World Cup thread..

[Racing Rice]

Okay.. here it is.. Discuss the world cup if you want.

Who do you want to win? Anything good happen? Whatever..

US got thier butts kicked by the Czechs yesterday.. That was nice. :d

[GT40FIED]

Yeah...that was fucking weak. I mean how do you lose to a country where people stand in line for toilet paper?:D If it was Germany or Brazil or or Argentina or something I could understand...but the Czechs?

[dabouncerx24]

I'm glad China didn't make the pool this year..they didn't score a single goal in the last two WCs..save from embarrassment

We all knew what was coming for the US right?

[IALuder]

fuck yea, the czechs are number 2 in the WC standings.
Us will not make to the sweet 16. they have to get past itialy still.

but the best part of the WC is anyone can win any game.

EDIT: im sad to see poland doing so piss poor. but i hope korea wins.

[GT40FIED]

Man...the U.S. just doesn't deserve it (I'm sorry to say). People here ignore soccer like it's a homeless man begging for change. A ton of other countries live and die soccer (Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, etc.) and they just want it more. If the U.S. made it very far at all, it'd be pure luck.

[dabouncerx24]

^ Agreed, after all, it was luck in '02.

Absolutely correct about the soccer-craze in other countries. I still remember the WC craziness in Hong Kong before I moved here.

[IALuder]

i love soccer, its all i do. i play yr round. its pretty much the biggest thing in my life.

sad thing is i had 4 soccer scholoarships and i didnt take any of them. now im in a tournment to try and regian one.

[Racing Rice]

I use to play soccer in Highschool.. Then I started driving and didn't have time to play any sports since I had to work. I miss playing, unfortunately there aren't any leagues for adults around here. :(

I don't understand why Soccer hasn't caught on more in the states. I guess it's because everyone puts so much emphasis on footbal, baseball, and basketball.. Maybe one day Americans will start paying more attention to soccer.. Who knows.

[IALuder]

fuckin germany....they got so fuckin luckie. injury time goal.....thats why i love soccer.

[ChrisCantSkate]

we're lazy. you run alot in soccer. you can jog around in basketball, you can sub out after any play in football, and baseball... is baseball.

my 2 cents

[IALuder]

exactly we are after all the fattest of all countries.

[GT40FIED]

we're lazy. you run alot in soccer. you can jog around in basketball, you can sub out after any play in football, and baseball... is baseball.

my 2 cents

I think that's a prett fair guess. I also think we like our sports to be violent. Soccer in the U.S. isn't nearly as violent as it is elsewhere. After you watch a South American soccer game (and the ensuing riot) and you see some guy get slide tackled and all of a sudden his bone is coming out of his leg, U.S. soccer looks like a bunch of sissy boys playing grab ass. Plus the U.S. likes to be different from anyone in Europe...no matter how wrong it makes us.

By the by...Germany vs. Poland on ESPN Classic right now (1am CST)

[Violent Apathy]

I don't care much for soccer at all. I just want the US to win to piss off the rest of the world heh. Well, moreso than they already are.

[Racing Rice]

Holy shit!!! Argentina stomped a mud-hole in the Serbs! 6-0 ouch.

[IALuder]

^fucking rawked them.

[ChrisCantSkate]

usa plays today... i hope we at least score a goal

[Racing Rice]

They held off Italy! woohoo! A draw is better then a loss right? lol

[IALuder]

we tied. we have to win next game and hope italy wins over CR to move on.

yes a draw is better then a loss.

[ChrisCantSkate]

"we" didnt score a goal... i mean we had some BAD calls, but shit our offence didnt look too good today.

[IALuder]

lol. true.

korea gaddman, should have beat france. but ill tkae the tie.

[Racing Rice]

Soccer > Buddism!

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-06-21T122255Z_01_BKK267959_RTRUKOC_0_US-THAILAND-MONKS.xml&src=rss

[IALuder]

well its on bitchs, argintina and germany. man, thats going to be the best game yet.

