Official World Cup Thread

[Alexanderofmacedon]

And Henry finally gets one...eight years later

[Cha]

GOAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Hmm...

Cha: is location R.O.K = Republic of Korea?

That was a funny little goal you guys got!

Sort of felt sorry for France. Rooting for them a bit.

[Quid]

Am sorry to have to say this but France wholly deserved not to win this match. There is no fight in that team any longer (hasn't been for a while). What on earth is the coach thinking?

Very sad to see one of the best footballers the world has ever seen in absolute desolate form. Zidane should perhaps never have come back to the team and finish his career a tad earlier. I sort of feel for him...

Well, never mind. That blows the whole group open wide...It's going to be interesting.

Quid

[Louis VI the Fat]

What to say, what to say...

The team is playing against itself. The will to perform is there, they are trying. That much I see now.
Zidane really is a metaphor for the entire team. He's struggling, he does want to do it one last time, but he's fighting a lost cause, his legs have abandonded him.

I don't care even about the disallowed goal (that header was so far over the line it was untrue) or the scrappiness of the Korean goal. With the talent France can still field, you should overcome bad luck. They should've pushed on after the Henry goal, go for a second. There was no fantasy, no spirit, no playfulness.

Oh and I will quarter Domenech when he returns, what with bringing on Trezeguet only in the 91st minute, for f's sake!
The guy is clueless, he can't make up his mind or face up to tough decisions.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

What to say, what to say...

The team is playing against itself. The will to perform is there, they are trying. That much I see now.
Zidane really is a metaphor for the entire team. He's struggling, he does want to do it one last time, but he's fighting a lost cause, his legs have abandonded him.

I don't care even about the disallowed goal (that header was so far over the line it was untrue) or the scrappiness of the Korean goal. With the talent France can still field, you should overcome bad luck. They should've pushed on after the Henry goal, go for a second. There was no fantasy, no spirit, no playfulness.

Oh and I will quarter Domenech when he returns, what with bringing on Trezeguet only in the 91st minute, for f's sake!
The guy is clueless, he can't make up his mind or face up to tough decisions.

How about the Indian guy Louis. You think he's any good?

[Soulforged]

Oh and I will quarter Domenech when he returns, what with bringing on Trezeguet only in the 91st minute, for f's sake!
The guy is clueless, he can't make up his mind or face up to tough decisions.

I think "they" (refering to everybody) should make fútbol democratic, some people just don't have any idea of what they're doing. Forget about France being one of the oldest teams in this World Cup, what the hell is Trezeguet doing with his ass on the bench?!!!! Is Domenech crazy or something.
Another rant: The match between France and South Korea was one of the of the most boring matches I've ever seen, if it was for France they could have held the ball for the rest of the match after the first goal without nothing else happening, and Korea was content with losing... I mean, people, come on, this is the World Cup let's end with speculation and with this kind of actitude for people's sake...

Another thing: Louis if I was you, and if Domenech puts only one man on the front again, I would be preparing the guilliotine right now...

[Kralizec]

As for Argentina, they usually do well and are therefore one of the favorites to win the cup. Personally I hope they win, as they've made the best impression overall in my opinion.

Of course I'd love it if we won, but it's still a long way to the finals...

We're up for a huge beating next wednesday...but a man can hope

[Louis VI the Fat]

How about the Indian guy Louis. You think he's any good?

I thought you'd be interested in him. Vikash Dhorasoo is they only 'Desi' (South Asian) player in the tournament. He's from Mauritius, and is the living proof that Indians can play football. He's a creative midfielder, not world-class like Zidane or Viera, but very good nonetheless. He plays for Paris St-Germain.

Quick linky. You should be able to google some videos if you search for his name.

The French team used to be even more multi-etnic a few years ago, with players from Polynesia, the West-Indies, the Magreb, West-Africa, Armenia. Well over a dozen different parental nationalities were the norm, although the emphasis now is on West-Africans or mixed-race, as you could tell from watching them.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Dp.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Supposedly the first player of Indian Decent to make it to the World cup. Maybe I'll be the second

[AwesomeArcher]

Man that Ghana-Czech game was awesome. Sorry if i am a little late i was gone all weekend at a soccer tourney. My whole team was packed into a hotel room watching the game. We went crazy when Ghana scored and again everytime they had an opportunity to score. We got to watch most of the U.S. game, the ref lost total control of the game and screwed it all up, which i see you guys have already discussed. When the U.S. got their second goal called back most of the team started cussing and we got a lot of complaints from the others in the hotel, but it was worth it.

[scotchedpommes]

What to say, what to say...

France should've put the result beyond doubt. While I did want to see a good
performance from them, I was pleased enough with Henry's goal. I've never
liked Barthez, add to that the humour of the pundits having a laugh at Gallas,
and then perhaps I can say I'm almost pleased with the overall result.

