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I'm definitly watching. Come on England and ireland for me ma The canadian staying at my house isn't really bothered about it, they just hope America don't get anywhere, which I guess is fair.
I can't help but watch with all these males in my house, they are all obsessed.  Is anyone worried about Beckhams hair though?  I just sat there hoping he wouldn't have to do a header, not for fear of messing his hair up, but for fear of him popping the ball.
I'm disappointed in the draw, and if Sven isn't fixing it, then frankly, boys, you can do better!!!
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Don't poo in your pyjama's if they are only hand washable

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I'm watching it - every match so far, and dozens to go.
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Same with my dad - he's getting up at 6am to watch it all! He's quite gutted that he is going to be working when its England vs Argentina - actually come to think of it, I'm working that day too :( I'll just get the kids at work to sit down and watch it with us - cause I know all the staff will try and get out out work!

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But why England chose to go to sleep after such a good first half confounds me.

I think it is hard to go past Italy and France (despite France not playing in EITHER half against Senegal).
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Tell me about it! England have the abilty to get far in the competition - but not when they play like that. They had good players such as Owen and Scholls which seemed to have not done anything throughout the entire match. Why they took off Vassel is also beyond me.

I couldn't believe when I heard France had lost! After their performance in the last World Cup as well! Don't most of the Senegal players play for the French league though?!

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I note Tarzan Boy's comments regarding the times the matches are being screened.

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Your lucky with the times seen as you live on that side of the world. For us in England - we just have to get up early to watch the matches. But I guess the games are on at such arkward times in the US, there really isn't much point. I guess it's also not such a major game as American Football and Basketball over there.

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There won't be many Americans watching the World Cup. The younger generation that has begun to play soccer (or futbol or whatever) within the past ten years will no doubt watch, but for those of us who didn't grow up with it there is no interest.  Give me the 300 pound linebacker any day... I've never seen one that big!!  ;)
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Ok, ok, I meant to say 295lbs ;D They're so fat. It's like watching a beached whales mudskipping after a little pointy pig :o

If you were born in a foreign country, most likely, you're following the matches. The rest are watching basketball.

Tarzan Boy

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No, because USA have a crappy soccer team :-X

candy - eh ???
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So !  I post this about a minute in real time after the final whistle :

USA 3 Portugal 2

Not bad for a 'crappy' team - Portugal were considered one of the Dark Horses for the cup....

I'll be interested how your media will react to this.

It almost seems like I'm the only one who thought you could do it.


FB Van Hurrumph  ;)

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So !  I post this about a minute in real time after the final whistle :

USA 3 Portugal 2

Not bad for a 'crappy' team - Portugal were considered one of the Dark Horses for the cup....

I'll be interested how your media will react to this.

It almost seems like I'm the only one who thought you could do it.


FB Van Hurrumph  ;)
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I couldn't beleive it. I caught bits of the match as I was at work. Everyone slags of American soccer and this has proven that they can do it. Portugal have the apparent best player in Europe in their team and also are favourites to get far in this tournament. There have been some real surprises in this World Cup I must say - nonetheless, well done USA! :)

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Hooray for the Yanks!  At least they'll do better this time than last time, when they finished dead last…
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YES!!!

ENGLAND 1
ARGENTINA 0

I can't believe it - I have never felt so tense about a football match in my life. I seriously couldn't beleive how well England played - Well done lads!!! :)
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Hey Criz

I was thinking about you last night when watching that.

Well done Eng-er-land !  About time you paid back Argentina for all the duddings they've given you in past cups.

I saw Maradona (PrimaDonna) being interviewed on the news tonight.  Whinging about how hurt all his countrymen were and the usual palava, but then he chucks in at the end (which I thought was great) "Well, they had to win one sometime"

It's about the only time I've liked Beckham.  Good to see Danny Mills had a more solid game at fullback.

Bring on Nigeria !


