Is the World Cup rubbish?

rascal · May 9, 2014

Now I know this won't be a popular opinion, but imo the World Cup is rubbish.

Most games are a whole pile of tosh. France vs Brazil, Germany vs Italy in 2006 and Holland vs Argentina, England vs Argentina in 1998 are the only ones that are worth reliving from modern times.

Then again, we'll always have Heskey's stepovers.

Fuleco · May 9, 2014

Nah mate, it's boss.

ijjysmith · May 9, 2014

Fuleco said:
Nah mate, it's boss.

This.

I even loved the last one which was apparently rubbish and England were out of this world bad.

rascal · May 9, 2014

ijjysmith said:
This.

I even loved the last one which was apparently rubbish and England were out of this world bad.

I remember watching Japan vs Cameroon and lost the will to live. Since that game I've always been a negative prikstik

markmarkmark · May 9, 2014

It's the most watched sporting event on the planet. I think it's fantastic.

ScouseBlueBoy · May 9, 2014

The World Cup, for me, is like getting excited about going on a date with this 'gawjuss bird' you met late on Saturday night - only to find that you were totally bevvied and she turns out to be 'not quite Angelina Jolie' - to put it mildly.

rascal · May 9, 2014

ScouseBlueBoy said:
The World Cup, for me, is like getting excited about going on a date with this 'gawjuss bird' you met late on Saturday night - only to find that you were totally bevvied and she turns out to be 'not quite Angelina Jolie' - to put it mildly.

Sums it up perfectly.

ste d' indica · May 9, 2014

Love It Love It Love It, those dead rubber games that turn out to be boss, the wonder goals, the moments of madness, fit Brazilian birds (imagine how many we're getting this year lids, might need a thread that!), Mick McCarthy calling the Serbian goalkeeper a big tart. Can't whack the World Cup mate.

rascal · May 9, 2014

Okay one good thing about the World Cup - the Italians. They never disappoint, whether they're rubbish or good. They are always worth watching.

rascal · May 9, 2014

haha pure snide - Holland v Portugal 2006

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26490090

Love the picture of Van Bronckhurst and Deco sat on the naughty step.

sbbefc · May 9, 2014

Not fussed, but ill watch. Idiotic how they spend so much on it though, do they really need 10 40k + stadiums? Would be far more sustainable to have it in regions of the globe and renovate the odd national stadium.

maccavennie · May 9, 2014

World Cup.....meh. Italia 90 was boss though and I ain't talking about the megadrive game either.

Garrick · May 9, 2014

I love the tournament.

I absolutely hate how it's run. I just wish it were a little more sacred. As the most popular sporting event on the planet, they have the room to do it.

toffeepie1878 · May 9, 2014

I remember Italy 90, opening game Cameroon beating Argentina. Semi Final Claudio Caniggia's pass to Maradona in beating Brazil and his tears in the final.

It made Maradona as the best player in the world IMO. Argentina were brutal that year. Diego pulled the strings of the entire team pretty much and doing that at a stage like the world cup and getting your team to the final is one hell of a thing.

Messi and Ronaldo are 'shoving' on a bit and have no way near made an impression on an international level as Maradon has.

I grew up with football in the tail end of the 80s and the 90s and Maradona was amazing to watch. Once he lobbed the ball over a guy while he was playing for Napoli down near the half way line and went on to retrieve it. Unbelievable player.

He also was facing death more than once and got himself together and its good to see himself and his daughter recently over here.

toffeepie1878 · May 9, 2014

Italy 90 also had 'that' game between Italy and Argentina, Maradona put a penalty past Walter Zenga that only he could do at such a stage in the tournament.