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Costa Rica vs Greece 9pm / Sun 29th

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  • #602
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,219 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Lapin wrote: »
    Nearly sure they were in it before.

    I thought Bosnia were the only rookies this year.

    You're right in fact : they have competed in three previous tournaments (must have confused them with someone else)


  • #603
    Jaggy
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭Jaggy


    Strazdas wrote: »
    (first WC for them)

    4th according to the almighty wiki.

    Edit: Beaten to the punch!


  • #604
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Angron wrote: »
    No, Italia 90 was their Italia 90.

    Thought so myself


  • #605
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    Bet on Costa Rica at 90 mins to qualify at 15/8. Only bet €8 but still satisfying after betting on Chile to win on pens yesterday at 90mins at 5/2. :p

    Great start to the knockout rounds after the best group stages possibly ever. Football hasn't always been top class but the drama has more than compensated. If the final 10 (11 with 3rd place playoff) matches continue this will almost certainly have to be the hands down best WC, or at least in the top few, ever. Great recovery from arguably the worst ever in 2010.


  • #606
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,219 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Angron wrote: »
    No, Italia 90 was their Italia 90.

    Indeed it was : though they're undergoing 'our' Italia 90 only now....they should be meeting Italy in the quarter final instead of Holland :D


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  • #607
    Angron
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    Strazdas wrote: »
    Indeed it was : though they're undergoing 'our' Italia 90 only now....they should be meeting Italy in the quarter final instead of Holland :D
    They're just being efficient, got Italy out of the way early on :pac:


  • #608
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Strazdas wrote: »
    Indeed it was : though they're undergoing 'our' Italia 90 only now....they should be meeting Italy in the quarter final instead of Holland :D

    Will they get to meet the Pope first though ;)


  • #609
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,219 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Angron wrote: »
    They're just being efficient, got Italy out of the way early on :pac:

    "The lads have done well" to spout a football cliche....survived the group of death and are now in the quarters :)


  • #610
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    Unforgiving is on? Whopper. Haven't seen this in at least 10 years, been meaning to see it again for ages now.


  • #611
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,219 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Lapin wrote: »
    Will they get to meet the Pope first though ;)

    And will Schillaci be playing on Friday? :D


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  • #612
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    I thought Gekas should have gotten a retake, keeper was well off his line


  • #613
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Billy86 wrote: »
    Unforgiving is on? Whopper. Haven't seen this in at least 10 years, been meaning to see it again for ages now.

    Keep an eye out for the 'Duck of Death'.


  • #614
    Jelle1880
    Registered Users Posts: 9,839 ✭✭✭Jelle1880


    Thanks Costa Rica!


  • #615
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,219 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Dempsey wrote: »
    I thought Gekas should have gotten a retake, keeper was well off his line

    Very possibly : he was moving all over the place and saved it as if he was saving a shot from open play.


  • #616
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Strazdas wrote: »
    They're only the same size as us and this is their Italia 90 (first WC for them)

    Nope, they infamously beat Scotland in Italia 90.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #617
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Billy86 wrote: »
    Unforgiving is on? Whopper. Haven't seen this in at least 10 years, been meaning to see it again for ages now.

    Think navas timed it to the margin acceptable to the ref. Technically speaking all penalties should have been retaken.


  • #618
    Paully D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Tweets are the wrong way round, but I thought I'd include the second one for the Irish reference.

    a274de70a03157005f39f17970fff02a.png


  • #619
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    Keep an eye out for the 'Duck of Death'.
    Deserve's got nothing to do with it!


  • #620
    simongurnick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭simongurnick


    Glad Greece are out.


  • #621
    Laois_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,758 ✭✭✭Laois_Man


    Someone said it's only the second time in World Cup history that a team scored 5 out of 5 in a shoot out

    The first: Genoa 1990

    Is that true?? Even allowing for the fact that most shoot-outs don't get as far as 5 pens each, that's still a mad stat if true.


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  • #622
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    Laois_Man wrote: »
    Someone said it's only the second time in World Cup history that a team scored 5 out of 5 in a shoot out

    The first: Genoa 1990

    Is that true?? Even allowing for the fact that most shoot-outs don't get as far as 5 pens each, that's still a mad stat if true.
    Didn't Italy score all of theirs in the 06 final?


  • #623
    Laois_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,758 ✭✭✭Laois_Man


    Skylinehead wrote: »
    Didn't Italy score all of theirs in the 06 final?

    Spot on



  • #624
    JacquesDeLad
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 969 ✭✭✭JacquesDeLad


    Coata Rica looked less energetic than they were in group games even with 11 men. They'll be wrecked for dutch game. I just hope they don't get hammered, they've been great for the tournament.


  • #625
    Rhys Essien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,029 ✭✭✭Rhys Essien


    Dempsey wrote: »
    I thought Gekas should have gotten a retake, keeper was well off his line

    Agree 100%.He was a mile out from his line.Couln'nt believe thats its not being picked up by anyone,including Dunphy and the others last night.

    Compared to Huntelaars penalty on Ochoa yesterday,the Mexican keeper stayed on his line.


  • #626
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,382 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    10 years of hurt for Greece continues.


  • #627
    Rhys Essien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,029 ✭✭✭Rhys Essien


    Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »
    10 years of hurt for Greece continues.

    As Brady said last night "They had their day in the sun in 2004".


  • #628
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,028 ✭✭✭Wossack


    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    Agree 100%.He was a mile out from his line.Couln'nt believe thats its not being picked up by anyone,including Dunphy and the others last night.

    Compared to Huntelaars penalty on Ochoa yesterday,the Mexican keeper stayed on his line.

    just watched a replay of all the penalties, and they're all like that tbh (both teams)


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