2010 World Cup

[Q Man]

Say what you like about spain, but full credit to the Swiss, played very effective, tactical football.

Those midfielders attacked and defended at every oppertunity, for the lack of possesion they made good use of the ball they had and at one point after the goal, their full back started taking it around inesta, I was impressed as i initially seen them as the team to finish bottom of the group. its anyones group now even though i fancy spain. we'll see!


Germany have played the most attractive football so far (didn't think i'd be saying that but its true, very barcelona like), not that many teams have stood out too much, argentina seem to be secure and netherlands have been looking fairly solid, but no matter what people are saying, this world cup has just gotten a hell of alot more interesting.

Anyone else fancy making a few grand by putting money on honduras to win the whole thing?

[Dmonix]

...

Lets just say I'm upset about that and leave it at that...

[Thriller]

looked offside and that dude dove hard core

He was diving all match....

Suarez does that all the time. Occasionally brilliant in NL, but in this match, a piss poor pathetic excuse of a filthbag.


*chuckles*

I just watched the slow mo replay...

You can see after he feels the contact on his foot he twists his body in pain like hes having a seizure...

how do you euros tolerate this crap.... it's embarrasing.

[Lord Yojimbo]

looked offside and that dude dove hard core

He was diving all match....

Suarez does that all the time. Occasionally brilliant in NL, but in this match, a piss poor pathetic excuse of a filthbag.


*chuckles*

I just watched the slow mo replay...

You can see after he feels the contact on his foot he twists his body in pain like hes having a seizure...

how do you euros tolerate this crap.... it's embarrasing.

we irish dont however we dont tolerate handballs either

[Scar Face]

Any predictions on the Slovenia:USA match? I think we gonna win

[Quina Quen]

I would fancy a draw for the Slovenia vs USA game.

[Juliette]

'Keeper pakte mijn been'
JOHANNESBURG - Luis Suarez vindt dat hij gisteravond tegen Zuid-Afrika een terechte strafschop heeft gekregen. "Ik denk dat de eerste overtreding op mij nóg meer een strafschop was."
"Maar de tweede tackle was er ook zeker één. De keeper pakte mijn linkerbeen, daardoor viel ik. Eigenlijk had ik er twee moeten hebben", verklaart de Uruguayaan. De Ajax-speler ging gewillig naar de grond, waarna Forlán vanaf elf meter zijn tweede treffer aantekende. Daarmee was het duel beslist. In blessuretijd gaf Suarez nog de assist voor de einduitslag: 3-0. "Het was een belangrijke wedstrijd voor mij. Na het eerste duel tegen Frankrijk hadden mensen veel kritiek op mij. Dat was een moeilijk duel want Frankrijk heeft uitstekende fysiek sterke en snelle verdedigers. En ik speelde zowat alleen voorin."

'Keeper grabbed my leg'
JOHANNESBURG - Luis Suarez feels the penalty he earned last night in the match against South-Africa was justified. "I think the first foul on me was even more of a penalty."
"But the second tackle definitely was one as well. The keeper grabbed my left leg, that's why I fell. I should have gotten two penalties," the Uruguayan said. The player for Ajax went down willingly, after which Forlán scored his second goal of the match. The goal was decisive to the match. In overtime Suarez made the assist for the final score: 3-0
"It was an important match for me. After the first match against France many people criticised me. That was a difficult match, because France has excellent defenders, physically strong, and fast. And I was alone in forward position."

Apologies for the bad translation, but it's the basic idea behind his claims that counts. He's a jackass.

[LegendaryA]

I only like the last two lines of this article..


Anyway, well done Chungyoung to score first after the mistake by Chunyoung which gave first goal to Argentina. Then Higuain scored.
Revenge of Korea by using defender's (Demichelis) mistake just before first half ends.

2-1 for Argentina.

[Juliette]

SOOOUTH KOREA!

For the win. Break those arrogant bastards with their coke-sniffing hopping leprechaun for a coach!


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[LegendaryA]

SOOOUTH KOREA!

For the win. Break those arrogant bastards with their coke-sniffing hopping leprechaun for a coach!


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Haha, awesome Jo!

I saw him with bonnet on tv and I thought he looked like a smurf. I don't think there's arrogant smurf in the village though, so he might be the newest addition in smurfs world lol.

[LegendaryA]

What a disappointment.

[Juliette]

Oh well.. Argentina clearly was the better team.

[LegendaryA]

I stopped watching after third goal by Argentina lol. I didn't change channel, but focused completly on doing stuff on my laptop while match was still going on tv.

Edit: How a red card can change everything:
Nigeria 1-0
Second half: Nigeria 1-2 Greece

[LegendaryA]

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch brewer is providing legal and other assistance to the two Dutch women accused of an illegal promotional stunt at the World Cup in Johannesburg.

The two women were among a group of about three dozen who wore skimpy orange dresses in a suspected "ambushing marketing" stunt by closely-held brewer Bavaria at a match between the Netherlands and Denmark at the Soccer City stadium on Monday.

