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[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:29:30 PM
Yup. They are in the same group. Algeria & Slovenia. Group C.
Right about Slovenia. I saw the upset of Slovenia against Russia in the playoffs. Tricky, indeed. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:25:53 PM)
Becks wrote:
Will be interesting to see what happens in this group. Slovenia is in this group I think, and they are super tricky LOL.
US team doing some kind of victory lap.
guidogodoy wrote:
Draw! Not bad against the heavily fav., England. I'll take it!
[Becks] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:25:53 PM
Will be interesting to see what happens in this group. Slovenia is in this group I think, and they are super tricky LOL.
US team doing some kind of victory lap. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:24:07 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Draw! Not bad against the heavily fav., England. I'll take it!
[joedraper] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:24:32 PM
WTF?? Is this the WC of draws? LOL
Still nail biting game to watch! I am so thrilled to be in this country right now!!
Gah a draw, bugger. If only the English goalie hadn't done a woopsy LOL!!! That ball is crazy, floats in the air for ages.
joedraper wrote:
Yep! Goalie is really on top of his game tonight.. guarding it like it's a steak on Oprah's plate lol.
Becks wrote:
LOL you'll want to see him when he REALLY looses his temper.
Grrrr waiting for some kind of goal, could have been heaps, there has been over 20 shots on goal this game according to the commentary.
joedraper wrote:
Hahahahahha I'm about as big a fan as you are Guido... though the tune is infectuos although that could aslo be due to my bout of football fever... who knows.. Roony looks about to explode hahahahha!
guidogodoy wrote:
You know, I kinda thought that it was her. Shows how big a fan I am of her.
Still, nice eye candy and catchy tune. Choreography had me jumping around like a madman.
joedraper wrote:
That would have been Shakira lol.. Now wasn't that opening ceremony the best! You should see them open parlament OMG! lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA!
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:24:07 PM
Draw! Not bad against the heavily fav., England. I'll take it!
[Becks] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:23:17 PM
Gah a draw, bugger. If only the English goalie hadn't done a woopsy LOL!!! That ball is crazy, floats in the air for ages. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:22:01 PM)
joedraper wrote:
Yep! Goalie is really on top of his game tonight.. guarding it like it's a steak on Oprah's plate lol.
Becks wrote:
LOL you'll want to see him when he REALLY looses his temper.
Grrrr waiting for some kind of goal, could have been heaps, there has been over 20 shots on goal this game according to the commentary.
joedraper wrote:
Hahahahahha I'm about as big a fan as you are Guido... though the tune is infectuos although that could aslo be due to my bout of football fever... who knows.. Roony looks about to explode hahahahha!
guidogodoy wrote:
You know, I kinda thought that it was her. Shows how big a fan I am of her.
Still, nice eye candy and catchy tune. Choreography had me jumping around like a madman.
joedraper wrote:
That would have been Shakira lol.. Now wasn't that opening ceremony the best! You should see them open parlament OMG! lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA!
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[joedraper] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:22:01 PM
Yep! Goalie is really on top of his game tonight.. guarding it like it's a steak on Oprah's plate lol.
LOL you'll want to see him when he REALLY looses his temper.
Grrrr waiting for some kind of goal, could have been heaps, there has been over 20 shots on goal this game according to the commentary.
joedraper wrote:
Hahahahahha I'm about as big a fan as you are Guido... though the tune is infectuos although that could aslo be due to my bout of football fever... who knows.. Roony looks about to explode hahahahha!
guidogodoy wrote:
You know, I kinda thought that it was her. Shows how big a fan I am of her.
Still, nice eye candy and catchy tune. Choreography had me jumping around like a madman.
joedraper wrote:
That would have been Shakira lol.. Now wasn't that opening ceremony the best! You should see them open parlament OMG! lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA!
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[Becks] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:16:28 PM
LOL you'll want to see him when he REALLY looses his temper.
Grrrr waiting for some kind of goal, could have been heaps, there has been over 20 shots on goal this game according to the commentary. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:14:03 PM)
joedraper wrote:
Hahahahahha I'm about as big a fan as you are Guido... though the tune is infectuos although that could aslo be due to my bout of football fever... who knows.. Roony looks about to explode hahahahha!
guidogodoy wrote:
You know, I kinda thought that it was her. Shows how big a fan I am of her.
Still, nice eye candy and catchy tune. Choreography had me jumping around like a madman.
joedraper wrote:
That would have been Shakira lol.. Now wasn't that opening ceremony the best! You should see them open parlament OMG! lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA!
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[joedraper] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:14:03 PM
Hahahahahha I'm about as big a fan as you are Guido... though the tune is infectuos although that could aslo be due to my bout of football fever... who knows.. Roony looks about to explode hahahahha! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:06:35 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
You know, I kinda thought that it was her. Shows how big a fan I am of her.
Still, nice eye candy and catchy tune. Choreography had me jumping around like a madman.
joedraper wrote:
That would have been Shakira lol.. Now wasn't that opening ceremony the best! You should see them open parlament OMG! lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA!
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:06:35 PM
You know, I kinda thought that it was her. Shows how big a fan I am of her.
Still, nice eye candy and catchy tune. Choreography had me jumping around like a madman. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:02:15 PM)
joedraper wrote:
That would have been Shakira lol.. Now wasn't that opening ceremony the best! You should see them open parlament OMG! lol.
guidogodoy wrote:
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA!
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[joedraper] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:02:15 PM
That would have been Shakira lol.. Now wasn't that opening ceremony the best! You should see them open parlament OMG! lol.
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA!
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[Becks] Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:01:18 PM
LMAO!!! Sorry but it's been years since I've seen any Monty Python. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:59:01 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
For SHAME not to recognize such an obvious quote. Your mother WAS obviously a hamster! LOL!!
Becks wrote:
What the heck sort of insult is that??? LOL.
guidogodoy wrote:
I blow my berrante in your general direction, you tiny-brained wiper of other people's bottoms! LOL!!!
