuff, I just can't do it, because...........too slow, too little, and boring.

[midnightpulp]

This is without question my biggest...?????. I have tried, really have tried to watch this stuff, I just can't do it, because...........too slow, too little, and boring.

It's redundant to ice hockey. Ice Hockey solved the majority of problems with soccer (Gaelic football also did, if watching sports on ice isn't your thing).

[Mitch]

This is without question my biggest...?????. I have tried, really have tried to watch this stuff, I just can't do it, because...........too slow, too little, and boring.

You know how Europeans are, Avante. They prefer something slow and not so physical, to them soccer is "artistic" and about the drama between countries/teams. Americans live life on the fast lane, they want some rapid fire action, some primal exchanges, borderline supernatural athletic displays. That's why we're watching fast fire basketball, high speed hockey, brutal football and ye ol smacking a ball as hard as you can with a stick.

[midnightpulp]

You know how Europeans are, Avante. They prefer something slow and not so physical, to them soccer is "artistic" and about the drama between countries/teams. Americans live life on the fast lane, they want some rapid fire action, some primal exchanges, borderline supernatural athletic displays. That's why we're watching fast fire basketball, high speed hockey, brutal football and ye ol smacking a ball as hard as you can with a stick.

Yeah, aside from France, continentals never took to rugby. Continental Europe has also never seemed to comprehend bat-and-ball sports, either. And aside from Finland/Sweden, they don't do ice hockey. They love that whole "guys trying to a put a ball in a net" design, usually played with light contact (field hockey, soccer, handball, and fringe shit like floorball and korfball). I think it's why basketball took there out of all the American sports, and it's no surprise they brought flopping with them to the NBA. I love our sporting culture because it's truly diverse, with 4 top sports that don't really resemble each other. Euros always want some variation of soccer (basketball is somewhat a variation).

[DMC]

Fatball fans :lmao

But but watching a guy seat his on ass for 3 hrs is more entertaining

http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mjlol.png

Ironic the meme you used retired from the NBA to play baseball, not soccer.

[Darth_Pelican]

Didn't watch this crap, just here to laugh at dfens' sorry ass. Losing to Mexico :lmao Muh german masturd race :cry

:lmao They just lost to Korea also and they're out of the World Cup. :lmao dfens

[Mitch]

:lmao eliminated by starcraft players

[Killakobe81]

So much crying...
Even from the winners...
Never Seen this many grown man cry even at the funeral for a guy I played HS ball who died before he hit 21..

[140]

Nothing can match the World Cup tbh. Greatest event on earth :toast god bless sons

[The Gemini Method]

Germans keep taking those Ls in the 21st century like they did in the 20th century.

[midnightpulp]

Didn't watch again, but :lmao dfens. Muuuuuuh massturd race.

[midnightpulp]

:lmao eliminated by starcraft players

:lol

[benefactor]

:lmao eliminated by starcraft players
:lol

[DAF86]

So much crying...
Even from the winners...
Never Seen this many grown man cry even at the funeral for a guy I played HS ball who died before he hit 21..

It's more than a sport, son.

[Mitch]

It's less than a sport, son.

Fify, frijolero

[K...]

So France, or Belgium will win right?

[DAF86]

https://mobile.twitter.com/AdamSerrano/status/1012006491841179648/video/1

The beatiful sport bringing people of different races together. :cry

[Silver&Black]

:lmao eliminated by starcraft players

On my short list for "Post of the Year" tbh

[midnightpulp]

The World Cup is no longer upon dfens.

[spursistan]

Not a single 0-0 in this Wolrld Cup after 33 drama-filled, breathtaking matches..

Edge of your seat stuff. Drama, passion..

Said it before that defenses can no longer keep up with modern offensive schemes in the game; which is why soccer is going to keep thriving as sport..It is been a buzzer-beating galore even when teams try to park the bus.

Fatball fans, you are missing out on the entertainment :lol..

https://i.imgur.com/W2Mkimu.gif

Fuckin' Bump..

Most entertaining World Cup ever..:lol

Still only one 0-0 recorded in a meaningless matche where both teams were purposefully settling for a draw..