"Unfortunately Bavaria has been drawn into the furore surrounding the arrest of the two ladies who were wearing an orange dress also worn by thousands of Dutch ladies and football supporters," the brewer said in a statement late on Wednesday.

"There is no way FIFA can hold these ladies responsible for their attendance at the match in their Dutch dress in Soccer City and Bavaria is currently doing everything in their power to assist the arrested Dutch ladies," Bavaria said, referring to World Cup organising federation FIFA.

Anheuser Busch's Budweiser is the official beer for the tournament and FIFA fiercely protects its sponsors from brands which are not its partners.

"Bavaria will ask FIFA to immediately stop intimidating Dutch dressed female supporters," the Dutch brewer said.

Bavaria has clashed with FIFA before over supporters wearing its orange clothes to stadiums.

Four years ago at the World Cup in Germany scores of Dutch men watched a match in their underwear after stewards ordered them to remove orange lederhosen bearing the name of Bavaria.

"We feel a bit used by Bavaria," said Cindy van Dieren, according to Dutch daily Telegraaf, citing one of the women wearing the dress.

Bavaria argued in its statement that its goal was to "generate pleasure and enthusiasm" among fans and that the dresses do not carry a "big brand name logo".

The women were released on 10,000 rand bail each on Wednesday and will face a hearing next week.

Dutch officials said the arrest of the two women was "disproportionate".

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FIFA World Cup 2010: Can advertising fiascos ruin South Africa’s dream?



A fleet of thirty six women, dressed in sexy orange body-hugging minis, came to cheer Holland in the FIFA World Cup game against Denmark on Monday. They were surprised to find themselves being escorted to a stadium facility and interrogated for over three hours. The South African police claimed they were part of an ambush marketing campaign for an unofficial Dutch beer company.


The attractive Dutch dresses were given to them by a local events company which was hired by a Dutch beer firm, Bavaria. The outfits were said to be part of a marketing campaign for Bavaria’s beer. Although the stunt was appreciated by a large number of internet users, FIFA appears to be deeply concerned about the matter and its lawyers have vowed to inquire the blondes’ sizzling apparel.



Another interesting aspect of the story was that the Bavaria beer company had hired a local event management company to cater to over 30 South African women who would pass to be a Dutch football supporter in disguise. FIFA did not reveal the name of the local events company. In the past, FIFA has fiercely stood up for its sponsors or partners. No one is even allowed to carry a product made by its rivals. Pepsi, which happens to be a popular drink, cannot be used inside the stadium since Coca-Cola is the official partner for South Africa 2010. Budweiser happens to be the sole beer company and official sponsor allowed to advertise within the venues. FIFA proactively protects its lucrative marketing interests. The brand names of television sets in the media room and restaurant were plastered four years ago at the Allianz Arena because they were not manufactured from Sony – the official television partner in the last World Cup. Adidas, Emirates, Sony, Visa, Hyundai and Coca-Cola are six legendary FIFA partners who form part of all FIFA events. The World Cup 2010 has a list of eight sponsors which includes Indian IT company Mahindra Satyam. There are six additional national supporters for this edition being held in South Africa.


Considering all these predefined measures and policies the women dressed as Dutch in the orange minis were bound to find themselves in trouble. A FIFA official approached the group, accused them of ambush marketing, and asked them to leave the stadium or they would have to face severe consequences.


The women were forced to leave by stewards and taken to a FIFA office where they were interrogated for three hours and threatened to be sent into prison for six months.


Barbara Kastein, one of the detainees, said she was flabbergasted by FIFA’s reaction to the dresses. The dress shot to fame after it was modeled by Dutch WAG Sylvie van der Vaart, the wife of Real Madrid player Rafael van der Vaart.


She told that they were surrounded by 40 stewards in the second half and forced them to leave the stadium. One of the girls fell as they were being pushed towards the stairs.


"The police came and kept on asking us the same questions over and over, asking if we worked for Bavaria. They said we were ambush-marketing and it was against the law in South Africa. They said we would be arrested and would stay in jail for six months. Girls were crying. It was bad,” she said.
She also told the media that South African policemen took copies of their passports after being driven back to their hotel.


Although, the beer label is only visible if one looks closely at the bottom hem of the outfit, it is certain that it carries the name of a beer firm not affiliated with FIFA at all. FIFA's rights-protection program states that spectators cannot wear commercially branded clothing or accessories that are mass-produced prior to the matches by entities clearly targeting the run up into the World Cup.


Ambush marketing is an obvious fraud and declared as a criminal offence at the World Cup finals

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For shame FIFA, for shame...

[KnowLedge]

I stopped watching after third goal by Argentina lol. I didn't change channel, but focused completly on doing stuff on my laptop while match was still going on tv.

Edit: How a red card can change everything:
Nigeria 1-0
Second half: Nigeria 1-2 Greece

actually the first greek goal was at 44th min, but yes it was right after the red card

After seeing Argentina's game, i know for sure spain is gonna improve in the next game by alot, like Argentina did.

I shell be watching france VS mexico today.. and hopefully Henry is in the starting eleven.