Are Brazil the Hillary of soccer? Will their inevitability doom them?
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⚽️ Martin
I should add, the Brazil organizing committee shouldn’t have made the facepalm logo. It is too tempting to the futbol gods to hand Brazil embarrassing losses.
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Randy Paul
Did Rafa Marquez clone himself 11 times?
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HumboldtBlue
If Mexico is going to El Tri they need three colors in the uniform. At least they aren’t a terrible haircut gang, however
You are seeing their away strip. Which, technically, is black, red and gold trim, so three colors kinda/sorta.
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Randy Paul
@Mathguy: No, Rafa Marquez will lose control again and get a red card.
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handsmile
Hulk won’t be smashing for Brazil today. Ironic that his replacement will be the sidekick-sized Ramires.
Underwhelmed by the Selecao’s performance against Croatia, their victory in no small part due to the play of 12th man Refereeno.
While Mexico was victimized as well by refereeing blunders in its opening match, it was still able to secure three points. Difficult to assess El Tri’s quality, however, because Cameroon was truly dreadful that match – only Honduras worse so far in the group stages.
I have little doubt about the result this afternoon, but I remain skeptical that Brazil merits its pre-tournament status as favorite to hoist the Cup.
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⚽️ Martin
How do you miss that goal?
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HumboldtBlue
Mexican defense is softer than a freshly warmed tortilla
So far there’s been more over-acting in this game than I thought could ever be found outside the Collected Works of Comrade Tom Cruise.
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HumboldtBlue
Mexican fans are in fine voice, good for them for showing up, lot of red in the stands
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raven
@HumboldtBlue: Ever make a relleno burro? Use a whole green chile but, instead of stuffing, batter and fry, stuff it with cheese and wrap in in a warm flour torn con salsa verde.
23.
HumboldtBlue
Odd rhythm to this game, depsite possession eve Brazil seems a beat behind
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Morzer
So far Mexico’s best player seems to be Fuera de Juego.
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HumboldtBlue
@raven: No, in fact as a man who loves to cook I freely admit I have no clue as to cook Mexican much to the giggling delight of my buddy’s awesome-cook-San-Diegan-born Mexican wife
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scav
@raven: Fiend! Now I want that, with a relleno, and a tamale (seafood from La Superica seeing I’m dreaming anyway), in fact, just take me to La Superica, front of the line, on a tamale night. Flauta, platanos con crema, help!
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raven
@scav: Ah, the El Bravo on 7th in Phoenix will make you cry for joy!
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Randy Paul
Should have been a corner for Mexico just then.
29.
HumboldtBlue
Is Mexico coached by Pedro Rose? Seems Pete Rose’s Latin cousin went into futbol, not beisbol
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Morzer
We seem to be in some danger of a game of soccer breaking out.
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⚽️ Martin
Regardless of outcome, you can’t say this has been a dull game so far.
32.
HumboldtBlue
@Morzer: So far we’ve seen a serious battle of grimacing and leg-clutching
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raven
@HumboldtBlue: This Sunset Mexican Cookbook is a great place to start. Simple, straight forward and over 40 years old. only 21 cents plus shipping!
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HumboldtBlue
@raven: I knew there was a reason to hang out in the soccer open threads, danke!
I’m a bookmarking fool, and Brazil is chip-chip-chipping away
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raven
OOOOO!
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HumboldtBlue
Someone please explain to Mexico that it’s OK to kick the ball at the big square net even though the man in front doesn’t want that.
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Randy Paul
@raven: His website has some good recipes. I made this one.
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Alex S.
Both teams want it SO much, but they just can’t… a little disappointing.
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HumboldtBlue
How did they not score?
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peach flavored shampoo
Did anyone explain to these teams that the object of the game is to get the ball to touch the net?
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HumboldtBlue
Brazilian footwork on defense is a joy to watch, so deft
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raven
@Randy Paul: Oh I bet my kale and collards would be good in there!
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Morzer
Well, I suspect El Tri will be the happier side. They looked ripe for the slaughter for the first 15 minutes, but have settled down since and given Brazil some nasty moments. I haven’t been impressed by the supposedly all-conquering Seleção in either of their games thus far. I reckon that Holland or Germany will be looking on and saying “Is that all you’ve got?”
Did anyone explain to these teams that the object of the game is to get the ball to touch the net?
That’s what the overtime kickoffs are for.