Becks wrote:
England! LOL!!! They've had the most opportunities, but are not getting them in. Wayne Rooney is pretty well marked at the moment too.
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:59:01 PM
For SHAME not to recognize such an obvious quote. Your mother WAS obviously a hamster! LOL!!
I blow my berrante in your general direction, you tiny-brained wiper of other people's bottoms! LOL!!!
Becks wrote:
England! LOL!!! They've had the most opportunities, but are not getting them in. Wayne Rooney is pretty well marked at the moment too.
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[Becks] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:52:47 PM
What the heck sort of insult is that??? LOL. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:51:49 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
I blow my berrante in your general direction, you tiny-brained wiper of other people's bottoms! LOL!!!
Becks wrote:
England! LOL!!! They've had the most opportunities, but are not getting them in. Wayne Rooney is pretty well marked at the moment too.
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:51:49 PM
I blow my berrante in your general direction, you tiny-brained wiper of other people's bottoms! LOL!!! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:46:28 PM)
Becks wrote:
England! LOL!!! They've had the most opportunities, but are not getting them in. Wayne Rooney is pretty well marked at the moment too.
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:50:34 PM
Damn straight about the dancing! Who was that blonde stomping around barefoot towards the end of the opening celebration? Had me stomping around with her and the 30 other people on the stage the other night! HAAA! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:45:35 PM)
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[Becks] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:46:28 PM
England! LOL!!! They've had the most opportunities, but are not getting them in. Wayne Rooney is pretty well marked at the moment too. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:45:35 PM)
joedraper wrote:
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Woohooo!!! 1-1 who's gonna be the lucky team????
guidogodoy wrote:
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[joedraper] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:45:35 PM
Dude! We may have no idea how to run a country but we can dance I tell you! lol
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[Becks] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:34:53 PM
LOL yeah crazy bouncy ball. I feel a bit sorry for the English goalie. Oh well. Hopefully England kick some yank ass in this half, hehehehe [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:19:32 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Level at the half! OPA!
Lucky us for that we have that WONDERFUL new ball! LOL!!! Edited at: Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:21:31 PM
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:19:32 PM
Level at the half! OPA!
Lucky us for that we have that WONDERFUL new ball! LOL!!! Edited at: Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:21:31 PM
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:06:47 PM
While not exactly happy with the current state of affairs in Eng vs. USA, I will say that I am tooting along with the masses on the telly. With no plastic trumpet on hand, I am using the following...it is a "berrante" from Brazil. Used primarily to call cattle, sheep, other livestock in from the fields.
It certainly works to call my dogs into the room albeit with tentative reserve to come close to me...
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:09:31 AM
Personally, my favorite moment was watching "Dancing Bishop Tutu." lol
[joedraper] Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:54:38 AM
Ha!! Yes! Still on a high this morning.. I missed the Uraguy vs France match last night.. ended up celebrating and then freezing my imaginary nuts off around a friends fire that wasn't very hot as far as fires go.
But... A draw? Yes! I will accept that and be happy with that. We haven't played that well in ages! And today, I am very proud to call myself a South African. The kids woke up this morning and started blowing their Vuvuzelas... I swore I would never buy one but... they made me cave and now I'm glad I did lol.
So um... I guess considering nobody lost or won yesterday.. we's still friends Mexican brothers and sisters??? Lol!!
I have to head out to a mothers tea organized by the shcool and then I'm back and glued to the TV lol.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 10:58:38 PM
That'll teach you to live in an expensive place. Ciao! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 10:52:15 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Bah! Quarters??? Talk about a standard of living... Doubt that ours take anything below 1€...
Dawn has been and gone here - and I think thats its bedtime in the US at about the time when its morning over here. Thats why I asked. Well, I have to leave now - got a lot of things to do before the todays games start. See you later!
guidogodoy wrote:
A meter? Isn't that the thing you have to feed with quarters so they don't tow your car?
Bed. HA! It isn't even close to being dawn yet. I am the Keeper of the Night afterall.
_strat_ wrote:
Wrong? Today I, European (east European, but lets leave the details) will root against our fellow Europeans the English, against people who dont know what a meter is. Its football and everything is possible.
Shouldnt you be in bed by now?
guidogodoy wrote:
LOL!!! The waiter was probably luckier as I was planning on wearing HIS shirt every time I ate there just so I could be rude to the customers.
A Mexican taking France's side....that is just wrong. I should have given him a head-butt to the chest.
_strat_ wrote:
Whoops, sorry. Dunno why I thought so... Anyway, Brazilians have silly shirts anyway, so you probably gained.
guidogodoy wrote:
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006.
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 10:52:15 PM
Bah! Quarters??? Talk about a standard of living... Doubt that ours take anything below 1€...
Dawn has been and gone here - and I think thats its bedtime in the US at about the time when its morning over here. Thats why I asked. Well, I have to leave now - got a lot of things to do before the todays games start. See you later!
A meter? Isn't that the thing you have to feed with quarters so they don't tow your car?
Bed. HA! It isn't even close to being dawn yet. I am the Keeper of the Night afterall.
_strat_ wrote:
Wrong? Today I, European (east European, but lets leave the details) will root against our fellow Europeans the English, against people who dont know what a meter is. Its football and everything is possible.
Shouldnt you be in bed by now?
guidogodoy wrote:
LOL!!! The waiter was probably luckier as I was planning on wearing HIS shirt every time I ate there just so I could be rude to the customers.
A Mexican taking France's side....that is just wrong. I should have given him a head-butt to the chest.
_strat_ wrote:
Whoops, sorry. Dunno why I thought so... Anyway, Brazilians have silly shirts anyway, so you probably gained.
guidogodoy wrote:
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006.
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 10:49:19 PM
LOL ah good old metric system, so much easier than that crazy system those yanks use hehehe.
Just watched the highlights of the France vs Uruguay game, first red card of the tournament, not cool. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 10:22:50 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Wrong? Today I, European (east European, but lets leave the details) will root against our fellow Europeans the English, against people who dont know what a meter is. Its football and everything is possible.
