Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Like most of World Cups.. Brazil, Germany and Italy are Favs IMO..

England and Spain are in very good position too

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

true that !, would like to see one of the africans go thru to the semis

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=AchtungBaby!;829140]Like most of World Cups.. Brazil, Germany and Italy are Favs IMO..

England and Spain are in very good position too[/QUOTE] I would agree to that. ;) But I would like to add that the the teams that were considered as underdogs are playing a good game and you never know in a game of football just one goal is enough for a team to win. :lol: I think there would be many surprising and magical moments this world cup. Oh!! some setbacks too. :p The pooling of hte teams have been done so as to add more spice to the already interesting event.

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Spain to win.

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Brasil also could win!

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=coliver1980;834271]Spain to win.[/QUOTE]

Spain made a great match in the last friendly match against France....

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=ssl;837601]Brasil also could win![/QUOTE]

as COULD 31 other countries

[QUOTE=ssl;842894]Spain made a great match in the last [B]friendly match[/B] against [B]France[/B]....[/QUOTE]

irrelevant ;)

based on the fact France shouldn't even be in the WC finals

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

I know you guys don´t give a shit about this but... NO Zanetti and NO Cambiasso??? For fuck sakes Maradona they are important players for the team who will play the Champions final!!!!! Fucking fat bastard piece of shit

Something nearly to this had happened on your own teams??? Pls say yes :lol:

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

nope, the only thing i was a bit worried about john terry today, but he'll be fine I have a lot of faith in Capello.. Maradona, lol, he's lucky Argentina even made it to the WC finals

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Juan Sebastian Veron<<<< this guy? LMAO

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=AchtungBaby!;861212]Maradona Fucking fat bastard piece of shit

[/QUOTE]

:roll: :lol:

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

maradona is still getting high on crack, no cambiasso and no zanetti,

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=Miguel;861535]maradona is still getting high on crack, no cambiasso and no zanetti,[/QUOTE]

haha

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

FUCK YES [video=vimeo;11896489]http://vimeo.com/11896489[/video]

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Any ideas where we can watch the matches online live?

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

the advert is brilliant!

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=dusk;863278]Any ideas where we can watch the matches online live?[/QUOTE]

I would imagine espn.com will have live matches

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

GO USA!!! steve, england doesn't stand a chance! ;)

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

that advertaisement is fucking brillant love it :D

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

North Korea :RockOn:

they could be either utterly rubbish or the biggest surprise package of the tournament

would love to see them play South Korea at some stage and start a mass brawl or something

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

USA didn't look good last night in their match-up against the Czech... i know it wasn't their cup team and they rested all their superstars, but that game was NOT a good game to end on going into South Africa. can we say defense???

here's to a fun month and a half ahead of us!

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=Garrick;863348]GO USA!!! steve, england doesn't stand a chance! ;)[/QUOTE] you saw the Yanks against the Czechs last night right? lol, they looked very average against a country that didn't even qualify ;)

Onyewu better get sorted out quick, or else USA won't even make it out of their group yes it was mainly their second string players, but still, 2-4 at home isn't a good beginning to their WC warm up matches

USA's saving grace is most of their stars and all their keepers play abroad, that's the one thing that's going to hinder Donovan's progress too, if he can't get away from the MLS for more than a loan he'll never reach his potential. The concacaf region's style of play on a global scale is very amateurish imo

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

I'm just hoping that those guys last night didn't have any rhythm because i'm not sure they've all played together too often. i think the first string is much more in tune with each other, but still.... agree about donovan. i didn't realize he was 'on loan'... that's kinda gay.

we'll find out in the next few days!

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

He went to Everton for a few months and lit it up, loan moves are actually very helpful to players that don't get regular first team playing time on their own club, this was a bit of a different situation, similar to Beckham as he went on loan because it was the MLS off season and it kept him "game fit"..but the GAYlaxy wouldn't let him stay over there

We'll see how they do against Turkey, another country that didn't qualify, next with their full squad this weekend

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

i support everton and he was pretty good for us im hoping he has a shit world cup and signs for us on the cheap ;)

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

he did have a pretty good run

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

The concacaf region's style of play on a global scale is very amateurish

^^ this

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Mexico :D champions

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Getting very excited about it all now. As usual, I have no idea who will win it, but I am interested to see how Holland and Spain fare.

