Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 In the brief time it took to take my dog for a short walk just now, as an Aussie living in Germany I was disturbed by the amount of people wearing football jerseys in anticipation of tonight's Germany v Australia fixture. What's worse I have agreed to meet my ex-girlfriend in Bonn this afternoon and she would take great delight in sharing with any football fanatics the fact that I am an Aussie. May the best team win (Australia) and best of luck to all participating in S.A.2010. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - oi, oi, oi!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 is this the kind of football that people riot and kill each other over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 England have already managed to embarrass themselves by allowing the USA "soccer" team to "strike" past our "goaltender" and nick a point from us. Still both teams are the top two teams in the group, so we should still make it through to the knockout stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: Nikki. England have already managed to embarrass themselves by allowing the USA "soccer" team to "strike" past our "goaltender" and nick a point from us. Still both "teams" are the top two teams in the "group", so we should still make it through to the "knockout" stages. fyt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 The real winners are America. If we lose, nobody cares about soccer anyways. But if we win, it'd because clearly our superpower status allowed us to crush the opposition because 'murrika is the best. Also Reagan figures in there somewhere. No matter what happens, we come out on top! Code: _ajjaa _Q???4Qf _,...,_ ) a/]QQb .'@/~~~\@'. jQQba //~~\___/~~\\ _, .?QQ#[ _ |@\__/@@@\__/@| ]m _.7 "asLaas_a/ |@/ \@@@/ \@| , ,\J#L -!4Wba \\__/~~~\__// [aL[ \ \jmm jP '.@\___/@.' ,b#'"[ \jmmmmm _P. `"""""` a##' "4P#mmm# _ya _P !4####m ?]aa/ /' aaJ#U###m# 4QP' ' aa,/4!44! ' jf _'jQQQQyb7b / '. '.QQQQ4QQPb )? QQQ'QQP?' jg/ f _yQP']QQb aa a#W?'..QQQQ?)? ?' "##' _jQQP' .j? [ jQQ' aJ jmaaX#L??? ? am' _QjQQQ/ )QQQP? 4QQQ/ (in case you couldn't tell, this post was sarcastic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Yay USA! Also, yay everyone else! Yay World Cup! (Until people start taking the World Baseball Classic seriously, and by "people" I mean American teams unwilling to let their stars compete for glory, then I'm more than happy to get riled up for the Cup.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Sarachim Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: Ephesos (Until people start taking the World Baseball Classic seriously, and by "people" I mean American teams unwilling to let their stars compete for glory, then I'm more than happy to get riled up for the Cup.) Is it the teams that refuse? I thought the issue was that players could decide whether or not to participate, and many didn't for health reasons. Also, woo, USA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 I've read up on the North Korean team, and it's, well, odd. They seem to be a legitimate team except when up against South Korea. —Alorael, who mostly feels a combination of sadness for Mexico over the atrociously bad call they got and glee for South Africa which deserves a good break this year if anyone does. Also, a tie means no rioting in the streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 When I was in Chile the 2006 World Cup was going on. No one was in the streets during that time. Everyone was around a TV at home watching the games and yelling like maniacs. It was rather fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: Sarachim Is it the teams that refuse? I thought the issue was that players could decide whether or not to participate, and many didn't for health reasons. Well, it is health reasons, but I'd say that teams are generally more concerned about it than the players. And given some of the exorbitant salaries out there, they are right-ish to be concerned. It's still LAME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: Lilith is this the kind of football that people riot and kill each other over Yep, that's the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Wiz Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: Reduced-Fat Electrum —Alorael, who mostly feels a combination of sadness for Mexico over the atrociously bad call they got ... Are you speaking of the offside call that resulted in a disallowed goal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Ideally I would like America to win the cup, but realistically, there's a good chance that the US will play Germany if the US makes it out of group play and Germany is a team that I don't think the US can beat. But until then, Go USA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 As for Canada . . . Strange how we never qualify, considering that more Canadians play organised soccer than hockey. It just seems to fall apart at the upper level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Locmaar Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Yay, Australia :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted June 14, 2010 Author Share Posted June 14, 2010 Originally Posted By: Locmaar Yay, Australia :-) Not. Woeful performance. (Not you, Locmaar - the Aussie team). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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