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HumboldtBlue
@raven: I tried to steam some collards on top of the rice in the cooker and it didn’t work, do I have to always boil them for the softness I prefer?
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burnspbesq
Who’s that impostor wearing number 10 for Mexico? Everybody knows that Dos Santos doesn’t track back and take care of his defensive responsibilities.
And for all my Mexican acquaintances who think de Jesus Corona should be playing, that save in the 44th minute is why Ochoa is in there.
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HumboldtBlue
@Morzer: They certainly seem to be a much stronger team defensively and lacking a bit on offense, something we don’t normally associate with the Brazilians
I have seen them described as the most European team that Brazil has put on the field for a long time (which is not, I suspect, intended as a compliment).
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HumboldtBlue
That was some great footage of the Mexican coach’s remonstrations on the sidelines
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raven
Anyone know what that song is they play with the logo as they go to commercial on ESPN?
Especially since he’s available on a free transfer. His contract with Ajaccio ran out at the end of the season, and they got relegated. The club posted a very nice good-bye note on social media.
That the net is square in the game you’re watching answers my question whether we are watching the same match. :)
Brazil very disorganized offensively. Too many (ineffective) displays of individual virtuosity. But I really fear/think that the creaking Julio Cesar will be Brazil’s ultimate undoing (if not today, then in the later rounds).
@Anoniminous: Froggysinho the five-legged amphibian with the hallucinogenic frog sweat has predicted that Jim Morrison will eat a snake if the referee allows a spider to kick the mushroom caps lining the sidelines
70.
Randy Paul
@HumboldtBlue: Julienne and saute them with garlic and olive oil, the way they do here in Brazil. It takes out the bitterness and they taste terrific.
Brazil doesn’t look like a favorite to win here. From what I’ve seen so far, I’d put my money on Germany. They looked like a team and looked solid everywhere.
Ochoa deserves a free ‘release my family from drug kidnappers’ card. He’s been fantastic so far.
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Randy Paul
@⚽️ Martin: 5 saves. 1 shot on target for Mexico, five for Brazil.
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raven
OK soccer guys. How much hand contact with the opponent is allowed?
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Lee
The Mexican defense & particularly their keeper are really doing an outstanding job.
Not a very pretty job, but damn are they holding up.
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Lee
@raven: If you are on the Brazlian team you can basically cock punch your opponent and get away with it.
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Andrey
That shot on goal was just terrible. That said, Mexico needs to stop letting Brazil take ten shots for every one of theirs – Brazil will get through eventually at that rate.
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HumboldtBlue
Mexican defense channeling the cadets of Chapultepec in desperate defending
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scav
Anyone else having trouble maintaining an internet connection? Although apparently little has changed, not even any new food links.
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burnspbesq
Brazil will be a lot more dangerous if they ever figure out how to play through Oscar.
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raven
@scav: My connection always takes a dive in the late afternoon when people get home from work.
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danimal
@HumboldtBlue: TGwynn was, is and will always be a hero to me. Such a shame. I spent my youth following SD sports, and the past couple of years have been hard. First Junior, then the Colonel, and now #19. It’s especially hard now that the Padres would be lucky to get relegated to Double A.
Mexico needs to win this game for their compatriots on the northern border.
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Lee
I think at Brazil is starting to panic on the pitch trying to get any sort of shot off.
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SRW1
That could have been red. No wonder Silva is pissed with his colleagues.
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raven
I like to see a guy commit a foul and not whine like a baby.
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Lee
I think the attack from behind was a bit too much.
I’m watching on univision. Have not had a single connection problem.
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scav
@HumboldtBlue: & @raven: whew, but could also be my neighborhood especially. This should be one with higher than usual watching, I’m surprised the cross alley house hasn’t had fireworks yet. Because it’s been distinctly yoyoy (not slow, mistapearing) since the start of these.
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burnspbesq
You wonder whether Mexico would be better if Vela were willing to play for them.
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raven
This motherfucker is great!!!
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burnspbesq
Save of the tournament so far.
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morfydd
Jesus, Ochoa is amazing.
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Steeplejack
Ochoa has been en fuego the whole game. Too bad he has had to be.
I still think Mexico’s coach is Pete Rose’s cousin
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HumboldtBlue
OOOOOOOCCCCCCCHHHHHHOOOOOAAAAAAA
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burnspbesq
Does Mexico have a bus to park?
