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Belgium bitten by injury bug before World Cup showdown with U.S.
sports.yahoo ^ | June 29, 2014 | Joe Lago

Posted on 06/29/2014 4:37:45 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

... Belgium coach Marc Wilmots is sweating injuries to two of his four starting defenders – captain Vince Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen – and holds out hope that a weekend of rest will allow the two to recover in time to face the U.S. at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.

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To: BeadCounter

CONCACAF keeps going and going and going


61 posted on 06/29/2014 10:08:32 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

Damn the US for letting Mexico in.


62 posted on 06/29/2014 10:09:21 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: BeadCounter

Great volley for the Mexican goal.

Miracle save for Mexico.

The battle is on. This is shaping up to be an epic match.


63 posted on 06/29/2014 10:17:57 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: dfwgator

Robben is so deadly. Smart player. The Dutch are getting some opportunities now.


64 posted on 06/29/2014 10:20:41 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: dfwgator

Lukaku has not played that well, Vermaelen is hurt. Belgium looks like they could be defeated a bit the way it’s being taken to Holland here.

2008 Euro, Netherlands did well in the group stage and lost to Russia of all teams.

Netherlands close there.... they know they’ve got to get it going soon,

For me, once the game is at 70 minutes, it’s really hard to get that goal a team needs, we are at 60 minutes.

Really seems the Dutch should have been given the penalty, he stepped on Robben’s foot if I have that correct.


65 posted on 06/29/2014 10:21:17 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Two stonewall penalties denied to the Dutch. Not good.


66 posted on 06/29/2014 10:28:12 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: BeadCounter

-— he stepped on Robben’s foot if I have that correct. -—

Until they get a replay rule, that’s the way it goes. The commentator is right. Mexico should have stuck with their original game plan. They can’t withstand 30 minutes of this.


67 posted on 06/29/2014 10:28:47 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

The boxscore shows the Referees are from Portugal.

http://us.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/29/world/world-cup/netherlands/mexico/1220122/?ICID=HP_MS_01_01

We will see, this is getting to be a real nail-biter.


68 posted on 06/29/2014 10:30:42 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Ochoa is the intangible here. He’s been so good.


69 posted on 06/29/2014 10:33:36 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

Awesome run by Robben. He’s lime a shark waiting for his opportunity to strike.


70 posted on 06/29/2014 10:34:40 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: BeadCounter

He has been playing out of his mind. Gave Robben nothing to shoot at just now. Angles are good, reflexes are sharp, and van Persie is substituted.

Wow.


71 posted on 06/29/2014 10:35:02 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Bad volley for Mexico. Wasted opportunity. They’re passing has been outstanding, though. Best I’ve seen in this WC.


72 posted on 06/29/2014 10:40:42 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Robben should have run through the sliding tackle in the penalty box. He would have gotten a penalty kick out of it. There is no way the ref would have denied a penalty.

Would have been different if he had been outside of the penalty box.


73 posted on 06/29/2014 10:41:40 AM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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True, but I don’t know how he could have run through it. He was tripped.

It’s too bad that such an important match is down to question for officiating.


74 posted on 06/29/2014 10:43:13 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Mexico hanging on by their fingernails.


75 posted on 06/29/2014 10:45:23 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Mexico playing so well also probably means Brazil is better than people think. I mean this is Netherlands, granted, seems uniformly to be thought the Dutch should have been given the PK.


76 posted on 06/29/2014 10:45:45 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Colonel_Flagg

I am talking about his run into the penalty box from the right side where Ochoa saved his shot just before the water break.

Robben was not tripped on that one only because he jumped over the sliding player. Had he simply not jumped, he would have been tripped and gotten the penalty.


77 posted on 06/29/2014 10:45:53 AM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: Colonel_Flagg

DUTCH GOAL


78 posted on 06/29/2014 10:46:42 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

GOL-A-ZO....


79 posted on 06/29/2014 10:46:59 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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I do wonder if Van Gaal will rue the decision to substitute RVP.

But the goal is certainly no less than the Dutch deserved.


80 posted on 06/29/2014 10:47:43 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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