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Title: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on June 10, 2010, 08:56:45 PM
Anyone a soccer fan? The biggest extravaganza in soccerhood is upon us!!  :)

Go Germany and USA!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 10, 2010, 10:17:22 PM
USA is goign to get thrashed. Sadly. Altidore has a bum ankle, we're toast.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: disciple_drew on June 10, 2010, 10:19:26 PM
USA is goign to get thrashed. Sadly. Altidore has a bum ankle, we're toast.

Actually USA has been doing good with a recent victory over Spain which is supposed to be the best speculated team entering the Cup.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 10, 2010, 10:22:20 PM
When we beat Spain (last summer, btw), Altidore (aka the only legitamate scoring threat except Donovan) was healthy, as well as Charlie Davies (got in a car wreck last October, barely missed making the team anyway). Davies is a projected starter, and Altidore is a world class talent with blazing speed, but he currently is nursing a sprained ankle, so things are not looking up. USA is currently ranked 15th in the world.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 10, 2010, 10:23:13 PM
They say Spain will win it, but it's France and Brazil baby!!!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 10, 2010, 10:29:28 PM
So, if the US beat Spain and Spain was the best....
THE US IS THE GREATEST SOCCER TEAM OF ALL TIME! TAKE THAT, YOU NAZIS. USA! USA! USA!

Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go watch 50 cars drive in circles for 4 hours.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 10, 2010, 10:30:50 PM
nononono. Thats not what I said at all. I said the espn dorks said spain was going to win but they forgot about france and brazil.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: disciple_drew on June 10, 2010, 10:31:01 PM
So, if the US beat Spain and Spain was the best....
THE US IS THE GREATEST SOCCER TEAM OF ALL TIME! TAKE THAT, YOU NAZIS. USA! USA! USA!

Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go watch 50 cars drive in circles for 4 hours.

You mean watching a racing event?
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 10, 2010, 10:32:57 PM
nononono. Thats not what I said at all. I said the espn dorks said spain was going to win but they forgot about france and brazil.
SORRY. I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER MY AWESOME.


So, if the US beat Spain and Spain was the best....
THE US IS THE GREATEST SOCCER TEAM OF ALL TIME! TAKE THAT, YOU NAZIS. USA! USA! USA!

Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go watch 50 cars drive in circles for 4 hours.

You mean watching a racing event?
Basically. Drink more than a case of beer or wine out of a box while watching it and then you're a true American!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 10, 2010, 10:33:15 PM
Woah! He made a left turn!
No kidding. That's all he ever does.
WAIT! RIGHT TURN!!!
Oh, never mind. He's just getting out of the pit stop. Fail.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Mr.Hiatus on June 10, 2010, 10:50:36 PM
Go USA and Italy! I hope to see another awesome headbutt this year.  :D
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Red Dragon Thorn on June 10, 2010, 10:53:47 PM
Lol, that was so awesome.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 10, 2010, 10:58:01 PM
That was over a yo momma joke!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: King Jo II on June 11, 2010, 01:40:19 PM
MEXICO FOREVER HOMBRES! IF YOU DISAGREE, YOU'RE A NAZI! OR WORSE, A PTB!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: adotson85 on June 11, 2010, 02:01:10 PM
When we beat Spain (last summer, btw), Altidore (aka the only legitamate scoring threat except Donovan) was healthy, as well as Charlie Davies (got in a car wreck last October, barely missed making the team anyway). Davies is a projected starter, and Altidore is a world class talent with blazing speed, but he currently is nursing a sprained ankle, so things are not looking up. USA is currently ranked 15th in the world.

However Altidore is still starting and Edson Buddle has shown the ability to find the back of the net pretty consistently. The bigger question mark is our defense. We are going to need Oneyewu to be healthy.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: STAMP on June 11, 2010, 02:03:22 PM
Go USA and Italy! I hope to see another awesome headbutt this year.  :D

What would be funny is to see some star player headbutt the goal bar, a la Gus Frerotte, and knock himself out of the tourney.   :D

Also, has anyone heard if Dudu and Pupu are also on the Brazil team with Kaka?   :P

I would love to see the US make it to as least the quarterfinals this year.  That being said, I think the winner comes from the usual suspects: Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Spain, England or Italy.  My darkhorses are Holland and Cameroon.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on June 11, 2010, 04:29:16 PM
I'm rooting for Antarctica.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: STAMP on June 11, 2010, 05:29:47 PM
I'm rooting for Antarctica.

