soccernet.espn.go.com— Felipe Melo had an afternoon to forget as his own goal cancelled out Robinho's opener against Netherlands and he was sent off for a stamp on Arjen Robben.
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Dump? Brazil dominated the whole game, played clean football. The dutch played dirty and resorted to cheats to win, like they always do. Elbowing players all the time, they should have had at least 2 red cards, and several penalties for Brasil. f**kin stupid referee.
The Dutch team is a disgrace to football.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Felipe melo was an idiot, he scored an own goal and later lost his head. Holand just won because brazil made too many mistakes at the second half, actually brazil was very much s**t in the second half, though so were the dutch, there were three players alone with the goalie and they could not score.
on top of that, there was a penalty on kaka on the first half and the first goal was not off side.
The Dutch are very much known for playing dirty, just check the game against portugal in 2006, they did play dirty.
Mate, the Brazilians should have lost Bastos to a second yellow and Van Bommel probably should have got a yellow in the last ten minutes. Other than that the ref did a reasonable job.
really, how about the first goal that was called offside and the penalty on kaka? the referee failed big time. Though brazil lost its cool on the second halfComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
That was probably the best officiated game of the WC. You really can't expect the referee to get every single minute call right. He came goddamn close though.
Was that an attempt to take a shot at me? What does my age have to do with anything? You're 5 years older and living in your mom's basement, but I don't see what age has to do with anything. Loser.
This is digg, if you don't follow the crowd, you get buried, this is a fact.. Just try posting "Marijuana is unhealthy" and see where that gets you!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Nice one Melo! An own goal and a red card?! I drew Brazil in my office sweepstake so that fool owes me £10!
On a more serious note though, this means either Holland, Ghana, or Uruguay plays in the final. Wouldn't have picked any of them at the start of the tournament.
Holland has always been a contender, but someone has always beaten them in the middle rounds. Maybe this time they'll reach the finals, and who knows, win?
I'm hoping for a Germany/Netherlands final, if my boys can battle past Argentina tomorrow (and I believe they can). If this is how the final turned out, I wouldn't even mind if Germany lost. I like Holland.
true. and it was very badly defended by the Dutch team...
in a way thou it was what set Brazil on the road to being ousted. the Dutch team needed a good kick in the backside, needed to be shocked awake having almost fallen asleep playing game after game against reasonable not not great teams.
they needed to be made aware that, unlike with previous teams, you can't drop your guard against a team like Brazil for even a second
because it came just 10 minutes into the match the Dutch, now awake, had the time to turn things around.
The red card on the action against Robben was deserved. But I think it should be more than red. We are talking about someone who stands on two feet, then lifts one, to kick a man lying on the ground right in the hamstring that just recovered from a serious injury.
Thanks to a blind referee, luck, and the Maestro of diving Sr. Robben. Netherlands played dirty and resorted to gross cheats from the beginning of the game. Many faults commited with no repercussions, Kaka was bulied several times in the box, there should have been at least one penalty, for all the faults, pushes and jersey pulling in the box.
The ref turned a blind eye on all the atrocities commited by the Dutch cheaters.
Except you know handing out multiple cards. Van Bommel should have gotten a yellow at some point I'll give you that but besides for that it was punished just fine.
Besides how many dives did Dani Alves take? Even Kaka went down on purpose more than once.
This is the first world cup where we play like the other teams. That means this year we dive too. It means we play defensive when we have to. It means we will win the cup - for all other tournaments where it was stolen from us.
the more people the more talent to choice from, provided you have the facilities to train them.
its not accident that the US wins a lot of medals at the Olympics and china is catching up.
It's not about the size of the population. It's about the footballing culture and ambition of the population. It means nothing if you have a larger population pool to draw from if the people are naturally not-inclined to pursue football greatness.
Small countries beat big countries all the f**king time and have been for decades.
I thought there was no country with a bigger footballing culture than Brazil. And ambition? The whole country came to a standstill today because of this match..
I drew out a bracket a few months before the cup and kept looking at this match-up as the one that would see Brazil taken out. This Dutch team can win the whole thing if they can keep their wits about them. Their history will be meaningless if they manage to keep building momentum.
To do so, they'd have to start shooting a bit more. I mean Brazil should have been 3 ahead by the end of the first half.