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burnspbesq
Lot of contact, but Marcelo over-sold it, and the ref wasn’t buying.
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Randy Paul
@Lee: and Mexican players can apparently climb up the opponents’ backs and shove them to the ground. Mexico btw is winning the foul contest by 18 to 13.
Belgium-Algeria put me in a coma. Been watching this game while yelling in another thread.
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HumboldtBlue
OH MAH GAH
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raven
@Steeplejack: Cool! I had to meet with a lawyer to make a will so I missed that one.
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SRW1
Highly entertaining game, but the second so-so performance by the selecao. They’ll need to find a way to step it up a gear if they are serious about the title.
ETA: First place in the group up for grab.
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The Snarxist Formerly Known as Kryptik
The Mexican Goalie was fucking ridiculous, that’s all I can say.
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Steeplejack
A moral victory for Mexico.
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burnspbesq
Ochoa’s agent’s in-box must be blowing up right about now.
Highly entertaining game, but the second so-so performance by the selecao. They’ll need to find a way to step it up a gear if they are serious about the title.
Ochoa was brilliant for Mexico, but Ju and Thiago Silva both whiffed on two great chances late in the game.
Ju was probably the worst, just blasting away before turning and seeing the empty net in front of him.
In a tight game you can drop three points by the one shot that is on target. Could have happened to Brasil today. The worry has to be that one once is coincidence, twice it becomes suspicious, the third time it’s a pattern.
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handsmile
Some very uncomfortable questions await Big Phil. And Dilma Rousseff will have an unhappy few days herself.
A career-defining match for Ochoa, obviously, but I didn’t see much else from Mexico – especially on offense. Nevertheless, a Round of 16 slot definitely, if very unexpectedly, beckons. But today, a gloriously historical match for El Tri.
Service will be a problem in many restaurants here in NYC tonight.
The prediction was Holland, but that was under the assumption that Brazil and Holland would finish first and second in their respective groups.
I think Randinho is right that Brazil still has to be favorit to finish first in group A, but Holland ending up second in group B is very much in doubt. As things look now, Brazil are more likely to face Chile or, possibly, Spain.
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Randinho
Sorry for the delay. For some reason the post missed the schedule.
Morzer
Oh screw it, I’ll pick El Tri to win 2-1. And no, I wouldn’t put as much as a single penny on it.
HumboldtBlue
Would love to see the Mexicans prevail
japa21
Brazil 70 gazillion Mexico 0
Alex S.
3-2 Brazil
⚽️ Martin
I’m pulling for El Tri here. I want to see Brazil earn their cup.
princess leia
No street traffic right now in the barrio of Santa Ana!! Hoping for an El Tri win, just for the fun of the local celebration!
Morzer
@⚽️ Martin:
Are Brazil the Hillary of soccer? Will their inevitability doom them?
⚽️ Martin
I should add, the Brazil organizing committee shouldn’t have made the facepalm logo. It is too tempting to the futbol gods to hand Brazil embarrassing losses.
Randy Paul
Did Rafa Marquez clone himself 11 times?
HumboldtBlue
If Mexico is going to El Tri they need three colors in the uniform. At least they aren’t a terrible haircut gang, however
Mathguy
The referees will see to it that Brazil wins.
Morzer
@HumboldtBlue:
You are seeing their away strip. Which, technically, is black, red and gold trim, so three colors kinda/sorta.
Randy Paul
@Mathguy: No, Rafa Marquez will lose control again and get a red card.
handsmile
Hulk won’t be smashing for Brazil today. Ironic that his replacement will be the sidekick-sized Ramires.
Underwhelmed by the Selecao’s performance against Croatia, their victory in no small part due to the play of 12th man Refereeno.
While Mexico was victimized as well by refereeing blunders in its opening match, it was still able to secure three points. Difficult to assess El Tri’s quality, however, because Cameroon was truly dreadful that match – only Honduras worse so far in the group stages.
I have little doubt about the result this afternoon, but I remain skeptical that Brazil merits its pre-tournament status as favorite to hoist the Cup.
⚽️ Martin
How do you miss that goal?
HumboldtBlue
Mexican defense is softer than a freshly warmed tortilla
raven
@HumboldtBlue: Corn or flour?
HumboldtBlue
Would have to say flour. Now I’m hungry
Morzer
So far there’s been more over-acting in this game than I thought could ever be found outside the Collected Works of Comrade Tom Cruise.
