Random Insanity Alliance Forum, Mark V
Cactuar Zone => Random lnsanity => Topic started by: Thunder Strike on November 22, 2009, 02:29:51 am
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The qualification for the World Cup in South Africa 2010 has just finished. Here is a run down of what I think of all the teams that have qualified.
Uruguay
Last team to qualify with a play off win over Costa Rica. Has potential and can play some classy football but will probably struggle to make it out of the groups stages. Despite winning the competition twice they don't produce the teams capable of winning it anymore.
France
I never really know what to make of France. They are so inconsistent. The made last years final and lost despite indifferent form in the group stages. This time around they have struggled to qualify and only just made it. But they always seem to step up when they need to. I either see them crashing out in the group stages or making it to the semi finals.
Portugal
My most hated team, but they are good. Quarter Finals.
Slovenia
They don't have much of a history in the World Cup, this is only the second time they have qualified. Won't make it out of the group stages.
Greece
Amazingly they won Euro 2004 but apart from that they haven't had much success in football. They don't play very attractive football and if they win it is usually 1-0. They might get an easy group and if they do they may make it into the last 16.
Algeria
I don't actually know that much about them but I don't see them getting out of the group stages.
Cameroon
A decent side with a few truly world class players such as Eto. If they get a good group the may make it to the last 16.
Nigeria
Another decent side. Africa does tend to produce some exciting teams but they are never up to the quality needed to go far in this competition. Will probably get knocked out at the groups stages.
New Zealand
Oh dear, the country that I live in. A truly terrible footballing side and will be lucky to manage even a draw at the competition.
Honduras
I actually saw them play live once against Mexico. Won't make it out the group stages though.
Argentina
I very good side with a rich footballing history. Haven't been very good in qualification though. Quarter Finals.
Slovakia
Won't make it out of the group stages.
Switzerland
A boring team that will struggle to make it out of the group stages.
United States
This is the biggest single sporting competition in the world and Americans don't really care. However this is a decent team and has been getting better. May just make it out of the group stages if they get a good draw.
Mexico
A team of similar talents to the US and I see them making it just as far, last 16 if they are lucky.
Chile
A decent South American side. But probably not good enough to make it out of the group stages.
Italy
Last competitions winners, a very good team. Semi finals or finals. I was in Italy when they won, good times.
Serbia
Probably won't make it out of the group stages.
Denmark
A good team with some good players and should make it to the last 16.
Germany
A very good footballing side with world class players. But I do not like the Germans. Quarter finalists at least.
Ivory Coast
A very exciting African side with a few amazing players. Last 16 possibly.
Paraguay
A South American team that has struggled to make an impression at the World Cup. Will be lucky to make it out of the group stages.
Spain
An amazing team and in amazing form. They play with style and grace and have some of the most talented players in the world. Won Euro 2008 and I can see them making it to the finals and possibly winning it.
England
I'm half english and strongly support them. However despite having good players they seem to lack the mental strength to perform well. But they have been making great strides in qualification. Quarter finals at least, possible semis.
Ghana
Another exciting African team that put in a good showing at the last world cup. Will hopefully make it to the last 16.
Brazil
The most successful footballing country ever and has won this competition the most times. Plays with style and always puts in a good showing at the world cup. Will at least make it to the semi finals, but most likely make the finals and are one of the favourites to win it.
North Korea
lol, won't make it past group stages. I think they are the lowest rank team in the world cup.
Netherlands
Being Dutch born I am a fanatical supporter. The play stylish football and despite never winning the world cup are a big force in international football. A conservative estimation is quarter finals. But because I support them so strongly I am picking them to win it.
South Korea
Better than North Korea. But still probably won't make it out of the group stages.
Australia
Despite a lack of footballing history they put in a very good performance at the last world cup and had a very good qualification campaign. Must be because they have been going with Dutch managers lately. Last 16.
Japan
In a similar position to South Korea and will be lucky to make it out of the group stages.
South Africa
Are in because they are the hosts. But aren't good enough to make it out of the group stages. Although you never know with home advantage, they may surprise.
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A pretty good list TS.
What Im most surprised about this year is North Korea...to be honest, I didnt think they make it this far, let alone this Communist-fascist country whose goal is to isolate itself and its citizens from the outside world would even have a soccer team in the World Cup. But it makes me crave a North vs South in the finals...but like a "Angels vs Dodgers in the World Series", it will never happen.
In my opinion, Brazil is an obvious favorite, but Im going w/ an underdog this year and voting for Mexico. Theres just something about it, and Im sure its hungry for a World Cup title.
As for the US, theres an old saying..."Americans will never be successful in soccer", and its still true today, despite the fact we actually have a decent team.
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Title fixed.
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The title should say soccer, not football.
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Why? It's called football, the game you play with your feet.
Soccer is just a term used in places where they went and called a game that you play mostly with your hands football and need to come up with a new term to make sure they didn't get confused.
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As an American, I demand you change the title.
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No
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As an American I apparently don't care about this so I don't care whether it reads Football or Soccer.
But seriously, it needs to be Football up there SWAT. USA < Every other country in the world combined
I've always wondered why we call our Football, football. I mean, the only time we use our feet is when we run (like in any sport) punt the ball or try to kill the ref.
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XMFD @ Algeria and Egypt. Football (I'll pander to you foreigners and your sensible-naming sensibilities) has created a major regional issue.
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As an American, I demand you change the title.
QFT. Also, we're going all the way. Didn't we beat Spain? I was away traveling for that month, and forgot to look it up...
EDIT: Yup, 2-0.
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The one thing I know is that if everybody starts talking about how "little known team X" will be the surprise of the Cup and might even win, they always get butchered in the group stages. Like Serbia and Montenegro in 2006.
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The one thing I know is that if everybody starts talking about how "little known team X" will be the surprise of the Cup and might even win, they always get butchered in the group stages. Like Serbia and Montenegro in 2006.
Well they did have to play the Dutch and Argentina, and Ivory Coast. Man that was a harsh group.
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Chile's the sleeper who's gonna win it all. Trust me.
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soccer: 3rd shittiest game in the world just behind basketball and baseball.
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Nice one TS, as for all you soccer haters, you should be cooked in a vat of boiling urine.
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Nice one TS, as for all you soccer haters, you should be cooked in a vat of boiling urine.
Urine is sterile, why would you boil it?
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Brings out the smell better when you're all done being cooked.
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So the World Cup draw has been so we now know who is in what group.
