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Origami model of the FIFA Worldcup trophy.
3D model designed and folded by Peter Stein, June 2014. Heavy aquarell-paper (300 gr) acrylic paint, 34x34cm wetfolded. Tutorial soon on my youtube channel: youtube/MrViolinPeter
our cute minister is telling all the nation how long it must be
prodi is dreaming about it
cannavaro has it
2006 Worldcup in Nurmberg Stadium, Germany
180° panorama created using 8 HDR images (each created from 3 images)
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What was before an ordinary lane in the Bangladeshi capital's historic neighborhood Old Dhaka is now a vibrant strip of street art celebrating the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
A group of about 200 volunteers transformed the street in less than 24 hours as part of The World Cup Goal-E, a collaboration by youth organization One Degree Initiative and advertising agency Zanala Bangladesh, to spread enthusiasm for the World Cup. Goal-E sounds like goli (lane), which is a common feature in Old Dhaka.
Bangladesh didn't qualify to play in the 2014 tournament, but the country's football fans have caught World Cup fever nonetheless. Many are cheering for either Argentina or Brazil.
Visited the World Cup Goal-E on 26th and Took this Portrait of my girl. Yeah, she is a photo enthusiast too. And I love colors!
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With these tickets my father took me to see the game Italy-France in the World Cup 78. Behind Netherlands-Chile.
Thank you to the vast majority of fans last night for your excellent behaviour while watching the England game.
Although the score didn’t go our way, fans by-and-large were brilliant and watched the #WorldCup semi-final between England and Croatia in good spirits.
Nine arrests were made in total in Manchester City Centre including public order offences and being drunk and disorderly, but thankfully no serious incidents took place.
We would also like to thank all the officers who worked hard to keep everyone safe last night, with many having to give up their plans of watching the game with friends and family.
Yesterday was a testament to fans – you came together, helped look after each other and dealt with the result graciously.
Bring on Euro 2020!
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Dresden, World Cup 2014
In the streets of Neustadt Brazilians "help" the Germans celebrate and winning on other grounds…
1970 Adidas "Telstar" soccer ball (Photo by Adidas)
Loyal sports fans no doubt noticed the new Adidas soccer ball design that made a splash during this year's World Cup in Germany, so it's worth taking a solemn moment to remember the iconic ball it supplanted: The Adidas Telstar, introduced in 1970.
The first ball to combine black and white panels, the high-contrast design of the Telstar (Star of Television) was intended to make the ball stand out on black and white TVs -- an important feature given that the 1970 World Cup was the first to be broadcast live.
Thanks to SoccerBall World for the tip.
O goleiro Taffarel do Brasil, comemora penalti chutado pra fora pelo jogador Roberto Baggio, no Estadio Rose Bowl em Los Angeles CA. Ultimo penalti na disputa pelo título da Copa do Mundo de 94 nos Estados Unidos, vencida pelo Brasil no jogo final contra a Italia.
[photo source: Getty Images / Team USA's midfielder Landon Donovan walking out of the tunnel to kick off]
My entry may not be as polished as I would hope for it to be, while I am still content with it. I wrote this in the wee bit after hours of late night. Apologies for any odd syntax. The sudden spike of visits on this particular Flickr post overnight has surprised me and has motivated me to clean it up a bit and add a few links to recap.
My doubts in people in ever coming across this Flickr account/entries has changed over these last couple of days. Whether or not it's to read my take on the games or to look at pretty pictures of the game.
Thank you for the visits.
Seriously. This US American team has had such an amazing (and I mean it as in an unusual amazing way) of getting through this far into the World Cup. The English Robert Green's own goal mishap (England vs USA), the obstacles held down without a cause by either invisible force or purely robbed by a referee (Slovenia vs USA), and the unforgettable breathtaking last-minute miracle kick swooped in by Landon Donovan at the very hairline end of the game (Algeria vs USA). Nobody will forget that; at least, I won't ever. The replays have now become only a bittersweet memory after today's game and an unfortunate reminder why Americans will go back to forgetting about about soccer / fútbol and any debunking their hope in their own nation's team.
The whole world has their eyes on the USA team fans and non-fans. History was already in the making no matter what the outcome will be.
I believe in the underdogs, as I have campaign this thought since the games started (since I don't side with any particular team). The US team as one of my underdogs on my list has shown their own nation that they can, in fact, do it. Play the game and compete. They have showed everyone that they, too, can make history again (since 1930) by a team heavily doubted by others. The team never stayed down.
I sat waiting (an hour-and-a-half ahead) to get a good view at a bar. Based on a past experience of trying to catch the final match of the Euro Cup 2008, places get packed (or, at least, the places I pick out) an hour prior. The USA against Ghana, I figure, would be a big deal. Right? (Okay, I overestimated my commute time.)
I rocked out an old Y3 black-and-white Adidas dress for this occasion! Why not.
Having to see the US made it to the quarter finals I can say that I cannot see them advancing. Honest truth, while my heart says otherwise. To see this many Americans to suddenly care about the World Cup was a bit nice. That was the thing I wanted to keep on running. Really. All the while, it is disheartening to know if the team lost, Americans will return to giving up hope on this damn sport and team (not that they weren't skeptical already).
Based on the team's previous matches, I can't tell what would come out of this afternoon's game.
The game opened up in a bit of sluggish play by the US. Perhaps, lost. Lost is more perfect. Messy defense and execution.