Shouldnt you be in bed by now?
guidogodoy wrote:
LOL!!! The waiter was probably luckier as I was planning on wearing HIS shirt every time I ate there just so I could be rude to the customers.
A Mexican taking France's side....that is just wrong. I should have given him a head-butt to the chest.
_strat_ wrote:
Whoops, sorry. Dunno why I thought so... Anyway, Brazilians have silly shirts anyway, so you probably gained.
guidogodoy wrote:
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006.
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 10:43:00 PM
A meter? Isn't that the thing you have to feed with quarters so they don't tow your car?
Bed. HA! It isn't even close to being dawn yet. I am the Keeper of the Night afterall. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 10:22:50 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Wrong? Today I, European (east European, but lets leave the details) will root against our fellow Europeans the English, against people who dont know what a meter is. Its football and everything is possible.
Shouldnt you be in bed by now?
guidogodoy wrote:
LOL!!! The waiter was probably luckier as I was planning on wearing HIS shirt every time I ate there just so I could be rude to the customers.
A Mexican taking France's side....that is just wrong. I should have given him a head-butt to the chest.
_strat_ wrote:
Whoops, sorry. Dunno why I thought so... Anyway, Brazilians have silly shirts anyway, so you probably gained.
guidogodoy wrote:
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006.
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 10:22:50 PM
Wrong? Today I, European (east European, but lets leave the details) will root against our fellow Europeans the English, against people who dont know what a meter is. Its football and everything is possible.
LOL!!! The waiter was probably luckier as I was planning on wearing HIS shirt every time I ate there just so I could be rude to the customers.
A Mexican taking France's side....that is just wrong. I should have given him a head-butt to the chest.
_strat_ wrote:
Whoops, sorry. Dunno why I thought so... Anyway, Brazilians have silly shirts anyway, so you probably gained.
guidogodoy wrote:
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006.
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 10:15:43 PM
LOL!!! The waiter was probably luckier as I was planning on wearing HIS shirt every time I ate there just so I could be rude to the customers.
A Mexican taking France's side....that is just wrong. I should have given him a head-butt to the chest. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 9:52:22 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Whoops, sorry. Dunno why I thought so... Anyway, Brazilians have silly shirts anyway, so you probably gained.
guidogodoy wrote:
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006.
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 9:52:22 PM
Whoops, sorry. Dunno why I thought so... Anyway, Brazilians have silly shirts anyway, so you probably gained. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 9:38:33 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006.
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 9:38:33 PM
Read that last post carefully. I never said that Brazil played France in the finals. France DID take out Brazil (and my shirt) in the quarters of 2006. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 8:21:46 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998...
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:21:46 PM
Erm... The Brazil - France WC finals were in 1998... [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:40:46 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:20:32 PM
Oh, now, tactics are tactics, but thats just suicidal! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, June 11, 2010 5:22:04 PM)
Becks wrote:
Oooh true.
I'm looking forward to USA vs England tomorrow (NZ time). Should be a good game! Apparently the americans have said they're going to try and piss Wayne Rooney off, cos he has a bad temper LOL!
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 5:22:04 PM
Oooh true.
I'm looking forward to USA vs England tomorrow (NZ time). Should be a good game! Apparently the americans have said they're going to try and piss Wayne Rooney off, cos he has a bad temper LOL!
[Vaillant 3.0] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:59:35 PM
Ohhh, that one! Nope, wasn't him. In Spanish they pronounced that guy's last name as "gacha" ("ch" as in 'chimp'). Probably not to confuse him with Kaká...or maybe that's how its really pronounced. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, June 11, 2010 4:48:45 PM)
Becks wrote:
LOL not on the NZ team, we have standard Anglo type names like Nelsen, Fallon, Reid etc.
LOL it's not Kaka, I misheard it, just looked up the SA squad names and the dudes name I misheard was Gaxa.
guidogodoy wrote:
Kaká is a midfielder from Brazil. Nickname for Ricardo.
You got one too?!
Becks wrote:
It wouldn't happen to be the dude whose last name is Kaka would it? LOL.
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:55:24 PM
We just subscribed to the sports channels, so we can watch as many games as we like now, yay! We'll just unsubscribe once the tournament is over hehe. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 4:51:57 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
HAAA!!! I was going to say...wait for it....there sure is a lot of Kaká going around!
Becks wrote:
LOL not on the NZ team, we have standard Anglo type names like Nelsen, Fallon, Reid etc.
LOL it's not Kaka, I misheard it, just looked up the SA squad names and the dudes name I misheard was Gaxa.
guidogodoy wrote:
Kaká is a midfielder from Brazil. Nickname for Ricardo.
You got one too?!
Becks wrote:
It wouldn't happen to be the dude whose last name is Kaka would it? LOL.
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:51:57 PM
HAAA!!! I was going to say...wait for it....there sure is a lot of Kaká going around! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, June 11, 2010 4:48:45 PM)
Becks wrote:
LOL not on the NZ team, we have standard Anglo type names like Nelsen, Fallon, Reid etc.
LOL it's not Kaka, I misheard it, just looked up the SA squad names and the dudes name I misheard was Gaxa.
guidogodoy wrote:
Kaká is a midfielder from Brazil. Nickname for Ricardo.
You got one too?!
Becks wrote:
It wouldn't happen to be the dude whose last name is Kaka would it? LOL.
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:48:45 PM
LOL not on the NZ team, we have standard Anglo type names like Nelsen, Fallon, Reid etc.
LOL it's not Kaka, I misheard it, just looked up the SA squad names and the dudes name I misheard was Gaxa. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 4:39:50 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Kaká is a midfielder from Brazil. Nickname for Ricardo.
You got one too?!
Becks wrote:
It wouldn't happen to be the dude whose last name is Kaka would it? LOL.
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:39:50 PM
Kaká is a midfielder from Brazil. Nickname for Ricardo.
It wouldn't happen to be the dude whose last name is Kaka would it? LOL.