No one seems to be talking about Italy, but they have 22 of their squad playing in Italy, and they are the holders, plus they have good players e.g. Pirlo, Gattuso, Cannavaro.

I think France will bomb totally - I have not been impressed with them at all.

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

way to go N. Korea!!!! LMFAO!

[URL]http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5247372/ce/us/roster-restricts-north-korea-striker-keeper?cc=5901&ver=us[/URL]

JOHANNESBURG -- A striker for North Korea's national team can't be used as a field player at the World Cup because he was listed as a goalkeeper on the official 23-man squad, FIFA said Thursday.

Kim Myong Won, a forward for club team Amrokgang, was listed as a goalkeeper in the final squad submitted to FIFA by North Korea coach Kim Jong Hun. The deadline for the 23-man rosters was Tuesday.

"The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play as goalkeepers during the FIFA World Cup and cannot play outfield," FIFA said. "Kim Myong Won will not be allowed to play as an outfield player if he has been put on the list as a goalkeeper."

[B]All 32 teams competing at the World Cup were required to submit a 30-man squad to FIFA by May 11. From those squads, the teams then had to trim to 23 by June 1, with exceptions only for injuries.[/B] [B][U]North Korea, however, submitted only a 23-man squad by May 11, and sent in the same list for Tuesday's deadline.[/U][/B] [B]The North Korean team arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday and apparently canceled a training session scheduled for Thursday. No one with the team was immediately available for comment.[/B]

In North Korea, Kim is known as a powerful striker, and his ability to sprint earned him the nickname "The Chariot." At the World Cup, North Korea will face Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast in Group G. Before that, the team has a friendly against Nigeria on Sunday.

The last time the North Koreans qualified for the World Cup was 1966, when they reached the quarterfinals, but then lost 5-3 to Portugal despite leading 3-0.

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

i think that's stupid of FIFA... let the man play where he was supposed to and cut someone. honest mistake.

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

it's not an honest mistake when they submitted the same 23 man roster twice... it's a stupid fuck up by a fucked up country, lol

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Friday taking the day off! So fucking excited it's finally here!!!

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

i got TV's set up in the office and in the warehouse, not a chance im missing a game

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[QUOTE=GregWhelan;865465] No one seems to be talking about Italy, but they have 22 of their squad playing in Italy, and they are the holders, plus they have good players e.g. Pirlo, Gattuso, Cannavaro. [/QUOTE]

all old men now gregory my dear boy the italians wont win it

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IeVEawIpC_k/STUGkUpnzqI/AAAAAAAAFTw/bMSm2troHTE/s320/shreck+wayne+rooney.jpg[/IMG]

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

woohoo!!! 24 hours(ish) till kick off!!! I'm off tomorrow, can't wait!

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

:RockOn:

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Why the fuck do they experiment with a totally new ball design during the biggest tournament there is? Fucking daft imo.

They do it every time. Keepers are grumbling about it, players are too. Even some refs are saying they've been surprised at the ball's flight and say it's gonna take some getting used to. I'm not saying never design new balls - i'm just saying don't bring them in untried for the World Cup.

The guy who designed them says there isn't a problem (er.. he would eh?) although at altitude there may be. Did someone not think to tell this cock that some of this world cup is to be played at altitude?

Why not just make a ball out of chocolate and say "it'll be fine as long as you don't play anywhere hot"?

Why the obsession to make a perfectly smooth, round ball?

Is it not the resistance of the surface that make a football what it is and govern it's flight?

Re: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Very sad for Rio Ferdinand. There's no good time to get injured but that's the worst i guess. Sure he's gutted to be missing out and it's not great news for the team either (when you consider his replacement can barely run).

I'm sure i wasn't the only one who had to hold in a giggle when it came to light the injury happened when Heskey fell over and landed on him