Confederation Cup Thread

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agent Del Bosque. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Japan 1-2 Mexico, FT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Only three added minutes is weird.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy 2-4 Brazil, FT.

[Rors]

I wouldn't say the second-half was particularly good...

[Rors]

That goal against Japan is the new "Radford...now Tudor's gone for Newcastle".

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

They'll be organised, they'll be disciplined, they'll be strong.

But we do know Brazil. Technique up top, lots of technique, but they're vulnerable at the back. You can get at them.

[Rors]

The Little Pea :haha: :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Highlights are on soon.

Seen Fred's and Chiellinis goals coming back home from football on TV CatchUp :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Hernandez missed a penalty and missed the rebound which was a sitter :haha:

Would have been his hat trick

[Cripps_orig]

Sunday 23rd June 2013

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP - GROUP B

Nigeria v Spain 20:00
Uruguay v Tahiti 20:00

Do we watch the boring Spanish passing crap or guaranteed goals n the Uruguay game?

[Cripps_orig]

A row between Xavi and Del Bosque apparently.

The cracks are appearing

[Cripps_orig]

La Roja team to face Nigeria: Valdes; Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique, Jordi Alba; Busquets; Xavi, Cesc, Iniesta, Pedro; Soldado

[Master Splinter]

The cracks are appearing

I can see this excites you.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Uruguay: Silva, Aguirregaray, Scotti, Coates, Gargano, Pereira, Eguren, Lodeiro, Perez, Ramirez, Hernandez.
Subs: Muslera, Lugano, Godin, Rodriguez, Suarez, Forlan, Maxi Pereira, Arevalo Rios, Gonzalez, Cavani, Caceres, Castillo.

Tahiti: Meriel, Simon, Vallar, Ludivion, Caroine, Lorenzo Tehau, Aitamai, Jonathan Tehau, Hnanyine, Vahirua, Chong Hue.
Subs: Roche, Alvin Tehau, Wagemann, Bourebare, Faatiarau, Teaonui Tehau, Atani, Lemaire, Aroita, Tihoni, Vero, Samin.

Referee: Pedro Proenca (Portugal)

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Nigeria: Enyeama, Oboabona, Echiejile, Ambrose, Omeruo, Mikel, Ogude, Mba, Musa, Ideye, Akpala.
Subs: Ejide, Ogu, Egwueke, Mohammed, Kwambe, Ujah, Babatunde, Onazi, Eze, Oduamadi, Benjamin, Agbim.

Spain: Valdes, Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Pique, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Pedro, Fabregas, Soldado.
Subs: Casillas, Albiol, Javi Martinez, Azpilicueta, Villa, Torres, Mata, Monreal, Cazorla, Silva, Jesus Navas, Reina.

Referee: Joel Aguilar (Slovakia)

[Cripps_orig]

Why the hell would you not start Cavani v Tahiti and try gt some confidence back in him?

Also start Forlan and Suarez and let them slug it out for the Uruguay record.

Their manager has had a shocker.

I assume we're all Nigeria fans in their match and by 4 goals :pray:

[Cripps_orig]

Poyet and Ekoku are the pundits

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zagallo doesn't look well. :(

[Cripps_orig]

Odds on Tahiti going through tonight?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zubizaretta. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odds on Tahiti going through tonight?

29924893249843948934939499498290849838934/1

[Cripps_orig]

Spain v Nigeria World Cup 1998 :bow:

What a game

Sunday Oliseh :bow:

[Rors]

Spain v Nigeria World Cup 1998 :bow:

What a game

Sunday Oliseh :bow:

Rufai :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

The Uruguay match isn't even in the red button? Wtf

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iniesta. :bow: Nearly scores.

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Uruguay lead

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The Uruguay match isn't even in the red button? Wtf

It isn't? It's on the BBC website.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tahiti. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

0-1

Alba

[Rors]

Erm, not put in a challenge much?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nigeria 0-1 Spain, Jordi Alba! What a goal.

[Cripps_orig]

It isn't? It's on the BBC website.

No, it's the antiques roadshow :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Hernandez got the Uruguay goal

[Rors]

No, it's the antiques roadshow :doh:

This is like Mexico '86, in which for the group stages the Beeb opted only to show live second-half coverage of some matches, so as not to interfere with...er..'Wogan' :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc with a Premier League touch there.

[Cripps_orig]

Fabregas misses a sitter

Shit pass tbf by Iniesta.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc. :lol:

Iniesta. :cloud9:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

An English player would have been knighted for that pass.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who is Cavvi?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mikel you berk!

[Cripps_orig]

Why didn't mikel shoot first time?

Should be 1-1

[Cripps_orig]

Pedro dive :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pedro. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

No, it's the antiques roadshow :doh:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22836686

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wake up Xavi.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22836686

Unfortunately on the iPad, if I watch that, I can do f all else online.

