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Čtvrtek 17. Červenec 2014 10:50
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Téma: Adopce na dálku / World Cup 2014 has four great semi finalists With almost all the players plying their trade in Europe, the playing field for Latin American World Cups has been levelled and four heavyweight football traditions clash On a passport level the potentially glorious World Cup semi-finals this week are Europe against South America. Fut 14 Coins Nobody would want to dismiss that continental symmetry, but this tournament is really a fiesta for players based in Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, England and Spain. For illustration here are the clubs represented by the Argentina starting XI who beat Belgium 1-0 in Brasilia at the weekend: Monaco, Benfica, Manchester City (two), Lazio, Real Madrid, Napoli, Barcelona (two), Paris St-Germain and Monterey in Mexico. Just as Fred was the only Brazil-based player in Luiz Felipe Scolari’s initial starting XI here, so Monterey’s Jose Maria Basanta was the sole non-Europe-domiciled pick in the first Argentina side to reach the semi-finals in 24 years. The correct billing for the showdowns in Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo is Germany v Brazil and Argentina v Holland. Four great traditions clash. Spain excepted, these are the four nations most neutrals would have wanted to see in the penultimate round. And those who grumble that the quarter-finals failed to reach the operatic pitch of the group stage ought to find another sport. Brazil against Colombia was a throwback macho classic with unfortunate consequences for Neymar’s back. Holland versus Costa Rica was enthralling, with a psychological (more than tactical) masterstroke at the end: Louis van Gaal’s decision to switch his goalkeeper for the penalty shoot-out. |
Čtvrtek 17. Červenec 2014 10:49
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Téma: Adopce na dálku / World Cup 2014 has four great semi finalists With almost all the players plying their trade in Europe, the playing field for Latin American World Cups has been levelled and four heavyweight football traditions clash On a passport level the potentially glorious World Cup semi-finals this week are Europe against South America. [url=www.fifa14mart.com/FIFA-14-Xbox-360]FIFA 14 Coins XBOX 360[/url] Nobody would want to dismiss that continental symmetry, but this tournament is really a fiesta for players based in Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, England and Spain. For illustration here are the clubs represented by the Argentina starting XI who beat Belgium 1-0 in Brasilia at the weekend: Monaco, Benfica, Manchester City (two), Lazio, Real Madrid, Napoli, Barcelona (two), Paris St-Germain and Monterey in Mexico. Just as Fred was the only Brazil-based player in Luiz Felipe Scolari’s initial starting XI here, so Monterey’s Jose Maria Basanta was the sole non-Europe-domiciled pick in the first Argentina side to reach the semi-finals in 24 years. The correct billing for the showdowns in Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo is Germany v Brazil and Argentina v Holland. Four great traditions clash. Spain excepted, these are the four nations most neutrals would have wanted to see in the penultimate round. And those who grumble that the quarter-finals failed to reach the operatic pitch of the group stage ought to find another sport. Brazil against Colombia was a throwback macho classic with unfortunate consequences for Neymar’s back. Holland versus Costa Rica was enthralling, with a psychological (more than tactical) masterstroke at the end: Louis van Gaal’s decision to switch his goalkeeper for the penalty shoot-out. |