FIFA World Cup 2010...

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

Hola Pino!!!
A quarter to 10 in the morning on this part of the world and my family is all in front of our 42 inch HD TV ready for what we have all been waiting for.
:D

Yes!!!
:s mokin:

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Ciao race :wave: had no doubt about you :D

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Originally Posted by Lousada

I will. Although I don't expect a lot of spectacle. Both South Africa and Mexico are notorious defence squads.

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Mexico could've scored a couple of goals, and even South Africa had a couple of chances...it won't end 0-0

Shabalala...amazing goal 1-0 to South Africa !!!!

While I am rooting for the USA.
I am rooting more against Mexico and Argentina.....!

1-1 now...

I'll watch the match, and then... it's White Sox Baseball on WGN. :p :

So why was the goal disallowed to Mexico when the SA player was on the goal line about 10 minutes in? We are discussing this at work and the sound was on mute so we didn't get to hear what the commentators said.
One of the advantages of being on night shift!

How come Mexico's first goal was called off side?
Didn't the South African player guarding the goal line not offset the offside?

I'm never too old to learn the rules.

Any body out there that can elucidate on this?
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Originally Posted by race aficionado

How come Mexico's first goal was called off side?
Didn't the South African player guarding the goal line not offset the offside?

I'm never too old to learn the rules.

Any body out there that can elucidate on this?
:s mokin:

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Just what we are discussing, one of the guys here played the game in his younger days and thought it should have been awarded, I always thought you had to have 2 oppossing players between you and the goal.

Its because the player who scored was ahead of the goalkeeper, so he was offside. remember, at least 1 outfield player and the goalkeeper must be goalside of the player being passed to for him not to be offside. we hardly see being ahead of the goalkeeper a factor, but today it was.

this is all useless ofcourse if the passing player is ahead of the player being passed to or anyone else he damnwell pleases, but that wasn't the case for today.

as for the rest of the match, i really enjoyed it and the vuvuzuelas weren't annoying at all. both teams can really play some good attacking football obviously, but seems suspect (especially south africa) in defence.

Tshabalala's goal was world class, from where he was, it was the perfect strike.

South Africa were robbed, there was a penalty vs Mexico :eek: :p : but final result it's fair...

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Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR

Its because the player who scored was ahead of the goalkeeper, so he was offside. remember, at least 1 outfield player and the goalkeeper must be goalside of the player being passed to for him not to be offside. we hardly see being ahead of the goalkeeper a factor, but today it was.

this is all useless ofcourse if the passing player is ahead of the player being passed to or anyone else he damnwell pleases, but that wasn't the case for today.

as for the rest of the match, i really enjoyed it and the vuvuzuelas weren't annoying at all. both teams can really play some good attacking football obviously, but seems suspect (especially south africa) in defence.

Tshabalala's goal was world class, from where he was, it was the perfect strike.

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Thanks!
I would imagine that for this to be implemented, the goalie would have to be inside the box.*18 yards from the goal line. -

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