Hey where did you guys get the fag referee
well its ok cuz in your sport a tie is as good as a win
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Hey where did you guys get the fag referee
well its ok cuz in your sport a tie is as good as a win
In football when they hold a world cup they invite... the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roamy
Atrocious referee for the USA-Slovenia match. :down:
USA deserved to win, hands down.
Why won't Capello play Joe Cole? He is one of the few England players who has a creative mind. We don't need a defensive midfielder against Algeria!!!! :mad:
P.S Heskey is a donk!
awful awful england. i blame the players just as much as the manager if not more so.
at least the usa and slovenia provided us with an exciting match.
England can still qualify to 1/8 unless they are starting to insults eachother like the french do :eek:
http://www.lequipe.fr/Quotidien/home_v2.html
yep, as the french show, it could be a lot worse for england.
as a side not, IF mexico win their group, would anyone bet against them reaching the semis? I think the mexicans could go that far, presuming they beat uruguay and argentina win their group.
I can't believe the ref denied this goal to US :mad:
I'm really sorry because they deserved to win.
ody are you ok ? you are supporting USA ? :s hock:Quote:
Originally Posted by odykas
Saw one and a half matches yesterday. Germany squandered too many chances against Serbia. Any time the ball got near the box, they didn't know what to do with it.
First half of the England match was good. They were really shown up by Algeria. Then I had to go out, but I was happy with the final result :D
I think he, like the majority of us, believe in fair and honest officiating, and not 'judgement calls' based on poor positioning by the ref. What's worse is that there is no explination by said ref, and then he chooses to hide behind FIFA rather than stating the case. On top of that, the heads of FIFA choose to act like the 'old donkeys' that they are and be oblivious to the matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
There has been too many bad calls during this WC, and there will be a lot for the ruling body to answer for. Unfortunately, there will be the usual 'sweeping under the rug' of all this and too much PR attempts to have us all forget the 'unpleasant' matters. It's the tactic that old men in power are most famous for...
Rant over.
I think the ref was looking for an easy foul from the US team since to get the free kick the American did a bit of dive in the first place. Still, two wrongs don't make a right, not left either. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by odykas
Just as I'm typing this , an Aussie player is awarded a red card for playing the ball with his hand, a bit iffy call IMO since the ball hits him in the upper part of his arm.
Red card!! :s hock:Quote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
Disgraceful.
Australia should just train with 10 men because that's as many end up on the field these days! :\
harsh red card for the aussies. it was definatly not a delibrate handball IMO. i wonder how far kewell could have got out of the way though.
Yes. I like this team. They did very year last year in confederations cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
soceer or football has become like NBA basketball, where the dominant force in many a game, is not a particular player....but a ref....
You have changed a lot my friend...that's good :up: :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by odykas
Except in the NBA it would require at least ten egregious penalties to be equivalent to wrongfully disallowing a goal in a footy :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by markabilly
Haven't written anything here yet, but now it's time to do it. :D As always, my personal favourite is Germany. But I also cheer for Cote d'Ivoire and Japan. :)
Anyway, the expected European top teams haven't managed to leave a serious impression. The Netherlands has won two games out of two, but ITA, GER, ENG, ESP, also POR all have to push hard to make it through the group phase. It may well be over for FRA already.
I personally find that Group G very exciting. CIV really must get at least a draw against BRA to keep its hopes of making through the group phase alive. Against Portugal they seemed to have a slight advantage in midfield, but the final crosses were quite poor. North Korea is also quite a fun team - let's see, how will their defence and well-organized game strategy work in the next games. :D
Btw, I don't know why, but in terms of appearance Maradona somehow reminds me an ancient Greek philosopher. :p :
Soccerates?Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
More mentally unwell refereeing in the World Cup. Great.
Some decent matches today.
Whether or not Kewell should have been sent off is one thing, but I certainly believe that Ghana's shot (Gyan was it?) was well on target!
And it's goodbye Cameroon also. I thought both them and Denmark were fairly evenly matched but had flaws in different areas. Denmark were so bad in the first 10-15 minutes but after Cam scored, they found some enthusiasm. What I found a little annoying was that Denmark had some great defence going on when Cam were given a free or a corner. But when any Cam players got the ball into Denmark's box, there were so many open doors :mark:
But I will give a worthy mention about Rommadahl's goal. Perfectly executed in a difficult situation :up:
Many surprises so far, let's hope New Zealand won't surprise Italy :D I wouldn't mind a surprise in Brazil vs Ivory Coast though :p :
So how many do you have to lose before you are eliminated from this thing?
It's still the first round, so the top two pointscorers from each group go to the next round.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiero 5.7
and there's the suprise! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by pino
ITA 0-1 NZL
1-1 :s Hopefully Di Natale or Camoranesi plays on 2nd half insted of useless Marchisio...
good comeback by Italy. :)
boy, it is a total mess for the French... :s
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-c...cc=5901&ver=us
can you say 'meltdown', children?...
Excuse my ignorance:Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
But what if the 2nd and 3rd place teams are equal in points, like thus far is apparent in more than one bracket?
I'm still learing this game, from a pro stand point. I can keep up with the kids out back but not for real.
I am interested why refs don't have to have any expleatioon and are above interviews when they have for years been so wishy washy.
Kiwis, stand up and cheer!!! :D :D
ITA 1-1 NZL
1-1 what a crazy World Cup so far :crazy: well done New Zealand anyway :up:
I have a feeling that besides France one more European giant is going to fall after the group stage...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_CupQuote:
Originally Posted by swoop
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If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, tiebreakers are used as follows:
-greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
-goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
-greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
-drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee. (i.e., determining team positions at random).
Thanks now for the calculatorQuote:
Originally Posted by janneppi
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Originally Posted by jens
Me too...go Cote d'Ivoire :p :
Welcome to the world of the most dictatorial sport, where the dictator's mistakes are considered part of the 'game' (according to the fifa president).Quote:
Originally Posted by swoop
I won't even go into details about the other crap that happens in football.
Go Brazil!!!!!
:s mokin:
Go North Korea!
I really want the Ivory Coast to win :p I don't like Brazil.Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
But I get a feeling the winners of this tournament is either going to be Brazil or Argentina. :(