I've always thought that is how it should be. If you are fouled for the penalty, you have to take it, if it's a handball or something similar it's the last attacking player to touch the ball.

Are you this bitter always.... or is it a Monday thing?

A draw seems like the worst outcome. The winner of this game will probably top the group; we want the lower ranked of these two teams to have as few points as possible for the best shot of moving to the knockout stage.

why do they get to pick who takes penalty shot? Shouldn't it be guy who got dragged down?

We probably want a German win. We can compete against them. But we don't stand much of a shot against Portugal WITH Ronaldo.

On one hand I get what you are saying, but on the other hand, if it was that easy to do what he does, there would be other artists who achieve the success that he has by copying what he does. None really have though.

Ever? Pffft. One of these guys would like a word with you.

They don't call themselves "musicians" anymore; they are called "artists".

I'll tell you what instrument he's mastered. The money making machine. He's rich bitch!

You should hang out with all the painters who don't get Andy Warhol. You guys would get along great.

Next week in Deadspin: In Defense of Bud Light.

"Tell me what instruments(s) he's mastered at the world level . . ." The meat-whistle.

If people would call him a DJ and not a "musician," I could get behind not hating him. But his "music" is all ripped-off shite. He no doubt can cobble together the works of actual musicians into a catchy beat. But he is shite.

Great point. Don't forget that there is roughly 11 minutes of actual play in a 60 minute football game (which run three hours a piece on TV) while there is 90+ minutes of fluid playtime in a soccer match. But it's a "foreign" sport and, therefore, not 'murka enough for the elite intellectuals at NR.

I'm a casual soccer fan. I actually do very much look forward to the World Cup and the Olympics because it's really the only time it's readily accessible to me. That being said since it's the first time in 2 years I've actually sat down to watch a whole match (or 4). Watching the Brazil - Croatia match something…

Also, some news article during last world cup did a study from all the football games that were played in the year before the World Cup. Out of the 60:00 of clock time for an NFL game, on avg the ball was actually in play for only 14:57 seconds of that 60 min. I think it might have even been an article on deadspin I…

I like how he implies that soccer is too long while praising football, which has games that are objectively, unquestionably longer than soccer.

You're not wrong. The padding for goalies, and their massively large jerseys, are an absolute joke. Google photos of goalies from the old era of hockey. The difference is remarkable. More goals would be scored and it would be a much funner game to watch than these 2-1 games where it's almost impossible to score. The…

You mean "so 2001-2007"

"I see England,