Here are my predictions for the group stages. Green represents the teams I think will go through. Orange the dark horse in the group that has an outside chance of making it. Red for the team that shouldn't even bother showing up.
Group A:
France
Mexico
Uruguay
South Africa
Group B:
Argentina
Greece
Nigeria
South Korea
Group C:
England
USA
Slovenia
Algeria
Group D:
Germany
Ghana
Australia
Serbia
Group E:
Netherlands
Denmark
Cameroon
Japan
Group F:
Italy
Paraguay
Slovakia
New Zealand
Group G:
Brazil
Portugal
Ivory Cost
North Korea
Group H:
Spain
Switzerland
Chile
Honduras
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I disagree with Group D. I rate Australia higher than Ghana.
But apart from that, pretty much right on there.
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arsenal u r so racist
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hehe,
also, nice predictions TS.
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My predictions:
Group A:
France-Group Winner Easily
Mexico-Eh, maybe, maybe not, who knows
Uruguay-Wouldn't be surprised if they get handled by South Africa fairly easily
South Africa-Home Team advantage could be huge, watch for them to fight for the #2 spot in this group
Group B:
Argentina-Winnarz of group
Greece-Not enough info on this team
Nigeria-Like most African teams, will play with a lot of heart, start the series out fast, even give the big names a little scare, but don't expect too much
South Korea-They're Asian, that's about all I know of this team
Group C:
Blighty-Will probably advance with the US, but this whole group is weak and anyone could get out
USA-Will win some close games on lucky shots and might make it through
Slovenia-They're European?
Algeria-Will challenge Blighty and the US for a spot to stay alive
Group D:
Germany-Group winnar
Ghana-Along with the Ivory Coast, they are the best examples of what I said about Nigeria, look for them to make a nice story for a time, but don't write them into the next round just yet
Australia-if this were rugby, we could just name them champions, too bad it isn't
Serbia-will challenge Ghana for that #2 spot
Group E:
Netherlands-Along with Denmark, should cruise to the next round
Denmark-Should cruise to the next round, expect some big games later from one of these two teams
Cameroon-not enough info
Japan-look up South Korea
Group F:
Italy-Clear group winner
Paraguay-Decent team, don't have high expectations for them, though
Slovakia-not enough info
New Zealand-my dark horse to sneak into the next round and then get pummeled by a big name team
Group G:
Brazil-Will have a tough fight, but I expect them to move on to the next round
Portugal-Also no promises, but should move on
Ivory Cost-Best African team in my opinion, but they got stuck with two teams that are clearly better and will struggle against them, would move on in some other groups, but in this one, they should be glad to beat up on North Korea
North Korea-Should be glad that they made it this far
Group H:
Spain-Probable group winner
Switzerland-Will put up good games, but I don't expect them to advance
Chile-Will play some memorable games and may even upset a few bigger teams in the next round, but eventually, they will be clearly eliminated by a better team
Honduras-Like the Swiss, will play some good games, but ultimately are not good enough to advance
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arsenal u r so racist
Your Mum is racist.
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New Zealand-my dark horse to sneak into the next round and then get pummeled by a big name team
No, just no.
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Gravedigging this since the world cup starts in a few days.
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Reading my own thoughts from a few months ago feels like reading someone else's work. However, I think I was spot on with those projections then and think I might actually have guessed pretty well with how the general plot will go in these games. We won't know for sure, though, for at least another week, and I personally can not wait.
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Forum needs more football topics.
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Too many already
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You're a pink panda, wtf do you know?
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My predictions. Soccer will eventually become the most popular term for the sport in and out of the U.S. / Spain will win the World Cup in 2010 / the U.S. beats England this weekend, but goes no further.
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I hope you swallow a handegg and die!
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Have to say i disagree with your group E.
I'd rate Japan and Cameroon much higher than Denmark at the moment.
Japan have plenty of good players and pushed England in the warm-ups.
Brazilian football has gone haywire, so I reckon it'll be a Spanish/German final, with Spain winning.
Also, I'm from Ireland. We have a different game called football, and we still call 'soccer' football,
so, to all you Yanks, it's football.
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Netherlands will win. End of story.
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Have to say i disagree with your group E.
I'd rate Japan and Cameroon much higher than Denmark at the moment.
Japan have plenty of good players and pushed England in the warm-ups.
Brazilian football has gone haywire, so I reckon it'll be a Spanish/German final, with Spain winning.
Also, I'm from Ireland. We have a different game called football, and we still call 'soccer' football,
so, to all you Yanks, it's football.
Japan lost every one of their warm up matches so they are looking terrible right now.
And the Germans don't look that great with a few injuries and I think they lack enough truly world class players in their squad to make it to the final.
As Arsenal said, the Dutch will win it. Although Spain is a possible alternative :P
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Netherlands? Are you serious?
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As surprising as it is, gangs, the Dutch actually have a very rich history of good soccer and are still a very good team that can somehow challenge anyone.
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Gimme a break, if you're talking about the qualifying stage, they got it really easy. I wouldn't be surprised if they made an early exit, the Danes have got it in for them and Cameroon is looking good, imo, Netherlands luck has run out.
EDIT: A slightly unrelated but apt example. History doesn't cut it, Indians have a really rich history of good CRICKET but look at how we're doing now.
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The Dutch are still really good, regardless of history. I don't expect the Cams to do much damage this year. As much as I love watching African teams play because of their penchant for speed, they are still unable to hang with the big boys through 90 minutes of grueling actions.
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History may not be very helpful but current form is.
The Dutch had a spotless qualifying record and had an excellent build up and impressive results in their warm up matches. They possess some world class players and have shown at Euro 2008 they have the potential to rip apart even the best of teams. Their defence is their main weakness but hopefully with their attacking strength they can out-score any opponents they come across.
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You're a pink panda, wtf do you know?
I know there will be lots of "men" lying on the ground in "pain" because someone brushed against their leg
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Japan lost every one of their warm up matches so they are looking terrible right now.
And the Germans don't look that great with a few injuries and I think they lack enough truly world class players in their squad to make it to the final.
As Arsenal said, the Dutch will win it. Although Spain is a possible alternative :P
No matter that the Germans don't have the "World Class" players, they always have a habit of grinding their opponents down through economical play. Don't expect them to lose much, but wouldn't expect more than 1-0 wins either.
Dutch are a bit of a Dark Horse, but I expect them to go out at the Quarter-Finals.
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You're a pink panda, wtf do you know?
I know there will be lots of "men" lying on the ground in "pain" because someone brushed against their leg
Don't tell me you watch the AFL?
