This world cup is well and truly alight after Germany's comprehensive trashing of Australia. Too bad for me that the same did not occur on the Montreal track. In any case, those who wrote Die Mannschaft off can bite their tongues, while those betting on Australia making the knockout rounds will be slightly more than apprehensive. In fact, the only thing the Aussies can celebrate is the fact that not all of their sportsmen were decimated and Lleyton Hewitt recorded a rare victory over Roger Federer.
That was yesterday. Today promises more slick passing, more Total Football and hopefully, even more goals. But first, let us consider how England's precarious situation has just become even more unnerving.
You know you're in trouble when...
Slovenia, ranked 25th in the world, tops your group. The repercussions from Green's gaffe have been snowballing - a win became a draw, tied in 2nd place instead of being 1st, qualification for the knockout rounds is far from being confirmed. But the most worrying sign is the in-form Germans. Qualifying 1st in their group, and consequently beating both Slovenia and Algeria, has just become an imperative for the English.
Either that, or they can once again say goodbye to their world cup dream. And I suspect that this time Germany wouldn't need penalties to finish them off.
Talking about finishing...
If there is someone who is not delivering the goods, it would be the visitors and not hosts South Africa. We were given quality stadiums and quality (and noisy) crowds, but only a few of the visiting countries produced performances worthy of the grass they were on. And most disappointingly is the severe lack of goals. With 9 goals in 7 seven games (before the Germany-Australia clash), it was almost a 50% drop as compared to the 2006 edition (with 17 goals over the same amount of games). We have yet to come to free scoring Netherlands, silky Brazil or the European champions Spain, but the signs are worrying.
The red fury...
Another disappointing trend is the number of red cards that have been given out already. 4 in 8 matches, with one of them being a straight red for Tim Cahill, it might seem that this world cup is about to break records for the number of players seeing red. Amazingly, Wayne Rooney isn't one of the 'privileged' few, but it may just be a matter of time.
Someone deserving of a red card but who didn't receive one is Argentinian Hector Baldassi. No, he is not the heir of Maradona. Instead he was the man-in-the-middle for the Serbia-Ghana match, and endeavored to make the match less of a bore by making faulty decisions and giving out hasty cards. Even the FIFA linesmen wanted a part of the action as Algeria was on the wrong end of unfair offside decisions and a very obvious corner is called to be a throw-in. The rule for an equal number of referees to come from each confederation may be a fair decision, but doesn't seem to be a good one as many lack big-match experience and fumbled at the job.
Amazingly, the most controversial red card decision was spot on. Marco Rodriguez gave Tim Cahill a straight red card for a bad tackle on Bastian Schweinsteiger which almost immediately led to protests here on sidpodcast. But according to FIFA regulations:
[quoteexpanded]
A player is sent off if he commits any of the following offences
(cf. Law 12 of the Laws of the Game and art. 18 of this code):
h) serious foul play;
[/quoteexpanded]
And that sliding tackle from behind was definitely a dangerous tackle, whether it made complete contact or not. So that was a definite sending off (in FIFA and my humble opinion), despite Tim's expression of remorse. Much like the Schumi-saga earlier this year, if it is against the rules, it is against the rules.
Looking ahead...
But enough complaining. What lies ahead? Great football, that's what. Here are the teams in action today:
- Netherlands v Denmark - 12:30 (GMT +1)
- Japan v Cameroon - 15:00 (GMT +1)
- Italy v Paraguay - 19:30 (GMT +1)
So Spyker (Oranje), Kamui Kamikaze and the ever domineering and cheating Ferrari. Well, that ought to be good. ;)
Boo. I have no chance of seeing the game live :(
Fantastic post, thanks Marilene :)
But you're in Daneland!
Not that it'll be any different for me next week and ... erm... whoever it is against England.
Doesn't matter. Where I am doesn't want us to see it. My wife will though :(
Has the first one started? Who is watching?
Boo.
Not watching, but keeping an eye on proceedings.
BBC live comments, unfortunately not as subtle as their usual pages..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_09
Woah. No one here? Dutch is quite un-Dutch though, especially considering the show Newly Improved Germany put on yesterday.Hope they improve or this will be another let down match.
There are quite a lot of "van" people on the Netherlands side.
Thanks. :D
Is it countered by the number of *sen's on the Danish side?
Maybe that's why they are moving so slowly?
5 vans and 5 sens, and two of them are called Poulsen
Oh yes!!