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[Vaillant 3.0] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:39:48 PM
Nope. It was a player whose last name was Shabalala, I think. The commentators would say "Shabalala---au!". It was funny at first, but after a while I wanted to say "shaddup. now." [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, June 11, 2010 4:33:22 PM)
Becks wrote:
It wouldn't happen to be the dude whose last name is Kaka would it? LOL.
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:33:22 PM
It wouldn't happen to be the dude whose last name is Kaka would it? LOL. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, June 11, 2010 4:05:51 PM)
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[Vaillant 3.0] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:05:51 PM
Mother! Where are you?!? She won't answer her phone. She's probably out buying a Mexican flag or something...
Yeah, I watched the SA vs Mexico match on a Spanish-language channel this morning (plans to watch it with Mom didn't work out). The commentators kept making fun of one of the SA player's last name, which was funny but it got old fast. Very good match, though.
[Head banger] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:58:40 PM
I need some time off work to watch. sigh.
but I try not to imagine anything about soy.
a lot of canadians will have a favorite side and be depresed. our 2 world class players will not be among them. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:18:52 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
...imagine Soy rooting for the US? Lol... That would be something.
Look on the bright side: over the next few weeks millions of people from 31 countries will be crying, odds are I will be among them. But not Canadians.
Head banger wrote:
true, but in comparison england is way more socialist than the USA. your right its a shame, but heck, most canadians dont know that we didnt qualify....again.
_strat_ wrote:
Well, England isnt exactly a Soviet republic either... But yeah, when it comes to politics I am as anti - American as I can possibly be, but football... Thats a different world, and all I can say is that its a pity that the American public doesnt care for it - they would have someone to root for, allright.
Head banger wrote:
you rooting for the USA?
seriously. they are all capitalists you know.
_strat_ wrote:
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:40:46 PM
I guarantee, I wasn't the only kid to have gone to soccer camp every summer. There is also a reason that the term "soccer mom" exists here. Like I said, most if not ALL kids play.
We'll get the games but on pay channels or, as I prefer, the Spanish channels. For the finals, I'll go hang out at the local Mex restaurant with my Mexican buddies. We usually pack the place. Last round I literally lost my shirt. Brazil vs. France and I bet a waiter my Brazil shirt against a CLEAN shirt from the restaurant. Damn head-butting frogs! LOL!!
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:26:19 PM
So DF is not representative of the majority of Americans? Thats a relief...
In any case - I hope that the TV stations will air all your games, so you can see how we will kick your ass on the 18th. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:22:08 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Yup. It was in the link I posted on the ball. Try to figure out how much THIS one cost! Wasn't too far away...
It is a complete fallacy that Americans aren't into the World Cup (or football in general). We all play and there are far too many hispanics here to believe it. Just not a great commercial success due to lack of airtime, promotion, etc.
Calvin has already taken to hiding once I have the ol' ball out and am bouncing it off the walls. I'll have to dig out my Brazil / Penta pix.
_strat_ wrote:
You do know that the new one costs 150$? Personaly, when I was a kid, we kicked anything that was round... Including basketballs, if there was nothing else.
guidogodoy wrote:
Yeah, but now I have to buy a new ball! My Germany one is outdated...
_strat_ wrote:
More curves means more pissed keepers means more goals... Fine with me!
guidogodoy wrote:
I just want to see some of those wicked curves thanks to the new (goofy) ball! Nightmare of all keepers!
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday.
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:24:48 PM
It's the same here Guido, rugby is the biggest sport and football doesn't get as much air time as it should. We went to the world cup qualifying match in november last year, NZ vs Bahrain, and it was the most exciting sporting event I have ever been to. I've been to plenty of international rugby games, but that one match of football surpassed them all by miles. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:22:08 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Yup. It was in the link I posted on the ball. Try to figure out how much THIS one cost! Wasn't too far away...
It is a complete fallacy that Americans aren't into the World Cup (or football in general). We all play and there are far too many hispanics here to believe it. Just not a great commercial success due to lack of airtime, promotion, etc.
Calvin has already taken to hiding once I have the ol' ball out and am bouncing it off the walls. I'll have to dig out my Brazil / Penta pix.
_strat_ wrote:
You do know that the new one costs 150$? Personaly, when I was a kid, we kicked anything that was round... Including basketballs, if there was nothing else.
guidogodoy wrote:
Yeah, but now I have to buy a new ball! My Germany one is outdated...
_strat_ wrote:
More curves means more pissed keepers means more goals... Fine with me!
guidogodoy wrote:
I just want to see some of those wicked curves thanks to the new (goofy) ball! Nightmare of all keepers!
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday.
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:22:08 PM
Yup. It was in the link I posted on the ball. Try to figure out how much THIS one cost! Wasn't too far away...
It is a complete fallacy that Americans aren't into the World Cup (or football in general). We all play and there are far too many hispanics here to believe it. Just not a great commercial success due to lack of airtime, promotion, etc.
Calvin has already taken to hiding once I have the ol' ball out and am bouncing it off the walls. I'll have to dig out my Brazil / Penta pix. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:17:04 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
You do know that the new one costs 150$? Personaly, when I was a kid, we kicked anything that was round... Including basketballs, if there was nothing else.
guidogodoy wrote:
Yeah, but now I have to buy a new ball! My Germany one is outdated...
_strat_ wrote:
More curves means more pissed keepers means more goals... Fine with me!
guidogodoy wrote:
I just want to see some of those wicked curves thanks to the new (goofy) ball! Nightmare of all keepers!
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday.
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:18:52 PM
...imagine Soy rooting for the US? Lol... That would be something.
Look on the bright side: over the next few weeks millions of people from 31 countries will be crying, odds are I will be among them. But not Canadians. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Head banger from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:08:00 PM)
Head banger wrote:
true, but in comparison england is way more socialist than the USA. your right its a shame, but heck, most canadians dont know that we didnt qualify....again.
_strat_ wrote:
Well, England isnt exactly a Soviet republic either... But yeah, when it comes to politics I am as anti - American as I can possibly be, but football... Thats a different world, and all I can say is that its a pity that the American public doesnt care for it - they would have someone to root for, allright.
