Matches 39 & 40 Group Dull

[stealthpapes]

Colombia run Japan ragged, but the loveliest stuff is reserved for Faryd Mondragon, member of their 1994 world cup squad.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Absolutely brilliant last 30 mins in the Greece-Ivory Coast game

And such a cool, cool pen from Samaras

[stealthpapes]

Shit the bed, Greece

[paultheroyal]

Costa Rica vs Greece place in quarters

[@sonkimarsson]

I'll take that.....Greece being my sweepstake team. Getting through to the last 16 is much better than I expected!!

[Ginger Ninjas]

Colombia run Japan ragged, but the loveliest stuff is reserved for Faryd Mondragon, member of their 1994 world cup squad.

Monraptor

(C) PES2

[Ginger Ninjas]

Absolutely brilliant last 30 mins in the Greece-Ivory Coast game

And such a cool, cool pen from Samaras

Slow burner, but a great end to the match. Greece deserved it, IC pretty poor considering their big names

[double d]

Girlfriend is Greek. She was screaming and shouting. I love football and love this World Cup!

[Platypuss]

Pretty cynical from Samaras for the pen - only retrospective bans will stamp it out.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

What was cynical? Scoring?

it was a clear pen. Unintentional foul, but still a pen

[Platypuss]

What was cynical? Scoring?

it was a clear pen. Unintentional foul, but still a pen

Plenty of slo-mos after the game. Samaras kicked the ground and took a tumble - about as cynical as you can get.

[soggy biscuit]

What was cynical? Scoring?

it was a clear pen. Unintentional foul, but still a pen

I thought Samaras brought his leg back to kick the ball, knocked into the defenders leg, then kicked the ground

[John Madejski's Wallet]

He did kick the ground, but only because his foot was caught by the defenders leg on the swing through. Unintentional from the defender, but a pen all the same. It was that contact that made his foot kick the ground.

And even with the slomo's all those in the studio agree it was a pen.

[Platypuss]

Unintentional from the defender, but a pen all the same.

You'll have to run that past me again.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

As in, not sure the defender actually meant to take out Samaras' leg, but he was too close so did still take out his leg, thereby preventing a shot in the box.

I really don't get why anyone could imply its a cynical dive.

[YateleyRoyal]

Platypuss has had a 'mare here...

[Platypuss]

66% agree with me.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/24/did-greece-striker-georgios-samaras-dive-to-dump-ivory-coast-out-of-world-cup-4774697/

[John Madejski's Wallet]

I even just went and watched the replay/highlights on BBC website just to check I'm not going mental. How was that anything other than a pen?
At the very worst, the ref could have just shrugged it off a accidental contact (but even then it denied a shot in the box).... but a dive? never

[southbank1871]

Platypus using the Metro to back up argument, whatever next? Kes must have guessed his login details.

It was quite clearly not a dive and Samaras was clipped, which prevented him from taking a shot. The ref got it right.

[jd82]

Unintentional from the defender, but a pen all the same.

You'll have to run that past me again.

, just