georginho_juventusygr Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 So, your memorable moments of the World Cup that just ended? I think this World Cup will be associated with one incident that won't happen for another century: Suárez's bite. This even tops Klose's 16th World Cup goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudge7 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Jonathan Pearce's astonishing stupidity regarding goalline technology. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 In terms of what happened on the pitch, vampiric stuff aside... Holland smashing the current world champion Spain 5-1. Germany smashing the host Brazil 7-1 on their way to a deserved title. Götze's goal in the final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Pepe headbutting Muller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soccer.joel Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Spain 1 Holland 5 Tim Cahill's goal to equalise against Holland Rodriguez volley against Uruguay Germany 7 Brazil 1 Gotze's final winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudge7 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 With the Germany - Brazil game, I would narrow it down to the 6 minutes where Brazil completely collapsed and conceded 4 replica goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 - Brazil president Dilma getting booed in the opening game - Netherlands beating Spain 5-1 - Ochoa saving everything against Brazil - Suárez biting Chiellini - Costa Rica winning their group and losing no games - Germany crushing Brazil 7-1 - Klose becoming the top World Cup goalscorer ever - Netherlands crushing Brazil 3-0 - Brazil president Dilma getting booed after the final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Netherlands won 5-1 against Spain PMLF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Netherlands won 5-1 against Spain PMLF Yes, I fixed a minute later, I had copied and pasted the Brazil 0-3 Netherlands line and forgot to change the score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOUNGSTEVE Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The Brazilian team blubbering like babies after losing 7-1 to Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearcey_90 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Jonathan Pearce's astonishing stupidity regarding goalline technology. This. Still makes me smile and laugh just thinking about it. When BBC or someone do the World Cup Funniest/Greatest moments you just know this will be right up there for the sheer stupidity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Spain being knocked out early, a team that had won the last 3 major football championships, one of the best teams of modern times and the 5-1 hammering from the Dutch is one that will be remembered from this tournament Brazil collapsing so badly against Germany in the Semi Final, would be surprised if you see anything like that in a SF of a major championship for a while. Depending on what happens to Germany in the future, you could say this tournament was the start of their domination if that ends up happening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chopra_hill Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Brazil 1-7 Germany Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lermon Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Yeah Netherlands 5-1 against Spain, and Van Persie's goal. England Vs Italy, and Uruguay. Germany 7-1. Portugal falling apart in the very first game. Costa Rica and their bamboozling of every opponent that played them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didaro Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Marquez's foul on Robben, talk about the worst possible time to not give a defender the benefit of the doubt against a notorious diver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Arrow Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 As with most other people the Ned - Spa and Bra - Ger games stand out. Van Persie's header and Cahill and James' volleys stand out from the goals. Pepe's headpush on Mueller is more memorable as an event to me as I was actually watching the game but the Suarez bite will live longer. The winner for me though, the footage of Cristo Redentor 'holding' the setting sun. Just beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dudge7 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Balotelli and Suarez scoring winning goals against England was quite beautiful tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Marquez's foul on Robben, talk about the worst possible time to not give a defender the benefit of the doubt against a notorious diver. Best possible time to tell a leg-kicker that he finally went that little bit too far with his umptieth foul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Not the best quality but I couldn't find many gifs of it. This is one of my most memorable moments: Others include James' goal, Robben's dive v Mexico, Costa Rica in general, Tim Krul's unsporting penalty conduct as well as him being subbed on, 7-1 and Gotze's finish. Other stuff too but these are the most prominent ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RubenJ Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Not the best quality but I couldn't find many gifs of it. This is one of my most memorable moments: Others include James' goal, Robben's dive v Mexico, Costa Rica in general, Tim Krul's unsporting penalty conduct as well as him being subbed on, 7-1 and Gotze's finish. Other stuff too but these are the most prominent ones. pretty awful gif, can't see the goal at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didaro Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Best possible time to tell a leg-kicker that he finally went that little bit too far with his umptieth foul lol, fair point, Marquez does have a bit of a deserved reputation but to his credit he did manage to get through Mexico's run in the tournament without kicking anyone in the junk which was a remarkable act of restraint from him. I don't like seeing the officials deciding the outcome of games and that's what happened in Netherlands v Mexico. If they're going to let the players play then let them play, the call against Marquez is memorable to me because of the non-calls in similar situations earlier in that game with fouls in the area which were far more blatant than what Marquez did to Robben. If they're going to get strict all of a sudden then at least apply it evenly and card Robben for simulation because he deserved a card for that play just as much as Marquez did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 lol, fair point, Marquez does have a bit of a deserved reputation but to his credit he did manage to get through Mexico's run in the tournament without kicking anyone in the junk which was a remarkable act of restraint from him. I don't like seeing the officials deciding the outcome of games and that's what happened in Netherlands v Mexico. If they're going to let the players play then let them play, the call against Marquez is memorable to me because of the non-calls in similar situations earlier in that game with fouls in the area which were far more blatant than what Marquez did to Robben. If they're going