The Official World Cup 2010 Thread

Bulldog · 06-26-2010, 04:20 AM

I don't think Spain and Portugal have ever met in the world cup finals before either, so that'll be a pretty interesting one.

Definitely gonna be watching USA-Ghana tonight as well - has potential to be a very good game that.

Mojo · 06-26-2010, 08:58 AM

Knockout stages start here. I couldnt be more excited. I quite fancy a convincing Uruguay win here but this stage of the competition is often just too difficult to predict.

Bulldog · 06-26-2010, 09:20 AM

What an absolute howler from the Korean keeper just now. Seemed like he almost pulled out of the way of that cross as it came into Suarez. Smart finish from an angle though.

Good pace to the game so far, I just hope South Korea can find the energy to get back into it and make things more interesting.

Unknown Soldier · 06-26-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

What an absolute howler from the Korean keeper just now. Seemed like he almost pulled out of the way of that cross as it came into Suarez. Smart finish from an angle though.

Good pace to the game so far, I just hope South Korea can find the energy to get back into it and make things more interesting.

From a footballing perspective It would be great if Uruguay go through whereas Sth Korea will look just to survive.

Mojo · 06-26-2010, 09:27 AM

The keeper was in no-mans land, i dont understand what he was doing when he pulled out of it. He must not have known Suarez was there, which is bad goalkeeping in itself if he was leaving that to go wide.

The defending was just as bad. He just walked through the defence, there wasn't anybody anywhere near him.

Bulldog · 06-26-2010, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

From a footballing perspective It would be great if Uruguay go through whereas Sth Korea will look just to survive.

Yeah, I'd prefer Uruguay to go through too, but it'd be dead boring if the game just petered out into a borefest after this. A late Korean equaliser and Uruguayan win on penalties will do nicely.

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

The keeper was in no-mans land, i dont understand what he was doing when he pulled out of it. He must not have known Suarez was there, which is bad goalkeeping in itself if he was leaving that to go wide.

The defending was just as bad. He just walked through the defence, there wasn't anybody anywhere near him.

Even more worrying for them, they're just not looking like getting anything out of this game. Hopefully there'll be an improvement this second half though.

cLumZe · 06-26-2010, 11:01 AM

Damn, if the Korean guy kicked it a little harder he woulda tied it up. D:

Unknown Soldier · 06-26-2010, 11:11 AM

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Damn, if the Korean guy kicked it a little harder he woulda tied it up. D:

Thankfully he didn`t.

Without doubt Suarez`s best match so far. Forlan-Suarez-Cavani and if all three click they can score against anybody.

loveissucide · 06-26-2010, 11:37 AM

It'd be an interesting prospect if we had 3 South American teams in the semis, an appealing change from the usual 3 European sides plus Brazil considering how good the likes of Argentina,Uruguay,Brazil and Chile have been.

Bulldog · 06-26-2010, 11:51 AM

What a goal from Suarez eh. Pretty good game as well - the Koreans actually played some very positive attacking football back there. The better team went through in the end though, no doubt about that.

I think it'd be really interesting seeing a more continentally-balanced couple of semi-finals too, more specifically Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay - surprise packages of the tournament who are actually good enough to deserve being there. So, yeah, England-Paraguay in the semi-final please

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Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	The keeper was in no-mans land, i dont understand what he was doing when he pulled out of it. He must not have known Suarez was there, which is bad goalkeeping in itself if he was leaving that to go wide. The defending was just as bad. He just walked through the defence, there wasn't anybody anywhere near him. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

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Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I don't think Spain and Portugal have ever met in the world cup finals before either, so that'll be a pretty interesting one. Definitely gonna be watching USA-Ghana tonight as well - has potential to be a very good game that.

06-26-2010, 09:20 AM	#823 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	What an absolute howler from the Korean keeper just now. Seemed like he almost pulled out of the way of that cross as it came into Suarez. Smart finish from an angle though. Good pace to the game so far, I just hope South Korea can find the energy to get back into it and make things more interesting.

06-26-2010, 11:01 AM	#827 (permalink)
cLumZe Groupie Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 16	Damn, if the Korean guy kicked it a little harder he woulda tied it up. D:

06-26-2010, 11:51 AM	#830 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	What a goal from Suarez eh. Pretty good game as well - the Koreans actually played some very positive attacking football back there. The better team went through in the end though, no doubt about that. I think it'd be really interesting seeing a more continentally-balanced couple of semi-finals too, more specifically Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay - surprise packages of the tournament who are actually good enough to deserve being there. So, yeah, England-Paraguay in the semi-final please