World Cup

Bond · 06-26-2010, 10:33 AM

I can't believe there isn't a thread about this already.

United States vs. Ghana today in four hours. Who is watching?

BreakABone · 06-26-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bond

I can't believe there isn't a thread about this already.

United States vs. Ghana today in four hours. Who is watching?

I'll be watching.
I assumed there was no thread because many weren't interested?

But its been an awesome time on Twitter.

Typhoid · 06-26-2010, 03:08 PM

I've been watching most of every game, for every team.

I'll admit, I was watching the US play [whoever they played last - I forget], and I wasn't cheering for them or anything, but when they scored in the 91st minute I felt all excited on the inside.

Fox 6 · 06-26-2010, 05:45 PM

I knew USA was Ghana lose that game.

Professor S · 06-26-2010, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Fox 6

I knew USA was Ghana lose that game.

Boo, sir. Boooooo.

manasecret · 06-26-2010, 10:18 PM

G-H-A! G-H-A! G-H-A!

The Germanator · 06-27-2010, 08:30 PM

That was a tough one to watch. I thought the Yanks had a real shot at the semi-finals. There's always next...I mean, there's always 2014 when Brazil will win on their home turf.

Angrist · 06-28-2010, 06:53 AM

I've hardly seen any matches. I'm following Holland (up against Slovakia today) and sometimes I see some random other matches. In the supermarket I watched Germany beat up England for a minute.

So what do you guys think of the Dutch team? In Holland people are very very pessimistic. We're winning, but don't ask how. The gameplay is very boring to watch.
So I'm not too optimistic about Holland's chances.

Bube · 06-28-2010, 09:57 AM

I also root for Holland, as I always do

But yes, as Angrist says, they aren't playing very well..

Oh well, I'll still be following them

The Germanator · 06-28-2010, 06:52 PM

Yeah, I actually like the Dutch as well. Rooting for Japan and Ghana now as well just because they are the underdogs. Don't really expect them to get through though.

We're probably in line for Brazil vs. Spain or something.

Angrist · 06-29-2010, 10:18 AM

Yesterday's match was better than what Holland has shown so far. It was good to see Robben back in action. The yellow card he got was rediculous! He clearly couldn't help that the ball got shot against his arm. In the replay you can see he even tried to pull it away.
And our keeper (V. Stekelenburg) getting a yellow card was weird too.

Next Friday may be a great match: Holland vs Brazil. Either that, or we are going to lose terribly.

Right now I'm watching the replay of Chili vs Brazil. I might watch Japan - Uruguay live instead.

Typhoid · 06-29-2010, 02:08 PM

I watched the Japan/Paraguay game, and it was pretty intense. I personally think Japan deserved to win, but they also looked like they played for the penalty kicks to try and win it there, which backfired on them entirely.

I also do think that Brazil will completely crush Netherlands. I hope they don't, I hate Brazil - but it would be pretty close to a miracle if any other result happened.

Angrist · 07-05-2010, 05:23 AM

Woah, no reactions here on the last games??

I'll let somebody else say something about Brazil - The Netherlands.

What Uruguay did to Ghana was unbelievable...

Typhoid · 07-05-2010, 06:52 AM

I didn't think the Dutch were going to win that game, even when I was watching it. I'm pulling for them now, though.

I also think the Ghana game was a joke. They need to re-vamp the rule for intentional handballs. If it was clearl going to be a goal - it should count as a goal and the player should get red carded. Ghana deserved to win that hands down.

For a final I think Netherlands/Germany would be a good final.
Both semi-final matches should be really good, too, though.

Angrist · 07-05-2010, 09:02 AM

I can't believe how dirty the Brazillians were playing. They were really trying to injure Robben (who's had many injuries before).
Luckily there was a good ref (arbiter as they call them now?). That seemed to really upset the Brazillians, which was their downfall.

So now Holland is up against Uruguay tomorrow. The tricky thing of the Uruguayans is that they're not playing with 1 but with 11 goal keepers.

That guy who hit Ghana's ball out of the goal plays for Ajax, a Dutch club... But he'll miss the game against Holland.
I think we'll win this one, but I fear the final... Germany or Spain, I don't care much. Germany - Holland has always been more of a classic though.