There aren't enough racing drivers called 'van'.
Tom Kristensen and Kristian Poulsen spring to mind for 'sen'..
van der Drift is all I can think of.
BBC Radio 5 live's Jan Molby
"The game is being played exactly how Denmark want it to be played so far, the Dutch want to pass the ball forward as quickly as they can but Denmark are stopping them doing that and are defending well."
Oh yeah. A drifting van..
And there's Guido van der Garde.
Nice. :D
Blegh. The shots are all going wide. Commentary blaming it on the Jabulani.
'van' means 'of'
*sen refers to 'son of'. Old Norse surnames referred to whom your father was. So Larsen is 'son of Lars', while 'daughter of Lars' would be 'Larsdottir'. It's a practice only continued in Iceland...
Thanks RubberGoat. :D
He keeps changing his mind - he's a Kiwi one day and Dutch the next...
'Mc' means 'son of' but these days is just treated as a surname..
Dutch seems to have no way forward. Which is really strange considering how they usually play so fluidly.
A lot of Danes play in Holland - it might help us!
Bendtner missing. Nothing unusual.
Boo to Pink Boots :(
But this is so boooorrrriiinnnggg. :( I am tempted to re-watch Germany to play again.
Pink is evil.
Maybe at half time they get to swap positions and Denmark try to pass the ball forward and Holland do the defending!
That's the only way Denmark can stay in this - play ugly football and close them down.
I bet yesterday's Germany will rip Denmark apart ugly defending or no.
Of course they would.
Own goal denmark. O.o
Boo.
Looks like he did a 'rigtig Jesper Olsen'...
:D
Deflected off Agger but left back Poulsen gets the (dis)honour.
Robin! What was that? Where is your Arsenal form?
Great save from van der Vaart by Sorenson!
Oooooh. Robin complaining that he can't hear the offside whistle because of the vuvuzuelas.
He stretched to 10 feet tall there!
Rubbish.
yay! Bendtner off! :P
:D
The man going off is replaced by...?
Bendtner's groin is injured. From what I read in the Danish tabloids, I'm not surprised ;)
Beckmann
His goalscoring record is woeful. :P
van der vaart also off. Replaced by elia
lovely footwork by the sub. great talent there.
Oh come on Denmark, this is terrible!
Robin's form is like - gone. :(
oooh. Sorenson to the rescue there.
Robin is gone. :(
Robin's off...
wow. that ball was dipping like mad. so close.
Dirk scores! :D
Almost a third but cleared before the line.
Finally the Dutch are getting in gear. For the last 10 minutes. :(
Game over. Full time: Netherlands 2 Denmark 0.
Such a miss in terms of game quality. :(
What are we expecting from the next match? Japan v Cameroon?
More goals, hopefully!
It's Italy vs. Paraguay tonight isn't it?
I predict a player from one team will come within 10 feet of a player from the other team, then the player from the other team will throw himself to the ground with a horrible acting job and get upset when the other guy doesn't get carded. :)
Lots of flying tackles... more red cards... and a screamer of a goal...
btw, who is still calling for the Dutch to win the whole thing?
I never did! :)
Oh right. RG couldn't watch the match. :P
I just remembered that Bloemfontein is Tolkien's hometown. Japanese hobbits FTW!
It's my brother-in-law's too. It's very mush a Rugby town too...
Me, even if they did fluke it by the sounds of it.
Not so much fluke as play like the old '1-0' win Germany.
The new Germany plays Total Football. :D
I wouldn't say they fluked it. They played quite well against a Danish team that parked the bus. They certainly didn't look as good as Germany though...
Ahh, my dad said they scored a fluky own goal
I think he meant Denmark. Kuyt added to that own goal so 2-0 to your team. ;)
Yeah, it was. A real Jesper Olsen....
No, I think Holland played OK when you consider that the Danes just wanted to kill the ball all of the time.
I meant that denmark played fluky. Or boring. Same to me. :P
Holland is not on form, that's for sure. They'll reach the knockout, but from then onwards I am not sure.
Denmark did what they always do - fall apart!
Aw.
Just seen the own goal... the Dutch were a bit lucky there.
It's alright - I predicted the correct score so I'm in the draw to win a Danish shirt...
The second one is stupid. What were the Danish defence doing???
Hmm, Own Goal not in the Japanese squad today.
you mean very lucky. Dani just got in the way of that clearance.
Nothing. :D
Cameroon sets us off!
With two of the best defenders in the WC too.