So is the Jamaican bobsled team.  ;)
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 12, 2010, 01:34:14 PM
Good job Uraguay!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 12, 2010, 02:51:49 PM
GO ENGLAND!!!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on June 18, 2010, 01:15:21 PM
Ugh a cruddy sports day for me--Germany lost and USA barely eeked out a tie. I hope they can both move on.  :'(
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 18, 2010, 01:22:44 PM
I'm rooting for Antarctica.

Sadly, the penguins didn't make it this year.....
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on June 21, 2010, 12:28:18 PM
I'll be rooting for USA until they get knocked out, than UK.  We all know it's Brazil's turn anyway.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on June 21, 2010, 12:31:21 PM
I'll be rooting for USA until they get knocked out, than UK.  We all know it's Brazil's turn anyway.
it's Brazil's turn every year. go Germany!
LOS PERADORES DE MEXICO!!!!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 21, 2010, 12:58:07 PM
Argentina is my favorite. They look absolutely dominant.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Mr.Hiatus on June 21, 2010, 01:42:37 PM
Argentina and Portugal. I think it was Portugal, that dominated the other game. Those 2 teams are looking extremely impressive. Also the England team I think who's passing completion was 89%... wow. I was disappointed with Brazil's performance yesterday. They might be a great team, but Kaka is making them look stupid.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 21, 2010, 01:53:37 PM
We'll see how Portugal fares against Brazil. My problem with them was how terrible they looked against the Ivory Coast in thier first game.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on June 23, 2010, 06:05:02 PM
haha @ thatonekid. France is out. didn't even win a game.

Portugal vs Brazil on Friday. gonna be epic.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on June 24, 2010, 10:06:30 PM
Wow what a squeaker the US got away with from algeria! :)
And germany did well to bounce back and win the group and as a reward...get to play england?? jeeez....  ::)
Just looking at that 4 bracket with germany vs england playing the argentina vs mexico winner...that's a tough draw.
And usa's bracket is much easier.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Minister Polarius on June 24, 2010, 11:25:38 PM
When people talk about the World Cup, this is what I think of before I think of futbol:

(https://www.cactusforums.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geraldheard.com%2Fimages%2FNewImages%2Fdeadly%2520bees%2FDeadly%2520Bees.jpg&hash=e37561b5c04e498fdd58912bd9ea3ae6938d3524)
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on June 25, 2010, 01:34:34 PM
 :laugh:
vuvuzelas FTW!!!

Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on June 26, 2010, 04:53:46 PM
Really Ghana? really? the ref was horrid. Portugal got booked for taking a dive.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 26, 2010, 04:54:49 PM
wowaz u r racist nob
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 26, 2010, 04:56:41 PM
Really Ghana? really? the ref was horrid. Portugal got booked for taking a dive.

Dude! Kaka got a red because somebody ran into him from behind because they weren't looking!!! That is stupid!!!!!!!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on June 26, 2010, 04:58:44 PM
wowaz u r racist nob
and you're a nazi.

Really Ghana? really? the ref was horrid. Portugal got booked for taking a dive.

Dude! Kaka got a red because somebody ran into him from behind because they weren't looking!!! That is stupid!!!!!!!
eh, it's Kaka. nobody cares.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 26, 2010, 05:00:48 PM
US BEAT GHANA 3-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LATE GAME HEROICS!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on June 26, 2010, 05:01:43 PM
US BEAT GHANA 3-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LATE GAME HEROICS!
I KNOW! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!! HOWARD OUT OF THE GOAL TO SCORE THE WINNING GOAL!!!!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 26, 2010, 05:02:27 PM
THE US HANDED IT TO THE NAZIS ONCE AGAIN.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: The Warrior on June 26, 2010, 05:10:38 PM
THE US HANDED IT TO THE NAZIS ONCE AGAIN.
I HAZ NO IDEAZ WUT DIZ TREAD IS ABOUTZ BUT I LIKEZ DA TROLLINGZ
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: TheJaylor on June 26, 2010, 05:45:19 PM
what is up with the uppercase ??? :bump: :bump: :bump: :bump:
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Master KChief on June 26, 2010, 05:47:25 PM
peanut butter stuck to his caps lock button.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 26, 2010, 09:31:10 PM
US BEAT GHANA 3-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LATE GAME HEROICS!

What game were YOU watching???? Ghana won 2-1!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Good Samaritan on June 26, 2010, 09:47:05 PM
US BEAT GHANA 3-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LATE GAME HEROICS!

