Alexjc Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 front page of Dutch newspaper Typical Dutch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Well my team is out. Ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binary Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 front page of Dutch newspaper There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's culture...and the dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 ^^ Wow, i'm not even mexican and I feel offended. And I thought yesterday's cover with Brazilians mocking chileans and giving them the flight numbers back to their country was bad. I mean, Spain has also a lot of racism but at least they're more sutile about it in their media. Then again, it seems some Europeans are not very receptive of the ideals of multiculturalism as we are. ._. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 And they keep doing it...*facepalms*. At least the dutch team doesn't does racist remarks. Unlike Croatia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daze Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 I hope for Mexico and Costa Rica today. I really don´t like the dutch with their "always happy,always party"attitude, feels like a big fake for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Holland and Costa Rica for me. Nothing against Mexico, but if the Dutch can find the kind of form they found against Spain there are few more exciting teams in this competition. Costa Rica is a great story already, and they've got a good footballing style, which is more than you can say of the Greeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 I cross my fingers for Mexico and Costa Rica today, due my links to Latin America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 I think Holland and Costa Rica will go through. I want Holland and Greece to go through, but I think Holland and Costa Rica will go through. Holland are the Team I usually want to Win IF England are out and Greece are my sweepstakes Team. I reckon it will be: Holland 3-1 Mexico at the Stadium Castelao, Fortaleza. Costa Rica 2-1 Greece at the Arena Pernambuco, Recife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gotosy Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Netherlands 2-1 Mexico Costa Rica 1-1 (5-3) Greece Quarter final Netherlands v Costa Rica, sat jul 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorbr Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Danny, congrats!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Danny, congrats!!! Lol All my teams still on!!! Brazil - homeland Costa Rica - Sweepstakes USA - affection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Mexico central defender Héctor Moreno has been diagnosed with a broken tibia in his left leg, suffered in El Tri's loss against the Netherlands on Sunday. Mexico head coach Miguel Herrera confirmed the injury after the match. http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/6/29/5855372/hector-moreno-mexico-injury-2014-world-cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 I really don´t like the dutch with their "always happy,always party"attitude, feels like a big fake for me. I do like these guys however. Not sure if they do football, or just the Olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWkW6d4Rlhs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 & goodbye to greece's dreamboat goalkeeper, karnezis. that penalty shootout could have gone on forever as far as i was concerned for all the closeups and long languid sighs i got to heave. here he is in happier times, with me (out of frame), picnicking on the grass as we feed each other greek olives grown in california (so exotic) and make aimless travel plans... "oh, krowy poo, you've never seen corfu? it's so beautifully emotional, i must take you."... "oh, karney pie, you've never seen st. louis in august? it's so... architecturally functional." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagacious Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 It must be really heartbreaking for Mexican supporters, 6th consecutive time they are elimiated at R16!! http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-match/60/post/1921643/dutch-late-show-denies-el-tri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagacious Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Brazilian newspapers FP http://imgur.com/a/Pii7G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Bachelet delays trip to Washington to receive national football team Chilean president Michelle Bachelet welcomed the national football team at Government House on Sunday afternoon thus delaying for a few hours her trip to the United States where on Monday she is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House. “These players are an example of strength, courage and grit” said the Chilean president who also gave a copper souvenir to each player, coach and members of the delegation that arrived from Belo Horizonte where they were eliminated from the World Cup following a knock-out match with host Brazil. Thousands of Chilean fans turned out to receive the national team as it was driven from the Santiago airport to the La Moneda Palace where a crowd had also gathered in the square for the welcome. ... http://en.mercopress.com/2014/06/30/bachelet-delays-trip-to-washington-to-receive-national-football-team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 FIFA has picked Djamel Haimoudi to referee the United States vs. Belgium match in the World Cup round of 16 on Tuesday. The Algerian referee has already refereed the Netherlands' 3-2 win over Australia and Costa Rica's 0-0 draw with England. The final second-round match is played in Salvador. FIFA says Argentina vs. Switzerland in Sao Paulo on Tuesday will be refereed by Jonas Eriksson of Sweden. European referees will have handled four of the eight round of 16 matches including two involving teams from the continent. ... http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/fifa-names-djamel-haimoudi-to-referee-united-states-belgium-round-of-16-match-062914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Greece players turn down World Cup bonuses, ask for a new training centre Players of the Greece national football team have turned down their World Cup bonuses, and have asked their Prime Minister Antonis Samarasto use the money to build a team training centre instead. In a letter to Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras signed by all of the 23-members of the team squad, they stated as quoted in the News Bomb, “We do not want extra bonus, or money. We only play for Greece and its people. All we want is for you to support our effort to find a land and create a sports center that will house our National team.” Greece advanced to the Round of 16, a feat they had achieved for the first time in the tournament, however, succumbed to elimination following their defeat to Costa Rica on penalties on Sunday. ... Greece were not the first team to have been offered a generous compensation for their performance in the ongoing tournament with both Cameroon and Ghana having already received their fair share of prize money. Unlike Greece, the Ghana players had a different idea in mind as they threatened a strike after their government had failed to pay them the promised bonuses at first. However, they came through later, and had $3m (£1.8million) sent to Brazil to resolve the issue. http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greece-players-turn-down-world-cup-bonuses-ask-for-new-training-centre/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 KLM sorry for Mexico tweet after Dutch World Cup win Dutch plane operator KLM has apologised for sending out a tweet from its official account making a joke of Mexico's defeat to the Netherlands at the World Cup. Within minutes of Holland's 2-1 stoppage-time win, the firm published a picture of an airport departures sign under the heading Adios Amigos. Next to the word Departures was a man with a moustache and sombrero. The post went viral but was deleted shortly afterwards. Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal tweeted to tell his two million-plus followers that he would never fly with the carrier again and hundreds of other people complained. "It was meant to be a joke but there was too much negative reaction," said KLM spokeswoman Lisette Ebeling Koning. She added that the airline never intended to offend Mexicans, which it serves via a daily flight between Mexico City and Amsterdam. KLM issued a formal apology late on Sunday. "In the best of sportsmanship, we offer our heartfelt apologies to those who have been offended by the comment," said Marnix Fruitema, director general of KLM in North America. Mexican national carrier AeroMexico broadcast its own response on Twitter in support of the country's football team under an arrivals sign. "Thank you for this great championship," it said. "You've made us proud and we're waiting for you at home." BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Note to PR directors everywhere: Actual Appology: We did something wrong. We are sorry. It won't happen again. Not-an-Appology: We didn't do anything wrong. But we are sorry if you were offende by our non-offensive action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 KLM must have my mom as a PR consultant. non apologies are the ONLY apologies. and i'm really sorry that you don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 France 2-0 Nigeria Germany 2-1 Algeria Quarter final France v Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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