:::[Official]World Cup South Africa 2010 Thread:::

[damnthosejs]

Wow South Africa really really suck


I turned off my TV after I saw Tshbalala tried to chip it in from the top of the box

This dude clearly done lost his mind after scoring that goal

 

[damnthosejs]

Originally Posted by Carlos Tevez

Originally Posted by Noskey

Ahahahahaha Spain.

Why are you laughing? The same thing is gonna happen to the Netherlands soon.















And Argentina

I'm not worried a single bit. *#%@ happens.

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by TheGift23

Originally Posted by Derek916

Originally Posted by dgk3188

vamos vamos...argentina!!!

wait!! Mardona needs his sugar!

Spoiler

Spoiler

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[daewing]

Corea vs. Argentina next.

I expect Corea to do well .... they have been playing pretty well lately and they have a good nucleus with veterans and young up and coming players.

 

[jjgrt5]

World Cup security FTL

 

[AZwildcats]

Damn did not see Spain losing. Predictions for tomorrow

Mexico 2 France 0
Nigeria 3 Greece 1
Argentina 1 S.Korea 2 - yep an upset is about to happen

Also is anyone else tired of the low scoring/draws that are happening? Not today, but the past week has been full of them.

 

[savraj1]

My prediction for 6/17
Argentina 2 SKorea 1

Nigeria 2 Greece 0

Mexico 0 France 1 

 

[TheGift23]

Argentina 3 S.Korea 1
Nigeria 2 Greece 0
France 3 Mexico 2

 

[TheGift23]

Stats from the Washington Post :

*Only 28 goals have been scored for an average of 1.65 per match, a significant decline from this stage of previous tournaments.

* Forlan's opening strike against South Africa was only the third scored from beyond the penalty area; the others came on goalkeeping blunders by England and Algeria. Brazil's 2-1 victory over North Korea was the only match in which both teams scored and did not end in a draw.

*Like with conferences in the NCAA basketball tournament, confederations are judged on how they fare:

South America 4-0-2
Europe 4-4-5
CONCACAF 0-1-2
Africa 1-4-2
Asia 2-2-0
Oceania 0-0-1

* Just four of the 11 matches played so far have been declared sell-outs, although eyewitness impressions have cast doubt on Fifa's official figures. The opening game at Soccer City was declared a sell-out despite empty seats being visible, and Monday's match between Holland and Denmark at the same stadium was said to be just 1,025 below the capacity of 94,700 despite almost all executive boxes in the stadium being empty. Games between lesser nations in more remote stadiums have been the worst affected. The matches between Algeria and Slovenia in Polokwane, Japan and Cameroon in Bloemfontein were both more than 10,000 below the 46,000 and 48,000 capacity respectively, and Tuesday's New Zealand v Slovakia contest in Rustenburg was nearly 5,000 short of the 42,000 capacity.

 

[air bonilla 23]

USA one is copped

 

[niketalker23]

Well It's win or go home tomorrow for Mexico. Can they step it up up and win? I will not be satisfied with anything other than a W.

 

[xtapolapacetl]

Originally Posted by TheGift23

France 3 Mexico 2

@ the thought of France scoring 3 goals in a game these days.

 

[TheGift23]

*Shrug*

PS : I'm tired of Shakira's song.

 

[smedroc]

My man with the salute during the national anthem

Sirius - who them pics from?? i seen them dotted throughout the thread, seems like the same artist...

 

[sirius lee handsome]

 Argentina 2 - S. Korea 1


Let's Go!!!

 

[sirius lee handsome]

 A crew of South African artists were hired by ad firm Wieden+Kennedy to promote ESPN's transmission of the WC


http://www.amicollective.com

 

[TheGift23]

Unfortunate bounce for SK.

 

[Sinner]

Very unlucky... its not like he stuck his leg out to deflect the ball... he just stood there as the ball bounced off his shin...

 

[TheGift23]

Tevezzzz....so close to scoring a beautiful goal

 

[TheGift23]

Awesome that Tevez kept posession while 2 tried to get the ball.

EDIT : Goal Argentina. Cool Header.

 

[sirius lee handsome]

This is about to get ugly for SOuth Korea

 

[sirius lee handsome]

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A man watches the opening match of the 2010 World Cup between South Africa and Mexico in Bloemfontein June 11, 2010. (REUTERS/Jorge Silva)

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A South African flag incorporating the flags of each nation at the tournament is waved at the Opening Ceremony ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group A match between South Africa and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium on June 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) #

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South African air force aerobatic planes fly by on June 11, 2010 during the FIFA WC2010 opening ceremony at Soccer city stadium in Soweto. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A drummer performs during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony on June 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Clive Mason/Getty Images) #

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A performer in the 2010 World Cup opening ceremony in Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg June 11, 2010. (REUTERS/David Gray) #

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A South African dancer smiles during the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11, 2010 in Soweto, South Africa. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images) #

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South African dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11, 2010 in Soweto. (PIERRE PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Photographers are led onto the field before the 2010 World Cup opening match between South Africa and Mexico at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg June 11, 2010. (REUTERS/David Gray) #

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A fan blows a vuvuzela during the Group A first round 2010 World Cup football match South Africa vs. Mexico on June 11, 2010 in Soweto. (VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Giorgio Rovida, an Italian motorbike engineer, watches the opening game of the 2010 World Cup between Mexico and South Africa in his Milan workshop on June 11, 2010. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) #