Head banger wrote:
you rooting for the USA?
seriously. they are all capitalists you know.
_strat_ wrote:
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:17:04 PM
You do know that the new one costs 150$? Personaly, when I was a kid, we kicked anything that was round... Including basketballs, if there was nothing else. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:04:31 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Yeah, but now I have to buy a new ball! My Germany one is outdated...
_strat_ wrote:
More curves means more pissed keepers means more goals... Fine with me!
guidogodoy wrote:
I just want to see some of those wicked curves thanks to the new (goofy) ball! Nightmare of all keepers!
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday.
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[Head banger] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:08:00 PM
true, but in comparison england is way more socialist than the USA. your right its a shame, but heck, most canadians dont know that we didnt qualify....again. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:01:26 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Well, England isnt exactly a Soviet republic either... But yeah, when it comes to politics I am as anti - American as I can possibly be, but football... Thats a different world, and all I can say is that its a pity that the American public doesnt care for it - they would have someone to root for, allright.
Head banger wrote:
you rooting for the USA?
seriously. they are all capitalists you know.
_strat_ wrote:
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:07:14 PM
Haha! Well I think it'll be a close game, you guys beat us in a friendly with similar scores to what you beat Slovakia with, so fingers crossed for a great game! Our strikers aren't particularly fast, but they are very good in the air, all of them being 6 foot or taller lol. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 2:59:21 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Thanks! Im rooting for Slovakia on tuesday (Slavic fraternity + we beat them twice in the qualifiers), but you are my team against Italy!
Becks wrote:
Well I'm rooting for England, being half English myself LOL! Wouldn't be surprised to see them crash out though.
Thanks! Hopefully we can get a point or two from the game. I'm very excited about it. I hope you guys go well against Algeria! I reckon you guys could win it.
_strat_ wrote:
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:04:31 PM
Yeah, but now I have to buy a new ball! My Germany one is outdated...
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday.
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 3:01:26 PM
Well, England isnt exactly a Soviet republic either... But yeah, when it comes to politics I am as anti - American as I can possibly be, but football... Thats a different world, and all I can say is that its a pity that the American public doesnt care for it - they would have someone to root for, allright. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Head banger from Friday, June 11, 2010 2:58:42 PM)
Head banger wrote:
you rooting for the USA?
seriously. they are all capitalists you know.
_strat_ wrote:
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:59:21 PM
Thanks! Im rooting for Slovakia on tuesday (Slavic fraternity + we beat them twice in the qualifiers), but you are my team against Italy!
Well I'm rooting for England, being half English myself LOL! Wouldn't be surprised to see them crash out though.
Thanks! Hopefully we can get a point or two from the game. I'm very excited about it. I hope you guys go well against Algeria! I reckon you guys could win it.
_strat_ wrote:
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[Head banger] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:58:42 PM
you rooting for the USA?
seriously. they are all capitalists you know.
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:57:21 PM
More curves means more pissed keepers means more goals... Fine with me!
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday.
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:54:38 PM
Well I'm rooting for England, being half English myself LOL! Wouldn't be surprised to see them crash out though.
Thanks! Hopefully we can get a point or two from the game. I'm very excited about it. I hope you guys go well against Algeria! I reckon you guys could win it. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 2:16:04 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Good luck against Slovakia on tuesday!
Becks wrote:
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:52:12 PM
I just want to see some of those wicked curves thanks to the new (goofy) ball! Nightmare of all keepers!
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday.
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:37:57 PM
Well, if its any consolation, you didnt miss much today... The first game was allright, but the second one was a drag. Anyway, USAs first game is tomorrow, on a saturday. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, June 11, 2010 2:32:24 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[guidogodoy] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:32:24 PM
I think that work should be called off due to "game."
Sux having to try to catch scores on the internet here and there.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:16:04 PM
Oh, Serbia is good no matter the rankings. The current A team was either a world or a European champion (or close to one of those two) in the youth divison. Anyway - definately my 2nd favourite team on the cup.
Tomorrow is a good game: England - USA. Im rooting for the Americans, and since this is the opening game of our group, so we will see who do we have to fear the most. Al Qaida said that they will bomb the match, which might not be that bad... Then us and Algerians qualify automaticaly.
And Im hoping against odds that Nigeria can beat Argentina - I cant stand Maradona.
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting.
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 2:02:01 PM
Yeah thats true, we beat Serbia in the warm ups which was awesome as LOL! And we're ranked well below them, mostly because we never get to play hardly any international games.
Well, two draws to start the tournament, Uruguay and France drew 0-0. Very interesting. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 9:02:12 AM)
_strat_ wrote:
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays.
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 9:02:12 AM
Meh, those rankings dont tell much. They include "old glory" too, thats why the Russians are still very high on the FIFA scale, but havent won anything since 1960, when theyve beaten us in the European cup finals... Anyway... My bet in the evening is Urugvay, since the French are not very good nowadays. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, June 11, 2010 8:56:12 AM)
Becks wrote:
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:56:12 AM
Well that was a good way to start the world cup. SA definitely challeneged Mexico and very nearly won. I would have thought the players would be a bit happier though, I know they were close to winning, but they're ranked 90th in the world (around there I think) and Mexico are 17th, and they really pushed them very well.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:56:06 AM
Oh, well... 1-1. Great game. Im looking forward to Urugvay - France in the evening.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:42:52 AM
Hmmm............me thinks that may give the Mexicans confidence, but who knows....... [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 8:40:43 AM)
_strat_ wrote:
Shit.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:40:43 AM
Shit.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:30:20 AM
Yay!
If they only scored one... two... three more... Just to be on the safe side...
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:16:58 AM
Well that was a bit surprising LOL! I think it may spur Mexico on though, but we'll see.
Yup. SA was pretty vague at the beginning, but they are coming along. The last minutes of the first half were theirs, and I think that hte second half looks very promising.
