2010 World Cup / Copa do Mundo / Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft / Kombe la Dunia

[Blue_Tires]

Official Catch-all thread:

[MissHoneychurch]

1. Looking forward to it

tomorrow it starts :bounce:

Sunday is Germany's first match against Australia.

[Blue_Tires]

2. Going somewhere special to watch?

[MissHoneychurch]

3. No

I watch it at home.

Maybe I go with a friend and watch one of the finals at one of the public viewing areas. There is one right next to my work place.

[Blue_Tires]

4. I'll have to find a good online stream in my office

The only way I can watch during the week...

[MissHoneychurch]

5. Germany and South Africa are in the same time zone

but I won't be able to see the games which start at 4pm. I will probably use a life ticker during those games.

Are you able to watch tomorrow?

[Blue_Tires]

6. Yeah, I'm in the office starting at 7 AM now

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Lucky you

when you can watch the games during your work hours. Not possible here

[Common Sense Party]

9. Please let me know what online stream you find

I'll need one this week, too.

[jefferson_dem]

11. ESPN360 is streaming all the matches.

http://espn.go.com/espn3/index It's widely available but not everywhere.

Bunches more online links here - http://iworldcup.org/live/

[Common Sense Party]

16. ESPN only lets you watch if you have one of their cable providers.

I have no cable.

[Blue_Tires]

19. a few games will also be on ABC

[Common Sense Party]

29. I hope so...since I only have bunny ears

Even so, ABC only comes in half the time.

I prefer to hear it in Spanish. The English-language (especially American) announcers are DULLsville.

[Blue_Tires]

30. agreed...I know very little spanish, and i still prefer Univision's broadcast

the ESPN online feed does have 5-6 options for languages...

[Blue_Tires]

12. a few others...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9384162#9393653

[ikri]

20. BBC iPlayer (if you can find a proxy)

All the games are being streamed by the BBC, but you'll need to find a UK based proxy server or a VPN connection to a friendly UK based host.

[Bo]

35. The Stupid Idiot HORNS have GOT to GO !!!!!

It is a swarm of BEES of TV...I like to hear FANS...not BEES

[insanity]

63. I like the horns!

Let the host nation celebrate they way they want. Part of the World Cup is about merging cultures, and to tell South Africa that they can host the event, but only if they do it the exact same way as Europe seems kind of shitty to me.

[Blue_Tires]

8. Gameday: now officially Friday on the east coast...

[MissHoneychurch]

10. The first game starts in less than half an hour

and I am still at work ... something is wrong here ....

[Seneca]

13. I love the smell of football in the morning

:-)

[Blue_Tires]

14. RSA 0 - 0 MEX at halftime

[MissHoneychurch]

15. RSA 1 - 0 MEX

55th minute

[Blue_Tires]

17. ends as a 1-1 draw... not a bad start for the opener...

[Blue_Tires]

18. URU-FRA coming up

[NewJeffCT]

21. How good is France these days?

I haven't seen/heard them as among the favorites.

[Blue_Tires]

22. good, but not dominant the past 3-4 years...

but this world cup draw is wide-open, so i'm certain there will be a lot of surprise teams who advance...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

23. I want them to get fucked SO bad. GO URUGUAY!

[NewJeffCT]

24. 0-0 at the half

France outshot Uruguay like 7-2, though.

[NewJeffCT]

25. Uruguay gets the red card with 10 minutes to go

could France take advantage?

[MissHoneychurch]

26. I doubt it

Boy that game is dragging .....

[NewJeffCT]

28. I had the ESPN Gamecast on...

It said that when France & Uruguay meet, neither team has scored a goal in 25 years.

[MissHoneychurch]

27. 0 - 0 at the end

not good for France or Uruguay

[tango-tee]

234. You know what I'd really like to see?

An underdog country coming along, kicking ass and go home with the trophy. I cheered for Cameroon a few world cups ago... there was so much passion in their game!

I was born and raised in soccer country (Germany!), but from what I've seen so far, the "big" soccer nations are performing la-de-dah at best. I don't care just *who* takes the trophy... but please let it be a team that's not so smug that it feels a certain sense of entitlement.

OMG, let's wait and see what happens out there, friend!

[Blue_Tires]

31. Whatever the Nigerians had planned strategically, they need to start over

the defense has been under constant attack, and they are out of sync on offense...

They are VERY lucky to be only down 0-1 to the (hated) Argentinians...

[meow2u3]

33. Even though Argentina won, Enyeama kept Messi in check

In other words, Vincent "The Cat" Enyeama must have had worn his flea collar because he kept Lionel "The Flea" Messi off the score sheet.

[nevergiveup]

32. Go U.S.A. !!!!

[NewJeffCT]

34. I'll be rooting for the US, but I expect a 2-0 England win

I think the English will be out to prove something after the last World Cup... and, while the US also has something to prove after 2006, they don't have the talent to match up.

[Blue_Tires]

38. i had predicted a draw awhile ago

[Bo]

36. KILL the HORNS!!!!!

How annoying can you get?

[Blue_Tires]

37. yeah, that buzzing sound is getting old fast

but it goes along with the whole atmosphere

[BlueCollar]

46. Add me to the "Kill the horns" sector

They're distracting and when blown during the National Anthems they're disrespectful.

I already made my thoughts known by e-mail to FIFA

[MissHoneychurch]

39. Today's games

Algeria - Slovenia

Serbia - Ghana

Germany - Australia

I know what I will do this evening :)

[Blue_Tires]

44. I imagine a lot of Germans are already celebrating

Audi 1-2-3 sweep at Le Mans (winning car had 2 german drivers) and Porsche earned another class win...AND a German driver could win the F1 Canada GP later today

[Blue_Tires]

40. Serbia-Ghana scoreless so far...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

41. There's a player from Ghana called Mensah. Must be a smahrt guy.

[Blue_Tires]

42. If Brazil could choose any coach by name alone

it should be Sócrates....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

43. He probably fears the punishment for losing.

[Artie Bucco]

237. Heh.

Dr. Sócrates

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

45. GHANA 1-0! Penalty kick!

[MissHoneychurch]

47. Jetzt geht's los!! Jetzt geht's los!!

Germany vs. Australia

:woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

48. 2:0 for Germany at Half time

:7

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

49. Drunk now?

Looking good. Looking real good.

:applause:

[MissHoneychurch]

50. 4:0 final stand

it was a great game.

[Blue_Tires]

51. Danes-Dutch up next:

Will Holland start punching in their weight class or go home early again??

[MissHoneychurch]

52. I hope Oranje will be win

they so deserve it

[Blue_Tires]

53. almost halftime and neither team has shown much so far...

