The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Thread

[Yellow Yellow Red]

Rosso Ferrari Italy would be quite cool. That, and a Juventus-style jersey but with the tricolour

The Juve-tricolour would look a bit like a pyjamas... I'd thought of a kit consisting of a solid red jersey, white shorts and green socks.

All that green, white, and red - you'd look a bit like Christmas elves...

[Herrebrugh]

Geef ze van katoen! Hup Holland Hup!

[The Blaatschapen]

I'm guessing team Máxima

I'm sure there are some very awkward conversations taking place around the royal dinner table this week.

"No, Catharina-Amalia, my little orange sausage; as the future Queen of this beautiful country of ours, you cannot support Argentina - you must support the glorious Dutch national team."

"But Daddy, I don't want to upset Mummy, and she says Mr. Messi is just the best player ever."

"That's right, Catharina-Amalia - you tell your father."

"I'm sorry, my little Princess of Orange, but that's just the way things are; you have to support my team. Now put your signature on this letter of support to the boys."

"But Daddy, Mummy says we're all going to be living in the Andes by the time I become Queen because global warming will cause our entire nation - except possibly Maastricht - to be swamped by the rising waves. So Mummy thinks it's only sensible to support her country because we're going to be climate refugees sooner rather than later."

"Mummy is very clever, and Mummy could well be right - but you're still going to sign this letter of support to the boys, or I'll send you to Schiermonnikoog without any supper."

It gets worse.

If we win...

The King is the son of a German

[The New Lowlands]

I'm sure there are some very awkward conversations taking place around the royal dinner table this week.

"No, Catharina-Amalia, my little orange sausage; as the future Queen of this beautiful country of ours, you cannot support Argentina - you must support the glorious Dutch national team."

"But Daddy, I don't want to upset Mummy, and she says Mr. Messi is just the best player ever."

"That's right, Catharina-Amalia - you tell your father."

"I'm sorry, my little Princess of Orange, but that's just the way things are; you have to support my team. Now put your signature on this letter of support to the boys."

"But Daddy, Mummy says we're all going to be living in the Andes by the time I become Queen because global warming will cause our entire nation - except possibly Maastricht - to be swamped by the rising waves. So Mummy thinks it's only sensible to support her country because we're going to be climate refugees sooner rather than later."

"Mummy is very clever, and Mummy could well be right - but you're still going to sign this letter of support to the boys, or I'll send you to Schiermonnikoog without any supper."

It gets worse.

If we win...

The King is the son of a German

I, for one, welcome our new Chilean overlords.

[Kanis]

Go Netherhollandlands!

[Rio Cana]

Like I said in a prior post, todays is Argentina' Independence day. So they have another reason to win.

[Republic of Astana]

I expect Argentina to win, no idea why.

[Rio Cana]

Argentina could have scored. It seems this game both teams will have to work very hard to try to score.t

[Republic of Astana]

That's a bloody penalty.

[Baltenstein]

No 5:0 in the 30th minute? Lame.

Hope Netherlands make it.

[Rio Cana]

Its half-time and no one has scored.

Time for some team support music.
Haitian , the singer seems to be Haitian who lives in Argentina.

Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yA8xugv_Lk

[Arumdaum]

Hoping Argentina scores...

[The New Lowlands]

Hoping Argentina scores...

>:L

[Arumdaum]

Hoping Argentina scores...

>:L

If the Netherlands wins though, they better win again tomorrow.

[Republic of Astana]

So many offsides.

[Rio Cana]

Seems to be raining. So which team plays best in the rain.

[Nazis in Space]

Van Gaal's evidently planning to lift the trophy after three 0 : 0 followed by winning on penalties.

#totalfoetbal

[Agritum]

Van Gaal's evidently planning to lift the trophy after three 0 : 0 followed by winning on penalties.

#totalfoetbal

Total, as in, the whole match

[Saugeais]

Van Gaal's evidently planning to lift the trophy after three 0 : 0 followed by winning on penalties.

#totalfoetbal

Total, as in, the whole match

Hey they got into the World Cup, might as well play every last minute of it.

[Rio Cana]

Over time half an hour more of game play.

Great save by Argentina against Robeen who almost made a goal.

[Slovenya]

Over time half an hour more of game play.

Great save by Argentina against Robeen who almost made a goal.

Yup i agree, but I think Holland will win this one

[Republic of Astana]

Oh come on i am getting bored already.

[Herrebrugh]

Van Gaal's evidently planning to lift the trophy after three 0 : 0 followed by winning on penalties.

#totalfoetbal

Foetbal? Is that Derman or Gutch?

[Rio Cana]

At least todays game is making up for yesterdays fiasco.

While time out time for the Vamos Argentina Video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yA8xugv_Lk

[Forsher]

Hmm, the Netherlands were using the second half to start but seem to think that extra time is better for that. If they make the final the only time of the game later than that is penalties. On the other hand, they would be playing Germany so that'd be particularly stupid.