World Cup soccer fans, less than hafl an hour for Germany Spain

[nadinbrzezinski]

should be one of the best games of the cup... remember the winner goes to the final on Sunday, while the loser plays Uruguay.

My, my, we may see a repeat of Germany\Holland for the finals, or Spain might make it.

This will be fun...

And the ONLY sports I kind of care is the world cup, as it is damn entertaining.

[SoCalDem]

1. I watch on Univision.. can't understand the commentary but I love it when they score

goooooaaaaaaaallllllll

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Funny I grew up with it

the GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL and I can't stand it.



Not that the scott on ESPN helps much...

[SoCalDem]

6. Lucky for you, that the scores in soccer are low.. Imagine basketball with it

[Brooklyns_Finest]

2. Finals

I want Germany to win, only to have the Dutch spank them in the final!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. That repeat of that legendary final

indeed... Rickenbacker playing with a separated shoulder.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. BECKENBAUER!!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I was seven, forgive me

I remember though, perhaps since that was amazing.

OF course I grew up in a country where that was the talk of the town for the next two weeks.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. URUguay, not PARAguay.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. You are right, of course

my mistake...

[Fuzz]

10. Took a nap, I'm totally ready!

Should be a blast!

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. A fan got on the pitch

that was funny... you don't see that often... let alone at THIS level.

[HipChick]

12. At least he had all his clothes on...

[Fuzz]

13. Heh, yeah, that naked guy gets around.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. You do have a point there

but it was funny to hear the comment.

So far an entertaining game, fan and all.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Well so far a friendly match

they are still probing each other... it seems to me. Though Spain has done more pressure until now.

[DFW]

16. My train just passed the German border at Aachen on the way to Köln from Paris

I REALLY hope I can make it back to the house before the game is over!!!!!!!!!

When the game is over, things will be nuts here, no matter what the outcome.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. They should start to get nuts

the moment Germany scores.



And a German player is going off the pitch with injury, so let's see if Spain capitalizes on that.

[DFW]

35. Back in Düsseldorf now: there is no joy in Mudville

I have never seen a German trains station in a major city so quite or so subdued.

Between announcing arriving trains, the loudspeaker announced that Spain had won, 1-0.

I have lots of friends in the Netherlands and Spain as well as here in Germany and speak
all three languages, so I felt all along that I couldn't lose no matter what. It's just
that some will need more consoling than others!

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Well it is a hard break

and the second time the Spanish team beats them... in two years.

So I get it...

[DFW]

37. My German wife and I prefer to think ahead to July 12th

When all this will be in the record books, and the real world will regain whatever relevance it had, oh, say, a month ago.

I think it was Tom Paxton who had a song about the loss of the "America's Cup" sailing race that perfectly expressed my sentiments.

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. This is why it is so nice

NOT to root for any particular team.

And in the whole scope of things, it really don't matter who wins the world cup.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Two incredible saves by the Spanish keeper

and here come the Spanish...

GOOD GAME so far.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. And we go to the half tied at zero

and the first questionable call of the game. It probably should have been a PK, but hey... one more in the collection of calls for this World Cup.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. And the second half is ON

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. And it looks like Spain is going to the Final

[CTyankee]

30. Hard to choose who I like with the Holland/Spain match up.

I've been to both countries and I like them both. Wonderful places!

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. It is nice to watch a game and not have a favorite

Hubby said he likes Holland...

Me, don't really care. Just want a nice, EXCITING, but chiefly CLEAN game.

I love soccer at this level because when you have all that, it is a joy to watch.

[malaise]

22. Paul the octopus may have been right again

Viva Spain!!!

[SoCalDem]

28. Menu? Octopus Stew

[Brooklyns_Finest]

23. Germans looked awful

I really don't like Spain, but they gave Germany no opporunities. I'm still going to root for the Dutch in the finals.

[SoCalDem]

26. spain won?

I forgot to watch

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. SPAIN HOLLAND... that is the FINAL

WOW...

[Artie Bucco]

25. It will be great to see a new team win the Cup.

I am eagerly awaiting the final now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Oh absolutely

that final will be great to watch.

Hell even the third-fourth game on Saturday will be a good match.

[DCBob]

29. Spain dominated this game start to finish..

it should have been about 4-0 but still a great win. I think they will beat the Dutch.

[CTyankee]

31. Spain will go bonkers if they do! They're going nuts right now in Madrid,

one of my favorite cities! While everybody else goes crazy over Barcelona, I just adore Madrid...Barc is just too damn crowded...

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. Yes they did

what was it? 60-40 possession?

[DCBob]

33. No sure exactly but that sounds about right.. they also had huge edge on shots on goal..

As a sports fan I am so glad this game did not go to shoutouts. Spain deserved this win straight up.