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World Cup 2014 – Dugout Discussion – Matchday One, Day Four

15 June 2014 3787 comments
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With three World Cup matches on offer this evening, Fantasy managers have plenty to look forward to. First up, Switzerland take on Ecuador in the 5pm kick-off, with Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side looking to maintain the form that saw them top their qualifying group with an unbeaten record over 10 matches:

Switzerland: Benaglio: Lichtsteiner, Von Bergen, Djourou, Rodriguez: Inler, Behrami; Shaqiri, Xhaka, Stocker; Drmic

Ecuador: Dominguez; Paredes, Guagua, Erazo, W Ayovi; A Valencia, Noboa, Gruezo, Montero; Caicedo, E Valencia

For Switzerland, the highly-rated young left-back Ricardo Rodriguez will add plenty of attacking threat from the back, whilst the likes of Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri are tasked with supplying the creativity behind Josip Drmic, who notched 17 times in 30 starts for German side Nurnberg in 2013/14. The one surprisde from Hitzfeld’s line-up is his decision to opt for Johan Djourou ahead of Fabian Schar in central defence.

Ecuador will be looking for front two Enner Valencia and Felipe Caicedo to grab the goals. The latter was top scorer in qualifying with seven strikes, whilst elsewhere in Reinaldo Rueda’s 4-4-2, Jefferson Montero and United’s Antonio Valencia will also be hoping to make an impact on the flanks.

After that, France square up to Honduras in the other Group E game at 9pm. Despite losing Franck Ribery to injury, Les Bleus are highly-fancied in this one – they’ve won four and drawn one of their last five friendlies, conceding just a single goal in the process. Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud, Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann and Mathieu Valbuena owners have every reason for optimism as Didier Deschamps’ side look to get off to a winning start before a midweek meet with the Swiss.

Our late night viewing sees Group F get underway with a clash of the favourites, as Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina go head-to-head. Lionel Messi will surely be sporting the armband for a number of managers for the 11pm kick-off, though there’s no shortage of options on our radars for this clash, with Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria, Edin Dzeko and Miralem Pjanic all looking to catch our attentions before the schedule eases considerably for both sides.

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  1. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Own goal

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  2. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    It's a frikking goal. Just award it

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  3. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    how many pts varane has?

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  4. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Cabaye trolling me 🙁

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  5. Declan
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    OG

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  6. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    I really fancy Benzema to get a few tonight just didn't have the balls to take the c off Blind

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  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Scenes

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  8. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Does Benzema get an assist for that?

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    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      In most games probably yes, in McD no.

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  9. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    What is the controversy? Ball shown to be over line. People are only booing because they want the underdog to win

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  10. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Goal line technology working as well as Mcs ff

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      ????
      Worked perfectly.

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      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        One showing it was in one wasnt

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        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Nope. Showed it didn't go in off the post, then went in off the keeper

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          1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            I had my head in my phone so was just listening to the commentary

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        2. Alan The Llama
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Because after it hit the post, it wasn't in.

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  11. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Jonathan Pearce is thick as pig shit that's been left in the sun

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    1. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      He needs to be swerved so he can go back to shouting sir killalot!

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    2. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      He still doesn't get it. Not sure why Keown doesn't set him straight. It's a bit awkward tbh

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  12. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    The goal has been given but it will be recorded as an own goal.

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  13. Pinky and Brain
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Goal awarded to Benzema - McDonalds game

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      That f**king clown is at it again

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      1. Grounderz
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        😆

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Clearly an OG

      Though I'm amazed they updated so quick

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  14. The Sarjeant
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    So you recon Benzema will pick up MOTM?

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  15. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Nice to see goal line technology being useful.

    Yay, fairness. 🙂

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  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Stop it Karim

    Pogba WILL be man if the match

    🙂

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  17. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Given a benzema goal in the MCD game.

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Good

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    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Will not stay. They will go by official score and in the World Cup it is an official own goal.

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        You don't have benzema, do you? 🙂

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      2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Anything is possible with Maccy Ds

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  18. AWOL-Ekotto
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Hello guys, please clarify this for me..

    I guess all the mentioning of MOTM votes is because it results in points? If that's the case i can't find anything that says so in the McFifa rules. Under Bonus points, they have listed the >80% thing..