FB  ;)

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  A few nights ago I watched Saudi Arabia vs. Cameroon (I never watch soccer) and I sort of got into it, so to speak.  My one observation is that you never see "basketball" scores in soccer, do you?  I mean this long game with lots of action but only one friggin' point was scored.  I guess that one point is all it takes.
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Davester

Glad to see you're giving it a go at least.  You actually picked one of the poorer matches to watch.

You are correct in your observation about the lack of goals scored (not points).

It is one of the common complaints/observations of non-soccer people, who watch the games.

But, it is exactly that which makes it exciting to watch (admittedly it's something that helps if you have grown up with it and are used to it).  The very fact that the result could hinge on one mistake, or that a team can attack for the whole match and still be defeated by one breakaway goal, is exactly why you see soccer players going absolutely beserk when they score.

Becuase goals are hard to come by and are therefore so valuable.  

As a non-basketball fan, I would argue that it is too easy to score.  You get games where even if a team is down by 7 with 22.3 seconds to go, they can still win by 3.

In Baseball, I've always thought it would be much more interesting if the fielders didn't have gloves and had to rely on more skill and timing to catch the ball.

Grid Iron would be interesting if they took of their padding and bashed the crap out of each other with no protection.  Also thay could use the same team instead of having an offense and a defense.  They could also multi-skill someone (else) to kick the ball, rather than having one guy whose sole job it is.

Field Hockey (note, not Ice Hockey) - most teams seem to be more content to force a penalty corner rather than take the opportunity to shoot for goal.  There seems something inherently wrong with that !

But what I am getting at is that is that I am not putting down any of those sports.  They are all attractive for their own reasons.

One of the great things about soccer is that anyone can play (to varying degrees of course).  You don't have to be tall (a major asset in Basketball, AFL, Volleyball).  You don't have to be physically strong (Grid Iron, Rugby League etc).

You don't have to be able to Ice Skate.

You can just play it.  But yes the scoring is low.  For the above reasons though, this is why FIFA have more member nations than the U.N. (at least that used to be the case, I am unsure of now), and it is regarded as 'The World Game'.

FB

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Bobo, you neglected to mention that the Arbroath score would have been higher but for (a) they hadn't invented goals nets at that stage, and (b) in one half, the ball kept going in the creek that ran behing the pitch.

I'm not making the last one up, I read in it a reliable history of the game somewhere some years ago.


FB  ;)

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   Thanks for the insight, FussBudgetVanPelt.  Actually, I'm definately not a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination (thats any sport) but I must say that despite the troubles in the world today, seeing these far-flung nations come together for this game was refreshing (I didn't even know Saudi Arabia had a professional soccer team) and compelled me to watch the game that night.
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Well alright Davester !

FB  :)

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Bobo ?

France are OUT ?

Which World Cup you watching son ?

They may be sitting on top of a sword but they're not out.

Or have I got it wrong ?

FB  :-/

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Perhaps instead of armies, countries should just have soccer teams.
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Unfortunately Goreripper, sometimes there is no difference at all :

From the following link :

http://www.koreainfogate.com/2002worldcup/worldcup_form.asp?code=mnu03&src=menu_3.html

"...El Salvador and Honduras played each other three times during the qualifiers for the 1970 Mexico World Cup. Honduras won the first 1-0, and El Salvador took the second 3-0 at home. Violence broke out during the matches. Unfortunately, one of the Honduran football fans was expelled from El Salvador ona truck, bleeding. After this incident, Hondurans set fires and killed several Salvadorians living in their country. In the third round in Mexico,El Salvador beat Honduras 3-2. Twenty days later,El Salvador declared war on Honduras and eventually defeated a country eight times larger than itself. More than 3,000 people died in the war..."


Oops !


