So much for an Ivory Coast upset. Damn.
Just goes to show that anything can happen in the second half, especially when the players from all sides start getting desperate.
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Tried American Football and it was a surreal experience being tackled while in "armor" but the original football is a much more technically demanding sport. Shame I couldn't dribble a soccer ball worth anything.
First time paying attention to what happens in football (I'll call it that instead of soccer now). It's not one of those sports that I enjoy watching alone in spare time.
Amazing performance from the Netherlands.
Such a lopsided performance against Sweden.
I checked the odds, and the Netherlands was the slight favorite coming into this match, so no huge upset there.
Edit: Japan vs Tunisia is the 1000th World Cup match. How good is Japan at soccer anyways...
No chance of an upset from Haiti in this game.
Someone could theoretically bet on an upset and win big, though. The trick is figuring out which team/nation can pull off that upset and praying they get lucky and win.
Winning a 10:1 betting odds (or greater) from the underdog side is bliss. True...
What were the odds for Brazil winning this game against Haiti again?
Guessing somewhere around 5:1?
Edit: 10:1 to 11:1 apparently. Jesus those are some odds.
I’m completely ignorant when it comes to football, but isn’t Ronaldo around 41 now? From what I understand, athletic performance, especially speed, explosiveness, and reaction time, tends to decline more noticeably once players get into their late 30s and early 40s. That said, players with his...
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