[MissHoneychurch]

54. I can only follow it through the live ticker

is it at least interesting? Even without goals?

[Blue_Tires]

56. the tempo has gotten quicker...

Holland scored, but I was away from my desk for a half-hour so i missed it...

[MissHoneychurch]

57. Denmark scored for Holland

and of course, one is always away when the goals are coming ...

[MissHoneychurch]

55. 1:0 for Oranje

the Dans helped them. Own goal. ouch

[Blue_Tires]

58. well Kuyt finishes it off....2-0 after 85 min

[MissHoneychurch]

59. Good for Holland

I was rooting for them

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

76. Holland seriously deserves (a) winning a World Cup, and (b) hosting a World Cup.

Not necessarily in that order.

[Blue_Tires]

126. we'll see

I saw rumblings that BeNeLux was trying to put in a bid to at least host the Euros...Don't know where that stands now..

[insanity]

64. Hup Holland

Love seeing het Oranje get the win. It wasn't their usual standard of play, but Denmark did a good job closing space and preventing a break in the final 1/3. I'll bank that the Netherlands will be much sharper against Japan and Cameroon.

[Blue_Tires]

60. Japan -- Cameroon

just underway

[MissHoneychurch]

61. Who do you think

will win this game?

[insanity]

62. I fancy Cameroon

They have size, speed, and Samuel Eto'o

[Blue_Tires]

65. Cameroon

I think the Japan defense has too many holes

[Blue_Tires]

66. and right after posting that, Japan gets the first strike...

[geardaddy]

67. Cwpan y Byd.

:D yn y Gymraeg. (Welsh)

[meow2u3]

68. Italy-Paraguay coming up next!

This one's for my grandpa. Italia is my pick--or he'll end up spinning in his grave!

[geardaddy]

69. I picked Italia too.

[MissHoneychurch]

70. I'm for Paraguay

Italy kicked our team out at the last World Cup in Germany in 2006. No way am I rooting for Italy.

[MissHoneychurch]

71. 1:0 Paraguay

:wow:

[NewJeffCT]

72. I wonder if that will hold up?

do the defensive oriented Italians have the offense to come back?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

73. YAY!!!

:bounce: I like to see the big ones get their comeuppance! (With one exception that is left as an exercise for the reader)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

74. Aw, phooey.

:(

[MissHoneychurch]

75. 1:1

shucks ....

[Blue_Tires]

79. That seems to happen in a lot of Italy games

the opponent gets off to a good start, but eventually is lulled into complacency and gives up an ugly equalizer or winner....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

77. Stupid referee should've sent Camaronesi off.

[gratuitous]

78. OMG! 1-1!

Wowee!

[Blue_Tires]

80. Tuesday opener: Kiwi magic versus Czechoslovakia (minus the 'czech' part)

[MissHoneychurch]

81. I have no idea

who is the better team :shrug:

[Blue_Tires]

82. with no expectations, we just relax and watch...

not that it means much, but the FIFA ratings index for Slovakia is 34, for NZ it is 78

[Blue_Tires]

84. an idle thought:

back when they were forming countries, why didn't they name it "Slovakoczecha??"

why wasn't there a "Hungarian-Austria" empire?

[MissHoneychurch]

86. There was Austria-Hungary

the k.u.k. Monarchy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary

And Czechoslovakia sounds more nice than Slovakoczecha. But I think it had to do with the Czechs more powerful than the Slovaks.

[Blue_Tires]

87. SLV opens the account, leading 1-0

[MissHoneychurch]

88. 1:0 Slovakia

50th minute.

[MissHoneychurch]

90. 1:1

:wow: In the additional time. Go Kiwis!!!

[Blue_Tires]

91. kiwi magic, indeed!

[wickerwoman]

146. On ya All Whites!

;-)

[Brewman_Jax]

83. The Group of Death opens today

and I'll be at work trying to watch the games, uh, I mean get some work done. :P

[Blue_Tires]

85. be careful

i have a suspicion one of the major reasons I lost my last job was because of my addiction to Euro 08:dunce:

[Brewman_Jax]

89. I could say that I'm helping check the video output

yeah, that's the ticket! :silly:

[Blue_Tires]

92. The Iberian Republic of Cristiano Ronaldo versus the Drogba Coast:

no room for error in this group...a very good team is going to be left out in the cold...

[Blue_Tires]

93. my ESPN3 online feed died??

they picked a wonderful time for this to happen...

[MissHoneychurch]

94. Aww poor you

:hug:

I hear the Vuvuzelas from the public viewing area near my work ....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

95. Cristiano Ronaldo gets a yellow for arguing. Why. Am. I. Not. Surprised?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

96. A 0-0 would come in very handy for us. This is the one game in which I want no goals.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

97. Mr. T is playing for Ivory Coast.

He seems to have lost weight.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

98. Drogba is in! He replaces Mr. T.

[MissHoneychurch]

99. 0 : 0

how embarrassing for Portugal.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

100. Best possible result for Brazil.

Now for humiliating the Great Leader of Juche.

[meow2u3]

102. Brazil's playing the Kim Jung Sicko's boys

CPD, meet your opponent: the real Commie Pinko Dirtbags :rofl:

[Blue_Tires]

101. Today's third game: Brasil's road for #6 goes through -- North Korea (?!)

[Blue_Tires]

103. Brasil wins 2-1.... I'll take it....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

104. The NK guy who scored that goal just won the right to a second daily rice bowl.

National hero, baby!

[MrCoffee]

106. That was the best match so far...well done North Korea

Maicon's goal was pure genius.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

105. So far all goal counts are powers of two.

Except zero, of course. But that could be taken as 2^-∞.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

107. Tomorrow...

[MissHoneychurch]

108. Next up Honduras vs Chile

[Blue_Tires]

109. Good morning

this will be an interesting battle for second in this group...

[MissHoneychurch]

110. Good morning

Seems like Chile enjoys yellow cards. Two in the first 20 minutes. They better watch out.

[Blue_Tires]

111. i read there were still some tickets available for some games

you should have tried to get down there -- say it was business travel or something... :crazy:

[MissHoneychurch]

112. Only if you come too

then we can report in at least 2 to 3 languages :D

[MissHoneychurch]

113. 1:0 for Chile

34th minute

[Blue_Tires]

114. once again, i'm away from my desk and miss a goal

[MissHoneychurch]

115. I think I will ask you to leave your desk

when I want a team to make a goal ;)

[Blue_Tires]

116. man...first WC win for Chile in 48 years to the day...