Both team were disappointingly average. Brazil only looked good at first because of Holland's mistakes and non existent attack, and then after the equalizer, Brazil acted shocked like something inconceivable had happened and they needed to reflect on it.
Sorry but The Netherlands didn't deserve this. They got 2 goals from passive phases including one own goal. They got huge chances but they blew them all. It was ridiculous to see how bad they are at finishing off. Brazil wasn't fantastic either but they have a way better structure and game flow. It's really sad not to have them in the finals against Spain.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
No, Melo was just stupid for taking that dumb red card, and they failed at reorganizing there. They took quite a moral beating with the second goal and that foul.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
your typical ignorant dips**t who obviously didn't watch the game and is just swinging with the crowd.
Brazil played fine in the 1st half, it was starting in the 2nd that they started undressing slowly and after Sneijder's goal they completely fell apart.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
I don't agree that Brazil were c**ky and they certainly aren't bastards. The pressure the nation puts on them is unparalleled and If you look at all 5 games they played, they were one of the more classy teams in this world cup. Respect to Brazil for being a pleasure to watch, and good luck to them as they host in 2014.
Either you are a Brazilian yourself or you live somewhere with no Brazilians.
Brazilians are the most arrogant S.Americans there are. Well, the Argentinians come real close but all you have to do is tell them you are Italian and they shut up.
Well wiseguy1020, I'm from Brazil, and have to say you've never lived here or in Argentina if that's your assumption. Please don't hate just for the sake of it.
And since I can in turn see you are from the States, I'm sure you are the expert on arrogance.
I went to school in miami for 5 years lol...GO HURRICANES!!!
Yeah here goes a reality check for you bro. The majority of Miami isn't even like the rest of the USA anymore. It's like a spanish bubble. I've lived in NY, CALI, and MI after that and I can't tell you how many times I struggled to purchase something because of my lack of spanish affluence while living in Miami. And that isn't because of Argentines or Brazilians. That's because of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic overruning the place. Dont go hating on all of Latin America because of your lifestyle in Miami. I can somehow understand your frustration, we are not the same. I bet 200 to 1 you are white too. Prolly a 2nd generation redneck with a modem. Maybe you should move to Mississippi or something and get over your latino rage "eh, essay"?
What you should have said was "I know something about the Netherlands! I'm so smart! I'm going to post it even though it bears no relevance whatsoever to the subject at hand because I know something about the Netherlands!".
Feel free to use this comment after the semi-final.
I deleted my comment after a few buries right after suggesting that the Dutch have an underrated team this time that (out of optimistic heritage-based bias) I thought would beat Brazil. I wish I would have left it up because it would have been incredibly satisfying. Now I just feel like a pussy who cares too much about being agreed with on the internet. Someone cheer me up :(Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
I slept in by accident so as soon as I woke up (didn't even bother sitting up on my bed) I grabbed the remote and flipped to channel 30 to watch the match. 0-1 Brazil (missed Kaka's chance and no replay has been shown which I'm kind of mad about with how much the announcers talked about it). I was pissed. First half nothing brilliant from either team after that a bit of luck for the Dutch and the match took a 180.
Robben looked like a balding 5 year old with all that divin 'n rollin and whining...just such a bitch on the pitch today. Most of Holland graduated with honors from acting school today, and should all look forward to displaying them again on the big stage on the 11th.
I thought Robben was not protected well enough by the ref being kicked from behind with the defender having any chance of playing the ball..... But we both probably have a little skewed view on this :)
Thai is what I have been saying all along: the Dutch were a team to look at. Even though they didn't do so well in the first half, they came together as a team in the second. This along with the unevenness of how how Brasil has been playing in this WorldCup is what made today's game possible.
Nobody believed me a few weeks ago when I said that Brazil was NOT going to the finals. Everyone was taking the easy way out and saying "Brasil, Brasil" like a knee-jerk reaction. Had anyone SEEN the way they were playing lately? It seems like between the TV announcers saying how Brasil was going to the finals and how dumb it was for Maradona to thin down his Argentine fullbacks to almost nil, how wrong everyone has been. Very wrong. Well, here we are with Argentina having not lost a single game yet in this World Cup and going to the semi-fianls and Brasil having a draw early on with Portugal and now losing.
