2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

[arielus]

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Heinze vs The Camera.


Heinze Wins. Fatality

[AchtungBaby!]

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What a sourprise! Brazil 2 and Chile 0!!!






















Almost unbeatable IMO

[clintlove]

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nice goals from Brazil

[Steve Graham]

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I could never see why we were being talked about as tournament favourites. What was this based on? Qualifying from an easy group and scoring the most goals? Pfft. Spain spanked us in a friendly.. that said it all for me. Overrated under achievers !

The second goal we scored could have changed the game even though Germany were far the better team. If any team looses a 2 goal lead it is bound to affect their nerve. We'll never know though.

For all the none believers, the 66 goal was in too

based on the media wanting to build up a team and then rip it to bits as soon as possible.. we always hope, but we always know in our hearts we have a long long way to go before we can truly have a chance to win a major trophy.. watching Holland and Brazil today, jesus, they are head and shoulders above us and most of the teams left.. besides Spain, they're last match they looked great.. and talk about no shows, Torres isn't doing a whole lot either

Rooney is a great player, he was double and triple teamed every time he was on the ball, but he can't do it on his own, he had fuck all for service due to our very average mid field, unfortunately, besides getting in on the defensive duties he isn't the same type of player as Messi who can take over a match and contribute in other ways, who though he hasn't scored he has had a massive impact on every match.. still will NOT root for Argentina lol

[Steve Graham]

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^^ no way! Without this Goal, the Game would have ended differently...sounds somehow known to the English fans now? You have heard it from us since half a century already, next half Century is all yours guys. BTW, does anybody have scans/links to actual English Yellow press "articles"? Would like to see their "approach" on it lol.

of course it could have been different, playing at 2-2 is completely different than 2-1 or 3-1
Germany were the better team, it's just unfortunate this is even a discussion on so many of these matches with bad calls... Ger v Arg will be a great match, and I will be pulling for Germany!

[AchtungBaby!]

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Compare Rooney against Messi was the mistake in the first place... Personally never had doubts on which one is better.. Rooney is a good player, very good if you ask, but Messi is competing for a spot on the next level, be the best player ever.. We have our first massive game this Saturday against the Germans.. All my hopes are on Messi and what he can do by himself and for Higuain and Tevez... We need him on the best form if we pretend to beat the German, most solid team with Brazil so far...

To be honest, if we must go back home, Germany is one of those teams which can beat you up so, i am ready for what is next

ARGENTINAA!!!

[thebanned1]

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It's depressing

HERE

i think its about time ur english media/fans and comentators etc took it on the chin like scotland has for years, you are not a world beating team and havnt been for quite some time but the way u guys talk about games etc b4 u actually play them doesnt and never has compared to ur teams actual performance, you guys have some good player and a good league but when it comes down to it you just cant perform as a team when it matters.

[MJ]

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i think its about time ur english media/fans and comentators etc took it on the chin like scotland has for years, you are not a world beating team and havnt been for quite some time but the way u guys talk about games etc b4 u actually play them doesnt and never has compared to ur teams actual performance, you guys have some good player and a good league but when it comes down to it you just cant perform as a team when it matters.

At the prospect of sounding ignorant, which I aren't, Scotland have no choice but to take it on the chin. They simply don't have enough quality players to qualify for major events in the first place, I'm sure Huggie will agree. England do have quality players in every department that are good enough to get us to tournaments like the world cup.. most of the time We just fail when we get there!

To be fair to most pundits and commentators on tv I think a lot of them talk sense, it's the news papers that actually report the pipe dream that we can win it. Take the BBC for instance, I'm a big fan of their coverage of any sporting occasion, particularly football and as far as I know not one of the pundits had England down to win. I have no idea what the muppets on ITV were saying as I never watched a build up on their channel.

As for the papers, I'm sure you've been told a million times, never believe what you read, it's all just tosh!