[Killakobe81]

what a great match.
Belgium looked done with 20 mins left.
The beautiful game!!!

Brasil v Belgium will be epic ...

BTW lebron is a Laker!!!!!!!

[lefty]

Daaaaaamn WC is amazing

1 minute of this WC >>>>> every beisbol season

[spursistan]

what a great match.
Belgium looked done with 20 mins left.
The beautiful game!!!

Brasil v Belgium will be epic ...

BTW lebron is a Laker!!!!!!!


Welcome on board Killa :tu

[140]

Greatest event on earthPERIOD

[Killakobe81]

Welcome on board Killa :tu

didnt appreciate playing as a kid.
But reffed some games as part-time gig and last 3 World cups have been good ... not not THIS good.
And this cup doesnt even need Messi or Ronaldo for drama .

Imagine last year's playoffs if Stte and/or Cavs were eliminated in the 1st or 2nd round?
NBA ratings would be screwed.

[Mitch]

Hopefully my hombre Paco ( LkrFan ) didn't off himself today, tbh

[LkrFan]

Hopefully my hombre Paco ( LkrFan ) didn't off himself today, tbh

:lol

[midnightpulp]

:lol

Bron helping you get through Mexico's loss, bro?

[LkrFan]

Bron helping you get through Mexico's loss, bro?

I'm good homie. It's been a hell of a run :cry

[apalisoc_9]

Bron helping you get through Mexico's loss, bro?

Yo bro, how can you even watch the NBA still if Kawhi plays with bron.

Shit is ridiculous.

[midnightpulp]

Yo bro, how can you even watch the NBA still if Kawhi plays with bron.

Shit is ridiculous.

:lol I haven't watched the NBA this season. Durant killed the league and this shit with Kawhi further alienated me. Not to mention the playstyle of today's game.

[apalisoc_9]

:lol I haven't watched the NBA this season. Durant killed the league and this shit with Kawhi further alienated me. Not to mention the playstyle of today's game.

Id probably officially quit if Kawhi joins bron....

[Mitch]

I'm good homie. It's been a hell of a run :cry

Thoughts on Mexico's election, hombre?

[LkrFan]

Thoughts on Mexico's election, hombre?

Estoy preocupado. Creo que podría haber habido interferencias rusas para ser honesto! :lol

[Mitch]

Estoy preocupado. Creo que podría haber habido interferencias rusas para ser honesto! :lol

Quit using Google translate, pendejo :lol

[LkrFan]

Quit using Google translate, pendejo :lol

What you talking about son? :lol

[Mitch]

What you talking about son? :lol

i know enough frijolero to spot translated text, tbh

[LkrFan]

i know enough frijolero to spot translated text, tbh

Whatever negrito :lol

[Mitch]

Whatever negrito :lol

yo soy gringo, cabron

[LkrFan]

yo soy gringo, cabron

:lmao

[webshad]

The previous World Cup in Brazil was garbage.

This World Cup is totally awesome. I usually don't watch soccer that much, but I am watching these World Cup games more and more, very exciting. Anything can happen, no such thing as an underdog anymore in this World Cup, loving it.

I think this upcoming NBA season is ruined, will probably try some club soccer.

[apalisoc_9]

The previous World Cup in Brazil was garbage.

This World Cup is totally awesome. I usually don't watch soccer that much, but I am watching these World Cup games more and more, very exciting. Anything can happen, no such thing as an underdog anymore in this World Cup, loving it.

I think this upcoming NBA season is ruined, will probably try some club soccer.

Lol if you hate NBA stay away from LA-Liga :lmao

Watch The continental cups. The games are super intense jist like the WC. Players fighting for their lives.

- AFC is in 2019 and the quarter finals is when the big boys play each other

- African Cup of nations should be fun from the group stages also in 2019

- Euros in 2020

- copa america in 2019

[Mitch]

Fitting the title is "us peasants" instead of "us, peasants", tbh

That's what soccer mostly is, peasants kicking a ball around :lol

[Killakobe81]

The previous World Cup in Brazil was garbage.

This World Cup is totally awesome. I usually don't watch soccer that much, but I am watching these World Cup games more and more, very exciting. Anything can happen, no such thing as an underdog anymore in this World Cup, loving it.

