Soccer World Cup 2010

[Robie]

England it is and Al, we will beat USA on Saturday :0).

Robie

[Bigaldoc]

....and a quick guide to the fixtures:

Mundial 2010 en MARCA.com

Hey Leif, THANK YOU for that link. That is a very, very helpful perspective. Never seen anything like that before. Now the only thing I need to do is get the time difference memorized.

[Rudi]

....and a quick guide to the fixtures:

Mundial 2010 en MARCA.com

Thans a very nifty calendar. Very interactive!!

[Bigaldoc]

I didn't get to watch the South Africa match, but I hated to see that they had to play to a draw. It's always nice when the host country wins their opening match. BUT they're still in it.

I'm watching the Uruguay-France game as I write, but can't wait for tomorrow afternoon! I sure hope they STOP with those irritating horns!

[Bowlie]

Hi Al, From Marca.com, the same site that gave you that interactive schedule you also find this. Made me think of you.

[VegasNath]

Well......

The office sweepstake dealt me the . One of my close friends (whom organised said sweepstake), (who just by accident happens to be english ), ended up with

Just over 6 hours to go...... Let the games begin!

[HansV]

I sure hope they STOP with those irritating horns!

They won't - the vuvuzela, as it's called, is very popular in South Africa. The FIFA originally wanted to ban it for the World Cup, but this was not realistic.
The sound of the vuvuzela already caused a lot of irritation abroad during the 2009 Confederations Cup that was also held in South Africa. It's now becoming popular in The Netherlands too (in an orange-colored version, of course)

[Bigaldoc]

Hi Al, From Marca.com, the same site that gave you that interactive schedule you also find this. Made me think of you.

Oh lordy, I'm gonna have a headache again this afternoon! I guess we can turn the sound off on the TV. Commentary isn't usually necessary during a soccer/football game.

Sheesh, they learn young don't they:

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[Bigaldoc]

I sure hope they STOP with those irritating horns!

They won't - the vuvuzela, as it's called, is very popular in South Africa. The FIFA originally wanted to ban it for the World Cup, but this was not realistic.
The sound of the vuvuzela already caused a lot of irritation abroad during the 2009 Confederations Cup that was also held in South Africa. It's now becoming popular in The Netherlands too (in an orange-colored version, of course)

And, according to that article, quite dangerous to your health! Yuck.

I do remember however that I've been somewhat guilty in the past too. When my son and I used to attend the old NASL games, such as the New York Cosmos, I (and a handful of other people) used to carry a compressed air horn but most of the time people used them only on the scoring of a goal. Ahhh, memories of guilt now abound...

[Bigaldoc]

"They" tend to say that a draw is better than a loss and so it is. I think the referee was a little wild with the caution cards but at least he was "equal" about it with three on each side.

I'd be less than honest if I didn't say that England was the more "powerful" team and with 57% possession time it would be hard to argue with that.

If it weren't for the England keeper's blunder it would have been a USA loss. It seems he treated the shot a bit to softly and it got away from him.

It was a good match anyhow and my son and the two grandsons and I enjoyed watching it. Now, good luck to both sides in their next matches.

[BobH]

What's with the 1-1 draw?

Isn't that supposed to be like kissin' yer sister?

[Bigaldoc]

Not in World Cup it ain't!

Now tomorrow is another match of high interest for me - Germany and Australia. I'll be home in time to watch that one while I have a few brews!

[BigKev]

Check out this well organised Soccer World Cup calendar. This is a great piece of work.

Enjoy,


http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mun ... glish.html

[Bigaldoc]

Check out this well organised Soccer World Cup calendar. This is a great piece of work.

See this post.

[BigKev]

Oops, sorry.

[Bigaldoc]

OK, here we go with what should be a good match: Germany and Australia about to kick off...

The difficulty for me is that I like and admire both sides but it looks like Germany is favored.

[Bigaldoc]

So much for The Socceroos of Oz. Oh well...

[Bigaldoc]

Since I was "sent off" by Stuck ( )

Dutch win their first match 2 - 0 with the Danes. Go Orange...

[stuck]

Since I was "sent off" by Stuck ( )

see Post 19345

[Bowlie]

Dutch win their first match 2 - 0 with the Danes. Go Orange...

As I understand it, first the Danes got an own goal, then the Dutch got their own goal (which wasn't an own goal).

Ah, fuggedabodit. Have a or/and