[thebanned1]

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At the prospect of sounding ignorant, which I aren't, Scotland have no choice but to take it on the chin. They simply don't have enough quality players to qualify for major events in the first place, I'm sure Huggie will agree. England do have quality players in every department that are good enough to get us to tournaments like the world cup.. most of the time We just fail when we get there!

To be fair to most pundits and commentators on tv I think a lot of them talk sense, it's the news papers that actually report the pipe dream that we can win it. Take the BBC for instance, I'm a big fan of their coverage of any sporting occasion, particularly football and as far as I know not one of the pundits had England down to win. I have no idea what the muppets on ITV were saying as I never watched a build up on their channel.

As for the papers, I'm sure you've been told a million times, never believe what you read, it's all just tosh!

i agree appart from one point.....i think the commentators are exreemly bias towards england because most of them have played for england in the past or are part of the enlish "scene", you may think they talk sense because u are picking up on that bias but as an outsider i just see then as talking shit lol (again like urself without trying to sound arrogant)

[Huggie Smiles]

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At the prospect of sounding ignorant, which I aren't, Scotland have no choice but to take it on the chin. They simply don't have enough quality players to qualify for major events in the first place, I'm sure Huggie will agree. England do have quality players in every department that are good enough to get us to tournaments like the world cup.. most of the time We just fail when we get there!

To be fair to most pundits and commentators on tv I think a lot of them talk sense, it's the news papers that actually report the pipe dream that we can win it. Take the BBC for instance, I'm a big fan of their coverage of any sporting occasion, particularly football and as far as I know not one of the pundits had England down to win. I have no idea what the muppets on ITV were saying as I never watched a build up on their channel.

As for the papers, I'm sure you've been told a million times, never believe what you read, it's all just tosh!

Scotland should have qualified having beat France home and away- its then they lose to The Faroe Islands or some such mino (spell?) !!! Scotland have always been about the passion and not so much the skill!!

However, its the arrogance of the English media that winds up most people.

A good game is a good game no matter who is playing. That's why we all still follow the world cup even after our teams are out (or never make it!)

[MJ]

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i agree appart from one point.....i think the commentators are exreemly bias towards england because most of them have played for england in the past or are part of the enlish "scene", you may think they talk sense because u are picking up on that bias but as an outsider i just see then as talking shit lol (again like urself without trying to sound arrogant)

There was no biased towards us at all, infact, one of the main pundits on the BBC is actually Scottish and he slated us to death after most of our games. Alan Shearer and Lee Dixon said very much the same. Like I said, not one of them had England down to win the world cup, even before it started.

Personally I never thought for one minute we could win, hence my comment earlier about us being one of the favourites. The papers are where you should be concentrating your energies, we all know they talk shit !

[MJ]

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Scotland should have qualified having beat France home and away- its then they lose to The Faroe Islands or some such mino (spell?) !!! Scotland have always been about the passion and not so much the skill!!

I find that hard to believe seeing as though they were in the group with Holland, Norway, Macedonia and Iceland. Even so, my local Sunday pub team could have beaten France at the world cup, they were abysmal.

I'd like to think the English show a lot of passion too, it was a shame it was only the fans showing it.

[Huggie Smiles]

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{re: France home and away - I was referring to the Euro 2008 qualifiers - not that it matters!
it was still the first time in 50 years or something ridiculous!!}

[mikenytola]

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Heinze vs The Camera.


Heinze Wins. Fatality

He hits the camera with his face and then smacks it? Way to show some professionalism and class Heinze.

[i!!ustrious]

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/futbol, needs to modernize. srsly, every supersport here is inudated with replay, and -- though it is a bust at times -- replay is much more thorough than the weak officiating of fifa will ever be (yes, officiating still blows ass more than ever here).

what a profoundly different tourney this might have been, had it been called with exactitude (yeah, of course it's not over yet, but, derp derp...). anyways, it does not matter, but how unfortunate for the sport, today, in general