Tag: World Cup

  • 2018 World Cup – VAR Makes Mistakes When It’s Cristiano Ronaldo & Gerard Pique

    2018 World Cup – VAR Makes Mistakes When It’s Cristiano Ronaldo & Gerard Pique

    VAR is a terrific addition to World Football, but the 2018 World Cup and specifically cases involving Gerard Pique (Spain) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) show the system and especially the humans operating it, aren’t perfect.

  • Brazil World Cup Stadiums Can Now be Rented for Weddings & Birthdays

    Brazil World Cup Stadiums Can Now be Rented for Weddings & Birthdays

    The 2014 World Cup in Brazil was a great footballing event, but what happens afterwards? Turns out, just like the warnings suggested, that four of the stadiums have no sport use these days, less than a year after the games. From being a place for social events to a spot for the homeless to invade, these stadiums stands as a demonstration for public money being spent in all the wrong ways.

  • 25 Best Memes of the 2014 World Cup

    25 Best Memes of the 2014 World Cup

    The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is over. The host nation is feeling humiliated, and so did Cristiano Ronaldo when he left in the group stage. Germany leave as the big winners obviously, while Argentina, despite the loss in the final, had their moments, like other teams that didn’t go all the way, yet still have the memes to back them up.

  • 26 Best Memes of Germany Beating Argentina in the World Cup Final

    26 Best Memes of Germany Beating Argentina in the World Cup Final

    It’s over. Germany are the world champions, beating Argentina in the final. Lionel Messi wins the award for best player and no one understands why. Cristiano Ronaldo, obviously, gets mentioned as well. Meme and joke makers didn’t forget about him as well.

  • 18 Best Photos of the 2014 World Cup Final

    18 Best Photos of the 2014 World Cup Final

    The match ends, the memories remain, and the best of them stay in our minds through photos and pictures. Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to claim the World Cup for a fourth time in another final that went into extra time, with Lionel Messi failing to live up to the expectations and Mario Gotze coming out as the hero being the most memorable side notes.

  • The History of Argentina & Germany in World Cup Finals

    The History of Argentina & Germany in World Cup Finals

    The World Cup final between Germany and Argentina will be the third time these two nations have played for the biggest title in international football. Diego Maradona is the most famous link between the two matches set four years apart, smiling at the end of one of them, crying at the end of the other.

  • 19 Best Memes of Argentina Beating the Netherlands in the World Cup Semifinal

    19 Best Memes of Argentina Beating the Netherlands in the World Cup Semifinal

    One of the worse matches in this World Cup leaves us Argentina to play Germany in the final, the Netherlands ready to go home after a meaningless game that awaits and memes that mostly focus on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who isn’t a part of this tournament for quite some time.

  • 32 Best Memes of Germany Destroying Brazil in the World Cup

    32 Best Memes of Germany Destroying Brazil in the World Cup

    There are no words to describe the humiliation Brazil went through as they lost 7-1 to Germany in the World Cup semifinal, but there are plenty of memes and jokes at the expense of the host nation instead. You can try looking for an answer; to try and describe the decline in Brazilian football or […]

  • 14 Best Memes of the Netherlands Beating Costa Rica in the World Cup

    14 Best Memes of the Netherlands Beating Costa Rica in the World Cup

    Not a lot happened as the Netherlands knocked Costa Rica out of the World Cup: Arjen Robben is still diving, Louis van Gaal proved to be a genius, Keylor Navas stopped everything, or almost. The memes focused on that instead of the wonderful Tim Krul.

  • 14 Best Memes of Alejandro Sabella & Argentina Beating Belgium in the World Cup

    14 Best Memes of Alejandro Sabella & Argentina Beating Belgium in the World Cup

    For once, Argentina isn’t talking about Lionel Messi or some other star footballer. Yes, they beat Belgium, but the one showing up on all the memes and jokes is Alejandro Sabella, the head coach who had one moment of slipping near the bench that sparked a phenomenon of creativity.