FB  :(

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Unfortunately Goreripper, sometimes there is no difference at all :

From the following link :

http://www.koreainfogate.com/2002worldcup/worldcup_form.asp?code=mnu03&src=menu_3.html

"...El Salvador and Honduras played each other three times during the qualifiers for the 1970 Mexico World Cup. Honduras won the first 1-0, and El Salvador took the second 3-0 at home. Violence broke out during the matches. Unfortunately, one of the Honduran football fans was expelled from El Salvador ona truck, bleeding. After this incident, Hondurans set fires and killed several Salvadorians living in their country. In the third round in Mexico,El Salvador beat Honduras 3-2. Twenty days later,El Salvador declared war on Honduras and eventually defeated a country eight times larger than itself. More than 3,000 people died in the war..."


Oops !


FB  :(
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Mee Mater remembers that one. I was about to reply to this, but, damme, FussBudget, you beat me to it. Don't forget about the football hooligans. Doesn't the police there in England keep a long list of profiles of people to watch out for in certain events. I think they have their passports taken away too...

Too bad about Argentina. I was rooting for them all the way. And did anyone see the Danes play Senegal? Geez lousie! The little bald guy was the most vicious looking thing on the field. This is FOOTBALL, not free-style tae-kwon-do! I hope that team gets the boot!

As far as the low scoring goes. This is a case in which it matters more on how the game is played and not on how big the score is  :) ;) ::)

Tarzan Boy

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Bobo ?

France are OUT ?

Which World Cup you watching son ?

They may be sitting on top of a sword but they're not out.

Or have I got it wrong ?

FB  :-/
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If the French aren't out yet, they're pretty close. They lost to Senegal and tied Uruguay. And those were supposedlt the weaker half of France's Group. BTW, who won the US-South Korea match?

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Bobo ?

France are OUT ?

Which World Cup you watching son ?

They may be sitting on top of a sword but they're not out.

Or have I got it wrong ?

FB  :-/
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What's this World Cup yous speak of?  The only cup I know of is Lord Stanley. ;D
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Sagnastian !  Listen carefully I will say this only once !

Life exists outside North America !  ;D

(I am only kidding - attitude I mean, not content  ;))

FB  :o :o

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Mee Mater remembers that one. I was about to reply to this, but, damme, FussBudget, you beat me to it. Don't forget about the football hooligans. Doesn't the police there in England keep a long list of profiles of people to watch out for in certain events. I think they have their passports taken away too...

Too bad about Argentina. I was rooting for them all the way. And did anyone see the Danes play Senegal? Geez lousie! The little bald guy was the most vicious looking thing on the field. This is FOOTBALL, not free-style tae-kwon-do! I hope that team gets the boot!

As far as the low scoring goes. This is a case in which it matters more on how the game is played and not on how big the score is  :) ;) ::)

Tarzan Boy
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Ah Tarzan Boy !

I knew you'd know about that !  As for your last comment, right on  :)

Aren't we always being told it's the quality not the quantity that counts ?  ;D

FB

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Perhaps instead of armies, countries should just have soccer teams.
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Actually after seeing all the violence that seem to follow these games whenever a team loses, maybe they should not play this game at all.

;D

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I don't know about violence, but getting home from work on friday after the England win was kind of interesting!?!Lets just say everyone was very happy,no I mean EXTREMELY happy......
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That's because England won. There were riots in Russia when they lost to the Japanese. Some Japanese tourists there got stabbed for Heaven's sake!

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That's because England won. There were riots in Russia when they lost to the Japanese. Some Japanese tourists there got stabbed for Heaven's sake!
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I hadn't heard that,now that really is taking it WAY too far.Honestly the mind boogles at the mentality of some of these people.........

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Ah Tarzan Boy !

I knew you'd know about that !  As for your last comment, right on  :)

Aren't we always being told it's the quality not the quantity that counts ?  ;D

FB
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Bog, that's funny! ;D ;D ;D

On another note: US tied with Korea. How the he11 did THAT happen? There's a lot of weirdness going on this time around. Where are the teams for Colombia, Iran, The Netherlands, and Romania? There's a lot of obvious MIAs!

