World Cup 2010

[italstallianion]

Not even 4 minutes in and it's 1-0 England.

[jacksonianmarch]

In my opinion' date=' the horns sound like buzzing. And I f***** hate bees.[/quote']

 

I got ya, lol

[italstallianion]

USA ties it in the 40th minute on what will potentially be the softest goal ever given up/scored in the World Cup. It's tied 1-1 at the half. England has looked better throughout, but the US have had their chances and even though the goal shouldn't have been scored, it's tied at the half. Both teams have a yellow card and only England has used a substitution.

[See Red]

USA ties it in the 40th minute on what will potentially be the softest goal ever given up/scored in the World Cup. It's tied 1-1 at the half. England has looked better throughout' date=' but the US have had their chances and even though the goal shouldn't have been scored, it's tied at the half. Both teams have a yellow card and only England has used a substitution.[/quote']

 

I wouldn't say England has looked better throughout. I'd say it's been played about even, honestly.

[italstallianion]

I wouldn't say England has looked better throughout. I'd say it's been played about even.

 

 

 

I'd disagree, as USA is not only lucky to be tied 1-1 (instead of 1-0), but USA is even luckier not to be down 2-0. England has controlled a lot of the flow and possession of the game, and the US hasn't looked close or threatening in their scoring chances. Hell, their goal should have been scored an E1 rather than a "goal", if there were official scoring in football.

[italstallianion]

And it's a draw. Wow, didn't see that coming. In any event, both teams are likely to advance to the next round seeing as they are against Algeria and Slovenia, but anything can happen.

[ORS]

I could really get into football, and every time I think this while watching a match, some f***stick gets softly bumped into and starts writhing on the ground like their leg just got amputated.

 

Can't they do something about this?

[italstallianion]

They give yellow cards to some clear floppers, especially when in the penalty box.

[yeszir]

Did anyone see the hilarious NY Post cover today? Usually I think that paper's a pile of s***, but they had me laughing when I saw it:

 

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/06/13/covers/front061310.jpg

[suns]

Did anyone else see that red card in the Austrilia and Germany game? Terrible call.

[italstallianion]

Did anyone else see that red card in the Austrilia and Germany game? Terrible call.

 

 

 

I agree, although I think it was the only red card thus far that wasn't justified.

[See Red]

I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I do enjoy watching the World Cup. These Vuvuzela's are driving me up a f***ing wall. Trying to enjoy a game in which I don't have much of a rooting interesting is really hard to do with the constant sound of buzzing bees.

[yeszir]

There are complaints now that they're ruining the atmosphere because they're drowning out the usually intense and loud chants and fans are blowing them instead of cheering.

[Spudboy]

I'm not a huge soccer fan' date=' but I do enjoy watching the World Cup. These Vuvuzela's are driving me up a f***ing wall. Trying to enjoy a game in which I don't have much of a rooting interesting is really hard to do with the constant sound of buzzing bees.[/quote']

 

Yeah, just as Ital said (I believe) those horns are really a distraction. And they do sound like bees!!!

[italstallianion]

It's still better than listening to Buck and McCarver.

[Spudboy]

It's still better than listening to Buck and McCarver.

 

:lol:

 

Good point!

[See Red]

It's still better than listening to Buck and McCarver.

 

But I'd rather listen to Tim McCarver getting attacked by bees, though.

[yeszir]

I'd settle for him being hit by Vuvuzelas too.

[italstallianion]

When was the last World Cup that didn't have these damn horns? I remember them in 2006 and I thought they were in 2002.

[italstallianion]

You have got to be kidding me. Paraguay up 1-0 on Italy.

[yeszir]

The horns are a South African thing. And I hope Italy loses.

[italstallianion]

Hell yeah Italy.

 

And I vaguely remember something equally annoying in the German World Cup.

[Rdsxmbnt]

I don't get why the FIFA commissioner is so reluctant to ban the horns. He's making it out like this is some cultural thing that has been around for decades but really these horns only started to gain popularity after 2001.

[italstallianion]

Interesting article about the possible ban of those Vuvuzelas.

 

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/buzzkill-vuvuzelas-ruining-world-cup-experience--fbintl_ro-vuvuzela061410.html

[ORS]

Ronaldo's next international sporting competition appearance will be the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he will compete in the diving events.

[yeszir]

Flopping really does ruin the sport. It makes it so the referees are reluctant to call real penalties, and it makes the players seem like prima donnas.

[suns]

I'm calling it right now..Brazil gets upset today.

[ORS]

You are just saying that because N. Korea is the Cleveland of the World Cup. It's the place where nobody wants to live or visit, and they have a poor team.

[italstallianion]

Does a tie count as an upset in this case?

[ORS]

Anything that pleases Kim Jong Il automatically qualifies as upsetting, doesn't it?