2010 South Africa FIFA World Cup thread

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

US playing the showman score the winner in the last minute which both qualifies them and gives them top of the group (thus probably avoiding Germany in the second round).
Shitty England get through thanks to having the weakest group in the competition.

Dude, England is totally awesome! They're gonna win this World Cup! They say so every time, so they have to be right! They probably even have a parade planned out in advance!

My Co-Workers friend fiance is going to be in tears because Slovenia got eliminated.

[Bells]

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

My Co-Workers friend fiance is going to be in tears because Slovenia got eliminated.

Well you tell her she is not alone Goddamnit! *sob*

Also, right now there is a great deal of a chance that the USA might get Germany while England would face Gana in the next Round.

That might seem like a easy game for England (it isn't) but it also means that they might get Mexico or Argentina in the Round after that (while the USA would get Uruguay or South Korea)

[krogothwolf]

Hell, there's a good chance Germany won't even make it into the next round. They could tank on the game today! That would be great to be honest.

[Solid Snake]

Nah guys.
There's only one way this should happen:

America v. Germany: it's 1944 All Over Again Baby
I guess England v. Germany arguably works even better as a WW2 allegory, but dammit, I'm a Yank, and we arrogant Yanks refuse to acknowledge Britain's majority contributions to the war effort!

(I can guarantee you that if the U.S. does face Germany, as opposed to actually having any articles in the newspaper actually talk legitimate football strategy, every article in the United States will contain outdated WW2 allusions. Hell, that's basically what happened with U.S. v England, except there it was the Revolutionary War.)

...But no actually Germany and America are my two favorite teams in this World Cup, so I probably shouldn't hope they face each other.

And England has no right to complain about the U.S. winning Group C: The U.S. should have won the group with seven points (not five) and arguably should have beaten Algeria 2-0 (although if the earlier goal had counted, the U.S. probably wouldn't have scored in the 91st minute, so it probably would have been 1-0 either way.)

I'd predict Germany and Serbia to win today. In which case I presume Serbia would have the tiebreaker over Germany since they beat 'em. That would be a lucky outcome for the Brits, I'd think...although if the U.S. manages to beat Germany I'd like their odds in the following match, whereas if England beats Serbia they'll be inevitably crushed by Argentina.

[Meister]

Originally Posted by Solid Snake

I can guarantee you that if the U.S. does face Germany, as opposed to actually having any articles in the newspaper actually talk legitimate football strategy, every article in the United States will contain outdated WW2 allusions.

That is basically what happens in England every time Germany's up against them.

e: unironically rooting for Ghana here because the horns and illegal fireworks are beginning to get on my nuts.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

The only real World War 2 matches would be Russia vs Germany and maybe China vs Japan (where China splits in half halfway through and starts scoring own goals to spite the new faction).
If Germany and Serbia are level it comes down to goal difference firstly and only if that is even does Serbia get top for winning. Germany will win today easily I feel, Germans always fuck up their group games and always make it through. They've never failed to get out of a group despite some atrocious performances,
All games tonight are simply warmups for the mighty NZ dismantling of Paraguay tommorow however.

Edit: In other sports related news, there is currentely a game at Wimbeldon where the 5th set is 39-39. The live feed on the guardian is relaying it as two zombies playing each other in a slowly growing wilderness, finding energy from eating the crowd- the umpire having lost his voice and speaking in the croak of a crone.
Edit 2: And on it goes, the commentator is going insane:
What happens if we steal their rackets? If we steal their rackets, the zombies can no longer hit their aces and thump their backhands and keep us all prisoner on Court 18. I'm shocked that this is only occurring to me now. Will nobody run onto the court and steal their rackets? Are they all too scared of the zombies' clutching claws and gore-stained teeth? Steal their rackets and we can all go home. Who's with me? Steal their rackets and then run for the tube.

It's 48-48. What further incentive do you need?

[krogothwolf]

What the heck Ghana! Why didn't you beat Germany! WHY!!!!!

This world cup is starting to make less sense the more it goes on. Teams are beating teams they shouldn't, then losing to teams they should beat. Though this is why sports is awesome, everything can go from normal to messed in the span of 1 game.

[Solid Snake]

Hmm. The United States gets Ghana; England will face off against Germany.
I'm not sure whether that's a good or a bad thing for the Americans.
But at least I'll have the chance to root for Deutschland against the Brits.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

The US should be happy to avoid Germany. They always look terrible but they know how to win when its important as they say. Much better chance against Ghana.
Germany will defeat England, I th ink 1-0. Or maybe on penalties if fate wants to be a dick to England

Edit: In paper this morning suggestions from some Italians (who have turned against the Italy team for being shit) that Italy might buy the Slovakia game- as in offer contracts with Italian clubs to some of their players. It is a big suggestion but its not like they don't have a history of it. Slovakia totally needs to draw to help NZ though.

Edit2: Paraguay diving already. Stupid football.
Also slovakia scored which means NZ need to score- a 0-0 draw no longer good enough. oh no.

[krogothwolf]

sad NZ is gone, But Italy is too! Yay!