WC: All but US matches

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Arg 1-0 Nig

Ummm... I propose that the result for ARG might have been more affirmative if 'dona & all the coaches had been on a bender and failed to show up

KOR 2-0 Greece

KOR looks great, Gre seems to be walking stiffly. Didnt someone in greece win something in soccer a few years ago?
What IS their national sport.... Walking to the corner to pick up their dole checks?

-- oops!
France 0-0 Uruguay

heh...

 

S. Korea did look great. I'll be cheering for them as they are a nice under dog team. Every team has shown up except Greece, perhaps the rioting over the size of their dole checks has worn them out.

SA should have won that match. Thought they should have had a PK, but former defender SteveM19 does not agree.

 

Re: RE: WC: All but US matches

AND is 100 percent right -- He got the ball. If you get hit, lose the ball, and try to go burrowing with the worms, that is the strikers fault.

 

I can't think of the South Koreans without remembering that petulant speed skater celebration against us in '02. For that and Seol, to hell with em.

 

Slovenia beats Algeria 1-0.

Who do you think is most dangerous to USA now?

Pantsil is playing now. Ghana starting strong.. the Jabulani, so far, seems to me to be lowering the chances of long distance strikes. Seems to soar. Reckon the players will adapt?

Nugget: According to commentary, as of the start of Ghana v Serbia, no striker has scored a goal.. 3 defenders have, rest from MF players.

 

Anyone else notice that the name on the back of JP's shirt says "P-A-N-S-T-I-L"?

 

GHANA- PANTSIL GO GO GO
And I love you, Clint. Too bad about the hand of clod, but we'll take it.

 

Love the JP victory lap.

 

Man, Alexi Lalas is a cranky old bitch, isn't he?

 

My wife asked the same exact question (in so many words).

Would have preferred a 0-0 Slovenia-Algeria, the gk really screwed up. The pressure on the US & England just got turned up a notch.

Didn't catch the misspelling, but loved seeing Pants' victory lap. You know it was a good call when none of the Serbia team came over to argue the handball, leaving the poor dude alone.

 

So, uh, rough first half hour for Schwarzer...

 

Australia's defense is looking like a leaky old boat ready to go under at any moment.

 

Out of the frying pan and into the fire for Australia. Can't say I saw a red card in Cahill's challange.

 

Who was it said Aus wasnt bad as they looked against the US?

Yes they are.
4-0... time to see if 'Men in Black' is on, for a change.

 

Yikes 4-0.

 

Should be 5 or 6... :shock:

 

Michael Ballack who?

 

Sorry Cahill, that may not have been red card worthy, but it was a bad play and you put yourself in a bad situation.

Sorry Mark, that was ugly.

Aussies are going home early -- I do not see four points in that squad versus Ghana and Serbia, especially with Cahill out.

 

Serbia is not dead yet. They can beat Germany and Australia, I think.

Germany and Argentina do look the best so far. Messi could have had a hat trick or more, but for Vincent Enyeama of Nigeria. Dude made all kinds of Tim Howardesque saves.