Tarzan Boy

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Bog, that's funny! ;D ;D ;D

On another note: US tied with Korea. How the he11 did THAT happen? There's a lot of weirdness going on this time around. Where are the teams for Colombia, Iran, The Netherlands, and Romania? There's a lot of obvious MIAs!

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Glad you liked it TB !

The US had it all over Korea and should have won !

AARRGGHH  Don't ever mention Iran to an Australian Soccer fan again.  I cannot elaborate !  Too mnay painful memories of four years ago (qualifiers).

:'( :'( :'( :'(

Distraught FBVP

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Hey Criz

I was thinking about you last night when watching that.

Well done Eng-er-land !  About time you paid back Argentina for all the duddings they've given you in past cups.

I saw Maradona (PrimaDonna) being interviewed on the news tonight.  Whinging about how hurt all his countrymen were and the usual palava, but then he chucks in at the end (which I thought was great) "Well, they had to win one sometime"

It's about the only time I've liked Beckham.  Good to see Danny Mills had a more solid game at fullback.

Bring on Nigeria !


FB  ;)
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Cheers FB! Nice to know you were thinking of me ;)

I'm so gutted that I have to be in at college early on Wednesday - because I'm going to miss the second half of the Nigeria match :( Hmm, can't decide whther to be naughty and just miss and hour of Media class!!

Ferdinand, Mills and Beckham were great in the match, so was Owen, even though he missed, they were some fantastic shots. I kind of think they made a slight mistake by sticking towards defending for the last part of the game - it made the tension unbearbale when I was watching and it gave the Argentininas so many chances. However, it paid off in the end!

Lol - as if Maradona said that - it was about time we beat them though! I know they're my team and that, but they played so much better and definitly deserved to win. I thought the Argentinians played quite dirty in the 1st half, but my Uncle Tony who, for some reason, supports Argentina (obviously) doesn't agree with me! He thinkings we didn't desrve the penalty and were faking! I can tell you there was adebate on the phone  ;D

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There were riots in Russia when they lost to the Japanese. Some Japanese tourists there got stabbed for Heaven's sake!
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I heard about it - how awful is that. Peopld do take football so very seriously though. I don't quite understand why. I know I'm heavily into supporting my team, but I can't get people who just beacuse their team looses, they have to cause havoc.

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As far as England winning the match. Well, just as long as the Americas win the cup. We have to keep it in the family.

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No if us English get there first! ;) To be honest, I don't think England will get the cup, but there's no harm in hoping :)

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I mentioned Iran 'cause it's the best football team from Asia. I'm just thinking that some Arab emir paid off the Iranians handsomely to lose, so that Saudi Arabia could go to the tournament. End Quote

IIRC, Iran got done in a playoff against the Micks.

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IIRC, Iran got done in a playoff against the Micks.


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True that. I still can't rationalize how Saudi Arabia got into the tournament. Seriously.

And the friggin' Danes won! Aaargh. Did anyone see the Germany and Cameroon match. Dude, it was, like, a free for all. These guys were literally throwing punches left and right - two reds and a bunch of yellows. Sigh. This ain't hockey either for corn's sake!

The cup is ours (the Americas)! Mwahahahahahaha! ;D

Tarzan Boy

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Hey, didn't Uruguay beat Australia too? I seem to recall it was the last deciding match. Maybe it was Paraguay. Uruguay - that's a funny name. End Quote

Yes we lost to Uruguay - the only time I've ever seen them play attacking football (yesterday's second half against Senegal was the second time) so they tricked us !

But i don't want to talk about them either !

FB  :'(

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Tarzan Boy
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Not too soon, Boy Wonder.  They're falling like ninepins.

Uruguay - OUT (to Australia's delight !)

Argentina - OUT

Brazil - SAFE (but for how long ?)


