A few team could have done with a fraction of the passion Algeria left on the pitch today. Respect.
Day 18: Germany vs. Algeria
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they don't add time when teams score
Da feck?
Wouldn't it be good to see someone else win a World Cup apart from Brazil, Germany, Italy, etc? As long as they don't do it by playing dour shit like Greece did when they won the Euro's, I don't see how anyone can complain. How's football meant to grow in areas that aren't completely developed if it's always the same countries in the latter end of the tournament.
You're also forgetting the reason why Costa Rica is in the QF is because they're unbeaten and have only dropped points in 1 game. They're outplaying the big dogs that you love so dear
ESPN news right now: Germany scores twice in extra time to beat Nigeria.
Lol.
Lol.
berry shrew?
Germany deserved to win but Algeria deserve a lot of praise too. If they had just been better with the final pass or the final cross they could have won it although it would have been unfair on the Germans.
I know he scored what turned out to be the winner but good God was Ozil terrible. I remember him playing well when Real Madrid beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp a couple of years ago but other than that I think I must be a bad luck charm for him because whenever I watch him play he is terrible.
I know he scored what turned out to be the winner but good God was Ozil terrible. I remember him playing well when Real Madrid beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp a couple of years ago but other than that I think I must be a bad luck charm for him because whenever I watch him play he is terrible.
Djabou
Algeria... another one of these so-called "lesser" teams that would have beaten England at this tournament...
They were impressive in all their games and went throug well deserved.
No. Coming back at Chiles who said that France don't have anything to worry about. Algeria have more pace than France in their team and I saw very little in their game today that would worry me if I was German either.
Germany will beat France with relative ease.
MotM: Neuer by a country mile.
There are no easy wins over Germany in a WC. When was the last one? Also: did you see France against Nigeria? Algeria is a lot better than Nigeria. Yes, Germany wasn't convincing, but they will show up against France.
I'd love if that trip was part of the routine and it had gone in.Brutal tackle on him, feck that is was more like assault.
Agreed.
When Mertesacker gets mad at you, you should know that you're a shit journalist.
I want Germany to win this game actually ..I really do ! but I can't see them winning it , Griezmann Benzema and Valbuena will hurt Germany def a lot ..
Mertesacker acting like he was insulted when the interviewer asked him why the german defense and transition game weren't, quote, "that good".
The best team won, but what an extraordinary and heroic performance by Algerie. No dirty bullshit or diving, just pacey, technical football and passing and players running their socks off for their country. Great to watch.
It's not about how much time is added on. It's about respecting the amount of time added. If a ref decides that two extra minutes are needed, he might as well make sure that those two whole minutes of football are played. The +2 at the end was at most one minute of football being played. Needless to say, one minute can change a whole game.
Löw is the only person in the world who knows.
2002 World Cup final.
Holy hell, Merte is mad as feck. Can understand him. It is so ungrateful to play as CB in Löw´s system. He was really solid in this tournament all things considered.
France have too many average premier league players in their squad. Debuchy, Koscielny, and Sakho will be blitzed.
If the germans play without fullbacks and with Lahm in midfield against the frogs they will get taken apart.
The ever diminishing dominance of the football powerhouses.. Now the game of football is all down to tiny margins....
Yes I am. In my opinion, the team that goes through is ultimately the better team because they found a way to win despite what all the stats would show. At the end of a tournament, the best teams are the ones winning it all. If, say, Costa Rica were able to do that (they won't), then it would be clear they were the best of the tournament because they would have had to beat a lot of good teams in the run up to the final. But that's my definition on what's best. And that's what makes a tournament like this so exciting. An underdog can have a chance. It doesn't always have to end up with the status quo of Spain/Italy/Brazil/France/Argentina/Germany/etc.
Shame, Algeria played very well.
Kudos to Algeria. That was a great fight they gave us.
No wonder you guys won, you had 11 outfield players on there
No, 10. Höwedes and Mustafi clearly don't count!
No wonder you guys won, you had 11 outfield players on there
Have to say the game was more fun when keepers stayed back and balls over the top were more effective.
Oezil neither. That makes us playing with 8...
Colombia?
Yup. Technically most of them were outstanding, probably even better control/dribbling than their German counterparts. Their passing in between the lines was also something to behold at times, just couldn't find the right weight on their crosses most of the time unfortunately (except for the goal obv). Also that one through ball from the CB at the end