I think this upcoming NBA season is ruined, will probably try some club soccer.

Another amazing pair of games today and the semifinals should be high quality too.

[HarlemHeat37]

Croatia reaches the final 4 with 2 straight penalty shootout wins :lol

midnightpulp

[lefty20]

Deciding important games with PKs cuz endurance athletes refusing to endure more than 1 OT session. Fucking pussies need to keep playing till someone scores(PO Hockey) or someone dies.

[Caltex2]

I'd be more in favor of every player, including bench players, getting in for a sudden death than penalty kicks. Too easy, too amateur.

[dfens]

Deciding important games with PKs cuz endurance athletes refusing to endure more than 1 OT session. Fucking pussies need to keep playing till someone scores(PO Hockey) or someone dies.

at least they're contested, unlike freethrows.

also lol @nba a one team collusion based competition even touching the stories or the interest of the world cup. An NBA season is a meaningless blip compared to a world cup tbh. Especially in a one-team league, with collusion, no parity, mvps living on freethrows without even proper offensive game, in a bastardized version of the game aimed at maximizing 3p shots to make the game more appealing to casual fans etc.

Today Russia-Croatia had more drama than the entire NBA playoffs since '16. Real, live, edge of the seat, frenetic, players falling onto the pitch in exhaustion. No flops, no dirty fouls, no cheap shots, no freebies, no bitching at the ref, no calls because "star players", no commercial during the game, no pointless breaks, life-or-death 120 minutes of desperate defense, all players gave close to their fucking last breath in an absolute classic display of sport. Not one is even a contender. In sport bringing together more than half this planet.

y'all merrycans can keep living in that tariffed bubble tbh, in your uneducated mindless dogwhistled bipartisan society straight out of a fucking dystopia.

[dfens]

I'd be more in favor of every player, including bench players, getting in for a sudden death than penalty kicks. Too easy, too amateur.

lol son, everybody loves penaldos, it's do or die, not that pussy merican way of "it has to be fair :cry:cry:cry". It also adds to the strategical depth of the game as the purpose isn't necessarily winning on the pitch in 120 mins ... a concept which afaik is alien and impossible to understand to the simplistic merican society.

[Caltex2]

I didn't watch the game but I have a hard time believing that there were no flops at all.

[Caltex2]

lol son, everybody loves penaldos, it's do or die, not that pussy merican way of "it has to be fair :cry:cry:cry". It also adds to the strategical depth of the game as the purpose isn't necessarily winning on the pitch in 120 mins ... a concept which afaik is alien and impossible to understand to the simplistic merican society.

You go to penalty kicks because scoring is so rare, you have no other choice unless you want the game to end two-five hours later or for someone to die of heat stroke.

And yeah, no one ever plans to go into OT in any other sport. Football coaches don't plan their final minutes around settling for a tie and basketball coaches don't strategize to settle for the last shot or overtime when ahead or behind. And why would you want to go to OT and the final tiebreaker? People have lives and players need energy.

[lefty20]

defending PKs like they are not absolute fucking luck :lol. Might as well declare the game in favor of the team that wins the OT coin toss, cuz ppl have lives and you don't want the players to get a heat stroke.

[dfens]

defending PKs like they are not absolute fucking luck :lol. Might as well declare the game in favor of the team that wins the OT coin toss, cuz ppl have lives and you don't want the players to get a heat stroke.

there an emotional component attached to the PKs tbh .. it's not luck, it's lack of preparation and amazing keeping that makes the difference. It might look like luck to you casual fans I guess.
Teams LOSE at penalties, they don't win .. point is the better prepared team wins.

[Killakobe81]

defending PKs like they are not absolute fucking luck :lol. Might as well declare the game in favor of the team that wins the OT coin toss, cuz ppl have lives and you don't want the players to get a heat stroke.

PKs look easy but like FTs in the NBA Finals (Hello Nick Anderson and George Hill), but pressure and field conditions make them a challenge even for the world's best... And sometimes the goalie guesses correctly and stops the shot.
I agree not the best choice to end a match of that magnitude but they are given 30 extra minds beforehand to try and avoid it.
Shit is exciting none the less
The goal for the US is to make a similar run like Russia did this Cup as host team underdogs was impressive.
US has no excuses.