#biased
Ahh, Sorry Rob, I may have laughed here
http://www.offthepost.info/2010/06/useful-tips-for-robert-green-from-the-advertising-hoardings/
:D Comedy gold.
Hey all
Hey steven.
Hi Steven
How was the early match? Saw the score but that was all
RG
Did you see Christine's comment last night about Virgin tweeting about your championship?
http://twitter.com/VirginRacing/status/16104888336
Not good. No where near what Holland's quality ought to be.
They'll be happy with the 3 points though.
Oh wow. ♥ Virgin Racing
That's all anyone wants from the first match. 3 points, no injuries and no red cards
And also explains the 540 people who have viewed the site too..
:D Good on RG!
Tweet Virgin about it
But they are the DUTCH. They are supposed to play beautiful football. Instead it is the perennial bores Germany who is doing the entertaining.
Back to the current match, Japan playing quite well. In fact, this match is already more entertaining than the previous one.
Very true and I am sure they will do that as the tournament progresses
OMG
and Gascoyne since his team is winning the championship
I already told Lotus about it as well, but they didn't play ball (pun, slightly intended)
I managed to find a youtube video on the Cameroon goalkeeper Hamidou. Spectacular stuff. I have no idea how he managed to keep standing after that.
One of the tings I like about this world cup is the TV directors are not constantly shooting close ups. They give the wider view where you can see a lot of the off the ball stuff
Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I like watching the big picture.
Being hit on the head with the ball is not a big deal. Very rarely does a player get knocked off his feet
Getting hit on the back of the head is though. Plus that looked like a blaster.
Me too. You can see how the play is developing and you can pick up tactical changes. Much more like being at a game
More interesting names. Keisuke Honda definitely deserves a place on the Sidpodcast team.
:D
Plus he is actually playing very well right now.
I think he should go in the team until someone called Brawn or Mercedes turns up
Looks like F1 people are getting into football. Edd Straw is not impressed with the geographical knowledge of the commentator
http://twitter.com/eddstrawF1/status/16150186816
:D
oooohh. That must have hurt.
This wouldn't be an ITV game by any chance?
BBC interestingly enough... though Mark Lawrenson is one of the commentators.
Honda in the team
http://sidepodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Sidepoddreamteam_-_2010_World_Cup
Hehe. I like it.
What has BAE done to his hair?
Yay.
Of course the Honda dream combination never delivers. Remember Earthdreams?
HONDA SCOOOORRRREEESSS!!!!!!
Oh dear, woeful defending.
Thankfully I don't think it was on the side of the Spurs defence.
Plus it is his birthday :D
All these football people are out to make me look stupid
:P
That should liven things up
Aw. I'm sure things will look up for you. Sooner or later.
Ah
Every time I say something it has immediately been proved wrong.
So. No team has ever scored 27 goals in a world cup match.
Let's see one of them prove that wrong
I do like BAE honesty about football, only doing it for the money.
#comeongermany :D
Clearly Mark Lawrenson knows nothing about Paul Le Guen
Half time. Japan leads due to a Honda goal!
Time for me to disappear.
I hope the second half is better for you
See ya Steven
The 1st half was quite good already. Way better than I expected.
See you!
Oh Gazza :(
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2010/06/14/paul-gascoigne-in-hospital-after-road-crash-72703-26648487/
What did he say this time?
Eeeek. :(
Japan kicks off.
Couldn't be closer to be a pen...
Last ditch defending now. 10-0-0
But Japan now gets a free kick...
Woah, for a minute then I thought that was the score.
... but what a waste. :(
heehee. But you understand it now?
I think it means that everyone is at one end, presumably defense, rather than spread out and at the front striking or whatever it's called.
The post!
Yup. Smart Christine. :D
Woohoo! I'll be an expert by the final :)
Oh my.... how close?
So close for both sides. On-the-seat stuff going on here.
Me thinks Green should learn from this Japanese goalkeeper. No way of letting the ball out of his arms once he caught it.
I don't think the Japanese keeper has been the best model to follow from...
WHAT! I (HEART) THAT GOALKEEPER!!!!
Take that back. Now. :P
I could be doing better than him
*hides* ;)
JAPAN!!!! Yay.
I don't think may would have predicted Japan for the win
Full time: Japan 1 Cameroon 0. Goal scored by Honda. :D
ORLY? With that goal-line save?
It barely had any pace on it...
Taking a break. See you guys later for the final match!