What game were YOU watching???? Ghana won 2-1!



Yay!  :bump: :rollin:
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on June 26, 2010, 10:00:30 PM
Grrrr....  Now I've got to root for UK
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 26, 2010, 10:01:08 PM
I wasn't talking about the world cup. I was talking about Goal! South Africa (http://www.addictinggames.com/goal-south-africa-game.html)
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: disciple_drew on June 27, 2010, 10:47:53 AM
Noooooooooooo USA lost! NO!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on June 27, 2010, 03:36:29 PM
I laugh at Mexico. Los Peradores de México!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Mr.Hiatus on June 27, 2010, 03:36:56 PM
I laugh at the non offside call.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on June 27, 2010, 03:47:27 PM
I laugh at the non offside call.
That ref was pretty bad. was he the same one in the England game?
but México deserves to lose after that awful pass by the defense that gave up the second goal.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on June 27, 2010, 04:17:48 PM
Noooooooooooo USA lost! NO!

What's sad is, they lost 2-1 to the tiny African nation that beat them 2-1 four years ago. Ghana (along with Italy) knocked them out in Germany to. Point, USA is a sad, sad team.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 27, 2010, 04:57:35 PM
Noooooooooooo USA lost! NO!

What's sad is, they lost 2-1 to the tiny African nation that beat them 2-1 four years ago. Ghana (along with Italy) knocked them out in Germany to. Point, USA is a sad, sad team.

Wow, you're remarkably uneducated. Ghana is better than the USA is at soccer. There are numerous reasons for this (including the lack of popularity of soccer in America), but the the USA is by no means a sad, sad team because they lost to a "small little african nation".

Uruguay has 4 million people in the entire country yet have won the World Cup twice. Just because America has a huge population does not mean they should be good at soccer. Size does not necessarily correlate to anything, especially in proportions of athletic talent, ability of a team to play together, and solid tactics.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 27, 2010, 10:53:38 PM
Wow, your remarkable uneducated.
L.

(Yeah, I know its just a minor typo/momentary brain fail. I just had to point it out :p)
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 27, 2010, 11:13:59 PM
Misquote?  :)
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 27, 2010, 11:16:19 PM
You're right, good sir ;).
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 27, 2010, 11:18:00 PM
You're sure? :D
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: YourMathTeacher on June 27, 2010, 11:18:37 PM
Wow, your remarkable uneducated.
L.

(Yeah, I know its just a minor typo/momentary brain fail. I just had to point it out :p)

It's true, good sir.  ;)
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on June 27, 2010, 11:19:52 PM
Well, I had one mistake and he had two. Therefore, I still win :).
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on June 27, 2010, 11:20:40 PM
^Nazi? I think so.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Professoralstad on June 27, 2010, 11:41:04 PM
Noooooooooooo USA lost! NO!

And as the final horn sounded, apathy for the world's most popular sport was reinstated among the American masses, only to be assuredly set aside temporarily once again in four short years. And the cycle continues.

Wake me up when football (the entertaining kind) starts up again.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on June 28, 2010, 09:53:58 AM
in four short years.

Wake me up when football (the entertaining kind) starts up again.
I really don't need to put anything here, do I?
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on July 02, 2010, 10:35:10 PM
Well, Paul the octopus has chosen germany to beat argentina and i am stoked!  :)
He has been correct in each prediction of germany's games so far............... :P
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: adotson85 on July 03, 2010, 12:30:44 PM
Did anybody see the Ghana-Uruguay game? Ghana got cheated badly. I think soccer may need to implement a goaltending rule.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 03, 2010, 07:08:41 PM
I think they need new refs.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on July 03, 2010, 08:40:53 PM
Did anybody see the Ghana-Uruguay game? Ghana got cheated badly. I think soccer may need to implement a goaltending rule.

Umm, how did he cheat? Suarez got called for the Red card. He did what any intelligent player would have done. It's not his fault Gyan choked that PK.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Warrior_Monk on July 04, 2010, 09:42:07 PM
Did anybody see the Ghana-Uruguay game? Ghana got cheated badly. I think soccer may need to implement a goaltending rule.

Umm, how did he cheat? Suarez got called for the Red card. He did what any intelligent player would have done. It's not his fault Gyan choked that PK.
Ghana deserved to lose after screwing up a chance to win in the 90 min.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on July 06, 2010, 09:27:19 PM
I wish they had a rule when a player deliberately stops the ball like the uruguay vs ghana game that the goal will count and the player is red carded.

