FIFA World Cup 2010!!!

[SaturnReturn]

Support Japan - there's lots of potential for alliteration. It's always fun supporting the underdogs too. Same reason to support Ghana - fun to watch. Then if Holland get through to face Brazil, they'll probably be the underdogs from that point onward, so then you can support them (although so far not much fun to watch). :P

[Aeroracer]

@saturn

i agree with you on japan

it would also be good for ghana as they are the only african nation left in their own world cup..

[RedScar]

J-A-P-A-N!
I hope they win it, underdogs ftw

[KGB]

Someone sent me a joke.

David Blaine is said to be gutted because his record of doing **** all in a box for 42 days has been broken by Wayne Rooney :D.

Funny and sadly true.

[OBH]

Being an England fan is painful even at the best of times, but yesterday was the lowest point, at least during my lifetime.

Being beaten by a better team is fair enough, though supposedly "world class" players having no idea on how to do basic defending was just awful and painful to watch.

I do believe it could have been different if lampards goal was allowed. Going into the second half at 2-2 despite playing like dog turd could have rattled the germans, but instead........ eeuugghh. Shame lampards goal was disallowed, a quality strike. So was his free kick that hit the bar.

Hands up if you hate Sepp Blatter.

Still, im hugely looking forward to chile vs brazil.

[KGB]

I hope Capello doesn't leave England after this, he turned us around after being utter garbage under Steve McClaren. Unless he wants the Liverpool job.

[DreamyElf]

England team is a real mystery.
in every tournament, Euro or WC, they considered as favourites and everytime they manage to fail.
i believe the problem is the players, not the coach.
they seem to lazy compared to their performances on their clubs and there is NO teamwork in the team.
although i was surprised by their reaction after the 2nd goal from the germans.
(or shouldn't i, if you see what happened to my fav milan in 2005 against liverpool XD)
i have an example for you:
Greece, before Rehagel joined in 2001, always had talented players but the players were playing for themselves not for the team.
Rehagel managed to insert the right spirit and made the whole team unite as a family.there were no stars in the team, just 11 players playing only for one purpose:honour the shirt and the nation.
the results of Euro 2004 weren't completely random for me.;)

that's what england players need: motivation and someone(something) to make them look and play as a team.
that's of course just my personal opinion.
cheers :)

[Woopzilla]

Ohhh, a yellow right at the end. Lucky for the dutch that they had scored more than once. That would've been something for it to go into extra time with a last second equalizer.

[SaturnReturn]

It's not much fun seeing a goal like that conceded in what was essentially the last second. Hopefully that will shock the defence into being a bit more alert as to what's around them. Feel bad for Stekelenburg, who was referred to as van Stekelenburg by the foolish BBC commentator, and made a few good saves only to see another goal scored against him from the penalty spot.:(

At least Holland are through safely. They had better step it up against Brazil though. I'm quaking in my clogs.:cold

[Woopzilla]

Brazil? It might be Chile! :P

I'm hoping we a get good match today... that Mexico - Argentina match was a bit 'meh' to watch last evening with all the drama.

[Aeroracer]

[QUOTE=osama bin haydn;175766]
Hands up if you hate Sepp Blatter.

QUOTE]

my hands are up.....

i dont like sebb blatter since he endorsed diving and cheating was cool and part of the game..

i also dont like it when he rigs certain matches in the world cup for his own interests by instructing refs to be partial to one side..but thats just how i see it..kinda impossible to prove that he did..

though i have not seen any fixed games since 2006 usa v italy so maybe he is getting better.

i also dont like the fact that after sebb watched the england goal that was accidently disallowed he still thought using cameras was a bad idea..

guess if he did use them it cuts down his options to control outcomes.

Mmmm..i wonder how the england team are feeling..

Maybe..ashamed
Maybe..they dont care
Who knows

[Woopzilla]

Gah, damnit... really unfortunate for Japan. :/

[SaturnReturn]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Poor Japan! :(:(:(:(:(:( Definitely not daijoubu. :(:(:(:(:(

[Aeroracer]

sad about japan..

maybe ghana will do better...

[Medusa]

"definitely not daijobou" LOL! No, definitely not. Poor Komono! I felt so bad for him. I'm glad to see Spain through, I'm so sick of Ronaldo's diving. He acts like such a pansy. *boo*

[yeldar2097]

:hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper

ORANJE BOVEN!!!!!