[apalisoc_9]

there an emotional component attached to the PKs tbh .. it's not luck, it's lack of preparation and amazing keeping that makes the difference. It might look like luck to you casual fans I guess.
Teams LOSE at penalties, they don't win .. point is the better prepared team wins.

Son, stop it these fatsos like anything slow and one fat people can play. No obese allowed in football tbh

[midnightpulp]

Croatia reaches the final 4 with 2 straight penalty shootout wins :lol

midnightpulp

Ridiculous. Another team I like seeing losing is England, and those fuckers advanced against Colombia without even properly putting the ball into the net :lmao. First goal was a Kane PK and then they advanced after they won at Mario Party. The poorly designed "sport" of soccer can easily fix this shit by allowing larger rosters and unlimited subs (the excuses I've heard about why soccer doesn't allow unlimited subs are poor), which would allow for indefinite overtime, like in ice hockey

And :lmao at all these povertypenalty fans defending PKs. Shootouts were introduced in the 50s or 60s to make the sport more "fan friendly." They were never historically a part of the game, and teams would play until there was a winner, continuing the next day if possible. It's a jackass way to decide important matches. It's a fucking minigame that barely resembles the main game and based on more luck than skill. The team who goes first (decided by a coinflip :lol) wins 61% of the time. So win the lucky coinflip and the odds are in your favor.

Soccer fans will continue to defend it because they're "exciting," and if conversing with Divekick fans on here has taught me anything, is that they value shallow entertainment above all else.

[Caltex2]

Or they can just widen the net. One thing I'll say is that soccer is not the only one using archaic rules. Basketball hasn't adapted to the post-shot clock era. All sports have outdated rules really but some, such as hockey, adapt. Soccer likely won't because its popularity will likely remain the same.

[midnightpulp]

Bombs.


How often have you seen a soccer game where one team completely outplays the other and the weaker side wins anyway based on a fluke goal? The answer is — all the time. I understand there’s luck and fluke plays in all sports, but they are not as critical when they are not the only score in the game...

But despite my affinity for a game I actually grew up with (I was raised in Turkey and New Jersey, both soccer hubs), I can see its faults clearly.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/why-soccer-sucks_b_24781.html

The Turk here saw the light in this case when exposed to much better American/Canadian sports as a kid.

[midnightpulp]

Or they can just widen the net. One thing I'll say is that soccer is not the only one using archaic rules. Basketball hasn't adapted to the post-shot clock era. All sports have outdated rules really but some, such as hockey, adapt. Soccer likely won't because its popularity will likely remain the same.

Indoor soccer was basically "the fix" in this case. But indoor sports are never as atmospheric, aesthetic and "epic" looking as sports played on large fields. I also think Gaelic Football makes soccer completely obsolete, as I've said before.

[Caltex2]

I like soccer because it requires great skill to work without your hands. But that doesn't mean rules laid out 100 years ago have to be set in stone.

[dfens]

PKs look easy but like FTs in the NBA Finals (Hello Nick Anderson and George Hill), but pressure and field conditions make them a challenge even for the world's best... And sometimes the goalie guesses correctly and stops the shot.
I agree not the best choice to end a match of that magnitude but they are given 30 extra minds beforehand to try and avoid it.
Shit is exciting none the less
The goal for the US is to make a similar run like Russia did this Cup as host team underdogs was impressive.
US has no excuses.

Bold is absolutely false.

To stop a shot the keeper has to:
1) guess the spot
2) jump slightly before the shot
A skilled PK taker usually checks the keeper, if the keeper jumps slightly before the shot the PK taker changes shot direction -> goal. If the keeper stays pat then the PK taker shoots with enough power to make sure the keeper never gets there -> goal.

Penalties are missed. They are never saved.

