F:AT World Cup Pick'em

I'm tied for last (shows how little I know about soccer) but it's still pretty close top to bottom. Who's John Snow, currently in 1st place.

KingPut wrote: I'm tied for last (shows how little I know about soccer) but it's still pretty close top to bottom. Who's John Snow, currently in 1st place.

He's the illegitimate son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Ned Stark's sister Lyanna.

Congratulations to Germany and Als Blind Squirrel

Standing

1st Als Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut
2nd Sometimes you gotta get Löw
3rd Daniel's escolhas
4th JGriff
5th KingPut
6th Phoenixville
7 Agorrible by Jeb
8 Dogmatix
9 SaverioF's Swag Pick Set
10 Rick St. James's Pick Set
11 You know nothing John Snow
12 Wretched England Fail Again
13 Robert's Reasonable Pick Set
14 Barnes' Best

KingPut wrote: The World Cup is fixed, the Refs and world cup official won't let that happen. Brazil will get at least to the final 4.

That explains what happened to Brazil in the final four this year. They apparently didn't deserve to make it that far.

Eh, I forgot to update and blew it. Sucks, because I woulda picked everything almost right down the line but I would have slated Germany at 2-0 over Argentina.

Germany was by far the best team in the tournament...they just struggled a bit to break Argentina down.

Watching Messi blow that last ditch free kick was almost painful.

Michael Barnes wrote: Eh, I forgot to update and blew it. Sucks, because I woulda picked everything almost right down the line but I would have slated Germany at 2-0 over Argentina.

Germany was by far the best team in the tournament...they just struggled a bit to break Argentina down.

Watching Messi blow that last ditch free kick was almost painful.

The commentators mentioned it was "selfish" for Messi to take that shot. I would have thought even as a longshot, that would have been the thing to do.

English commentators are not to be trusted about anything involving an Argentine footballer. To them, everything is about two dates: 1966 and 1986.

Who did they suggest was going to take it? A free-kick like that is a low-percentage play in the best of circumstances. The entire German team was in the box, so there wasn't much chance of a surprise pass either. It was a glimmer of hope, and it burned out. That's all.

Had Argentina not blown it defensively to leave Goetze embarrassingly wide open, it wouldn't even have been necessary. That was so bad, they looked like Brazil for a moment, as both defenders peel away from him.

they looked like Brazil for a moment

Oof!

10th!

Yeah, I forgot to update my stuff after the semis.

I was out of town and forgot to update before the first day of the knockout stage and then gave up, figuring I wouldn't have a chance anymore.

I'm a little sad this tournament is over--for me it was the most enjoyable one (exception: the hideous Holland-Argentina semi) since France '98, and a much-needed breath of fresh air after the dismal, plodding 2010 World Cup.

Germany were worthy winners. Argentina had been exceptional defensively but not very eye-pleasing. I loved every second of the Brazilian implosion, and even though the usual suspects got to the semifinals, the contributions along the way by some of the less-heralded countries were notable.

Messi getting the Golden Ball was a complete joke--great player obviously, but his influence waned considerably after the group stage.