[OBH]

WHAAAA!!!??? I didnt think there was any football on till tomorrow!! :turd:turd

Dammit! Just seen the goals on the tv. Fair play to Holland, if anyone was going to upset Brazil it was going to be them.

[Medusa]

OMG!! What a game!!! Goodbye Brazil. :twisted:+

[ACE-FLO]

Boy that was a beautiful game. :lol Oranje Boven !!! :rock

[Feisar31]

Incredible! :dizzy I believe that's the first World Cup game Brazil have ever lost after leading at halftime? Congratulations to the Dutch. :clap

[KIGO1987]

Bloody good game it was. Good job for the Dutch.

[blackwiggle]

It ended up a nasty spiteful game unfortunately.
Brazil were fazed after the own goal and completely lost the plot after the second, they started playing the man a lot more than the ball, there should of been a few more red cards handed out to the Brazilians.
It was disappointing to watch a great team reduced to such low tactics. :frown:

The Dutch stayed composed and with their game plan even after being 1 -0 down after the first half, I'm very surprised they didn't score at least another 2 goals late in the 2nd half, how they messed them up I don't know.

[OBH]

I hope Dunga doesnt get chewed out for 20mins of poor football, England had 352 minutes of bad football :beer

[mic-dk]

Heh, what a difference half-time makes. Well done Orange!
I can partly understand some of the brazillian frustration. Particularly in the first, the ref whistled a lot of really small freekicks against Brazil and not a lot against Holland. It got downright nasty towards the end.

That said, Brazil completely lost the plot midway through the second and Holland just kept getting better and better. Great game!

[DreamyElf]

woohooh!
now the road is open for Argentina to lift the cup! :D

brazil played bad and dirty and should have gotten more cards.
Dunga payed for his bad choices and tactics. where is pato, ronaldinho and they played too defensive for a team like brazil...

holland coach made also some mistakes.
he should have brought in huntelaar and elias at 70' and finish the match with counter-attacks a lot earlier.(just like germans did with england)
sneijder's class and the bravery of van bommel and the right back were crucial!
anyway,well done oranje!
i'm hoping for a final between argentina-holland. ;)

[SaturnReturn]

HUP-HUP! That's the sound of da SEMIIIIIIIIIS!

Was listening to this at work and switching windows to the video stream when anything dramatic happened. Managed to miss all the goals though. :lol

Totally agree with BW - Holland seemed to have golden chances on the break to score a few more, but just dawdled and they were wasted.

Also agree with DreamyElf - Huntelaar and Elija look like they a good bet to nab late goals by injecting some fresh pace and clinical finishing.

Finally, Robben needs some new moves. The same thing isn't gonna work more than twice.:g

EDIT: OMG! Anyone watching the Ghana game? Tragic miss by Gyan from a penalty in the dying seconds of E.T. :o. They really deserved a goal there IMO. :(

[KGB]

This Ghana game is my game of the whole World cup so far - how did he miss that penalty!!!!

[SaturnReturn]

Gutted for Ghana. :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

[Woopzilla]

Cheating &%$*#

Unbelievable. I sure hope the Netherlands put Uruguay in their place when they meet.

This is the first match of the world cup where I'm extremely disappointed in the result... would've never thought I would feel so strongly about Ghana being cheated like that.

It is unfortunate that Gyan's shot missed though.

[Aeroracer]

poor ghanna...

proves cheaters do prosper..well in the world cup they seem too

Ghanna can hold their heads high and be proud..what an exciting game..

germany v argentina might be exciting hopefully..

[ProblemSolver]

Today is our day over here in Germany. The whole country will be watching.
I hope we can beat Argentina again! Such games like against England and
now Argentina are what draws the line for us. If we win against Argentina,
the whole country will stay up-side-down (read; big party). If we loose, no
problem, we have beaten England. :D

[Aeroracer]

i wish the english could experience the excitemnt you will be experiencing tommorow in germany when you play argentina..
its bound to be full of excitement.

