Brazil vs. Colombia (QF2) 21:00, 4 July

GreNoLi

Hulk should be played as the number 9, too instinctive a player to be playing from either wing.

Fernandinho is an excellent player.

Son Of A Vidic

Well as expected, Brazil aren't doing a 'Germany' and shutting the game down. So a quick Colombia goal in the second half, could quickly change the nature of this game.

JONJO THE MISER

come on dumphy tear into them

eyescreamcone

Brazil way on top.
Should be all over at this stage

Gbear

Bottling job by both the Ref and Colombia.

Especially Cuadrado. He's playing like he's concussed.

Rodriguez has been very nice the odd time he's got on the ball but the ref is ****ing him over completely.

Fernandinho should be off. Zuniga has had a few bad fouls as well.

The Brazilian press has been impressive but that's no excuse for Colombia's standard of play.

JONJO THE MISER

no yellow cards:eek:

Iused2likebusts

Billy86 wrote: »

Probably not, but that is part of my point too. He gave the free so he cannot allow them run it down to 'level' things. He doesn't seem biased as much as spineless... for all the talk of the players nerves, it's this guy who has bottled it.

And again!, unify.

And again, Fernandinho again.

I can't dispute that Fernandinho definetly deserved to be booked

Headshot

Brazil kicking Columbia off the pitch

For a country known in the past for its wonderful soccer, its very sad to see what they are like now

Brazil are dominating around the Colombian box..

Headshot

Headshot wrote: »

Brazil kicking Columbia off the pitch

For a country known in the past for its wonderful soccer, its very sad to see what they are like now

yeah true, but it's working

Nuri Sahin

Gbear

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Cuadrado touched it to Rodriguez.
They had every right to run at him.

JONJO THE MISER

come on eamon sock him one, eamon is right

Will I Amnt

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Game has gone to sh*t because the ref has seemingly lost his yellow card.

Home town ref.

2/3 Brazilians could be booked at this stage

Nuri Sahin

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Lol, and his leg still has to come down another bit. That was a joke tbh

the untitled user

This match is rigged, I firmly believe it. FIFA, indirectly or not, have put pressure on the ref not to intervene and practically every single Columbia attack is ending in a foul from Brazil. You only have to look at the free kick where Neymar ended 2 yards from the kicker to see something is very very wrong with the refereeing today (it was practically a repeat of Brazil v. Zaire in '74). And unfortunately it's working, Columbia have lost their cool and are starting to look reckless. Victory FIFA!

Pudsy33

The referees are doing a great shift getting Brazil through. Granted they're playing better then Colombia but Fernandinho could have been sent off.

GreNoLi

Brazil playing to their strengths, Colombia aren't.

Referee has been poor for both sides but it is a very hard game to manage.

If Brazil go through, the up and atom approach won't fluster the Germans.

Ulysses Gaze

I can see a Colombian getting controversially sent off in the second half with this Home Town ref.

tastyt

Gbear wrote: »

Bottling job by both the Ref and Colombia.

Especially Cuadrado. He's playing like he's concussed.

Rodriguez has been very nice the odd time he's got on the ball but the ref is ****ing him over completely.

Fernandinho should be off. Zuniga has had a few bad fouls as well.

The Brazilian press has been impressive but that's no excuse for Colombia's standard of play.

Totally agree. Columbia are ****ting themselves. They are showing the reason why most of them don't play for the top clubs. They have bottled it and this will be 3 or 4 to brazil

the incredible pudding

Gbear wrote: »

Cuadrado touched it to Rodriguez.
They had every right to run at him.

I never really understood why they do that? I mean striking a moving ball does give it somewhat of a different trajectory and the plus is that you can get a different angle that is away from the wall but the negatives far outweigh any (potential?) positives, and players should be good enough to be able to take good free kicks from that range.

namloc1980

I like the caption on RTE at half time. "Good Brazilian Pressure" with pictures of Fernandihno kicking the **** out of James.

Gbear

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

I can see a Colombian getting controversially sent off in the second half with this Home Town ref.

To be fair, Zuniga got away with a studs up tackle on Hulk's knee as well.

It feels more like a ref not wanting to "ruin the occasion" sort of bottling job.

jamesbere

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Brazil with the lets kick James constantly plan.

I get that in every 5 a side I play

namloc1980

the untitled user wrote: »

This match is rigged, I firmly believe it. FIFA, indirectly or not, have put pressure on the ref not to intervene and practically every single Columbia attack is ending in a foul from Brazil. You only have to look at the free kick where Neymar ended 2 yards from the kicker to see something is very very wrong with the refereeing today (it was practically a repeat of Brazil v. Zaire in '74). And unfortunately it's working, Columbia have lost their cool and are starting to look reckless. Victory FIFA!

But Cuadrado rolled the ball. Am I the only one who saw that????

Gbear

the incredible pudding wrote: »

I never really understood why they do that? I mean striking a moving ball does give it somewhat of a different trajectory and the plus is that you can get a different angle that is away from the wall but the negatives far outweigh any (potential?) positives, and players should be good enough to be able to take good free kicks from that range.

I can't remember the rules on indirect/direct free kicks but that would be one possibility.

I don't see how rolling it 6 inches gives enough of an angle if it was too central to begin with.

Al_Coholic

namloc1980 wrote: »

But Cuadrado rolled the ball. Am I the only one who saw that????

did he or did he just dummy that he was going to roll it,we never saw a reply.

Say Your Number

Dunphy ranting about Brazil :pac:

namloc1980

rarnes1 wrote: »

Brazil are dominating around the Colombian box..

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Nice!!!

jonon9

Pull your shorts up Naymar

the untitled user

namloc1980 wrote: »

But Cuadrado rolled the ball. Am I the only one who saw that????

That's possible, the camera angles would have made that hard to see. Still reminded me of that lunatic Zaire defender though :pac:

JONJO THE MISER

COME ON COLOMBIA beat brazil and fifa

Iused2likebusts

namloc1980 wrote: »

But Cuadrado rolled the ball. Am I the only one who saw that????

sshhhhh...... Dont ruin the boards conspiracy theory

Al_Coholic

Cuadrado lucky not to get a yellow for diving

Nuri Sahin

Shoved.

Billy86

Two more fouls in 90 seconds.

JONJO THE MISER

Joke of a game, we know what you are up to fifa, makes me sick.

Son Of A Vidic

Scolari has built this ugly, sterile, very un-Brazilian team. So it's no surprise he wants to out muscle opponents, rather than weave the kind of football we all expect from Brazil.

Headshot

Ref is destroying this game

Billy86

OFFICIAL foul number 27.

No cards.

Edit: 28

Ulysses Gaze

Ref is a homer no doubt.

adox

A Colombian will lash out and you won't blame him. Ref is awful.

A Dub in Glasgo

The ref is a feckin idiot

Mantis Toboggan

The Colombian players are going down like that teenager from Armagh

derm0j073

I hope this is a more entertaining half , was really looking forward to this match and its not up to much so far . Ref has been dreadful .

tastyt

This is one **** match.

namloc1980

Ah the ref is a joke

Paully D

Brazil doing a "Man United on Reyes" job on Rodriguez.

JONJO THE MISER

This is awful

Da Shins Kelly

Ref would wanna start showing cards or it's going to get out of control and someone will lose the head.