>_>
<_<
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Shit, I thought for a minute people were talking sports here. Guess I was wrong.
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No matter that the Germans don't have the "World Class" players, they always have a habit of grinding their opponents down through economical play. Don't expect them to lose much, but wouldn't expect more than 1-0 wins either.
Dutch are a bit of a Dark Horse, but I expect them to go out at the Quarter-Finals.
Quarter-Finals will prove a difficult hurdle for the Dutch since they are most likely to face Brazil or Portugal at this stage, both of which present massive challenges to beat for any team.
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dont count south africa out yet, as in 1995 rugby world cup everyone said SA will never win it and look now we have the title 2times we have the rugby world cup we have the super 14 cup, when SA united behind sport we have a spirit of millions singing, i have been in loftus staduim with a match the team was behind fans started to sing chills traveling down your spine hair raises some people even cried of being proud and we won the game with 1 point. dont understate the home game as south africans have the love of sport.
SA wil go far in the tournament but wont win
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The teams Im gotta be looking at are:
-Mexico (land of my people and I expected them to go to 16, if not, then all the way)
-England (the underdogs of the World Cup who will go far in my opinion)
-The US (very shocked we have a good team, but I dont see them getting passed the 16, or even reaching it for that matter)
-Japan (idk why)
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Don't get your hopes up for Mexico. They're not that great and I wouldn't be surprised if South Africa is able to keep them out of the knockout stage.
Chile is where it's at. They might be able to make it to the quarters if their lucky, but they'll probably just make it to the knockout stage. The US, while I would usually doubt them, could be a sleeper. The only reason I say that is because we've seen what they're capable of. Remember last year when they upset Spain and nearly beat Brazil? I guess anything's possible when this team realizes their potential.
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dont count south africa out yet, as in 1995 rugby world cup everyone said SA will never win it and look now we have the title 2times we have the rugby world cup we have the super 14 cup, when SA united behind sport we have a spirit of millions singing, i have been in loftus staduim with a match the team was behind fans started to sing chills traveling down your spine hair raises some people even cried of being proud and we won the game with 1 point. dont understate the home game as south africans have the love of sport.
SA wil go far in the tournament but wont win
You can't really compare South Africa's Rugby achievements to football. The fact is South Africa lacks quality players to make a decent impact on this competition. However their group isn't that bad so they have a chance to make it to the last 16. Still, I'm expecting them to crash out in the group stages.
But maybe tonight's match will have me eating my own words.
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Eh, I expect the South Africa/Mexico game to be good, but I don't expect it to make me suddenly change my opinion of either team. Only way it could do that is if one side utterly dominates the other.
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First Game:
South Africa 1-1 Mexico
Nothing conclusive, but the home crowd seems to do the Saffers some good.
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Fuck, first two games ended up as draws, some bad refereeing in the second (Uruguay vs France), Uruguay did way better than i expected them to, who knows, they might have even won had it not been for the red card, i dislike France, they cheat.
The results of the first was pretty expected, mexico was the better team but RSA had the massive advantage of home ground and crowd support. Towards the latter half of the game, they looked like they couldn't go wrong, mexico was pretty lucky RSA defense pulled a boner when it did. 79th fucking minute.
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Maybe later ill make predictions of my own.
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I'm glad I didn't stay up for the France - Uruguay match :P
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Frankly it wasn't too bad, Uruguay made some fantastic comebacks against France in the latter half of the game, i just wanted to see France get their ass handed to them by an underdog, i wasn't COMPLETELY disappointed.
But yeah, bad refereeing.
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Most excitement seen ITT
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The panda emblematizes propitiousness.
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The fact Uruguay can go toe-to-toe w/ France just landed then a spot on my radar.
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The fact Uruguay can go toe-to-toe w/ France just landed then a spot on my radar.
I don't think that reflects how good Uruguay is, just how poorly France is playing at the moment.
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True. It could have been luck or the fact that France underestimated the enemy (how many times has that happened over the years lol) Still keeping up w/ France is a boost for Uruguay.
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France did well enough, brought in henry a lil too late imo but they did well, Uruguay gave it everything they had, they were playing like this was the fucking final, its commendable to say the least.
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Already looking ahead to the US-England brawl.
I expect a back-and-forth match that will end w/ England on top.
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Idk, USA uses old people...
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Idk, USA uses old people...
lol, England has the second oldest team at the World Cup.
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Idk, when you think of old english players, it just fits, but when you think of old yank players, the first thought that tonics into ones head is "dude, that old bum's gonna drag em down", maybe its just the fact that USA is a comparatively new team in the international football circuit and you expect them to have younger players. England has a lot of experience, they sorta rely on it don't they? Old people just suit their team.
Or maybe i'm a retard and i'm talking outta my ass...
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ROLFMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! FOOOK YOO GREEN! WHAT AN EPIC DROP!
I'm supporting the fucking yanks!
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Welp, atleast the favorites didn't win.
USA did well to hold Rooney off. The english coach made smart decisions with the substitutions, but ol fabio will be more disappointed than bob.
Once again, lol at green.
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Jamie Carragher is no longer an International defender.
He's gotten slower than a tortoise.
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Lol ozzies.
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JERRIES OWNED!
Again, lol @ ozzies.
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Germany barely squeaks by Australia for the win...
oh, my bad, I meant Germany acted like bears and mauled the Aussie team to bits.
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Pretty much, yeah.
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I was stuck in a bar with about 50 germans, it wasn't fun.
Poor Aussie.
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Another reason I hate soccer >_>
btw that red card was the gayest thing I've seen since... ever
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The danes lost, i am now sad.
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I really wish I could mute those damn (vuvuzela) plastic trumpets they are blowing none stop during the matches! >:(
I vote They have to make a rule that they can only blow them if something big happens like a goal or a great save.(or a streaker) lol :P
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That continuous buzz puts me to sleep sometimes, its rather hypnotic.
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I personally think that those vuvuzelas are awesome simply because it's part of the culture of the area and since it's a change of pace from the usual trend of drunk people yelling and trying to sing.
Also, I felt a little bad for Denmark today, an own goal headed off the back of your own teammate plus a deflection by the keeper that bounces off the goalpost right into a Dutch player who knocks it in for the score. Good game by Japan, Cameroon almost got a couple kicks in which were just a few inches off, and now it's up to Paraguay to give me a good game with the Italianos.
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Japan beat Cameroon, Paraguay tied with Italy. What the fuck is going on?
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That's what i was thinking...there's something wrong here...
All my predictions are farting out of existence...