HumboldtBlue
Mexican fans are in fine voice, good for them for showing up, lot of red in the stands
raven
@HumboldtBlue: Ever make a relleno burro? Use a whole green chile but, instead of stuffing, batter and fry, stuff it with cheese and wrap in in a warm flour torn con salsa verde.
HumboldtBlue
Odd rhythm to this game, depsite possession eve Brazil seems a beat behind
Morzer
So far Mexico’s best player seems to be Fuera de Juego.
HumboldtBlue
@raven: No, in fact as a man who loves to cook I freely admit I have no clue as to cook Mexican much to the giggling delight of my buddy’s awesome-cook-San-Diegan-born Mexican wife
scav
@raven: Fiend! Now I want that, with a relleno, and a tamale (seafood from La Superica seeing I’m dreaming anyway), in fact, just take me to La Superica, front of the line, on a tamale night. Flauta, platanos con crema, help!
raven
@scav: Ah, the El Bravo on 7th in Phoenix will make you cry for joy!
Randy Paul
Should have been a corner for Mexico just then.
HumboldtBlue
Is Mexico coached by Pedro Rose? Seems Pete Rose’s Latin cousin went into futbol, not beisbol
Morzer
We seem to be in some danger of a game of soccer breaking out.
⚽️ Martin
Regardless of outcome, you can’t say this has been a dull game so far.
HumboldtBlue
@Morzer: So far we’ve seen a serious battle of grimacing and leg-clutching
raven
@HumboldtBlue: This Sunset Mexican Cookbook is a great place to start. Simple, straight forward and over 40 years old. only 21 cents plus shipping!
HumboldtBlue
@raven: I knew there was a reason to hang out in the soccer open threads, danke!
Morzer
@HumboldtBlue:
“Referee, I am a poor blind cripple! Tell me, will I ever play the violin again?”
raven
@HumboldtBlue: Sure, for more recent stuff Rick Bayless has quite a few offerings.
HumboldtBlue
Brazil’s defense has been outstanding
scav
@raven: Nothing wrong with Diana Kennedy either, although I love Bayless.
raven
@scav: No doubt!
raven
And for French based Mexican
El Charro Cafe: The Tastes and Traditions of Tucson
HumboldtBlue
I’m a bookmarking fool, and Brazil is chip-chip-chipping away
raven
OOOOO!
HumboldtBlue
Someone please explain to Mexico that it’s OK to kick the ball at the big square net even though the man in front doesn’t want that.
Randy Paul
@raven: His website has some good recipes. I made this one.
Alex S.
Both teams want it SO much, but they just can’t… a little disappointing.
HumboldtBlue
How did they not score?
peach flavored shampoo
Did anyone explain to these teams that the object of the game is to get the ball to touch the net?
HumboldtBlue
Brazilian footwork on defense is a joy to watch, so deft
raven
@Randy Paul: Oh I bet my kale and collards would be good in there!
Morzer
Well, I suspect El Tri will be the happier side. They looked ripe for the slaughter for the first 15 minutes, but have settled down since and given Brazil some nasty moments. I haven’t been impressed by the supposedly all-conquering Seleção in either of their games thus far. I reckon that Holland or Germany will be looking on and saying “Is that all you’ve got?”
PaulW
@peach flavored shampoo:
That’s what the overtime kickoffs are for.
HumboldtBlue
@raven: I tried to steam some collards on top of the rice in the cooker and it didn’t work, do I have to always boil them for the softness I prefer?
burnspbesq
Who’s that impostor wearing number 10 for Mexico? Everybody knows that Dos Santos doesn’t track back and take care of his defensive responsibilities.
And for all my Mexican acquaintances who think de Jesus Corona should be playing, that save in the 44th minute is why Ochoa is in there.
HumboldtBlue
@Morzer: They certainly seem to be a much stronger team defensively and lacking a bit on offense, something we don’t normally associate with the Brazilians
Morzer
@burnspbesq:
Ochoa looks like a really good keeper. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Premier League come knocking on his door.
raven
@HumboldtBlue: Have you tried steaming and Sauteeing?
Morzer
@HumboldtBlue:
I have seen them described as the most European team that Brazil has put on the field for a long time (which is not, I suspect, intended as a compliment).
