The unofficial World Cup Thread,

[Ronin]

for Christ's sake....can´t someone make those things stop???

[Gregoshi]

for Christ's sake....can´t someone make those things stop???

I gather these were the things making the constant, annoying drone (no offense drone) during the UK/USA game yesterday? I can understand sounding them off if something good or exciting happens, but constantly?!

[gaelic cowboy]

The vuvuwhatyeamcallit's should be banned there taking away from the atmosphere of the games.

Where are the songs the brass bands the beating of the drums the chants are all drowned under the DRONE.

I predict twill be the last world cup in Africa for a long time after this lark.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I don't mind the vuvuzela's...I mind having to watch the games on a spanish online stream because they aren't broadcast (they are showing infomercials and some show called "say goodbye to bad hair").

But, I did learn that the spanish word for Germany is "Ale-Mania".

[LeftEyeNine]

I'm with gaelic cowboy there. Last night since it was a match between two teams that had nothing to do with the continent of Africa, vuvuzelas were the rarest you could hear playing and I remember myself trying to accompany as the brass band played, IIRC, "España Cañi" at some point.

You could be listening to the crowd in the previous World Cup tournaments when you felt like it or the match turned awfully boring just like how ALG - SLO did today, however thanks to those meaningless neverending vuvuzela cries, watching a match in this tournament is no different than putting your head into a bee hive.

[gaelic cowboy]

watching a match in this tournament is no different than putting your head into a bee hive.

The best thing about actually attending a world cup is the chanting the songs etc I would say the few hardy fans who made the trip are seriously annoyed.

Another thing just think on this when Brazil take the field soon the famous samba will be drowned under the vuvu's

[Craterus]

The best thing about actually attending a world cup is the chanting the songs etc I would say the few hardy fans who made the trip are seriously annoyed.

Another thing just think on this when Brazil take the field soon the famous samba will be drowned under the vuvu's

The vuvuzelas are the chants for Africans. They've probably been complaining about having to listen to the droning sound of "IN-GER-LAND" for years. It's something a bit different. If it bothers you so much, mute the TV. The commentary is hardly insightful or interesting so you're not missing much.

Some predictions:

Netherlands 2 - 0 Denmark
Japan 0 - 1 Cameroon
Italy 2 - 1 Paraguay

Robinho top scorer.
England to not go out on penalties and go out at the quarter finals.
Don't think there will be a Dutch collapse, I think they'll go out to Brazil but play well throughout the tournament.
Ronaldo to score 2.
Maradona's biggest mistake/downfall will be continuing to play Gutierrez at right-back.

[Ronin]

I don't mind the vuvuzela's...I mind having to watch the games on a spanish online stream because they aren't broadcast (they are showing infomercials and some show called "say goodbye to bad hair").

But, I did learn that the spanish word for Germany is "Ale-Mania".

I have link to a site with English comentary...check your PM box.

[Joooray]

I predict twill be the last world cup in Africa for a long time after this lark.

I don't think you should predict something like that, just because of the way people celebrate in SA. If the atmosphere is good, the people are safe and are having fun, why shouldn't there be another world cup on that continent. And it won't be a lark, only because of the vuvuzelas. I personally don't mind them much, I prefer the normal stadium atmosphere, but at least there is something happening. Also, in my opinion if that's the way they do it SA, let them do it, the World Cup is mainstreamed enough even without them banning vuvuzelas.

[gaelic cowboy]

I don't think you should predict something like that, just because of the way people celebrate in SA. If the atmosphere is good, the people are safe and are having fun, why shouldn't there be another world cup on that continent. And it won't be a lark, only because of the vuvuzelas. I personally don't mind them much, I prefer the normal stadium atmosphere, but at least there is something happening. Also, in my opinion if that's the way they do it SA, let them do it, the World Cup is mainstreamed enough even without them banning vuvuzelas.

Fifa are nothing if not money grabbers, they are determined to have another USA world cup and maybe China and the tv companies are getting complaints everyday on the sound at matches. TV rules and by tv I mean European tv trust me Fifa wont allow it again

[Hosakawa Tito]

Some of the commercials are hysterical. Is this like the commercial contest the NFL Super Bowl has morphed into?

[Ser Clegane]

Predictions for Monday:

Netherlands - Denmark 2:0
Japan - Cameroon 1:1
Italy - Paraguay 0:0

[johnhughthom]

Condolences to the UK fans.

UK/USA game

[drone]

Egads, Teutonic efficiency. Whoever finishes 2nd in the English/US group is in for it.

Slovenia-Algeria. Boring for the most part. Algeria had flashes of individual flair, but neither side looked interested in the offensive third. Slovenia are in a good spot though, US and England will need to win their next games. The best thing about Algeria was the hair. Magnifique!

Serbia-Ghana was a much more interesting match. Both sides were moving well, making runs, entertaining. Ruined by two mental blunders by the Serbs. What was Kuzmanovic thinking?

[Sarmatian]

Egads, Teutonic efficiency. Whoever finishes 2nd in the English/US group is in for it.

Slovenia-Algeria. Boring for the most part. Algeria had flashes of individual flair, but neither side looked interested in the offensive third. Slovenia are in a good spot though, US and England will need to win their next games. The best thing about Algeria was the hair. Magnifique!

Serbia-Ghana was a much more interesting match. Both sides were moving well, making runs, entertaining. Ruined by two mental blunders by the Serbs. What was Kuzmanovic thinking?

Algeria Slovenia was extremely boring, I agree but I didn't find Serbia-Ghana much more interesting. No imagination, no creativity, no ideas. Antic messed up tactically in my opinion. Lukovic is a left back, not centre back. He was to blame for 2 out of 3 goals we conceded against Cameroon. Why he decided to play him again in a position he played only once (and was poor) is beyond my comprehension. He was again quite poor and to top it all, two fouls for which he received yellow cards weren't really needed.

Kuzmanovic idiocy (there are no other words for it - probably robbed us all chances of qualifying for the second round) is beyond words. Not raising your arms above your head is something he should have been thought at junior level, especially when there is absolutelly no danger. Idiot.

Germany trounced Ostraliyah, as expected...

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Germany vs Australia was the best game so far! Go Germany!

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Wow, Germany v Australia was easily the best game so far. Very exciting to watch on offense.

[Marshal Murat]

I honestly didn't really like the German - Australian game. Germany was the brilliant machine that I expected, Australia was disconnected and impotent. I think that Australia's players definitely weren't all there in the game, the Germans far more aggressive than the Australians. I felt that the Germany - Australia game could've been what the US - England game wasn't. This seemingly shows that Germans are simply more refined Englishmen.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Wow, Germany v Australia was easily the best game so far. Very exciting to watch on offense.

Germany was dominating, especially on offense. They could have scored twice as many goals. Australia seemed to lose heart after Cahill was red carded and couldn't really finish the few chances they had. First game I've watched in a while.