Becks wrote:
I was thinking the same thing Strat. SA aren't doing badly so far, bar a few defensive areas too close to their goal, not marking etc. When they are on attack though, not too bad!
_strat_ wrote:
Still rooting for SA, but Mexico are A LOT better then I expected - hell, they just scored, but it was cancelled because of an offside! Still, it will lift their spirits considerably.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 8:03:50 AM
Yup. SA was pretty vague at the beginning, but they are coming along. The last minutes of the first half were theirs, and I think that hte second half looks very promising. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, June 11, 2010 7:48:43 AM)
Becks wrote:
I was thinking the same thing Strat. SA aren't doing badly so far, bar a few defensive areas too close to their goal, not marking etc. When they are on attack though, not too bad!
_strat_ wrote:
Still rooting for SA, but Mexico are A LOT better then I expected - hell, they just scored, but it was cancelled because of an offside! Still, it will lift their spirits considerably.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 7:48:43 AM
I was thinking the same thing Strat. SA aren't doing badly so far, bar a few defensive areas too close to their goal, not marking etc. When they are on attack though, not too bad! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Friday, June 11, 2010 7:45:06 AM)
_strat_ wrote:
Still rooting for SA, but Mexico are A LOT better then I expected - hell, they just scored, but it was cancelled because of an offside! Still, it will lift their spirits considerably.
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 7:45:06 AM
Still rooting for SA, but Mexico are A LOT better then I expected - hell, they just scored, but it was cancelled because of an offside! Still, it will lift their spirits considerably.
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 7:22:41 AM
Well I'm up, and watching the game, LOL! Wow it's noisy in the stadium!
[_strat_] Friday, June 11, 2010 5:06:45 AM
LOl... Unfortunately all the games are in the afternoon, so we cant be excused from work. Im not kidding: it would be a perfectly acceptable excuse.
Im already thinking about deleting all Americans and English from my friends list. Friendship is all fine and well, but football comes first. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Friday, June 11, 2010 1:18:40 AM)
joedraper wrote:
IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY!!!!!
Going to a big-screen kick of party at 2pm today which is going to be awesomeness incarnate! Then the match kicks off at 4pm today our time I think.. How anyone in SA is expected to work like it's a normal friday is beyond me.
Kids are so hyped up and er so are we ha ha ha haha!
To all my Mexican friends: We can still be friends up until 4pm today and then we kick your butts! I mean er.. Good luck may the best team win!!! Hahahahaha
[joedraper] Friday, June 11, 2010 4:44:32 AM
I hope it does go well for us.... we've been waiting for this for... ever! lol
Kids are all kitted out and almost time to leave for the opening party. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, June 11, 2010 1:29:37 AM)
Becks wrote:
The game kicks off at 2am our time, but I am thinking I may get up to watch it anyways cos even though on paper Mexico should smoke SA, I think SA will certainly give them a run for their money home advantage, first football world cup on African soil etc.
joedraper wrote:
IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY!!!!!
Going to a big-screen kick of party at 2pm today which is going to be awesomeness incarnate! Then the match kicks off at 4pm today our time I think.. How anyone in SA is expected to work like it's a normal friday is beyond me.
Kids are so hyped up and er so are we ha ha ha haha!
To all my Mexican friends: We can still be friends up until 4pm today and then we kick your butts! I mean er.. Good luck may the best team win!!! Hahahahaha
[Becks] Friday, June 11, 2010 1:29:37 AM
The game kicks off at 2am our time, but I am thinking I may get up to watch it anyways cos even though on paper Mexico should smoke SA, I think SA will certainly give them a run for their money home advantage, first football world cup on African soil etc. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Friday, June 11, 2010 1:18:40 AM)
joedraper wrote:
IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY!!!!!
Going to a big-screen kick of party at 2pm today which is going to be awesomeness incarnate! Then the match kicks off at 4pm today our time I think.. How anyone in SA is expected to work like it's a normal friday is beyond me.
Kids are so hyped up and er so are we ha ha ha haha!
To all my Mexican friends: We can still be friends up until 4pm today and then we kick your butts! I mean er.. Good luck may the best team win!!! Hahahahaha
[joedraper] Friday, June 11, 2010 1:18:40 AM
IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY IT'S TODAY!!!!!
Going to a big-screen kick of party at 2pm today which is going to be awesomeness incarnate! Then the match kicks off at 4pm today our time I think.. How anyone in SA is expected to work like it's a normal friday is beyond me.
Kids are so hyped up and er so are we ha ha ha haha!
To all my Mexican friends: We can still be friends up until 4pm today and then we kick your butts! I mean er.. Good luck may the best team win!!! Hahahahaha
[Becks] Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:42:15 PM
LOl oh yeah technically tomorrow, the opening match is at 2am here. Matches will be kicking off between 2am and 6am our time the free to air tv channels are showing all the NZ games live and a few other matches, plus plenty of highlights packages. Yay excited! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:44:33 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Nope. Tomorrow is the day.
At what time will the matches be in your time zone? It will be at 2 past noon by our time (the first match). Wont you ahve it in the middle of the night?
Becks wrote:
Todays the day! Woohoo! Can't wait for the matches to start!
[_strat_] Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:44:33 PM
Nope. Tomorrow is the day.
At what time will the matches be in your time zone? It will be at 2 past noon by our time (the first match). Wont you ahve it in the middle of the night? [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:18:16 PM)
Becks wrote:
Todays the day! Woohoo! Can't wait for the matches to start!
[Becks] Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:18:16 PM
Todays the day! Woohoo! Can't wait for the matches to start!
[Becks] Saturday, June 05, 2010 3:18:53 PM
Yeah that was a surprise! I hope they can rattle a few teams in the tournament. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:55:44 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
A big surprise of this cup - DPR Korea! Qualified for the first time since 1966, got into a group with Portugal now, which, as it happens, is the same team that eliminated them 44 years ago! I hope they do well, not the least because Im concerned about what will happen to the players if they dont do well.
