FIFA World Cup 2010

[M.K]

We don't watch enough major competitions?
WTF? Don't generalize based on one person's stupidity. Time wasting is involved in so many ****ing sports it's ridiculous to say that it's only in soccer.

 

[zrky]

Uruguay won the first two world cups, and America was a faaar different place in the 30s. Plus, the pool for the first world cup was tiny.

Second of all, America's world cup qualification is not really that much of a challenge, I mean, OH NO HONDURAS AND CANADA.

Yes, I know, I was just trying to make a point that they at one point were a "worthy" team. I don't care for the U.S. team myself, I grew up in Mexico so that was sacrilegious, but they are better than given credit for.

The American qualifying group (concacaf) covers central and north america, and the caribbean. The biggest 'worry' for the U.S. in qualifying is Mexico, not Canada or Honduras.

 

[Teran]

Major football, no.

You may tune into World Cup, but do you watch Champ League, La Liga, Serie A, Copa Del Rey, Copa Italia, The Premiership, FA Cup, Euro, Cup of Nations etc etc.

MLS doesn't count.

Edit: But yeah zrky Mexico going through is a given since they're very good, so those are the other teams they need to beat to guarantee qualifying since Mexico they'll obviously lose to.

 

[Vibe219]

You're just mad because your country is out lolololol

Whatever. I was asking for opinions- not for you to make a jerk comment like that. It doesn't matter to me. USA got eliminated today because they weren't good enough and I had a feeling they would.

 

[Jim Morrison]

Whatever. I was asking for opinions- not for you to make a jerk comment like that. It doesn't matter to me. USA got eliminated today because they weren't good enough and I had a feeling they would.

Oh here's my opinion.

Ghana didn't play foul, they played like they should.

In a sense, it's just like brawl tournaments. Wouldn't you stall your opponent out for dat $$?

 

[MikeKirby]

USA has to work on defense. They commit too much errors.

 

[Teran]

They need to clone Landon Donovan and play 10 of him on the field.

 

[MikeKirby]

They need to clone Landon Donovan and play 10 of him on the field.

I've actually thought of this lots of times!!

Honestly though, Landon can't always be there to save team USA. I give a lot of respect to LD for carrying the team on his shoulders.

 

[Teran]

Donovan is a gem for the USA and if people emulated him then I'd probably like USA's team somewhat.

Also coach Bradley looks like he's in the KKK.

 

[Vibe219]

USA has to work on defense. They commit too much errors.

I was so mad. Ghana always managed to easily get around USA's defense on the outside. Their defense seemed to suck into the middle. This happened over and over again and it was extremely frustrating to watch

 

[Teran]

Most teams have crappy defences tbh.

It's because when everyone plays football in their formative years, they all want to be strikers. The instinct for defence is drilled into players too late I feel.

 

[Jane]

ahh man i cant wait for tomorrow.



...i hope mexico can keep up ;_;

 

[zrky]

Major football, no.

You may tune into World Cup, but do you watch Champ League, La Liga, Serie A, Copa Del Rey, Copa Italia, The Premiership, FA Cup, Euro, Cup of Nations etc etc.

MLS doesn't count.

I don't care for club football so I don't really watch it. I prefer international, mostly because I feel that in clubs it can be very one sided since one team may have many bad players (relatively) and the other all the relatively good players.

And if anyone *****es about Ghana beating the U.S., your stupid because the U.S. played like a group not a team, Ghana had a team.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

Uruguay's defense is pretty good.

 

[~ Gheb ~]

I don't care for club football so I don't really watch it.

That pretty much equals not having seen major competition.

 

[Tamoo]

I have lol'd constantly at the amount of people in this thread who say they didn't care about their team/wanted them to lose anyway. I feel like i'm in the minority in actually wanting my nation to win, and i know exactly how gutted i would be if they were to not win this thing. People need to be more patriotic!!!

 

[ぱみゅ]

Uruguay's defense is pretty good.

That's called "tactical positioning", and is a team skill (that includes coach).

 

[Teran]

I don't care for club football so I don't really watch it. I prefer international, mostly because I feel that in clubs it can be very one sided since one team may have many bad players (relatively) and the other all the relatively good players.

International is oftentime vastly more skewed than club football in terms of teams with big names.

Besides, each league has at least 4-5 top class teams, and the Champion's League is the cream of Europe's crop so...

I have lol'd constantly at the amount of people in this thread who say they didn't care about their team/wanted them to lose anyway. I feel like i'm in the minority in actually wanting my nation to win, and i know exactly how gutted i would be if they were to not win this thing. People need to be more patriotic!!!

