Football The 2010 Football World Cup Thread
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Portugal 7 (SEVEN) - North Korea - Nil.
Hmmmm. Anyone think that the dear leader won't be showing his people this match on North Korean TV tonight??
Hmmmm. Anyone think that the dear leader won't be showing his people this match on North Korean TV tonight??
Chile 1 - 0 Switzerland
Switzerland down to 10 men, after a player sent off for "elbowing" a Chile player in the face. I say elbow, but it was really a slap. OK, the Chile player made a three course meal out of it, but you can't raise a hand into the face of an opponent and not expect to pay the penalty. Especially when the ref has been showing cards for the slightest thing. 9 yellow cards and 1 red shown in the match.
Mind you, it was an entertaining match. The last 20 minutes was end to end stuff. Chile were almost suicidal. They could have thrown away the win, just by being naive and not just defending, instead of racing forwards in all out attack mode. Five in attack and could so easily have been caught on the break.
Chile are one of my World Cup Silly Sweepstake teams, so COME ON CHILE!
Switzerland down to 10 men, after a player sent off for "elbowing" a Chile player in the face. I say elbow, but it was really a slap. OK, the Chile player made a three course meal out of it, but you can't raise a hand into the face of an opponent and not expect to pay the penalty. Especially when the ref has been showing cards for the slightest thing. 9 yellow cards and 1 red shown in the match.
Mind you, it was an entertaining match. The last 20 minutes was end to end stuff. Chile were almost suicidal. They could have thrown away the win, just by being naive and not just defending, instead of racing forwards in all out attack mode. Five in attack and could so easily have been caught on the break.
Chile are one of my World Cup Silly Sweepstake teams, so COME ON CHILE!
I have to say, I love the way Chile go forward by hook or by crook. And we saw Switzerland concede a World Cup goal
Makes H very interesting. If it comes down to goal difference (as it is likely to) Chile will probably be made to regret the scores of missed chances in both their games.
Brazil vs Spain in the last 16 is still possible!
Makes H very interesting. If it comes down to goal difference (as it is likely to) Chile will probably be made to regret the scores of missed chances in both their games.
Brazil vs Spain in the last 16 is still possible!
Just watched an interview with Fabio Capello on ITV. He's got a bit of an accent so it was quite hard to understand what he was saying but I got the impression that it was something along the lines of:
"John Terry, Go fuck yourself"
or words to that effect
"John Terry, Go fuck yourself"
or words to that effect
Stop it, my ribs are aching now!
North Korea's defeat/pummeling/humiliation by Portugal was not well received in the "Dear Leaders" country where the game was shown live for the first time. According to the Beeb:
I wonder how many members of the players families have suddenly been taken ill?
Even funnier is the melt down in the French team though.
Should they lose to South Africa I wonder Domenech will take the opportunity to ask his wife for a divorce?
As TBY pointed out, serves them right for cheating there way into the finals.
I wonder how many members of the players families have suddenly been taken ill?
Even funnier is the melt down in the French team though.
Should they lose to South Africa I wonder Domenech will take the opportunity to ask his wife for a divorce?
As TBY pointed out, serves them right for cheating there way into the finals.
I think we can be entirely sure that the Irish would have done better in that group than the total farce that the French have produced.
If you're confused:
Group A: Mexico vs Uruguay finishes in a draw - both progress
If one team wins, the winner of France vs SA will need to overturn a massive GD to progress anyway!
Group B: Argies need a point vs Greece. Really, it should be between SK and Greece for that last place, but actually difficult to rule out Nigeria.
For Group B, I'm confused in all honesty!
If you're confused:
Group A: Mexico vs Uruguay finishes in a draw - both progress
If one team wins, the winner of France vs SA will need to overturn a massive GD to progress anyway!
Group B: Argies need a point vs Greece. Really, it should be between SK and Greece for that last place, but actually difficult to rule out Nigeria.
For Group B, I'm confused in all honesty!
Wonder if we'll see Mexico and Uruguay do an Austria V Germany from Spain 82?
For those of you who don't know/remember, Austria played Germany in the final game of their group in 82 knowing due to the game between the other two from that group taking place the day before, that a draw would see both teams through. At kick off they proceeded to kick the ball around for 90 minutes making no attempt what so ever to turn it in to a competitive match.
FIFA allowed the result to stand but declared that from then on all final group games would take place on the same day at the same time.
For those of you who don't know/remember, Austria played Germany in the final game of their group in 82 knowing due to the game between the other two from that group taking place the day before, that a draw would see both teams through. At kick off they proceeded to kick the ball around for 90 minutes making no attempt what so ever to turn it in to a competitive match.
FIFA allowed the result to stand but declared that from then on all final group games would take place on the same day at the same time.
I read that it was "son of a whore". Which has upset Madame Domenech no end, I believe!
Mexico and Uruguay, top praise to them for not creating the "Peace of Rustenburg" and going for it hammer and tongs. However, there really wasn't much risk of SA or France breaking into the qualifying positions.
Florent Malouda's goal ensures that the French do not suffer a worse World Cup than 2002, where they were eliminated with one point after failing to score a single goal. This included a 0-0 draw with Uruguay.
Interestingly, this was the third time les Bleus and la Celeste have been drawn together (1966, 2002, 2010) and les Bleus have finished last each time.
South Africa become the first hosts out in the group stage, from the same group England encountered in 1966.
Mexico and Uruguay, top praise to them for not creating the "Peace of Rustenburg" and going for it hammer and tongs. However, there really wasn't much risk of SA or France breaking into the qualifying positions.
Florent Malouda's goal ensures that the French do not suffer a worse World Cup than 2002, where they were eliminated with one point after failing to score a single goal. This included a 0-0 draw with Uruguay.
Interestingly, this was the third time les Bleus and la Celeste have been drawn together (1966, 2002, 2010) and les Bleus have finished last each time.
South Africa become the first hosts out in the group stage, from the same group England encountered in 1966.
Matthew Little
Points Scorer
Brogan said:
When Dempsey scored for the U.S., I thought, WTG USA!!!
Then the refs called it offsides and I thought, WTH!?!? Offsides? OFFSIDES???