[ACE-FLO]

we have beaten England. :D

sheesh, 4 years of jumping Germans with bragging rights, rightly deserved I might add ;)

Good luck against Argentina. My bet is that Holland is gonna win it this year... just got that feeing, that sunshiny, glowy, orangey boven feeling :D

[DreamyElf]

what a thrilling match last night between ghana-uruguay!

i don't know about you but imo uruguay deserved to go through.
yeah, it was cheating the way it happened BUT don't forget that the referre denied uruguay a clear penalty on Abreu by Pantsil at around 80'.
also don't forget that uruguay lost their best defender and captain in the first half.
both moments could have changed the game a lot earlier... ;)

let's see now what will happen today! :D

[OBH]

Gutted for Ghana. That penalty miss last kick of extra time was epic.

[KGB]

Really interesting game on now. Germany look very strong, if it stays like this I can see the Argentinians losing their heads.

[KIGO1987]

I really do want to see Argentina win this.

Watching the game now. Bloody Germans have got a goal i see.

[KGB]

It shows that England were not as bad as people said, least we managed to score 2 goals against Germany ;). Germany have to be favourites to win the whole thing now, they look better and better as it goes a long. I'm still hoping Spain win it though.

[Woopzilla]

DEUTSCHLAND!!!

YES!!! 4-0!

C'mon! We'll win it this year!

[Dark_Phantom_89]

I'm gutted for Ghana. If video technology was introduced (hint hint FIFA,) I reckon they should have been given that goal seeing as it was blatently going in the back of the net. A real shame that they missed that penalty too.

Uruguay are only through due to cheating. Ghana can hold their heads high that they didn't resort to such underhand tactics.

In other news, WOW Germany, just wow. 4-0 against Argentina - that is an almighty achievement :rock

[Woopzilla]

We were playing against Argentina. xD

:P

[Dark_Phantom_89]

Oops, I was thinking about the Holland game and ended up writing Brazil :paperbag

[mic-dk]

Adios Diego! I am really impressed by Deutchland - mein gott you play some good football. :+

Man, I hope Spain takes it tonight - I really, REALLY want to see Spain vs Germany! which Espana of course will win... :)

[KIGO1987]

After seeing the Argentina vs Germany game. i feel that Australian didnt do this bad this world cup.

[DreamyElf]

well done Germany and a fair result.

Argentina really disappointed me with their performance...(like they did back in 2002)
the players played SO bad that makes me wonder if they were thinking more about holidays instead of winning the match... :(

Maradona slept for good, maybe he'll make some changes in the tactics and bring on some players quicker when he plays the rematch on football manager or fifa...

i guess this will be the first world cup that a european team wins it outside europe.
there is an end to everything. lol

[mic-dk]

Congratulations Paraguay for shutting down Spain for 83 minutes. Unfortunately one need to it for 90 minutes ;) Paraguay showed heart and fighting spirit and I'd really like to see the run statistics for the players. Several of them must have run a bloody marathon!

I just love David Villa - not like a boyfriend, though should he ask I'll seriously consider it :p I love how he just keeps on pushing towards the goal and now I get my what-should-have-been-the-final-sorry-Holland GER vs SPA!

PS. that redo of the Spanish penalty was BS.

[UB3R~JKP]

GAH, unlucky Para. :(

[ProblemSolver]

Deutschland

What a night -- so proud!

[Harvai]

Yeah, sad to see Paraguay out of the Cup, and with them the last team I was supporting.

I'm picking Germany to win the final, maybe vs Spain?

[DreamyElf]

harvai, germany are playing spain in the semi final so its impossible to meet in the final.
so the two semi finals are:
July 6- Tuesday: Uruguay-Holland
July 7- Wednesday: Germany-Spain

may the best team win!

[Connavar]

In their latest game, Germany have played the best football so far!!
They were incredibly efficient, wow... Spain will have to play a lot better.

[Medusa]

I agree with you, Germany look like they'll take it at this point.
Yesterday's football blew my mind. I was having heart attacks in the Paraguay-Spain game.
I love Casillas. Did I mention that? <3

[SaturnReturn]

Argh! Semi-final...so nervous.:cold I hope Holland can pull this off, hopefully with a goal-fest.

[mic-dk]

Good luck Oranje! I can't watch the match my self, but fingers crossed.