There is going to be a lot of crow being eaten tonight . . .
Well, Argentina has to win over Germany tomorrow before heading to the semifinals. But yeah, this year's Brazilian team wasn't designed with brilliance in mind; it was designed for efficiency. The main problem is that you can't rely on Felipe Melo, and (more generally) with the emotional stability of a Brazilian national team. The lack of stability showed up since the second half started, and there is no need to comment on Felipe Melo's game.
Yeah, what I was getting at was how wrong a lot of these announcers were in all in their predictions, not necessarily who is going to win. Loving all of these upsets. Makes people actually watch these games instead of stating the same 'ol same 'ol.
everyone doubted me when i chose the dutch to win this match...all they had to do was play solid and wait for brazil to f**k up...and that is exactly what they did.
As a German soccer fan I despise Brazizl but they were definitely the better team. Holland played so poorly its embarrassing,they had 4 break aways and didn't score on any of them. The only reason they even tied it was because of an own goal. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
The first half. Excellent passing by Brazil. They seemingly walked all over Nederland. Brazillian players appeared to take cheap shots here and there. I wasn't pleased. I did like Ref waved off all those Hollywood injuries, penalties. He was making a statement, play on and play fair without giving out a half a dozen yellow cards.
The second half. Got to give it to them. Things changed. It could happen and it did. Congrats to both teams for giving us a great show.
moussifJul 2, 2010
Dump? Brazil dominated the whole game, played clean football. The dutch played dirty and resorted to cheats to win, like they always do. Elbowing players all the time, they should have had at least 2 red cards, and several penalties for Brasil. f**kin stupid referee.
The Dutch team is a disgrace to football.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
njndirishJul 2, 2010
Since when is clean stomping on someone?
waspbrJul 2, 2010
Felipe melo was an idiot, he scored an own goal and later lost his head. Holand just won because brazil made too many mistakes at the second half, actually brazil was very much s**t in the second half, though so were the dutch, there were three players alone with the goalie and they could not score.
on top of that, there was a penalty on kaka on the first half and the first goal was not off side.
The Dutch are very much known for playing dirty, just check the game against portugal in 2006, they did play dirty.
But f**k it, game is over and it is not time to bitch anymoreComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
njndirishJul 2, 2010
Both teams had 20 fouls a piece, how is just one dirty?
thewhitsJul 2, 2010
So you're going to ignore that both teams flopped and whined equally, not to mention the red card Brazil got for stomping on the other player's leg...
Holland was the better team today, deal with it.
thetallestJul 2, 2010
Mate, the Brazilians should have lost Bastos to a second yellow and Van Bommel probably should have got a yellow in the last ten minutes. Other than that the ref did a reasonable job.
waspbrJul 2, 2010
really, how about the first goal that was called offside and the penalty on kaka? the referee failed big time. Though brazil lost its cool on the second halfComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
rizzen93Jul 2, 2010
The replay of that first goal on CBC showed that it was offside, but just barely. It was the right call to make.
Grats to the Dutch though, Brazil played great during the first half, but they came out and owned during the second one.
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
Brazil didn't play all that well. What with the stamping on people and scoring goals against themselves and all.
imthescatmanJul 2, 2010
oh u mad?
dymphnaJul 2, 2010
Wow, I hate to see what you consider dirty football if you thought Brazil played clean that game. Does it involve murder?
arigJul 2, 2010
You are 100% right.
truffJul 2, 2010
U MAD??
1b2aJul 2, 2010
He mad
jdwallace14Jul 2, 2010
That was probably the best officiated game of the WC. You really can't expect the referee to get every single minute call right. He came goddamn close though.
boutdemcanes91Jul 2, 2010
Moussif you're a troll. You've shown it before: http://digg.com/soccer/USA_pulls_off_an_unexpected_victory_on_the_last_minute?t=33457862#c33461194
moussifJul 3, 2010
How exactly giving you opinion about something amounts to trolling??
boutdemcanes91Jul 3, 2010
Was that an attempt to take a shot at me? What does my age have to do with anything? You're 5 years older and living in your mom's basement, but I don't see what age has to do with anything. Loser.
moussifJul 3, 2010
You're a fool and haven't changed from the last time you stalked me. My point was your reply is not surprising coming from a 19 years old american.