[English assassin]

Oh dear oh dear. The disallowed goal was unlucky but its quite right, you have to kill these games off against lesser sides. 1-0 at 80 mins is asking for an upset. Not that Korea deserved a draw. I was actually supporting France (solely in the interests of justice. Normal prejudice will be resumed shortly.)

Barthez eh. Its some sort of gallic joke, has to be, but like mime, I'm trying to work out why its funny.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Good game between France and Korea, in the end anyway, when France suddenly realised they might not win.

In other news, my England shirt has finally arrived! not got anyone on the back yet, those little numbers and letters are too expensive

[Quid]

Oh, we're bloody hopeless! I can't believe we're doing a 'Frenchie'! Score that boody second goal and the match is over...

Quid

[Dutch_guy]

We're up for a huge beating next wednesday...but a man can hope

Indeed. Let's hope for the best.

[Quid]

Oh, we're bloody hopeless! I can't believe we're doing a 'Frenchie'! Score that bloody second goal and the match is over...

Quid

That was a tough piece of work. In the end, we won just as I had predicted. Switzerland clearly being the better and more controlled team on the pitch with a few clitches that could have led to disaster...

Quid

[Big_John]

switzerland looked pretty weak imo. s.korea is the best team in this group. france is the most talented (whether they choose to show it or not). they should be the two to move on, s.korea will beat the swiss and france will beat togo.

i'm getting tired of watching there refs taking over though.. this last game, spain/tunisia was more of the same. spain was the better side, but they were gifted that last goal by the ref.. and this ref was wildly shaky all day. fifa, your admonitions are hurting your product, take heed.

[Soulforged]

We're up for a huge beating next wednesday...but a man can hope

Don't worry we believe the same... honestly I think it will be a boring draw, but time shall tell.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

i'M oFfiCiAlLy gOiNg cRaZy!?!?!11?!?!1kladjhsdkajdhalsda


GERMANY!!!!

DEUTSCHLAND DEUTSCHLAND!!!!!


AHHHHHHHHH


ECUADOR'S GOING DOWWWWWNNNN

[Taurus]

I think Ecuador can pull out a shock result, then England can knock out Germany in the second round

[Dutch_guy]

Don't worry we believe the same... honestly I think it will be a boring draw, but time shall tell.

Well rumor has it our coach is going to field somewhat of a B-team. Because 6 of our players already hold a yellow card. If they get another one they'll miss the next match - our coach doesn't want to take that risk.

Also I don't think the Argentinians are going to field there best team, though of course even their bench players are pretty good !

Well, I guess we'll see tomorrow.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Who'll be watching the England game? I didnt see the end of the GER - ECU match but i take it if we win or draw we'll be facing the South Americans? 3-0 with 10 mins left seemed pretty convincing when i left it.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

I think Ecuador can pull out a shock result, then England can knock out Germany in the second round

Dead wrong sucker...

**** YEAH GERMANY!!!!!


AHHHHHH 3-0 WE JUST SMOKED EM BABY!!!!



SING IT WITH ME GERMANS!

DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, über alles in der Welt.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Who'll be watching the England game? I didnt see the end of the GER - ECU match but i take it if we win or draw we'll be facing the South Americans? 3-0 with 10 mins left seemed pretty convincing when i left it.

I've watched every single world cup game and I'm not stopping now.

Two brothers (friends of mine) and I watch every single game and during halftime and between games we play outside. He's got a big screen TV with split screen capabilities to watch both games at once now.

[Ianofsmeg16]

haha sounds like you got it made AoM.

I'm going down to a mates house for a lads get together to watch England Kick some Swedish Butt! Although i do have to admit, our record against Sweden says that we might have trouble, not to mention theyre a good side lol

[Divine Wind]

haha sounds like you got it made AoM.

I'm going down to a mates house for a lads get together to watch England Kick some Swedish Butt! Although i do have to admit, our record against Sweden says that we might have trouble, not to mention theyre a good side lol

Yup, we havent beaten Sweden since 1968...uh oh.

[DukeofSerbia]

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, über alles in der Welt.

Deutsche Manshaft hat nur eine Deutsche in Stürm - zwei Polen (Miroslav Klose und Lukas Podolski), ein Sweize (Oliver Neuville) und ein Man von Ghana (Gerald Asamoah). Wie ist das leide?

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Deutsche Manshaft hat nur eine Deutsche in Stürm - zwei Polen (Miroslav Klose und Lukas Podolski), ein Sweize (Oliver Neuville) und ein Man von Ghana (Gerald Asamoah). Wie ist das leide?

I can't understand that. I know very little German.