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I would be really happy to see a North Korea vs South Korea or North Korea vs USA game. And it would be absolutely hilarious if NK wins.
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I wouldn't be surprised if people pulled ak-47s in those matches...
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The danes lost, i am now sad.
I'm happy :D
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So, tomorrow's big game: Ivory Coast v. Portugal. Should be fun.
Also gonna try to catch the Brazil game, but it should be a blowout versus the North Koreans.
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So, tomorrow's big game: Ivory Coast v. Portugal. Should be fun.
Also gonna try to catch the Brazil game, but it should be a blowout versus the North Koreans.
What you talking about? The big game is New Zealand vs Slovakia.
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New Ze... who? ;D
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Hopefully New Zealand shows that the world that not all teams from Oceania suck (lol, Aussies).
I personally think that those vuvuzelas are awesome simply because it's part of the culture of the area and since it's a change of pace from the usual trend of drunk people yelling and trying to sing.
I agree with this. I find it pretty rude that there is a webiste trying to ban them (80,000 people had signed up last I heard - that was yesterday). It's in South Africa, deal with it. It adds something different and gives the world cup a South African flavour.
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Suck it Slovakia!!!
Amazing result for NZ, but they should have won.
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Lol Strikey... so the Ivory Coast is putting up a great fight against Portugal, only problem is that they're being really cautious and aren't taking many shots at the net.
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I would have liked to see the Ivory Coast win, they probably deserved to.
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So far the Brazil vs NK has been a pretty fun game. NK has a solid defense and just like 2 mins ago Brazil scored through pure luck of an open corner and the goalie missing it by inches. Honestly I didnt think that NK would even be able to keep Brazil off for a 0-0 half time :P
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I'm rooting for Ghana
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Pretty good game by the North Koreans as weird as it is for me to say, but unfortunately, in their group, they'd still be lucky to pull off a tie versus Portugal or the Ivory Coast.
Chile tomorrow, that's my game of the day and you can be sure I'll be watching them play Honduras. I also want to see if South Africa can get their first win of the tournament later on in the day.
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jesus, NK pulled off a goal against Brazil, what the hell D: That game definitely made Brazil sweat a little but a 2 -1 win is better than nothing I guess
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Good result for Chile, but they should have scored more goals.
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Lots of close calls that almost resulted in goals for Chile. Ironically, the one time that the guy just gets hit with the ball while in the right area, it goes in. Good game, but Sanchez's shots were just off today and Gonzalez really wanted a goal at the end.
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S...s...spain lost...
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD!!!???
YARGHFRGLARGHNARGHFRGH!
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Meh, Spain result wasn't that much of a surprise (don't get me wrong, still surprised), but they're so overrated by the media...
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I watched 10 mins of that game and all that happened was Spain kicking the ball to each other
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Poor South Africa, and lol Spain.
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Yeah that was pretty harsh...the home support didn't do much for them...
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lol France.
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This is just wrong...just...plain...WRONG!
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The World Cup does this every time. You can no longer just look at the country and judge on it past performances, you have to look at current form.
I'm sure there are a lot more upsets to come.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to England tomorrow morning and the Dutch tomorrow evening. Hopefully they both win!
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The World Cup does this every time. You can no longer just look at the country and judge on it past performances, you have to look at current form.
I'm sure there are a lot more upsets to come.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to England tomorrow morning and the Dutch tomorrow evening. Hopefully they both win!
Well apart from a couple of exceptions, i'm inclined to agree with you.
As for the matches, I expect england to have an easy win, i don't expect anything special to come out of the algerian camp.
The dutch match however should be worth the watch, japan has shown outstanding improvements, to defeat cameroon was an admirable achievement, apparently the dutch have their work cut out for them.
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USA is down 2 points to Slovania
lol they are so gonna lose
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Call the police there has been a robbery!!! The usa had that 3rd goal clean!
that referee was absolutely wretched!!! ( final 2-2 draw / tie)
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England 0 algeria 0 / nil nil final.
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I'm on the verge of quitting on the world cup, cept to see how Argentina and Brazil's matches turn out...
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Why would you quit on the world cup? Because you can't predict the games or because the referee didn't make the calls you wanted?
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Damn England were terrible.
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Slovania and USA are gonna move on, lolengland can suck cocks
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Yeah, looks like you'll be right. England were hopeless, especially Rooney. He was pathetic.
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Why would you quit on the world cup? Because you can't predict the games or because the referee didn't make the calls you wanted?
Both, also, my teams are losing...but i guess as long as the USA has a chance...might as well stick around...
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Which one are your teams?
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Jerries, Yanks, Danes, Spaniards.
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Ah.
I see.
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wtf is a jerry?
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Jerry is chiefly a British slang word for a German / especially a German soldier -
like a yank is for an American.
Or a limey is for a British person. LOL and on and on it goes.
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There are others, like kraut, but kraut is considered mildly to moderately derogatory depending on the locality (in germany).
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Sad for Cameroon. They were a decent team, but now they're eliminated and will have to wait 4 years to have another shot.
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And the Dutch are the first to qualify!
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Not much of a surprise looking at their group. Though I expected the Dutch-Cameroon game to carry a little more significance.
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Group E isn't an easy one. All of those teams are class. Cameroon being the bottom does say something as they are the best African team..
The English have an easy group... >_>
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Eh, it's an okay group, but it's certainly not the toughest and yes, US/England group is one of the easier ones in the tournament.
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Yeah, the toughest is probably group G. Though I wouldn't rate any of the teams in that pool to win it anyway (regardless of how high their fifa ranking is).
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Eh, it's an okay group, but it's certainly not the toughest and yes, US/England group is one of the easier ones in the tournament.
Whatcha talkin aboot? England just tied to Algeria and USA tied to Slovania. Both USA and England are on the tightrope in that group of not making it on....
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Just because they struggle against each other does not make it a tough group. It makes it an entertaining group, but it proves very little about the teams themselves.
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So, NZ eh?
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Not too good, not too bad, good effort against a team like Italy.
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lol at France. I think I should go back and change that prediction where I said they'd roll through the group stage.
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Yeah, the toughest is probably group G. Though I wouldn't rate any of the teams in that pool to win it anyway (regardless of how high their fifa ranking is).
>implying Best Korea isn't clearly going to win the cup.
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Portugal 7 - 0 North Korea
I think this was the game with more goals in the history of the world cups :P...group face is already cleared, unless Ivory Coast scores 9 goals :P, If we play the next games like we played this one, the world cup will go to Portugal this year
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Not the most by any team in the World Cup's history, Hungary scored 9-0 versus Korea in '54, 10-1 versus El Salvador in '82, and Yugoslavia beat Zaire 9-0 in '74. Don't worry, I didn't memorize it, I looked it up since I vaguely remembered those games being mentioned.