Ghana scored at the 5th minute in of the first half. That was a wake up call for the Americans. They can stop kicking the darn ball to the opposing team by accident and start defending and start keeping the ball more than passing.
With the amount of tripping and kicking by the opposing team (Ghana), there was a penalty kick gained for the US.
I knew this was the chance for the US to score an equalizer. The US miracle player [Landon] Donovan makes the kick with determination (he makes it seem so easy). It was a great trickery kick. He scores. The crowd roars and cheers.
Not out of the woods, yet, as Donovan knows.
Things will only get harder from there on. Ghana willing to do anything to break the equalizer.
[Clint] Dempsey (the player responsible for the miracle match in England vs USA) seemed to be Ghana's favorite US player to target and to annihilate off the fields. (He and Donovan make the "duo" on the fields.) The amount of grass stains on his white jersey was the clear indication of being smeared to the ground. Dempsey won't stay down.
The remaining first half was underwhelming by both teams, mostly the US. Ghanians are fast and they had the highest in possessions of the ball. All of the African continent is heavily on their side. The US team in white had the fans to keep their spirits up if anything.
The whole match was a Déjà vu to the opposing teams. The two countries had played each other before. Ghana defeated the US then.
Would it happen again? I, for whatever, reason, didn't want to answer that question as the match progressed and so did the intensity and drama both at the game and in the room I was in.
Second half, the scores didn't budge. Everyone was on the edge now. The Americans have to break their own equalizer and take the game away.
[Herculez] Gomez, [Carlos] Bocanegra, [Benny] Feilhaber, and [Jozy] Altidore held possession of the ball for the most of the first half of the game. Altidore had many open opportunities in front of him (while he frequently tripped - mostly upon himself, which made it quite strange and nerve wrecking for the team). I just say he is always too soon or late to execute. He did attempt a kick, even after another trip, towards the goal, but overshot.
In the second half, the stars we hoped for (Donovan and Dempsey) began to really play up the game as their teammates began to take their time with the ball and making proper eye contact. They held the game together a lot better in pockets of time, but sloppy in line up or in timing, sadly, as time rolls on.
Easier said than done.
Ghana would do anything to get the ball out of the American's possession, even if it meant getting a penalty on their behalf.
There were empty seats in the stadium. They were meant for the English fans (they originally had assumed England would make it to this particular match). I'm wondering if some English fans did show up to see the Americans go down as much as the Ghanaians.
The game got extended (for the first in this year's games, so far) by an added half-an-hour shoot out. (The game has already reached its near two-hour limit). This added time would also be known as RESCUE TIME! with a "No Golden Goal" rule (no single goal scored will end the game automatically until the full time runs out.)
The Ghanians scored.
Everyone's heart in the room sunk. I felt them all and at the field.
Things got nasty and desperate (US goalie suddenly running to the other side of the field to help his team score!). As nasty as the Chileans and Spaniards, but worse. The referee bought into the FAKE "falls" and "injuries" acted by the Ghanaians referee didn't seem to call out on the fact that they are obviously playing a silly game. The instant replays show clear indication they were simply taking a rest. Absolutely absurd! Unbelievable.
Boos can be heard by the Americans in the stadium, overcoming the vuvuzelas.
Ghana didn't need any more to score. They now only need the time to run out. Kick the ball around as much as they can, tiring out the Americans.
Keep pace. Keep guard, as I kept thinking telepathically to the team.
The US continues to battle the field regardless of physical and mental fatigue. Their uniforms might as well all be green by the grass stains. The fans gradually stare on only feeling hopeless watching their nation's team go down a slow death.
I wonder, I thought, more like wished, if both Dempsey and Donovan would be sent another miraculous miracle. The commentators announced my very exact thoughts. Not all miracles can be replicated, I'm afraid.
Time ran out, but the referee has not blown the whistle! Edge, edge. It was a pure tease. The ball was in the US's possession. Game over.
No one claps in the room. It's the sound of utter dejection and gaping shock.
In my mind (mostly my heart) I commend the USA Team for having made it this far despite all the bad rap they have gotten from their own country (and the rest of the world). They really, really did their best. While this particular match didn't seem quite their best.
The South Africa World Cup wouldn't be the same without them. Really. No matter what one American says ("They shouldn't have made it this far." "They have no right being in the quarter finals.") In retrospect, I feel they have added that unusual magic to this year's games (and with most, not all, of the top European nations eliminated).
Donovan and his team held the limelight for a great moment (three days) breaking a FIFA record for themselves and giving the Americans a chance to seem to care about the World Cup, if anything. The light he held blew out after today's defeat. Or, I hope, maybe not all of it.
The American fans recede back into the shadows in dejection. The USA Teams lingered in the field in utter dejection and disappointment as the crowd cheered on for the African team. Hold back those tears, guys. Just continue to fight.
I hope to see the team again, if not the same squad (hopefully we'll see some familiar faces in the future; while ridding the poor performers). Because, you know what, this team made me believed that any underdog can overcome obstacles. I never put much hope in my own country's team until recently. For once.
They had something unusual and special on their side and it was clearly gone today.
I will clap for you, Team USA. If no one will, then I will.
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Final scores:
USA v Ghana (01 - 02)
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Newly elected member and former captain of the Greek national football team, Thodoris Zagorakis, thinks that Brazil has a decent chance
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