Maybe you can show me what's wrong with the comment??? Instead of just talking about something completely unrelated.
Don't be a pussy for once and actually try to give some arguments.
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boutdemcanes91Jul 3, 2010
Okaayy. Sorry Mr. Grown Up. How out of line of me to insult a degree seeker such as yourself.
I go to U of Miami, but I don't think my s**t is better than anyone's b/c I'm going to college. haha.
& get over yourself, I wouldn't bother "stalking" you, you're the one who replied to my comment on the other submission I posted.
I don't need to explain why you're a troll, I think the -200 buries speaks for itself.
moussifJul 3, 2010
LOL... because diggers know best! Right!
This is digg, if you don't follow the crowd, you get buried, this is a fact.. Just try posting "Marijuana is unhealthy" and see where that gets you!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
boutdemcanes91Jul 3, 2010
Ok then, you're right. "Brazil dominated the whole game, played clean football."
and everyone else is wrong....
moussifJul 4, 2010
Show evidence of Netherlands dominating the game then!
Stats speak for themselves, diggers are usually retarded!
userpasswordJul 3, 2010
Hah.. if you're not a troll then you're absolutely pathetic..
petersen347Jul 3, 2010
A good team always finds a way to win whether they play bad or not...looks like Brazil didnt have what it takes
Closed AccountJul 4, 2010
buried
/anotheremailinyourinbox
huukiwiJul 2, 2010
Nice one Melo! An own goal and a red card?! I drew Brazil in my office sweepstake so that fool owes me £10!
On a more serious note though, this means either Holland, Ghana, or Uruguay plays in the final. Wouldn't have picked any of them at the start of the tournament.
wolfingJul 2, 2010
Holland has always been a contender, but someone has always beaten them in the middle rounds. Maybe this time they'll reach the finals, and who knows, win?
bigtime2Jul 2, 2010
They always somehow lose on penalty kicks, or some other unlucky reason.
etruscanJul 2, 2010
I'm hoping for a Germany/Netherlands final, if my boys can battle past Argentina tomorrow (and I believe they can). If this is how the final turned out, I wouldn't even mind if Germany lost. I like Holland.
giyadJul 3, 2010
Holland is the best team to have never won a world cup
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
in all fairness, Melo's pass to set up Robinho was really sweet
countess666Jul 2, 2010
true. and it was very badly defended by the Dutch team...
in a way thou it was what set Brazil on the road to being ousted. the Dutch team needed a good kick in the backside, needed to be shocked awake having almost fallen asleep playing game after game against reasonable not not great teams.
they needed to be made aware that, unlike with previous teams, you can't drop your guard against a team like Brazil for even a second
because it came just 10 minutes into the match the Dutch, now awake, had the time to turn things around.
kjsatzJul 2, 2010
Germany over Holland in the finals.
countess666Jul 2, 2010
not this time!
sirlowkeyJul 2, 2010
Looking forward to that as matchup for the final game!
Remember this phrase: "Der Tod oder die Gladiolen!"
The Netherlands FTW!
Hup, Holland Hup!
laurenkim6Jul 2, 2010
death or the gladiolas?
explain...
SCHLAAAAAAAAND!
krazer101Jul 2, 2010
I had Holland v Spain in final. Ghana and Uruguay were surprises though
dalectricsJul 2, 2010
I had Brazil too! Not cool!
etruscanJul 2, 2010
They let their emotions get the better of them. The second half had Brazilian players all over the pitch getting furious over their own mistakes.
dalectricsJul 3, 2010
I was like France 98 all over again!
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
The red card on the action against Robben was deserved. But I think it should be more than red. We are talking about someone who stands on two feet, then lifts one, to kick a man lying on the ground right in the hamstring that just recovered from a serious injury.
You can't punish a crime with game rules.
soundslikeadareJul 3, 2010
You must've thought you were soooooo lucky to draw Brazil.
huukiwiJul 3, 2010
We actually did two sweepstakes. I drew Algeria in the first, so I just saw this as that my luck had evened out.
moussifJul 2, 2010
Thanks to a blind referee, luck, and the Maestro of diving Sr. Robben. Netherlands played dirty and resorted to gross cheats from the beginning of the game. Many faults commited with no repercussions, Kaka was bulied several times in the box, there should have been at least one penalty, for all the faults, pushes and jersey pulling in the box.
