Honduras v Chile

[nicksonic]

brilliant, honduran public sector workers and school children are allowed to start their days two hours later so they can watch the national team

altho there has recently been a coup there

 

[nicksonic]

that was definitely a foul, the ref is friggin' awful

 

[twistedAM]

brilliant, honduran public sector workers and school children are allowed to start their days two hours later so they can watch the national team

altho there has recently been a coup there

It's a country that takes football VERY seriously

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_War

 

[nicksonic]

It's a country that takes football VERY seriously

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_War

christ, didn't know anything about that

shades of the egypt v algeria play-off, although with a vastly more serious context.

 

[nicksonic]

chile should be two or three up by now.

 

[nicksonic]

john champion's just referred to 'the football war', in a slightly flippant way it has to be said.

 

[twistedAM]

chile should be two or three up by now.

I know. I'm hoping Honduras do a New Zealand. Three minutes to go.

 

[nicksonic]

a decent game, chile obviously the better side.

last of the big guns up next, come on switzerland!

 

[frogwoman]

Well done chile , the scoreline doesn't reflect how well they played at all

 

[poului]

t6u56tuyf

Have always fancied this team as the dark horse of the tournament. Great pace although a little slack in finishing.

 

[Le Shark]

Shame Salas and Zamorano aren't there anymore!!

 

[ericjarvis]

Shame Salas and Zamorano aren't there anymore!!

Alexis Sanchez is on his way to being the finest Chilean player of all time. He was incredibly promising as a teenager, and now he looks not far short of a world beater, and he's still developing. I'm also a massive fan of Arturo Vidal. Not spectacular in the same way, but one of the hardest working players I've ever seen, and not short of talent either. They have a bunch of others coming through from the under 21s that means they may be serious contenders in four years time. I don't think Salas and Zamorano at their peaks would necessarily get into the team in a couple of years time.

 

[frogwoman]

I really like Sanchez, thought he was excellent tbh.