2010 FIFA World Cup! Thread!

[Purplereign]

Bollocks, bollocks, bollocks. Well onto the next game.... :fingerscrossed:

this

 

[blueeyedgirl]

 

[Hewson]

Sets up pretty interesting, should Serbia beat Australia and Ghana win or draw with Germany, Serbia and Ghana progress and mighty Germany goes home.

 

[toscano]

Ghana showed their immaturity

They should have run run and run some more

Good for the aussies, they have one more point than I thought theyd have by the end of the first round

 

[Outsider]

for PR

 

[No spoken words]

Report: FIFA may ax U.S.-Slovenia ref from WC - ESPN Soccernet

 

[Outsider]

^he's been at it for 17yrs...wow. What the hell did he think he saw??

Btw that goal by Cameroon was awesome Denmark needs to wake up

 

[speedracer]

In other news, Nicolas Anelka has been kicked off the team after this halftime argument with Domenech:

If you don't speak French, Google Translate is your friend.

 

[Purplereign]

thanks BlueEyedGirl and Outsider . . . still feels like a bad dream . . . and toscana, not sure if you're being sarcastic or not ( am floating on about 3 hours sleep here ) but . . . they played their asses off and if they can beat Serbia at least we can hold our heads a little higher . . . if Ghana beat Germany I think we are in with a shot but sheesh . . . pigs might fly first

and Outsider . . . ditto . . . hello Denmark . . . anybody home . . . you'd think they were England at this rate

 

[intedomine]

Deary me...

This is where it gets hard, where no matter what we do against Serbia, our prospects of progression are dependent on other teams. Gonna be an exciting conclusion to Group D, as agonising as tonight was. Kewell's send off ... Though the penalty was there..

Kennedy provided a focal point in the second half that was missing in the opener against Deutschland.. Bresc threatened, as did Chipperfield and Rukavytsya when they came on.... It was almost a famous win to rival that against Japan four years ago...

 

[Purplereign]

In other news, Nicolas Anelka has been kicked off the team after this halftime argument with Domenech:

If you don't speak French, Google Translate is your friend.

gotta love the temperamental French

 

[WildHoney]

and Outsider . . . ditto . . . hello Denmark . . . anybody home . . . you'd think they were England at this rate

Oiiiiiiiiiiiii

Sad but true

 

[trojanchick99]

That was a beautiful goal by Denmark. Also, their team is quite easy on the eyes.

 

[Purplereign]

Oiiiiiiiiiiiii

Sad but true

sorry love

< feeble attempt to cheer self up

and well, now it looks like Denmark have thrown down the gauntlet . . . game on

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Report: FIFA may ax U.S.-Slovenia ref from WC - ESPN Soccernet

Tried to look at that but received the message 'Content Not Viewable in Your Area'

Anyway, as an England fan, I'm very disappointed but not surprised - they rarely meet expectations

 

[Purplereign]

It makes me giggle that the chicks invade this thread and . . . must be driving the fellahs nuts . . . I have a keen appreciation for the skills involved in this game . . . but it sure doesn't hurt that the eye candy factory seems to spit out more than it's fair share of *treats*

 

[Outsider]

I was thinking the same thing about what the guys think.

I've watched every cup since I was 12 and love the game but the eye candy is a definite perk!

 

[Purplereign]

. . . it was a big part of my growing up too . .. Dad is a *committed* football fan but I've always love love loved it . . . looking forward to the second half of this game . . . all of a sudden Denmark seems to have opened their eyes

 

[trojanchick99]

It makes me giggle that the chicks invade this thread and . . . must be driving the fellahs nuts . . . I have a keen appreciation for the skills involved in this game . . . but it sure doesn't hurt that the eye candy factory seems to spit out more than it's fair share of *treats*

Lol. I'll admit while I'm a sports junkie, I'm new to soccer. I am really starting to appreciate the sport, but yeah the eye candy is a definite bonus.

 

[No spoken words]

Any guy who is bothered by the presence of women in a sports themed thread is an idiot.

 

[Purplereign]

Lol. I'll admit while I'm a sports junkie, I'm new to soccer. I am really starting to appreciate the sport, but yeah the eye candy is a definite bonus.

love it

Any guy who is bothered by the presence of women in a sports themed thread is an idiot.

 

[Purplereign]

Oooh so looks like Denmark are back in the race then

 

[toscano]

thanks BlueEyedGirl and Outsider . . . still feels like a bad dream . . . and toscana, not sure if you're being sarcastic or not ( am floating on about 3 hours sleep here ) but . . . they played their asses off and if they can beat Serbia at least we can hold our heads a little higher . . . if Ghana beat Germany I think we are in with a shot but sheesh . . . pigs might fly first

and Outsider . . . ditto . . . hello Denmark . . . anybody home . . . you'd think they were England at this rate

No, not being sarcastic.

i honestly didn't think Australia would be good enough to get a point.

Ghana with a young team and man advantage against an 'old' team should have been making runs (off the ball as well as on) into the box rather than sit back and shoot as much as they did.

This is where they really missed Essien.

 

[Purplereign]

cool . . . as the dust settles on todays match I am starting to appreciate how hard the aussies worked . . . and I really do think that they were just completely missing in that awful awful game against Germany . . . what the hell was verbeek thinking is a moot point now but he seems to have come to his senses in that game against Ghana and let them play the game they know . . . onwards and upwards eh?

and agreed re Ghana sometimes a star player is needed just for the mental factor alone . . . think that's why I'm so impressed with the Aussies now . . . their mental game didn't sway despite the dodgy calls tonight

 

[speedracer]

Lol. I'll admit while I'm a sports junkie, I'm new to soccer. I am really starting to appreciate the sport, but yeah the eye candy is a definite bonus.

 

[Purplereign]

smart arse

 

[Purplereign]

you started it

Australia

America

ladies . . . feel free to play . . . game on

 

[RedRocksU2]

We need some Brazilian lady fans here....me thinks.

 

[Purplereign]

fatigue is frying my brain

I read that a little differently at first

 

[WildHoney]

I went to my first "live" match in 1983 i've been going ever since