[MissHoneychurch]

117. Good for them

:thumbsup:

[Brewman_Jax]

118. Next up--Spain vs. Switzerland

[Blue_Tires]

119. Spanish Armada vs. William Tell

[Call Me Wesley]

120. What position does William Tell play on?

:rofl:

[Blue_Tires]

125. Evidently he's between the sticks moving around like it's The Matrix...

[Blue_Tires]

121. scoreless at half

if the swiss pull out a point from this, it could be huge...

[rabs]

128. The Swiss played a vuvuzela

at Spain's zarzuela and turned the Spaniards' sangria sour. Upset of the WC so far !!!

:shrug:

Think Uruguay will take care of SA today.

[Call Me Wesley]

122. 1:0 for Switzerland.

Wow!

[Blue_Tires]

123. Great game, and the first HUGH upset...

For all the pundits talking about how bad Brazil looked, well it was nowhere NEAR this bad...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

144. No. Spain played much better than Brazil. But lost.

That's football for you. :(

[Blue_Tires]

124. Today's third game: South Africa against Uruguay, OR...

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Versus:

"We've won this thing before; ask your grandparents and they'll tell you!!"

[MissHoneychurch]

127. South Africa - Uruguay just started

let's see how good RSA is playing today. If they continue their good game from last week.

[MrCoffee]

129. Um...if South Africa were playing Paraguay, that would be quite the news story

:)

[MissHoneychurch]

130. Ooops ... thanks

edited it

[Call Me Wesley]

131. Hopp Schwiiz!

Nah, wait ... Wrong game. ;)

But Switzerland can kick their asses, too! :woohoo: Take that, Lybia!

Nevermind. I don't watch baseball.

[MissHoneychurch]

132. Congrats on the win

I couldn't watch the game but I am happy for you!!!

[rabs]

135. "Charrua" Forlan just scored, Uruguay 1-0

It was a matter of time before Uruguay's star striker Forlan scored; he was scoreless in the first game.

"Charruas" is nickname for Uruguayans in South America.

[Call Me Wesley]

136. Thank you!

I took me some time, but then, I hit the ball first time and there it was in the back of the net. :rofl:

I really don't care, but this game I watched, and it was extremely well played. Lots of injuries, too, like when they say "He just had two broken legs but is all taped up now and -- there he get's the cold spray!"

[MissHoneychurch]

133. 1:O for Uruguay

[geardaddy]

134. ouch.

I'm for RSA.

[NewJeffCT]

139. 2-0 Uruguay with less than 10 minutes to go

and, South Africa down a man due to a red card.

[MissHoneychurch]

140. That was it for RSA

too bad.

[geardaddy]

141. Yep, URU's goals both scored by Diego Forlán

Ouch.

Vuvuzelas fail.

[geardaddy]

142. Oh man! 3-0 Uruguay!

[MrCoffee]

143. Well done Uruguay!

Forlan's price tag just went up at least 5 million.

[MissHoneychurch]

138. OUCH

Red card for the RSA goal keeper and 11 meter for Uruguay ....

[Initech]

137. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Or the inevitable vuvuzela post. :evilgrin:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

145. Mexico FTW tomorow. Fuck the racists, fuck the teabaggers, and FUCK FRANCE!

[Blue_Tires]

147. Thursday opener: The Maradona-Messi Circus vs. Hawkeye/Trapper's Korea

Will we see the Messi that showed up against Arsenal in the CL? or the Messi who showed up against Inter?

[MissHoneychurch]

148. And the ball rolls ....

[Blue_Tires]

149. Good morning...

and it's already gone pear-shaped for South Korea....they needed a flawless performance to have any chance today

[MissHoneychurch]

150. Good morning

just saw that it is standing 1:0 for Argentina, that was fast.

[Blue_Tires]

151. ugh... 2-0 in the 33rd minute...

i guess now i can turn it off and spend the next couple of hours doing real work...

[MissHoneychurch]

152. Seems like it yes

darn, doing real work :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

153. 2:1

Seems like it might get interesting again in the second half

[MissHoneychurch]

154. 4:1 for Argentina

I'd say it is pretty sure who won :)

[Common Sense Party]

157. ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!!!

QUE GRANDE JUGADA!

[MissHoneychurch]

155. Greece vs Nigeria

[MissHoneychurch]

156. 1:0 for Nigeria

it was to be expected. Greece is not a good team

[Common Sense Party]

158. Stupid foul by Nigeria, results in well-deserved red card

Now they have to play with one man short. Let's see if Greece can do anything with that.

[Common Sense Party]

161. They did. Greece ties it.

[Common Sense Party]

165. Greece pulls ahead 2:1

[MissHoneychurch]

166. I did NOT expect that

:wow:

[geardaddy]

167. Yikes!

Nigeria are playing a man down, right?

[Common Sense Party]

159. Vote for the team(s) that looks the best/most aggressive so far:

I'd say the three to watch out for are Germany, Argentina and Chile. Brasil is always a threat, but I wasn't that impressed with their first game.

[NewJeffCT]

163. Argentina's 4-1 win today was the most impressive

that I've seen - mostly because South Korea looked good in their first game.

[Common Sense Party]

164. Yes, they did look good against Nigeria. I thought they'd give

Argentina more trouble.

[Common Sense Party]

160. dupe...delete n/t

[Common Sense Party]

162. My favorite player name: Shittu.

Don't take a Shittu, it might get Messi.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

168. You might need an Enyama afterwards. -nt

[meow2u3]

169. Especially with the way they've been running!

:rofl:

[Common Sense Party]

221. Very fluid movements.

[Withywindle]

228. He should meet up with Kaká!

[Blue_Tires]

170. MEX-FRA; aka Cinco de Mayo versus Bastille Day

El Tri vs. Les Tricolores

[MissHoneychurch]

171. It sure starts more interesting

than the last France game

[NewJeffCT]

172. funny comment on ESPN's gamecast

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Deep throw-in to France here. But Anelka commits a foul. His ego probably bumped into somebody.

[Blue_Tires]

174. That reminds me...We need Ray Hudson on the broadcast on some channel...

[Blue_Tires]

173. scoreless at half

no matter who wins this one, when the world cup is over, coaches from BOTH sides will probably be fired and made to WALK home

[MissHoneychurch]

175. 1:0 Mexico

:woohoo:

[Blue_Tires]

177. France is embarrassing UEFA with this effort so far...

Them and Nigeria have been huge disappointments so far...This is a decent Mexico team, but not a great one...


PENALTY!! And now it's 2-0

[MissHoneychurch]

178. France's only chance to stop the Mexicans

seems to be fouls.

[MissHoneychurch]

176. 2:0 Mexico

Bye bye France

[NewJeffCT]

179. France still hasn't scored a goal yet this World Cup

0-0 vs Uruguay.

