World Cup 2010

[HBeezy561]

i know theres a football(soccer) thread already but this shit gonna be so epic that it deserves its own thread. who you rootin for, what teams do you absolutely despise, players, south africa... discuss!!!

2010 World Cup Team Profiles
 
Group A
 
   South Africa
   Mexico
   Uruguay
   France
 
Group B
 
   Argentina
   Nigeria
   South Korea
   Greece
 
Group C
 
   England
   United States
   Algeria
   Slovenia
 
Group D
 
   Germany
   Australia
   Serbia
   Ghana
 
 
Group E
 
   Netherlands
   Denmark
   Japan
   Cameroon
 
Group F
 
   Italy
   Paraguay
   New Zealand
   Slovakia
 
Group G
 
   Brazil
   North Korea
   Ivory Coast
   Portugal
 
Group H
 
   Spain
   Switzerland
   Honduras
   Chile
 
 
Group Stage Match Schedule
 


Group A
Date   Location   Matchup
June 11   Johannesburg (Soccer City)   South Africa   vs.   Mexico
June 11   Cape Town   Uruguay   vs.   France
June 16   Pretoria   South Africa   vs.   Uruguay
June 17   Polokwane   France   vs.   Mexico
June 22   Rustenburg   Mexico   vs.   Uruguay
June 22   Bloemfontein   France   vs.   South Africa
 
Group B
Date   Location   Matchup
June 12   Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium)   Argentina   vs.   Nigeria
June 12   Port Elizabeth   South Korea   vs.   Greece
June 17   Johannesburg (Soccer City)   Argentina   vs.   South Korea
June 17   Bloemfontein   Greece   vs.   Nigeria
June 22   Polokwane   Greece   vs.   Argentina
June 22   Durban   Nigeria   vs.   South Korea
 
Group C
Date   Location   Matchup
June 12   Rustenburg   England   vs.   United States
June 13   Polokwane   Algeria   vs.   Slovenia
June 18   Cape Town   England   vs.   Algeria
June 18   Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium)   Slovenia   vs.   United States
June 23   Pretoria   United States   vs.   Algeria
June 23   Port Elizabeth   Slovenia   vs.   England
 
Group D
Date   Location   Matchup
June 13   Durban   Germany   vs.   Australia
June 13   Pretoria   Serbia   vs.   Ghana
June 18   Port Elizabeth   Germany   vs.   Serbia
June 19   Rustenberg   Ghana   vs.   Australia
June 23   Nelspruit   Australia   vs.   Serbia
June 23   Johannesburg (Soccer City)   Ghana   vs.   Germany
 
Group E
Date   Location   Matchup
June 14   Johannesburg (Soccer City)   Netherlands   vs.   Denmark
June 14   Bloemfontein   Japan   vs.   Cameroon
June 19   Durban   Netherlands   vs.   Japan
June 19   Pretoria   Cameroon   vs.   Denmark
June 24   Rustenburg   Denmark   vs.   Japan
June 24   Cape Town   Cameroon   vs.   Netherlands
 
Group F
Date   Location   Matchup
June 14   Cape Town   Italy   vs.   Paraguay
June 15   Rustenburg   New Zealand   vs.   Slovakia
June 20   Nelspruit   Italy   vs.   New Zealand
June 20   Bloemfontein   Slovakia   vs.   Paraguay
June 24   Polokwane   Paraguay   vs.   New Zealand
June 24   Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium)   Slovakia   vs.   Italy
 
Group G
Date   Location   Matchup
June 15   Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium)   Brazil   vs.   North Korea
June 15   Port Elizabeth   Ivory Coast   vs.   Portugal
June 20   Johannesburg (Soccer City)   Brazil   vs.   Ivory Coast
June 21   Cape Town   Portugal   vs.   North Korea
June 25   Nelspruit   North Korea   vs.   Ivory Coast
June 25   Durban   Portugal   vs.   Brazil
 
Group H
Date   Location   Matchup
June 16   Durban   Spain   vs.   Switzerland
June 16   Nelspruit   Honduras   vs.   Chile
June 21   Port Elizabeth   Spain   vs.   Honduras
June 21   Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium)   Chile   vs.   Switzerland
June 25   Bloemfontein   Switzerland   vs.   Honduras
June 25   Pretoria   Chile   vs.   Spain
 
 

[SFblah]

[SFblah]

Also, don't forget the just as popular Girls of the World Cup.

[Mooley]

Backed Spain for the Euros, might as well keep it going even though now I have to feel lame about it because they're favourites. There are a lot of teams I'd like to see do well though, so it should just be a good month of viewing.

Turns out my brother has some Dutch friends and I guess they're all going to South Africa. He has tickets for four matches I think, I'm incredibly jealous.

[Smell Good]

Espaņa!

[nice weather]

[brycickle]

I'd like to see the U.S. get to at least the quarters.  I'm tipping Spain for the win, though who knows, maybe Messi can reproduce that Maradona '86 spirit.  Without the hand of god though.  I typically support the French, but I kind of want to see them tumble out of this tournament just to get rid of that miserable excuse for a coach known as Domeneche.

