WC 2006 Official Thread

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by piperclap

It was ok, but I still feel like the american teams bring a lot more passion to the table (led of course by brasil).

Or at this World Cup, more weight.

Originally Posted by piperclap

I just get the vibe that Euro sides are more likely to play to draw instead of "playing beautiful", but thats not a rule. Just something I like to say to rile up my English friends around home here

You won't rile me up, because I know nothing about football/soccer, in case you hadn't noticed yet.

[Chisanga]

A lot of Euro teams will clamp down and try to defend a 1-0 lead. A tactic that could bite you in the ass against the quality oppositon in this tournament.

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

You won't rile me up, because I know nothing about football/soccer, in case you hadn't noticed yet.

You are under-appreciated in your own mind

[Sdpm100]

Crespo misses the open net.

[redmarkYankees]

Should have been 2-1.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by Chisanga

You are under-appreciated in your own mind

I love the way you skirted over the first quote-reply in that post.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Evening here.

Venue - the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. The new stadium within the old one.

that crazy

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

And Beckenbauer is there again. Just how does he do it?

again...



magical bicycle

[Sdpm100]

Borgetti nearly made up for his earlier gaffe, but Abbondanzieri makes the fist save.

[piperclap]

i've posted this before, but I do love it so:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySCNTPU0Rg

[magnet]

Originally Posted by theasfl

that crazy

Thats what I thought. You'd think they'd build it AFTER the WC, so they could sell 100,000 tickets instead of 40,000.

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by piperclap

i've posted this before, but I do love it so:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySCNTPU0Rg

Thank you Now I am properly awake

[redmarkYankees]

Pleasantly surprised by Mexico.

[magnet]

Originally Posted by piperclap

i've posted this before, but I do love it so:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySCNTPU0Rg

My speakers don't work. I don't care.

[Sdpm100]

Originally Posted by magnet

Thats what I thought. You'd think they'd build it AFTER the WC, so they could sell 100,000 tickets instead of 40,000.

It would have needed to be converted to an all-seater, costing money in upgrades, and also if it rained (and it can in Germany at this time of the year - see the '74 World Cup) it wouldn't be the most appetising place to watch a game with no covering roof.

EDIT - And it may well have fallen into such a state of disrepair (I don't know if this was the case) it wouldn't be worth converting it anyway as it would cost more than building a new stadium.

[piperclap]

Originally Posted by magnet

My speakers don't work. I don't care.

The song is almost as good.

I miss mexico. Wow are the women there amazing.

Plus, if you fell asleep with your TV on, there was a 90% chance you'd wake up at some point after midnight and this would be playing in like a 30 minute loop.

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by piperclap

MEXICO! MEXICO! Vamos a ganar!!!

I miss Fusion games

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Own goal by Borgetti, who of course has been out with that thigh injury.
Poor Jared.

not every day you see an own goal from a forward

[theasfl]

Originally Posted by Chisanga

COuld be a horrible prophecy you speak there

he's gotta die sooner or later

[piperclap]

Mexico look smuch better than they did in group play.


Much Much Much better.