World Cup

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Originally Posted by Kirsten

Well, I find it kind of sad that none of the "surprise teams" of previous World Cups or European Championships - like Turkey, Greece, or Denmark - has made it to the tournament. They were so much fun to watch. I wonder which team from a so-called "small" country will surprise us this year: maybe Trinidad & Tobago, or Ivory Coast? We'll see. :)

Kirsten

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Well, I was quite surprised with the Ivory Coast today. They played very nicely, IMO, considering that today was their FIRST appearance at the World Cup. Not to mention, they were up against a heavily competitive nation (Argentina is to soccer as America is to American football), and they performed very nicely. The goalie left a little more to be desired, but what more can you expect from an African nation ruled by civil unrest and warfare? I thought it was a noble effort. 2:1 ain't bad :p

Bob's Dad, we'll just have to disagree and I'll have to agree with Cataholic here. Soccer is an amazing sport and if you don't enjoy it, I guess you just don't understand it, LOL. I remember the sports narrator commenting about how Pélé inspired Nigeria to cease fire for 48 hours just to let him play. Now, you tell me what other sport can do that?

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Originally Posted by Kirsten

Has anyone here watched Trinidad & Tobago : Sweden?

No goals, but an exciting match!

Anita, will you watch Argentina : Ivory Coast tonight? It will start in an hour... :)

Kirsten

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I checked the highlights online not too long ago. I'm suprised that Trinidad/Tobago held the Sweedes to 0. I think if any small team goes far, it will be them. They seem to have a lot of determination!

Oh BTW, Go Sweeden!

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Originally Posted by BOBS DAD

My Son Loves Football... Or As We Yanks Call It, Soccer. His Favorite Team Is "liverpool"???

I Myself, As Is With Most Americans Can't Get Into It. Honestly, No Disrespect - But I Find Soccer Incredibly Boring. Now Before You Get All Insulted, You Should Know That I Find Hockey To Be Equally Uninteresting. Yawwhhhn!!!

Not Enough Scoring. A Lot Of Cheering - Hard To Understand What All The Cheering And Fuss Is For - Nothing Really Happening And Definitely No Scoring. Same With Hockey - They Cheer When Players "merely Shoot The Puck".

Sooo... My Son Mick Will Be All About The World Cup. And When I See Him Again, I'll Ask One Of America's Few Real Soccer Fanatics Who's Going To Bring It Home!!!

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Well, I can't totally agree with you, especially as a Brit, but I have to admit I am so bored with this 'World Cup fever' that surrounds me. TV, radio, advertising - if they can connect anything with England & the cup, even in the tiniest way, they will.
My late husband was a great sports fan, loved football. As does my son - Liverpool is his team - and I know he will glued to the box watching whenever he gets the chance, even my 10 year old grandaughter likes it! As for me, well, there are some compensations in living alone. :)
Don't get me wrong, I wish England well, and if they get in the final I will be watching and cheering them on along with everyone else.

p.s. To this day my son swears he remembers watching England win the cup in '66 even though he was only three and a half at the time! :D

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Originally Posted by ChrisH

p.s. To this day my son swears he remembers watching England win the cup in '66 even though he was only three and a half at the time! :D

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That is sooo cute Chris.... I know the feeling!!! GO ENGLAND!!!! LOL

right now i am watching iran and mexico battle it out :) :p good game

I just watched the match, too. The first half was really great, too bad that Iran seemed to be physically exhausted after the break.

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p.s. To this day my son swears he remembers watching England win the cup in '66 even though he was only three and a half at the time!



That is sooo cute Chris.... I know the feeling!!! GO ENGLAND!!!! LOL

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LOL, sounds familiar to me. When Germany won the World Cup in 1974, my sister was only a couple of weeks old, but she swears she remembers she was almost starving in her cradle while the rest of her family was watching the match! LOL



Kirsten

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Originally Posted by Kirsten

LOL, sounds familiar to me. When Germany won the World Cup in 1974, my sister was only a couple of weeks old, but she swears she remembers she was almost starving in her cradle while the rest of her family was watching the match! LOL
Kirsten

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OH... I'm sure she got fed... AS SOON AS THE GAME WAS OVER!!! LOL

OK... I talked to my son Mick today and he says (for what it is worth) that Brazil is going to win it all!!!

Alexa is in London right now and she said it was a madhouse after England won their first match. She's really excited about going to a pub to watch the next game, she isn't into soccer but I think she'll enjoy the experience. I hope England is still in when I get to London because I'd also love to sit in a pub and watch the game.

I dont' know too much about soccer as I'm mainly into rugby, but I'd still enjoy being able to watch one of the games in a pub. I don't think I'd enjoy it very much sitting at home watching it on my own tv screen.

