thanks for the backup

6/22/2010 2:50:27 PM

if greece ties and makes it through that would be the lamest result ever

nigeria deserves the second round

6/22/2010 2:58:32 PM

deserves? how so?

6/22/2010 2:59:24 PM

because they've been playing their hearts out, and that goalie has been making some world class saves

6/22/2010 2:59:54 PM

playing their hearts out

6/22/2010 3:00:20 PM

I will be annoyed if Greece go through... they're shitty


Korea are probably the 2nd best team in the group

6/22/2010 3:01:11 PM

6/22/2010 3:01:54 PM

lol playing their hearts out

These blue Argentina kits look like they were ordered from an Eastbay catalog in 1994

6/22/2010 3:02:54 PM

he looked so awkward hitting that ball in, how the hell was he so open?

6/22/2010 3:08:44 PM

awkward ass finish

6/22/2010 3:08:48 PM

Quote :

"HEARTS PLAYED OUT"

6/22/2010 3:12:37 PM

LOL at that Greek guy who just kept talking shit to the Argentine players after his teammate hurt his back, even after the ref warned him not to like 6 times he just kept doing it.

6/22/2010 3:15:12 PM

6/22/2010 3:24:01 PM

6/22/2010 3:26:05 PM

he looks like he could be in the Beatles

6/22/2010 3:28:49 PM

their uniforms are so similar this looks like an exhibition game between their A and B squads

6/22/2010 3:35:26 PM

finally a good direct free kick goal

6/22/2010 3:38:36 PM

guess I should switch to the KOR game but I'll wait Argentina out.

6/22/2010 3:40:28 PM

how the fuck does he not make that?!

6/22/2010 3:54:46 PM

Nigeria just epic failed their way out of the World Cup

6/22/2010 3:55:51 PM

PENALTY

6/22/2010 3:56:14 PM

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAL

6/22/2010 3:57:40 PM

i just read on gamecast that yakubu missed a sitter, but then they got a penalty...yakubu is the underachiever of all underachieving strikers

6/22/2010 3:58:01 PM

at simultaneous games to decide groups. This is good stuff...

6/22/2010 3:58:22 PM

that was one of the worst misses I've seen in a long time

6/22/2010 3:58:31 PM

^^ i like the drama that games are being decided simultaneously, i just hate that i can't watch the entirety of both games.

6/22/2010 3:59:53 PM

holy shit Martins just BLUE another awesome chance

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:08 PM. Reason : BLUE]

6/22/2010 4:08:24 PM

ill add obafemi martins to the list of terrible shots


and also, i think the african teams have had a high majority of the PKs this tourney so far..ill check that stat out in a minute

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:10 PM. Reason : f]

6/22/2010 4:08:37 PM

don't come plain about their playing

6/22/2010 4:11:26 PM

Greece still looks so, so bad it is almost comical.

6/22/2010 4:15:51 PM

haha Greek keeper just threw a hissy fit

6/22/2010 4:16:48 PM

this is why you don't chip a shot that close. cuz if you miss, you'll be regretting the line drive you opted not to take

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from where do you take your calls from people having computer problems?

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 4:22 PM. Reason : .]

6/22/2010 4:16:53 PM

My fantasy entry is straight up fucked

6/22/2010 4:22:41 PM

ahaha wow i just saw the replay of the yakubu miss....easily one of the worst misses in world cup history

6/22/2010 4:25:51 PM

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"from where do you take your calls from people having computer problems?"

umm its the world cup

6/22/2010 4:28:32 PM

SHUT UP LALAS!!!

6/22/2010 4:38:04 PM

Quote :

"because it is boring because these fuckers flop around and waste time because I feel it should be a little more difficult to wind up with a tied score because i feel it is a third world sport, and it becomes a first world problem when i am bombarded with it on my television because of the violent fans and violence towards players and coaches, and other fans...not a sport where i would take the kids on a nice weekend. who the hell thows bags of containing bodily humours in any other sport? because of the pathetic and arbitrary referring because I feel like its not a sport for adults or even adolescents to participate in because while it is athletic, i just dont see the skill, in fact i dont understand how trained soccer players can continue to miss the goal by 25 feet consistently or how they can just run past the ball as they are kicking it; also where is the skill in penalty kicking? I kick right or i kick left, maybe youll block to the right, or maybe youll block to the left...o no it doesnt matter dang it because i just missed the goal by 15 feet BECAUSE USA AINT #1"

6/22/2010 4:45:03 PM

YAWN

6/22/2010 4:50:34 PM

Greece is a disgrace. They didn't push AT ALL after going down 1-0 knowing full well they needed a win.

6/22/2010 4:52:57 PM

Can't wait for tomorrow; we better not disappoint. My hope is still the same as it was coming into this tournament: get through and avoid Germany in second round. After seeing how the brackets are coming out, I would love for both us and Germany to win our groups so that we end up in a side with Uruguay, South Korea, and Ghana vs something potentially like Germany, Argentina, and Mexico. But we'll see how it plays out tomorrow; obviously a lot of unknowns in both our group and Germany's group.

6/22/2010 4:58:11 PM

^^ seriously. that was pathetic.

6/22/2010 5:11:25 PM

yea. I wish Argentina would have pushed a little harder even though they didn't need it, they could have won that 4-5 to nothing easy.

6/22/2010 5:14:11 PM

^i'd rather see mexico rather than uruguay.


but honestly, i think just getting to the round of 16 and putting up a good fight would be a good showing. and to get there without a loss in the group stage would be a huge improvement in US soccer, in my opinion. a quarter finals finish seems unlikely given the probability of playing germany or serbia, though





super worried about conceding an early goal tomorrow. i shouldn't be, considering they haven't scored yet, but i am.

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 5:32 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 5:17:15 PM

LOL, watching PTI talking about soccer
its like watching sarah palin talk about healthcare reform

6/22/2010 5:33:22 PM

same goes with the around the horn guys

the only consolation is that at least they are putting an honest effort into talking about it. 15 years ago, every talking head was just another jim rome when it came to soccer

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 5:34 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 5:34:37 PM

jim rome will be a big soccer fan eventually.
in fact i havent listened to rome during this world cup, what has he been saying?

6/22/2010 5:40:05 PM

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"^i'd rather see mexico rather than uruguay."

agreed, but I see Argentina beating Mexico. But like I said, a lot of speculation at this point. Both our group and Germany's groups are completely up for grabs so it could be any number of combinations of teams advancing.

6/22/2010 5:43:19 PM

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"in fact i havent listened to rome during this world cup, what has he been saying?"

i can't imagine this WC has done anything to change his perception of soccer

6/22/2010 5:46:45 PM

Quote :

"jim rome will be a big soccer fan eventually. "

i doubt it. because then he would have to admit that he was wrong, which is impossible for pricks like him. even as the country increasingly becomes soccer friendly, he'll retain his niche following of soccer haters and hopefully slowly wither and die.



Domenech going out of the world cup as classless as possible: http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Domenech-refuses-to-shake-Parriera-s-hand-wags-?urn=sow,250450

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 6:09 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 5:54:46 PM

hey, this is america.. why can't these matches be bumped to primetime eastern us coverage (see beijing olympic swimming)

6/22/2010 7:00:00 PM