The World Cup Approacheth

[Bru]

Two days to the opening game. This country is going crazy . I hope SA ("Bafana Bafana") beat Mexico on Friday. The host country has never lost the opening game.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Hopefully somebody will know the answer to this question:

If a player gets a yellow card in a friendly does it ever roll over into official matches? I ask because Clint Dempsey was being an r-tard and got himself a yellow in the friendly against Australia. Is he going to have to be extra careful against England?

I'm not 100% on this, but I'm pretty sure that everyone starts the competition with a clean slate. This is not the case for many competitions, it all depends on which governing body the games are played under, but I think that this competition is played from scratch ignoring any previous infractions.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Netherlands, Spain, Brazil even.....All these predictions give me a chuckle. It's a knockout competition in the later stages and just about anything can happen. That's the beauty of this tournament.

Any true fan of any particular team will not boast about their prowess and skill or how they will thrash all comers, they will sit in front of the TV and crap their pants for 90 minutes.

 

[Gremlyn]

Hopefully somebody will know the answer to this question:

If a player gets a yellow card in a friendly does it ever roll over into official matches? I ask because Clint Dempsey was being an r-tard and got himself a yellow in the friendly against Australia. Is he going to have to be extra careful against England?

Yellow cards don't carry over, only reds affect the next game. I don't think the friendlies/warm-ups would have any bearing on the tournament with a red card though.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Yellow cards don't carry over, only reds affect the next game. I don't think the friendlies/warm-ups would have any bearing on the tournament with a red card though.

Thank you. Yeah I know about red cards but for some reason I remember being in a tournament myself and a player got a yellow, which followed into the next game where he got a yellow and, thus, a soft red. And in saying that I'm trying my hardest not to appear to be a ****** who doesn't take advice. I'm probably remembering things wrong but I just wanted confirmation. Sorry

 

[user 40839]

Netherlands, Spain, Brazil even.....All these predictions give me a chuckle. It's a knockout competition in the later stages and just about anything can happen. That's the beauty of this tournament.

Any true fan of any particular team will not boast about their prowess and skill or how they will thrash all comers, they will sit in front of the TV and crap their pants for 90 minutes.

Ah, but one of the benefits of Ireland being cheated out of their rightful place by the filthy sneaky French sasaenach bastards is that I'm not a true fan of any particular team at all in this tournament - I make my predictions and decisions from the safety of cold, hard, logic, haha!

 

[catspajamas]

Yellow cards don't carry over, only reds affect the next game. I don't think the friendlies/warm-ups would have any bearing on the tournament with a red card though.

you're right even reds in friendlies wont matter. friendly cards only count in that match.

but seriously, usa v england is either gonna be an awesome game or usa will play its typical train wreck style d. algeria is a decent enough team as well, but they play like the us. they either win impressive matches over tough opponents or get hammered. i could see it going to gd with usa and them for 2nd in group but hopefully not. usa plays good every other world cup and this is one of the good ones so im hoping for the best.

 

[Gremlyn]

So I was just reading that Algeria is starting the Cup missing three players that were red carded in the Africa Nations Cup. Maybe official FIFA do events carry over.

 

[martinworswick]

when are your 'football' players going to remove the padding and start playing rugby as it should be played?


as for the group stage, on paper, england top but as is the nature of these tournaments,anything can happen,and as i've been an england fan all my life i've seen numerous times just how difficult they can make it for themselves.

if they can manage to play consistently and to their full potential though,look out!

i'm not holding my breath to hard though!

 

[catspajamas]

So I was just reading that Algeria is starting the Cup missing three players that were red carded in the Africa Nations Cup. Maybe official FIFA do events carry over.

weird, i just looked that up cause i thought you were full of ****. good call though. doesnt make much sense since cup of nations is run by the acf not fifa. i'm guessing it must be the same deal with euro and gold cup then.

just 23 hours away.

 

[arturo7]

http://www.dailyacid.com/2010/06/different-soccer-styles.html

 

[Reno_eNVy]

http://www.dailyacid.com/2010/06/different-soccer-styles.html

Pretty damn funny.

At first I thought it was going to be serious because the English Plan is totally how England plays: clear it long, whisper a little prayer to yourself, and hope one of your forwards gets control of it.

 

[Ouroboros]

http://www.dailyacid.com/2010/06/different-soccer-styles.html

The Italian style (tough defense, small ideas in midfield, pass to forward and ... penalty) is dead on. Nobody flops like an Italian. Except, perhaps, people playing in the Mexican and Argentine leagues.

 

[arturo7]

Nobody flops like an Italian. Except, perhaps, people playing in the Mexican and Argentine leagues.

This is why football (soccer) will never catch on in the US. Too much whining and antics.

 

[Ouroboros]

This is why football (soccer) will never catch on in the US. Too much whining and antics.

I'm not sure about that. The style of play where you look to flop instead of go to goal as soon as you enter the penalty area is definitely irritating, but it's not keeping people away.

Soccer has a lot of other sports to compete with in terms of maintaining public interest and drawing promising young athletes and it is not very similar to any "traditional" US sport. A 90 minute game that may end 0-0 is not something the average American is used to or interested in watching. A lot of people would find Barca's most beautiful passing sequences boring unless they ended in a goal. That's slowly changing, though, because there is an ever-growing number of people who grew up with and play the game.

 

[Bru]

One of my clients sold two tickets yesterday to the opening game today for R140 ($20) each. I was too slow and missed them
They've been selling for R4000 each.

 

[Homercidal]

http://www.dailyacid.com/2010/06/different-soccer-styles.html

Hmm... My McAfee virus scanner intercepted a PDF exploit in a pop from that site.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Is anybody watching the opening game right now (RSA vs MEX)? The host team is looking really good. I predict a 1:0 final

Also my guess for tomorrow's game, ENG vs USA - 1:2 (1:1)

EDIT: Not 10 minutes later, RSA scored the first goal of the tournament and it was a beauty!!

 

[arturo7]

Hmm... My McAfee virus scanner intercepted a PDF exploit in a pop from that site.

uuh, what does that mean?

 

[arturo7]

SA hits the post! Again...

 

[catspajamas]

mexico lost the hell out of that game. the first half was theirs and they didnt put anything in the net. sa played well in the second half and that goal was sick but they didnt deserve to win either. shame about that last post, that was a good fake in stride. he got perez off the ground and had that corner open but it was still a tight fit.

 

[johnnyboy1965]

QUOTE=arturo7;2100846]Can't wait to clobber those Brits on Saturday![/QUOTE]

 

[Joker]

Did anyone hear why the first Mex goal did not count? Was it a bad call or did I miss something? Looked clean to me but I am not the most futbol savy guy in the world.....yet.

 

[johnnyboy1965]

The player was off-side when he headed it.

Perfect "call" by the linesman. I thought all the officials did well

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

The player was off-side when he headed it.

Clarification: Had no opposing player apart from the goalkeeper in front of him when the ball was passed to him.(In a nutshell)

 

[johnnyboy1965]

Clarification: Had no opposing player apart from the goalkeeper in front of him when the ball was passed to him.(In a nutshell)

I dont understand what you `re saying/asking ?

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I dont understand what you `re say/asking ?

I was just trying to briefly explain the offside rule for Joker. I fail at teaching it to women too.

 

[johnnyboy1965]

Pmsl..................

 

[Joker]

I thought there was a defender standing near post on the goal line.

 

[johnnyboy1965]

I was just trying to briefly explain the offside rule for Joker. I fail at teaching it to women too.

You should try to explain it to some linesmen as well