The ref turned a blind eye on all the atrocities commited by the Dutch cheaters.
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raoulduke310Jul 2, 2010
At least you're classy in defeat /s
rahazJul 2, 2010
Except you know handing out multiple cards. Van Bommel should have gotten a yellow at some point I'll give you that but besides for that it was punished just fine.
Besides how many dives did Dani Alves take? Even Kaka went down on purpose more than once.
cyberoidxJul 2, 2010
I wouldn't vote you up even if you were on the team.
seancallanJul 2, 2010
This reads like a jihadist letter, just gotta throw "infidels" in there once.
moussifJul 2, 2010
is that you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBkbj_S3etY
sputnikvJul 2, 2010
0/10
jdwallace14Jul 2, 2010
Oh so you mean the yellow card the ref gave the Dutch player for simulation was a mistake? Guess they should appeal that.
/s
userpasswordJul 3, 2010
Troll more.
psych77Jul 2, 2010
Is a Dutch dump like a Cleveland steamer?
matthewdukeJul 2, 2010
I definitely saw a player with a number 2 on his chest.
anillopJul 2, 2010
Yeah thats what they call its in Europe. I think its because of the metric system.
raidy11moonJul 2, 2010
Whats a Cleveland Steamer?
jake1337Jul 2, 2010
Well when a man loves a woman...and coprophilia...
happyimbecileJul 2, 2010
The ultimate act of love
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
Ask your mother.
shlipperyJul 2, 2010
Well..there's always the Dutch Oven..
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dutch%20oven
raoulduke310Jul 2, 2010
Didn't see that one coming...
tinusJul 2, 2010
This is the first world cup where we play like the other teams. That means this year we dive too. It means we play defensive when we have to. It means we will win the cup - for all other tournaments where it was stolen from us.
wannartoJul 2, 2010
maybe England and USA can learn from your team
bodaciousllamaJul 2, 2010
it's a new generation of Total Football.
Although it pissed me off to see Robben on the ground 33% of the time.
christravelerJul 2, 2010
Mark my words guys, this world cup belongs to Argentina!!! we all are going to see Maradona run naked in the ground in joy!!!
Chris Harris
http://onsalenow.org.uk
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masterantonioJul 3, 2010
Mark your words? I guess Argentina is going home early. Although I thought they might beat Germany.
christravelerJul 4, 2010
Even I am disappointed now!! Now my next favorite is Netherlands!! Hope they do not disappoint!!
Chris Harris
http://onsalenow.org.uk
jcia2006Jul 2, 2010
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
superharris5Jul 2, 2010
The Brazilians played as if they were rudderless.
tinusJul 2, 2010
To put it in perspective: Brazil: 500.000.000 citizens The Netherlands: 16.000.000
biv2891Jul 2, 2010
what's your point?
mccuneJul 2, 2010
Big countries are the best at sports. That's why I'm still pulling for a China vs. India final!
countess666Jul 2, 2010
the more people the more talent to choice from, provided you have the facilities to train them.
its not accident that the US wins a lot of medals at the Olympics and china is catching up.
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
It's not about the size of the population. It's about the footballing culture and ambition of the population. It means nothing if you have a larger population pool to draw from if the people are naturally not-inclined to pursue football greatness.
Small countries beat big countries all the f**king time and have been for decades.
tinusJul 2, 2010
I thought there was no country with a bigger footballing culture than Brazil. And ambition? The whole country came to a standstill today because of this match..
bringatowelJul 2, 2010
I kind of expected Brazil to go all the way, but nice job Netherlands.
cubswillwinJul 2, 2010
Biggest WTF of the Cup so far.
thatsmyaiboJul 2, 2010
Not really. Vegas had the Dutch winning this one.
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
Not even close. The Dutch were ranked #4 in the world.
littlerat3Jul 2, 2010
That still goes with New Zealand drawing Italy.
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
I drew out a bracket a few months before the cup and kept looking at this match-up as the one that would see Brazil taken out. This Dutch team can win the whole thing if they can keep their wits about them. Their history will be meaningless if they manage to keep building momentum.
lestrategeJul 3, 2010
To do so, they'd have to start shooting a bit more. I mean Brazil should have been 3 ahead by the end of the first half.
