*World Cup Game Discussion Thread* (SPOILERS)
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Today's Games: Group A Germany v Costa Rica (Allianz Arena) 12 Noon Eastern Ecaudor v Poland (Arena AufSchalke) 3 PM Eastern |
OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THAT GOAL BALLACK JUST...
...er, here's hoping for some good matches today. |
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My predictions? Germany 3-1 Costa Riva Ecuador 1-1 Poland |
I'll take the longshot, Costa Rica in the opening day upset 2-1 on a late penalty kick.
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The penalty would have to involve a defender picking up the ball and starting to play rugby. Otherwise, the ref doesn't leave the stadium alive. |
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Fair point. |
AAAAHHH!!! BBC JUST DROPPED IT!
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Ha-ha
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First poor refereeing decision - missed an obvious corner for Germany.
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1-NIL!
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GOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!
Guarantee I'm the 4th person to post that. |
Beautiful left footed strike.
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Very nicely placed shot into the upper right corner.
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Right footed. |
great shot!
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I didn't see him turn. If it was right footed, even more impressive, since it went from the left side of the field into the upper right corner. |
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But he's apparently a lefty, so it's still off-foot. Either way, damn nice shot. |
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The reverse angle made it look like in off the post - perfectly placed. OOOOH, nearly 2-nil. |
Costa Rica is completely overwhelmed so far. Germany is doing whatever they want to the Los Ticos.
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Great, I leave the tv for two minutes and miss the first goal. :(
But I didn't miss the 1-1. :D |
GOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL
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Spoke too soon. TIE GAME!
I thought he was offsides, but it was close |
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Nice timing. |
wow, I'm shocked so far. I expected a feeling out period between the two teams.
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I really wish I had an ISP with ESPn360
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Ummm...yeah, I'm hooked.
Any way to get all WC games played on my flex Fridays? |
2-1! Great teamwork in the middle.
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Torfest so far.
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GOAL! Germany goes back on top.
Wow, definitely not a slow paced game at all. |
So this is the sport that supposedly results in boring 0-0 matches, right? Just checking.
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Well my prediction is shot to hell =)
Oh well, at least this game isn't boring me to tears so far. |
This is WILD.
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Apparently the weather is slowing Germany down now, giving Wanchope and buddies a chance to stay within 1 goal.
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All this talk about Frings is making me hungry.
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Okay, time to watch 15 minutes of GT beating the College of Charleston. :-D
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Internet: All 52 matches carried by ESPN/ESPN2 will be simulcast on the network's broadband service, ESPN360. Of course, only about 8 million homes can get ESPN360, but ESPN has thought of that, too: From June 26 through July 19, it will offer free access to ESPN360 to everyone in the U.S. with a broadband connection, obviously hoping consumers will like what they see and call their Internet provider to request the service.
Hooolly shit. (too bad it's not June 9th to July19th :D) |
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I missed the original,but it looked like he was offsides by a decent amount of space... Good game thus far...even if I have to watch it in Spanish |
Sweet. My pre-game prediction of 2-1 Germany is holding up. Germany is playing a dangerous game on defense. Great start to the Cup!
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I actually thought that, at worst, they were even. So in my mind, they (surprisingly) made the correct, close call in favor of an attacking player for once! |
Is it just me or is costa rica playing like their feet are stuck in mud?
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Good possession by Germany there
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GOAL! 3-1 Germany.
Nice save initially by the keeper, but he couldn't deal with the rebound. Los Ticos can't overcome a 2 goal deficit. |
and my prediction is on track :)
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Lahm is looking really really good at this point...
And how the heck does one access ESPN 360 ? |
I think Germany has a decent chance to pull this game out.
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He was money for me in FM2005 until Man Utd bought him away. Good to see he's come far after my tutelidge. :) |
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Your ISP has to subscribe to it. I think the majority of people are not able to get it, unfortunately. |
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Tom Brady agrees. |
Well, how about that. It's now 3-2. If Costa Rica can salvage a draw, that will be huge for them.
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