Official World Cup 2010 thread

[Grishnag]

So, this is created during half-time of the first game, mexico v south africa. I'm actually surprised that it's still 0-0, seeing how SA sucked for most of the first half.

Anyway, we'll see what happens, no home team has ever lost the opening game!

below the belt for all the south africans in the guild .... of which there are like 5 or 6

how does this work?

was he talking to you? no
is your team shit? yes
butthurt?yes

[Morbid]

What's below the belt about that comment? SA sucked most of the first half, everyone who has seen the game knows it. In the second half they where playing way better and (imo)they should have deserved a victory but hey that's football.

Anyway we've just seen our first "play to not lose" game unfortunally.

So today's matches are the Greek vs South Korea, Messi and Co. vs Nigeria and England vs USA.
England should be able to win from USA easy and South Korea and the Greek are just fighting on who gets place 3 in the poule.
So i'm curious about Argentina vs Nigeria imo the 2 teams in group B which probably go through to the next round. Let's see if Argentina as a team is more then just good and is Nigeria capable of keeping Messi out the the match? (like Inter defenders did in the CL.)

[shankski]

UK vs USA in 20 mins
were going to stomp those fuckers out

[Mouseh]

Those damn trumpets..  ><

Anyway, go go Serbia tomorow!

[delling]

I'm ashamed to be British! I used to be a goalie, you know? Shameful, shameful...

(And those fucking trumpets...)

[Grishnag]

[Intrinsic]

UK vs USA

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA... NO

USA! USA! USA!

[Mouseh]

Hhahaha Beckham   :D

[kawe]

The whole Anything But England thing reeks of bitter, jealous desperation. So shameful to think you might be considered Scottish if it means being bundled with that :(

[Intrinsic]

Closet englishman.

[Monstar]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10302816.stm - This happened to me :( sucky ITV

On the whole Scotland wanting England to do badly, I think certainly from my point of view I feel that it's brought about because of the media, the tabloids and the commentators. This isn't just something Scots feel, but also the Welsh and Irish. The constant need to bring up 1966 at every oppertunity is sad and boring, everyone knows England won in 1966 but why the need to ram it down our throats all the time. Some of the comments from the commentators, and even in tonights game are beyond belief, such arrogance to think they should win all the time.

[kawe]

Just because some of the english media/tabloids are behaving in a silly manner doesn't make the 'ABE' thing any less childish. I'd it's worse than what it's in reaction to, given that at least the jingoistic media coverage isn't spiteful in nature.

[Legolew]

all in all i thouht it wasa good solid performance for an opening game.

Terry pace was exposed a couple off times but as a team there was always someone there to cover it up so defence looked solid, Lampard was missing most off the game and like the last world cup he didnt perform at all i thought , Rooney ( Shrek ) was kept out of the game well by the yanks , every time he got ball they was on him in numbers as for Heskey he should be in the premier league never mind the england team its all well having someone up front who can lay the ball on or hold up play but if the opposing team is taking your main man out of the game your fucked if your other score option is heskey.

for fridays game i'd throw Defoes pace at them, push Gerrard out on the right with Barry in centre , lennon making runs down the left.

as for Green well if your main rival for the jersey is calamity james then you will end making sure you dont do the same things and with that much concentration on that its bound to happen, but i'd stick with him.

anyway what the hell do i know i'm a City fan and even i wouldnt have taken Wright-phillips over Walcot.

[Cwave]

So, this is created during half-time of the first game, mexico v south africa. I'm actually surprised that it's still 0-0, seeing how SA sucked for most of the first half.

Anyway, we'll see what happens, no home team has ever lost the opening game!

below the belt for all the south africans in the guild .... of which there are like 5 or 6

EITHER WAY pity we missed that other shot with the basically open goals , ending it ina  draw , south africa still undefeated after there last 13 matches!

Lol? You have a bad team. Nothing below the belt about that :P If you weren't hosting the WK, you prob wouldn't have qualified.

And /facepalm @ the goalie of england. He will not be forgetting that one anytime soon....

[Huntresa]

I loled!