Both team were disappointingly average. Brazil only looked good at first because of Holland's mistakes and non existent attack, and then after the equalizer, Brazil acted shocked like something inconceivable had happened and they needed to reflect on it.
Whoever wins Germany-Argentina will win it all.
supermunchJul 2, 2010
Good game, The Netherlands deserved the victory.
Now I'll be cheering for Paraguay just to see a little bit more of Larissa Riquelme.
bigtime2Jul 2, 2010
I just want Paraguay to win to see her naked. I don't give a s**t who they beat, I just want them to win.
supermunchJul 2, 2010
When I wrote "a little bit more" I meant exactly that - if you GIS her, you'll find quite a few "almost but not quite" nude pictures of her. *wink*
crazymaniaccJul 2, 2010
Sorry but The Netherlands didn't deserve this. They got 2 goals from passive phases including one own goal. They got huge chances but they blew them all. It was ridiculous to see how bad they are at finishing off. Brazil wasn't fantastic either but they have a way better structure and game flow. It's really sad not to have them in the finals against Spain.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
hothead286Jul 2, 2010
But that means Brazil was bad at finishing off too, right?... because they scored less.
crazymaniaccJul 2, 2010
No, Melo was just stupid for taking that dumb red card, and they failed at reorganizing there. They took quite a moral beating with the second goal and that foul.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
"..... but they have a way better structure ..."
had
>:)
crazysticksJul 2, 2010
Brazil accidentally the whole game.
analjusticeJul 2, 2010
your typical ignorant dips**t who obviously didn't watch the game and is just swinging with the crowd.
Brazil played fine in the 1st half, it was starting in the 2nd that they started undressing slowly and after Sneijder's goal they completely fell apart.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
doomesticJul 2, 2010
Don't let the door hit you c**ky bastards. Hope Argentina is out next.
porrameloJul 2, 2010
I don't agree that Brazil were c**ky and they certainly aren't bastards. The pressure the nation puts on them is unparalleled and If you look at all 5 games they played, they were one of the more classy teams in this world cup. Respect to Brazil for being a pleasure to watch, and good luck to them as they host in 2014.
wiseguy1020Jul 2, 2010
Either you are a Brazilian yourself or you live somewhere with no Brazilians.
Brazilians are the most arrogant S.Americans there are. Well, the Argentinians come real close but all you have to do is tell them you are Italian and they shut up.
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porrameloJul 2, 2010
Well wiseguy1020, I'm from Brazil, and have to say you've never lived here or in Argentina if that's your assumption. Please don't hate just for the sake of it.
And since I can in turn see you are from the States, I'm sure you are the expert on arrogance.
wiseguy1020Jul 3, 2010
No pal I live in Miami and trust me, I get to see plenty of Argentinians and Brazilians.
porrameloJul 3, 2010
I went to school in miami for 5 years lol...GO HURRICANES!!!
Yeah here goes a reality check for you bro. The majority of Miami isn't even like the rest of the USA anymore. It's like a spanish bubble. I've lived in NY, CALI, and MI after that and I can't tell you how many times I struggled to purchase something because of my lack of spanish affluence while living in Miami. And that isn't because of Argentines or Brazilians. That's because of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic overruning the place. Dont go hating on all of Latin America because of your lifestyle in Miami. I can somehow understand your frustration, we are not the same. I bet 200 to 1 you are white too. Prolly a 2nd generation redneck with a modem. Maybe you should move to Mississippi or something and get over your latino rage "eh, essay"?
casualgodJul 2, 2010
Brain said Brazil, heart said Netherlands. I haven't been so happy to lose $20 before!
marlornJul 2, 2010
Dutch squat and crap Brazilians out of their rectum.
lordy1952Jul 2, 2010
Brazil 1970 World Cup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3yq2wSSXpE
biv2891Jul 2, 2010
it's ONLY because weed is legal in Netherlands ...
joejitsuJul 2, 2010
Yeah, im sure thats the reason they won.
tw3ekJul 2, 2010
Yea, because Canada is just tearing it up there too right?
huukiwiJul 2, 2010
What you should have said was "I know something about the Netherlands! I'm so smart! I'm going to post it even though it bears no relevance whatsoever to the subject at hand because I know something about the Netherlands!".
