WorldCup FiFa 2010

jillndave wrote:

If we can't beat USA there is no chance.
No more footy for me.

Remember 1958, dave? 

sometimes you get to learn a different language in the 80 minutes that you watch.

True.  All the commentary here is in Arabic   Good thing I don't need to understand it to understand the game; that said, I do miss the odd bits of background and history injected by American commentators. 

(Ironically, the Arabic guy never shuts up but I rarely hear him mentioning the players by name so I wonder what he's gabbing about ?!?)

Also miss the Spanish guy who yells, "Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!'


And finally,  let me mention that the Greeks seem to have been studying the Italian method of play because the Greek player took a dive and put on a show of being 'hurt' yesterday that would make Marcello Lippi proud (and got the Nigerian redcarded)!

Now come ON, forum members!!  I need somebody to discuss this stuff with and your apathy is disappointing!!!!!!!

Alliecat wrote:

I agree  (and coming back from 2-0 was pretty incredible).

One thing I must say, I've never seen so much hanging on to other players in my life!  Those Slovenians seem to really like Americans, couldn't keep their hands off us!

thats the "open" european culture

wow..anybody been following the reports on the internal problems with the French team?  And now, 6:20PM Tuesday night, they're losing to RSA 2-0.

I think it's all over for them.

I've always insisted that France is a one time wonder in the world of football, the great Zidane is no more, france wins the cup no more :p