The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by genome » 27 May 2014 12:50

Ah, Belgium. The most overr8ed underr8ed team ever.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Maguire » 27 May 2014 12:57

genome Ah, Belgium. The most overr8ed underr8ed team ever.


Indeed, the lightest dark horse of all time.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Pepe the Horseman » 27 May 2014 13:03

Erm, the most over underdogs in history.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Silver Fox » 27 May 2014 13:03

The insidiest outsiders ever

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by TBM » 27 May 2014 13:08

St. Brynjar
TBM Winners - Argentina
Runners up - Brazil
Biggest flops - Spain
Top scorer - Fred
Surprise packages - Belgium
England - Q/F


Out of interest what would constitute Belgium being a surprise package for you? A lot of people seem to be backing them to do well.


But they never have, so if they do, they will surprise me....


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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Ouroboros » 27 May 2014 13:28

You'd be surprised if a team comprising Cortois, Kompany, Witsel, Dembele, Miralles, Hazard and Lukaku do well?

Their problem is a rubbish 2nd round draw. I would have thought they might beat Portugal there but lose to Argentina in the quarter-final.
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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Whatevs » 27 May 2014 13:31

the shortest longshots

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Pepe the Horseman » 27 May 2014 13:32

They're like a surprise package that you've opened slightly to see what's inside.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by TBM » 27 May 2014 13:34

Ouroboros You'd be surprised if a team comprising Cortois, Kompany, Witsel, Dembele, Miralles, Hazard and Lukaku do well?


Not the players, no, the team.......they have the potential but always fail, so if they do well they will surprise me. (though i wouldn't say Witsel, Dembele, Miralles or Lukaku are world class - no better than what we have in our side)

The same if Messi has a decent world cup - best player in the world but hasn't done it at a WC yet


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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Ouroboros » 27 May 2014 13:48

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Ouroboros You'd be surprised if a team comprising Cortois, Kompany, Witsel, Dembele, Miralles, Hazard and Lukaku do well?


Not the players, no, the team.......they have the potential but always fail, so if they do well they will surprise me. (though i wouldn't say Witsel, Dembele, Miralles or Lukaku are world class - no better than what we have in our side)

The same if Messi has a decent world cup - best player in the world but hasn't done it at a WC yet


But in the case of Belgium, "they" isn't this set of players. I don't buy that past failures of the Belgian national team have any bearing on whether this team succeeds, nor that they have had this level of potential in the past (not since the mid 80s, anyway).

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by stealthpapes » 27 May 2014 13:50

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St. Brynjar
TBM Winners - Argentina
Runners up - Brazil
Biggest flops - Spain
Top scorer - Fred
Surprise packages - Belgium
England - Q/F


Out of interest what would constitute Belgium being a surprise package for you? A lot of people seem to be backing them to do well.


But they never have, so if they do, they will surprise me....


1980s they did alright. Ish.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Ouroboros » 27 May 2014 13:50

Winners - Argentina
Runners up - Germany
Biggest flops - Portugal (contrary to the above, I think they might get beaten by Ghana and go out in the group stages).
Top scorer - Messi
Surprise packages - Ivory Coast, Bosnia Herzogovina
England - Q/F

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Ouroboros » 27 May 2014 13:51

stealthpapes 1980s they did alright. Ish.


Semi-final in 1986.


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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by stealthpapes » 27 May 2014 13:53

On a similar note, I always had it that France were a bit rubbish at football because when I started watching and paying attention, they only qualified for one tournament out of four (1992, with failures at 88, 90 and 94) and in that, they were a bit dump.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Ouroboros » 27 May 2014 14:02

They are shit.

1996-2000 and 2006 are the anomolies.

If it wasn't for an outrageously easy group they would be vulnerable again this time.

Stupid team.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by 6ft Kerplunk » 27 May 2014 14:04

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stealthpapes 1980s they did alright. Ish.


Semi-final in 1986.


TBM is too young to remember when Belgium always seemed to do pretty much as well as us at major championships. Gerets being a particular 80s Pannini favourite.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by stealthpapes » 27 May 2014 14:06

Ouroboros They are shit.

1996-2000 and 2006 are the anomolies.

If it wasn't for an outrageously easy group they would be vulnerable again this time.

Stupid team.


and the early-mid 80s. Which is what prompted my thoughts.

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by paultheroyal » 27 May 2014 14:33

Winners - Colombia
Runners up - Argentina
Biggest flops - Brazil / Spain/. Belgium
Top scorer - Dzecko
Surprise packages - Bosnia
England - Semis

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by TBM » 27 May 2014 15:03

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stealthpapes 1980s they did alright. Ish.


Semi-final in 1986.


TBM is too young to remember when Belgium always seemed to do pretty much as well as us at major championships. Gerets being a particular 80s Pannini favourite.


Indeed - i was only 6 then. It wasn't until 1990 that i really remember a major tournament.

Anyway, what is wrong with me saying Belgium will be MY surprise package?! :? - maybe i've mistook the question, but i'm taking it as they will surprise a few people by how well they will do this year........its like when Spain won it in 2010, up until then they never even got to a semi final

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Re: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

by Ouroboros » 27 May 2014 15:06

Hang on, so you're predicting that Belgium will surprise you?

Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?

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