On a sadder note, Paul the octopus has chosen spain over germany.  :-[
Well, germany has done very well regardless.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 06, 2010, 09:59:50 PM
This'll be the first time a European country wins outside of Europe.
Now if only the US doesn't choke in 2014
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Alex_Olijar on July 06, 2010, 10:02:40 PM
They didn't choke this year, either.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Red Dragon Thorn on July 06, 2010, 10:17:09 PM
We're americans, If we don't win it all we choked.....

To the world we achieved, or even possibly overachieved. To non-soccer watching americans we choked.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 06, 2010, 10:17:30 PM
choke lose
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: 777Godspeed on July 06, 2010, 11:23:36 PM
Sadly it seems World Cup Soccer has gone the way of the Tour de France.............controversy everytime you turn around.



Godspeed,
Mike
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on July 06, 2010, 11:26:23 PM
We're americans, If we don't win it all we choked.....

To the world we achieved, or even possibly overachieved. To non-soccer watching americans we choked.

DEFINATELY overachieved. Period. See it? <---- There is two now!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: lightningninja on July 07, 2010, 01:25:29 AM
USA is gonna win. Why? Because we're the US freaking A! I'd post a video called "America... yeah," but I think I'd get banned.  ;D
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 07, 2010, 09:44:14 PM
USA is gonna win. Why? Because we're the US freaking A! I'd post a video called "America... yeah," but I think I'd get banned.  ;D
I know exactly what you're talking about.
DISCLAIMER: I've never cared about sports at all until my South Korean roommate got me into this year's world cup.
To non-soccer watching americans we choked.
I also may not fully understand the usage of the word "choked".
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: lightningninja on July 08, 2010, 01:56:58 AM
What If Basketball Were Like the World Cup? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSwQYmUva0I#)

I thought this was pretty epic.  ;D
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on July 08, 2010, 01:57:39 PM
Its not fair to compare basketball to a sport. Thats like asking, "whats better, Tylenol or Vanilla Wafers?".
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 08, 2010, 02:19:12 PM
Vanilla Wafers, for sure.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: lightningninja on July 08, 2010, 07:50:29 PM
Seriously. Vanilla wafers takes away your pain AND tastes good.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 08, 2010, 10:14:32 PM
They work much better with ice cream.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on July 09, 2010, 05:04:41 PM
The octopus hath chosen spain over netherlands, and germany over uruguay.
He hasn't messed up yet!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 09, 2010, 05:08:33 PM
Well, how hard was that prediction?
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Mr.Hiatus on July 10, 2010, 12:43:30 PM
He chose everything right so far, pretty hard prediction I would say. I want Netherlands, but Spain will probably win.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on July 11, 2010, 04:10:32 PM
Dude, I seriously think Netherlands is going to win. Spain's attacking people such as strikers, forwards, and attacking mids waste their chances WAAAAAY too much.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: TheHobbit13 on July 11, 2010, 05:10:27 PM
wanna bet?
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: disciple_drew on July 11, 2010, 05:11:07 PM
My early prediction that Spain would win was right! Congrats for Spain for their 1st Cup victory.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on July 11, 2010, 05:11:53 PM
wanna bet?


You waited until the end of the game!!! That doesn't count!!
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: Red Dragon Thorn on July 11, 2010, 05:12:25 PM
Much more important than the actuall victory was that Paul was perfect in predictions.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: that one kid on July 11, 2010, 05:53:30 PM
Much more important than the actuall victory was that Paul was perfect in predictions.

And that my Germans took 3rd for the 2nd year in a row. Let's see somebody else do that.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 11, 2010, 07:05:51 PM
Brazil?   Oh, wait.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: slugfencer on July 11, 2010, 10:16:28 PM
Much more important than the actuall victory was that Paul was perfect in predictions.

Maybe paul can be made into his own redemption card if someone can get him to nats--he does have the perfect name for a prophet!   :angel:
I was sad germany couldnt pull past spain, but as things turned out spain was the best. I wish the people who kept criticizing germany and holland for not being more attacking towards spain could understand how well spain plays on defense.
The ger-uruguay match was fun to watch.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: SomeKittens on July 11, 2010, 10:29:27 PM
Amazing goals, all.  Fortunately, our vacation house came with a HUGE tv, so the family all got to watch together.  Lots of fun.
Title: Re: World Cup
Post by: TheJaylor on July 12, 2010, 10:49:35 PM
Spain wins! >:(  :o :D :-X :-[ :P
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