Credit: Mercedes GP
Nico Rosberg has a kick about with German striker, Lukas Podolski.
The World Cup has thus far treated fans to a fantastic spectacle, with great drama, breathtaking goals, beautiful typography and some unexpected results. Wait a second, beautiful typography? Why yes indeed.
Did you know that in 2006 Dalton Maag claimed the team with the best typography won the World Cup? No, me neither, but renowned typography blog Font Feed did, and they have put together a fine post detailing everything you ever dared ask about typefaces used in this year's most exclusive football competition.
Who would have guessed that Italy's team shirts use a custom typeface called Crepello? Or that Ghana's strip features another called Olembe? Designer Paul Barnes goes into some detail in Font Feed article about his work for Puma Pace and the thought processes that went into creating some of the custom lettering.
For the African series of numbers I was interested in making letters that had an element of the handmade and the brush stroke. I had seen at previous African Cup of Nations how the fans enjoyed displaying loyalty, by painting their bodies and writing the names of their favourite players.
Paul Barnes
I bet you'll never look at a back side of a football player the same way again. Typography rocks the World... Cup.
Who's playing who
Today will see another three games played in South Africa, and after the diabolical display England put on yesterday, I'll just be glad to see a decent match being played out between competent nations.
Saturday's schedule looks like this:
- Netherlands v Japan (12:30 GMT+1)
- Ghana v Australia (15:00 GMT+1)
- Cameroon v Denmark (19:30 GMT+1)
Here's hoping Australia fair better than in their opening match against Germany. As ever, do let us know who you're supporting and what predictions you have for the games ahead.
Yesterday, the sound of parping vuvuzelas was temporally drowned out by unabashed booing of Rooney & Co. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on whether fans should stick by, or stick it to, the teams they've travelled so far to see.
.... does england have the "Crapello" type face then??
(sorry it had to be said...)
..... looking forward to the first game of the day! Hopefully will see a few goals...
Mr C manages to get typography into everything these days. Stupid downshifting.
aw, no one cares about the first match
I had to go out and do the shopping I put off doing for the England match yesterday. Back for a football filled afternoon now :)
Whenever I hit 5live play, I always expect to hear Crofty.
We are going out for Denmark vs. Cameroon later ;)
Ooh, Honda is playing.
About the booing: My friend looked into the cost of going to the world cup and she reckoned it was in the range of £3000-£5000 to go. If I went and saw a game like that last night (probably the worst since they played Sweden in Euro 92) then I would boo my head off. And it's arrogant of Rooney to think that we wouldn't either!
yay, you are all prepared to watch Australia fail :D
Will he be substituted for a player called Brawn I wonder?
I was thinking the last time England actually played well for the full match against decent opposition... and I think it was Croatia last September.
Penalty! Not sure who for.
Full time. 1-0 to Netherlands.
Gets better for France. Anelka set to be sent home tomorrow...
here's a question. does "superleague formula" talk belong in the daily, or the football thread?
:)
Whichever commentator said "Why is it always such an ordeal watching England?" deserves a knighthood ;)
You could argue the same for the pic you used for this topic...
Too true.
Hopefully with Carragher banned it means a start for the greatest person alive, Michael Dawson.
:)
France related plug: http://northernwaffler.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/the-french-disconnection/
gosh, Australian commentators are quite over the top
They're saying it's a bit warmer out there today.
He's quite dishy, that Australian chap on the end.
theres quite the aussie contingent in the stands there
Is that another goalie who is the captain? I think they're just doing it to spite me.
call it gold all you like, we all know it's yellow
Not because they are awesome?
It could be that, I suppose.
I can actually hear people chanting! Vuvuzela fail.
Oh wait, the dishy chap is the one married to the woman that used to be in Emmerdale. Huh.
I have no idea which man or woman you mean and I live here!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kewell
Yay! Tomorrow I am having friends over for the game and then a good old Kiwi BBQ ;)
Google knows everything
I can't help but laugh at "exceptional dribbler"
I'm so immature :D
Sounds yummy. What food will you have?
#notobsessedwithfood
Sausages (hot dogs), Ribs, Sirloin, Veggie Burgers and Salads :)
this in an important question when it comes to anything with the word Kiwi :D
GOAL!
How many goalkeeping howlers?
Gosh, I just heard noises coming from THREE of my neighbours flats.
Australia redeeming themselves!