HumboldtBlue
That was some great footage of the Mexican coach’s remonstrations on the sidelines
raven
Anyone know what that song is they play with the logo as they go to commercial on ESPN?
burnspbesq
@Morzer:
Especially since he’s available on a free transfer. His contract with Ajaccio ran out at the end of the season, and they got relegated. The club posted a very nice good-bye note on social media.
handsmile
@HumboldtBlue:
That the net is square in the game you’re watching answers my question whether we are watching the same match. :)
Brazil very disorganized offensively. Too many (ineffective) displays of individual virtuosity. But I really fear/think that the creaking Julio Cesar will be Brazil’s ultimate undoing (if not today, then in the later rounds).
HumboldtBlue
@raven: That is perfect, thank you
Morzer
Anyone else wondering whether fervent chants of “Mexico!” are echoing through the hills of Croatia?
raven
@HumboldtBlue: I go to a little joint that has a Veg Neck Sammy, thick toasted bread, pimento cheese and collards.
Anoniminous
Cabeção the psychic turtle predicted a Mexican victory over Brazil so don’t see the point of watching the match.
burnspbesq
Anyone else wondering whether Cobi Jones is smiling right now?
raven
Kobe in da house!
Morzer
@Anoniminous:
That turtle’s going to be in the soup either way.
HumboldtBlue
@Anoniminous: Froggysinho the five-legged amphibian with the hallucinogenic frog sweat has predicted that Jim Morrison will eat a snake if the referee allows a spider to kick the mushroom caps lining the sidelines
Randy Paul
@HumboldtBlue: Julienne and saute them with garlic and olive oil, the way they do here in Brazil. It takes out the bitterness and they taste terrific.
raven
Almost a nice catch!
raven
@Randy Paul: Lil soy sauce is good with that.
HumboldtBlue
Here’s a wonderful story about Tony Gwynn who we lost far, far, too early yesterday.
raven
@HumboldtBlue: My brother was at a Dodger game where he hit and inside the park grand slam.
HumboldtBlue
Maybe Mexico will benefit from a Brazilian Brutus who will score an own goal past Julio Cesar
burnspbesq
Right now, Mexico looks the far more dangerous side. Which means Brazil is about to score.
Alex S.
@burnspbesq:
Now you jinxed both of them.
HumboldtBlue
Huh, lost my feed
⚽️ Martin
Brazil doesn’t look like a favorite to win here. From what I’ve seen so far, I’d put my money on Germany. They looked like a team and looked solid everywhere.
HumboldtBlue
OCHOAAAAAAAAAAA
raven
@HumboldtBlue: No kiddin!
Andrey
That was some beautiful defense right there.
⚽️ Martin
Ochoa deserves a free ‘release my family from drug kidnappers’ card. He’s been fantastic so far.
Randy Paul
@⚽️ Martin: 5 saves. 1 shot on target for Mexico, five for Brazil.
raven
OK soccer guys. How much hand contact with the opponent is allowed?
Lee
The Mexican defense & particularly their keeper are really doing an outstanding job.
Not a very pretty job, but damn are they holding up.
Lee
@raven: If you are on the Brazlian team you can basically cock punch your opponent and get away with it.
Andrey
That shot on goal was just terrible. That said, Mexico needs to stop letting Brazil take ten shots for every one of theirs – Brazil will get through eventually at that rate.
HumboldtBlue
Mexican defense channeling the cadets of Chapultepec in desperate defending
scav
Anyone else having trouble maintaining an internet connection? Although apparently little has changed, not even any new food links.
burnspbesq
Brazil will be a lot more dangerous if they ever figure out how to play through Oscar.
raven
@scav: My connection always takes a dive in the late afternoon when people get home from work.
danimal
@HumboldtBlue: TGwynn was, is and will always be a hero to me. Such a shame. I spent my youth following SD sports, and the past couple of years have been hard. First Junior, then the Colonel, and now #19. It’s especially hard now that the Padres would be lucky to get relegated to Double A.
Mexico needs to win this game for their compatriots on the northern border.
Lee
I think at Brazil is starting to panic on the pitch trying to get any sort of shot off.
SRW1
That could have been red. No wonder Silva is pissed with his colleagues.
raven
I like to see a guy commit a foul and not whine like a baby.
Lee
I think the attack from behind was a bit too much.