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:55:44 PM
A big surprise of this cup - DPR Korea! Qualified for the first time since 1966, got into a group with Portugal now, which, as it happens, is the same team that eliminated them 44 years ago! I hope they do well, not the least because Im concerned about what will happen to the players if they dont do well.
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:53:23 PM
Terrible. His final game for France too. He could have picked a better way to say goodbye. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:37:00 PM)
Becks wrote:
HA! I remember that! After that it was all downhill for France - they were the better team on the pitch that game and should have won the cup.
_strat_ wrote:
Yup. Im rooting for the Bafana! Youre lucky that Zidane isnt playing for France anymore - anyone remembers this:
Guido if I don't put my coins on SA I may be shot or impaled with an assagai! Lol
I've got the car decked out with my flag, windmirror socks and me and the kids have our jerseys ready! lol
Strat! You rooting for us!! Ha thank you!!!
guidogodoy wrote:
Sorry to Joe but my $ is on México in this pairing.
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:52:45 PM
I have a hunch that you will. Italians always had a serious issue with arrogance, and they are definately a team that plays well against the big names, and loses to the underdogs. Best of luck. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Becks from Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:34:33 PM)
Becks wrote:
Yeah I agree about the second half, it dragged a bit more - we were pleased to keep you guys scoreless that half LOL! Last time we played Italy, we nearly beat them, they only won 4-3, in extra time I believe. Yep it's a great morale booster for you guys - like it was for us beating Serbia! We will try our best to upset Italy for you hehehe.Yeah Rooney is a good player but will foul heaps.
_strat_ wrote:
Yeah, it wasnt one sided at all. The first half specialy was great, tho the second one was an unbelievable drag. Novakovi� is a great player when all is said and done, although it has to be said that the two goals he scored yesterday were lucky. He had two free kicks from great positions, and made the most of it, but counting on good free kick opportunities isnt going to get us far. Then again - we will be playing against Rooney Flintstone, and he will probably make more fouls than all the rest of the players combined. IDK, overall we are all pleased with the game. Score is great, and it is a nice morale booster for the cup.
Well... Best of luck to your guys. Please, PLEASE - beat Italy for us! They are our neighbours and we hate them dear.
Oh, and speaking of a massive achievement - when our team eliminated Russia from the qualifiers, to qualify for the WC... Our Prime minister went into the changing room and cleaned their football boots. Nuff said.
Becks wrote:
Cheers Strat what are your thoughts on that match? I thought, bar the scoreline, it was pretty evenly matched. A big difference was your strikers were much quicker than our big tall fellas lol. It didn't help when our goal keeper did that whoopsy which lead to the 3rd goal, but your second goal was a bit of a contentious one I feel. Novakovic took about 3 steps or so away from our defender before he fell over and got a penalty. NZ will have to watch out cos we play quite a physical game which some teams may take advantage of and the refs may not like. We'll see what happens! Most NZ fans are realistic, that coming away with a point or two at the WC would be a massive achievment (just being there for us is huge!) - football is not our national sport, unfortunately. Best of luck to in the WC Slovenia too!
South Africa v Mexico, I pick Mexico. But I will be cheering on the host nation to make it hard for them!
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[Becks] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:37:00 PM
HA! I remember that! After that it was all downhill for France - they were the better team on the pitch that game and should have won the cup. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:33:16 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Yup. Im rooting for the Bafana! Youre lucky that Zidane isnt playing for France anymore - anyone remembers this:
Guido if I don't put my coins on SA I may be shot or impaled with an assagai! Lol
I've got the car decked out with my flag, windmirror socks and me and the kids have our jerseys ready! lol
Strat! You rooting for us!! Ha thank you!!!
guidogodoy wrote:
Sorry to Joe but my $ is on México in this pairing.
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[Becks] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:34:33 PM
Yeah I agree about the second half, it dragged a bit more - we were pleased to keep you guys scoreless that half LOL! Last time we played Italy, we nearly beat them, they only won 4-3, in extra time I believe. Yep it's a great morale booster for you guys - like it was for us beating Serbia! We will try our best to upset Italy for you hehehe.Yeah Rooney is a good player but will foul heaps. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:26:43 PM)
_strat_ wrote:
Yeah, it wasnt one sided at all. The first half specialy was great, tho the second one was an unbelievable drag. Novakovi� is a great player when all is said and done, although it has to be said that the two goals he scored yesterday were lucky. He had two free kicks from great positions, and made the most of it, but counting on good free kick opportunities isnt going to get us far. Then again - we will be playing against Rooney Flintstone, and he will probably make more fouls than all the rest of the players combined. IDK, overall we are all pleased with the game. Score is great, and it is a nice morale booster for the cup.
Well... Best of luck to your guys. Please, PLEASE - beat Italy for us! They are our neighbours and we hate them dear.
Oh, and speaking of a massive achievement - when our team eliminated Russia from the qualifiers, to qualify for the WC... Our Prime minister went into the changing room and cleaned their football boots. Nuff said.
Becks wrote:
Cheers Strat what are your thoughts on that match? I thought, bar the scoreline, it was pretty evenly matched. A big difference was your strikers were much quicker than our big tall fellas lol. It didn't help when our goal keeper did that whoopsy which lead to the 3rd goal, but your second goal was a bit of a contentious one I feel. Novakovic took about 3 steps or so away from our defender before he fell over and got a penalty. NZ will have to watch out cos we play quite a physical game which some teams may take advantage of and the refs may not like. We'll see what happens! Most NZ fans are realistic, that coming away with a point or two at the WC would be a massive achievment (just being there for us is huge!) - football is not our national sport, unfortunately. Best of luck to in the WC Slovenia too!
South Africa v Mexico, I pick Mexico. But I will be cheering on the host nation to make it hard for them!
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:33:16 PM
Yup. Im rooting for the Bafana! Youre lucky that Zidane isnt playing for France anymore - anyone remembers this:
Guido if I don't put my coins on SA I may be shot or impaled with an assagai! Lol
I've got the car decked out with my flag, windmirror socks and me and the kids have our jerseys ready! lol
Strat! You rooting for us!! Ha thank you!!!
guidogodoy wrote:
Sorry to Joe but my $ is on México in this pairing.
