2010 World Cup Finals Thread

[Greig]

So less than a week to go, having spent a week in England last week I am now firmly rooting against them :-D Just to see how quick all those flags and bunting goes away LOL

So who are you backing?

Would like the Dutch to do well this time :-)

[Suzie]

No-one! I plan on avoiding the whole boring thing.

[Greig]

You can support England then :-D

[Suzie]

Oh God no, as if having to hear about 1966 isn't bad enough!
Italy and Brazil if I HAVE to choose.

[Tifoso]

Guess :-D

[ek583]

The Three Lions all the way baby! :-D

COME ON ENGLAND!!!

[Tobes]

having spent a week in England last week

We let just about anyone in this country now...!!! :lol


Come on England... :-D

Think Spain or Brazil will win it, the reality is we're a semi-final team, if we make it that far we've done well... :-)

[Tifosi]

short of any direct fraud & bribe scandals, it's Italy for me again.

Car flags should be banned, as should overweight beer bellied England shirt wearing blokes who congregate in pubs and pretend they really are England supporters the rest of the year (see below).

http://www.isrealli.org/wp-content/uploads/eng-fans.jpg

P.S. Bah Humbug! :-D

[Suzie]

The bar near my house has a massive England flag outside for the World Cup - the English squaddies from the nearby barracks drink there so needless to say I will be staying away from all the ENG-GER-LAND supporters :-P

[Ste]

Obviously supporting England, up to the point we get knocked out. Then I'll be supporting Spain - I think they'll win it this year.

[vikingboy2069]

England and Netherlands (my Father and Mother-Land respectively) as always. I've got my Orange shirt on, and will be swapping them round as needed :-)

(World cup avatar in place)

[Sianellen]

Italy for me always, would also like to see Holland do well though. :-)

[Greig]

France are rubbish as usual :lol

[Tifoso]

Hey, Uruguay are tough:-D

[m schumy]

England - USA great start to the game!
England is the second team I`m cheering for after Germany (who are not looking too favourite to win after injuries to key players unfortunately). I`d like to see England win the World Cup :-)

[Greig]

LOL

[Tifosi]

http://the-plant-directory.co.uk/images/ive-got-green-fingers-yellow.jpg

.... just add Football ;-)

[m schumy]

LOL

That keeper error was really shocking...:-E

[Tifoso]

:-)

[Greig]

Well done the USA, did not think they would be a pushover despite what the English pundits thought, England played well enough and should still go through anyway :-)

[m schumy]

I think the game was interesting, enjoyed watching it :-)

[ek583]

The game just summed up what it's like being an England fan. Overall, the team played really well, the Americans didn't deserve a single point. Apart from that shocker from Rob Green, we should have cruised it.

Simply one word - frustrating!

[Ferrarichamp]

Will James replace Green?3948

[Aussie]

go the aussies


i hope we beat germany

[Greig]

Typical slow start by the Italians :-)

[Tifoso]

Typical slow start by the Italians :-)

Hope you're right mate :-)

[Sianellen]

Hope you're right mate :-)

I hope Pirlo can play again soon.

[Deacon]

http://i50.tinypic.com/33nztq8.jpg

:-D

[Greig]

:lol

[Deacon]

Tricia keeps thinking theres bee's in the lounge:lol:lol

[Tifosi]

The Vuvuzelas are still less droney than Jonathan Legard! :-)

(and Ted Kravitz come to that!)

[Greig]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i37/Ferrari27/d82fd17d.gif

[Tifoso]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i37/Ferrari27/d82fd17d.gif


:rotfl

[Tifoso]

Mexico 2-0 :-)

[Tifoso]

Betcha Uruguay and Mexico draw their match :-)

[Greig]

http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/thescuderia.net/forums/forum.php

[Tifoso]

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

[m schumy]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i37/Ferrari27/d82fd17d.gif

Zidane doesn`t approve of the vuvuzela:-D

Great gif :thumb

[Rob]

England done well :roll im glad i actually sat down and watched that shambles. Wish they would play how they play for the clubs.

[ek583]

England done well :roll im glad i actually sat down and watched that shambles. Wish they would play how they play for the clubs.

+1 Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard everyone was absolutely pathetic yesterday!

[Deacon]

http://i49.tinypic.com/2ltkbpe.jpg

[Aussie]

go the kiwis

[Ant Raikkonen]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i37/Ferrari27/d82fd17d.gif

:rotfl:rotfl I can't stop watching that :lol

Looking at England's uncharacteristicly bad form so far, i'm glad i have my Welsh surname as a get-out clause :-D

[Ferrarichamp]

go the kiwis

offside goal ;-)

[Brakefade]

USA! USA! USA!

