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Football/Soccer Is The Greatest Game On Earth.
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This is not just the World Cup of goals, it's also the World cup of goalkeepers, they surely have great humor: http://instagram.com/p/pzJZyHA0Fj/
"More like all hail the post".
Spot on.
Congratulation to you too. The atmosphere must be through the roof at the moment there!Congratulations Júlio César!
The Chileans concerned with arbitration and were favored.
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Watching World Cup is more like dramatic movies marathon!
My dear friend is enjoying that atmosphere in Rio now.
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Actually, the Chilean goalkeeper has been good as far as I've seen him. He was very good against Spain - unfortunately for me, and unfortunately the same could not be said in... er... the other direction...
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, my poor heart, I hate penalties!!
Me too. I hate penalties. Hate, hate, hate! Hate.
And yes, that much.
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Man of the Match: Brazilian Crossbar"More like all hail the post".
Spot on.
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Seeing David Luiz' expression after he shot his penalty made me think... Which skaters would I choose for a penalty shootout? I'd definitely choose Plushenko - methinks Luiz had the Plushy look in his eyes. 
And the next Brazilian - don't recall his name - I'm sure at the moment he prefers if most people don't - I remarked even when he went forward that I didn't like the look on his face.... and then he shot outside. And then I thought who I'd most definitely not choose - and no way would I put Jeremy Abbott in that situation. 
Note: Obviously I'm not discussing any football skillz they may or may not have, but I'm talking about nerve.
And the next Brazilian - don't recall his name - I'm sure at the moment he prefers if most people don't - I remarked even when he went forward that I didn't like the look on his face.... and then he shot outside. And then I thought who I'd most definitely not choose - and no way would I put Jeremy Abbott in that situation. Note: Obviously I'm not discussing any football skillz they may or may not have, but I'm talking about nerve.
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Man of the Match: Brazilian Crossbar
Hey, surely Julio Caesar - and I don't know why it never dawned on me what his name really is (I mean Julius Caesar - goodness am I slow!) - deserves some credit? He stopped two penalties, after all!
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No Suarez....:yay:
Diego Forlan .....
Well, aren't you cheering for Colombia, though??
As for Forlan, well, I always quite liked him... Which I can't say for Suarez even before the recent Biting Incident. Of course, it might be unfortunate from a Uruguayan perspective if Forlan isn't in form, but... since I don't want them to win, and I like him anyway, 'tis no skin off my nose, so to speak...
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Jeremy and PChan should never been put through the penalty.Seeing David Luiz' expression after he shot his penalty made me think... Which skaters would I choose for a penalty shootout? I'd definitely choose Plushenko - methinks Luiz had the Plushy look in his eyes.
Note: Obviously I'm not discussing any football skillz they may or may not have, but I'm talking about nerve.
Plushy and Yuna Kim could do it.
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Wouldn't have got to the penalties stage without that amazing save by Brazil number 12, Mr B. Crossbar
Oh, yes! (smacks forehead) Silly me! Right you are - the shootout just took it out of me to the extent that I seem to have forgotten almost the entirety of the preceding match... (Well, I have to blame such a memory lapse on something, mustn't I?
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I hope he won't replay that tonight.
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GK can never, ever, stop a good penalty. Great goal keeper's experience counts but to a certain point, like for example they study their opponents and how they usually shoot the penalties.
It's all about who and how shoots the penalty and usually it's about nerves.
In the Ita vs Eng match for example, it was not Buffon who was great but Young and Cole who were *****.
Having said that J.Cesar is a great GK and he saved Brasil today from a secondd Cile's goal during the game. A GK is tested there, not during penalty shootout.
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Jeremy and PChan should never been put through the penalty.
Plushy and Yuna Kim could do it.
Yay! Yes, Plushy and Yuna - great combination!
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Jeremy and PChan should never been put through the penalty.
Plushy and Yuna Kim could do it.
Great choices but I would go with Yulia.
In all probability the GK would run, as soon as she gives him her special killer look