Xavi :haha:

Does an Iniesta there

[Cripps_orig]

How is that a free kick to Spain?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Poyet has been sacked as Brighton manager.

Whether he knows yet or not...

[Cripps_orig]

Half time might be interesting.

[Cripps_orig]

Iniesta seems to have everything :lol:

Shut up Kilbane

[Cripps_orig]

Valdes saves one

All Nigeria.

[Cripps_orig]

Just seen a replay of Albas goal

Fluke.

Hardly brilliant as the commentators make it out to be

[Rors]

"Victor, for god'sssss ssssake"

[Cripps_orig]

Decent keeping by Valdes

More so for taking Piqué out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Soldado should've scored.

[Cripps_orig]

Soldado was through

Shot saved

[Cripps_orig]

2-0 Uruguay

Hernandez with both

[Munchies]

Been in bed all day due to a fucking fever, feeling slightly better now to watch the footy now that I took some meds.

[Cripps_orig]

Make that 3-0

[Cripps_orig]

Perez with the 3rd

Nigeria need to shoot ffs

[Munchies]

who scored for spain ?

[Cripps_orig]

Soldado shot saved again

[Cripps_orig]

who scored for spain ?

Alba with a fluke

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Soldado again, should have scored, again.

[Rors]

Soldado :lol: Somebody tell him 'The Fifa '05 Goal' doesn't work much in real life...

[Cripps_orig]

I'm liking Soldado tbh

He doesn't take part in the boring shite Spain produce but instead goes for goal

[Cripps_orig]

Nigeria have been very good.

Spain poor again.

Soldado has been their best player.

Alba and Valdes have been decent. The rest are horrific

[Rors]

I don't think "you couldn't rule it out" means what Kilbane thinks it means. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc you twat! :haha:

What a miss!

[Rors]

:lol: :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:haha:

What a miss.

[Cripps_orig]

Cesc :haha:

Wtf has happened to him?

What a ball by Soldado though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Man defending by Pique there.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

At times Nigeria look like a decent side, with a bit of potential.

And at other times they look drunk.

[Cripps_orig]

Iniestas shot nearly hits the corner flag :haha:

He is horrific.

No doubt people will find some way to praise him for that

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iniesta practising for rugby. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Iniesta practising for rugby. :bow:

I personally would have gone for

Iniesta with a wayward shot but the vision to see the keeper off the line is sublime. Only he would have the confidence to go for that. Great player

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Soldado is way out wide for Cesc's benfefit.

[Cripps_orig]

Busquets died there

[Cripps_orig]

Ramos with a great run and good connection with a header.

good save by the keeper.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sergio Ramos header, straight at Enyeama.

Uruguay 4-0 Tahiti.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:popcorn:

Wonder if he was the one to throw shit everywhere........

[Cripps_orig]

Hernandez hat trick

Talk about brightons decision

[Rors]

Poyet Time... :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poyet is getting the ultimate Geoff Shreeves treatment.

[Rors]

:popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Poyet will appeal.

I don't follow pub team football but what happened here?

Why was he on leave or whatever in the first place?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Bloody hell Pearce :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'd expect people in Brazil to know what happened in Brazil before people in Brighton, Mowbray.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nigeria. :haha:

How?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Soldado's smile. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Going through that list of free kicks, "to name but a few".... wasn't that all of them?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotti misses a pelanty then gets sent off for Uruguay. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc went off for David Silva, I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xavi shot, easily saved.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Soldado off, Torres on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Uruguay 5-0 Tahiti, Lodeiro.

Nigeria 0-2 Spain, Torres!

He's back!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I tell you what.

He's back.

[Rors]

+1 City... :rolleyes:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

"Valour"?

he only headed a fucking ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mba off, Ogu on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scuffer from David Silva.

Iniesta. :bow:

[Rors]

That's more like it....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Uruguay 6-0 Tahiti, Hernandez with his fourth.

Suarez coming on for Uruguay.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Akpala off, Gambo on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss by Gambo! :haha:

[Rors]

Gambo :doh: :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pedro off, David Villa on.

Or David Silva if you're Mowbray.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iniesta is just plain awlsome.

[Cripps_orig]

Iniesta :haha:

Fucks up a simple ball to Silva

Admittedly he did well to get there but has no end product

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hernandez. :haha:

That might be the funniest miss I've seen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Uruguay 7-0 Tahiti, Suarez!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Suarez :bow: (for about another month probably)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nigeria 0-3 Spain, Jordi Alba! What a pass from David Villa.

[Rors]

David 'Silva' :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Villa going back to his Valencia days with that pass

Simple for Alba

Monreal :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Uruguay 8-0 Tahiti, Suarez again! Record goalscorer for Uruguay now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nigeria 0-3 Spain, FT.

