The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Thread

[Rocket Edge]

Well you're wrong. But I am willing to accept you have no way of knowing that you're wrong.

This made me giggle at how stupid that sounds.

Was deliberately so my good man! This is too trivial for a tiff. Lets get oiled up & wrestle!

Cuchulainn, I respect that. I even have a one-piece for such an occasion.

With all that is good and holy will you do something Spain!

[champagne supernova]

Maybe this will be the underdog World Cup. Or maybe it's just the first round and everyone's overly hyped. Time will tell.

[Crop]

The team will be punished. Dear Leader emphasized that they exercise the utmost restraint and benevolence, but they were unable to stop themselves from scoring that last-minute goal just to prove that they could. So now Brazil knows North Korea was simply toying with them, and this was not the friendly handshake Dear Leader wished to extend.

Are you mocking the great Democratic People's Republic of Korea? I've been a supporter of The Dear Leader and the great Republic for many months now and find your evil Western mockery offensive.

You are clearly a traitor for accusing one as loyal as I of mocking the great and benificent Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Tell me, how does it feel to be a lackey for the imperialists?

I am not blinded by your pathetic attempts to fool the great People's Republic. You have made the foolish American mistake of daring to call the great country 'North Korea'. I laugh at your Western ignorance!

[Madame Adequate]

And now you are in prison, starving to death.

[champagne supernova]

And now you are in prison, starving to death.

There are no prison's in the Great Leader's nation. We only re-educate those who have strayed from his benign will.

[Crop]

I need to roll a 6 to get out.

Anyway, to actually post on topic - this is the first World Cup I've really watched, since I only got into football a couple of years ago. It hasn't been too good so far, but even I think to call it the worst ever is a bit much. It's not even half way through yet, teams will probably start pushing forward more to get the points they need to go through. I'm thinking teams like France and England might, since if England come second in the group they'll certainly be facing Germany and I'm guessing that group will be between England and USA on goals.

[Rocket Edge]

Holy .

[Aerith's Knight]

Best. Match. yet.

[Cuchulainn]

Excellent.

[Aerith's Knight]

Spain has it's work cut out for them, if they even want to get through the poule. Chili has been playing well and Honduras has a solid defense.

[Old Manus]

So are Germany and Argentina the only big teams who have actually performed so far?

EDIT: let it be said that on my first Football Manager 2010 game, Switzerland beat Brazil in the World Cup final

[Jings]

Chile game was outstanding.

[Loony BoB]

Dammit. I have money riding on Spain getting any of 1st, 2nd or 3rd. This isn't a great start at all. They better win their other two matches. >=[

[Croyles]

Spain... Im dissapointed, but well done to the swiss for such good defence!

[Old Manus]

Forlan goal of the tournament, I'm calling it now.