The USA and Costa Rica are looking your best bets !

Hee hee hee - oops - Mwahahahahahaha!

FB  ;D :o

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Not too soon, Boy Wonder.  They're falling like ninepins.

Uruguay - OUT (to Australia's delight !)

Argentina - OUT

Brazil - SAFE (but for how long ?)


The USA and Costa Rica are looking your best bets !

Hee hee hee - oops - Mwahahahahahaha!

FB  ;D :o


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But, you forgot Mexico ;) Okay, so, it's Brazil I'm betting all my chips on. Mexico plays Italy tonight/to-morrow. Paraguay is in too (S. Africa out!). Yeah, we got some real winners here :-/  Come ooooon Brazil - daddy needs a pair of new shoes...

Tarzan Boy

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But, you forgot Mexico ;) Okay, so, it's Brazil I'm betting all my chips on. Mexico plays Italy tonight/to-morrow. Paraguay is in too (S. Africa out!). Yeah, we got some real winners here :-/  Come ooooon Brazil - daddy needs a pair of new shoes...

Tarzan Boy
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Aah - My apologies for the unintended omissions, TB.

I am really hoping Mexico dud the Italians out of the cup tonight.  Like the french, hte Italians think all they have to do is walk on the pitch and the referee will give them the game..... >:(

FB  ;)

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Aah - My apologies for the unintended omissions, TB.

I am really hoping Mexico dud the Italians out of the cup tonight.  Like the french, hte Italians think all they have to do is walk on the pitch and the referee will give them the game..... >:(

FB  ;)
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Bog dam! The Eye-talians are in. AAAAAAARGH! Tutti's replacement dude kicked a goal right at the final moments >:(  Ecuador is out. For a moment I thought fer sure it was going to be a Latin American victory. Hmwell, Mexico is in, surprisingly enough (the more the merrier, right?). Of course, I don't know if I'll keep watching once they start dropping like flies again...Paraguay!? Sheesh. We're doomed...Most everyone I know is rooting for Germany. It wouldn't be bad to see Brazil vs. Germany, but there's been enough surprises already this time around. Oh yeh, totally agree on the Italian 'tude about themselves as well as the Frenc, but, then, Eurofootball has always been better than the Americas (I'm an underdog-type, so I still go with the family though :D )

Tarzan Boy

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Never a truer word TB.  And I reckon it's allthe coach's fault.

He keeps leaving (names escapes me) on the sub's bench.


FB  :(

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Until ABC and ESPN got the rights to show it in this country, the only way you could have watched it was on the Spanish-language channel Univision (the home of GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and this is because a lot of Hispanics really love futbol (the Spanish word for soccer).  And now that the Yanks are facing the Mexicans in the next game, I predict that the Yanks should fall.  But maybe not.  Miracles can happen.  The French and the Argentines are out already…  GO USA!
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This should be a good match, Crazydon.

Both the Yanks and the Mexicans have been playing good football, and technically the Mexicans are better, but.....it's just who's better over the ninety minutes.

FB  ;)

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England - 3, Denmark  - 0. Another great win for us! My instincts are saying England vs Brazil for Fridays quarter final, and that will surely be a tense match!
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I thought I might find you in here !

Congrats Svengland !

To Criz, Bobo, Wycombe Baggins, alright !

FB

PS  Bobo, my prediction wasn't too far off.....

And my boy Rio scored  ;D

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Apparently it was an own goal, deflected by the goalkeeper according to my dad ( I didn't look that closely!), but because Ferdinand took the shot, he was awarded the goal - well something like that anyway :)

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Ireland lost to a penalty shoot out!  Boo!
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You just beat me to it! I can't believe that match - Ireland did deserve to win by their performance in the second half as Spain did wrong in taking those players off. Oh well, it paid of in the end for them.