Also, hopefully Chile can beat the Swiss today.
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Portugal 7 - 0 North Korea
False propaganda from decadent and corrupted West.
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I'm just looking forward to the Brazil vs Portugal match, imma watch it in my mess's special theater, just me and a couple of course mates and a few purdy girls. It's gonna be EPIC.
For now, the most interesting match should be the Portugal vs Greece match.
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Not the most by any team in the World Cup's history, Hungary scored 9-0 versus Korea in '54, 10-1 versus El Salvador in '82, and Yugoslavia beat Zaire 9-0 in '74. Don't worry, I didn't memorize it, I looked it up since I vaguely remembered those games being mentioned.
that's why i don't remember them, i still wasn't born :P...but still, 7-0 it's a pretty big score...probably it will be the best of this world cup
Portugal 7 - 0 North Korea
False propaganda from decadent and corrupted West.
Decadent? Not much
Corrupted? hell yeah :P
I'm just looking forward to the Brazil vs Portugal match, imma watch it in my mess's special theater, just me and a couple of course mates and a few purdy girls. It's gonna be EPIC.
For now, the most interesting match should be the Portugal vs Greece match.
Also looking forward to Portugal-Brazil, it would be huge if Portugal wins, but it's going to be tough...and also, after what happened in euro 2004 between Portugal and Greece, i just want us to face them again and win by 10-0 just to get revenge, or just face them in the finals and this time Portugal wins :P...stupid Greeks
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Chile with the win, though that ref sucked. He shot out 4 yellows and a red in the first 30 minutes and iirc, finished with 10 cards thrown total. Way too many for any game that didn't involve at least one death or bench-clearing brawl by one of the teams.
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United States Defeats Algeria 1 - 0 (final)
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Well that was an exciting couple of matches. Well done to the USA for topping the group. And I'm relieved to see England get through.
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I'm soooo still supporting the yanks.
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I really hope Chile beats Spain tomorrow. I love how everybody talks the latter up yet they never amount to anything.
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Well, Italy out, and NZ unbeaten. Interesting day so far.
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Italy being out is a huge surprise. I'm going to revisit my prediction after tomorrow's games to see how I did. Then, I'll try to predict the knockout stages for you guys so we can all laugh at the homerism.
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I've given up predicting anything...
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USA and Slovakia....Hopefully one of them does the fuckin' deal.
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Brazil v Portugal tomorrow, lol
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Portugal 0 - 0 Brazil
even against all the odds we still prove that we are better than what most people thinks...this tie is to fuck everyone who said that Portugal would definitely lose, and this is just the start...not even Brazil could stop us :P
And also that ref was really unfair, 5 or 6 yellows just in the first part...
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Chile v. Spain, I can't wait.
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Chile 1 : 2 Spain
good game i guess
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Kind of boring. That red card was BS since the Spanish player barely got touched in the back of the foot. At least Chile gets through, though, and I think they have a good chance against Brazil anyway, so it should be fun.
USA v. Ghana tomorrow.
I'll update my thoughts on who's left and how wrong I was.
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My predictions:
South Korea will beat Uruguay.
USA will beat Ghana.
England will beat Germany (more of a heart guess, than using my head).
Argentina will beat Mexico.
Netherlands will beat Slovakia.
Brazil will beat Chile.
Japan will beat Paraguay.
Spain will beat Portugal.
That would be Quarter Finals of:
Netherlands vs Brazil.
South Korea vs USA.
Argentina vs England.
Japan vs Spain.
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Group A:
France-Group Winner Easily
Mexico-Eh, maybe, maybe not, who knows
Uruguay-Wouldn't be surprised if they get handled by South Africa fairly easily
South Africa-Home Team advantage could be huge, watch for them to fight for the #2 spot in this group
Group B:
Argentina-Winnarz of group
Greece-Not enough info on this team
Nigeria-Like most African teams, will play with a lot of heart, start the series out fast, even give the big names a little scare, but don't expect too much
South Korea-They're Asian, that's about all I know of this team
Group C:
Blighty-Will probably advance with the US, but this whole group is weak and anyone could get out
USA-Will win some close games on lucky shots and might make it through
Slovenia-They're European?
Algeria-Will challenge Blighty and the US for a spot to stay alive
Group D:
Germany-Group winnar
Ghana-Along with the Ivory Coast, they are the best examples of what I said about Nigeria, look for them to make a nice story for a time, but don't write them into the next round just yet
Australia-if this were rugby, we could just name them champions, too bad it isn't
Serbia-will challenge Ghana for that #2 spot
Group E:
Netherlands-Along with Denmark, should cruise to the next round
Denmark-Should cruise to the next round, expect some big games later from one of these two teams
Cameroon-not enough info
Japan-look up South Korea
Group F:
Italy-Clear group winner
Paraguay-Decent team, don't have high expectations for them, though
Slovakia-not enough info
New Zealand-my dark horse to sneak into the next round and then get pummeled by a big name team
Group G:
Brazil-Will have a tough fight, but I expect them to move on to the next round
Portugal-Also no promises, but should move on
Ivory Cost-Best African team in my opinion, but they got stuck with two teams that are clearly better and will struggle against them, would move on in some other groups, but in this one, they should be glad to beat up on North Korea
North Korea-Should be glad that they made it this far
Group H:
Spain-Probable group winner
Switzerland-Will put up good games, but I don't expect them to advance
Chile-Will play some memorable games and may even upset a few bigger teams in the next round, but eventually, they will be clearly eliminated by a better team
Honduras-Like the Swiss, will play some good games, but ultimately are not good enough to advance
Well, let's see how I did with my vague predictions:(+=good prediction,-=bad prediction,0=neither good nor bad)
Group A:
-France-On second thought, forget what I said about them winning the group.
