At least Malouda gave me a goal on his way out the door. Still may substitute for him but at least he gave me pause to think and if one of my other players is sat because of the standings...

Uruguay's defense has looked strong enough to get them through the next round as well. I would not be surprised to see them make the semi's.

Yeah, you always need that bit of backroom drama. Capello seems to have quashed the rebellion in his camp but Maradona's always good value. The further Argentina progress, the more insane Maradona's ego gets. He'll be like Tony Montana if they make the final. He'll probably play!

... and with Forlan and Suarez up front, they're more than capable of pulling something out of nothing. They're one of the strongest all-round teams in the tournament I think. Real contenders.

ouch! I know.. I was initially upset because I wanted SudAfrica to advance, but since Uruhuay was up that meant Mehico is out.. I was of mixed loyalties about this one.. unfortunately France's goal officially put SudAfrica out, they needed to be up 3 at least to advance, and surely they almost got it.. nice match just the same, they went out on a high note. Mehico needs to seriously up their game, the past 3 matches I have seen were ugly, shitty, and terrible. They will not make it far playing this way, shit Nueva Zelando or Hollanda could put an edge on em they way they been playin lately..

just getting ready for another African match, hey, all you haterz.


watch out for Ghana, they still in it.

uruguay has a cakewalk in the next round. greece? korea? (there's still this game to be played)

in quarterfinals they'll likely face germany though. that's a tough match. they lost to serbia though! :eek:

I just really hope Greece don't go through. Absolutely killing every game they're in.

what do you want them to do? stand around in midfield and let the keeper deal with messi alone?

they have come close to some offensive opportunities(no small feat with one attacker) and the defense and keeper have been excellent.

defense is important and i don't like when people complain that a team is playing it, they're against a much stronger team and have done very well in the first 45 minutes, no matter how(incorrectly) you want to look at it, it's not a negative thing


anyways, with korea leading their game (2:1 at '65 mins) you'll likely get yr wish

too bad it was demichelis,not a big fan

kicking the shit out of messi ain't "defense". sure, they had no other recourse, and it's understandable, but greece played ugly.

greece had a tough dilemma-- they had to win, but if they poured themselves on the offensive they left themselves open to the argentinian offensive. so they sent samaras (their only interesting player, and i'm not talking about his girlie hair) to do the attacking all by himself.

argentina was too much for greece from the start, and the only reason they didn't score early is because everyone was on the defense and when somebody eluded them they pushed/kicked/pulled their opponents. the ref was a little too lenient, took a long-ass time to pull out his first yellow card, and missed a penalty when an argentinian player (couldn't spot who) was being pulled by the shirt inside the penalty area.

anyway, argentina played a great game, the goals were fucking beautiful, they were maybe a little slow on the attack which is why they couldn't surprise the greek defense, but this team is my favorite to win the world cup-- then again, they'e had an easy group, so let's see how they fare in the coming rounds.

It's a valid tactic, and I could sort of accept it when Greece only needed the draw, but when a team needs to win in order to progress and only change tactics fot five minutes at the end, when hope is basically lost, I don't know what else you can call it but negative.

awesome.

tomorrow will be a freakout, with UK v Slovenia and USA v Algeria.

USA better come out to WIN this shit.

The frustrating thing is that Argentina's only real wekness is its defence. The idea of just sitting back and hoping to get them on the counterattack is playing directly into Argentina's hands.

Anyway, glad with the result.

We can even advance with a draw if UK loses or draws as well.. hopin for a win, the US could sure use it :)
We have had almost as big a miracle as Nigeria had lined up this morning with Argentina's win, lets hope that in Jah's grace US doesn't waste their opportunities.


no no.. you misread my post.

That was if Greece loses (to Argentina) and if Nigeria wins (to Korea) then Nigeria could advance, and what a wasted miracle by Nigeria! Argentina did their part, they lined up greece 2-0 after greece put on a surprisingly good fight, I never would've believed Greece could shut out Argentina for so long.. towards the end it was lined up perfect, all Nigeria needed was a SINGLE win over Korea to advance and come up from the bottom, but instead they wasted so many goal opportunities, some of the most attempts I have seen in any match thus far, all wasted! Nigeria is out! what a shame, they really had a chance, they could not have had the circumstances lined up any better, they dominated Korea for most of the first half and the end of the last and Greece was knocked out by Argentina after a long fight.. alas alas, thus is the emotional roller coaster of big, international and highly politicized sports.