One of my best friend is Irish, but he had put money on Spain to win the World Cup ( this was before he knew the two were playing together in this round). I just text him to ask whther he was gutted that Ireland are out, or whether he's happy that he still has a chance of the money! :)

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WOT in Bog's name just HEPpened!? Mexico lost!? USA v. Germany!? Is the werrld going to end? I just lost 5 bucks and a clump of hair on the left side of my head!

Tarzan Boy
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My commiserations TB !

I thought of you whilst watching the match unfold !

I might add that you are a better loser than the Mexicans themselves.  Elbowing, stomping, kneeing, and refusing to swap shirts afetr the match and all sulking off.  Bad show.

I imagine the Germans are rubbing their hands with glee at the moment.


FB  ;)

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Drove home at midday on Saturday to completely empty roads....I'd been in about 20 mins when this roar errupted from the pub way down the road and I figured England had scored again! ;D
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Gis

What's this ?

You mean, you weren't watching ?

Choke gasp.  I'll bet the M1 would have been empty !

BTW, I'm glad you are also trying to find someone to batch with on the foreign exchange program.  I haven't had any luck yet  :'(

FB  :(

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Gis

What's this ?

You mean, you weren't watching ?

Choke gasp.  I'll bet the M1 would have been empty !

BTW, I'm glad you are also trying to find someone to batch with on the foreign exchange program.  I haven't had any luck yet  :'(

FB  :(
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I couldn't bear too!!I just switched on to check the score!

I know noone seems to want us do they :'(and I'm very clean and housetrained!

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I couldn't bear too!!I just switched on to check the score!

I know noone seems to want us do they :'(and I'm very clean and housetrained!
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I might have to do something about this (although what I have NO idea).

BTW, my apologies for not including you in the list of people I passed on congrats to in an earlier post on this subject.

I hope to include you after the quarter-finals, where I see Brazil have just qualified to play you.  There's aneasy stroll in the park if ever you saw one !


FB  ;)

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This World Cup is full of surprises. If anyone had asked me to predict who would be in in the quarter finals I probably would have only predicated a couple of teams right. What the hell have the USA been on for the last couple of weeks!(not meant as a bad comment, just surprising, just incase I offend anyone ;d) I cannot believe they have got this far, especially with a sport that isn't that popular over there. Well done anyway! The Germany match should be very intriguing. I want to see England vs USA final - that would be highly interesting! :)

But before I count my chickens, we've got to beat Brazil. It's going to be tough this Friday. I'm just happy that I don't have to go into college until 10.30 am so I can watch the match ( at 7.30 am - not a very nice time I must say, but oh well). Anyway, have got to keep my hopes up ( even though my instincts are pessimistic) - so C'mon England!!! :D
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I don't know, I think the USA team sort of bumbled this far - not to say that they lack the ability or anything (it is VERY surprising they made it this far though). Everyone here is extremely pessimistic about this team; if you're not a winner, the American public don't want to hear from you (remember the Australian Olympics?). I guess it must be kind of cool to have no expectations from anyone and then making it this far. There's also this last match with Mexico in which they demonstrated such great sportsmanship (i.e. they didn't condescend to fighting with the Mexicans - that's the last time I ever root for that team >:( ).  7:30 a.m. is bad? Try 11:30-2:00 a.m. and then 4:00 to 6 a.m.

Tarzan Boy

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7:30 a.m. is bad? Try 11:30-2:00 a.m. and then 4:00 to 6 a.m.

Tarzan Boy
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Ok you win! I have to get up at 7 usually for college, but Friday I get a bit of a lie in until 9, so that's why its bad for me:) There's noway I'm going to miss the game just for a couple of extra hours sleep though ;)

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Ok you win! I have to get up at 7 usually for college, but Friday I get a bit of a lie in until 9, so that's why its bad for me:) There's noway I'm going to miss the game just for a couple of extra hours sleep though ;)
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Gotta agree with Tarzan Boy here Criz.

