World Cup 2014

[Graz]

Right, thought it was about time to get some chat going about this... Only a week until England's first game.

I can't wait for the World Cup. I think especially with it being in Brazil, there should be a great atmosphere throughout. Obviously from an England perspective we haven't got much to hope for, but I'm still looking forward to an exciting tournament.

Let's start off with some predictions...

Winners?
Golden Boot winner?
How far will England go?

I'm going for:
Brazil to win
Aguero top scorer
England to get to the quarters (optimistic!)

 

[popillius]

Brazil to win.
Neymar Golden Boot.
England back at Heathrow before the 2nd round begins.

 

[Macky]

I can't wait for the World Cup. I think especially with it being in Brazil, there should be a great atmosphere throughout.

I think all of the expected rioting will sour the atmosphere a little bit

 

[pork pie fox]

I think all of the expected rioting will sour the atmosphere a little bit

I think if Brazil go out there could be some huge riots. I think it would raise those that are already there to a whole new level.

 

[Blaarev]

Brazil to win.
Neymar Golden Boot.
England back at Heathrow before the 2nd round begins.

Same for me

 

[pork pie fox]

Argentina to win
Messi top scorer
England to go out in the group (but it to be a very close group).

 

[RHYDAL]

Wreckin Crew to win
Lucky Dan to place.
Blue note to show.

 

[jb5000]

Winners: Brazil
Golden Boot: Karim Benzema
England: Out in the Quarter Finals

 

[FOX Franks]

Brazil to win it
Romelu Lukaku top scorer
England to proceed from the group and get knocked out immediately.

 

[Motown Fox]

Anyone watched any of these games the BBC are showing from previous World Cups.
Watching Spain vs Northern Ireland from 1982 at the moment. I remember watching this at the time and loved the way the Spain lost when they were such cheating bastards.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/27409868

A certain Martin O'Neill playing too

 

[Graz]

Anyone know a good World Cup Fantasy Football site?

The official one looks a bit much with having to have a 23 man squad... I was hoping for one like the official Premier League one.

 

[Hazzman]

Anyone collecting Panini stickers? I need 95 of them to finish it off, I have ran out of friends and I ain't popping down the local school anytime soon!

 

[Blaarev]

Anyone collecting Panini stickers? I need 95 of them to finish it off, I have ran out of friends and I ain't popping down the local school anytime soon!

95? How many are there?

 

[Jeff]

Anyone collecting Panini stickers?

The last ones I did were 1977-78 season I think. I've still got the album somewhere.

 

[Jeff]

Found it...

 

[pork pie fox]

Anyone collecting Panini stickers? I need 95 of them to finish it off, I have ran out of friends and I ain't popping down the local school anytime soon!

My daughter got the album. There are 16 players in each squad. England's squad of 16 contains 4 players who aren't in the actual squad. I was slightly crushed when I saw it.

 

[Hazzman]

95? How many are there?

639

 

[Blaarev]

639

Nice hobby.

What happened to you the last time you went down to the local school since you don't want to that again?

 

[Macky]

What happened to you the last time you went down to the local school since you don't want to that again?

He's just avoiding it as his local school has been taken over by radical jihadi Islamics.
A waste of his time bothering there anyway, they've banned Panini stickers.

 

[Macky]

The last ones I did were 1977-78 season I think. I've still got the album somewhere.

I did the World cup one for that year and had them all except for the West German badge.