to get strict all of a sudden then at least apply it evenly and card Robben for simulation because he deserved a card for that play just as much as Marquez did. Also fair, but Robben will rightfully have felt he deserved to get -at least- one penalty during that match. As he's a specialist in -there's enough contact to call this a foul, down I go- there's a great element of stupidity to Marquez' challenge. Clumsy. I think it was actually a penalty though. Screaming 'diver dives!' doesn't make it an actual dive. Oranje had Mexico on the ropes at that point anyway, they likely would have scored in extra time. At the end of the day, there was no injustiça ^^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Robben dived. Injustice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didaro Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Also fair, but Robben will rightfully have felt he deserved to get -at least- one penalty during that match. As he's a specialist in -there's enough contact to call this a foul, down I go- there's a great element of stupidity to Marquez' challenge. Clumsy. I think it was actually a penalty though. Screaming 'diver dives!' doesn't make it an actual dive.Oranje had Mexico on the ropes at that point anyway, they likely would have scored in extra time. At the end of the day, there was no injustiça ^^ Robben did earn a penalty earlier in the game, it wasn't given. Mexico also deserved one earlier in the game, it wasn't given. If the referee is going to give a make-up penalty to the Dutch then he should also give a make-up penalty to Mexico, not doing so is in effect deciding the outcome of the game as I see it. You're right that saying the diver dived doesn't mean that he did in fact dive but in that case Robben did really dive. He was fouled but nowhere near hard enough to justify the theatrics that followed. I don't see a lot of European national teams but I do see a lot of teams in the Americas and I don't think Mexico was in as much trouble as you think they were and I have a hard believing that the Dutch would have been able to run with Mexico throughout extra time. Mexico knows how to handle the heat and it was very hot that day. If the penalty isn't given then how long do you think the Dutch would have been able to push guys forward? The penalty was awarded relatively early in extra time, after that they had the luxury of sitting back and they didn't exactly set the world on fire during the first 90. I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that the Dutch would have scored in extra time but that doesn't matter anyway, what matters is what did happen not what might have happened. There was injustice there in my opinion but overall a very entertaining tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Robben dived. Injustice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Dry Hererra rolling around on the ground in celebration. The look of disbelief on John Brooks' face after scoring the winner against Ghana That third German goal against Brazil. It was Holy S Brazil is not only going to lose but get run off the pitch RvP diving header English trainer injuring himself in celebration. Such a "only England" moment. Neuer's Sweeper Goalie exhibition against Algeria The Bite Uruguay player (Perierra?) looking like he would kill somebody if not allowed to return to the game after being knocked unconscious Gotze's sweet chest trap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 pretty awful gif, can't see the goal at all The goal isn't what is important - it's his reaction and what it clearly means to the player that he has scored. The goal isn't what's memorable, it's Brooks' reaction and the mouthing of "oh my god" that is memorable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Sabella's fall. Bill O'Herlihy's last broadcast. Mondragon The fact that there is no such thing as an ugly Colombian woman* Chile costing me a fortune by not scoring against the Dutch *Waiting for someone to disprove this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sned Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The goal isn't what is important - it's his reaction and what it clearly means to the player that he has scored. The goal isn't what's memorable, it's Brooks' reaction and the mouthing of "oh my god" that is memorable. I'm pretty sure he was joking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidel Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 In no particular order Jonathan Pearce idiocy Suarez v England Tim Howard v Belgium Germany 7 Brazil 1 Close breaking the scoring record Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 If anyone missed this, I would highly recommend it. Also made me see Rio Ferdinand in a different light - being used to hate him as a Liverpool supporter.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04b3sq4/rio-in-rio ...waiting for trolls to cut me to pieces for even speaking - "we've all seen that already, etc..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD nawrat Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I tried to start a discussion on it - http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/394464-Rio-in-Rio - but I guess people just weren't interested unfortunately I enjoyed it fwiw. Rio is very likeable. As a City fan I've never really cared for him but since he became a pundit I've found him rather likeable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Brazil/Germany game will be the one thing that sticks out the most for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Brazil/Germany game will be the one thing that sticks out the most for me I actually reckon that will be the moment that most take away from this, on the night of the game I was getting Twitter flash up with people involved in US sports who never mention "soccer" but they were going mental for it. The idea of seeing lots of goals and Brazil getting humiliated seems to bring out a crowd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I actually reckon that will be the moment that most take away from this, on the night of the game I was getting Twitter flash up with people involved in US sports who never mention "soccer" but they were going mental for it. The idea of seeing lots of goals and Brazil getting humiliated seems to bring out a crowd Probably because Brazil is so overrated as a national team that those that don't follow football closely and many who do think Brazil is like the USA Man's basketball national team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthrax Dave Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 The mainstream USA finally showing signs of "getting" it regarding this sport. Their fans were the loudest in the tournament - The noise on my TV when Brooks headed the winner against Ghana was off the page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltman Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Pinilla crashing that shot off the Brazilian crossbar in the dying seconds of extra-time. Desperately unlucky for Chile, but the saving grace is it meant we got to laugh at possibly the poorest Brazil team I can remember emulating the Keystone Cops in the Semi-Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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