World Cup 2014 thread

[Cuthbert]

This is a piss take. Why can't the English fans inside Wembley make as much noise as the Scottish? This team is an embarrassment.

2-1 Scotland.

Welbeck 2-2

Lambert

3-2 England.

[Astronomer]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

There were protests to this effect at the Confederations Cup earlier this summer...got quite hairy to, apparently;

BBC Sport - Confederations Cup: 39 injured & 30 arrests in Brazil protests

Really can't think why, as it says in the video, this world cup would cost more than the last 3 combined. I mean, fair enough, the Maracana needs renovating, but surely the infrastructure to host a tournament effectively is already there and doesn't need as much as this spent on it?

Then again, I'll admit I'm no expert, but it seems kinda odd to me.

Yeah, it seems odd to me, too. It's just a LOT of money to spend on a country that needs so much financial assistance in other areas, I can't imagine that it is going to cost THREE TIMES as much as the previous one! Ahh well, what can you do I guess. It's what the 'higher powers' choose to spend their money on, as sad as it is!

Over here in Melbourne, Australia our government spent $60 million on the Grand Prix yet they refused to give teachers a pay rise which would cost them $4 million at the end of it. It just sucks.