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psychobunny

Man, that header by van Persie!!!

The header was great, but he could have easily taken a touch and passed it into the net without having anybody around him. The kudos should go to Daley Blind for the inch perfect pass from left back. That guy ain't so blind afterall...

a_5mith

@psychobunny I only really support Rugby teams, I've been to watch West Brom play once or twice though, so if they're on I'll watch/semi-support. Got to support the underdogs.

psychobunny

West Brom played real well the previous year when they had Romelu Lukaku on loan from Chelsea

a_5mith

@psychobunny Hopefully they get Tim Sherwood on board. Would be good to see them finish in the top 10 next season.

a_5mith

England played so badly. They played like a team who were 2-1 up, not down. Spent more time going backwards, ruined nearly all their chances when it mattered.

finid

@a_5mith said:

England played so badly

Actually, I thought they played very well. Sterling and Sturridge and Johnson played very well. They just did not attack as often. They should figure out how to move the ball thru Sterling and Sturridge . The Italian #21 was just awful. wonder how he made the team.

a_5mith

@planner The finishing I found disappointing, so many shots on target, Rooney in space, panicked and shot it wide, free kicks lacking accuracy. Rooneys corner was just embarrassing. But I agree the midfield football was great.

I guess they played as expected.

finid

If you did not watch the Nigeria vs Iran match, you spent your time very well. I just wasted more than 90 minutes watching the most boring, unimaginative football match ever. It was so bad even the crowd started booing.

Terrible. Thankfully, both teams will not make it past the group stages.

a_5mith

USA game on the other hand, 1-0 after 32 seconds. Unbelievable Geoff!

finid

@a_5mith
Yeah, and Ghana playing just like Nigeria, slightly better still still unimaginative. I think USA will win.

psychobunny

If you did not watch the Nigeria vs Iran match, you spent your time very well. I just wasted more than 90 minutes watching the most boring, unimaginative football match ever. It was so bad even the crowd started booing.

Yeah At least I was working while watching but it was a seriously boring game. Then again I guess we've been spoilt by the other goal-fests

USA game on the other hand, 1-0 after 32 seconds. Unbelievable Geoff!

I have a bit of a soft spot for Dempsey coz he used to play for Spurs, so I guess I'll be rooting for USA for that group anyways

a_5mith

Two cracking goals from Belgium. Really good from Fellaini & Mercent.

psychobunny

Took them a while to wake up and start playing though

finid

@a_5mith said:

Two cracking goals from Belgium.

How is that? The score reads 1-1

a_5mith

@planner It finished 2-1, they scored again after 5 minutes or so.

psychobunny

Haha game is over already, planner's TV station is 15 minutes late

a_5mith

@psychobunny

Sorry @planner for the spoiler.

psychobunny

planner's TV station is 15 minutes late

I shouldn't have told him that, I could have made a few bucks off betting with him

finid

Damn!

I'm watching it online, for free, of course.

Wait, Belgium just scored, at about the 80th minute

psychobunny

Where do you live? Depending on your country you can actually get the game live for free (like a legit stream) on one of the national broadcasting stations. In Canada for example, it's CBC