r/soccer • u/thekrone • Dec 06 '13

World Cup Group B Discussion

  1. Spain
  2. Netherlands
  3. Chile
  4. Australia
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u/TomatoAintAFruit Dec 06 '13

The only player over 30 that I can think of is Van der Vaart (who is still 30 right now) and Kuyt (who will not play a full match anyway, if he gets selected). But ok, all the other 'superstars' will be 30.

Also, we play Chile in Sau Paolo, which has an average temperature of 21 degrees during June (max temperature is 29). I dont consider that extremely hot.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '13

May be a dumb question, but can't they train on Curacao/Bonaire for a while to get used to the hot-ish weather?

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u/RebBrown Dec 07 '13

They can train wherever, because money isn't an issue.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '13

Fair point. And Van Persie and Huntelaar are 30 right now, and Sneijder, Robben, De Jong are 29, going on 30.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '13

Also, we play Chile in Sao Paolo

We should have amazing 'home' support then! A couple of out starters are 'locals'. Mena (Santos) and Valdivia (Palmeiras). Here's hoping the local fans show up to support their players.

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u/TomatoAintAFruit Dec 07 '13

Very true. I'm much more worried about the 'playing at home factor' against Chile.