World Cup

[Miss Z]

There are horns sounding outside as I type this, and chants of Three Lions, EN-GUH-LAND and many demonstrations of the robot dance.

Even though we technically didn't score (as it was an own goal)....

YYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH ENGLAND!!!

That's one match done and won now anyway

[Kirsten]

There are horns sounding outside as I type this, and chants of Three Lions, EN-GUH-LAND and many demonstrations of the robot dance.

Even though we technically didn't score (as it was an own goal)....

YYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH ENGLAND!!!

That's one match done and won now anyway

Congrats! I missed the match this afternoon, I visited my mom earlier and stayed longer than I had planned. But I just heard that England won with the help of an own goal in the third minute.

Barbara, you were NOT in Munich when the Germans had their match there?! Wow, that's too bad! LOL

Kirsten

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

YYYYYYYYEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH !!!! England won!!!!

[Kirsten]

I'm a nerd- I would love a team from a very small and unknown country to win- but I have no idea who that could be

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

[Karen]

I, like Amy, think soccer/futball is more fun to play than watch. And I am a bad player, and haven't played in many years. I don't like "American football" either.

Baseball any day! Go Red Sox! Basketball used to be fun to watch, when I was a kid and the Celtics had a great team ... And hockey is cool - I mean, most people couldn't skate and handle a stick at the same time, what hockey players manage, at high speed on sktes without toe picks, is simply amazing!

[shihtzulover850]

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

[Kirsten]

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

Quote:
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!



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

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

[RICHARD]

The Cup Of Life (The Official Song of the World Cup, France '98)


The cup of life
This is the one
Now is the time
Don't ever stop
Push it along
Gotta be strong
Push it along
Right to the top

Como Cain y Abel
Es un partido cruel
Tienes que pelear
Por una estrella
Consigue con honor
La copa del amor
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella
Luchar por ella (YEAH)
Do you really want it... (YEAH)


(Like Cain and Abel
It's a cruel game
You have to fight
For that star
Get it with honor
The cup of love
To survive and fight for her
Fight for her!)


CHORUS 1:
Here we go! Allez, allez, allez!
Go, go go! Allez, allez, allez!
Arriba va! El mundo esta de pie
Go, Go, Gol!! Allez, allez, allez!

La vida es
Competicion
Hay que sonar
Ser campeon
La copa es
La bendicion
La ganaras
Go, Go, Go!

(life is a competition
You have to dream
Of being a champion
The cup is the goal
You'll win it, Go GO, GO!)


And when you feel the heat
The world is at your feet
No one can hold you down
If you really want it
Just steal your destiny
Right from the hands of fate
Reach for the cup of life
'Cause your name is on it
Do you really want it...(YEAH)
Do you really want it...(YEAH)

CHORUS 2:
Tu y yo! Allez, allez, allez!
Go, go ,go! Allez, allez, allez!
Tonight's the night we're
gonna celebrate
The cup of life!!! Allez, allez, allez!

Not a Ricky Martin Fan but I thought this song was really neat.

[Giselle]

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

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

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?

[shihtzulover850]

I don't get it. How on this planet can ANYONE find soccer/football boring??????

[RICHARD]

First of all,

The US played one man down for 40 minutes.

Their defense was good.
They played a gutsy game.

The adage in AMERICAN FOOTBALL is..

On any Sunday a truly bad team can beat a good team.

They tied a good team. It's not our fault we know which net is ours.

[Giselle]

Brazil!!!!!!! Ronaldo is back!!!! He is PHENOMENAL!!!! I remember watching him last World Cup and being absolutely mesmerized by his footwork. He was looking a bit sluggish during the first two games, but he is BACK.

Go BRAZIL!!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

In-ger-land, In-ger-land, In-ger-land.........sorry getting carried away!! 7 hours to kick off

[Miss Z]

COME ON EN-GER-LAND!!!

I found the video for Vindaloo on youtube, what a fantastic song!!!