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

[Dameerto]

"Men against boys" gawd I hate that phrase

[Slim]

I swear I just saw Santa do a stepover there.

[Dameerto]

I bet he was better than Heskey

[Dameerto]

What a lovely goal

[Esky]

Barrios and Vera did really well there - great finish. Hope the Slovaks actually decide to play now.

[Slim]

Who the hell is that Paraguayan Santa Cruz? Running at defenders, shooting with venom, linking up well with the rest of the team.

I think we bought the Chinese knockoff version.

[citytilidie]

this commentator is doing my f ing head in. keeps moaning about weiss - weiss looks their most exciting player

[Mike J]

this commentator is doing my f ing head in. keeps moaning about weiss - weiss looks their most exciting player

there has been glimpses of his talents but he is being very tightly marked. he also needs to start trying the simple ball more often.

[bobadji]

I bet he was better than Heskey

my absolute favourite moment of the world cup by far.

[bobadji]

amazing

[Mark (Blue Army)]

amazing

The first time was bad enough, he really shouldn't try that again.

[ant london]

Who the hell is that Paraguayan Santa Cruz? Running at defenders, shooting with venom, linking up well with the rest of the team.

This just from the Guardian's minute-by-minute

70 min: Holosko comes on for Slovakia, for Sestak. Paraguay play neatly just in front of the centre-circle then play in Santa Cruz, excellent from the left all day, whose dinked cross is headed downwards by Vera and the bounce and spin takes it inches wide.

who is this maestro???

[Esky]

this commentator is doing my f ing head in. keeps moaning about weiss - weiss looks their most exciting player

there has been glimpses of his talents but he is being very tightly marked. he also needs to start trying the simple ball more often.

Agreed. He's done more than Hamsik in both games though, and Hamsik's one hell of a player.

Paraguayans are pressing very well - Slovak's haven't had one shot on goal.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

GOAL!!

2-0

[Slim]

Who the hell is that Paraguayan Santa Cruz? Running at defenders, shooting with venom, linking up well with the rest of the team.

This just from the Guardian's minute-by-minute

70 min: Holosko comes on for Slovakia, for Sestak. Paraguay play neatly just in front of the centre-circle then play in Santa Cruz, excellent from the left all day, whose dinked cross is headed downwards by Vera and the bounce and spin takes it inches wide.

who is this maestro???

I have been impressed with him today, although when he went down to that mistimed challenge I thought, fucking hell another season on the treatment table.

[Slim]

Nice touch, both Rocky and Weiss were asked for their shirt and they both pointed across the pitch at each other, City players ending up swapping shirts.

[xavi6]

Nice to see Crocky and Vlad swapping shirts at the end.

Both played well

[Slim]

For England's chances, I should remind people that last time we made the semi-finals in 1990 we ended the group stage with 1 win and 2 draws, then proceeded to scrape through in extra time wins against Belgium and Cameroon. Brazil who were the only team with a 100% record from the group stage, fell at the first hurdle in the knockout rounds.

[carl_feedthegoat]

For England's chances, I should remind people that last time we made the semi-finals in 1990 we ended the group stage with 1 win and 2 draws, then proceeded to scrape through in extra time wins against Belgium and Cameroon. Brazil who were the only team with a 100% record from the group stage, fell at the first hurdle in the knockout rounds.

By the look's of it, we are doing our best to rival France, on and off the fucking pitch.

[Slim]

Best goal of the world cup so far, Portugal's 3rd.