The unofficial World Cup Thread,

[InsaneApache]

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Fantastic.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

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Fantastic.

Sadly, there is more truth to the headline than there should be.....

Pretty much a gift from the "footie dieties" to us on this side of the pond.

[edyzmedieval]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxWX...eature=related

K'naan - Waving Flag (the true anthem, not that Waka Waka crap)

Poor Poulsen. From Agger to his head, back to Agger and into the goal. Still, Netherlands had no ideas until Elia came in. Van Persie shouldn't be there, they need Huntelaar.

[naut]

Van Persie shouldn't be there, they need Huntelaar.

A nice 6 goals in 5 consecutive games for club and country before today says otherwise. The problem lay in de Jong being ineffecient will keeping tha ball moving and Robben being on the bench. The Elia - v.d.Vaart - v.Persie - Snjeider - Robben front five is much more effective than when Kuyt and de Jong are in the team. Although, admittedly that is fairly attacking.

[Fragony]

Gawd that was boring 2-0 yipee, put us in the group of death next time, we aren't going to win so at least make it fun. Denmark..

[Rhyfelwyr]

Watching Cameroon under le Guen brought back all sorts of horrible memories of his Rangers years.

Very poor game, no flair on either side. The only difference between the sides was that Japan were actually well organised.

And what was PLG (Paul le Guen) doing with Eto'o on the right of midfield?

[gaelic cowboy]

That was brutal stuff twas terrible game Cameroon/Japan they deserved there beating entirely.

I shall speak no more of it worst game so far.

[Louis VI the Fat]

It's not the most exciting tournament evar, is it?

Very few goals. Too many matches decided by some defensive howler. Boring, weak teams.

Not enough fans travelled to South Africa. What little atmosphere they wish to create is frustrated by those vuvu******zelas. And what little we hear of this little atmposphere I can't hear because I turn down the volume of that awful monotenous noise.
Imagine what Saturday's game would've been like with a sing-off between God Save the Queen and the Star Spangled Banner. The players would've fought twice as hard.

The ball is a disaster. Players are looking for long distance shots, and defenses are kept tight to block attempts. Once again, Fifa managed the opposite of what it intended with some weird supermarket beachvolleyball - rather than more goals, we see fewer, of lower quality, with less of a passing and attacking game.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

One would almost think the lack of atmosphere is standard. Not so. Here's what a football game should be like, for atmosphere, audience participation, sounds, oohs and ahs, anthem sing-offs, taunts:

[Sarmatian]

Freakin' trumpets ruin my enjoyment of every match. The sound feels like a giant swarm of mosquitos is circling around the stadium.

Africa unfortunately wasn't ready to organize a tournament of this magnitude...

[Rhyfelwyr]

The ball is a disaster.

It's because it's too round.

Honestly, apparently one of its special features is that it is the roundest ball ever.

As for the vuvuzelas, I don't think they're annoying of themselves, but they ruin all the atmosphere. I think a fair compromise would be to let them be used in games were African teams are playing. But other than that, no, let all the supporters be heard in their own style.

[Afonso I of Portugal]

It's not the most exciting tournament evar, is it?

Very few goals. Too many matches decided by some defensive howler. Boring, weak teams.

Not enough fans travelled to South Africa. What little atmosphere they wish to create is frustrated by those vuvu******zelas. And what little we hear of this little atmposphere I can't hear because I turn down the volume of that awful monotenous noise.
Imagine what Saturday's game would've been like with a sing-off between God Save the Queen and the Star Spangled Banner. The players would've fought twice as hard.

The ball is a disaster. Players are looking for long distance shots, and defenses are kept tight to block attempts. Once again, Fifa managed the opposite of what it intended with some weird supermarket beachvolleyball - rather than more goals, we see fewer, of lower quality, with less of a passing and attacking game.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

One would almost think the lack of atmosphere is standard. Not so. Here's what a football game should be like, for atmosphere, audience participation, sounds, oohs and ahs, anthem sing-offs, taunts:

Agreed! did you record that video Louis? Euro 2004 was in fact a great tournament...too bad we lost in the final. I remember the greeks saying terrible things about the ball...in the end they won.

[edyzmedieval]

It's not the most exciting tournament evar, is it?

Very few goals. Too many matches decided by some defensive howler. Boring, weak teams.

Not enough fans travelled to South Africa. What little atmosphere they wish to create is frustrated by those vuvu******zelas. And what little we hear of this little atmposphere I can't hear because I turn down the volume of that awful monotenous noise.
Imagine what Saturday's game would've been like with a sing-off between God Save the Queen and the Star Spangled Banner. The players would've fought twice as hard.

The ball is a disaster. Players are looking for long distance shots, and defenses are kept tight to block attempts. Once again, Fifa managed the opposite of what it intended with some weird supermarket beachvolleyball - rather than more goals, we see fewer, of lower quality, with less of a passing and attacking game.

The groups are not too interesting either, come on. The only one worth watching from beginning to end is Brazil's group, with Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea which will put up a serious fight. Most of the teams are boring too, the game is too tactical. Netherlands - Denmark. I expected some high flying attacks from the Dutch with Sneijder, Van Persie and Co...

Right... Very boring game. The best part was Poulsen's own goal.

[Pannonian]

Sadly, there is more truth to the headline than there should be.....

Pretty much a gift from the "footie dieties" to us on this side of the pond.

Would Robert Green have stopped the ball if he were less of a diety and more of a fat bastard?

[Hax]

I want to drown myself after the Netherlands' victory. ;_;