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7 July...predictions before 3:30pm AST please:thumbup:

* Germany 0 Spain 0

Alan2005 Germany 4 Spain 1

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Originally Posted by Partially discharged (Post 8678460)

PartiallyDischarged Uruguay 1 Netherlands 2

Without giving the score away, one of those teams today needs to learn how to maximize their time when they score late in the game to make it a close game.

PartiallyDischarged Germany 2 Spain 1

Oink Germany 3 Spain 2

LordVader Germany 2 Spain 1

VadersGoldfish Germany 4 Spain 3 PENS

This one is way too tight to call!!!!

JamesM Germany 1 Spain 2

Greenhill Germany 2 Spain 3

Greenvale Germany 3 Spain 2

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Originally Posted by Greenhill (Post 8682454)

Greenhill Germany 2 Spain 3

Greenvale Germany 3 Spain 2

I think somebody is quite the contrarian.

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8677691)

Women. :unsure:

what?? :p

Conversely, the making of the predictions was fictionalised (metaphorically) in the following video:

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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8682459)

I think somebody is quite the contrarian.

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Originally Posted by The4BellsLondon (Post 8677613)

Is it really still going?? :blink:

The thread or the World Cup? :p

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8677691)

Women. :unsure:

Excuse me! :sneaky:

Clematis Germany 4 Spain 2

Penalty goal and sending the player off would be a good idea I think.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10537133.stm

Makes sense but what if the ref or linesman doesn't see the infringement? I think a lot more changes need to be made to prevent the sport appearing more and more like an Australian soap opera.

Considering big stage matches such as the World Cup, Champions league, EPL etc.., TV screens often show replays live inside the stadiums. Goal line technology is already proven (FIFA and the FA, however, continue with their infantile approach by ignoring the technology). Technology Link

It's just farcical when a bad decision is made by a referee then it's disproved live inside the ground on big TV screens.

IMO the red card rule has always been broken too. In one match a player might get red carded at 90 minutes, in another a player might get red carded in the first minute; it's a disproportionate amount of discipline considering the first team is down to 10 players for only a couple of minutes.

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Originally Posted by jimf (Post 8684422)

Penalty goal and sending the player off would be a good idea I think.

JamesM 15
Greenhill 14
LordVader 12
Clematis 11
Oink 8
PartiallyDischarged 8
Alan2005 8
GreenVale 6
VadersGoldfish 5