Just one, I think, but that's all it takes!
In the whole tournament I'm talking about. You know what I blame...
Good goal. Horrible shirts though!
The gloves.
He called it a "jabulani moment"
Stupid footballs.
Well they've hardly led to more goals, have they?
It's Ironic that I want Ghana to win and they are playing in all white against Australia ;)
Can we gave Harry in our dream team please?
I think I like that this is the only game called football that actually isn't played with the hands.
On what grounds?
It's the ONLY game called Football...
He's quite dishy and he's married to the woman that used to be in Emmerdale.
officially, but not colloquially. All I hear at work on a Friday is "I'm going to the football this weekend" and they certainly don't mean soccer.
I concur then - dream(y) team...
Yay!
Penalty, red card!!!!
WHA
dishy red card
You can't argue with that Kewell, just shut up then
I might need to take him back off the dream team.
now thats pressure, mr ghana man.
My God, they really hate the Aussies at this World Cup don't they?
wooooo!
GOAL!
Dancing :)
How, red card. Stopped the ball on the line with his hand. Red card easily
ooh, boyband dancing
I don't need audio to know what he just said. #badlanguage
That African kid gave us the Vettel finger!
Seemed a bit harsh to me..
Rules are simple, handball on the line, denying a goal scoring opportunity, red card.
If only all the refs could be like that then!
so what I have learned tonight is that in football arm = hand
:D
I need to update my crash course soon!
whats the most number of people to be red carded from the same team in a match? I am having hilarious visions of 11 people vs 2.
I think after a certain number of sendings off, a team automatically forfeits a game...
I think... if a team goes below 7 players they have to stop the match. And the result goes in favour of the other team, 3-0 I think.
See #askRG
oh thats boring. 11 v 2 would be way funnier.
I was right, from wikipedia
"If this causes the team to have fewer than the required minimum seven players required to start a match, then the match may be abandoned"
Kim Clijsters thinks football should have challenges like tennis
http://twitter.com/Clijsterskim/status/16549605173
http://twitter.com/Clijsterskim/status/16549943183
http://twitter.com/Clijsterskim/status/16550083470
Great save from Schwarzer
And the referee gives a goal kick! Terrible refeering.
They need Hawkeye.
who picks what colour the goalie wears? I would want to be one just so I could wear purple.
Symptomatic of the tournament so far...
I think the advertising is working, I just suddenly thought "ooh its almost 1am but I could really go for some mcnuggets"
The kit manufacturers. As long as it doesn't clash with the rest of the teams kit or the opposition. Say, I've had to wear a bib before when my kit has clashed with the opposition kit.
Did the bib stop the opposition dribbling the ball towards you?
oh. I bet they wouldn't let me wear purple then :( because they only seem to have about 4 colours they use.
Most common shirts are green (what I wear), blue, yellow, black. Sometimes purple. I was a bit shocked when I saw the Italian white because I have never seen a keeper shirt like that before.
If the game gets boring they should have actual challenges. Solve puzzles.
I enjoy the half time analysis a lot more when it's not Australia playing. I think they've tried to red card everyone in the Ghana team.
A Doctor Who trailer.
#worldscollide
Another really sad BBC film :(
You have to wonder why South Africa spent all that money on football when there are much better things they could have spent it on :(
From @InfostradaLive
I don't think it was said. Like Linekar said: "Humbling but inspiring."
Why shouldn't they have it? Every country could spend sporting money on other things, but it's bringing a lot of attention and tourism to the country.
Oooh.
Oh dear.
*sad.
It highlights the situation to the rest of the world (and also how far they've come in 15 yrs or so), and it will hopefully galvanise and unite the South African population.
Indeed. In a way I am glad they show them, because I think I have been shown a side of South Africa that I wouldn't otherwise have seen. I have decided that I want to do something to help them...
Oh I don't know, just feel a little guilt after seeing that film - you are right that the tourism and attention helps a lot though.
They said that after they won the Rugby World Cup in 1995 - but I don't remember seeing so much off the pitch stuff so it may not have had enough of an impact..
Inevitable has happened, Nicolas Anelka expelled from the French squad
It makes me even more appreciative of what Roger does to help South Africa :D
My brother in law is South African, and let's just say his view of the country is ah... a little different. I had no idea they still have so far to go...
And COME ON GHANA!!!
His name is Prince? Awesome.
