@wittmann:
Thanks again for your time in posting a reply.
More Especially, for starting and keeping this thread going.
I work evenings (albeit only 4), so I am watching as much as I can, but find staying up for the whole of the last game (11pm over here) quite hard. My daughter is 4 and is waking between 515 and 615 every day.
Thanks, glad to talk WC stuff. It helps that I’m currently unemployed, so I’ve been able to catch most/all the games I’ve wanted. However, that changes Monday as I start working 40 hour weeks and so I’ll start missing most of the games. Excited about working, not so much about missing the games. :-D
@John:
@aequitas:
Actually there is a 24th man on the field! Mr climate.
Welcoming all our South American teams and fighting against all European Teams.
:lol:
What little I’ve gotten to watch, is the climate affecting teams that are not used to it?
Just curious!
On the map, most of the stadium locations are located near the ocean. I don’t know what their actual distance is, but being close® to the ocean helps. The sea breeze will help keep things a little fresher and not as humid as it might have been otherwise. Not saying there’s no humidity and heat is still an issue. And what looks close on a map of all of Brazil’s probably far enough away to render any of the ocean’s benefit on the local environment pretty moot. Manaus though . . . that’s in the middle of the rainforest and speaking from personal experience, the heat and humidity of a rainforest really saps your energy. You start to turn into Slothman, worst superhero ever! :lol:
Some analysts are saying part of the reason we’re seeing so many goals scored (twice the rate from last WC and on pace for most since 1956 or some such) is because players are getting tired and are prone to make mistakes. And it only takes one defender making a mistake to unravel an otherwise strong defense. It does seem like a lot of the goals are scored later in matches, but it’s hard for me to say how much of that’s tied to the heat and humidity. Could explain why some teams expected to be strong look a little listless out there, maybe they haven’t adjusted all the way or their training didn’t prepare them for the local conditions.