[Blue_Tires]

183. and North Korea has!

[MissHoneychurch]

180. Well, that was it for France

let's hope they are able to score against South Africa. Even though I wish RSA a win.

[Blue_Tires]

181. Hell with 'em... After the first two performances, France deserves to go home goalless

[MrCoffee]

182. How pathetic is France? I'm even more pissed about the Hand of Henry now

No way the Irish would have looked this disinterested and half-assed. This French side is a complete joke.

[Blue_Tires]

241. additional punchline:Anelka sent home by France

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=798994&cc=5901&ver=us

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

184. See #145. I CALLED IT, BEEYOTCHES!

By the way, the Brazilian commentators made NO effort whatsoever to conceal the schadenfreude. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

185. Today's games

Germany - Serbia

Slovenia - USA

England - Algeria

[MissHoneychurch]

186. Kick-off Germany vs Serbia

You know who I want to win. And it ain't the country that starts with S :D


GO GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MissHoneychurch]

187. 1:0 for Serbia

Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MissHoneychurch]

188. And Klose gets the yellow-red card

and now Germany only has 10 players on the green. Great .... x(

[NewJeffCT]

189. wow

I'm surprised at this so far.

[MissHoneychurch]

191. The German team sucks today

too bad. They started so good.

[Call Me Wesley]

194. They're very nice,

especially when they play the ball to their opponents. :eyes:

[Call Me Wesley]

190. Pretty tight referee there ... (nt)

[MissHoneychurch]

192. Oh yes

half the players seen yellow already. In both teams

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

193. So I wake up late today, turn on the TV and... wait, WHAT?

:wtf:

[meow2u3]

195. Commentary heard on ESPN (American TV)

The commentators said Klose was sent off because of a "card-happy referee."

That ref passed out more cards than a blackjack dealer in Vegas.

[Call Me Wesley]

196. US -- Slovenia on.

I can't believe I watch Soccer; I must be bored ...

[Call Me Wesley]

197. 1:0 for Slovenia.

[NewJeffCT]

198. another bad start

can they overcome it this time?

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

199. I can't figure out how to get the game on

but my neighbor the Cackler has it on...last I heard was 0-1 Slovenia! My American flag is flying on my balcony but this doesn't bode well....Keep me updated! Please!!!????

[NewJeffCT]

201. 2-0 Slovenia now

breakaway goal for Slovenia

[Mutley]

219. 2:2 Final.

Should have been 3:2 US.

[tango-tee]

232. That damn ref called it wrong.

Girl, let me tell you, the U.S. played one hell of a game. Fast, fair, good.

[Common Sense Party]

245. I only saw the first half, but that was enough to make me embarrassed

to root for the U.S. team. They were playing sloppy and dirty.

[Call Me Wesley]

200. 2:0 for Slovenia.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

202. Shit!

Noooooooo.

[Call Me Wesley]

203. Ami go home! ;)

:rofl:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

204. GRRRRR

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[Call Me Wesley]

205. :tröööööööööööööööööööööööt:

You know I'm not the least interested in it? It's just fun to watch on my iPad. ;)

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

207. I'm not the least bit interested either

I just wanted to taunt my evil neighbor the Cackler who has had a party going on in his backyard, under a party tent, with loud crowing, all damn week. My flag will fly until they go to bed tonight :)

HerrHerr has an iPad, I know it, wherever he is.

[Blue_Tires]

206. holy damn....i miss a lot when i sleep in late...

[Blue_Tires]

208. LandyCakes answers back!

[charlie and algernon]

209. YES!!!!!

[Call Me Wesley]

210. 2:2 now.

Bradley scored.

[charlie and algernon]

211. Incredible!

this is a hell of a game!

[NewJeffCT]

212. that was amazing

I just told a co-worker, "damn, it's getting late..."

[meow2u3]

213. That freakin' ref needs to get his eyes checked

He disallowed a goal by calling our guy offside! Did that ref leave his contacts in his hotel room? :wtf:

[Call Me Wesley]

214. Agreed. That should have been legal ...

[KDLarsen]

215. It was disallowed due to a foul

which makes no sense, given that the Slovenians were dishing it out as well.

[Call Me Wesley]

216. They just showed it again and agian - there was no foul. (nt)

[NewJeffCT]

217. If anything

One of the US players was wrapped up by a Slovenian defender...

[Call Me Wesley]

220. Yes, it was Bradley. (nt)

[Mutley]

218. Yes. That was total bullshit.

:grr:

[Withywindle]

229. OK, it's taken me almost all day to figure out what this emotion is.

And I realized that I am pissed off AS AN AMERICAN ON BEHALF OF MY COUNTRY, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS SINCERELY WRONGED.


I can't remember the last time I ever felt that. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever felt it before. There might have been some incident in the Olympics once but I can't remember the details.


Is this how teabaggers feel all the time? Not that I care, it's just such an odd, unfamiliar feeling.

[geardaddy]

222. Scoreless at the half for Eng-Alg

[Blue_Tires]

223. i'm beginning to wonder if anyone wants to advance from this group...

still wide open

[geardaddy]

224. Good point.

This whole WC has been crazy.

[geardaddy]

225. And group C continues to disappoint.

x(

[ikri]

226. I'm wondering if Fabio Capello is trying to get sacked

That's the worst I can remember seeing England play for nearly 20 years.

[NewJeffCT]

227. One goal in the opening 5 minutes against the US

nothing since...

[Blue_Tires]

230. England has been playing WAY too tight...

Expectations have been sky high after breezing through qualification, and the price of failure is in the back of their minds....This cautious "playing not to lose" style is making it that much worse...

England has to get back into 'childhood fun' mode and get back to basics...Better to go down guns blazing than another 0-0 draw...

[ikri]

235. I said something similar on another forum

England's best chance in the last group game might be to go a goal or two down early on which might allow them to play with a bit more freedom, knowing that they've nothing left to lose.

[JCMach1]

233. ROFL... 0-0

with ALGERIA...

[Blue_Tires]

231. Saturday first game: rhymes with Oranje versus Nippon Daihyō

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

236. I get the impression sleeping through that match was a wise decision. Am I right? -nt

[Blue_Tires]

238. can't say...i slept through it as well...

[Blue_Tires]

239. Cameroon-Denmark:

just underway; no score so far

[Blue_Tires]

240. Eto'o!

he isn't ready to go home yet...

trying to redeem himself after so much team discord...

[Blue_Tires]

242. Danes strike back in the 33rd... Bendtner...

Good to see a sense of attacking urgency from some countries now instead of conservative anti-football...

