Author Topic: 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (11 June – 11 July) (Read 72513 times)

Amplifier · « **Reply #20 on:** June 05, 2010, 06:09:44 PM »

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AMSTERDAM — Netherlands winger Arjen Robben limped off the field with a left hamstring injury Saturday in the team's 6-1 rout of Hungary in a friendly, casting his World Cup participation into doubt and delaying his departure for South Africa.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-06-05-3623379965_x.htm

Amplifier · « **Reply #21 on:** June 05, 2010, 10:53:17 PM »

United States 3-1 Australia

CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP

shurastriker · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2010, 04:58:31 AM »

i'll turn like a zombie this 11

Amplifier · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2010, 08:48:56 PM »

OMGASS OMGASS WORLD CUP INCOMING

Preparing for riots if South Africa loses to Mexico

Tuffty · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2010, 10:48:35 PM »

haha possibly. I'm more interested to see if this Al-Qaeda threat on the England vs USA game ever goes ahead. Not that I want to see it happening, God forbid, but the newspapers have been building up that story quite a bit over here that you think that's the actual event everyone's interested in rather than a football match.

Was listening to the local radio this morning and this woman rang in to argue with the host about how everyone in the UK should support England (aye right). Anyway, she made her point, said she's prefer Spain to win because she thinks they play good football and she claimed to have followed Spanish football quite closely. She was asked for her favourite player and she replied, "Fernande Torres". When he asked why she said "Because he's the best looking."

Amplifier · « **Reply #25 on:** June 11, 2010, 01:29:20 AM »

^

Didn't read anything about that threat, that's kinda wild.

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Ivory Coast boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has said star man Didier Drogba is in with a shout of playing in his nation's World Cup opener against Portugal on Tuesday.

Sven, man..

So close to the start..

Tuffty · « **Reply #26 on:** June 11, 2010, 02:04:29 AM »

Quote from: Amplifier on June 11, 2010, 01:29:20 AM

Didn't read anything about that threat, that's kinda wild.

Yeh man, in particular the news reports focus on a video where a masked man is going on about 'Death to the infidels' etc and as he's doing it he's got a ticket to the match itself, and covered it in blood. Crazy. Though I bet he will feel silly when he realises that was his only way of getting into the stadium lol

jaysonnj · « **Reply #27 on:** June 11, 2010, 07:49:30 AM »

The only time anything ever happens is when there isn't a threat.

Anyway only a few more hours to go! LET'S GET THIS SHIT STARTED!

Who you got in the opening matches?

South Africa 1 - 3 Mexico
Uruguay 1 - 1 France

shurastriker · « **Reply #28 on:** June 11, 2010, 08:28:27 AM »

+3 Mexico
+2 Uruguay

GO AMERICA GO

sh15uya · « **Reply #29 on:** June 11, 2010, 10:36:50 AM »

Quote from: jaysonnj on June 11, 2010, 07:49:30 AM

South Africa 1 - 3 Mexico
Uruguay 1 - 1 France

kinda agree with that

GO FRANCE !

Tuffty · « **Reply #30 on:** June 11, 2010, 10:47:34 AM »

South Africa 0 - 1 Mexico
Uruguay 1 - 1 France

So excited! I got my wallchart ready and everything!

Amplifier · « **Reply #31 on:** June 11, 2010, 05:59:57 PM »

South Africa 1-1 Mexico

Pretty dull game from both ends, I thought. Hoping France and Uruguay put on a show

Stirfry · « **Reply #32 on:** June 11, 2010, 06:16:38 PM »

clockface · « **Reply #33 on:** June 11, 2010, 06:24:53 PM »

Anybody here knows anything about the rules of football? About that Mexican disallowed goal, wasn't there a South African player on the GK's line? That means the Mexican player was behind the defense, aka, not offside. If the guy on the GK line is judged "not in play" then what happens if he blocks a shot? Can't have it both ways can you?

As for the game itself... I hope to see better finishing from now onwards please.

daigong · « **Reply #34 on:** June 11, 2010, 06:25:56 PM »

SHIT!! What a showing, I bet South Africa advances.

GO NORTH KOREA!!

SomethingWild · « **Reply #35 on:** June 11, 2010, 06:28:22 PM »

This game had the same amount of action as a F1 race

and the horns are truly annoying, I'll still be hearing that sound when I lay in bed tonight.

Amplifier · « **Reply #36 on:** June 11, 2010, 06:43:27 PM »

Quote from: clockface on June 11, 2010, 06:24:53 PM

Anybody here knows anything about the rules of football? About that Mexican disallowed goal, wasn't there a South African player on the GK's line? That means the Mexican player was behind the defense, aka, not offside. If the guy on the GK line is judged "not in play" then what happens if he blocks a shot? Can't have it both ways can you?

As for the game itself... I hope to see better finishing from now onwards please.

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A player is in an offside position if he is in his opponents' half of the field and is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the next to last opponent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(association_football)

clockface · « **Reply #37 on:** June 11, 2010, 07:04:24 PM »

^ thanks. didn't help much at first but after alot of dissecting and analyzing came up with the answer; never assume that the GK is the last defender.

shurastriker · « **Reply #38 on:** June 11, 2010, 07:43:09 PM »

South Africa deserved to win... and i agreee that the horns thing are super hyper mega duper fucker annoying

sh15uya · « **Reply #39 on:** June 11, 2010, 08:10:25 PM »

holly fuck, south africa wasn't that bad

and Mexico wasn't that great (especially the goalkeeper)
1-1 is a good result for France