Comments on: Netherlands vs. Spain in the World Cup Finals!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:10:10 +0000

Thanks for the article, it does explain some things, although I still say if you’re winning, then you must be doing it right. The article made it sound like “total football” was practically designed around a single player. Since he’s not playing anymore, it seems stupid to stick with it.

To be fair though, I don’t have much experience to draw on when it comes to deciding if a game was “good” or not.

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:38:11 +0000

This article explains the whole "Why Holland should lose" sentiment much better than I can. As usual, it boils down to the 1978 World Cup and a bunch of talk about soccer being the "beautiful game". From what Mark (sports geek who shares my office) tells me, the Dutch did not play very well at all on Tuesday. I don't know if that means that they didn't play beautifully, or if it was just a shitty, shitty game on their part. But apparently soccer opinion around the world is united in their opinion that Brazil should have won and that it is a disgrace to the game that Holland gets go up against Spain.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:29:20 +0000

Since I can’t understand the pundits on my television, I don’t have a good sense of what’s being said about the odds, but the handful of English articles doesn’t sound good for the Netherlands. It ought to be an exciting match.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:27:32 +0000

Except when it’s my team that is being “come back” against, I love those sorts of games.

By: Daniduc

Daniduc — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:48:15 +0000

(About the 1950: I didn’t mean that Brazil has always the best team: that’s non-sense. What I meant is… well, I’ll tell the story:

Im 1950 Brazil organized the 1st WC after WWII. The format of the WC was different then. Instead of a knock-out phase, they had a final group of 4 teams, which would play agains each other. The one with most points would be World Champion. They were: Brazil, Uruguay, Sweden and Spain.

Now, Brazil won 6-1 against Spain and 7 – 1 against Sweden. Uruguay, on the other hand had a draw 2 – 2 against Spain and won 3-2 against Sweden.

So, the last game was Brazil and Uruguay. Brazil was playing at home, in a completely and utterly crowded Maracanã, coming from 2 overwhelming wins and needing only a draw against a team that had managed only a draw and a 1 goal difference win so far.

Now, you’d expect Brazil to win this one, wouldn’t you?

Specially because Brazil opened the score with a 47 minute goal.

Uruguay. Did. Come. Back. 2 x 1.

And won the World Cup against incredible odds.

Now, how’s that for a underdog win?

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