[ChrisCantSkate]

yeah thats gonna be a good one. im looking forward to gahna v. brazil also.

[IALuder]

brazil gad damn.

[GT40FIED]

Brazil always wins. Always. Even when they lose, they win. Them and fucking Argentina. But then again, if you live in Argentina and you lose, you get shot (literally...it happened after the last world cup). So yeah...there's your incentive to win.

[ChrisCantSkate]

this is the tourny to see who gets to play brazil. no one really stands a chance. maybe argentina, and maybe germany, but doubtfully. french won yesterday.. but are gonna loose to brazil in a few days. go french!

[dabouncerx24]

Can you guys believe the French won the cup not too long ago? Well it's old news and everyone knows...but come on, the French winning something.

[IALuder]

lol, well germany and arg. play eachother. so they will elimate one of the teams capable of beating brazil.

plus the french stand a chance. small one. but with all the red cards being handed out its really a 50/50 game.

[GT40FIED]

How the fuck did Sweden even manage to tie with England? They didn't even deserve it...they farted in a goal in the 90th minute. Bullshit.

[IALuder]

dude that game happened a long time ago

[GT40FIED]

Yeah...but I don't have a schedule for the games so I just catch them on ESPN Classic. Today I watched Germany beat Argentina. Suck on that Argentina. I do, however, hate it when games go to shootouts. I'd much rather see a game end in regulation time or OT.

[dabouncerx24]

I'm not a big soccer fan so I'm not familiar with the rules...what exactly is a shootout in soccer?

[Mischief]

ice soccer = better

[IALuder]

shoot out is best out of 5 penalty kicks.

[GT40FIED]

I'm not a big soccer fan so I'm not familiar with the rules...what exactly is a shootout in soccer?

A shootout comes only in the quarterfinals and finals of the World Cup. Basically if 2 teams are tied at the end of regulation play they have two 15 minute overtime periods to try and beat each other. If they use those up and are still tied the go to a shootout. Basically they take a penalty kick from 12 yards out one at a time and the goalie tries to block it. Best out of 5wins. If they tie in the shootout, it goes to sudden death penalty kicks where first one who scores wins.

[KwikR6]

Damn England!

[dabouncerx24]

I've officially lost interest since this thing became the European Cup...

[GT40FIED]

It's pretty much always that way. Sure, Brazil and Argentina clean house a lot, but usually it's Germany, England, or Italy kicking serious ass. It all comes down to who wants it more and the U.S. and most of Asia just aren't as hungry as South America or Europe. China's made some good showings, but only in the past few cups.

[ChrisCantSkate]

wow italy beat germany 2 - 0. they are looking pretty damn good. france v. port should be good.... im still shocked brazil is out

[ChrisCantSkate]

oh did anyone see david beckham cry? i had a laugh when i saw that

[IALuder]

wtf, them dago peices of shat. cant belice they won.

[IALuder]

fuckin french.

[ChrisCantSkate]

go france!

[GT40FIED]

France? Fuck France. They got lucky in '98 but they don't want it as bad as Italy. If those fucking frogs win it'll be pure luck.

[IALuder]

it was luck they won yestarday. the pk was granted on a good call. but port. had the better looks all day just couldnt capatilize.

[ChrisCantSkate]

thats soccer for ya.

[GT40FIED]

As much as I hate to, I'm rooting for Italy all the way.

[IALuder]

go FRENCH!

[dabouncerx24]

The Pizzarians..er Italians won (like I wished). It was really amazing because during the last 40-50 minutes of the game (including both OTs), the Italians looked like they can barely move on that field.

Of course if ZZ didn't get ejected...

[GT40FIED]

Well...yeah...that's what happens when you headbutt a guy. Generally you get tossed. I'm so fucking glad Italy won. I would've prefered someone else, but with the match the way it ended up I'm glad they beat the frogs.

[ChrisCantSkate]

you didnt hear? that headbutt counted as a goal. france wins 2-1 :D

either way was a decent game. couple good shots that should have gone for both teams