[SaturnReturn]

Woah, out of nowhere Gio scores a belter! That has to be one of the shots of the tournament.:D

[yeldar2097]

Awesome strike! :pirate

[SaturnReturn]

Yeah, but then the defense let Forlan have space. Saw that goal coming a mile off once they backed off. Not sure what that's about. Even though they haven't conceded many goals, the Dutch defense really isn't a whole lot worth writing home about.:( Feel bad for Stekelenburg too, he almost had that. Sneijder's yellow card looked like a joke to me. I think he just offered a friendly 'calm down' type gesture and the Uruguayan fell to the ground. I could be wrong though - camera was far away.

EDIT: Don't feel so bad for Stekelnburg now. He should have had that. Not sure what Heitinga was doing either.:rolleyes:

[yeldar2097]

I was talking about Gio's strike. Forlan's strike can suck my balls because I don't like him. Mainly because he scored against us.

Stupid Stekelenburg, he's ruined everything :(

[SaturnReturn]

Not impressed with van Bommel's antics. Fouling folk used to be Boulahrouz's job. Now vB's properly pushing his luck. Considering how much luck we've had, and how much we still need it (from the looks of things), he's definitely not my favourite player at the mo, despite doing his role well up until the last match, when the foul-fest started. But still...

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Holland are in the final. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D And ITV won't let us watch the celebrations. :mad::mad::mad:. Instead they're showing adverts for erectile disfunction. :?::?::?::bomb.

[mic-dk]

Congratulations! It's going to be one hell of a final regardless of who wins tomorrow.

:+

Oooh, just saw that first goal - brilliant shot!

[Dark_Phantom_89]

Wow, that 41 yard shot was sheer quality :+

Great job Oranje, I'll be rooting for you in the final.

[OBH]

Holland are in the final. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D And ITV won't let us watch the celebrations. :mad::mad::mad:. Instead they're showing adverts for erectile disfunction. :?::?::?::bomb.

That was so funny!! :beer
And once the game finished they showed highlights of every goal except the first one!!! Stupid ITV.

[UB3R~JKP]

Kudos well earned by the dutch!:D

[blackwiggle]

Wow that ITV WC coverage must be pretty woeful, I'm glad we don't have to suffer it, even the new series of Top Gear was taking the micky out of it.

SBS who have been covering the WC on free to air TV in Aus has been doing a brilliant job, they have been giving equal coverage on each team, so you really end up learning something.

Enjoying watching live coverage of day 4 of Le Tour on the same channel while waiting for the Germany V Spain match, boy there have been some big race changing pile ups, 3 in the last 1.5Km of day 2, and just masses of small ones yesterday when there were 13 portions of the days race that went over the cobblestones, that really shook up the GC. :)
Usually it's a bit of a parade for the first week and a half until the real tactical racing starts in the mountains.

[KIGO1987]

I gotta agree there. SBS has done a brilliant job televising the World Cup, only bloody digital TV station i can pick up lol. Ive actually picked up another TV station during this World Cup also, its called 3D TV trial. Channel 040. Shows the world cup games in 3D given if you have a 3D TV set i think, screen is split into two near identical frames to emulated the sight viewed from human vision. Have you picked up that TV station as well Blackwiggle?

[blackwiggle]

I can pick it up as it's a registered channel on my set top box, I tried it when it first started up, but it only appears as a black screen if you don't have the 3D broadcast decoder built into 3D TV's.

Crikey, they have been talking about the electronic gear changing used on the Tour bikes that are using Shimano running gear.
I just did a search on it [ Shimano Di2 ], you can change gears under full power without a hitch, and that includes the front chain rings, it even self adjusts for chain chatter.
See this Youtube explanation/review of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJXKCoxMLnU

Amazing stuff, bloody well should be as well as it's double the price of the manual Dura Ace group set, cheapest I found it was over Aus$4k :eek

[KIGO1987]

I can pick it up as it's a registered channel on my set top box, I tried it when it first started up, but it only appears as a black screen if you don't have the 3D broadcast decoder built into 3D TV's.

Kinda comes up on my 2009 Sony Bravia KDL32V5500. Entry level 1080p in the Sony Bravia range. The picture doesnt come up as a black screen, it comes up as two elongated pictures side by side. If i had the 3D Sony TV would be able to see something. The Bravia3 engine in my tellie seems to process a bit of the data coming through that tv channel.

