FIFA World Cup group stages

[SaintPowelly]

Think Casillas will be dropped anyway, so it won't make any difference.

De Gea?

Reina.

[mikesiva]

Cavani scores a penalty to put Uruguay 1-0 up...not the most exciting first half.

[Durhamfootman]

beginning to think that football teams need to start wearing the skin tight shirts favoured by rugby teams. It would at least stop all this shirt grabbing nonsense. I reckon the only reason Uruguay got their penalty was because the defender had no shirt to grab, so had to hold him by the waist, which is a lot more obvious

and a lot more stupid, of course

still........ footballers are not noted for their razor sharp intelligence

[dan08]

Pretty certain that Casillas will still play. Del Bosque clearly likes his old guys even if they are past it (Torres, Xavi etc).

[Durhamfootman]

this thread needs to be classed as a match thread, I reckon

takes about 3 attempts to post because of the thread 'traffic'

[Gingerfinch]

this thread needs to be classed as a match thread, I reckon

takes about 3 attempts to post because of the thread 'traffic'

The posts have dried up since your post

[Durhamfootman]

Welbeck and Sturridge

I think we're *modded*

[Durhamfootman]

this thread needs to be classed as a match thread, I reckon

takes about 3 attempts to post because of the thread 'traffic'

The posts have dried up since your post

half time bladder emptying

[Durhamfootman]

Welbeck and Sturridge

I think we're *modded*

Italy will be shitting themselves

[SaintPowelly]

1-1, Joel Campbell

How long til we see Suarez ??

[st_brendy]

Welbeck and Sturridge

I think we're *modded*

Italy will be shitting themselves

Italy will think the same if they're watching Uruguay right now.

I know that they're without Suarez, but they simply haven't scared me so far. Tonight could be shoot-out for group winner.

[mikesiva]

Gaston Ramirez on the bench for Uruguay, so thats my interest seriously dented.

But Arsenal's Joel Campbell plays...one of the black Costa Ricans descended from Jamaica immigrant railway workers a century ago. That's my interest enhanced....

Campbell scores the equaliser!

[SaintPowelly]

2-1 to Costa Rica

Suarez will HAVE to come on

[SaintPowelly]

No Gaston Ramirez tonight then

[st_brendy]

Gaston Ramirez on the bench for Uruguay, so thats my interest seriously dented.

But Arsenal's Joel Campbell plays...one of the black Costa Ricans descended from Jamaica immigrant railway workers a century ago. That's my interest enhanced....

Campbell scores the equaliser!

Be very interesting if Wenger decides to use him next season.

At the very least, he's miles better than Sanogo.