FIFA World Cup 2010

**Red_Lizard2** · 06-29-10, 06:30 PM

My recording of the Japan game ran out of time before the PKs

so have to watch it tonight. I thought the Spain-Portugal game was good one though.

Going to Semi's I think it will be:
Uruguay
Brazil
Germany (tough one to call though)
Spain

I want:
Uruguay
Dutch
Germany
Paraguay

After that I see the final being:
Brazil v. Spain (more experience then Germans)

3rd Place:
Uruguay v. Germany

Want Final of: Uruguay v. Germany and 3rd place of: Dutch v. Spain/Paraguay

**nsRaven** · 06-29-10, 08:22 PM

Interesting. Looks like FIFA will at least reopen consideration of technology after all.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100629/...FkY2FsbHNwcm9t

Originally Posted by GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer

Upon further review, soccer's governing body now agrees that something must be done about the blatant missed calls that have infuriated fans and players alike at the World Cup.

Just what that something is, though, won't even be addressed until after the tournament in South Africa is over.

A high-tech solution is possible, but it probably would address only that most egregious of refereeing mistakes: whether or not the ball crosses the goal line. Even putting the idea on the table, however, is a concession for an organization that has long insisted that errors by officials are simply part of the game.

**Arreo** · 07-02-10, 10:52 AM

Holy shit.... Brazil goes out to the Dutch....

What a game....

**nsRaven** · 07-02-10, 11:35 AM

Yeah, I wasn't expecting that.

**Toad** · 07-02-10, 12:49 PM

Exciting match this morning (Brazil vs Netherlands) but wtf is with the Netherlands players never taking shots when they were right in front of the goal. It was absurd and culminated in 4 Netherlands players vs. 1 defender and 1 goalie in the goal box near the 90th minute and they can't even get a shot off.

**Red_Lizard2** · 07-02-10, 04:59 PM

the morning game was a good one, glad to see the Dutch beat Brazil (even if I would of bet on Brazil to do it). The afternoon match was another real close one and pretty dramatic.

The Dutch game, after they have up the goal to Brazil, I was feeling the Dutch just were not going to score, it seemed like anytime they had a chance it either got closed quickly, or they took too much time looking for the pass to where the shot was gone. After they got that first goal though, they seemed to pick-up their game and turned it around. talk about ****ing stupid by Felipe Melo though.

Uruguay, I had the same worry after that great strike by Muntari, could argue Muslera could of done better trying to save it but meh. The Forlan free-kick was insane though, started one way and changed directions, Kingson had maybe 5% chance at best to save that unless he got incredibly lucky. Got to feel bad for Gyan, had a chance to win it after Suarez's handball. Not sure he needed to do it, but if it is handball and a chance for the GK to save the penalty, it isn't the worse thing to do. Mensah's kick in the shootout was piss poor. Glad Uruguay won it, I'd love them to make the finals (or win it all) but wouldn't be too upset if the dutch knocked them out. It seems kind of like (from what I read) the 1950 cup where Uruguay were not really expected to do much, and ended up winning the whole thing (if i recall they weren't expected to do well)

**Red_Lizard2** · 07-03-10, 04:05 AM

share a link I found that does some pretty in-depth breakdowns in both previews and match analysis for any interested in that sort of stuff (like me

)

http://www.zonalmarking.net/category/worldcup2010/

**gatita_andy** · 07-03-10, 10:48 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO first Brasil now Argentina?
I am out of the running......... so saaaaaaad

**Gumby** · 07-03-10, 10:57 AM

Now that was an ass-kicking. You guys should be here to see the spontaneous nation-wide party that just erupted here in Germany. Let the bier start flowing!