great finish... unfortunate for the Swiss, I'm pulling for them for some reason

6/21/2010 11:34:13 AM

well damn...I watched approximately one minute of the stream to see Chile score. Wish I could watch more.

6/21/2010 11:34:27 AM

wow, HORRIBLE defending right there

6/21/2010 11:34:30 AM

fuck chile

6/21/2010 11:35:04 AM

That was awesome. I think the keeper would have been better served to just run straight back to the goal instead of backing up, because it seemed almost impossible for the Chilean striker to get a shot off on goal...but that's a tough play for a keeper.

I'm slightly pulling for the Swiss as well, but I'm pretty apathetic towards the results. But I'm enjoying the game.

6/21/2010 11:35:49 AM

i haven't been watching until a few minutes before the goal

other than being in Africa, what's w/ all the trashy stuff on the field

6/21/2010 11:35:54 AM

wow, that guy for switzerland had a chance to be a hero and score the equalizer, and instead he just blew his load. game. chile

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 11:53 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2010 11:49:45 AM

hahah yes, fuck chile

6/21/2010 11:51:11 AM

Games are getting a lot better. Man I love the World Cup. I am absolutely useless at work right now.

6/21/2010 12:02:52 PM

^

6/21/2010 12:04:56 PM

Quote :

"other than being in Africa, what's w/ all the trashy stuff on the field"

That ain't got shit to do with Africa. They're much worse about trash on the field in Italy and South America.

6/21/2010 12:05:27 PM

It looked really windy during the short periods I watched.

6/21/2010 12:07:43 PM

B efore the World Cup started and after what I saw in CONMEBOL qualifying, I felt like all 5 teams would get out of the group stage. That may happen yet.

6/21/2010 12:28:41 PM

Now that Wimbledon has started, you can flip between John Harkes and Mary Carillo and see how similar their voices are.

6/21/2010 12:42:03 PM

Jesus Christ, North Korea got raped.

6/21/2010 12:47:12 PM

Pretty good Donovan sportscenter commercial

6/21/2010 12:56:54 PM

6/21/2010 2:04:05 PM

^^I saw a good one with Altidore today. He has his US jersey on and switches shirts with a guy wearing a white shirt and tie.

6/21/2010 2:08:01 PM

people that haven't watched ESPN for several weeks ITT

6/21/2010 2:09:38 PM

let's see if spain can keep up with the neighbors

they're playing an equally crappy side

6/21/2010 2:30:16 PM

6/21/2010 2:47:54 PM

gd dv

6/21/2010 2:48:08 PM

DAHHHVID VILLA

6/21/2010 2:48:11 PM

Ramos looks like he has beefed up a bit...and it really isn't going to be fair with villa on barca

Also unfair...spain's bench...iniesta, silva, fabregas

6/21/2010 2:58:25 PM

that would have been a nice goal if that header was on target.

6/21/2010 3:03:21 PM

Sergio Ramos

6/21/2010 3:04:39 PM

torres is shit

6/21/2010 3:06:18 PM

these 1-sided spain games are boring as fuck

6/21/2010 3:11:06 PM

6/21/2010 3:23:38 PM

dive



ahahaha good. david villa misses a pk wide

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 3:49 PM. Reason : lol]

6/21/2010 3:48:20 PM

um that was a penalty

6/21/2010 3:48:52 PM

With Mexico and Uruguay in position to both advance if they draw, wouldn't an intentional draw be in their best interest? Are there any rules about intentionally drawing in the the World Cup? I'd lol my ass off if all the players just took a 90 minute nap on the field.

6/21/2010 3:49:07 PM

there was contact but he lifted his leg backwards after the contact. he made a huge meal out of it

6/21/2010 3:49:37 PM

^^ They'll want to play for first in the group to avoid Argentina in the 2nd round


^ a foul is a foul, a dive implies there was no foul

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 3:50 PM. Reason : .]

6/21/2010 3:49:45 PM

i have no confidence in hitting this over now

6/21/2010 3:50:43 PM

Has xavi ever taken a shot in his life...my goodness PULL THE TRIGGER

6/21/2010 3:57:42 PM

xavi is out of the game

6/21/2010 3:58:29 PM

pique is determined to look like a prize fighter after the tournament is over



villa really wants this hat-trick after dropping that pk

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 4:09 PM. Reason : ]

6/21/2010 4:06:21 PM

spain decided not to run it up

how is kim jong il gonna nuke portugal without hurting the respectful spanish

6/21/2010 4:21:25 PM

spain really redeemed themselves after not putting any points on the board against switzerland.



but, my question for spain, is why torres doesn't seem to be able to find his rythm unless villa is on the bench? it seems like they rarely are able to both be dominant on the field at the same time.

methinks torres might be a bit of a headcase

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 4:27 PM. Reason : ]

6/21/2010 4:23:24 PM

Quote :

"xavi is out of the game"

not when i made the post

6/21/2010 4:27:40 PM

he had been out. fabregas came on for him like 5-10 mins before your post

6/21/2010 4:31:05 PM

Quote :

"spain decided not to run it up"

I didn't watch after the 2nd goal, but is this true? Did they purposely fall back or could they just not score again? They'd be pretty stupid not to push for more, considering advancing could come down to GD.

6/21/2010 4:36:03 PM

david villa was the only one really trying to score. no one really had any ambition to score on corners and villa was pretty much the only one around in the box on crosses. outside the box they kept arsenal'ing it up by making 12 too many passes before someone finally shot

there were a couple good blocks too but i forgot who they were on

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 4:40 PM. Reason : f]

6/21/2010 4:39:50 PM

^^villa could have had a third had he not tried to get too cheeky in the box. on one opportunity he tried to have a first shot and square up instead of letting it rip in front of the 6 yard box.

6/21/2010 4:42:56 PM

Well the Spain group just got interesting.

on a side not, God check your inbox.

6/21/2010 4:46:41 PM

That was the most epic fucking GOOOOOOOOOL ever on ESPN just now

6/21/2010 4:56:33 PM

'bout to watch the portugal game

6/21/2010 5:46:06 PM

haha. funny how neither the FIFA game recap nor the highlight reel show any mention of the bullshit call by the ref in the US-Slovenia game. good work, fellas

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 5:55 PM. Reason : ]

6/21/2010 5:55:20 PM

from now until eternity, I will never refer to the Ivory Coast as anything but "COSTA DEL MARFIL"

6/21/2010 6:16:49 PM