Semi-finals:
Brazil vs Uruguay
Spain vs Italy.

:popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Italy v Uruguay final

[Cripps_orig]

Pearce had a shocker

Tahiti had a man sent off as well :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Balotelli out of the semi final with an injury

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Oscar, Gustavo, Paulinho, Fred, Hulk, Neymar.
Subs: Jefferson, Fernando, Lucas Moura, Hernanes, Dante, Filipe Luis, Jean, Rever, Bernard, Jo, Jadson, Cavalieri.

Uruguay: Muslera, Lugano, Godin, Caceres, Maxi Pereira, Rodriguez, Arevalo Rios, Gonzalez, Forlan, Suarez, Cavani.
Subs: Castillo, Coates, Gargano, Pereira, Eguren, Hernandez, Aguirregaray, Lodeiro, Perez, Ramirez, Silva.

Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

[Özil's Panoramic View]

ESPN just gave a run down of Brazilian legends from Pele, Zico through to Ronaldinho, Kaka and latest sensation Neymar.

Apparently Ronaldo wasn't good enough for reckoning.

Americans. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No Garrincha either? Shocking.

[Master Splinter]

Literally no-one is watching this while Stakhovsky is schooling Federer.

Brazil will win comfortably I think.

Well, 5-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm watching it!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Say no to racism banner. :haha:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Literally no-one is watching this while Stakhovsky is schooling Federer.

Brazil will win comfortably I think.

Well, 5-3.

Federer. :haha:

Alwful GOAT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed rightly joining the Brazilians in protesting against the Confederations Cup. :bow:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Bit scrappy game thus far.

[Munchies]

Feds out

:haha:

Now onto this match

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Forlan. :doh:

Pelanty saved.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ffs no way we are going to get Cesar after that save.

[Munchies]

Cesar

Hurry the fuck up Wenger

[Master Splinter]

Hulk :haha:.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Hulk. :haha:

Muscles his way into the box then hacks the ball out the stadium.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Listening to Lawro makes me depressed.

[Munchies]

Listening to Lawro makes me depressed.

I'm the opposite, it could be dull as fuck but his shit one-liners always seem to make me laugh at how bad they are.

[LDG]

Listening to Lawro makes me depressed.

At least he's not ejaculating every time a brazilian touches the ball.

Sick of the love in.

Come on you dirty Uruguay ****s.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

At least he's not ejaculating every time a brazilian touches the ball.

Sick of the love in.

Come on you dirty Uruguay ****s.

How do you know he isn't?

Every time he makes a one liner he rubs one off.

[LDG]

How do you know he isn't?

Every time he makes a one liner he rubs one off.

"So so deep" says lawro

[LDG]

FIGHT! :woohoo:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

"So so deep" says lawro

"That's a follow through"

:sick:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ref having a shocker.

Should have been straight red that for Gustavo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil 1-0 Uruguay, Fred!

[Master Splinter]

A Scrappy goal from Fred.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

FfS a fluke.

"And he means to hit it like this, Fred, into that corner." Really, Ian Darke? Really?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suarez. :doh:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Neymar. :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I wonder if Hansen was invited or if he just turned up..?

Maybe Poyet has had a breakdown.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Brazil 1-0 Uruguay at the half.

[Cripps_orig]

Hansen :bow:

He has been missed

[GP]

Tim Stillman ‏@LittleDutchVA 57s
The BBC have a renowned South American football expert in Tim Vickery. So why the fuck are we bring subjected to Hansen phoning shit in?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil 1-1 Uruguay, Cavani!

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Cavani!

Get in.

[Master Splinter]

Hackman is pissed off.

[Master Splinter]

Great assist from Thiago Silva.

[Globalgunner]

Brazil will never win anything with their crap defending. Spain will absolutely humiliate them, IF they win this game

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What is Hulk actually good at?

Because it doesn't seem to be football.

And with that, Hulk off.

[Master Splinter]

Brazil will never win anything with their crap defending.

More importantly, their attack is generally haphazard and unrefined too. Against better opponents next summer, they could be embarrassed.

[Master Splinter]

Cribbins coming on.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Hulk. :haha:

Subbed after a horrendous bicycle kick.

[Master Splinter]

Hulk :lol:.

Awlful Ang Lee film.

[GP]

Don't make him Ang Lee.

You wouldn't like when he's Ang Lee.

#racism

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good Big Man defending by Uruguay.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marcelo. :haha:

That won't land until the World Cup.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil 2-1 Uruguay, Paulinho!

[Cripps_orig]

Deserved goal.

[Cripps_orig]

Neymar is a ****

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neymar. :haha:

[LDG]

Brazil 2-1 Uruguay, Paulinho!

Bale!!!!


:sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil are in to the final!