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    1. Magerost
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Betting, results in money. Better than points 😉

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    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      What are they on about? It was saying no goal when it hit the post. And a goal after it hit the keeper. Why the controversy?

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      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        This a lot

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      2. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        What are who on about? What do you mean?

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        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          The commentators

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          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Oh. Okay. Comments referring to tv commentators are a bit hard to grasp without a note, particularly as we're probably not watching the same channel/stream.

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      3. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        they got to fill the air with something though.
        twonks

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      4. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        this!

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      5. SW6
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        The camera angle from the side makes it look like it didn't go over even the second time

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        1. SW6
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Seen again, you're right 😉

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      6. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        They should have moved straight on to the second bit before putting 'NO Goal' on the big screen

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        1. Fray Bentos
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Exactly, this made it confusing

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        2. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          I suppose for a second it was confusing. But it doesn't bring goal line technology into question again, like the commentators were insinuating

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          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            I'm with you on this. There's no reason to controversy about this.

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      7. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        There is no controversy, just a stupid commentator.

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      8. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        People are silly.

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      9. The one who has a knock
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        This! Clowns can't even follow what is clearly on the screen.

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      10. Son is Rising
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Literally just loaded up the site to see if it was just me getting effed off with Jonathan Pearce's stupidity. Glad to see I'm not alone!

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    3. Fray Bentos
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Amazing really because no way would a ref have ever seen and awarded that goal!

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        The Lino had already given it

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    4. BONZ
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      goal
      no goal
      goal
      Crows go mental
      Coaches go mental
      BBC commentary have not got a clue what was happening

      it never happens in rugby league - its always crystal clear.

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    5. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Shocking team these Hondurans.

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      1. JT's Dog
          11 years, 6 months ago

          International wimbeldon

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        • Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah. It's not only that they're tactically and technically bad, but the way they play is just disgusting. I like the underdog, but I don't like the dog eat dog.

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      2. JT's Dog
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Goal line technology has got every other one right why would we doubt it

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        • The Sarjeant
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Benzema been given an assist in FiT.

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        • Optimus.
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Paddy Power @paddypower · 2m
          All bets involving Paul Pogba Man of the Match have been suspended after a sudden surge of high stakes.
          Reply

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          1. Captain Shirokov
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            hehe

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          2. Bøwstring The Carp
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            We should all arrange to vote someone really obscure and make a fortune out of it.

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            1. Camp No No
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah!

              It would be suspended, but after a few times that would be the end of "man of the match" betting in matches where it can be affected.

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          3. Captain Shirokov
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            lol, Pogba off

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          4. iCon
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            PP not doing a MOTM market!!!

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          5. The Sarjeant
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            I put mine on with Ladbrokes!

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          6. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Paddy Power @paddypower 1m

            All bets involving Pogba are now again being accepted.

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        • Maddocio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          If Rio was given goal in 2002 so should Benzema in 2014

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        • Sir_Dunc
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Koscielny + Mertersacker > Sakho + Blind

          Good move?

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          1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Wait to see how solid Germany look before surely. After the Portugal game they have two likely clean sheets

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            1. Sir_Dunc
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              True. I'm in a draft league and have 2 french defs and lloris. Basically wondering if i should go sideways to sakho or risk blind

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        • Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Goal for Valbuena coming right up.

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          1. The Missing Link
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Hes rubbish at finishing

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            1. Camp No No
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              You sure?

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4JP3E6GM-w

              The truth is, he has an amazing shot, but he uses it very little.

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              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                What a f-ing compilation is that? Didn't see the Liverpool-goal. Here:

                http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgp332_but-valbuena-liverpool-0-1-marseille_sport

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        • # Young Gun SEAMUS #
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Has anybody have benzema in mcdonald is he got assist of that 2nd goal

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          1. crystalpalaceRus
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Hes back down to 7

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            1. dmcqt
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Confirmed. They've taken away the Benzema goal and given no assist. But we all know that they're clowns running the game and that Ronald McDonald is amused by making everyone fume. So Benzema down to 7.

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          2. SW6
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Nope he's got nothing from it 🙁

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          3. Pinky and Brain
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            He has two goals in McDonalds.

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            1. crystalpalaceRus
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              nope 1

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            2. Pinky and Brain
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Sorry my bad. It is corrected and has one goal now.

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          4. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            That is exactly what their rules say it should be too.

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        • crystalpalaceRus
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Poggy off

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