[dfens]

Ridiculous. Another team I like seeing losing is England, and those fuckers advanced against Colombia without even properly putting the ball into the net :lmao. First goal was a Kane PK and then they advanced after they won at Mario Party. The poorly designed "sport" of soccer can easily fix this shit by allowing larger rosters and unlimited subs (the excuses I've heard about why soccer doesn't allow unlimited subs are poor), which would allow for indefinite overtime, like in ice hockey

And :lmao at all these povertypenalty fans defending PKs. Shootouts were introduced in the 50s or 60s to make the sport more "fan friendly." They were never historically a part of the game, and teams would play until there was a winner, continuing the next day if possible. It's a jackass way to decide important matches. It's a fucking minigame that barely resembles the main game and based on more luck than skill. The team who goes first (decided by a coinflip :lol) wins 61% of the time. So win the lucky coinflip and the odds are in your favor.

Soccer fans will continue to defend it because they're "exciting," and if conversing with Divekick fans on here has taught me anything, is that they value shallow entertainment above all else.

commenting on something you don't understand. true american tbh.

[spursistan]

6 fuckin' Goals in a World Cup Final-- the single highest stake game across all sports..

Are u not entertained, peasants? :lol..

[UNT Eagles 2016]

6 fuckin' Goals in a World Cup Final-- the single highest stake game across all sports..

Are u not entertained, peasants? :lol..

One of the best WC finals ever, love to see scoring. More like a hockey game than soccer.

Also, congratulations France. Time for me to celebrate by making myself a croque monsieur, egg, and french music from Youtube. :toast

[Trill Clinton]

One of the best WC finals ever, love to see scoring. More like a hockey game than soccer.

Also, congratulations France. Time for me to celebrate by making myself a croque monsieur, egg, and french music from Youtube. :toast

nah celebrate by making some fufu, jollof rice, piri piri and some African music instead. that was an all-african team we saw today.

[Mark Celibate]

Ridiculous. Another team I like seeing losing is England, and those fuckers advanced against Colombia without even properly putting the ball into the net :lmao. First goal was a Kane PK and then they advanced after they won at Mario Party.

http://gifimage.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/black-kid-gif-2.gif

[Caltex2]

Why the Hell doesn't England play with a unified United Kingdom team? They do for the Olympics. That'd be like Texas competing internationally or Ontario.

[ambchang]

Mistake filled game. PK was retarded. Goals 3 and 4 for France were huge mistakes by the Croatian defense. Goal 2 for Croatia was just an embarrassment for France.

[Chris]

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This is what happens when you import the 3rd world.

[resistanze]

nah celebrate by making some fufu, jollof rice, piri piri and some African music instead. that was an all-african team we saw today.
https://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rejoice.png

[Bynumite]

Why the Hell doesn't England play with a unified United Kingdom team? They do for the Olympics. That'd be like Texas competing internationally or Ontario.

Yeah, the scottish and the irish is what's gonna get them over the hump :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Yeah, the scottish and the irish is what's gonna get them over the hump :lol

:lol

[apalisoc_9]

To be fair Bale, Robertson, Ramsey would make a difference

[Caltex2]

Yeah, the scottish and the irish is what's gonna get them over the hump :lol

Maybe, you never know. The Soviets always won more than Russia does. Besides, my point is it's weird for soccer but not the Olympics and vice versa, heck it makes WAY more sense for them to do it in the Olympics but be a unified country for soccer.

[Killakobe81]

Bold is absolutely false.

To stop a shot the keeper has to:
1) guess the spot
2) jump slightly before the shot
A skilled PK taker usually checks the keeper, if the keeper jumps slightly before the shot the PK taker changes shot direction -> goal. If the keeper stays pat then the PK taker shoots with enough power to make sure the keeper never gets there -> goal.

Penalties are missed. They are never saved.

Bullshit. Normally true and I get that the best PK takers don't miss... But in this World Cup there hVe been legit PK saves made by the Russian and Croatian goal keepers.

[TDMVPDPOY]

To be fair Bale, Robertson, Ramsey would make a difference

problem with england squad has always been lacking that left footed player on the left wing midfield ....that was probably their weakest position for the last 20yrs

[UNT Eagles 2016]

nah celebrate by making some fufu, jollof rice, piri piri and some African music instead. that was an all-african team we saw today.

My favorite 2 foods are egg-flour fried chicken and jambalaya, two "black" foods... and I'm not black at all. My (black) wife made me fried chicken tonight. She's the greatest.