Netherlands v Costa Rica (Quarter Final) Saturday 5th July 2014

[juice_terry]

Will Costa Rica recover from their exertions against Greece? Or will Robben Rob'em with a late dive in the box?

 

[marty21]

I want Van Persie to score a few - to help him win Golden Boot and win me some cash

 

[billy_bob]

It's the only QF I'm not looking forward to. Expect so many men in orange diving melodramatically it'll be like the inmates of Guantanamo performing Swan Lake.

 

[Dandred]

Hope this game is better than the Argentina game.

Staying up for a 5 am kick off, beer going down nicely.

 

[Favelado]

I hope everyone is as hard on Holland as they are Brazil if they start kicking the shit out of the opposition and diving around today. I don't know if Holland will batter Costa Rica, or squeak through on pens, but one way or another, they're surely going to win.

 

[big eejit]

Hoping Costa Rica win just cos of Holland's cheating gnome.

 

[mhendo]

Just got home from the gym. Missed the first ten minutes.

¡Vamos Ticos!

 

[Lord Camomile]

It must be a fairly bittersweet existence if you're involved with the Dutch national team but don't like the colour orange. Even everyone on the bench are wearing bright orange ties.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Excellent keeping Navas!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Not the first time Kyut has found himself in lots of space.

 

[grubby local]

had to post this ... my favourite image of the world cup .. from Costa Rica's Tico Times, 'smoking' Uruguay, crushing Italy and England ... the Sloth Kong!
gx

 

[grubby local]

gx

 

[Dr. Furface]

Best quarter final game so far this one

 

[Lord Camomile]

This is gonna be Navas v Netherlands, isn't it?

 

[mhendo]

That was a bullshit free kick call against Robben. He didn't pull the Ticos player over. But i can't bring myself to care too much in Robben's case.

 

[Silva]

Well, I'm preeeeeeeeetty sure there's not a chance Navas joins Porto now

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Coming soon: gif of Depay's airkick.

 

[Lord Camomile]

In a tournament that has seen a fairly high percentage of poor deadball deliveries, that free kick was pretty decent! Equally good save, too.

 

[toblerone3]

"just managed to squeeze one out to Robben"

 

[Gingerman]

"just managed to squeeze one out to Robben"

 

[toblerone3]

Predictions? I still think Netherlands will win.

 

[toblerone3]

Van Gaal has been a good manager so far with the subs.

 

[toblerone3]

needs a goal.

 

[Dandred]

Another really poor game.

 

[big eejit]

Who's the moron pundit tonight. Danny Murphy? Why do they have these cliché parroting tools?

 

[twentythreedom]

Having visited the lovely Netherlands only last week and while currently enjoying some Dutch produce, may i say HUP HOLLAND

 

[grubby local]

boring game? this is heroic shit! holland smashed spain remember?

 

[Lord Camomile]

See, the defender did impede him, but he could easily have kept going.

If there was a better advantage rule...

 

[Dandred]

wow

 

[Dandred]

picking up a bit now!