***OFFICIAL*** 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP thread

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Haha what a dick, heads it into his own net.

Holland 1-0 Denmark

[Slim]

Haha what a dick, heads it into his own net.

Holland 1-0 Denmark

Or not...header was going back across goal, Agger's back got in the way.

[Esky]

De Jong's through ball set it up. He had a very good game.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

De Jong's through ball set it up. He had a very good game.

I'm at work and not watching the game but could someone tell me why De Jong is playing so much better for NEtherlands?

[CityGer]

De Jong's through ball set it up. He had a very good game.

You think?

He was extremely lucky to stay on the park and did no more in the game than he normally does for us.

[CityGer]

De Jong's through ball set it up. He had a very good game.

I'm at work and not watching the game but could someone tell me why De Jong is playing so much better for NEtherlands?

He isn't.

[ryanmjo]

De Jong's through ball set it up. He had a very good game.

I thought it was pretty typical de Jong. Decent job clogging things up, but also made a few clunky challenges, and didn't do much going forward.

[Tokyo Blue]

Yoshito Okubo - possibly the worst striker ever to play international football. For some reason the manager Okada loves him (or perhaps his missus) and so has to find a place in the team for him. Today he is playing him wide on the left in a swap with Keisuke Honda, a move which removes at a single stroke, the most creative force in the Japanese team. What a great fucking bell-end.

Ok, so it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things as whatever team he picks Japan are going to lose all three games, but you at least try to give yourself a chance by a) playing players in their correct positions and b) not picking a striker who has scored 6 goals in 49 international games against such footballing luminaries as India and Hong Kong.

Anyway, let's see what happens.

頑張れ日本.

[Dameerto]

Im watchign their game - I know sod all about the Jap team and only slightly more than sod all about the Camaroon team, I think it's 1-0 to Cameroon in terms of shirts though (and any team that combines green gets a thumbs up)

[CityGer]

Can't believe Song can't get in to this Cameroon side.

[Im_Spartacus]

you at least try to give yourself a chance by a) playing players in their correct positions and b) not picking a striker who has scored 6 goals in 49 international games against such footballing luminaries as India and Hong Kong.

Anyway, let's see what happens.

頑張れ日本.

Perfect symmetry with the England management there.

[Tokyo Blue]

you at least try to give yourself a chance by a) playing players in their correct positions and b) not picking a striker who has scored 6 goals in 49 international games against such footballing luminaries as India and Hong Kong.

Anyway, let's see what happens.

頑張れ日本.

Perfect symmetry with the England management there.

Unfortunately the results weren't symmetrical.

And against Hong Kong, India, Bahrain, Uzbekistan etc. Heskey would score fuckin bucketloads.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I enjoyed that game. Good football.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I enjoyed that game. Good football.

[CityGer]

I enjoyed that game. Good football.

Which one? Japan v Cameroon?

I thought it was pretty tough going with not a lot on show from either side.

[Im_Spartacus]

I'm struggling to find entertainment in any of the games to be honest. This is the dullest first week of a world cup I can ever remember, and that noise is just really fucking ruining the event as a spectacle. CityGer's tip of going for less than 2.5 goals on the betting thread is looking attractive as it seems every team with the possible exception of Germany have little interest in shooting, let alone scoring.

[CityGer]

I'm struggling to find entertainment in any of the games to be honest. This is the dullest first week of a world cup I can ever remember, and that noise is just really fucking ruining the event as a spectacle. CityGer's tip of going for less than 2.5 goals on the betting thread is looking attractive as it seems every team with the possible exception of Germany have little interest in shooting, let alone scoring.

The Japan v Cameroon game had the lowest corner count of any world cup game since 1966.

[bluemoon]

Hugely dissapointing so far, the only games I've got any joy from so far have been the Argentina and Germany games. The Cameroon v Japan game was fucking awful, the first 35mins has to be some of the worst 'football' I've seen in quiet some time. I just hope the second round of games deliver better football and some bloody goals.

[Im_Spartacus]

I'm struggling to find entertainment in any of the games to be honest. This is the dullest first week of a world cup I can ever remember, and that noise is just really fucking ruining the event as a spectacle. CityGer's tip of going for less than 2.5 goals on the betting thread is looking attractive as it seems every team with the possible exception of Germany have little interest in shooting, let alone scoring.

The Japan v Cameroon game had the lowest corner count of any world cup game since 1966.

13 minutes in and the fans are already bored to tears, the mexican wave has started already in this game

That stat doesnt surprise me - what I am seeing at the moment is the case for going back down to 24 teams, and reduce the number of qualifying slots for Europe, Africa & Asia. The extra places were only introduced for marketing reasons, so there is no chance it will happen, but when have FIFA ever been arsed about the football on show?

[Slim]

Yummy.