Astor Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 The 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in exactly a week's time... ...and i'm already bored to tears by it all. (sorry, folks, I thought i'd kill two birds with one large rock by starting the inevitable World Cup thread and venting my frustration at a whole month of football talk, so talk away ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawathehutt Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Deutschland ueber alles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Due to Turkiye's absence, my heart is with Spain on this one. I don't expect Australia to make it beyond their group. It'd also be fantastic to see an African nation take it out for once, or come close. I'd really love to see Villa and Torres display some of the finishing prowess we know they are capable of VIVA LA ESPANA!! This has to be the coolest World Cup Related Advertisement Ever!! (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.) mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Deutschland ueber alles!! This. But EA predicts a win by Spain. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Sadly I know USA will not win. So I'm pulling for Argentina. I think Messi, Milito, and Tevez can be as dangerous as Villa and Torres and day. I feel sympathy for England though having lost Rio Ferdinand due to injury. That will surely do nothing but hurt them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediAthos Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 My feelings are similar...I realize the US team is not a contender and I don't really have a secondary favorite. I would like to see the US at least get out of their group but I will follow the tournament regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Deutschland ueber alles!! Amen to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Spain needs to win their share of cups, I guess. If the awful italian football got another title last championship why can't they? Also, I'd kill to watch a a SpainXBrazil final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Astrotoy7 +1 Kudo for the advert!! I guess it will be Spain as well. If you can permit yourself to have Fabregas on the bench...then your team is a bit tóó good I wouldn't like Italy to win this time either. They kinda raped the Champions League this year. Samuel Eto'o as a defender. Kinda made me want to cut my eyes out with a rusty spoon. Anyway, I think Argentina wont get through the poule fase. The team is unbalanced into extreme and their coach...bah. The team should be build around several players. Now it's just eleven individual quality players. Oh yeah, the Dutch will fail. Epicly. 5-6 players are world class. 5 more can handle the level. The rest fails, even in Holland. If even 1 of the bases 11 is injured or get's a card, it's over and we'll need to play with a Celtic bench warmer, HSV mediocre player or 40-year old keeper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 This has to be the coolest World Cup Related Advertisement Ever!! (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.) mtfbwya Dang beat me too it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Australia and Brazil are my favorites. It'd also be nice to see some African success, especially Ivory Coast really has the potential. Other than that, well, I'd kill to see North Korea vs. South Korea. Not earlier possible than semifinals, though. Dang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I'd like England to win, Not because I'm English, but because maybe then we can shut up about it lol, anybody would think the 66 world cup was the only thing that ever happened in the history of England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I would like Portugal to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I would like Portugal to win. Portugal v Brazil in group stage is going to be interesting J7 will have to fill us in, is their any residual colonial rivalry when these two teams meet? That extra bit of passion can make games spectacular. Dang beat me too it lol hehe...you gotta' be quick to outgeek me in SW related news That's why I sign my posts with.... mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I'd like England to win, Not because I'm English, but because maybe then we can shut up about it lol, anybody would think the 66 world cup was the only thing that ever happened in the history of England Why else are they trying so hard to organize the World Cup again... Similar to us, really, only we'd like to organize it so we can qualify for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexrd Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Portugal v Brazil in group stage is going to be interesting J7 will have to fill us in, is their any residual colonial rivalry when these two teams meet? That extra bit of passion can make games spectacular. I'd call it a friendly rivalry. We have a good relationship with Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Football season doesn't start until September. Now SOCCER, on the other hand, is boring! America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 What's going on with the big names over Africa? JOHANNESBURG -- The injuries just keep coming, and plenty of big-name players are being affected with the World Cup less than a week away. A day after Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba and England captain Rio Ferdinand were hurt, Netherlands winger Arjen Robben limped off the field with a left hamstring injury and Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel was ruled out of the tournament in South Africa because of his ailing knee. [...] Robben scored two goals before being hurt in the Dutch team's 6-1 win over Hungary in Amsterdam. [...] Slovakia defender Martin Skrtel was also hurt Saturday. The Liverpool central defender injured his ankle in the 13th minute of Slovakia's 3-0 win over Costa Rica, but he is expected to travel with the team to South Africa. [...] Others being affected by injuries include Mexico forward Guillermo Franco, Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, Chile striker Humberto Suazo and United States striker Jozy Altidore. Besides Ballack, Germany has also lost goalkeeper Rene Adler and midfielder Simon Rolfes to injury. [...] Brazil, which is favored by many to win its sixth World Cup title, has had two injury scares since arriving in South Africa -- goalkeeper Julio Cesar and left back Michel Bastos. Both trained with team on Saturday. http://www.wpbf.com/2010-world-cup/23803979/detail.html I hope everyone is good to go soon. We need stars in order to shine. J7 will have to fill us in, is their any residual colonial rivalry when these two teams meet? That extra bit of passion can make games spectacular. When a metropolis becomes a colony (happened on the XIX century) things are bound to get messy. I kid, I love the Terrinha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Football season doesn't start until September. Now SOCCER, on the other hand, is boring! America! Get out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salzella Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 ENG-ER-LAAAAND. followed by Holland (everybody's favourite second team) and New Zealand (because they're hopeless underdogs). oh, and North Korea. Kim Jung-Il is our saviour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredi Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I'll go for Holland to win, they are my favorite. Next to them Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Football season doesn't start until September. Now SOCCER, on the other hand, is boring! America! There is only 1 real football. You know this. Silly import English. America just created a game with so much commercial breaks it's not funny anymore and named it wrong.... OT: I feel sympathy for North Korea. If the lose, they'll be executed. If they win, they get too much information of how the real world works and be executed too. Bah. OT: Robben's injury isn't bad. Probably will take him a week and a half to fully restore. Maybe misses the first match. We have a certain mr. Van der Vaart though, who I think is better then Sneijder, who can replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Here are my predictions for Day 1: South Africa vs Mexico> 2-1 Uruguay vs France> 0-1 S Korea vs Greece> 1-1 Let us know yours! mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 You're too modest, Astro : South Africa vs Mexico> 1-2 Uruguay vs France> 0-3 S Korea vs Greece> 2-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 @Ctrl/ALt/Del - have you had a chance to try out the new world cup 'Jabulani" balls. We had a few added to our collection to use at training - they are really light. Either adidas is following a FIFA directive to make them like that, or theyve simply forgotten to make a properly weighted ball. I'd take a nike/puma 2010 season ball over them in an instant. The 'knuckle' kicks are very easy to reproduce - and can cause keepers alot of trouble - which is why keepers like Cassillas, Julio Cesar and Gigi Buffon have complained about it. Field players like Xavi and Pazzini have also complained about judging their flight/wight being difficult. Apparently, Cesar said it reminded him of those cheap balls you get at the supermarket. Here is a great example of the trajectory waver you get - Now everyone can kick like Roberto Carlos! (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.) mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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