Lol dude... getting behind England is nothing but overhype and hearbreak.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

That's called "tactical positioning", and is a team skill (that includes coach).

It's called "good defense," I don't really care what category you want to put it under.

 

[Jane]

Tamoo: no way man, you should see me during the mexico games

 

[Jim Morrison]

Yea, the World Cup is pretty lob-sided.

Hey, there's Brazil, Argentina, Germany, (France), (Italy), (England), The Netherlands, Portugal and a few I'm forgetting

Some of these haven't shown any good football this cup, but I remember many cups where it was these countries dominating.

 

[Teran]

The roof blew off my house when Iran owned America in 98.

**** was cash.

 

[Tamoo]

Jane: good to hear :D

Def need more ppl to be passionate about their countries!

 

[zrky]

That pretty much equals not having seen major competition.

Copa America and the Euro Cup are major competitions, and I do enjoy those. Just because it's not a club competition doesn't disqualify it as a non-major tournament (excluding world cup).

And teran, yes I realize internationals can be very skewed but the teams are well-rounded for the country they represent, that's what attracts me to it more than clubs.

 

[Teran]

The problem with international football is the massive chance of underperforming and sloppy play down to the fact that they players don't have enough time together.

Club football is the most solid game for sure, although international destroys it when it comes to levels of passion which is why I prefer it.

 

[Jim Morrison]

Club football is the most solid game for sure, although international destroys it when it comes to levels of passion which is why I prefer it.

This.

I love the craze about the world cup. Nowhere is as horrible as Holland with it.

 

[zrky]

The best thing about the levels of passion is that they can be both of hate (*cough*Italy*cough*) and of pure support for your favorite team.

 

[Teran]

I dunno, I remember in 98 when England fans actually murdered some German ones.

So typical.

 

[Jane]

World cup is just awesome because there is NO other team sport that the entire world could agree to play against each other. Football/soccer is the one global (team) sport, and that is truely an amazing thing

 

[zrky]

World cup is just awesome because there is NO other team sport that the entire world could agree to play against each other. Football/soccer is the one global (team) sport, and that is truely an amazing thing

Rugby is also a global sport, well somewhat... although not as popular for sure.

If I remember reading correctly, the last world cup got a total of 16 billion views, which is way more than any other sporting event could ever dream of matching.


Side comment: Mexico better beat Argentina and not let Messi score tomorrow!

 

[Charlesz]

GO germany!!

 

[Teran]

Need those krauts to get owned.

 

[zrky]

Need those krauts to get owned.

This, especially after Australia....

 

[Jane]

Rugby is also a global sport, well somewhat... although not as popular for sure.

yeah thats what i meant

 

[OFY]

Argentina is pretty much going to destroy Mexico like every other time before that. I'm worried about Germany though, they took out my Argies before But we got this this time baby.


VAMOS ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!

 

[ぱみゅ]

It's not "destroy like every time before that", last WC they went pretty even, and if Mexico play at their top level, they're capable to win.

VAMOS MEXICO!!!!!!

 

[Fuelbi]

I disagree.
The US had multiple, multiple opportunities to score in the late game. They had so many corner kicks to the center that it was appalling how many they didn't even touch.
The Ghana players were able to swat the ball away very easily and it was annoying to watch the US struggle so hard.

Stop letting your nationalism get in the way of facts, roacherman. You're being incredibly naive, and nobody will take you seriously. I live in the US too and watched all 120 minutes, and I believe they still deserved to lose.

Hold on a sec, I don't even want the US to win this world cup. My nationality has nothing to do with this. I honestly believe after watching this game that they DID deserve to win it, and the fact that the ref didn't call that many fouls is appalling to me

 

[zrky]

It's not "destroy like every time before that", last WC they went pretty even, and if Mexico play at their top level, they're capable to win.

VAMOS MEXICO!!!!!!

This. And also, last WC they would have tied if Mexico hadn't had it's accidental own-goal from the Argentinian corner kick

Hold on a sec, I don't even want the US to win this world cup. My nationality has nothing to do with this. I honestly believe after watching this game that they DID deserve to win it, and the fact that the ref didn't call that many fouls is appalling to me

The U.S. didn't deserve to win with how horribly they played. The ref was very good, he did a good job, imo, the U.S. should have had more fouls called on them since they started being "tripped" not the other way around.

 

[Atlus8]

This. And also, last WC they would have tied if Mexico hadn't had it's accidental own-goal from the Argentinian corner kick

Seriously! The highlights from that game are crazy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh9ZC64uHHU

I expect great games for tomorrows schedule!

 

[Mota]

Eh watching the second half, USA did have a lot of opportunities and I feel played better. Just couldn't get that goal.

ARGENTINA!!