World Cup 2010 Discussion Thread (may contain spoilers)

[BCTrucker]

WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!!!! Get 'er done Switzerland!!!!!!!

[YoungMan]

There's some Swiss guy calling his bookie right now to collect on his 50-1 odds.

[CDNSushi]

There's some Swiss guy calling his bookie right now to collect on his 50-1 odds.

doh!

[CDNSushi]

It's my best friend's birthday on Monday, so we're celebrating by going out to the local watering hole on Saturday night to watch Netherlands play Japan live, shortly followed by Australia playing Ghana.

For a b-day present, I got him a Jabulani ball and a vuvuzela! (He eats, drinks, breathes and bleeds soccer so I know it's a good gift)... He also teaches little Japanese kiddies so it'll go a LONG ways to help him do some lessons about South Africa and the World Cup.

[BoldHighlander]

For the record, I HATE the vuvuzuelas. They add nothing to the game IMO, and just drown out all the singing and chanting that I love to hear during games. I guess that ain't gonna happen though. It's an African event and they want their horns... :-(

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre speaks out (rocks out?) on the subject of the Vuvuzela.

[Mike_Oettle]

CDNSushi wrote: “On a general note... For the record, I HATE the vuvuzuelas.”

Couldn’t agree more – and that comes from a South African, who has been hearing them blaring for a week and a half now.
I actually heard a diesel horn in the middle of it all the other day, and found it more tuneful!
Regards,
Mike

[CDNSushi]

Contains: results of Portugal vs. PRK

Holy Cow! Did anyone watch the drubbing that PRK received at the hands of Portugal? Insane! To quote the announcer: "It's raining goals in Cape Town!" Wouldn't wanna be one of Kim Jong Il's boys going back home to whatever fate awaits them... Yikes!

[MacBean]

I realize its easy to take potshots as we sit in front of our TVs with DVRs, rewind, and slow motion, not to mention the benefit of all the TV cameras with different points of view. The officials have a tough time.

We saw two US players being held down securely in embraces while their goal was denied. Australian player makes a light tug on another's shirt and it becomes a penalty for Italy that ties the game that might have belonged to Australia; not even judgments. The cup is being decided by poor officiating and there isn't much anyone can do about it really. They do their best, but our living room eyes are better.

The New Zealand - Italian game was most exciting and impressive. Italy played well, but New Zealand out-headed the Italians completely in set pieces; not a single goal out of 13 corner kicks! The Italian corner kicks went sailing over the heads of everyone too often. The ball really flies. I would think soon I'd like to see shots on goal from the corner; that's always fun. I got a few goals that way when young, and I've seen a Brazilian do it frequently in years past (1982?)

[cavscout]

Between the Brazil/Ivory Coast match and the US/Slovenia match (I'm sure there are plenty of others) I'm really tired of FIFA's hands-off approach to poor officiating. I've heard the rumor that the Official from the US match could be kicked out of the Cup but that does not solve the systemic problem. I'm honestly surprised that countries who have much more invested in Football/Soccer than the US don't raise a bigger stink about poor officiating to the point that it forces FIFA to allow for a review of a call, or at a minimum require the ref to specifically identify what is being called. I have to say Video Review and Challenges are two things that FIFA should seriously consider incorporating into it's practices.

[CDNSushi]

I've heard the rumor that the Official from the US match could be kicked out of the Cup but that does not solve the systemic problem.

It's official. The official from the US Slovenia match has been sacked.

http://www.sportsknowitalls.com/socc...22-668-44.html