World Cup - Page 3

Serrart · #31 06-16-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by macfan 57

Yes, I think you're right. I'm not a soccer fan at all(I love American football), but I did watch that women's soccer thing a few years ago when the Americans won. If the U.S. was good enough to win the World Cup, I think more Americans would care. We like winners.

Well, I hope you won't turn out winners tomorrow since you'll meet us (Italy

)

Romy

GiniLeaE · #32 06-16-2006, 06:20 PM

bretonbanquet · #33 06-16-2006, 07:21 PM

The US aren't out just yet, but it doesn't look good for them with Italy coming up soon.

Today Argentina whipped Serbia 6-0 - they were seriously impressive, and will take some beating. The Netherlands squeezed past the mighty Ivory Coast 2-1, which means the Africans can't progress any further, and the Dutch are through to the next round.

Mexico tied with Angola, so Mexico will need to do well against Portugal in order to progress.

littlewolf · #34 06-17-2006, 03:43 AM

a draw with portugal will do for mexico
iran would need atleast 3 goal win over angola to drop mexico if portugal wins iran today and angola´s defense seems okay.
iran might even win portugal and then everybody still has a chance
i haven´t seen either of argentina´s games,they seem excellent
tomorrow japan-croatia,both have good offense,crap defense
by the way when world cup was played in us in 94 the stadiums were full,so there are people who watch it,who knows,maybe they are the silent majority?

tuigirl · #35 06-17-2006, 04:45 AM

wer'e watching here and following both Japan (oops...Australia did them in in the end!) and England (grrr..they leave things to the last minute..AGAIN!!!) so wer'e crossing fingers and toes for tomorrows (Jap-Cro) match......don't suspect either will win the tourny though.

madformac · #36 06-17-2006, 10:25 AM

"wanker" is an affectionate term of abuse. I feel it goes better as "f**king wanker" when directed at motorists.

"tosser" is another alternative to wanker with the same meaning.

I always find arsehole rather more colourful than asshole too. Guess thats an English thing.

"gobble" ah yes. Meaning to eat quickly with rapid intakes.. Turkeys and chickens "gobble".

As for sports I think American sports are generally adapted from more established sports but changed because the average American attention span is shorter than the rest of the world.

It's why fast food was invented, no time to waste and "I want it now" mentality.

Baseball is basically cricket morphed into something that doesn't last five days and doesn't send you to sleep, the players still wear pyjamas though. Basketball is just a manly version of Netball IMO. Maybe the guys should wear short frilly skirts like the girls...

American Football is a sort of merger of Rugby and Football but more violent and glamourous than either although why its called football is beyond me.

Football got turned into "Soccer". I think until recently its really been a school sport mostly although its now taken more seriously considering every other nation in the world views it as the biggest sport on the planet.

Golf seems to work. That's a worldwide sport that has been embraced. My theory here is Americans have always been good at this so they decided to keep it as a national sport and so we have the PGA.

And tennis too. That worked for similar reasons.

Indycar is all glamour and no content. Boring until you get a crash.

The skill level is not exactly great. Mansell, Fitipaldi, Zanardi, Franchitti, Wheldon etc have all proven you can go over and win easily. Only Mario Andretti and Jacques Villeneuve went the other way and succeeded (Jacques raced in Europe and Japan for years anyway). As for Nascar...

Put your foot down and then turn left at the end of the straight. Then do the same again, four times a lap for 200 laps. yawn...

DavidMn · #37 06-17-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Serrart

Well, I hope you won't turn out winners tomorrow since you'll meet us (Italy

)

Romy

Dont worry hunny, The U.S will get it's ass kicked all over the field against Italy.

DavidMn · #38 06-17-2006, 11:34 AM

I'm just excited because Germany is 2-0 so far. I think theyre laying in the weeds for now. God, would all my relatives in Munich go NUTS if they won! For that matter, so would most of them over here.

bretonbanquet · #39 06-17-2006, 12:56 PM

Portugal have got past Iran 2-0, so Portugal progress and Iran can't go any further. A tie for Mexico against Portugal will see them through, even if Angola beat Iran.

