A Land Far Away

Starts today!!!


I am the only one around who cares?


For me, the heart is with Holland....but the head tells Spain all the way.

Every World Cup throws up suprises and hat what Im looking forward too.. because as an England fan thats the only reason to watch after the first week!


Outsiders tip = Argentina just because of Messi - not because of Maradonna

http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mun ... glish.html

While I do not much care about the tournament (yes, football/soccer is slow to catch on in North America...), the link above is to a pretty handy calendar/organizer of who plays who when, decent "wheel" like tool as opposed to a tournament ladder, very smart on the part of the maker.

Brazil, with a hedge bet on Spain.

I'm no sports fan, but I find "the beautiful game" fascinating in its ugliness.

New Zealand's second ever time in the world cup (last was... 1982, maybe?). Heard a perfect analogy yesterday about the way Kiwis are viewing this world cup. Like an old, sick man, who has enjoyed his life and is pleased he got that far. He wakes up each day, happy to be alive. That's exactly the same with us - it's a case of great, we made it that far. And every new day we're still in it brilliant. Be we know it won't last long.

Just read our region is the only one that doesn't have a guaranteed spot in the world cup. How unfair is that.

The USA gets a lucky 1-1 draw.

Now I like our chances a bit better

dergon darkhelm wrote:The USA gets a lucky 1-1 draw.

Now I like our chances a bit better

what i find amazing is not the fact that english goalkeeper fumbled the ball and gave usa a tie... it's the fact that i watched the game in what could only be described as a redneck bar, country music, nascar and all... and there were people watching the game and cheering. what's next? nfl will change the name of their game?!

dergon darkhelm wrote:The USA gets a lucky 1-1 draw.

Now I like our chances a bit better

Having a windfall is always the best win....


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

I watched 5 minutes on a live stream and then turned it off, not because of the game, but because of the noise.

The constant drone of the vuvuzela simply makes it unwatchable for me

Vuvuzela is the hot debate over here, many people are outraged, some people blow it (the vuvuzela you pigs...) on Berlin's streets.

AUS:GER tonight, hope I'll be back in time to see it... while I think AUS deserves to get farther than last time (those guys should have won against Italy, Totti's foul was a penalty shot), our economy desperately needs some GER wins, heh.

Germany hasnt lost a group game since 1986.

I will be quite happy if Australia pulls a draw. Won't be watching the game though, its like, 3:30am here when it starts. Im not getting up at that time of morning to listen to those horns for 2 hours :O

I don't watch ballfoot, I'm not really that interested in it, but of the few minutes I did catch of the England v USA game the howl of the airhorns gave me a droning headache. Christ alone knows how anyone can concentrate with that noise resonating your skull.

I-KP wrote:I don't watch ballfoot, I'm not really that interested in it, but of the few minutes I did catch of the England v USA game the howl of the airhorns gave me a droning headache. Christ alone knows how anyone can concentrate with that noise resonating your skull.

Some hearing center in sweden has rated them at 127 decibels when right next to your ear (not hard when the bloke sitting behind you has one) which is 27 decibels louder than a chainsaw. Stores all around the grounds cannot keep up with the demand for ear plugs.

I'm cheering for Germany but was really impressed by the quality of play from the Argentine squad.

I have to turn my sound way down to deal with that droning noise. I'd much rather hear the usual football cheers and songs. Oh well, when in Pretoria...