Group A - (BRAZ, CROATIA, MEX, CAMER)

[D Rose AFC]

man dont remember me of kaka, what a sad 2nd half of his carrier with that fuckin injury. without it he'd be a total monster by now (well maybe not anymore)...

but yeah, also some experience wouldnt hurt

[kronickaos]

I f***ing hate Croatia they cost me £300. f***ing livid.

What was your bet?

£10 on Argentina, Nigeria, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Brazil and Croatia.

Ouch, you were so close dude. Hopefully you'll win some in the round of 16

[AFC10]

I f***ing hate Croatia they cost me £300. f***ing livid.

What was your bet?

£10 on Argentina, Nigeria, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Brazil and Croatia.

Ouch, you were so close dude. Hopefully you'll win some in the round of 16

I think my lucks run out. I've been getting a lot of big winners on FGS and LGS in the last week. I was sure Croatia were going to win aswell after their performance from the other night but they just collapsed tonight.

[Cripps]

Croatia had a player sent off.

[AFC10]

Croatia had a player sent off.

Didn't make a difference. The game was done well before that happened. Silly challenge out of frustration.

[Callum]

http://www.gfycat.com/SelfreliantEnchantingFritillarybutterfly

[Trina]

Cameroon officials are to investigate claims that seven of their players were involved in match-fixing at the World Cup in Brazil.

The ethics committee of the African country's football federation will look at allegations of "fraud" by "seven bad apples" in their three group games.

The allegations have been made in a German news magazine Der Spiegel by a convicted match fixer from Singapore.

Cameroon lost all their Group A games, including a 4-0 defeat by Croatia.

The Indomitable Lions had Alex Song sent off for lashing out at Mario Mandzukic in that game, while team-mates Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Benjamin Moukandjo clashed late on in the game.

A statement from Cameroon's FA read: "Recent allegations of fraud around Cameroon's 2014 Fifa World Cup three preliminary games, especially Cameroon versus Croatia, as well of the 'existence of seven bad apples [in our national team]' do not reflect the values and principles promoted by our administration, in line with Fifa's code of conduct and the ethics of our nation.

"We are strongly committed to employ all means necessary to resolve this disruptive matter in the shortest delays."

Fifa did not comment on whether it was looking into the issue as football's world governing body did not want to "compromise any possible investigations".

It did, however, add: "Speaking generally, the integrity of the game is a top priority for Fifa and as such we take any allegations of match manipulation very seriously."

Cameroon's build up to the tournament in Brazil was marred by the players refusing to board a plane to Brazil until a dispute over bonus payments had been settled.

A financial package was eventually agreed with Cameroon's football federation, Fecafoot, but the squad's journey to the World Cup had been delayed for almost a day.

They started the tournament with a 1-0 defeat by Mexico prior to the loss to Croatia and being beaten 4-1 by hosts Brazil.

"Some players behaved very badly, and that's why we have conceded four goals," Cameroon head coach Volker Finke told French newspaper L'Equipe after the Croatia defeat.

"I know that it is difficult to play with 10 men, but that is not a reason to lose it to this point.

"The game was balanced until the red card. The Croatians were more clinical in front of goal, but Cameroon also had chances to score.

"The behaviour of some of the players is really not satisfactory. Even when we were 11-a-side, it was not acceptable."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28102841

[Cripps]

Cameroon are just an embarrassment to this World Cup.

[Yorkyblue]

Cameroon are just an embarrassment to this World Cup.

Why?

[Cripps]

Read Trinas post plus their performances and the bonus row.

[Yorkyblue]

Oh, so you're calling them guilty for the sake of it?

[Cripps]

Guilty of shit performances., yes I am unless you think they played brilliantly?

Their bonus crap is also true. These 2 things make them an embarrassment. If the match fixing is true that just adds to it.

[Yorkyblue]

They played as well as Ronaldo though.

What's up with the bonus thing? As far as I understand they are getting screwed over. I might not of read everything though.

[AFC10]

They played as well as Ronaldo though.

What's up with the bonus thing? As far as I understand they are getting screwed over. I might not of read everything though.

Their bonuses would of been going to officials. In the players eyes they saw it as them sweating their arses off every game whilst the officials collect their money. They do have a fair point to be honest.

[Cripps]

What? Ronaldo is one player and he was half dead.

Cameroon were shit. No player can hold their head high.

They were more concerned about being paid than putting on performances. I know as a City fan you think football is all about the money these days but for the purists it used to be about playing on the grandest stage of them all and then sorting out bonuses.