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Congratulations to all! Very well deserved!

Come on nublife, you're slackin... Here are the highlights for Colombia vs Greece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJct3icr2_M

Also, just going to put this out there. If you haven't noticed that I love soccer, then you should read all of the essays I wrote above. But the one thing I love most about soccer, is watching teams like Ecuador and Algeria play because they aren't known for being really good teams, but as of recently they have qualified for the World Cup more often. Of course it is nice to watch teams like Germany and Uruguay play, because they always had and always will put up very talented teams when the World Cup comes around; but I feel Ecuador and Algeria have recently become good and have a few players who stand out, and those are the type of teams I love to watch.

Agreed, this was a really good game. Chile is a squad that knows how to play as a well balanced team. Bravo in nets isn't the best pick, but he's still a pretty decent keeper. Having Isla, Medel, Jara, and Mena in the back is always a good choice. Jara and Medel in the back are a good duo, they work together and communicate very well. Also, their fullbacks, Isla and Mena are very talented. Isla usually plays great whenever he's subbed on during a Juventus match. Now in the midfield, Arturo Vidal is a tank. He is probably considered one of the best midfielders in the world at the moment, and clubs like Real Madrid and PSG have interest in him. I also really like Guitierrez and Beausejour, as they are contributing factors as to why they can keep possesion. Last but not least, Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas up top are a REALLY good choice for Chile. However, I would have liked to have seen Pinilla get a bit more playing time, because when you need someone with good attack positioning, he's the guy to call up. I look forward to watching Chile play in their next few games against Spain and the Netherlands.

Now that I've watched that, I am kinda excited for the game!

To be honest, I think the referee's have made shit calls throughout the whole tournament. First being the penalty against Croatia, second being the goal called offside against Mexico, and third the penalty given to Spain. However, I don't recall seeing any controversial calls in the Chile and Australia game.

This is the Revenge of the Dutch. EDIT: Decided to give my opinion of the squad that the Netherlands has. You can not go wrong with putting Van Persie and Robben up top. If you need scorers, you can rely on them almost every time to score. I have to admit, Van Persie was a bit ballsy going for that header, but he was confident, and he did what great scorers are supposed to do, score. Since the Netherlands is know as a very good team, I'm not gonna give out a player by player analysis, but one thing is for sure, is that they are LOADED with talent.

I've decided to finally post my predictions of who leaves the group stage and who doesn't GROUP A Brazil: Win vs. Croatia, Win vs. Mexico, Win vs. Cameroon (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 9 POINTS) Cameroon: Draw with Mexico, Loss vs. Croatia, Loss vs. Brazil Mexico: Draw with Cameroon, Loss vs. Brazil, Draw with Croatia Croatia: Loss vs. Brazil, Win vs. Cameroon, Draw with Mexico (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 4 POINTS) GROUP B Spain: Draw with Netherlands, Win vs. Chile, Win vs. Australia (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 7 POINTS) Netherlands: Draw with Spain, Win vs. Australia, Loss vs. Chile Chile: Win vs. Australia, Loss vs. Spain, Win vs. Netherlands (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 6 POINTS) Australia: Loss vs. Chile, Loss vs. Netherlands, Loss vs. Spain GROUP C Colombia: Win vs. Greece, Draw vs. Ivory Coast, Win vs. Japan (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 7 POINTS AND ON GOAL DIFFERENTIAL) Greece: Loss vs. Colombia, Win vs. Japan, Loss vs. Ivory Coast Ivory Coast: Win vs. Japan, Draw vs. Colombia, Win vs. Greece (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 7 POINTS) Japan: Loss vs. Ivory Coast, Loss vs. Greece, Loss vs. Colombia GROUP D Uruguay: Win vs. Costa Rica, Win vs. England, Win vs. Italy (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 9 POINTS) Costa Rica: Loss vs. Uruguay, Loss. vs Italy, Loss vs. England England: Loss vs. Italy, Loss vs. Uruguay, Win vs. Costa Rica Italy: Win vs. England, Win vs. Costa Rica, Loss vs. Uruguay (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 6 POINTS) GROUP E Switzerland: Draw vs. Ecuador, Loss vs. France, Loss vs. Honduras Ecuador: Draw with Switzerland, Win vs. Honduras, Loss vs. France (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 4 POINTS) France: Win vs. Honduras, Win vs. Switzerland, Win vs. Ecuador (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 9 POINTS) Honduras: Loss vs. France, Loss vs. Ecuador, Win vs. Switzerland GROUP F Argentina: Win vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Win vs. Iran, Win vs. Nigeria (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 9 POINTS) Bosnia and Herzegovina: Loss vs. Argentina, Draw with Nigeria, Win vs. Iran Iran: Loss vs. Nigeria, Loss vs. Argentina, Loss vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Nigeria: Win vs. Iran, Draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Loss vs. Argentina (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 4 POINTS AND ON GOAL DIFFERENTIAL) GROUP G Germany: Win vs. Portugal, Win vs. Ghana, Win vs. United States (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 9 POINTS) Portugal: Loss vs. Germany, Win vs. United States, Win vs. Ghana (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 6 POINTS) Ghana: Win vs. United States, Loss vs. Germany, Loss vs. Portugal United States: Loss vs. Ghana, Loss vs. Portugal, Loss vs. Germany GROUP H Belgium: Win vs. Algeria, Draw with Russia, Win vs. Korea Republic (ADVANCES 1ST WITH 7 POINTS) Algeria: Loss vs. Belgium, Win vs. Korea Republic, Draw with Russia Russia: Win vs. Korea Republic, Draw with Belgium, Draw with Algeria (ADVANCES 2ND WITH 5 POINTS) Korea Republic: Loss vs. Russia, Loss vs. Algeria, Loss vs. Belgium I will showcase more of my predictions when all of the games within the group stage are over.

A little harsh there, don't you think? But I do agree, the referee did seem a little Brazilian sided, but that's football. You're always going to have referees who favor one team more than another. For instance, look at Howard Webb. He's been kissing Manchester United ass for years, and it's pretty damn obvious, but nothing is done about it. EDIT: More talk about the game and squads. Brazil is a very talented team, and it is almost necessary for them to win the World Cup. Personally, I'd rather not have them win, but considering all the money they've spent on this event, they need to win it or else there will be all hell released in the streets. I have so many Brazilian friends explaining the amount of violence in Brazil right now because they are giving all of the money to the building of stadiums for the World Cup and stuff, instead of rather trying to take care of the poor people. If they don't win, Brazil will not be a popular tourist attraction for some time. I do not see Brazil getting far with the way they played against Croatia. They absolutely cannot continue on like that. People have considered Brazil's defense to be the best in the World, but I completely disagree. Of course, you have Thiago Silva and David Luiz in the back, but they play Marcelo and Dani Alves in the fullback positions, who aren't really known for being great defenders. Marcelo is good, not great, and Dani Alves is marginal at best. Alves is only admired because of his attacking ability as a defender, which is a good quality to have. I'd like to see Croatia bounce back from that loss and make their way out of the group. The squad consists of so many talented players, and it would be very sad to not see them pass the group stage. Players like Mandzukic, Modric, Olic, Rakitic, and Perisic make their team one that everyone is willing to watch.

We should also have a Minecraft channel now on TeamSpeak, since well, we have a Minecraft server! I didn't want to make it's own thread so I just posted in here

Now, it's time for me to get Minecraft. Thank you for filling us in, and be sure to keep us updated for whatever may come.

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