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Yepes is the Distin of Colombia. 36 and still an absolute beast. he's been everywhere today, including shutting down drogba.

wow what a run by gervinho. i wonder if wenger is sad he let him go?

what a steal by james, and quintero with the goal. that CIV back 4 is shit, can't believe that terrible pass.

james rodriguez beats drogba for the header goal. wow, just wow. great corner.

agreed. i watch CIV last match, and their weakness is the parts are greater than the sum. they have talented individuals but don't play as a team. their back 4 is weak as well. Colombia on the other hand (been watching them pre WC) is sum is greater than parts (especially with falcao out). they have some great players, but their system is all bought into and they attack. plus everyone thinks they have a weak back 4, totally not true as evidenced today. i think both with make it through, but i think colombia will pull this one out. Nik i've been on the chile and colombia bandwagon for a while now too, i have a great respect for the south american sides.

haha, this literally had me laughing on the floor. oh lionel richie

ivory coast not looking great, colombia is looking very quick on the counter

Spain had a good run, no shame in it. If you were the manager would you have played different lineups? Probably not. Hard to go with a team of youngsters when the old fellas have won everything repeatedly. Great World Cup, who would guess Spain is out, England and Uruguay with 0 points battling for 2nd place with Costa Rica?? The USA beating Ghana and Portugal on the verge of possibly getting knocked out if the US draw them. Wonderful tournament this year.

awesome, now let's hope this isn't the start of the "get roberto to barca" plan.

agreed. don't know how negredo or llorente weren't picked over cazorla.

this world cup has really been great. some big upsets, some surprises. i am loving this.

i would love the loan.

algeria is very compact and defending extremely well. great on the counter as well. belgium just can' link up well, they are sloppy. and he nails the penalty. wow, sad i have a massage scheduled and will miss the second half. this looks a proper match.

so naive cotto. every pundit has an agenda, either to promote their old team, promote their old friends, or promote their country. none of them are unbiased, they are all overly biased. just cause the lads on here aren't on television doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about, some of these guys have been watching football longer than the pundits have been alive. i'll take their word over a pundit any day of the week.

algeria are looking good, very surprised. double teaming hazard, nice tactic. all the pressure is on chadli (how is he starting over mirallas?) and lukaku now.

yeah, especially when bony is available at 20m. he looked smart for ivory coast, i'll take him at 12m cheaper for sure anyday

did you see their game against germany? they were terrible. Pepe with a Red Card, Coentrao injured, alameda injured, and ronaldo was gassed. I fancy our chances.

3 points Brooks with the winner, and he played well after coming on at the half. i'd like to see us attack more and have better possession, but i'll take it. now let's hope portugal has the same form they did against germany and we can get a win there as well in manaus.

yep, i hope he does well. besler was doing great, sad to see him injured.

he and michael ballack are a great partnership. roberto was his usual positive self when Pepe got the red card "well it is a great opportunity for ricardo costa to prove himself"

agreed. what a save by tim howard, that was amazing. great goal as well, that's why dempsey is my favorite american player. we need to attack more and relieve the pressure on our back 4. ghana's back 4 is very weak, their left back is a winger! we need to score another to take the game away, otherwise i can see it going to a draw.

US lineup with 442. I think we'll see Graham Zusi, Wondolowski, and Mixx Diskerud as the subs. Hoping for a win or draw.

mueller for golden boot?

now coentrao is injured as well. looking better and better for the US. ronaldo looks gassed too, definitely not fit and he will wilt in manaus. we've got a shot, just need to take care of business tonight.

Me too roost! At least pepe is out for our match