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:26:43 PM
Yeah, it wasnt one sided at all. The first half specialy was great, tho the second one was an unbelievable drag. Novakovi� is a great player when all is said and done, although it has to be said that the two goals he scored yesterday were lucky. He had two free kicks from great positions, and made the most of it, but counting on good free kick opportunities isnt going to get us far. Then again - we will be playing against Rooney Flintstone, and he will probably make more fouls than all the rest of the players combined. IDK, overall we are all pleased with the game. Score is great, and it is a nice morale booster for the cup.
Well... Best of luck to your guys. Please, PLEASE - beat Italy for us! They are our neighbours and we hate them dear.
Oh, and speaking of a massive achievement - when our team eliminated Russia from the qualifiers, to qualify for the WC... Our Prime minister went into the changing room and cleaned their football boots. Nuff said.
Cheers Strat what are your thoughts on that match? I thought, bar the scoreline, it was pretty evenly matched. A big difference was your strikers were much quicker than our big tall fellas lol. It didn't help when our goal keeper did that whoopsy which lead to the 3rd goal, but your second goal was a bit of a contentious one I feel. Novakovic took about 3 steps or so away from our defender before he fell over and got a penalty. NZ will have to watch out cos we play quite a physical game which some teams may take advantage of and the refs may not like. We'll see what happens! Most NZ fans are realistic, that coming away with a point or two at the WC would be a massive achievment (just being there for us is huge!) - football is not our national sport, unfortunately. Best of luck to in the WC Slovenia too!
South Africa v Mexico, I pick Mexico. But I will be cheering on the host nation to make it hard for them!
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[Becks] Saturday, June 05, 2010 2:06:42 PM
Cheers Strat what are your thoughts on that match? I thought, bar the scoreline, it was pretty evenly matched. A big difference was your strikers were much quicker than our big tall fellas lol. It didn't help when our goal keeper did that whoopsy which lead to the 3rd goal, but your second goal was a bit of a contentious one I feel. Novakovic took about 3 steps or so away from our defender before he fell over and got a penalty. NZ will have to watch out cos we play quite a physical game which some teams may take advantage of and the refs may not like. We'll see what happens! Most NZ fans are realistic, that coming away with a point or two at the WC would be a massive achievment (just being there for us is huge!) - football is not our national sport, unfortunately. Best of luck to in the WC Slovenia too!
South Africa v Mexico, I pick Mexico. But I will be cheering on the host nation to make it hard for them! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:45:31 AM)
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 05, 2010 12:33:01 PM
Oh, believe me, I understand. Think I am going to be wearing anything buy a Brazil shirt while I am there? I'd be lynched in the streets were I to do so.
I remember the last time I was there and Brazil won. USA vs. Brazil, though, and I was at a private cricket club PACKED with fanatics. Of course, I made my Mexican heritage well-known that day just in case of a surprising upset. Actually glad the US lost that day!
Enjoy BS. THAT'LL cure what ails ya'! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:56:54 AM)
joedraper wrote:
Guido if I don't put my coins on SA I may be shot or impaled with an assagai! Lol
I've got the car decked out with my flag, windmirror socks and me and the kids have our jerseys ready! lol
Strat! You rooting for us!! Ha thank you!!!
guidogodoy wrote:
Sorry to Joe but my $ is on México in this pairing.
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[joedraper] Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:56:54 AM
Guido if I don't put my coins on SA I may be shot or impaled with an assagai! Lol
I've got the car decked out with my flag, windmirror socks and me and the kids have our jerseys ready! lol
Sorry to Joe but my $ is on México in this pairing.
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:09:38 AM
lol - I imagine she does. Anyway, I hope Joe and Blackshadow will back me up with this - I am already outnumbered 2-1 by Mexico supporters.
Cant Imagine how it will be like on the 18th when we play against the United States. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, June 05, 2010 10:59:08 AM)
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
My mom is very excited about that match. She asked me a few days ago if I could go back home soon so that we could watch it together. She wants Mexico to win.
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, June 05, 2010 10:59:08 AM
My mom is very excited about that match. She asked me a few days ago if I could go back home soon so that we could watch it together. She wants Mexico to win. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:45:31 AM)
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 10:51:40 AM
Well, if Id have to bet, Id bet on Mexico too. I just like South Africans more. They were in our group in WC 2002, and even tho they are not a favourite, I still like them as a team. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, June 05, 2010 10:49:21 AM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Sorry to Joe but my $ is on México in this pairing.
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[guidogodoy] Saturday, June 05, 2010 10:49:21 AM
Sorry to Joe but my $ is on México in this pairing. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:45:31 AM)
_strat_ wrote:
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
[_strat_] Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:45:31 AM
There! Counting down the days to the world cup, Ive decided that we need another thread for football, since the last one fell into oblivion of closed threads.
First game is on friday between the host country (South africa) and Mexico. Cant say whos in a better form, although I will probably end up rooting for South Africa, even though Mexico are the favourites of this match,
On a separate note: great game yesterday, friendly between Slovenia and New Zealand, which we won 3-1... Sorry Becks, I will still have my fingers crossed that you do good at the cup!
home advantage, first football world cup on African soil etc.
the free to air tv channels are showing all the NZ games live and a few other matches, plus plenty of highlights packages. Yay excited!
what are your thoughts on that match? I thought, bar the scoreline, it was pretty evenly matched. A big difference was your strikers were much quicker than our big tall fellas lol. It didn't help when our goal keeper did that whoopsy which lead to the 3rd goal, but your second goal was a bit of a contentious one I feel. Novakovic took about 3 steps or so away from our defender before he fell over and got a penalty. NZ will have to watch out cos we play quite a physical game which some teams may take advantage of and the refs may not like. We'll see what happens! Most NZ fans are realistic, that coming away with a point or two at the WC would be a massive achievment (just being there for us is huge!) - football is not our national sport, unfortunately. Best of luck to in the WC Slovenia too!