BlueAngel Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 4-0 final, having fallen under the German juggernaut myself, Argentina, you have my sympathy, and Spain or Paraguay you have my pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Holy crap, Germany is really good. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 I am from Port Elizabeth, South Africa. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 4-0 final, having fallen under the German juggernaut myself, Argentina, you have my sympathy... (one for each goal) Thank you, BlueAngel... ...and congrats, Martin!!! I am from Port Elizabeth, South Africa. That is all. I know that. And you're amazing!! ((((((((((((((((((((((((((Sue)))))))))))))))))))))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 GERMANYYYYYY Yeah I was barracking for them this time :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 hehehehe I always said, if we beat them then we'll win the world cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 hehehehe Beat?? Oh, my, that was a real Blitzkrieg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Those Germans sure are good. Who'd a thought the last South American team standing would be Uruguay? Congrats Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Who'd a thought the last South American team standing would be Uruguay? Well, Paraguay can still win against Spain right now... ...no, I don't believe it either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Don't underestimate the Paraguayan juggernaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Don't underestimate Paraguayan luck either. A boring first half, than a penalty kick missed my Paraguay but a minute later a Spanish penalty kick scored but disallowed for encroachment, taken again and missed. 0-0 still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Upside to Brazil losing is that I also lost the vuvuzelas, fireworks and canned air boat horns keeping me up half the night after another win. LOL But today the cacophony started in again whenever Germany scored a goal against Argentina. The hatred in Brazil for that country's futebol team is as solid as support for our own team here. That is a mutual hatred BTW. It was said Maradona razzed the Brazilian team after their loss yesterday, admonishing them to get to a TV to watch a REAL team play today. I don't doubt he said it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 a lucky 1:0 win for Spain... see you at the Semifinals and excuse me for not doubting Germany's ability to win there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 You're probably right, just watch out for David Villa and good luck with Casillas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 btw, some images taken in Germany today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 It bothers me a little how easy it is for a referee to decide the outcome of the game in this sport. There have been controversial calls in American football in the past, but the rules are more straightforward. In soccer, it seems there's a lot of subjectivity in the rules, especially regarding penalties and offsides, that allows the opinions/biases of the refs to be a key factor in how the game progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Upside to Brazil losing is that I also lost the vuvuzelas, fireworks and canned air boat horns keeping me up half the night after another win. That's exactly my thoughts and my husband's. I tell him "well, the kids and the friends will be happy, so it's almost worth it..." ...so now we must close the windows cause Spain is having a party in every street of every town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 It bothers me a little how easy it is for a referee to decide the outcome of the game in this sport. There have been controversial calls in American football in the past, but the rules are more straightforward. In soccer, it seems there's a lot of subjectivity in the rules, especially regarding penalties and offsides, that allows the opinions/biases of the refs to be a key factor in how the game progresses. In general I fully agree with you, at worst a referee is one of the deciding factors of a match, that's why a common saying is "a god referee is one you barely notice is there" But the subjectivity of the decisions doesn't have anything to do with the rules, but with the fact that the referee or his assistants have to decide what happened in a split second and then more or less have to stick with that decision. That's why the call for instant replays (or similar technical support) is getting louder and louder The problem with that is, that the FIFA executives who would have to decide on that, have an average age of 70 and are generally opposed to any technical outside help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Ha ha! You were right. They were superb today. I never thought I'd see the day when I kinda hoped Germany will win the World Cup. It should go to the team who most deserves it, and right now, that looks like Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Here's hoping that Germany's success doesn't foster any lingering "master race" thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I really hope Spain will win... which sounds like a miracle to me ...but as long as I'm having "hours off" at work while the Spanish team is playing... ¡vamos, España!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Here's hoping that Germany's success doesn't foster any lingering "master race" thoughts don't worry, that won't happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Go to hell ,you soccer -freaks and occasional wanna -bes ...lol! Soccer still sucks . Its NOT a beautiful game , and its best left to foreigners lest they develop real space programs or nuclear bombs and such .lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Kevin's back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Kevin, that was beautiful. Welcome back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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