World Cup Football 2010 (South Africa)

[Gili]

I thought that we didn't play to bad today...maybe upto an amazing "okay" performance. but yeah, from what i saw the US played consistently good. they deserved to win the group by a decent margin...not just goal difference.

Why the germans though *sigh*

[Lady Maven]

I was just at a local restaurant where there were several big screen TVs in a row. I was watching Wimbeldon and thought all TVs were tuned to that. I glanced up and saw what looked like all the refs and spectators had coordinated dress and then attacked the tennis players. It was a little disorienting at first. All I could think was "MAN these people take tennis serious"!!

[asoc]

Video of the reaction at the viewing party up in Seattle that ESPN was at.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpa ... 1507741001
And one from another perspective
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qfzlTTvPB0

I know a bunch of these guys. Most of them are members of the Emerald City Supporters (Independent Supporters group for the Seattle Sounders) with me. See my icon:-p

I just didn't feel like driving up to Seattle from Tacoma to join them:-p

[Nagash]

I was just at a local restaurant where there were several big screen TVs in a row. I was watching Wimbeldon and thought all TVs were tuned to that. I glanced up and saw what looked like all the refs and spectators had coordinated dress and then attacked the tennis players. It was a little disorienting at first. All I could think was "MAN these people take tennis serious"!!

ROFL


Wimbledon is much more interesting to watch though. ;P

[MoP]

Especially the Isner-Mahut game (59-59 in third set after 10hrs of tennis) I wonder how long they can continue this...

[Nagash]

I'm more fond of players of the like of Federer and Murray, but one cannot deny that 59-59 is impressive....


As for footie: today is the last chance for the Italians. I hope they succeed.

[MoP]

They're failing big time. 1-0 down at the moment, and not even close to scoring a goal.

[MoP]

As for footie: today is the last chance for the Italians. I hope they succeed.

*tries not to burst into laughter*

[asoc]

Poor Italy...

*snicker*

[Bogumil]

It's beginning to look like the final four could feature three South American teams with a very good chance there will be two South American teams in the final. I'm thinking Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina and either Portugal or the Netherlands, depending on how things shake out with the last groups.

Thoughts?

[MoP]

Don't write Spain off...

And I kinda liked Japan as well. Though I agree they prolly won't make it to semi-finals.

[Nagash]

Japan played well, I think they can beat Uruguay easily if they play like they did yesterday.

And don't rule out Switzerland!

It's a shame about Italy, really. Buffon summarised it nicely though: "if you can't win a single game in a pool like this, it's time to go home".

[Nagash]

The 3-2 goal by Quagliarella was a beauty btw. Reminded me of good old Dennis Bergkamp.

[Bogumil]

Spain hasn't impressed me. At all. The five teams I mentioned have all looked far more impressive than Spain in these first few games. I suppose we'll see what happens, but I don't think they have it in them. Of course, isn't that sort of Spain's M.O.? Taking an incredible amount of talent to the World Cup and then underperforming?

[Nagash]

Yep, that sounds like Spain. Or England. Or the Netherlands. Yet all three of these underperformers have won either an EC, WC, or both.

USA is out, Ghana simply was the better team. Uruguay beating SK was a deserved win too. Let's see how the four teams today do (especially England - Germany should be interesting).

[Gili]

we continued our long established reputation of under performing.

who cares about the disallowed goal. our defence was shockingly bad.

no doubt we'll bring a random other manager in who will continue to play 4-4-2. against top teams it doesn't cut it. Haven't had a chance to think who i wanna win next. probably our under achieving buddies over the seas...the netherlands

[Nagash]

Nah. We'll win today, get all hyped up that we'll be the next world champions, and then get a Brazilian Wax in the quarter finals.


The refs are exceptionally bad this time around though. USA saw two perfectly fine goals be disallowed, now England too. The Serbians even said that the red card for Podolski was bollocks, etc. etc. etc. It's right time that them FIFA and UEFA tossers follow the good example given by (field) hockey. They got rid of offside well over a decade ago, and have video refs. Therefore a goal is a goal and a foul is a foul. Even if the ref in the field doesn't see it right or doesn't see it at all.

[Nagash]

Netherlands versus Brazil. I'd bet a fair amount of money one of those two wins the cup. Them, or Germany, Spain, or Portugal, or Argentina.

[MoP]

Ghana ftw!

[asoc]

England got shafted on that non-goal.
Mexico got shafted on the first goal by Argentina, it was clearly offside.

Both those goals were big momentum shifters.

Look at the US Slovenia game and the US Algeria game too for calls that should have been goals.
There were others as well, think it was the Germany game in the group stages with the bs cards?