[Blue_Tires]

243. both countries are flying up and down the pitch

multiple near-goals and counterattacks for both sides...we needed to see some action like this six days ago...

almost halftime

[Blue_Tires]

244. ends 2-1..tough break for Cameroon

but it was exciting to watch two teams go full-throttle for 90 minutes as if their lives depended on it...Something for the USA and England to take note of, maybe??


Remaining group games where you can expect one or both teams to sell out completely:

20 June -- Slovakia v. Paraguay, Italia v. New Zealand, Brasil v. Cote d'Ivorie

21 June -- Portugal v. North Korea, Chile v. Suisse (Chile will not want to play a desperate Espana with advancement on the line)

22 June -- Greece v. Argentina (Greece will need this one, and Argentina may want to coast

23 June -- Slovenia v. England, USA v. Algeria (some team in this group has to wake up sooner or later, right??) and Ghana v. Alemanha

24 June -- Danmark v. Nippon (this could be a very fun one to watch) and possibly Italy v. Slovakia

25 June -- Portugal v. Brasil (this week's "Game of the Century" is a must-watch even if there is nothing at stake) and maybe Chile v. Spain

[Call Me Wesley]

246. Italy -- New Zealand is on.

[Call Me Wesley]

247. 1:0 for New Zealand.

[MissHoneychurch]

249. Good

:D

[Sky Masterson]

248. New Zealand Scores!

:D

[MissHoneychurch]

250. 1.1

after a 11 meters.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

252. Meh. Schadenfreude was good while it lasted.

[MissHoneychurch]

253. Oh yes

and I won't deny it :)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

254. I like football because it's a safe outlet for the most vile, sordid feelings known to man.

:evilgrin:

[Call Me Wesley]

255. LOL! (nt)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

258. In a similar vein, here's a pic of Maradona that's making the rounds in Brazil:

[Common Sense Party]

323. I LOVE IT!

And I'm a HUGE Argentina fan.

[Call Me Wesley]

251. 1:1 for Italy.

[Sky Masterson]

256. New Zealand Played their asses off

Great game!

[Call Me Wesley]

257. Heh heh!

Agreed. And kicked Italy in their behinds. ;)

[Sky Masterson]

259. Big time!

:woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

260. Brazil vs Côte d'Ivoire

[MissHoneychurch]

261. 1:0 for Brazil

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

262. Daaaaamn this one is tough.

:scared:

[MissHoneychurch]

263. 2;0 for Brazil

[MissHoneychurch]

264. 3:0 for Brazil

they sure show their superior play

[GCP]

265. GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLL!

:)

[Haole Girl]

266. What's with the hand ball?

And the Ref joking it off?!

:grr:

[MissHoneychurch]

267. Guess the ref didn't see it

lucky for Brazil

[Haole Girl]

268. But, the Ref DID see it...

he laughed it off w/the player, motioning to his arm, then the Ref laughed & touched his own chest.

:wtf:

[MissHoneychurch]

269. 3:1

[geardaddy]

299. Yeah, I thought that was weird too!

[GCP]

270. Kaka was innocent

That was ridiculous :(

[Haole Girl]

271. Look again

Kaka shoved him. You have to see it from the beginning. (my husband is rewinding & re-playing every call... it's driving me mad!)

[Haole Girl]

272. Ok, caught up to the red card now

Kaka did elbow him. The second theory is he just simply "raised up his arm." You know... it's often difficult to separate the theatrics from what really happens on the field, isn't it?

:shrug:

[GCP]

273. But the guy was holding his face

Kaka's arm never got that high.

[Haole Girl]

274. Yeah, that was stupid

They should have taken Kaka out after his first yellow card. Poor coaching, I think.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

275. My leg hurts from watching the Elano incident.

I was sure his leg was broken. Ow.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

276. 1966's oddest-ever quarterfinal to be replayed tomorrow morning

Portugal vs. North Korea.

Probably will be a dull game but I'll watch.

[MissHoneychurch]

277. It is about to start

[Blue_Tires]

278. good morning

What a wild weekend! England and France make even bigger headlines for off-the-field happenings:


French revolt leaves Raymond Domenech high and dry
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/20/france-raymond-domenech-nicolas-anelka

Fabio Capello crushes John Terry's England revolt
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/21/john-terry-england-squad

[MissHoneychurch]

279. Good morning

Compared to France and England Germany played good :eyes:

It is crazy what goes on with the French team

[MissHoneychurch]

280. 1:0 for Portugal

[Blue_Tires]

281. pretty soon this game is going to be played in water skis

Portugal up 1-0

[MissHoneychurch]

282. I'm not seeing it

but heard it is raining. Is it raining that bad????

[Blue_Tires]

283. it was a monsoon for a few minutes...

and it stopped just like someone was turning a switch...

[MissHoneychurch]

284. 3:0 for Portugal

2 goals within 3 minutes.

[Call Me Wesley]

286. 4:0 now for Portugal.

[MissHoneychurch]

285. 4:0 for Portugal

OUCH for North Korea

[Call Me Wesley]

287. Kim Jong-il will not be pleased.

There was almost a chance for a 5:0, too. :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

288. And there is the 5:0 for Portugal

one bowl rice less for the team at home...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

302. Shit, they'll probably be used as fertilizer to grow the Kims' rice. -nt

[MissHoneychurch]

292. 6:0 for Portugal

they sure are killing North Korea now.

[MissHoneychurch]

293. 7:0 for Portugal

now they are toying with North Korea.

[NewJeffCT]

294. I was listening to the updates on the radio

and it was 1-0 at halftime. I come into the office, chat with a few people while my computer turns on... I decide to grab a bagel & a coffee and then check the results and it was 7-0. What a change! North Korea scored against Brazil and only lost 3-1.

[MissHoneychurch]

295. Either Brazil had a bad day

or North Korea a really good day.

After today they can pack their stuff and go back home.

[Blue_Tires]

298. i think a lot of teams were playing overly conservatively for their first matches

not wanting to make mistakes or extend themselves too far... As predicted, most of the second matches have been much more aggressive

[Blue_Tires]

289. Second game: Battle of ancient empires -- Incas v. Helvetii

[MissHoneychurch]

290. I love the way you put it

:rofl:

[Call Me Wesley]

291. LOL!

Where's my Alpenhorn? ;)

[Blue_Tires]

296. Behrami gets redded in the 31st....Suisse will play with 10

[Call Me Wesley]

297. Red card for Switzerland ...

Totally uncalled for.

[Call Me Wesley]

300. 1:0 for Chile.

[geardaddy]

301. 1-nil Incas.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

303. ...and Spain is between a rock and a hard place.

It absolutely MUST beat Honduras by more than one goal AND beat Chile in the last round or they're spectacularly shafted.