The Czech Republic amazingly lost 2-0 to Ghana, so the Czechs will now probably have to beat Italy to get through. Assuming that Italy beat the US and Ghana do the same, the Czechs will have to actually beat Italy or they're going home. Big surprise, that. Of course, the USA could still create an upset by not losing their last two games

Gailh · #40 06-17-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by madformac

Baseball is basically cricket morphed into something that doesn't last five days and doesn't send you to sleep

American Football is a sort of merger of Rugby and Football but more violent and glamourous than either although why its called football is beyond me.

Baseball is more like rounders and I also have no idea why American Football is called football.

Anyone who is really good calls football - football. You'll never be any good while you call it soccer.

Gail

Football's comin' home, it's comin' home, it's comin'. Football's comin' home!

bretonbanquet · #41 06-17-2006, 03:55 PM

Italy 1 - 1 United States

A great effort by the States in a really chaotic game. Italy scored first, then put through their own net to make it 1-1. Then Italy lost a man when De Rossi was sent off for elbowing McBride in the face. Shortly afterwards the US lost a man as well when Mastroeni was sent off for fouling. Just after half-time, the US went down to 9 men when Pope was sent off, again for fouling. Three men sent off in a World Cup match is very rare indeed. Italy threw everything at the US but couldn't score - real do-or-die stuff!

So the States still have a chance to make the next round if they beat Ghana.

irishgrl · #42 06-17-2006, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Italy 1 - 1 United States

A great effort by the States in a really chaotic game. Italy scored first, then put through their own net to make it 1-1. Then Italy lost a man when De Rossi was sent off for elbowing McBride in the face. Shortly afterwards the US lost a man as well when Mastroeni was sent off for fouling. Just after half-time, the US went down to 9 men when Pope was sent off, again for fouling. Three men sent off in a World Cup match is very rare indeed. Italy threw everything at the US but couldn't score - real do-or-die stuff!

So the States still have a chance to make the next round if they beat Ghana.

Thanks for the update

tuigirl · #43 06-18-2006, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Italy 1 - 1 United States

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So the States still have a chance to make the next round if they beat Ghana.

What a crazy game! bit more entertaining than most though!! Well done to the US for hanging on to the end, the way they did.Those Italians have been practising their dives I see.....as for that ref..every second.....where's Mr Collina when you need him?

Allez Japan....

Gailh · #44 06-18-2006, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Italy 1 - 1 United States

A great effort by the States in a really chaotic game. Italy scored first, then put through their own net to make it 1-1. Then Italy lost a man when De Rossi was sent off for elbowing McBride in the face. Shortly afterwards the US lost a man as well when Mastroeni was sent off for fouling. Just after half-time, the US went down to 9 men when Pope was sent off, again for fouling. Three men sent off in a World Cup match is very rare indeed. Italy threw everything at the US but couldn't score - real do-or-die stuff!

So the States still have a chance to make the next round if they beat Ghana.

Well played USA!

I thought the first US sending off was harsh. But they palyed with real courage even though they were dead on their feet.

Gail

tynan88 · #45 06-18-2006, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Gailh

I dont know why the USA got to the quarter finals last year and Claudio Reyna was included in the team of the tournement.

Could it be that in the US you don't really care for sports you can't totally dominate?

Whereas we Brits love sports we never win at. Last British mens singles champion at Wimbledon? Fred Perry

Gail

The American's don't really dominate at any global sport do they?

I get the impression they generally make up their own to be good at, like the Baseball "World Series"

I mean they can't do Football, Rugby, Cricket or Swimming, what is left?

As far as World Cup goes we (Australia) play Brazil in a few hours time at 2am our time, so three quarters of the country are going to be up anyway! We are at the top of our pool though because we are earlier in the alphabet than Brazil and on the same points at the moment after Brazil defeated Croatia and Australia, Japan.