+Mexico-Did what I expected and snuck into the next round
0Uruguay-Didn't get beat by SA and also got into the next round
+SA-Did fight for the #2 spot, but just missed it
Group B:
+Argentina-100% on this prediction
0Greece-I knew nothing when they entered and I know nothing as they exit
0Nigeria-Didn't do much, at least they put up a fight
0South Korea-Research would've told me to expect them to advance, they did
Group C:
+England-Right about the weak group, they did advance
+US-100%, even with the making it on lucky shots part(thx Green and Donovan)
0Slovania-not too shabby a team
0Algeria-did kinda challenge, but I'm not gonna lie, I didn't even make the connection that Algeria is in Africa until after the tournament started, so I can't claim anything on this one
Group D:
+Germany-was right
0Ghana-Fought hard like I said, but didn't fail to get into round 2 like I feared
-Australia-got destroyed by Germany, then did okay after that
+Serbia-did challenge for #2 spot but was ultimately unsuccessful
Group E:
+Netherlands-cruised
-Denmark-didn't cruise
-Cameroon-good team which I should've researched more, disappointing cup for them
-Japan-Made it through, I should have expected more of a fight from this team but didn't
Group F:
-Italy-didn't get through, huge surprise to me
0Paraguay-More than just decent, made it to the next round
-Slovakia-snuck through even though I knew nothing of them at the time
-New Zealand-put up a good fight, but was unable to get to their round 2 beating I predicted
Group G:
+Brazil-even NK gave them a fight, I was surprised
+Portugal-not as solid as Brazil, but made it through as expected
-Ivory Coast-fought hard, but without Drogba, were less of a threat than expected
-North Korea-had a great first game v. Brazil, than followed my prediction
Group H:
+Spain-got it right
+Swiss-did put up the good games I expected and barely failed to advance
+Chile-in the next round like I expected and will play a bigger team in Brazil, let's see if they upset them
0Honduras-did okay, but were nothing special in this group
So my score went something like this out of 32 teams:
+ 13
0 9
- 10
Not bad, but nothing special.
My round 2 predictions will be in the next post...
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Round 2 Predictions:
Left Side of Bracket
Uruguay v. South Korea
I expect a good game and either team could sneak through. For the purposes of scoring myself later, I'm gonna go with the South American team since they've been doing so well this tournament. Either team could make it to the Semis though since the next round would be US/Ghana.
US v. Ghana
I'm going with USA on this one just because they have a knack of stepping it up when it's a do or die situation. Ghana's a good team but this might be the US's best chance in a while to go deep in the World Cup.
Netherlands v. Slovakia
The Dutch should handle this one easily, moving on to the winner of Brazil/Chile. If they can get past the quarterfinals, they have a good chance to make it to the finals.
Chile v. Brazil
Probably the best match-up of round 2 on this side of the bracket between two of the best teams in the bracket. The 3rd best team is arguably the Netherlands, who the winner of this match will probably meet in the next round. Look for Chile to continue pushing forward trying to catch Brazil's goalkeeper by surprise. Watch as Brazil tries to counter Chile's relentless attack by trying to expose a weak back line. In this match, I must not only root for Chile, but also predict the biggest upset of this tournament so far as La Roja pushes to the quarterfinals in its bid for a finals appearance.
Right Side of Bracket
Germany v. England
Two teams who have had their struggles. Two teams who can still be very good. Look for the Germans to advance, but not without a capable fight from the Englishmen.
Argentina v. Mexico
Mexico's had a nice run so far, but it will all end at the hands of the Argentine superpower as South America continues its dominance in this tournament.
Paraguay v. Japan
I see Japan as a big darkhorse in that if they win this game, they may be very scary for the winner of Spain/Portugal. Japan had a nice run through the group stages and proved it's got a capable defense mixed with an attacking offense. Paraguay, on the other hand, is also a good team and could very well advance. However, I'm going to go with Japan in this one, breaking the hearts of Paraguayans everywhere.
Spain v. Portugal
Biggest game on this side of the bracket. Not only because it will be filled with superstars, but also because of the history of these two countries. Neighbors in Europe, they were unable to evade each other colonizing the South American jungles. Now they meet on the soccer field for the ultimate prize, bragging rights. I expect the winner of this game to at least make the semis, possibly meeting Argentina for another star-power fight into the final match. Portugal is filled with talent and when they're on, can win versus anyone, but I see Spain as the slightly more experienced and more experienced team that has a little less flash. In this game, I expect Spain to push through and end Portugal hopes for history to be brought to their little piece of the isthmus.
So there we go, I'll update this when round 2 is over and then you'll get my predictions for the quarters. If you notice, I have 3/5 South American teams going, and if it weren't for two of those teams playing each other(ChilevBrazil), it would probly be 4/5, so watch out for that region in round 2. Damn I love the World Cup, though, since anything can happen at any time to any team.
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Here are my picks
Round 2 Predictions:
Left Side of Bracket
Uruguay v. South Korea
Both these teams are strong in attack, but Uruguay have yet to concede a goal yet. Should be an open and entertaining game. But I'm picking Uruguay to take it 3-1.
US v. Ghana
Only one African team left in the tournament, and the only goals they have scored are penalties. So provided the USA don't gift them a goal they should be able to sneak it. 1-0 to the USA
Netherlands v. Slovakia
Slovakia failed to break down NZ and Paraguay and were gifted goals against Italy, so I can see them struggling to score in this one. Especially since the Dutch have only conceded one goal, which was a penalty. 2-0 to the Dutch.
Chile v. Brazil
Chile have impressed me so far, but after the Brazil match they have 3 first choice players missing for this match. That could count against then with Brazil, although lacking flair, still look very capable. 2-1 to Brazil
Right Side of Bracket
Germany v. England
Both sides aren't looking that great at the moment. I expect a cagey match with plenty of nail-biting for both fans. 1-1 with England winning on penalties.
Argentina v. Mexico
Rematch of 2006, I see it being an easier win for Argentina since they are clicking in attack. But they do look vulnerable defensively. 3-1 to Argentina.
Paraguay v. Japan
Japan have done very well so far in this tournament. But I can see them coming unstuck against a stubborn Paraguayan defence. 1-0 to Paraguay.
Spain v. Portugal
Apart from the initial slip-up Spain have looked good. While Portugal beat the crap out of North Korea they lacked any enterprise against the Ivory Coast or Brazil. I can see this being a frustrating game that Spain will sneak 2-1.
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Good game between the Uruguayans and the North Koreans. I started watching at the beginning of the second half and it's definitely been an entertaining game.
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You mean South Koreans, right?
Damn, my prediction was almost perfect as well :P
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USA will win in a shootout, its 1-1 right now
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Poor yanks.
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North Korea, South Korea, they're all Koreans in the end.
Also, heartbreaker for the US, sad that I missed the 2nd half since it looks like it was awesome.
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shit dont even remind me, both those goals were fucking stupid
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Oh England, you broke my heart.
Only one more team for me to support that's in it. And that's the Dutch.