[geardaddy]

304. I'd like to see Honduras win.

:D

[MissHoneychurch]

305. Third game

Spain vs Honduras

[MissHoneychurch]

306. 1:0 for Spain

as expected

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

307. If that score stays, and Spain then beats Chile 1-0...

...both will have identical campaigns, and Spain will edge out Chile by the direct-confrontation rule. BUT...

Chile may still qualify if Switzerland doesn't beat Honduras. BUT, if Switzerland then beats Honduras 1-0, it will have an identical campaign to the other two. But they beat Spain, who beat Chile, who beat Switzerland...

And then LOTS ARE DRAWN to determine who's first, who's second, and who goes home. Lovely. :crazy:

[geardaddy]

308. What's the direct-confrontation rule?

:shrug:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

309. Two teams have identical campaigns, but in the match between the two, one beat the other.

The one that won the match advances.

Might happen if both Spain vs. Honduras and Spain vs. Chile end 1-0 -- Spain and Chile will each have two 1-0 wins and one 0-1 loss, but Spain beat Chile so it advances.

[geardaddy]

317. OK, thanks for the explanation.

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

310. I heard

if two teams have the same points in everything then there will be a drawing who will continue and who will go home

[geardaddy]

319. Thanks!

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

311. 2:0 for Spain

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

312. Making the above mental masturbations purely academic. -nt

[MissHoneychurch]

315. And even more so

with the next goal for Spain.

3:0 now

[geardaddy]

320. But wouldn't a 2:0 win by Spain today still put them behind Chile

in a points differential? :shrug:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

321. The discussed scenarios are if Spain beats Chile in the final round. -nt

[geardaddy]

322. OK, gotcha.

:D

[Blue_Tires]

313. that's the end of that, i guess...

tomorrow could be promising -- will make the picture much more clear

[MissHoneychurch]

314. You can guess

I am waiting for the last game on Wednesday .....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

316. THOSE matches will be tense as fuck!

And everybody will have a keen ear on the other match.

If Switzerland starts scoring goals willy-nilly on Honduras, Spain and Chile will go ballistic.

[MissHoneychurch]

318. We can't say

that tbe World Cup is boring this year :)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

324. A brief History interlude.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9406087

[NewJeffCT]

325. France needs a lot of help to advance

from what I can tell... If Mexico & Uruguay tie, France is out. France has to win and then beat the loser of Mexico or Uruguay on goals or goal differential, I believe.

[Blue_Tires]

327. France is revolting in so many literal definitions of the word...

The FFF should make them walk home

[NewJeffCT]

326. France down 0-1 - and, they're down a man, too

one of their players was red-carded.

[Call Me Wesley]

328. France down 2:0 now.

[geardaddy]

329. Ouch for Les Bleus.

:rofl:

[Call Me Wesley]

334. 2:1 now.

[MissHoneychurch]

335. Have some pity with them

They go home ....

[Common Sense Party]

337. Interesting to see the complete meltdown of France's national team.

What a soap opera.

[Blue_Tires]

339. oh, so now they get one now that nothing matters...

i was hoping they would get shut out

[Brewman_Jax]

342. It's over for France

a sad result for a sad team. Who'd have thought? :shrug:

[Common Sense Party]

343. I would have hoped for it...but I didn't think they could fall apart

so completely, so quickly. What a disaster. I'd love to see what the French papers are saying about their team right now.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

344. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira on the SA team: "They did their country proud."

Damn right. :thumbsup:

[geardaddy]

330. 1:0 Uruguay

[Common Sense Party]

331. I think several of my neighbors must be frustrated right now.

It looked like Mexico had the momentum in the first half, but Uruguay scored first.

[geardaddy]

332. I'm not watching the game.

Was Mexico controlling the ball more?

[Common Sense Party]

336. Yes, they had possession more (and they do in the 2nd half, too)

and they had a few shots on goal--including one cannon shot from almost midfield that bounced off the crossbar. Mexico should be winning.

I'm rooting for Uruguay, though, so I'm pleased with the score so far.

[geardaddy]

340. I'm rooting for Uruguay too.

So, I'm glad they're winning.

[Common Sense Party]

341. WON! And they're in first place coming out of Group A, Mexico in 2nd position.

See ya, France. Don't let the door hit ya...

And South Africa, thanks for hosting the Cup. Sorry you didn't go further.

[Blue_Tires]

333. maybe they are getting nervous...

I think if Mexico gives up one more, and South Africa scores another, then Mexico loses the tiebreaker(!)

[Common Sense Party]

338. This Uruguay goalie looks like he's 13 years old.

He was their fourth choice for goalie. He's doing pretty well, though.

[Common Sense Party]

345. ¡VAMOS ARGENTINA!

¡A la victoria!

Even though I hate the blue uniforms...

[geardaddy]

347. Yes, c'mon Argentina!

I know in rugby they're called the Pumas. Do they call them that in football?

[Common Sense Party]

350. I don't believe so. I've never heard them called that.

[MissHoneychurch]

348. There shouldn't be a problem

against Greece

[Common Sense Party]

351. Slow start thus far. Argentina not terribly aggressive. The Greeks are tripping Messi

every chance they get. 15 minutes in.

[Common Sense Party]

354. Whoa! Great shot by Aguero in the 18th min., great save by Greece.

Then Veron follows up with a cannon, and another good save. This Greek goalie might get a workout today.

[Common Sense Party]

355. First half ends 0:0. A couple more good shots on goal at the end

, another great save by the Greek keeper, and Messi is denied yet again.

Uncharacteristically sloppy passing by Argentina in this half.

[Common Sense Party]

358. Samarra had a great look at the goal, but missed.

Greek's best shot so far.

[Common Sense Party]

360. Maradona is trying a different starting lineup this game. So far, meh.

They're not accomplishing much. Since it doesn't matter to them, they don't seem to be giving 100%.

[Common Sense Party]

361. Argentina has had ball possession 66% of the time.

And they haven't done much with it.

[Common Sense Party]

364. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!! Finally! 1:0 Argentina.

[Common Sense Party]

368. 2:0 Argentina. The third stringers are now scoring.

And La Pulga still can't get anything to go in, despite several amazing shots.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

346. Argentina vs. Greece. Argentina still has a chance to fail at advancing.

(And if you believe that I have a nice, big Jesus statue to sell you.)

[Common Sense Party]

349. Since it's Argentina, your statue would have to be the Virgin of Lujan.

But, no, I'm not buying. My albicelestes should at least make it to the semifinals.