Does he sing?
Just finished watching the Moto2 qualy on the red button and when it finished they changed to ...
Wait for it...
England v Algeria HIGHLIGHTS...
Surely this can't last for more than 2 seconds as there were no highlights, only lowlights, I believe....
Does he wear a raspberry beret?....
Or drive a little red corvette?
Aussies doing pretty well for ten men..
I was going to sleep after this match but instead I think I will Joe.
Ohhhh, whack to the head. Lots of blood.
ooh nasty
a good reason not to wear white.
Who got hurt? I missed it.
how come some swap shirts and some don't?
Preference. Some want to keep the opposition shirts, others don't.
I wouldn't!
ahh ok. I guess it's a cool thing to do but what can you do with a whole bunch of shirts once you've got them, really :D
Denmark v Cameroon if there is anybody out there...
damn haven't seen any games today. gimmie 5, am trying to blog too :)
Will be watching/commrnting, just gimme time to recover ;)
How old are Rommedahl and Tomasson, I swear they've been around forever.
Goooal Cameroon! Samuel Eto'o
ah well,
nice to see amateur hour is returning to the world cup - that was truly atrocious stuff by the danish defence
They have quite a lot of colours for their kit.
that Danish back line is as flimsy as a sweet tasting pastry
and a quality typeface.
they look like they're wearing yellow wellies on our screen :)
Wellies:
Great for endorsements - awful for playing football with
denmark know their limitations. i wish we did.
no-one can finish for cameroon :(
Good start...gone a bit flat now though
GOAL!
Great goal!
And then Denmark score...
defence were nowhere
Denmark scored
Good goal al the same
wow
(erm, yeah watching this instead of listening to Joe... will catch him later :) )
the beauty of on demand media :)
Tad offside?
I went to rewind Dr Who because I missed the first 10 seconds, but then I realised it was on BBC1..
wow!
wasted chance.
omg!
post got in the way....
Blimey. It's all going on in this match.
Deary me. Shoulda shot himself surely?
how could neither team finish something like that!
That would be a bit of an over-reaction.
and again. love it :)
:)
shocking from the keeper.
Why do they look so miserable??
they want to swap shirts at half time?
a chance already.
right, time for football :)
camaroon are suddenly looking impressive.
foul?
risky.
I have had it on in the background but not been totoally concentrating, seems a good game though
He got the ball, lucky he did otherwise thatd been dodgy
ouch. banging heads.
Oooh, a julubani ball just landed in my road
did I just hear that Gronkjaer is playing?!!!
Jesper Gronkjaer? I think so...
GOAL!
just as i was about to say it was going to be a draw...
Oooh, I come back and Denmark score.
nice left foot
great shot
He has to be, like, 38 or 39 now surely. I remember him playing for chelsea about 8 years ago!
Only 32. I was shocked earlier when I found out that Jon Dahl Tomasson was only 33...
Mind = blown
Very well controlled play from Cameroon then, shame it went to nothing
save!
was that manager once in the fine young cannibals?
didn't know roland lee gift had changed career
:)
that's him. same person :)
sweet
great save!
another great save. keepers doing well tonight.
No direction on the header, boo. cmon camerooooooon!!
As it stands, Netherlands are the first team to qualify for the knockouts... Cameroon are the first team out.
That sums up bendtner for me so much. Player out wide free, shoots himself.
that man must have such a headache!
ouch!!
Aw he fell over getting up
Owwwwww. That hurts.
Oooooooh.
camaroon's goalie may as well get up there. 10-1 down won't make it any worse.
Awww, unlucky cameroon :(
Aw well, cheerio Cameroon
well done denmark. camaroon played better i reckon, but the squandered so many chances.
Aww, poor sad players.
so are cameroon out?
Yep, and Netherlands are through.
What a shame
Do Cameroon still have to play another game even though they're out?
Yep - could effect who finishes 2nd
Indeedy
Harsh.
Evening...
Wow, what a game! We went to see it at an outdoor big screen and the atmosphere was fantastic - pics and video are being downloaded from my phone now ;)
What's the best way to upload videos to twitter?
Twitvid?
Done sir: http://www.twitvid.com/videos/rubbergoat
Pics coming soon...
Here's the pics from the open-air stadium; http://twitpic.com/photos/RubberGoat
Warning, there is a NSFW pic further along which is an advert on the subway here...