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Holland can do it! I can just feel it that this is the year. *touches wood*
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Please get off my penis, I'm mourning.
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Sorry.
Netherlands vs Brazil quarter final. That is going to be a good match.
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Portugal 0 - 1 Spain
I can summarize this game in some words...fuck you referee, you are a loser...you should dedicate to sea kittening and not to football, because that way you could even help people by catching some sea kitten, instead of just do worst than shit in a big game like this was...you robbed us the entire game and gave almost everything to Spain......and also that last red card, i must say i understand what happened there...I'll explain, so the referee was able to see the ghost that was summoned by Portugal, in order to punch the Spain players right in the face, and that's why the referee gave that red card...damn you ghosts, YOU SHOULD BE INVISIBLE!!!
Portugal deserved to win this game....we had more and more risky opportunities than Spain, and then the fuckers had some fucking luck and scored a goal...we played a lot better than them in the 1st half, but then after the goal we just lost all enthusiasm, and lost it...but still we were able to do some very good moves...and lastly that referee should fall, hit with his head and stay a vegetable for the rest of his life, because...i think the game gives a pretty big reason.
P.S. Eduardo should be nominated one of the best goal keepers of this world cup, he did a great match, and until now he was the goal keeper with 0 goals suffered...he should receive some prize or something...he fucking deserves it
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I disagree with you. The referee did a fine job. He allowed the match to flow which made it much better. Fair enough that a few of those tackles should have been free kicks but it went both ways. And yes, the red card was shocking but was so late in the game that it didn't affect the score.
Spain was the better team; they controlled the entire match and were only really vunerable on the counter attack when the play was in the air. Eduardo played very well to keep Spain to 1 goal and Portugal didn't take their chances. Simple as that really. I can understand your fustration, but I think your blame is falsely placed.
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yeah arsenal you're right...and that's the problem..letting the game flow isn't good, yes it keeps the game going, but it takes numerous opportunities to have a free kick and score a goal...I remember that in many parts of the game, the referee didn't mark a fault when it was clearly one, if you could say that it was fault but the team still kept the ball on their side, then yeah he would be doing a nice job, but when a fault occurs and the other team wins the possession of the ball, then it needs to happen a fault...because if it doesn't, it happens what happened in this game, a good counter attack is wasted...and maybe that way the match could have ended in other way (or not...but still there could be a possibility)...and also that red card, yes it was in the near end of the game, but the game only ends when the referee whistles for the end of the game...the chances of having a goal even without that red card are minimal, but while there is time there is always a chance, but there is other way, because that was a simulation of a fault inside the box...so if the referee had bought a pair of glasses and see what happened we could have a penalty and score a goal...and maybe we could have passed.
And also I can say that Spain controlled most of the game...especially after the goal, we started to go after the goal and completely lost control of the game, and we also made some bad choices regarding substitutions...but i can also say that in the first part Portugal was better than Spain, they had more control of the ball but we had a very solid defense that they rarely could break...and we took advantages of that and were able to do a great 1st half...but the the second it was a more careless.
And yeah a lot of frustration is running in my veins...what can i say, i didn't liked that match, and it was not only because Portugal lost, because it happens, for someone to win the other needs to lose...but the lose, the referee, and especially many things happening in our team, regarding some really bad choices, are really making me a bit frustrated...so if you think I'm a bit offensive, sorry about that but Portuguese blood runs in my veins and we are bad people when we are frustrated :P
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Round 2 Predictions:
Left Side of Bracket
Uruguay v. South Korea
I expect a good game and either team could sneak through. For the purposes of scoring myself later, I'm gonna go with the South American team since they've been doing so well this tournament. Either team could make it to the Semis though since the next round would be US/Ghana.
US v. Ghana
I'm going with USA on this one just because they have a knack of stepping it up when it's a do or die situation. Ghana's a good team but this might be the US's best chance in a while to go deep in the World Cup.
Netherlands v. Slovakia
The Dutch should handle this one easily, moving on to the winner of Brazil/Chile. If they can get past the quarterfinals, they have a good chance to make it to the finals.
Chile v. Brazil
Probably the best match-up of round 2 on this side of the bracket between two of the best teams in the bracket. The 3rd best team is arguably the Netherlands, who the winner of this match will probably meet in the next round. Look for Chile to continue pushing forward trying to catch Brazil's goalkeeper by surprise. Watch as Brazil tries to counter Chile's relentless attack by trying to expose a weak back line. In this match, I must not only root for Chile, but also predict the biggest upset of this tournament so far as La Roja pushes to the quarterfinals in its bid for a finals appearance.
Right Side of Bracket
Germany v. England
Two teams who have had their struggles. Two teams who can still be very good. Look for the Germans to advance, but not without a capable fight from the Englishmen.
Argentina v. Mexico
Mexico's had a nice run so far, but it will all end at the hands of the Argentine superpower as South America continues its dominance in this tournament.
Paraguay v. Japan
I see Japan as a big darkhorse in that if they win this game, they may be very scary for the winner of Spain/Portugal. Japan had a nice run through the group stages and proved it's got a capable defense mixed with an attacking offense. Paraguay, on the other hand, is also a good team and could very well advance. However, I'm going to go with Japan in this one, breaking the hearts of Paraguayans everywhere.
Spain v. Portugal
Biggest game on this side of the bracket. Not only because it will be filled with superstars, but also because of the history of these two countries. Neighbors in Europe, they were unable to evade each other colonizing the South American jungles. Now they meet on the soccer field for the ultimate prize, bragging rights. I expect the winner of this game to at least make the semis, possibly meeting Argentina for another star-power fight into the final match. Portugal is filled with talent and when they're on, can win versus anyone, but I see Spain as the slightly more experienced and more experienced team that has a little less flash. In this game, I expect Spain to push through and end Portugal hopes for history to be brought to their little piece of the isthmus.
Let's see how I did followed by my quarterfinal predictions(same scoring method as last time):
+Uruguay v. SK
Uruguay beat SK in a very good game that could've easily gone either way.
-US v. Ghana
US did score late to push it into extra time, but fell short to Ghana who is carrying the entire continent of Africa on their backs.
+Dutch v. Slovakia
Dutch won the game and that's about all I can say.
-Chile v. Brazil
All I can say about this one is FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
+Germany v. England
Germans conquered their rivals across the sea as they marched into the next round.
+Argentina v. Mexico
Argentines soundly defeated Mexico and moved on as they continue their march to the cup.
-Paraguay v. Japan
Unfortunately, I didn't have enough faith in the South Americans coming into this game. However, they proved me wrong and got through thanks to a great defensive effort and the clutchness to make the PKs when Japan just couldn't hang on at the end.