[MissHoneychurch]

362. 1:0 for Argentina

about time

[Common Sense Party]

365. No kidding. But then, los argentinos no hacen nada con prisa.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

367. Korea sez thanks!

[MrCoffee]

370. Argentina have been phenomenal through group play

Who needs defense when you've got that front six? Certainly not Diego Maradona!

[geardaddy]

Nigeria 1:0 ROK

[geardaddy]

356. Bang! Nigeria 1:1 ROK

Excellent, I picked a draw for this match!

[geardaddy]

359. Crap! ROK 2-1 Nigeria

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

363. Nigeria ties again!

[geardaddy]

366. Yay!

:applause:

[geardaddy]

369. And it's a draw for Nigeria!

[NewJeffCT]

371. The African nations are not faring well

The South American teams are all doing well - Brazil & Argentina, as expected, but Paraguay, Uruguay & Chile, too.

[geardaddy]

372. Yeah, the only wins have been by S. Africa and Ghana.

I'm rooting for Ghana in that group.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

352. Nigeria 1x0 over South Korea

[geardaddy]

353. Wow, that's incredible

Never mind. You edited it. ;)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

357. Edited what? I don't know what you're talking about.

O8)

[Common Sense Party]

373. I suggest starting a NEW "catch-all" thread for the Quarter Finals.

This one is a bit lengthy.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

374. You mean Eighth Finals, aka Round of 16. The quarterfinals are after that.

But yeah, let's close this thread at the end of the group phase.

[Common Sense Party]

375. Oops. Yes. Octavo de Final...That's what I meant.

[Blue_Tires]

376. yeah, i agree

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

389. Can I start it? Please? Pretty please?

[Blue_Tires]

393. go right ahead...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

398. Right after the Group H games!

:D

[Common Sense Party]

377. USA - Algeria still scoreless.

USA playing very sloppy. Like a high school team without any ganas.

[Blue_Tires]

381. who knew this group would be so evenly matched?

millions of people like myself just thought England-USA would advance easily with 7 points each

[Common Sense Party]

382. GOAL!! Finally! In the first minute of extra time.

[Common Sense Party]

386. And an Algerian gets red carded for arguing with the ref.

[Common Sense Party]

388. And USA with the win. 10 minutes ago, they were about to go home.

Now, they lead their group going into the Round of 16.

[Call Me Wesley]

383. 1:0 For the US.

[Blue_Tires]

384. USA steals it at the end...

not a lot of confidence in backing these two in the knockout stages

[Call Me Wesley]

378. England -- Slovenia. 1:0 for England.

Just keeping up here. ;)

[Blue_Tires]

379. it's starting to get hairy

only 20 mins left in both matches

[Call Me Wesley]

380. I don't think we'll see surprises. On edit: 1:0 for the US,

US and England will advance.

[Haole Girl]

385. Donovan scores!!!!!

:woohoo:

[Call Me Wesley]

387. I just edited.

I'm always wrong with predictions. ;)

[MissHoneychurch]

390. Germany - Ghana

GO GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sky Masterson]

391. +1

Good luck to your team,MissH! :)

[MissHoneychurch]

392. Thanks Sky

I am scared :scared:

[Sky Masterson]

396. You are welcome.

Here is me in Berlin 2 years ago(about this time) on the fan mile before the Germany/Spain game. Germany lost :(

[MissHoneychurch]

397. Well, at least we made it to the final

let's cross all fingers and toes that our team wins today.

[Call Me Wesley]

399. Good luck!

Watching it ...

[MissHoneychurch]

400. I'm biting my fingernails here .....

[Call Me Wesley]

401. Don't do that.

Podolski doesn't do it, either. ;)

Stream's cutting off here every minute since I just watch it on my iPad and not tv.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

394. Yes. I want them first in the group, so they can tear England to shreds.

I can't stand the English team. Bunch of prima-donnas gossip-magazine fuckwads.

[MissHoneychurch]

402. 1:0 for Germany

PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Call Me Wesley]

403. Breath: 1:0 for Germany.

[Blue_Tires]

404. golazo

1:0

[Blue_Tires]

395. Serbia v. Soccer-roos

[MissHoneychurch]

405. Australia scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

407. And Ghana says thanks!

[MissHoneychurch]

409. And Germany

:D

[Call Me Wesley]

406. 1:0 for Down Under.

[Call Me Wesley]

408. 2:0 for Australia.

[MissHoneychurch]

410. YAY

Bye bye Serbia

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

411. And Ghana reconsiders the thanks. Two more and Australia is in.

Or one by Australia and one by Germany, or two by Germany. Very similar to the South Africa vs. Mexico situation.

[Call Me Wesley]

412. 1:2 for Serbia.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

413. 2:1. If Serbia ties, they're in over Ghana.

[Blue_Tires]

414. serbia just PISSED on a golden chance...

that has to be taken...

[MissHoneychurch]

415. Germany and Ghana in the next round

Gosh, what a relief .....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

416. About time an African country advanced, too. -nt

[MissHoneychurch]

418. Germany's next opponent - England

Oh boy ......

[ikri]

417. On behalf of sane English fans

I'd like to apologise to Germany for the inevitably racist media coverage between now and Sunday.

[MissHoneychurch]

419. Thank you

I appreciate it.


:hi: from Frankfurt

[Call Me Wesley]

420. LOL!

The Sauerkrauts with ze Pickelhauben! Revenge for Dunkirch and Stratford-Upon-Avon!!!11!!!!!!!

It always comes down to that, doesn't it? :rofl:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

421. Ahem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZaWe3elBmE

[MissHoneychurch]

422. ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!

:spray: :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

423. Ich liebe deutsche Land

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-eP9tNo9Hw&feature=related

:D

[Call Me Wesley]

425. Oh my, I remember that one.

Just never read comments on youtube. Ewwwww.

[Call Me Wesley]

424. ROFLMAO

It's never over. Oldie, but goodie.
Revenge for Dunkirch! And Bomber Harris! Minehead!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlmGknvr_Pg

[MissHoneychurch]

426. Next games

Slovakia vs Italy (GO SLOVAKIA!!!!!!!!!!! *ahem*)

Paraguay vs New Zealand (GO NEW ZEALAND!!!!!!!!!!)

[Call Me Wesley]

429. 1:0 for Slovakia.

[MissHoneychurch]

430. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:thumbsup:

:7

[Call Me Wesley]

431. Since the workers on the construction site next to us

are all Italians, it's mighty quiet ...

[NewJeffCT]

432. If the loss holds

for Italy, it would be absolutely stunning, as both Italy & France would not make it out of the first round. Then, England barely makes it out, and even Germany needed to win in their 3rd match.