[Cripps_orig]

Brazil win

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spain: Casillas, Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Pique, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Pedro, Torres, Silva.
Subs: Valdes, Albiol, Javi Martinez, Azpilicueta, Villa, Fabregas, Mata, Soldado, Monreal, Cazorla, Jesus Navas, Reina.

Italy: Buffon, Maggio, Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini, Candreva, De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio, Giaccherini, Gilardino.
Subs: Sirigu, Astori, De Sciglio, Aquilani, Giovinco, El Shaarawy, Cerci, Montolivo, Diamanti, Marchetti.

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

[Cripps_orig]

Webb :lol:

Fabregas :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Cisc dropped. :haha:

Torres over Villa. :doh:

Torres will score now.

Spain 2-0 Italy.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Someone needs to knock Spain off their fucking perch.

[Cripps_orig]

We all Italy fans?

[GP]

Someone needs to knock Spain off their fucking perch.

Other kinds of fish, too.

[Cripps_orig]

Coverage about to start.

Will go straight to the national anthems presumably

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hansen dropped. Shearer there along with Vialli.

[Cripps_orig]

Maybe not

Shearer and Vialli are the pundits

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BBC will miss the national anthems by the time they join it. :doh:

[Rors]

Gilardini :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Pedro shoots wide

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pedro drags his shot wide.

So quick in their play though.

[Cripps_orig]

Giacherrini :lol:

He's a bit shit

Good counter though.

[Master Splinter]

Giaccherini :doh:.

[Cripps_orig]

Iniesta clears one

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pub team control from Jordi Alba.

[Rors]

Nice - and again, fast - move.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ffs Gilardino. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good save from Casillas to deny Maggio.

[Rors]

On the bounce too...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Rossi. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

All Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Marchisio heads wide.

[Rors]

Chances building up here. Could have taken that one down Marchisio.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Spain are getting pummelled.

Time they fell behind.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Alba. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Get El Chamakhy on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keown plays some weird ass chess matches.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Silva Premier Leagues it up at the end there.

[Master Splinter]

Keown is a young Frew I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tekkers from Del Bosque.

Chess playing master says Keown, when asked about his footballing skills.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We are closer to finding out who will be in the final Mowbray.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Torres looks like a drunk who managed to blag his way into the stadium.

So obviously he'll score...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pirlo. :cloud9:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Pirlo is awesome. :bow:

Streets ahead of everyone on that pitch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Casillas saves another. :bow:

Maggio. :lol:

[Rors]

Grah..........

[Cripps_orig]

Casillas is just too good ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Torres misses. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Torres :lol:

[Rors]

Normal service resumed there.. :lol:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Torres. :haha:

Horrific miss after such a great turn.

[GP]

:haha:

Did the hard part.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Casillas is just too good ffs

Best goalie ever?

[Cripps_orig]

Best goalie ever?

Certainly the best in my lifetime.

[Cripps_orig]

Iniesta :haha:

He really is horrific

[Cripps_orig]

De Rossi shot punched away

Casillas keeping Spain in it

Only world class player in the Spanish squad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Timely interception by Webb.

[Cripps_orig]

Xavi isn't that good is he?

[Cripps_orig]

0-0 HT

All Italy

Iniesta is wonderful though.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Really baffling that Mata can't break into this Spanish 1st team. He shats on every midfield player they have, tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

Really baffling that Mata can't break into this Spanish 1st team. He shats on every midfield player they have, tbh.

You forget, Iniesta scored a goal in the World Cup final.

Done f all since but he's still living off that.

[Cripps_orig]

Juninho :bow:

4th best Brazilian in PL history

[GP]

'Ravanelli, Emerson... also was Nick Barmby...'

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mark Mowbray. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Barzagli off

Montolivo on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Terrible shot from Iniesta.

[Cripps_orig]

Iniesta one on one

Ends up clearing it for Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Silva hauled off, Jesus Navas on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shot from Jesus Navas, Buffon saves.

Not really a venemous shot Mowbray.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pass it out wide Iniesta! Great run though.

[Cripps_orig]

De Rossi booked

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Close enough a strike on goal there knowing it's Iniesta who struck it.

[Cripps_orig]

Iniesta passes back to Buffon.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Iniesta passes back to Buffon.

Easily Italy's best defender thus far.

[Cripps_orig]

Easily Italy's best defender thus far.

He'll probably score and everyone will say he's been brilliant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good defending by Pique. Inspired by the cheers for Shakira.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He'll probably score and everyone will say he's been brilliant.

Sounds familiar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Take Torres off Del Bosque.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Sounds familiar.

:haha:

That's a straight red.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chiellini header, loops over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why did Pedro use his right foot?!

[Cripps_orig]

Mata is due

Surely has to be Iniesta who goes off

[Rors]

"Something they ate"?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who is Jackarooney?

[Cripps_orig]

Liverpool legend Aquilani is due