Some people have too much time on their hands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO6ldR7mESI&feature=player_embedded
wow!
And coz it's German you know all the angles and positions are spot on ;)
:)
England v USA, not working for me though: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/video/2010/jun/14/world-cup-2010-england-usa-brick
Ahh it's lovely ;)
Guy must have fumbled an incredibly easy sto... err.. I mean, animation.
Hello again. Apparently it had been raining and even hailing at Cape Town. Thank god it has since cleared.
Amazing. :D
Woah
Match starting soon...
Woo, should be a good un
F1!
ooooh. Part 2 of the F1 anthem :D
It's weird hearing it without red racesuits on.
It's weird that we are hearing Paraguay's anthem now. It should be Germany's. :P
Is that goalkeeper the captain? Rats.
Whats wrong with him being captain?
We had a conversation yesterday about it. Mr C and I were disagreeing about whether the goalkeeper could be a captain, but that's because I fundamentally didn't understand what a captain did.
:)
Italy kicks off. Fun & games!
What did they say?
FORZA AZZURRI!!!
But Spain too has a goalkeeper as captain. And he is a very good one.
Italian anthem.
Inspire the troops, when everything is lost they get behind you and inspire them to a heroic victory, tell everyone what they are doing, support them when they are down.
As you can tell, have only been captain once.
Oh yeah ;)
I had to learn that as a kid. Strange words...
RG, you should be captain of Sidepodcast ;)
So I learnt.
capt'n rg has a ring to it.
Italy attacking. This world cup is so topsy-turvey.
Would be like putting Alguesuari as leader of FOTA
:D
Ooh that was a right spaghetti junction of a tackle!
commentator is a bit laid back, no?
£2 million trade for the venezuela things.
(heart) :D
@FuriousWedge
Imagine how dumbfounded teams and drivers would be if a large portion of any race crowd was blowing #Vuvuzelas
Mick McCarthy? Manages Wolves.
The legard of football?
he'd be rubbish in goal.
There is a 5Live audio option on Freeview so presumably there is online
Then they'll sound like the cars. :D
gen.ius!
I have 3 venezuelan colleagues ... I'll happily take £2 mill for them ;)
Radio commentary is SO much better!
Is it Crofty?
LOL. Italians cheating. Not so topsy-turvey then.
Error 500 - Internal Error
goo bbc.
last Hockey game I went too, me and my friends got a suite. Friend of a friend brought in one of those D*(@ horns.
Scared the crap outta me when he was standing right next to me and he blew it.
Don't know, but his style is similar...
A white keeper top? I've never seen that before.
Mexican wave! This crowd is fantastic.
Fans are a bit impatient, mexican wave after just 13 mins... with that I'll pop off for a bit, tea can't be organised before football...
You can even hear them tonight....
It's raining! Do they need to come in and change their shoes?
Nope. They just slip & slide & struggle on. :D
It's winter in RSA... They look a bit cold too...
in your face tennis
#sorry
Oi.
And cricket!
It doesn't look quite as much fun in the wet.
But the Jabulani doesn't absorb water!
Unlike F1...
bbc are weird. the homepage puts to a small video feed that's completely broken, whilst the match is on iplayer, bigger and working perfectly.
you know what the answer is then...
NO INTER MILAN PLAYERS???
That's probably why it's working. No-one knows it's there. That's the first place I looked for it though....
needs a separate 5live player, but that'll do.
This is working now with 5 live commentary if you want though. I think their whole sports website had crashed before.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_11
Inter fielded no Italian players when they started the champions league final.
wow....
I couldn't believe it when they said the Italian keeper only let in 2 goals the whole of the last world cup. That's how you win....
how many shots did he save, or was it all about the defence?
Iker did the same for Spain during the Euros.
Italy had always been about defense. #footballstereotype
I don't think you can really have a chance at winning a tournament like this without being able to trust your keeper 100%
actually that keeps the commentary in sync. interesting.
Here's some great live stats: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=264061&cc=5739&ver=global
Much better than BBC...
True. So there goes England's hopes. :P
holy cow!
Fantastic find. Thanks!
Indeed. saw it on sky sports news earlier, the defence need to get used to the keeper behind them
Soccernet rocks - especially when you are stuck without english commentary.
Here's the iPhone App: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=264061&cc=5739&ver=global
how is the heat map even possible?
We need some equivalent of this website in F1. Like now.
i thought we had information overload already.
nobody score, i need to investigate.
heehee
I don't think either team manager approves.