[Call Me Wesley]

433. It's a very interesting World Cup so far,

all the small teams kicking the favorites. :)

Italy now is mostly defending. Some 20 minutes left. Paraguay -- New Zealand still 0:0.

[NewJeffCT]

434. 2-0 Slovakia

holy shit

[Call Me Wesley]

436. Heh heh! (nt)

[Call Me Wesley]

435. 2:0 for Slovakia. Italy's out.

[Call Me Wesley]

437. 1:2 for Italy now.

[NewJeffCT]

438. I wonder if that woke Italy out of their slumber?

But, too little too late?

[Call Me Wesley]

439. Looks like.

They almost got a tie right now but it was offside.

Yes, too late.

[Call Me Wesley]

440. 3:1 for Slovakia.

Wow!

[Call Me Wesley]

441. 2:3 for Italy.

My.

[NewJeffCT]

442. fantastic action

and, Italy almost tied it at 2-2 earlier, but it was waved off... couldn't tell the reason (handball?)

[Call Me Wesley]

443. Offside. (nt)

[NewJeffCT]

444. Thanks

I have the sound off at work, so I can't tell... plus, I flip back & forth between the video and work.

[Blue_Tires]

445. ugh...in a loooonnnngggg meeting and missed the whole thing...

will watch replay tonight

[MissHoneychurch]

450. I missed it too

But Schadenfreude is the correct word here :7

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

446. Schadenfreude. It tastes like Nectar of the Gods.

:rofl: :bounce:

[Call Me Wesley]

447. LOL, they sure were not happy.

It makes me cry seeing some of them crying. ;)

When's this over? June 29?

Tomorrow another underdog - Switzerland. :woohoo:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

448. Tears? Well, today I'm Eric Cartman.

[Call Me Wesley]

449. I noticed that the Italian constructor workers here got home before five o'clock.

Hmmm ...

:rofl:

[Blue_Tires]

427. Thursday starters: Italia's quiet title defense versus one of those hockey nations...

[Blue_Tires]

428. Corazón de América (PAR) versus THE potential spoiler of the whole show (NZL)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

451. Denmark vs. Japan. One lives, the other dies.

[MissHoneychurch]

452. 1:0 for Japan

at the moment Japan lives, Denmark dies

[NewJeffCT]

454. 2-0 Japan now

Could be two Asian teams - South Korea & Japan - in the round of 16.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

455. 2:0. No, really, WTF?

[MissHoneychurch]

453. 2:0 for Japan

Denmark just died a little bit more

[meow2u3]

456. Akitas 2, Great Danes 0

Dog breed metaphor :D

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

459. Have after. To what issue will this come?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

457. In other news, the Netherlands decide they don't want any risk of finishing second. 1:0 on Cameroon.

[MissHoneychurch]

458. Good for the Netherlands

:thumbsup:

[MissHoneychurch]

460. 1:1 at the moment

but the Netherlands would be one round further still

[MissHoneychurch]

461. 2.1 for the Netherlands

:woohoo:

[NewJeffCT]

462. and Japan wins 3-1 and also advances

Two Asian (Japan & South Korea) and two North American teams (US & Mexico), but only one African team in the Round of 16.

US, Japan and South Korea all have a decent shot at making the quarterfinals (maybe not favorites, but a win by any would not be a shocker). Mexico needs a miracle to beat Argentina, though.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

463. Tomorrow morning, Brazil vs. Portugal fight for 1st place.

Yeah, Ivory Coast may still qualify. Jesus statue, bargain, etc.

[meow2u3]

468. Yeah, and I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell, too

Ivory Coast will have to score 10 goals...not gonna happen! They're not that good.

[NewJeffCT]

464. Portugal-Brazil on now

One of the best 1st round matches, though both teams are already guaranteed a spot in the final 16.

[Blue_Tires]

466. not a lot in this so far...

almost halftime

[Call Me Wesley]

467. Lots of yellow cards so far: On edit: 7.

[NewJeffCT]

472. 0-0 tie for Portugal & Brazil - both teams advance

first half was somewhat entertaining. 2nd, not so much.

[Call Me Wesley]

471. 0:0 Meh ...

:boring:

[Call Me Wesley]

465. Ivory Coast -- North Korea: 2:0 for Ivory Coast.

[Call Me Wesley]

469. 3:0 for Ivory Coast.

[Call Me Wesley]

470. 4:0 for Ivory Coast.

[Call Me Wesley]

475. Nope, was offside. 3:0 stands.

[meow2u3]

473. Portugal 0-0 Brazil

Great game! Scoreless draw.

Brazil had the offensive edge, but the performance of the Portuguese goalie Eduardo was phenomenal, standing on his head (ice hockey metaphor) during the entire game. Brazil almost had it in stoppage time if it weren't for Eduardo's acrobatic save.

[meow2u3]

474. Self-delete: dupe

[Call Me Wesley]

476. Switzerland -- Honduras on.

[NewJeffCT]

478. Go Honduras!

just kidding...

[Call Me Wesley]

479. LOL!

:P

But I do think they'll put up a good fight now. I really don't have a Swiss flag waving here: The better team wins. :)

[Brewman_Jax]

484. Switzerland has to win big

if they any chance to continue. They're chances aren't good with Spain winning and Chile down to 10. :(

[Blue_Tires]

486. they've had enough chances...marksmanship has been off...

at the moment they need two(?) goals to advance...

[Call Me Wesley]

487. Mistakes over mistakes.

Yes, two goals, and they won't make it. They're going home.

[Call Me Wesley]

477. Chile -- Spain on.

[Call Me Wesley]

480. 1:0 for Spain.

[Call Me Wesley]

481. 2:0 for Spain.

Now it gets somewhat easy for Switzerland.

On edit: I know nothing about Soccer.

[NewJeffCT]

482. 2-0, and Chile about to go down a man, too?

Looks like Spain is finally playing like they're supposed to be playing

[Call Me Wesley]

483. Seems to be the way more exciting game there.

Switzerland and Honduras just play 'catch the ball if it comes into your direction ...'

[Call Me Wesley]

485. 1:2 for Chile now.

[Blue_Tires]

488. Spain has really taken the air out of the ball

fans getting restless

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

489. NEW THREAD for the knockout stages.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9410371

[Blue_Tires]

490. End of the group phases...

Steamroller award: Argentina

The "We should be made to walk home after this fiasco" award: France, Italy, Nigeria

The "We played well enough to shock the world powers and needed just one more bounce of the ball to advance" award: New Zealand, Slovenia

The "We didn't deserve/needed a lot of help to advance, but we'll take it" award: England, USA, Spain

The "FIFA just should have sent the best remaining UEFA teams in our place for the sake of competition" award: North Korea, Cameroon