Feel free to use this comment after the semi-final.
joejitsuJul 2, 2010
The Blue Jerseys are bad luck for Brazil/
bigtime2Jul 2, 2010
Oh, so that's why they lost...
edmarsonbrJul 3, 2010
Brazil won the 1958 final playing in blue.
tonylewiswebJul 3, 2010
The last time the dutch beat Brazil in the world cup was in 1974, and Brazil also played in blue jerseys then.
nationalistJul 3, 2010
yep
holofernes99Jul 3, 2010
also, Worldcup ' 94 in USA: Brazil beat Netherlands 3-2 (free kick Branco) in their Blue jerseys
eggloafJul 2, 2010
I deleted my comment after a few buries right after suggesting that the Dutch have an underrated team this time that (out of optimistic heritage-based bias) I thought would beat Brazil. I wish I would have left it up because it would have been incredibly satisfying. Now I just feel like a pussy who cares too much about being agreed with on the internet. Someone cheer me up :(Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
wrzhydrJul 2, 2010
Wesley Sneijder is a beast! Oranje all the way! I had my doubts when i first turned the game on, but I'm happy to be proven wrong!
rahazJul 2, 2010
I slept in by accident so as soon as I woke up (didn't even bother sitting up on my bed) I grabbed the remote and flipped to channel 30 to watch the match. 0-1 Brazil (missed Kaka's chance and no replay has been shown which I'm kind of mad about with how much the announcers talked about it). I was pissed. First half nothing brilliant from either team after that a bit of luck for the Dutch and the match took a 180.
The last 13 minutes felt like hours.
dinglebuttJul 2, 2010
WHO'S YOUR FAJAH?
mynameisdiJul 2, 2010
Fa-ther. It's fa-th-er.
Seriously though, I have no idea where that stereotype came from. I work in a company with 100+ Dutch people and haven't heard that accent.
Mostly just GHHHHHRRGHGHGHRGH instead of G, but that's ok.
muffinmonkJul 3, 2010
GoldMember, from Austin Powers.
porrameloJul 2, 2010
Robben looked like a balding 5 year old with all that divin 'n rollin and whining...just such a bitch on the pitch today. Most of Holland graduated with honors from acting school today, and should all look forward to displaying them again on the big stage on the 11th.
bartpietersJul 2, 2010
I thought Robben was not protected well enough by the ref being kicked from behind with the defender having any chance of playing the ball..... But we both probably have a little skewed view on this :)
loneraverJul 2, 2010
Dugg voor Nederland!
bananas1000Jul 2, 2010
Suarez Rood! Dat wordt wat dinsdag...
wijzewillemJul 3, 2010
Appeltje-eitje!
marxJul 2, 2010
I blame Mick Jagger for supporting Brazil.
njndirishJul 2, 2010
Every team he cheers for seems to lose: USA, England, and Brazil, who is next?
fubemanJul 2, 2010
Thai is what I have been saying all along: the Dutch were a team to look at. Even though they didn't do so well in the first half, they came together as a team in the second. This along with the unevenness of how how Brasil has been playing in this WorldCup is what made today's game possible.
Nobody believed me a few weeks ago when I said that Brazil was NOT going to the finals. Everyone was taking the easy way out and saying "Brasil, Brasil" like a knee-jerk reaction. Had anyone SEEN the way they were playing lately? It seems like between the TV announcers saying how Brasil was going to the finals and how dumb it was for Maradona to thin down his Argentine fullbacks to almost nil, how wrong everyone has been. Very wrong. Well, here we are with Argentina having not lost a single game yet in this World Cup and going to the semi-fianls and Brasil having a draw early on with Portugal and now losing.