Those damn horns though...
A lot of football managers use software packages like that to assess and develop players. Arsene Wenger at Arsenal is one of the best known for using it
Hi all
Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeven :)
Hey Steven
Oh you just know Arsene loves that kind of stuff ;)
in practice, yeah. but is that system set up here? and go epsn have live access to it?
Hello :D
They did a TV prog talking to him about the kind of things he does with it. Quite incredible. Until I saw that I had no idea such a thing existed
hey steven
Wow, Paraguay!!
WHA
Not in practise. He brings the players in and shows them what they did in the previous match
noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
wow didn't expect that
GOAL!
noooooo way!!!!!!!
Shocking.
Wow 1st senior goal. Nice finish.
The Italians are in trouble now
The keeper sucks :P
Did you get your insurance sorted
must be in his own stadium though. not in competitors?
!!!!!
Buffon is an immense keeper! That was poor from italy though
That wasn't an own goal....
You are talking about the keeper who some rate as the best in the world. The rest say San Iker is better
I'm only messing. I was just saying how immense he was then he lets a goal in...
So, Paraguay to switch to the 10-0-0 formation in the second half?
I totally know what that is now.
Bus == parked.
I (heart) the sparkly goal graphic on soccernet. :D
Well we know who to blame then ;)
No idea
:D
Incredible
If you look at Alcaraz's heat map, that's the first time he even got near the Italian goal!
I still maintain the brilliance of van der Sar and Jaaskelainen
Marilene told me :)
:P
That would be because he is a defender.
LOL
But you guessed it 1st!
Still a bit mental that his first attempt is a goal :)
Useless piece of football trivia. In the first ever international match (Scotland vs England) both teams played the same formation 1-0-9
How things change
No. I gave up. It was too boring.
Defence, who needs em?
many goals?
Didn't it finish 0-0?
Wow. I went to a rugby game where it was like that. Not fun!
Incredibly yes. Not sure why but defending then was robiust
that felt quick
Half time! Paraguay leads 1-0!
That means it wasn't boring.
Buffon said the same I think...
From @OptaJoe
much fun.
+1
My area manager was trying to convince me to paint an england flag on my face for the next England match. He couldn't understand why I didn't want to. I said I'd have a German flag :P
Oh Lordy. my teams are not doing well so far!
Are you sure you haven't been watching football for years?
Fantasy football?
Who did ya get?
My teams are England (birthplace), Italy (where my mum is from), NZ (where I grew up) and Denmark (where I live)...
I'm no football expert but all the players seem clumped right in the middle of the field... They don't like spreading out.
Aw. No good indeed.
That's because Italy doesn't have a very good winger, while Paraguay are playing counter-attack. Most of the action tends to occur in the middle as a result.
Paraguay goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjkvjnvCi-I&feature=player_embedded
Gareth Barry always reminds me of a Lego Man...
What? Buffon off!
Woah... Lippi reads the comments.
wha?
He is, Marchetti is coming on. Must be injured.
Eh?
Surely, otherwise Lippi has finally lost it
Escape from ALCARAZ? BOOO!!!!
:)
I didn't know Italians had other keepers
they could always get Toldo
sure, he's about 41 now, but still
My wife has baked me a cake... I feel better already...
They could always get Pavarotti
sure, he's dead now, but still...
Apparantly, Buffon has a muscle problem
He's afraid he'll have a spasm and drop the ball like Green.
Italy #needsmorepirlo
"Here's Pirlo now..."
that would've been some finish
That would be a miracle as he is slightly injured ;)
Have you not noticed that on FIFA then? They always say that when he gets the ball...
ooooooosh
Paraguay is really menacing.
ooh, nope. I have not. I do notice 'The unmistakable Ronaldinho" on there though, every single time!
Fair play to them, giving italy a good run for their money
Well that's a fair call with that hair and those teeth I spose...
Crikey. That would have been a good first minute for him.
Yay for Paraguay's captain fantastic. :D
Camoranesi looks like Furio from the Sopranos: http://www.tlntv.com/sopranos/cast/castimgs/FurioGiunta-.jpg
Italiaaaaaa!
Awwww :(
Goal!
Oh man. Goal for Italy.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!
Haha. Mick McCarthy 'The Paraguayans believe they can fully win this game'
Literally 2 seconds later Italy score.
Looks like jarno trulli with a ponytail
That is quite the bundle.
Goalkeeper did the Superman
Keeper what are you doing there? Poor
Not so super...
