Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan

[toffee82]

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Correct decision

It's amazing how many people can't comprehend the shape of a sphere.

Closet flat earthers.

 

[Goat]

You're very naive.

As if Spain wanted Germany still in the tournament.

They tanked that game.

I dont think they tried very hard, thats for sure.

 

[carolinablue232]

Anyone who doesn't believe Spain did Germany like a kipper are completely naive.

And why would they do that given they'd only ever see them again in a final and in doing so, put their own tournament lives at risk? Not everything is a conspiracy.

 

[ToffeeTim]

You're very naive.

As if Spain wanted Germany still in the tournament.

They tanked that game.

They were going out of the tournament with like 20 minutes to go. I really don't think this was some clever plan.

During injury time, I take your point though. They could have definitely pressed on more

 

[Drico]

You're very naive.

As if Spain wanted Germany still in the tournament.

They tanked that game.

Nobody fears Germany any more, Dave. Spain lost because they, too, are a flawed side.

 

[Wat Tyler]

 

[davek]

I dont think they tried very hard, thats for sure.

They wanted Morroco not Croatia...and they got Germany eliminated.

THAT is the real story here tinight, not whether a ball went over the deadball line.

If that hasn't happened then Spain would have just presented Japan with another chance to score and win.

That game tonight was as corrupt as it gets.

 

[davek]

Nobody fears Germany any more, Dave. Spain lost because they, too, are a flawed side.

Ha Ha ha.

That Spanish team weren't even trying.

They'll reach the final at least if they avoid France in the SFs.

 

[Wizard]

They wanted Morroco not Croatia...and they got Germany eliminated.

THAT is the real story here tinight, not whether a ball went over the deadball line.

If that hasn't happened then Spain would have just presented Japan with another chance to score and win.

That game tonight was as corrupt as it gets.

Playing for a beneficial result isn’t corrupt

 

[Goat]

 

[davek]

And why would they do that given they'd only ever see them again in a final and in doing so, put their own tournament lives at risk? Not everything is a conspiracy.

Ha ha ha ha - completely naive.

You dont know how the world works, apparently.

 

[GoldenToffee]

that whole ball was over

If you were able to look at it from directly above you would see a part of the ball is over the line, thus the correct decision was made.

 

[davek]

Playing for a beneficial result isn’t corrupt

It's a competition. If that was Russia or China out there doign that there'd be loads here screaming like good little spoon fed sheep to throw them out the tournament.

 

[Wizard]

If Morocco bring the fight and don't make mistakes they've got a chance.

The lesson Spain should have learned from 2008-2012 is that most the time this style is going to win when it's 1-0. Occasionally you might score a bunch but more often than not a billion low risk passes goes nowhere.

Eh? Spain won all three of those tournaments. Big difference is they had a much better team then. And also today, barring about one minute this result suited them

 

[GoldenToffee]

Show us Germans crying