[Woopzilla]

Ok, world cups over for me. :(

What's the point of being probably the most consistent team in the entire world if you can never reach the finals... ARGHhh. I want to see germany win just once in my life but other teams who aren't as consistent always suddenly get in the way. :(

[SaturnReturn]

I guess they just weren't consistent enough on the day. Spain were awesome. If they can pass the ball like that on Sunday then they'll pick Holland apart. Not looking forward to that. Will just have to hope for loads of luck. :lol Could be a really boring final though, if both teams just try to keep the ball and get pushed back. Let's hope for more excitement than that eh?;)

Congrats to Spain.:)

[mic-dk]

Right Netherlands. You're the only thing standing in my way for a big, fat I told you so! (http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showpost.php?p=174050&postcount=18) :lol

Not the best of games - Germany looked tired and like they already lost the match for the first hour. Not that I'm biased in any way (ahem... ;) ), but the better team won today. Why the h*ll couldn't GER play like they have done throughout the tourney?

[Cyberio]

Go Spain Go!

We're in the final!

[ACE-FLO]

Good going to SPain, they played a tough game and got that one goal they needed. I was supporting Germany but hey, were'nt meant to be. Any team I support goes down the pan real quick :D

Gotta love OBH though, I got a text message after the game, reading "Not sure about you, but I can't help but wish i'd planned a holiday to Amsterdam for the world cup fnal :D" - Now, that is a great idea :+ made me laugh a bit too :D ... watch out Dampkring, here I come... :g

[Hellfire_WZ]

How the hell did that fecking octopus get it right again? :eek

[SaturnReturn]

They blatantly film the octopus picking each team and then show whichever one wins after the game. It's all rigged! Except the bit where they show the octopus doing its thang before the games. I haven't quite figured out how they rigged that bit. :P

[ACE-FLO]

:eek the octopus knows you are talking about it and will come after you :blarg

[stin]

It`s a helluva header even his team mate could not believe it!:blarg

Should be good for the final!!!

stevie:)

[Medusa]

That was a really beautiful game, I've never enjoyed watching a team pass the ball around that much before...and as a side note, Puyol is the ugliest footballer I can call sexy. One 8) cat, that one.
What an exciting final!! Can hardly wait.

[q_dmc12]

I had a strange sense it was rigged, Germany seemed to hold back alot.. oh well - I'm really routing for the Netherlands. :hyper

[KIGO1987]

Bugger me the Ocy did get it all right.

Well for some there is always the choice of putting him on the Barbie. dont cook it for too long as the turn rubbery very quickly.

Im going to go for the Dutch to take this out altogether. 2009 Wipeout World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup :P

[RedScar]

All I gotta say is

ORANGE

[ProblemSolver]

Germany could have done much better, but the team is quite too young to
maintain the level they are able to deliver. On the contrary, Spain plays
together in its formation for over two years now, they know each other and
are clever enough to wait for their chances. Spain was the better team.
Their really deserve a star, it's about time! But the same holds for the
Netherlands. So good luck to both nations!

Personally, I was quite satisfies that we have beaten England and Argentina.
This counts a lot here in Germany (more than loosing the cup, if you ask
around). But I do respect the quality of England and Argentina as well. They
could have done better, no doubt. They (and some others) are essentially the
teams giving us a real challenge each time. So thank you!

[OneAVGNFan]

When this tornament is over, are we going to leave this thread to die and/or create a seperate thread for FIFA World Cups (please let it be the latter only)?

I want Holland to win it all because...
1. They been to 2 previous finals but lost both of them. They truly deserve one.
2. They won all of their WC games to date.

[SaturnReturn]

Bloody octopus has predicted Spain to win the final. That's actually got me worried.:(

[mic-dk]

Paul is one happening octopuss! Viva España! Olé!

Now, where did I put my cerveza...?

:p

[ACE-FLO]

Thar Ocotopus is a fake - the real one got served in a Spanish restaurant, of fthe costa del sol :g this new fake octopus - is only here to knowck down the confidence of the Holland team... but it aint happeneing. I just got off the phone to the Holland manager and gave him a heads up, he's sending me his very finest herbs as a way to say thank you :g

COME ON HOLLAND :rock Sweat those Spansish suckers like they sitting in a sauna :D

[Medusa]

I remember eating kalamari with black (squid ink) rice when I was Spain...
so go ahead and win it, viva Espana, then everybody eats the octopus to celebrate so it doesn't wreck football match anticipation anymore!!!

