[kj] (OT) World Cup

[Neil Perry]

That was one of my favourite games of the tournament so far.
Did you notice how clean it was? No fouls, dives, rolling around on the
floor
crying like little girls, I think there was only one yellow card in the
whole game (for
a Brazilian of course). I think Brazil felt they couldn't pull off their
usual playacting/cheating
when faced with such a professional and sportsmanlike outfit. Contrast with
yesterday's game
against Ivory Coast - the last 15 minutes were a fecking disgrace, players
pretending to be
hurt, diving, fouling, all behaving like primary school kids - although
primary school kids have
more dignity I think.

There's something to be said for training your national team
under a brutal communist dictatorship ;-) N Korea were incredibly
disciplined and
if there had been another 30 mins they might have come level or even beaten
Brazil.
I'm loving all these "big" teams being taken down a peg or two - Switzerland
beating Spain, Serbia beating Germany, NZ holding Italy. Not to mention
France
self-destructing and England's spoilt multi-millionaire whining brats being
made to look
clueless by the mighty Algeria. Can't wait to see what Slovenia do to them!

N


On 21 June 2010 13:57, Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:


> I think South Korea and Japan have both upped their game considerably since

> they hosted the World Cup. I don't think they'll win, but I fully expect

> them to get out of the group stages.

>

> On another puzzled note, how did North Korea manage to come out with a 2-1

> loss to Brazil?? Brazil should have kicked their asses up and down the

> pitch. The best World Cup team in the world only manages to score 2 goals

> against a team who haven't made it into the group stages since 1966??

>

> Truly, this will be remembered as the World Cup of the Underdogs. Since I

> don't support any of the big teams, I'm having great fun watching this!

>

> Jim.

>

>

> --- On *Mon, 21/6/10, Bo Krogsgaard <bo.krogsgaard at gmail.com>* wrote:

>

> I went to bed after Cameroun scored, was a huge surprise we actually

> won that one. But i think Japan will run us over.

>

> Personally i think Argentina have pretty good chances of winning.

>

>

> b

>

> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 13:33, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=65snoopy@gmail.com>>

> wrote:

> > But that was a great game against Cameroon - Denmark managed to combine

> > comical defending that made even England look good with two fantastic

> goals

> > -

> > that's the bit that England can't manage. So I wouldn't worry too much,

> I'd

> > rather

> > be supporting Denmark than England right now...

> > N

> >

> > On 21 June 2010 13:05, Bo Krogsgaard <bo.krogsgaard at gmail.com<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bo.krogsgaard@gmail.com>>

> wrote:

> >>

> >> As for Denmark, i find it amusing that the two first Danish goals were a

> >> self goal and one for New Zealand. Jesus christ, we suck at football!

> >> b

> >>

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