HumboldtBlue
@scav: yes
Lee
I’m watching on univision. Have not had a single connection problem.
scav
@HumboldtBlue: & @raven: whew, but could also be my neighborhood especially. This should be one with higher than usual watching, I’m surprised the cross alley house hasn’t had fireworks yet. Because it’s been distinctly yoyoy (not slow, mistapearing) since the start of these.
burnspbesq
You wonder whether Mexico would be better if Vela were willing to play for them.
raven
This motherfucker is great!!!
burnspbesq
Save of the tournament so far.
morfydd
Jesus, Ochoa is amazing.
Steeplejack
Ochoa has been en fuego the whole game. Too bad he has had to be.
raven
@Steeplejack: Where ya bean frijole?
HumboldtBlue
I still think Mexico’s coach is Pete Rose’s cousin
HumboldtBlue
OOOOOOOCCCCCCCHHHHHHOOOOOAAAAAAA
burnspbesq
Does Mexico have a bus to park?
burnspbesq
Lot of contact, but Marcelo over-sold it, and the ref wasn’t buying.
Randy Paul
@Lee: and Mexican players can apparently climb up the opponents’ backs and shove them to the ground. Mexico btw is winning the foul contest by 18 to 13.
Paula
Man, Ochoa standing on his head.
Lee
@Randy Paul: LOL apparently.
HumboldtBlue
Marcello going for the Oscar — ba-dum-tssh
Steeplejack
@raven:
Belgium-Algeria put me in a coma. Been watching this game while yelling in another thread.
HumboldtBlue
OH MAH GAH
raven
@Steeplejack: Cool! I had to meet with a lawyer to make a will so I missed that one.
SRW1
Highly entertaining game, but the second so-so performance by the selecao. They’ll need to find a way to step it up a gear if they are serious about the title.
ETA: First place in the group up for grab.
The Snarxist Formerly Known as Kryptik
The Mexican Goalie was fucking ridiculous, that’s all I can say.
Steeplejack
A moral victory for Mexico.
burnspbesq
Ochoa’s agent’s in-box must be blowing up right about now.
Steeplejack
@The Snarxist Formerly Known as Kryptik:
Ridiculous?! He was ridonkulous!
burnspbesq
Best performance by Mexico in quite a while.
HumboldtBlue
Not many 0-0 games have that much excitement. Nice result for Mexico
Randy Paul
@SRW1: More of a masterful performance by Ochoa (are you listening Arsene Wenger?). Brazil still had three times as many shots on target as Mexico.
Cacti
@SRW1:
Ochoa was brilliant for Mexico, but Ju and Thiago Silva both whiffed on two great chances late in the game.
Ju was probably the worst, just blasting away before turning and seeing the empty net in front of him.
burnspbesq
@Randy Paul:
I sometimes think I’m the only person in the world who think Szczezny has what it takes to be a world-class keeper.
scav
I’m worried about the Google Doodle Octopus in a case of a draw. He’s already got a halo, but I don’t want to see half of him in both boxes.
Randy Paul
@burnspbesq: I do as well, but Fabianski is gone. Would love to have Ochoa as his backup.
HumboldtBlue
@scav: The Greeks do, preferably coated with batter and deep fried
scav
@HumboldtBlue: Isn’t Greece playing? We should save it for their game then. Esp. if they play Japan, as there’s a sushi topping for the other half.
burnspbesq
@Randy Paul:
Anybody but Karl Darlow, sez the Forest supporter.
SRW1
@Randy Paul:
In a tight game you can drop three points by the one shot that is on target. Could have happened to Brasil today. The worry has to be that one once is coincidence, twice it becomes suspicious, the third time it’s a pattern.
handsmile
Some very uncomfortable questions await Big Phil. And Dilma Rousseff will have an unhappy few days herself.
A career-defining match for Ochoa, obviously, but I didn’t see much else from Mexico – especially on offense. Nevertheless, a Round of 16 slot definitely, if very unexpectedly, beckons. But today, a gloriously historical match for El Tri.
Service will be a problem in many restaurants here in NYC tonight.
Randinho
@SRW1: True, but they’re still in first place in the group and they’re facing the weakest team in the group next Monday.
Paula
@Randinho:
Who’s meeting them in the Round of 16?
SRW1
@Paula:
The prediction was Holland, but that was under the assumption that Brazil and Holland would finish first and second in their respective groups.
I think Randinho is right that Brazil still has to be favorit to finish first in group A, but Holland ending up second in group B is very much in doubt. As things look now, Brazil are more likely to face Chile or, possibly, Spain.