+Spain v. Portugal
The Spanish get bragging rights over their neighbor for at least the next 4 years. Close game til the end and you have to admire the skill level of both teams.
So, I went like this in this round:
+5
-3
Not bad, but I can do better.
Anyway, now on my Quarterfinal picks:
Left Side:
Uruguay v. Ghana
I see this as a game that could end up very lopsided in Uruguay's favor or very close with Ghana possibly winning it. However, I'm gonna keep the faith for the South Americans and end the dreams of the African continent. Both teams can be very good at times and should be glad to be in the Elite 8, but someone has to win, and I'm going with Uruguay as the team to advance to the Final 4.
Netherlands v. Brazil
This should be a great game and what the Quarterfinals and on are about. Both teams can be great, only one can go on. I'm going to go with Brazil on this one, but expect the Dutch to fight hard til the end, maybe even forcing this game into extra time.
Right Side:
Germany v. Argentina
Europe meets South America once again in this quarterfinal matchup. Look for Germany to try to pound the ball into the net while Messi and Argentina will try to continue their elegance as they toss the ball around and eventually end up with at least one goal. This will be a very good game, and I'm going to keep with the theme and pick Argentina.
Paraguay v. Spain
The other -guay in this quarterfinal, they get a chance to meet up against the Spanish. Common knowledge tells me to pick Spain, my heart tells me to go for the South American takeover and send the 4th team from down South into the Semis. As much as I would love that result, I'm going to let my brain do the talking as Spain ends the hopes of a nation on its way to meet Argentina in another star studded match.
So there you have it, Leo's prediction for the next match. We'll see how I do, and when it's all over, I'll post my overall stats from every round so we can all mock my failure to pick the best teams.
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Huge surprise this morning with Holland coming back from being down one to beat Brazil 2-1.
Then, a sad day for Africa after Ghana gets knocked out in the shootout. To make matters worse, Ghana had a perfect opportunity to score at the end of extra time. They get the ball into the box and just start heading it like crazy as it just keeps getting bounced back by Uruguayans. But a sliver of hope, the Uruguay striker gets a red card because he handballed to stop the score. Ghana lines up for the penalty kick, and no, he bounces it off the crossbar. This is followed by two more misses in the penalty round to follow, sending Uruguay to the semifinals and Ghana back home. They were a great underdog and did pretty good when it came to carrying the hopes of Africa. Unfortunately for them, it was just not to be, I guess.
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I love that Uraguay won over Ghana (butthurt American lol) but with so many of their top players having yellow cards and red's, I doubt that they will make it past the Semi's
Also that Portuguese ref was definitely butthurt over their loss by Spain and it was pretty apparently he was taking his rage out on the Uruguayans ;-;
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I love that Uraguay won over Ghana (butthurt American lol) but with so many of their top players having yellow cards and red's, I doubt that they will make it past the Semi's
Also that Portuguese ref was definitely butthurt over their loss by Spain and it was pretty apparently he was taking his rage out on the Uruguayans ;-;
Do you complain about the ref every match?
Also, Holland were fantastic. First half belonged to Brazil but after half time, it was one way traffic for Holland. Should have been more, but for some lousy play by the Dutch at the end there. Excellent result.
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That ref wasn't bad. I actually thought he did pretty good.
The red card he gave out was definitely warranted, the Uruguayan striker pulled off a smart move by punching the ball out of the net to avoid a loss and now has to face the consequence of what it took to win that match.
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Glorious Best Korea out.
England out.
And now Argentina out.
Fuck this shit.
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Fuck, my dreams of a South American final are dying! It's up to you Paraguay, make my predictions sad and my dreams happy.
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Paraguay deserved to go through I think.
But lol South America.
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1 for 3. I'll come up with some quick thoughts since I'm moving on Monday.
Let's see:
Germany v. Spain
Um, sure, I'll go with Germany since I got some friends who are telling me to push for Germany. Should be a good game.
Netherlands v. Uruguay
My heart says Uruguay so I can get a South American in the final, but my heart is a little pissed over that whole handball. Plus, the Netherlands are a good team. I'll go with them to set up a German-Dutch final.
Anyway, we'll see how that goes. I'll be down south when it's all over.
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I slowly watched all my teams get beat out of the world cup, it sucked.
My dads from Argentina, I was born in the US, grew up in Brazil. Not to say I expected the US to make it past round of 16 but I had high hopes for the other two.
I want Uruguay to beat Germany because I'm still butt hurt about the Germans stomping Argentina, and they're from South America.
I think Spain has a very serious chance of keeping Netherlands to 0 or 1 goals if they have another good game and can win the cup. Plus I have extended family in Barcelona, so why not.
@Leo, you had em backwards:
2010 FIFA World Cup: Schedule -
Match for third place:
Uruguay vs. Germany - Jul 10 12:30pm (MT)
Final:
Netherlands vs. Spain - Jul 11 12:30pm (MT)
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Yeah, I stopped paying much attention after all of South America bombed...
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Im placing my money on Spain in the finals. Germany's gotta take 3rd.
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The krauts won third.
Now its up to Spain to knock out the wooden shoe wearing, windmill toting, hollandaisers.
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The krauts won third.
Now its up to Spain to knock out the wooden shoe wearing, windmill toting, hollandaisers.
Bitch, I'm Dutch.
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The krauts won third.
Now its up to Spain to knock out the wooden shoe wearing, windmill toting, hollandaisers.
Bitch, I'm Dutch.
go suck it
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The krauts won third.
Now its up to Spain to knock out the wooden shoe wearing, windmill toting, hollandaisers.
Bitch, I'm Dutch.
I dont remember asking, did you bring a windmill?
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8/8
That frigging octopus...
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Fucking Spain, and fucking ref.
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Fucking Spain, and fucking ref.
you guys played a horrendously dirty game. Deserved every fucking card
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Fucking Spain, and fucking ref.
you guys played a horrendously dirty game. Deserved every fucking card
Yet Spain should have had a man sent off first. And the goal should have never happened, it was clearly a corner for the Dutch but instead a goal kick was given which led to the goal.
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All I kno is that I won a bet and $30. Sweet.
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Robben behaved like a pre pubescent bitch, the rest of the netherland team played like it was race wars time in the prison yard. Otherwise, they failed as expected. Way to go octopus, way to go spain, suck it holland
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I already had my ragequit of WC2010 when Uruguay beat Ghana with that outrageous and deliberate handball