Oh yeah, Ivory Coast most definitely still has a shot, even with Portugal's massive assault against North Korea. If Brazil puts the smack down on them AND Ivory Coast puts a similar smack down on North Korea, perhaps by 3-4 goals each way, then Ivory Coast can still advance. Ghana is pretty much assured a slot win or lose, though preferably win or draw ;)

I just can't believe how shitty mexico played earlier! they have been a real disappointment this first round, they only advanced out of the sheer blessings of Our Lady

well it was strangely worded.....

but cote d'ivoire has a chance in the sense that "you always have a chance" but about the worst chance a team can have.

also since you love being sensitive to africa, they don't like the english name, they want english speaing countries to use the french name;)

(i wrote replies to other posts but closed the tab, so you're spared my whining, know this however, i was right)

actually I generally use the term Cote d'ivore in conversation btw ;)

and you were mos def right, but I hope on miracles often, and I haven't seen such a miraculous window as that which opened for Nigeria in a long time, they simply didn't bring it hard enough, they were 1 goal away from advancing. still a good match though..

I am enjoying Africa's exit from the Cup, and I am sure that Cote d'Ivore will put the smack down, the real question is if Brasil will dominate and line it up for them like Argentina did earlier.

i wanna check that country out but i hear they attack tourists alot there, i think nigeria or ghana is the place to go for west africa

stay out of Nigeria, it is one of the most gangster countries on earth! Ghana on the other hand, is very nice for tourism :)

Africa is in recovery mode, give them another decade or so to sort it all out.

The African nations aren't having a good World Cup. The host nation South Africa, Nigeria and Cameroon are out. Pele said an African nation will win the World Cup. Pity he won't be around when one does. Plus it's a pity none of us will be around when one does!

Why on earth have England waited so long before they've started playing some decent football?

just for a laugh.

Yeah, far better now. Shame they don't qualify top but well done to the USA. That looked like just as tense a game as the England one.

One thing I'll never understand, though, is why Frank Lampard can never perform as well for country as he does for club.

I eagerly await demonrail's West Ham oriented response to this...

WE'RE #1 IN THE GROUP!

i almost had a heart attack! what a game!

jeeez. so dramatic. i really didn't think they were gonna get it done if they didn't score in the 60-75 minute range, because everything after that starts to look desperate.... though sometimes that works.

Yeah, the USA game sounded totally intense. They deserve to be top, given their disallowed goal against Algeria and that it took England two games to turn up.

In answer to blunderbuss:

fucking awesome awesome awesome. I almost shit my pants.

the USA attacked so much, it was beauty to see. wowowowowoowow

I am gonna watch the replay on Univision tonight just to hear the announcers scream at the top of his lungs GOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seriously!


I've never been so excited about a single gol in my life!!! shit! fuck! damn! We almost didn't get it after Algeria blocked US out for 93 minutes, I thought it was done, I thought we were out to Slovenia... then that magic goal!

NBA buzzer beating finish right there! That shit was almost more exciting than the NBA championship last thursday! fucking US way to come through in the end!!!!

Hot damn!

also.. Ghana still has a big big chance, they either need to win or draw against Germany, and if Australia beats beats Serbia then Ghana can even still advance with a loss, but nothing will be as good as that last US/ALG match.. it was even more exciting than the US/UK match, because this time we actually qualify! my JAH!

I think for the first time in my LIFE I am going to go and buy some cheesy American flag gear ;)

should I go with a classic

or should I go all fucking out?

AXL loves 'merica!

so does this chick but I'd prefer this one





of course this is exactly the kind of shit that traditionally makes me balk away from the American flag : (

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when in doubt...turn to a spurs player to bail ye out of trouble!!!

delighted for england, moreso for the americans....great results all round1 deserved1 now for germany to fuck up!

what a fucking week it is for me. I don;t know what to do with the rest of my day!

The USA not only advances in amazing fashion, but it wins the group! first time ever!
I got an xbox 360 for $90 off the Ebay, and am hooked up to play online with my friends
and I am getting my repacement phone on Friday, a Blackberry Bold, which I am so hype about, since I have never had a "smart phone" and have been using a second hand cell phone for the past 3 years. FUCKING AWESOME WEEK.

ger-eng next sunday eh?

we'll find out in a little over 2h15min...

MASSIVE RELIEF

We were better today, of course, mainly because of Jermaine Defoe (He's a Yiddo) but unless theyre at 100% for the whole game, theyre going to struggle with a side thats on our level. The passing was good, the intensity was good, but Slovenia were rubbish and Germany, Ghana or Serbia will be much harder to break down unless Rooney produces something special

I was in the pub for the first half, and you could hear the fans singing over the vuvuzelas, if theres one thing we have over everyone else, its that we can sing everyone into submission. The atmosphere in the pub was terrific but i didnt want to pay £3.20 for a pint and a seat in a room full of sweaty men, so i went home.

Overall, im glad we've avoided national shame, but i dont think we'll get beyond the next round

KIS in good point shocker!

Two valid goals for USA weren't accepted.
Within 3 matchs.
Yanks are not welcome in this world cup, I think.

he runs like a girl and cant take a corner to save his life.

I like Lampard a million times more than Ferdinand, Terry, or Gerrard. He seems like he's living permanently under John Terrys shadow, because he should have been England captain when Terry lost it, and it would have made him alot better as a player

thats true, i prefer him to ferdinand but gerard at least looks like a chav made good.

ghana/germany is a good match.