First place baby! :clap

[Greig]

England v Germany then :-D

[Rob]

brin it on!!!!!

[Aussie]

offside goal ;-)



oh well

i am upset Australia went out but we played well

i hope the kiwis do well or usa

i am so happy the frogs are gone

[m schumy]

Unbelievable, both the defending champions (Italy) and 2006 finalists (France) are out

[Tifoso]

*sigh*

[iman]

OMG italy is out !!! i was actually happy to see france leaving but italy !!! i'm a german team supporter but i have a feeling Argentina is going to win ...

[m schumy]

OMG italy is out !!! i was actually happy to see france leaving but italy !!! i'm a german team supporter but i have a feeling Argentina is going to win ...

I`m a fan of the Germany team as well ;-) hehe
Yeah, I think Argentina could win it, looking strong at the moment, Brazil too

[Aussie]

yesss italy are gone

payback from cheating 4 years ago with australia some crum took a dive

[Greig]

Unlucky USA :-(

[Ferrarichamp]

yesss italy are gone

payback from cheating 4 years ago with australia some crum took a dive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS6Wqt00gTc&feature=related

[ek583]

England :-( :-( :-(

And the referee, plus FIFA president Sepp Blatter (for refusing to use goal-line technology) :furious :furious :furious

[m schumy]

England :-( :-( :-(

And the referee, plus FIFA president Sepp Blatter (for refusing to use goal-line technology) :furious :furious :furious

That was certainly a goal ( and this comes from a Germany fan)....oh well, I still think Germany would have won anyway just because they were the better side yesterday

[Greig]

If only they had the technology in 1966 :-D

[ek583]

If only they had the technology in 1966 :-D

:lol

[Greig]

Sounds like they will now be doing goal line technology, wonder if it will just be for major tournaments or for top leagues as well.

[Tifoso]

They need to do it everywhere, IMHO.

[Rob]

That was certainly a goal ( and this comes from a Germany fan)....oh well, I still think Germany would have won anyway just because they were the better side yesterday

Think even a Sunday league team could of beaten them. Looked as if they didnt know how to play football. Shameful. Hope the players get boooed at their own clubs. What makes it worse is fact that so many forgieners play in Premier league that home grown talent is going wasted by not being spotted. There is a big problem with English football and it goes all way to top of F.A.

[m schumy]

Think even a Sunday league team could of beaten them. Looked as if they didnt know how to play football. Shameful. Hope the players get boooed at their own clubs. What makes it worse is fact that so many forgieners play in Premier league that home grown talent is going wasted by not being spotted. There is a big problem with Enlish football and it goes all way to top of F.A.

I agree with you, in England most clubs are always trying their best to attract class players from other countries and leagues whereas in other countries in Europe young talented players get promoted in the senior teams quite rapidly

[vikingboy2069]

Slight change of avatar now one is out, Hup Holland!!!

[m schumy]

Well done Holland :clap

[Tifoso]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

[m schumy]

What a game by Germany, 4-0 against Argentina :clap and it was awesome to see my fave ( aka Germany`s injured captain) cheer for his team :-D I predict a Germany- Holland final!
Last night`s game between Ghana and Uruguay was also very good to watch for any football fan imo :-)
I also find a bit shocking the fact that "superstars" like Ronaldo, Messi went missing when they would have been most needed to perform well on the pitch :-)

[m schumy]

Well done Holland:thumb but credit goes to Uruguay too, it was a good game to watch :-)

[Tony]

Good job Spain, final should be really interesting!

[m schumy]

Holland vs Spain will be a great game, Spain were better tonight by a countrymile ( this comes from a Germany fan)

[shostak]

Yesterday all people here in Spain screaming... and celebrating. :clap:clap:clap

I hope our wonderful team wins WC, they are our best team ever.

[m schumy]

Congrats to Spain for winning the World Cup :-)
P.S. Paul the Octopus is awesome :-D

[Tifosi]

The Dutch were totally shameful, cynical and blatant. Role models for no-one. Yuk! :-??

Well done Spain. Worthy winners. :-)

[Ste]

The Dutch were totally shameful, cynical and blatant. Role models for no-one. Yuk! :-??

Well done Spain. Worthy winners. :-)

Yea, agree! Spain definitely got the biggest cheer at the start and then when they won! Epic!

Not sure why they didn't start with Fabregas, he transformed every game he played in!

[ek583]

So who saw Fabregas celebrating in a Barcelona shirt today? :-D