Posted on 07/08/2014 11:19:42 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The fun-loving, fleet-footed team in orange has formally donned the black hat.
One of its top players falls down more than a Hollywood stunt man with vertigo. Its coach acts as though he’s the smartest man in every room (and he very well might be). And the Netherlands has already ousted two plucky underdogs — fan favorites Mexico and Costa Rica — from the tournament.
No, the Dutch team might not win many popularity contests at this World Cup, but the Oranje might finally have the squad capable of winning the sport’s biggest title.
“We have to be a bit lucky,” Netherlands Coach Louis van Gaal said Tuesday. “The coin has to face your way, as we say in Dutch.”
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“The disgrace of all disgraces”
“Massacred tactically and technically, Brazil suffer the worst defeat of all time.”
“The biggest shame in history,”
“A historic humiliation,”
“Mineiraço,” [Mineiraço]
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"It looked like a game between adults and children," wrote the prominent sports analyst Juca Kfouri on his blog. "Brazilian football has never experienced such humiliation."
Germany didn’t let off the gas when they got the big lead
Mannschaft remember the qualifying match vs Sweden....GER up 4-0, and SWE rallied to draw
“Did David make mistakes? Yes, he made, but Dante made mistakes, Marcelo made mistakes, Fernandinho made mistakes, the team as a team made mistakes. So I don’t think it’s fair.“I think everyone who is in my situation, everyone who is a player, everyone who is a coach, everyone who is not involved in the World Cup but could be in that position, I think all of us, we are feeling really, really sorry for them because it is a historical moment, a moment that will remain forever the same way.”
Brazil played like they didn’t want to be there after the first goal. Muller was left wide open on the left side of the net on a corner for that first goal, and from there is what downhill. Germany’s a great team, but Brazil seemed to not have a plan, and just melted after they went down 1-0. I thought Germany would win, but this was a shock.
I was in Brazil for just one World Cup game, and found the Brazilian people very gracious and nice. I feel bad for them that it ended in this fashion. Better had they lost 2-0, or in OT etc. However, it’s a sport, and anything can happen. I’m sure Germany has had teams that could have won the Cup, but didn’t in the past.
Is that one of the midfielders?
Brazil looked like the Faeroe Islands out there in that six minutes.
Will Brazil Show up for the Third Place game? Or will they fold like the US Hockey team in the recent Winter Olympics?
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