There is going to be a lot of crow being eaten tonight . . .
stevemaxJul 2, 2010
Well, Argentina has to win over Germany tomorrow before heading to the semifinals. But yeah, this year's Brazilian team wasn't designed with brilliance in mind; it was designed for efficiency. The main problem is that you can't rely on Felipe Melo, and (more generally) with the emotional stability of a Brazilian national team. The lack of stability showed up since the second half started, and there is no need to comment on Felipe Melo's game.
fubemanJul 3, 2010
Yeah, what I was getting at was how wrong a lot of these announcers were in all in their predictions, not necessarily who is going to win. Loving all of these upsets. Makes people actually watch these games instead of stating the same 'ol same 'ol.
filledevinJul 2, 2010
Wait...the World Cup isn't over yet? Damn.
bigtime2Jul 2, 2010
You know you like it. And, you watched the game as well. Don't pretend like you don't care about soccer.
tuneraiderJul 2, 2010
ORANJE BOVEN!!!
elwwwJul 2, 2010
Suck it Brazil, takes a lot of motivation and willpower to come back from a 1-0 to Brazil. The Dutch owned the second half, well deserved.
diggid3Jul 2, 2010
Dunga took the fun out of Brasilian football - and there they go - bye bye Brasil, and good luck Dunga, he's gonna need it!
Props to the Dutch team, and to the coach van Marwijk, what a fantastic match, they totally turned it around, and oh ... Yolanthe was there!!!
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sirlowkeyJul 2, 2010
The Netherlands FTW!
Wooooooooootttttt! Just give Eljero a chance to score in the coming game(s)!
Hup, Holland Hup!
krettisJul 2, 2010
Best goals in the world cup so far!!!
luterinhoJul 2, 2010
So where is that JOGA MUITO BONITO?
njndirishJul 2, 2010
Joga Bonito would have resulted in a 4-0 Holland victory.
luterinhoJul 2, 2010
Brasil was overrated just like Gisele Bundchen...
http://digg.com/people/The_66_most_overrated_women_of_2010
raidy11moonJul 2, 2010
Fifa has officially ended for me
audiophile214Jul 2, 2010
If you're calling the World Cup "FIFA" then it apparently never started for you.
arigJul 2, 2010
Ainda somos o melhor do Mundo!!!
We're still the best!
5 Stars! 58 62 70 94 02
How many anyone else have?
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
USA puts three stars on their jumpers.
audiophile214Jul 2, 2010
Brazil just got trolled
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
everyone doubted me when i chose the dutch to win this match...all they had to do was play solid and wait for brazil to f**k up...and that is exactly what they did.
Closed AccountJul 2, 2010
I called this back in March.
ronlaenJul 2, 2010
Ever hear of not putting the results in the title >< Was going to watch this game after work on espn3...
wijzewillemJul 3, 2010
Next time, avoid the internet.
aznboi855Jul 2, 2010
Every time I see Brazil's wearing anything other than their yellow/green kit, I know something bad is going to happen.
smalldiggboxJul 2, 2010
Have to digg this since I am Dutch GO ORANJE GO!!! World Cup here we come!
miamiflashfanJul 2, 2010
If you ain't Dutch you ain't much.
utscJul 2, 2010
As a German soccer fan I despise Brazizl but they were definitely the better team. Holland played so poorly its embarrassing,they had 4 break aways and didn't score on any of them. The only reason they even tied it was because of an own goal. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
rahazJul 2, 2010
Are you referring to those chances at the end? I got the feeling that they weren't trying to score on those just waste time.
(IE. How Huntelaar(I think might have been someone else) got the ball in the box wide open and just stood there with it for 3 seconds.)
utscJul 5, 2010
WTF are you talking about beating Brazil by 1 with time left is NEVER a time to not try.
d3dmJul 2, 2010
I'm giving credit to the Dutch goalkeeper for stopping that curving shot to the upper far post by Kaka. That save was nothing short of phenomenal.
cansailorJul 2, 2010
The first half. Excellent passing by Brazil. They seemingly walked all over Nederland. Brazillian players appeared to take cheap shots here and there. I wasn't pleased. I did like Ref waved off all those Hollywood injuries, penalties. He was making a statement, play on and play fair without giving out a half a dozen yellow cards.
The second half. Got to give it to them. Things changed. It could happen and it did. Congrats to both teams for giving us a great show.
maxheadJul 2, 2010
I'm from Holland, baby...where the f**k you from?!?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzOzUHYwPms
jaythewiseJul 3, 2010
That is one lame f**king video
blackhole82Jul 2, 2010
Everything is fine as long as Paraguay doesn't lose.