[mic-dk]

I'm sensing a conspiracy on the part of our 6-8 armed friends...:

here's another octopus (http://ekstrabladet.dk/nationen/article1375257.ece) in a danish aquarium. There's a lot of talk that won't make any sense to most of you, but he selects a country at the end... ;)

Further down in the article there's aa video of an apparently psychic parakeet :lol

[SaturnReturn]

I'm quite looking forward to the World Cup, but a part of me is secretly hoping that Holland don't make the final, because I'm meeting someone important the same day and really wouldn't want to make the choice between the two.:paperbag

I can't believe that this is actually happening, but it is. World cup final or girl? It's the biggest dilemma since daddy or chips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksmb6iwPZYo). Might just have to record the football and watch with a delay, hoping I don't hear the score on the way home. :(

[mic-dk]

Girl! No question. There's just 4 years till next WC ;)

But couldn't you spend a few hours in a bar where there's a TV you can glance at? You can still carry a reasonable conversation and whenever anyone shouts you can turn your attention on the telly for a moment. If she's interesting enough the choice will make it self :)

Personally I just have to battle the heat while watching both the first mountain stage in the TdF and then the WC final tommorow. My wife has long given up on making me do other stuff during large sporting events :lol

[Dark_Phantom_89]

And Muller scores for Germany :clap

Saturn - I feel your pain, but you have to see the girl - I'm sure she's worth it, plus she may not forgive you if you cancel her ;)

[SaturnReturn]

Oh no, she'd have to forgive me. Let's just say I'm ahead on points in that regard. :P We'll definitely meet up anyway, but it might be cut short if I want to watch the match too, and there's also logistical nightmare involved due to London transport being screwed this weekend for both of us. I don't really want to cut it short, but I want to see the match. So will stop worrying and give mic's suggestion a go and see what happens.

Hup Holland Hup!

[Medusa]

Congrats to Germany! That was a great game, Forlan was soooo close! Great finish!

[Woopzilla]

Yea!

DEUTSCHLAND!!!

Been watching the entire World Cup on german tele... and wow, the bbc (or was it ITV?) didn't even broadcast the entire ceremony afterwards? I checked to see if they would for this one match... but all I saw was a few bums sitting round a table. :lol

Good job geman tele doesn't quit from games right away... even in ones that doesn't involve germany. And the analysis afterwards is always decent and focuses on the match at hand. ;)

[RedScar]

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[morfeo378]

hoy ganara !!!! LA ROJA !!!

[Cyberio]

¡Arriba España!

Go Spain!

Congrats to Germany, i had a lot of fun seeing the match.

[q_dmc12]

So the Dutch lost to Germany then? (I missed it)

[KGB]

I can't believe that this is actually happening, but it is. World cup final or girl? It's the biggest dilemma since daddy or chips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksmb6iwPZYo). Might just have to record the football and watch with a delay, hoping I don't hear the score on the way home. :(

Football being the daddy, the girl must be chips then. I say go for daddy, you can buy chips from anywhere. If you know what I mean ;).

Come on Spain :)

[mic-dk]

LOL KGB - but this could be free chips, for the rest of his life! Daddy will be back, that's the trick with daddies. No matter how you treat them, they'll pretty much always be back. Chips, on the other hand... :p

Enough metaphors! Adelante Espana!

[KGB]

I say peel another potato ;)

Too late anyway, I think he's gone for a big bag of them with vinegar on!

[DreamyElf]

since Greece didn't managed to reach the final i'm with Spain! lol
Spain plays the best football, have their best team in their history, a great coach!(respect to del bosque /bow) and i always support mediterranean teams!:g

i like Holland too but i think it will be a shame if they win it with this team.let me explain:
Holland had amazing squad in '70s and '90s.
in '74 and '78 they were unlucky to play the final with the host country(Germany and Argentina).
in late '80s and '90s they had also great team.
especially the teams of 1998 and 2000 were AMAZING!!!
too bad they didn't won any cups then,except '88
today if you exclude Sneijder,Van Bommel,Huntelaar and Van Der Vaart the other players are average compared to the likes of the old teams i mentioned(Van Persie compared to Bergkamp? Heitinga compared to F.De Boer or Staam? give me a break...)
and finally i hate their coach. he doesn't take a risk, plays very predictable football, too defensive and unattractive for a team like Holland that is known for their total football!
also he is wasting Huntelaar for Van Persie...
Hiddink is by miles a better coach, he just was unlucky in 1998 against the great brazil...
i dont have anything with dutch people or football, i just don't like they way they play in this WC, so don't hold a grudge or anything against me, ok?:)
peace and may the better team win the 19th WC!;)

