I find Rebajlo's overly gloomy assessment of this World Cup laughable. If one did not watch this WC and went strictly by his brilliant analysis, the only conclusion to be reached is that 4 African teams made the semis and Ghana were the eventual champions. Oh the horror, it was a negro-fest from start to finish.
Furthermore, all this German-bashing, complete with cherry-picked "evidence" from the bowels of Rebajlo's "Evil German Archives" is somehow supposed to show us all ignorant Germany fans who come out of our holes every 4 years that these guys are some dirty bastards. I understand now, those white devils of Die Mannschaft are the only players in the history of the sport of soccer who play physical and committ hard fouls. How dare they not realize that it's all about hugs and kisses on the pitch?
I'll tell You what's laughable, tough guy: You've just scored more figurative own goals in a single post than ****ing Frank Sinclair managed in his entire career. The fruits of Your startlingly kindergarten-level comprehension skills are so wondrous that one might believe they were harvested from the Garden of the Hesperides. That first paragraph alone is pure gold and should be fashioned into a handy classroom poster illustrating the not-so-fine art of completely missing the point. Now, are You paying attention? Yes? Don't worry, I'll proceed nice and slowly so You don't get (too) confused...
So, what did my (sarcastically) "brilliant analysis" of a "negro-fest from start to finish" actually entail? Hmm, let's see...
EXHIBIT A: I initially pointed out that not one of the teams which reached the second round was 100% White. So,
were any of the teams which reached the second round 100% White? (tick!... tick!... tick!...) Hang on! **** me, they
weren't! Right, then - we've got
that straight...
EXHIBIT B: I voiced displeasure that all-White teams had finished behind black-and-Muslim-laden teams in the UEFA zone qualifiers, thus allowing the latter to represent Europe on the world stage. Yes, that sure was a deliberately pessimistic spin on things, wasn't it...
What was next in my underhanded campaign of negativity? Yeah, this was a real piece of statistical manipulation, viz.
EXHIBIT C: I had the gall -
the gall, I tell You! - to state that eleven of the sixteen teams which got out of the group stage started
at least four non-Whites (those teams being France, Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, Costa Rica, Nigeria, and Algeria). To top things off, I made the outrageous claim that if Uruguay's Luis Suarez hadn't been suspended then the number of teams
starting at least four non-Whites would have risen by one (in case Your basic mathematical skills are as impressive as Your English comprehension, eleven plus one equals twelve. Are You up to fractions yet? Because twelve out of sixteen makes three quarters, or 75%. Such a tiny percentage...).
Zounds, we're all the way up to D. That's the fourth letter of the alphabet - D for daft, dunce, dip-stick, and dunderhead. Still paying attention? Good, as it's time for...
EXHIBIT D: There's just no denying that I'm an anti-White prick because I actually noted that the quarterfinals saw
five of the eight teams (France, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica) start a
minimum of four non-Whites. The hide of me! But perhaps I'm blind and the teams I mentioned didn't really field all of those Negroes, Arabs, and mestizos? Come on foobar75, I'm begging You to enlighten me! After all, ignorant half-wits like myself require guidance from experts like You. Oh, yes, I almost forgot: I stated that the Netherlands and Germany both started three non-Whites. Oops, I guess that last sentence provides damning evidence of my virulent "German-bashing"...
EXHIBIT E: I raised some of the "smaller picture", country-specific implications of the Belgian and Swiss teams being heavily non-White.
My initial post in this thread was made just prior to the first semifinal (Germany v Brazil) so I was focussing on what had transpired up to the quarterfinals stage - i.e. for the entire ****ing tournament to date. So, looking back at my (hopefully) simple-to-understand five point summary even a slow learner like You will realise that
for the majority of the finals way too many non-White players were constantly on show before a worldwide audience - which isn't a positive thing. Individual opinions may vary in the detail, but everyone else here appears to have grasped the overarching meaning of what I was saying and agreed that the earlier stages of the finals were way too "dark".
Sure, three of the final four teams were overwhelmingly White (if one avoided glancing towards the Dutch bench...) and things eventually turned out well, with an added bonus of Brazil copping a brace of embarrassing beatings to only finish fourth. But - in my eyes - the very fact that the likes of France, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica ultimately reached the quarterfinals and Nigeria, Algeria, Chile, the United States, Mexico, and the Muslim-packed Switzerland reached the second round provided a definite negative. If You still cannot comprehend
that, well...
Your bleating about my supposed "anti-German diatribes" and "Evil German Archives" et cetera is just plain pitiful and reveals - amongst other unsavoury things - that You know little of football history.
I'll just take the time to say a few things. In the past, I've referred to the niggling fouls and diving which were often the hallmark of Italian teams plus I've discussed Mussolini's control over the referees who facilitated Italy's brutal "tactics" during their 1934 "win" on home soil - yet the Italian blokes at Caste Football didn't instantly pop up and hurl accusations of "Italian bashing". I've talked about the murky atmosphere surrounding Argentina's "triumph" in 1978 during Jorge Videla's dictatorship and Maradona's cheating against England in 1986 - but nobody accused me of being anti-Argentine. I've harshly criticised the players, managers, federations, and fans of the nations in which I have the proverbial foot: Australia, Poland, England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. I've raised the issue of German teams' traditional reputations for a lack of sportsmanship a few times before, in addition to outlining the dodgy circumstances of West Germany's "win" over Hungary in the 1954 World Cup final - yet You are the only one who has declared that this type of information is "anti-German"... :lightbulb:
. Not too worried about balance (two left footed forwards and main attacking midfielder - although James Rodriguez seems pretty good on his right foot too) or potential match-ups just how they played overall in the matches I saw. 