[Claude Tanner]

I don't know shit about football but I love following the World Cup and the Euros. I always back Denmark. I would really like to see an African team do really well like how Japan and Korea did last World Cup.

[max power]

australia plays germany on my birthday. fuck yeah. gonna pick up a jersey pretty soon, the aussies have a pretty rough draw.

[Beer Keg Peg Leg]

^

Yeah, it's going to be really hard to get past the group stage. I don't think our team is as good as 2006, Cahill is really the only thing we have going for us.

I wish Viduka was still playing

[Cthulhu!]

One of my friends has tickets to like 9 games or something crazy like that. I've never been more jealous in my life.

[tiger woods]

Also, don't forget the just as popular Girls of the World Cup.

[McDuff]

im behind the US 99.9%. i think this is the best shot we've had in a while (Clint and Jose!!!). this world cup will be interesting. Argentina just seems all over the place. you hear more about Maradona than you do the squad (those comments yadayadayada)...Mascherano is the captain so ive heard, but what about Crespo? is he on the team? if so, he should be commanding the squad. Brazil is a contender (but Roni isnt selected, so im pretty bummed), England im not really feeling... they are stacked, but they never seem to pull the trigger, Germany is my pick actually (Miroslav, Bastien, Ballack, Lahm, Podolski, Mario, etc), France and Italy havent been too impressive leading up... (Henry handball is beat, and Italy seemed lazy in almost every game they played (go De Rossi!!)). i think the Netherlands look good, i would go with them as my 2nd choice... (Dirk, Huntelaar, Ryan Babel, Van der Vaart, Wes Sneijder, and Robben). Spain seems like the favorite. but Torres is out, Puyol has been slacking as of late... i just have massive doubts. Sergio Ramos houses, as well as Villa but i guess im hoping they get upset...

also, my friend told me that N. Korea is 1000:1 to win. i doubt this, but if true, i might just put $20 on them.

[frisco]

good way to lose 20 bucks, look at their group

Spain

[Bubblegum Tate]

Hate or love it, my favorite players:

[DEDBBIS]

Netherlands, wouldn't mind seeing Germany or England do well either.

[nice weather]

Hate or love it, my favorite players:

those are both Henry.

[Bubblegum Tate]

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Hate or love it, my favorite players:

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those are both Henry.

Sorry I guess i meant to say player not players. But if i had to choose it has to be Henry and him:
BEASLEY, DAMARCUS

[Dr. Evan]

fully backing the United States as usual.  If they make an exit, I will pull for my next favorite team the almighty Dutch.  Haha i came from a soccer family and i remember my Grandpa yelling at the tv whenever Netherlands played.  He came from Arnhem after the end of World War II.

[nice weather]

Anyone else notice that if Nigeria met Germany in the quarterfinals, it would read funny on the scoreboard?

[Alan]

I guess...and maybe Slovakia... I don't know, I'd like to see the weaker sides get ahead.

[Stoeipoes]

[Smurph]

I typically support the French, but I kind of want to see them tumble out of this tournament just to get rid of that miserable excuse for a coach known as Domeneche.

I'm not sure if many of you know about the qualifier match between Ireland and France but alot of people here still have alot of resent for what happened:


Offside + a doube feel-up. (1:40 onwards for best view)

I'm rooting for Spain and Japan.
Spain because I've a lot of friends living here from Spain and the team has a had pretty bad luck in previous years.
Japan - they're just cool.

[Matze]

it makes me kinda look like a nazi, if I hope for the german team .... most realistic chance has spain though.

[Smurph]

it makes me kinda look like a nazi, if I hope for the german team

Eh, why?

[relevant to my intrests]

Have to root for my mom's country Brazil, but also for the U.S because it's home. That said Spain is going to win and if Ghana is in they could go far.

[Smurph]

Have to root for my mom's country Brazil

Default milf so I'd say...

[Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!]

I know absolutely nothing about football, but I love watching the world/european cup and always root for Italy, Argentina and one other team that one of my friends recommends. This year, that's Ivory Coast. So GO Ivory Coast !

[L.S]

im always rooting for the underdogs like some african team but they never do good anyway so england is probably my number one favorite (although they never do good either). as long as it's someone else than brazil im not too upset.

[manu]

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I typically support the French, but I kind of want to see them tumble out of this tournament just to get rid of that miserable excuse for a coach known as Domeneche.

[close]

I'm not sure if many of you know about the qualifier match between Ireland and France but alot of people here still have alot of resent for what happened:


Offside + a doube feel-up. (1:40 onwards for best view)

I'm rooting for Spain and Japan.
Spain because I've a lot of friends living here from Spain and the team has a had pretty bad luck in previous years.
Japan - they're just cool.

i sort of hope france win and because of this the whole tournament is just tainted.







and whole thing is just tainted