The only actual contact is Costa standing on De Vrij's ankle.
It's actually really hard to see until the replays. Commentators still try to justify it.
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FIFA World Cup 2014
- Thread starter GrumpiusMaximus
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It's actually really hard to see until the replays. Commentators still try to justify it.
It's tough because as a defender, if you're going to go in for a slide tackle you HAVE TO touch the ball. If you don't touch the ball you're opening yourself up to a foul, and in this case the defender slid and didn't touch the ball. Hard to feel too sorry for him.
Nice to see BarcaSpain get beat by good football.
C-class acting for penalties
I don't "hate" Mexico, but a friendly rivalry isn't a bad thing to have. I will admit though - I do find it rather annoying to see more ads for the Mexican team around the streets of Houston than I do for the US team.
I don't "hate" Mexico, but a friendly rivalry isn't a bad thing to have. I will admit though - I do find it rather annoying to see more ads for the Mexican team around the streets of Houston than I do for the US team.
You must be over the moon right now! Enjoy it, the Dutch are putting out some spectacular work.
I'm all for the rivalry when they play each other, but hating them when they play someone else is too much. That part of it is contrived and manufactured.
If we have a natural rivalry it would be with England or even Russia.
As for the ads in Houston, I'd blame that one Americans not appreciating the sport, and our national team, as much as we should.