Oh my gosh Bobs Dad my father would be so insulted by your comments, he is a real man's man, and played soccer in Scotland and NZ, it is not considered a sissy game in Scotland to my knowledge, mind you i gotta say Rugby is the much preferred game down under, but i guess each to their own.,personally i can take or leave either of them as i am not a huge sports fan, but still like to support my country whenever possible. :)

The Mexico vs. Iran game was amaaaaazing, especially the first half.

WOO MEXICO!! :D I'm rooting for them all the way!

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Originally Posted by BOBS DAD

OH... I'm sure she got fed... AS SOON AS THE GAME WAS OVER!!! LOL

OK... I talked to my son Mick today and he says (for what it is worth) that Brazil is going to win it all!!!

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I love your son!! LOL. Brazil and Germany (Argentina, possibly?) are probably two of the biggest favorites, but I have and always will be rooting for Brazil. Those darn Brazilians just really know their game!

US vs. Czech Republic tomorrow!! :D I can't wait!

The true joy of being an audio typist has only just come to light! I can listen to the football (Japan 1 Australia 0) without anyone being any the wiser :D

Now it's USA vs. Czech Republic live on tv. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the US, but 0:1 already... :rolleyes:

Has anyone seen Australia : Japan? Wow, the last 15 minutes were so exciting!!

Kirsten

REUTERS –Washington DC.

Bush to Invade Czech Republic.


In a hastily called news conference George Bush announced that the was deploying an invasion force to the Czech Republic as soon as possible.

His reaction was in response to the 3-0 loss by the U.S. men’s soccer team.

“I heard the U.S. football team was playing in England,. When I turned the game on there was no football being played! Just men in shorts running up and down the field-What’s up with that?”


Bush also went on to add, “I wound never play football without a helmet, those guys were using their heads!”


When Bush was told that the Americans were to play Italy next, he added, “We’ll invade them too, I have always wanted to own a country shaped like a boot.”

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Originally Posted by carole

Oh my gosh Bobs Dad my father would be so insulted by your comments, he is a real man's man, and played soccer in Scotland and NZ, it is not considered a sissy game in Scotland to my knowledge, mind you i gotta say Rugby is the much preferred game down under, but i guess each to their own.,personally i can take or leave either of them as i am not a huge sports fan, but still like to support my country whenever possible. :)

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Awh now Carole,

You know I was just joshin'. Trying to get under the skin of those taking it to heart and all... LOL. I'm sure it "is" quite different in Scotland. I was just referring to the U.S. and my own personal experience - with sissys!!! LOL!

You do know that in the U.S. we even have a phenomenon called "Soccer Moms". They cart their kids to and from practice and games and kind of live for soccer. BUT they do it more for the socialization aspect of it all and not really the competition (which is OK, I guess). They encourage equal times, boys and girls mixed and "not keeping score". Everyone has a jolly ol' time and they go out and get ice cream afterwards. The mom's carpool with each other and yaack about everything and everyone and everybody gets rides to and from all events - even if the events are across the the street from yer house!!!

Uh Oh... here I go again... Uhmmm, I meant to say that Soccer is COOL!

:mad: USA vs. CZE = 0:3

I was about to throw something at the TV...My only question is that if Langdon Donovan is supposed to be so good and with all the media coverage surrounding him, WHY is it that I never saw him *once* in the game? Ridiculous!

On a lighter note, Ghana vs. Italy is going on right now and I have so much respect for the Ghana goalie, Kingston. WOW. Some of those saves were worth standing ovations, IMO. In my eyes, he should be Man of the Match.

0:2

OH...WOW. An open goal. WOW. :eek:

It is cool Bobs Dad, i knew you were as we say in NZ just pulling my leg, or as you say just joshin, i just had to comment, my poor dad would be most put out by even the suggestion it was a sissy's game, he is such a typical macho scottish man, lol, its all good i knew where you were coming from, cheers.. :) :D

I just found this thread - and Goooooooooooooooo Aussie!!!! :D

We have a sweep at work and I drew Argentina and Iran ... :eek: :o

Carole,
A Kiwi supporting Aussie - good grief, woman ....... oh, hang on. It is not RUGBY, so that is ok then :D

And I'm supporting Ukraine!


The games are always on at school in the commons area haha. :D I watched some of one during 5th today.

us played poorly. :( the coach didn't do much to cheer them on either. :( oh well I enjoyed the australia japan game :D :D :D

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Originally Posted by Kirsten

Now it's USA vs. Czech Republic live on tv. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the US, but 0:1 already... :rolleyes:

Has anyone seen Australia : Japan? Wow, the last 15 minutes were so exciting!!

