2010 Fifa World Cup - The greatest show on earth!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:18 pm

Comedy defending from "the best team in the world", too. I thought Casillas was the Swiss keeper making a run, the way he was charging upfield desperately trying everything bar going for the ball with his hands.

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:25 pm

Spain is an overhyped team full of overpaid players. Thats the reason they will fail. No congealing, just big egos and big mouths. I mean losing to the Swiss??? Really???

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:38 pm

Hey France.... Your ****!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:51 pm

Hahahahahaha.

The Germans got done by Serbia. And the ref, but they can't blame not being able to score on him. Ghana **** Australia tomorrow and it could well be auf wiedersehen to the Germans as well as the Frenchies.

As I write, Slovenia are doing their own smash and grab on the States. Looks to be a good day all round for the Slavians.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:43 pm

Bloody hell, USA just equalised.. It's gone nuts, this what football is all about!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:48 pm

And should have gone ahead.

No idea what that was disallowed for.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:57 pm

The ref has blown for one of the 3 fouls being made... But they were all being made by slovinia. Bad decision!

Jack Cade · Post by **Jack Cade** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:36 pm

"Fabio Capello rules with his rod of iron ... stares"

I'm enjoying the commentary!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:34 am

Yeah, that line was the only entertaining thing about the match.

Actually, that's a lie. Algeria were quite good. Shame about the rest.

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:45 am

Im still reeling from those South African refs taking away our goal. Hell, i think Id settle for, at the very least, AN EXPLANATION. No call was or has been made as to what the mystery penalty was. Sometimes it makes me wish for a review....

Anyone else extremely thrilled that those Italian actors tied New Zealand? Oh man was I!! When you have the guys in the booth calling you out after every 'injury', and then saying 'Well, thats just the way their accustomed to playing'. You know you're a laughing stock.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:18 am

Yeah the Kiwis were sublime - they rode their luck a few times but overall it was a titanic performance. They could have won it, despite the fact the ref seemed, in the second half anyway, to only notice fouls on the Italian players.

Of course they do somewhat call attention to themselves in those instances...

and roll

and clutch face

and roll again

and remeber it was your leg and clutch that instead

and roll some more

and sneakily look up to see if a foul has been given or if you need to role some more, safe in the knowledge that no one will ever know you are hamming it up a bit

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:06 pm

Portugal destroyed, obliterated, eliminated, wrecked and ruled North Corea!

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:32 pm

Well, we're all through. Excited that we're lining up against Ghana/Serbia, South Korea or Uruguay rather than Argentina, Mexico, and Germany, but still not convince that we can make a go of it, although we've clearly got more firepower and confidence than I've ever seen out of our national team.

And even if we had lost, well, we'd still have looked better than France.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:53 pm

USA will take the bronze medal.
Shanti, you are in for a treat!

Post by **Best First** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:51 pm

the bonze medal in the next game?

Not that i am exactly confident about England's chances.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:23 pm

We're undefeated in the tourney. Germany aren't.

Take THAT stats fans.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:31 pm

Brendocon wrote:We're undefeated in the tourney. Germany aren't.

Take THAT stats fans.

TBH, going by the stats, I thought Serbia would've beaten Australia, thereby creating the potential for an England v Germany final.

Then again, going by the stats, I thought England would've been third and out, as well.

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 2:40 am

Brazil is still in training mode, so we ll see what happens next

And although I hate Maradona his team is doing pretty well...

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:48 am

I called in at work after the US won, I was too excited to be cooped up inside all day. I even ran outside with my shirt over my head....seemed to be the only one in my neighborhood who was watching.

Good on the Aussies for showing up, too bad the goal differential was too unbalanced.

England. Good luck. Hope you show up those krauts!

Oh, and Brazil v Portugal....STOKED!

Post by **snarl** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:05 pm

I watched USA V England in Hollywood, there was quite a lot of interest there.

Not everybody admittedly, but lots were aware, ESPN was covering it massively and the pubs we went to were rammed, at only 11am

Apparently the rating were even comparable to the Lakers game that night.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:04 pm

And Italy falls as well, although that second goal was a beautiful shot, probably one of the best of the Cup thus far.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:15 pm

Bye bye Italy!

Come on Denmark!!

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:21 am

Japan! Man, my students and their other teachers were going crazy today! So many of them watched the game live, even though it started at like 3:00 am.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:18 pm

Japan were ******* magic against Denmark.

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:20 pm

Professor Smooth wrote:Japan! Man, my students and their other teachers were going crazy today! So many of them watched the game live, even though it started at like 3:00 am.

And Ozora Tsubasa didnt play! Go Nankatsu!

Go Japan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBFESXxf ... re=related

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:47 pm

Gah! If chili hadnt been playing a man down (and if their goalie wasnt a complete idiot by going after that ball 20 ft out of the box, COME ON) they might have pulled off the win. Cya Switzerland, your one shining moment was beating Spain. Too bad you suck.

And Ha-Freakin-Ha to Italy. Thats what you get for being d-bags. GTFO.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:01 pm

IronHide wrote: Thats what you get for being d-bags.

And yet Portugal seem to have progressed...

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:09 am

El show di Capello.
Nsfw subtitles (the F-word)

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:01 am

The 5 southamerican teams passed, and 4 of them as the heads of their respective groups.

Yeah!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:17 am

So...

Netherlands vs Slovakia
Brazil vs Chile

Uruguay vs South Korea
USA vs Ghana

Germany vs England
Argentina vs Mexico

Paraguay vs Japan
Spain vs Portugal

All the European teams have ended up paired with another European side. Bizarre.