World Cup anyone?

Rubbersuit wrote:

"I don't get people going nuts over it, I mean It's just a game, but I like the atmosphere and the feeling of togetherness knowing how much of the planet pulls together."

And that's exactly it.  Soccer and music are probably the two things left in the world that bring people of all colours and races together.  It is much more than just a game, especially with South Africa hosting, considering their history.  This is at least on par with their rugby championship in 1995, the year after apartheid ended.  It was sport that united black and white people in the country for the first time.  Now they get to host an entire tournament and the whole world is watching.  Well, except for the US...

Quoting Stephen Colbert:

USA !  USA !  USA !

and then, we dump a gazillion barrels of oil on the UK players and zone during the second half.

Glad that the Brits don't have any green and yellow logos pasted on their jerseys..........otherwise, I'd be really mad.

In all honesty, I'm hoping for a tie of nil for tomorrow's game............both countries are stuck in neutral, with nothing to show for the past decade.

Bring home our troops!  We need you on the Gulf shoreline!

That was an absolutely epic Colbert segment last night.  I love that man beyond belief.

Spain to win....with Argentina my second choice.

will also be supporting anyone playing against (cheating) France.

My parents decided to visit me this weekend. They are taking my wife and I out for a nice meal in an expensive resturant. They booked the table for 7.30. England kick off at 7.30.

Not happy.

I'll be supporting England because the ABE crowd are a bunch of sad bastards, and France because they knocked out Team 33.

Wrong forum, and no.

No, not really I don't even know who the fuck plays for England any more. I want South Africa to win anyway :-D Watched the first bit of a match but got pissed of by the buzzing sound going on in the stadium(its those coloured trumpets I think) xD

However I do love the atmosphere over there(from what I've seen on tv) of all the south Africain fans, they all seem so happy :)

Wiley wrote: marvinp01 wrote: Mexico couldve had so many goals!
I know. That's the major problem with Mexico. The team usually can get a hold of the ball, keep good possession, control the game's rythm, and generate several opportunities to score... and missing!

We beat Italy a few days ago, and now we struggle to tie the game with South Africa. I agree with Sir GH, South Africa could have won the game in the last minute, but that's the way soccer is.

France and Uruguay tied 0-0, so we're still pretty much in the game.

For some reason, the Mexican team plays better when they are against the odds and nobody thinks they can win. Hopefully, that will be the case against France.

its because Cuactemoc and Javier didnt start, if they did, we couldve torn RSA a new one!

Always remember that ITALY IS WORLD CHAMPION!!! Get ready to battle to defend the title

According to Maylor, Steven Gerrard was Freddie's favourite midfielder and Waka Waka was Freddie's favourite song.

okay england, that was nothing. anyway, hoping to see my team, germany, playing against them in any of the finals.
thats always a classic.

Ha.  Headline in the Montreal Gazette today about how Canada sucks savagely and continuously at World Cup soccer:

'We aren't the champions, my friend'

Coming from Scotland, I have to say I genuinely don't have an issue with England's world cup campaign BUT the prospect of England winning makes me shudder (no offence to the team or supporters)....
 Can you imagine WATC rereleased (especially the thought of Motson et al overdubbed....aaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!)

I see that the England goalkeeper Robert Green has managed to contract that all too familliar disease that almost all England goalies suffer from.

Dodgy Keeper's disease.

He made a good save in the second half tho.