Match 29: Brazil x Cote d'Ivoire, in game/PBP thread.

We have a lot of players from other countries or are 1st generation on the US soccer team since are beginning. I never heard America plays a bunch of immigrants. Just the US sucks or they just aren't that good. Whatever man.

 

In all honesty IC went all out trying to injure as many as they could (joking but still ... terrible play by IC)

 

Dude they were floppin like salmon on dry land from barely even being touched it was like 3-4 in a row they just started dropping from almost NO contact, i mean cmon it was just disrespectful.http://www.imagebam.com/image/ce896185242228 http://www.imagebam.com/image/f2291b85242229
http://www.imagebam.com/image/9a76c485242230 << Ref laughing it up with Fabiano after telling him he touched the ball with his hand.

 

Brazil played like they were ITALY today. ...And Italy played like they were American Samoa today.

 

Just for the hard of hearing: the Black players in France were BORN there. Most of them are not even children of immigrants, but their great-grandparents were immigrants. And places like Reunion, Mauritius and French Guiana are part of France itself. Really, guys. Sigh.

Losing Kaka is going to force a total re-planning of the Brazilian team. Losing Elano is a blow. Ramires and Josue likely to see much more playing time.

 

Replay shows that Kaká did, in fact, extend a bent right arm in Keita's direction (not simply straight forward between them), and then lifted it with a chicken-wing motion. He never swung his elbow in an arc at Kaita, but he did lift it up so that Keita could run himself into it. Which Keita promptly did.

4th official probably saw enough chicken-wing action to blame it on Kaká.

 

Exactly, Brazils constant diving and rolling on the floor obviously gave the other team ideas.

 

Basically, Keita was being a punk.

 

Really, it's up to the players themselves. I can only speak from an American perspective, but, I would think, if these guys were demonized as "cheaters" for their hystrionics, they might stop. I really don't know, how does the Italian media & support react when they see Cannovaro clutching his face in agony time and time again when he's perfectly fine? He's an idol, he must be doing something right?

 

Yeah, that's the first thought that came to my mind. That red card helps Portugal a lot more than Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast should have had at least 1 red card this game, so in the end, the handball goal evens out somewhat.

 

So Brazil played like punks too?

 

It seems like the US and New Zealand are the only nations who doesn't dive. (Outside of Dempsey, Adu, and Jozy who do).

 

I'm not a big supporter of Brazil, in fact, I was pulling for the Ivory Coast at the beginning, but I switched allegiances during the game. The Ivorians where hacking away on the Brazilians, easily deserving 2 red cards.
And then this despicable acting of Keita in the end sealed it for me. I hope that Ivory Coast will go home after the first round...

 

Why the heck was Keita running at Kaka anyway?

 

Most refs are going home after the group phase.

They are throwing a bone to the USA by pretending they are sending Coulibaly home for their sake, when it was already planned that all the refs with no previous WC experience would be leaving at the end of the group play.

 

What about Fabiano's despicable goal?

 

Stupid Ivory Coast. I wanted them to do well, but they showed absolutely no class towards the end of the game.

The funniest thing is that they screwed themselves over by getting Kaka ejected because now, Portugal gets to play Brazil without one of their best players. Also, Elano might be out as well.

Brazil may already be in the next round, but with a potential matchup against Spain in the Round of 16, Brazil definitely would've gone all out against Portugal (that is, if Spain doesn't screw up any more, which may result in Brazil actually tanking the game against Portugal in order to play Chile/Switzerland instead).

Way to go Ivory Coast.

 

lol even if brazil would dive every foul IC killed the game and a player or few more

OFC Bra got an illegal goal, IC going crazy slashing players and simulating and BRA met them half way

 

Paraguay has not dived so far, either.

 

Ridiculous second yellow on Kaka. The ref was completely wrong on making that decision.

 

Your absolutely wright.

Couldn't say it better.

 

Unfortunetely, it seems every team does in some form. They'd be naive not to.

 

I wonder if the troll knew his comments would get him this type of response.

 

No, they love diving in latin countries. That's just the way they were brought up.

 

Christ, it's not going to change anything. Brazil is through and don't need any kind of result against Portugal. All this does is clear Kaka's one yellow and start him off in the KO round with a clean slate. It's GOOD for Brazil. These players and commentators just don't realize it cause they don't know the card rules in the tournament.

Brazil easily beat IC. They did nothing except for when Brazil got complacent due to being up 3-0.