World Cup 2014 General Chit Chat Thread

[marcus50bucks]

I really hope Klose doesn't beat Ronaldo's record. I've got nothing against the fella but if anyone was to beat it I'd rather it be someone who is going to go down as one of the all time greats.

[Pablo]

Haha, bizarrely it's not uncommon in some countries to refer to the UK as London.

I've told some of my foreign in-laws countless times where I live, yet they often still insist I live in London

[Gibbo]

Costa out for "at least" 15 days.

Who will Spain play up top? Negredo?

[Daffy Duck]

Some interesting graffittis...

[baitman]

banksyesque.

the protests will be massive, its going to get very messy

[ChesterDave]

Ticking along nicely with the Panini Online sticker album

[Muddled]

I've completed 29% of my sticker book. I got Gerrard, Suarez and a couple of shinies in my last batch.

I don't want to know how much coin I've wasted.

[Yozza]

Less than a fortnight to go - I know construction projects are often close to the wire but some of these are pushing it a bit!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27632572

World Cup 2014: Fifa concerned about readiness of three stadia

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke is concerned over the readiness of three venues scheduled to host games at the World Cup, which begins on 12 June.

Valcke has expressed his fears over preparations in Natal, Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo, venue for the opening game between Brazil and Croatia.

He tweeted that Natal's Arena das Dunas was in a "race against the clock".

"We need full commitment from all parties in Natal to ensure all will be in place and tested," Valcke added.

Valcke also said that organisers at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador had "no time to waste" ahead of their first group game, a re-run of the 2010 final between Spain and the Netherlands on 13 June.

"All must be perfect that day," Valcke cautioned.

Fifa also want another test event to take place in Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium following a series of problems during the first match to be played there earlier this month.

A Brazilian league game is due to be held there this Sunday, but reports suggest it will be held in front of a reduced capacity crowd. Three workers have been killed during the construction of the stadium within the last year.

[PTP]

I really hope Klose doesn't beat Ronaldo's record. I've got nothing against the fella but if anyone was to beat it I'd rather it be someone who is going to go down as one of the all time greats.

last world cup we had a thread on it and i was saying exactly the same

[john316]

Costa out for "at least" 15 days.

Who will Spain play up top? Negredo?

Probabaly just play their False 9 again. Nothing particularly reliable behind Costa and just gets more of their midfielders into the starting XI.

[ChesterDave]

I've completed 29% of my sticker book. I got Gerrard, Suarez and a couple of shinies in my last batch.

I don't want to know how much coin I've wasted.

Not flush enough to justify buying physical stickers so went virtual. 56% and about 6 teams complete

[Alex]

Ill be updating a load of the squads tomorrow with some of the final selections. Most of them are still on the 30 player provisionals.

Getting excited for this now

[Alex]

Just a quick heads up, I will be updating all the squads today who have been finalised with numbers. Squads are subject to change, but some are completed and been assinged.

[baitman]

if people are changing their avatars to match their adopted WC county would it also be a good idea to have a mention of the country name in the signature as some of the flags/pics are a bit obscure. ta.

[Chazza]

Nah its all part of the fun