Damn. I may have jinxed him. :(
Finally! Roque Santa Cruz on.
Roque Santa Cruz, who I think has a worse club scoring record than Emile Heskey...
Not nearly as bad for country though. Might turn out to be like Miroslav. Or not.
We'll find out when he gets Klose to scoring.
:D
Italy goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JGTfAPQ2UU&feature=player_embedded
I remember when he was going to be the best striker on the planet just like Badoer was going to be world champion
Oooh. If only Giggles liked football :)
Loving R5L commentators tonight...
Do the players coming off get annoyed that they've been taken off?
Cristiano Ronaldo does....
Some do, some just accept it, others, get angry.
If your name is Wayne, yes
Some of them get very upset and some just plain refuse to come off. Shirts have been thrown at managers in the past and water bottles have been know to be thrown/kicked
Wayne no like go off. Make Wayne angry.
:D
Makes Wayne sound like a Gumby. THat's who he reminds me of. He is a Gumby
I remember Fernando sulking quite badly when he was taken off during the euro final. After he scored the winning goal too.
language!!
*hides eyes*
Italy looks so much better this half.
I remember Hossam Ghaly, ex Spurs player. Had a tantrum.
Few weeks later I think, under a new manager, he tried to bring him on, the fans never forgot what he had done when he threw the Spurs shirt and he had to scrap plans for that substitution. Never played again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIlKiRPSNGA
it's getting v.exciting now. was a bit quiet for a while.
both teams had a good pit stop strategy and it's played out well for the match
#bestofbothworlds
It is? How do you tell? :)
I love how that Italian guy lay on the floor for a while probably moaning. As soon as he realised the ref wasn't interested, he's sprung up and sprinted off. It's amazing.
:D
Now they are hoping to make a last lap overtake
ooooh, me likey
that was close
Lovely ball from Iaquinta
I love camorenasi, such a typically italian player :)
I love how he went for that tackle even though he risked getting sent off...
I play FIFA like an Italian.
"If you try-a go around-a me-a, I gonna foul you!"
Is it a bird... http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c71692/media/image/201006/phpsgSJ2rDeRossigoal3.jpg
Hahaha!
1-1 then, interesting.
Bad result for Italy
italy aren't going to beat germany then are they?
Full time: Italy 1 Paraguay 1
None of my teams have won yet!
No way. :P
I am disappointed at italy, boooooo
(urns)
Nope.
Early days yet though...
And Audi were not going to beat the Peugeots and McLaren's strategy was crazy
Germany has done me really proud, South Africa did quite good and Spain hasn't played yet so I'm good.
Because what else was Twitter made for? http://twitter.com/thevuvuzelahorn
And no refueling means boring races ;)
Show off :P
There is crazy and there is lazy. I have no faith in Italy.
Team of the tournament so far are wales, they have lived up to my expectation of not qualifying.
WHAT :D
I prefer https://twitter.com/livevuvuzela
Then my Russia is still in contention too? #sillydreams
Three howlers from keepers already, who'd be one?
Oh.
As a great poet once said, "Dreams can come true". We must look to the likes of Gabrielle's wise words to keep hope.
Ooh, yes, much better.
There are quite a few vuvuzela accounts. Some are not sidepodcastfriendly in their language though
BBC confirming there that the Danes are boring and don't care about the World Cup.
AND STOP SMILING SIMON POULSEN YOU ***
...
He can't help it. That goal was funnily conceded.
Sorry, I'm just a bit disappointed at the lack of passion for the tournament over here.
Why?
My country will never have a chance at the world cup and yet I am still forking out 90 bucks to watch it. we Singaporeans are football-mad.
Because they just don't care. They make no effort to see the game, support the team or enjoy the tournament. It may as well not be happening here.
It seems that only the foreigners here care for it all...
It doesn't really bother me. Nationalism goes a bit over my head.
I don't mean nationalism... but they don't care for their own team and made no effort to watch it today because they think the team are rubbish and have no chance.
Do you think other countries are like that?
Haha I wish this country was a bit more that way inclined :D
Probably not. Most European countries at least seem crazily enthusiastic.
I think England takes it too far, but Denmark not far enough ;)
I think I just realised the point of South Africa hosting the World Cup. Well done BBC!
Aww BBC not feeling the love for the All Whites :(
Not many are
Aww Colin ;)
Long ranty response I am afraid.
More than welcome.
BBC are really mean :(