This is the first world cup I have seen at decent times (and I have seen themall since 1974 - Australia were in that one for the one and only time - I rememebr watching them on our black and white TV as they scored no goals in 3 games !)

And of course I never see the FA Cup till after midnight,so as I said in a much earlier thread, count you blessings.

TB - I know what you're going through !

Fuss  :)

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Here in Oz there are probably three major supporter groups of the EPL: Man U, Liverpool and Leeds.

Me, I'm Liverpool.

FBvP already said Leeds :)


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Criz, mrgazpacho speaks the truth, I am a Leeds man.

I would add, though, I have been since 1972, so I have been through the good times (and the bad times..... >:(.....when they were stuck in the old second division)


FB  :D

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Let my just apologise for my unneeded moaning before :) You must be highly dedicated FB and I'm glad for once that the hours in this tournament suit your days fine. Well you wouldn't want to miss this years - what a World Cup of surprises it has been!

It must be tough watching the FA Cup so late at night ( or eary morning I guess).
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No need for apologies Criz !  I've watched every CupFinal since 1973 and with the advancing years it' gets a little harder each time !

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Thanks TB

I sometimes think I'm about the only one !  Lonely job, being a football fan in Australia !


FB  ;)

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Criz, mrgazpacho speaks the truth, I am a Leeds man.

I would add, though, I have been since 1972, so I have been through the good times (and the bad times..... >:(.....when they were stuck in the old second division)


FB  :D
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Ahh - so you did allready state that before - must have slipped my mind :) My dad is also an avid Leeds supporter. We live just outside B'ham - so this season is going to be strange with Villa, B'ham City and WBA all in the Premier League. I've always supported Villa I guess, but I'm not really that interested in it really - give me an International match any day!

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C'mon Fuss, you know that we Aussied would watch pole-sitting if someone told us it was a sport!
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Ah Goreripper, you understand the national psyche all too well !

FB  ;D

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World cup personality most likely to be mistaken for 'Yoric' : Culina the ref
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Alas, Per Luigi.  I knew him, Horatio ;-)

Phil
PS the Ronaldo/Fernando parody just up is excellent - strongly recommended

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And the Yanks' defeat at the feet of Germany proved we still have a long way to go before we can become a soccer powerhouse. Brazil was unquestionably the best team period. If you can score 3 goals against the world's greatest goaltender from Germany, that is pure greatness. And no matter how well the Americans did in this quadrenial event, soccer will still be a kid's sport or a minor sport here. Even if the baseball players strike.  :(
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J.C.

You be too hard by far on the 'Yanks'.  They did extremel well to get where they did, and they did it by playing entertaining football along the way, and everyone there should be proud of their achievement - after all they are in one of the few sports that America competes in internationally......

To lose to Germany by a solitary goal is no disgrace.  It was certainly a moral victory.


FussB  :)

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J.C.

You be too hard by far on the 'Yanks'.  They did extremel well to get where they did, and they did it by playing entertaining football along the way, and everyone there should be proud of their achievement - after all they are in one of the few sports that America competes in internationally......

To lose to Germany by a solitary goal is no disgrace.  It was certainly a moral victory.


FussB  :)
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Yeah. We couldn't even beat New Zealand.

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To lose to Germany by a solitary goal is no disgrace.  It was certainly a moral victory.
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Personally, I think it says a lot more about the German team: possibly the worst team they've fielded in a World or European Cup that I can remember but they still manage to get through to the final... Aided by quite a fortunate draw, IMO.  I don't mean to demean the US team, I thought they should have won against Germany, but the Germans fluked their way through.  Again.  They're kind of good at that.


Phil

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J.C.

You be too hard by far on the 'Yanks'.  They did extremel well to get where they did, and they did it by playing entertaining football along the way, and everyone there should be proud of their achievement - after all they are in one of the few sports that America competes in internationally......

To lose to Germany by a solitary goal is no disgrace.  It was certainly a moral victory.


FussB  :)
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