[stin]

I will be watching the final tonight!!!!:hyper

stevie:cowboy

[JABBERJAW]

rooting for the dutch, but think spain will win 1-0. They just seem to control the ball/pace every match. Should be a great match though

edit: Probably a bad call in this one as well, taking away a goal or something for no reason, or a red card for someone flopping without getting touched.

[xEik]

I hope Holland wins :D

[stin]

These players are bunch of actors and they don`t deserves an Oscars....well maybe!;)

Edit Five Yellow cards already!!!!!, that is shocking!!!

stevie:g

[mic-dk]

De Jong should've had a direct red for that chest kick on Alonso. Excessive to say the least. Otherwise pretty boring for us non-spanish/dutch :)

I hope the second half is more fun..

[JABBERJAW]

shouldn't there have been a red card on that? I think the officials don't want to be the ones to decide the game maybe

[mic-dk]

IMO yes, he should have been escorted out of the stadium. It's kinda the refs job to make sure nobody is killed. But it didn't happen so nevermind - onwards second half!

[stin]

That english ref is ruining the game altogether, after 7 yellow cards!!!!

Now, I can see Spain will win!:bomb

stevie:|

[mic-dk]

Dare I say that... ahm... oh boy... one of the teams are doing their part in ruining the game and the ref is doing his job in my book?

I perfectly understand why though, it's the only way to get the other team out of their comfort zone. But both teams should cool it a bit and start playing football.

[kaori]

Why don't the referees apply the rules ?

Now, I'm not surprised to see cheaters, simulators and bully boys on amateur fields...

[stin]

I rest my case!!!!

stevie

[mic-dk]

Paul the Octopus wins again!

I'll pass on my opinion on the game for now - far to many dutchmen here ;) But I feel your pain Holland, silver medal is the worst of them all...

But... I told you so!

:p

[xEik]

Damn. I still don't give a rat's ass for the Spanish team and wish Holland had won but one has to be a good sport and congratulate the rightful winners :(

[Aeroracer]

world cup octopus get it right again..
why cant we get world cup octopus to pick a decent england side..

mind you it would probally be all female..


ref in in the final should be sacked..he was as in typical world cup fashion..utter crap and corrupted the game..

im happy for spain...but who knows how the world cup would have turned out if thee were no crap refs or refs paid off by blatter..

[stin]

Jasmin wrote,
"ref in in the final should be sacked..he was as in typical world cup fashion..utter crap and corrupted the game.."

Merci.......that is all I want to hear!!!:clap

stevie

[SaturnReturn]

Spain deserved it more, far far more. If Holland had won after that first half I would have felt dirty. Shocking fouls! I'm glad the best team won. I have to say I enjoyed the rest of the tournament far more than that final, and that wouldn't be any different if Holland had won in the end.

Congrats to Spain. :)

[yeldar2097]

True, Spain deserved it, but I really don't agree with the comms/presenters spewing bullshit about how it was The Netherlands' game plan to foul and maim/kill/demolish the Spanish players, it's complete bullshit.

One more thing, Mark Lawrenson really needs to **** off somewhere dirty and die a terrible death. I hope he gets a really foul and debilitating disease. Shut up you prick -_-

[SaturnReturn]

Bit harsh. But they were over the top after the first half with their comments. I think they were trying to be aggressive and win the ball - close Spain down early - and some of them just went well over the top. Can't really slate a whole team they way they did for individual actions/decisions, no matter how bad they were. I think those players' actions speak for themselves without the commentators amplifying them so ridiculously.

[KGB]

I thought the ref did alright, he could of sent two Dutch off in the first half alone which would of really ruined an already bad game of football for the impartial viewer. I agree with a few posts that the BBC were a bit anti Dutch after the first half.

Can't be very nice to lose a world cup final.