Kirsten

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yep it was good AU STRA LIA AU STRA LIA!!! GO AUSSIES!!!!! yeah1

Is anybody watching France-Switzerland?? They are 0:0, but it's a really exciting game to watch :D

I want to see Brazil-Croatia too! Those brazilians are just too good, and I love watching them, but it will be a bit scary if they have to play against Argentina...

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Originally Posted by Anita Cholaine

Is anybody watching France-Sweden?? They are 0:0, but it's a really exciting game to watch :D

I want to see Brazil-Croatia too! Those brazilians are just too good, and I love watching them, but it will be a bit scary if they have to play against Argentina...

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Is Croatia any good??? As you know, I am not a soccer fan... but my son Mick, he's just crazy for it. I know he says that the U.S. won't advance past the first round and that Brazil is going to take it all. But being only a second generation American (both my parent's parents from Croatia), maybe I can do some ancestral rooting!!! LOL!

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Originally Posted by Anita Cholaine

Is anybody watching France-Sweden?? They are 0:0, but it's a really exciting game to watch :D

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i was. but stopped. who won?

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Originally Posted by BOBS DAD

Is Croatia any good??? As you know, I am not a soccer fan... but my son Mick, he's just crazy for it. I know he says that the U.S. won't advance past the first round and that Brazil is going to take it all. But being only a second generation American (both my parent's parents from Croatia), maybe I can do some ancestral rooting!!! LOL!

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I don't know if Croatia is good, but I'm sure that Brazil is much better than them :p I would love Croatia to win, though...

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Originally Posted by shihtzulover850

i was. but stopped. who won?

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lol, I didn't watch the end, but I think it finished 0:0!

they must have been playing well! :)

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Originally Posted by Anita Cholaine

Is anybody watching France-Sweden?? They are 0:0, but it's a really exciting game to watch :D

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Wasn't it France vs Switzerland? I haven't watched any today due to revision, but Sweden are in Group B.

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Originally Posted by Miss Z

Wasn't it France vs Switzerland? I haven't watched any today due to revision, but Sweden are in Group B.

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Yes, I meant Switzerland, actually! :o I edited my post.

can someone explain the different groups please? I don't get that

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Originally Posted by Anita Cholaine

Yes, I meant Switzerland, actually! :o I edited my post.

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LOL, you had me cofused for a second there:D ;)

shihtzulover, the groups are made up of four teams which qualified for the World cup. There are 8 groups, and the teams within each group play each other. The top two teams go into the second round, then the winners from that go into the quarter finals, then you have the semi-finals, and then the final decides the winner!:)

Ssh Captain don't tell anyone, or i will be in big trouble,lol :D

The old saying comes to mind better the devil you know than the devil you don't he he.

I did not watch France-Switzerland but from what I saw on the news I did not miss anything going to the shelter cuddling the kitties instead of watching it ;) :D

I'm going to watch Germany - Poland in 30 minutes, and I hope it's going to be a good match.

The entire country is really excited, never saw that much black-red-gold before in my life! :)


Sonia, I just spoke to my sister Sonja (who lives in Stuttgart), and she saw France - Switzerland on one of these big public screens in Stuttgart. She said even though the match itself was boring, the atmosphere was great. Many fans from Switzerland and France were there to watch, and even some from Brazil who brought drums and were dancing Samba. :)


Kirsten

who won brazil croatia? i mised that too. :o

Brazil. But they didn't do too well, as far as I heard...

Kirsten

Wow, what a great match!! :) Exciting and fast, only the goals were missing - well, almost as Germany made the 1:0 in the 92nd minute.

Outside, I can hear the car horn sounds of people celebrating! :)

Kirsten

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Originally Posted by Kirsten

Wow, what a great match!! :) Exciting and fast, only the goals were missing - well, almost as Germany made the 1:0 in the 92nd minute.

Outside, I can hear the car horn sounds of people celebrating! :)

Kirsten

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lol it was exciting!!!!! :D

Yup, Brazil won, but it wasn't very exciting.

AHHH! Poor Poland!! They were doomed the moment their player got red carded :( How depressing it must be to have a goal scored on you in the 92nd minute. Seeing the poor goalie slumped down on his knees was just too much. Good for Germany, though. It'll be a nice game if it comes out to GER vs. BRA again.

Well, yes, I feel kind of sorry for Poland, too. Their fans looked so sad in the end. For Poland, the World Cup is already over.

But Germany had so many scoring chances, especially in the second half, so I guess the 1:0 was long overdue.

Kirsten

I have to give credit to the Polish goalkeeper, he made some fantastic saves under all that pressure:)