World Cup -2010

[Rambam]

Russia had bad luck, they can more. And Germany had as always good luck.
To the cборная... I think, now they have to go into the ГУЛАГ for less 2 years. That was a joke

[The Conquistador]

I just watched Eurotrip and it reminded me of Manchester United!:D

"Given the current geo-political situation, I think all European countries should have a seat at the table. Except those fuckin' I-Ties!" -Mad Maynard(Vinnie Jones)

[ila]

Originally Posted by Rambam

Russia had bad luck, they can more. And Germany had as always good luck.

It wasn't that Germany had good luck, rather they played good. Their lone goal was the result of excellent passing.

Originally Posted by Rambam

To the cборная... I think, now they have to go into the ГУЛАГ for less 2 years. That was a joke

Which gulag do you suggest?

[Rambam]

Originally Posted by ila

Which gulag do you suggest?

aaah, you understand Cyrillic

[ila]

Originally Posted by Rambam

aaah, you understand Cyrillic

Mostly just the upper case letters and not all of those either.

[Rambam]

Originally Posted by ila

It wasn't that Germany had good luck, rather they played good. Their lone goal was the result of excellent passing.

yes, maybe you are right, but after that goal the cборная was better than the German team. However they had no luck to put that damn marble in the German goal.

[ila]

Originally Posted by Rambam

yes, maybe you are right, but after that goal the cборная was better than the German team. However they had no luck to put that damn marble in the German goal.

Yep, you're right about that. After Germany scored they didn't try very hard to score again and figured that they would play defensively for the rest of the game. It's one of the failings of the German national team; get a one goal lead and then hope to hold onto it by playing defensively. The Russians did outplay the Germans after that goal. They did make some good shots on goal, but as you said they just couldn't put the ball in the net.

[Nicolle]

Brazil win in Africa and win in Brazil

[Lazarus]

Argentina, vamos alvi celeste!

[GRH]

This is my first World Cup that I've ever watched. So far I've enjoyed watching the following games:

England vs. USA-- America lucked out with their goal
Ghana vs. Serbia-- Ghana lucked out with their penalty kick
Germany vs. Australia-- Germany looked scary good
Italy vs. Paraguay-- Italy was underwhelming
Netherlands vs. Denmark
Argentina vs. Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire vs. Portugal-- I was half sleeping through this

Currently I'm watching Brazil vs. Korea

I must admit, I don't fully understand all the nuances of soccer, but I'm beginning to pick it up as I watch games.

[ts_addict]

Congrats to the USA for beating Algeria and topping the group!

We've got ze Germans next... should be fun.

[shadows]

France and Italy have both been eliminated. Does that mean the amount of diving will be decreased?