[morfeo378]

Football has been fair, I am very disappointed with the way you play in Holland, we are world champions

[Woopzilla]

So is this a new record? 14 Yellow cards (13+1 Red) in a final.

That kung fu kick was pretty incredible though. I actually think the ref was holding back... he could've rightly sent off a lot more.

In fact, there was some judo in that match as well but I forgot who by.

[yeldar2097]

Football has been fair, I am very disappointed with the way you play in Holland, we are world champions

Yeah because that's how we play all the time.

"Try to injure as many players as you can" is what the coach say before the match, and at half time, and after the match.

Idiot -_-

[morfeo378]

a team that wants to play and another that wants to break the game, should be expelled for at least 3 players, van bommel and de jong for kunfu kick, but also Spain won thanks to casillas

[SaturnReturn]

Calm down yeldar. But true enough it's not representative. I think anyone with sense should know it's not a typical Dutch performance and just individuals going too far when the pressure was on. It may not have looked like Holland were too positive at times either, but who can blame them for a slightly different approach when they've lost out so often, even with great football and talent? Today they just couldn't play the game that they did in other matches and were just stifled. Overall they scored a lot of goals (far more than Spain) and gave us some great matches (arguably far more fun to watch than Spain overall). Up until the final I'm happy with their tournament. Was a lot of fun along the way.

Muller wins the golden boot on assists as a tie-breaker. How silly is that? Especially considering one of them came on the 3rd place playoff. Personally think Villa deserved it most. And Forlan the golden ball? Can't see it myself.

[Dark_Phantom_89]

A pretty violent game from both sides. Mr. Webb sure did earn his salary tonight :cowboy

Unlucky Holland, but at least you have the honour of making the final.

[Cyberio]

LOL @ this one (http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/9095/finishhimh.jpg)

Champions! First place!


Idiot -_-

Tell me when we insulted you.
And yes, Holland was really agressive, i can't believe a team like them could be like this.

[JABBERJAW]

I don't mind the fouls, BUT as long as they are called correctly, that judo kick should have lost a man for sure. that was the first game I saw that spain was not in complete control of the ball.

What bothers me about soccer I think, and probably many Americans is the flopping, pretending to be hurt, just to get a penalty kick or the ball. Very frustrating for me to watch this. It's too bad there is not a rule against this, like maybe if you go down clutching your ankle in either fake or real agony, you MUST come out of the game for 10 minutes. Players who do not want to come out of the game won't flop on purpose.

[Woopzilla]

Ok, I just finished creating this: http://i29.tinypic.com/23ucydf.gif

:P

[ACE-FLO]

Whoa LOL, too funny :D

[RedScar]

What bothers me about soccer I think, and probably many Americans is the flopping, pretending to be hurt, just to get a penalty kick or the ball. Very frustrating for me to watch this. It's too bad there is not a rule against this, like maybe if you go down clutching your ankle in either fake or real agony, you MUST come out of the game for 10 minutes. Players who do not want to come out of the game won't flop on purpose.

I'm the same with you Jabber, its frustrating to see this and I'm glad I had the EVO streams to watch. I'm disappointed in the way holland played, spain deserved that win although im still pissed at the one none-call on that good run by the dutch striker, you know the one where he freaks on the ref.

[OBH]

I thought when robben was played through it was hollands, shame it wasnt, now spain have won 2 consecutive tournaments, england are officially the whipping boys of world football :)

the game wasnt great (the whole tournament this time wasnt great really), but a real top quality goal to win it.

@the americans
i totally agree with the fake injuries, but at least its not as stop / start as american football :beer

[KIGO1987]

What bothers me about soccer I think, and probably many Americans is the flopping, pretending to be hurt, just to get a penalty kick or the ball. Very frustrating for me to watch this.

Answer.

Watch Australian Rules Football. There isnt any of this Nazi red card crap and poncy oh look at me i broke a nail im going to flop on the grass and gain attention from the referee so i can get a free kick.... dumb.

There are no on field brawls in Soccer either, only so far exciting to watching, then it gets repetitive and frustrating to watch indeed.

[PEPEDA]

Weeeee are the champiooooooooooooons !!!!!!!!

[KIGO1987]

Spain must be having the biggest pissup right now i reckon :D

[OBH]

i know 4 people in spain at the moment.... lucky sods... one has no interest in football and booked his holiday at the perfect time by chance!!