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South Africa's midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala (center) runs with the ball to score the opening goal during their Group A first round 2010 World Cup match on June 11, 2010. (OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Mexico's goalkeeper Oscar Perez fails to catch the shot by South Africa's Siphiwe Tshabalala on June 11, 2010. (OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A man celebrates Mexico's goal as he watches the 2010 World Cup opening match between Mexico and South Africa on a large TV screen in Zocalo Square, downtown Mexico City June 11, 2010. (REUTERS/Eliana Aponte) #

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South Africa's goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune watches the action at the other end of the pitch during their Group A first round World Cup match on June 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium. (VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Prisoners watch the World Cup opening match between South Africa and Mexico in Mexico City's Reclusorio Sur prison June 11, 2010. (REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar) #

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People gather around a television to watch the opening game of the soccer World Cup at the Tembisa neighborhood in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) #

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A Chinese couple watches a live broadcast of the World Cup soccer match between South Africa and Mexico, outside a grocery store in a hutong of Beijing, China, Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) #

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Photographers take pictures during the Group A first round 2010 World Cup match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11, 2010. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) #

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South African residents of the Vrededorp neighborhood react to a save by South Africa as they watch the opening match of the World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) #

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Schoolchildren watch the World Cup opening match between South Africa and Mexico in San Jose, Costa Rica on June 11, 2010. Costa Rica's Education Minister Leonardo Garnier authorised all schools across the country to have a television in their classrooms to watch the World Cup matches. (REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate ) #

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A young supporter waves Spanish flags before the welcome ceremony for Spain's national football team on June 11, 2010 in North West University Sports Village on the opening day of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images) #

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South Korean soccer fans cheer for the South Korean World Cup soccer team as they watch a live TV broadcast of the 2010 World Cup Group B soccer match against Greece in Port Elizabeth, at Seoul City Hall Plaza June 12, 2010.(REUTERS/Lee Chung-Woo)#

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Uruguay's striker Diego Forlan (right) tries to head the ball with France's defender William Gallas during their Group A first round World Cup football match on June 11, 2010 at Green Point stadium in Cape Town. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Uruguay's Diego Lugano, center, and France's Jeremy Toulalan, second from right, argue as referee Yuichi Nishimura of Japan, second from left, and France's Sidney Govou, right, intervene during the World Cup group A soccer match between Uruguay and France in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) #

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France's Patrice Evra, left, goes for the ball as Uruguay's Mauricio Victorino, bottom right, falls during the World Cup group A soccer match between Uruguay and France in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) #

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U.S. and British troops watch the World Cup soccer match from South Africa between the U.S. and England in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan June 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Corporal Gary Kendall RLC/MoD/Crown Copyright) #

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Police restrain fighting fans as supporters of the England football team watch National Team's opening world Cup soccer match, against the U.S., at a Fan zone in the Castlefield area of Manchester, England, Saturday June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Jon Super) #

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England's goalkeeper Robert Green reacts after he allowed a goal by the U.S. during a 2010 World Cup Group C soccer match at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg June 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Darren Staples) #

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U.S. players celebrate after midfielder Clint Dempsey (right) scored a goal against England during their 2010 World Cup group C first round football match on June 12, 2010 at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) #

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American fans cheer as they watch through a giant screen the World Cup group C soccer match between England and the United States, at Durban beach, South Africa, Saturday, June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) #

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Tunisian and Algerian fans react as they watch the Algeria vs Slovenia football FIFA world cup match on television, on June 13, 2010 in the cafe bar in Tunis. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A man reacts as he watches the World Cup 2010 soccer match between Argentina and Nigeria In Port-au-Prince, haiti on Saturday, June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) #

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Argentina's Jonas Gutierrez (right) battles for the ball with Nigeria's Chinedu Obasi during the World Cup Group B soccer match at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg June 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Jerry Lampen) #

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Roadside mechanics and their clients watch Nigeria take on Argentina during the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa on a battery powered television in Lagos, Nigeria on June 12, 2010. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Argentinian soccer fans watch a World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria at a market in Tucuman, Argentina, Saturday, June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) #

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Argentina's Gabriel Heinze (left) runs in celebration towards the bench after scoring the first goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Argentina and Nigeria at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) #

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A football fan reacts as Nigeria misses a goal at a public viewing center in Lagos, Nigeria during the World Cup match between Nigeria and Argentina in South Africa, on June 12, 2010. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Supporters of Germany's football team watch the match against Australia on a giant screen during the public viewing event in the northern German city of Hamburg on June 13, 2010. (FABIAN BIMMER/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Lukas Podolski of Germany celebrates scoring the first goal during the World Cup South Africa Group D match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium on June 13, 2010 in Durban, South Africa. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) #

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Palestinians and foreigners watch the World Cup game between Germany and Australia projected onto a screen on the separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday June 13, 2010. The wall that separates this biblical town in the West Bank from nearby Jerusalem has recently been bringing an international crowd together to watch the World Cup games. Every night, local restaurant owner and avid soccer fan Joseph Hasboun has been projecting games of the World Cup onto the wall facing his eatery, the Bahamas Sea Food Restaurant. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) #

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Wearing 3D glasses, Australian fans watch their team in their South Africa World Cup match against Germany in 3D at a movie theater in Melbourne on June 14, 2010. Germany won the match 4-0. (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A South African fan arrives at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on June 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) #

 

[TheGift23]

Rrrrrrr...Messi with a floater...close...

 

[TheGift23]

Horrible mistake Demichelis

  1-2 at the half.

 

[dt43]

wow South Korea.. some pressure will be on Argentina in the second half.

this is already the best game of the World Cup.