World Cup Discussion

[Sporting_Lisbon]

Germany will beat Spain, no doubt about that :S Spain's games have been terrible.

[jerom]

[quote=""Sporting_Lisbon""]Germany will beat Spain, no doubt about that :S Spain's games have been terrible.[/quote]
Better said, Germany will win the world cup, no doubt.
(still hope I'm wrong since Holland is most likely going to be in the finals)

[etrips888]

I would like to see how the game plays out if Spain can get the first goal. Germany is playing very well, but I feel a lot of the extra goals they have been getting have been due to the opponents desperation to score and their great counter attack ability.

I still see Germany winning this, but I would like to see how they respond to Spain scoring first. I guess we will see

[jerom]

Holland vs Uruguay today. I expect my city to color orange.
Also Sporting you should post what you expect here

[Sporting_Lisbon]

This game is a little hard to predict. Uruguay hasn't a bad team, but come on, they were going to lose vs GHANA. They also lost their striker. 2-0 for Holland.

[Sporting_Lisbon]

I'll still be rooting for Uruguay ofc

still... A Germany - Holland final with Germany winning would probably be the best. I wouldn't mind a Uruguay - Spain final with Uruguay winning either.

[Soccerman771]

What an opening goal. Fabulous. Top right corner and everything.

[Sporting_Lisbon]

Who needs tactics. Just aim and shoot. VAMOS URUGUAY!

[Sporting_Lisbon]

wp by the dutch. Uruguay left with a feeling that they could have done better. Also, ROFLOL REF. GAME'S NOT OVER, HERE, HAVE A YELLOW CARD FOR SHOOTING THE BALL OUT OF THE FIELD.

[DutchNvG]

YAY WE MADE IT !!!! Although, it was so close!

[Soccerman771]

Honestly that's what so funny about everyone saying this team's better than that team and lol at that team. Uruguay dominated a lot of the play today without their top striker.

The second goal should not have been awarded due to off-sides. The game should have gone to OT.

[RascalJones]

What's amazing to me is that the size of countries like The Netherlands with a population of 16 million can gather the athletes to perform at this level, and a country like the U.S. of 600 million fails....repeatedly.

[Aaryn_GenD]

[quote=""Soccerman771""]
The second goal should not have been awarded due to off-sides. The game should have gone to OT.[/quote]

well he didn't touch the ball or?
so it counts

btw i didn't see this game but the goals from the official fifa page

[quote=""RascalJones""]What's amazing to me is that the size of countries like The Netherlands with a population of 16 million can gather the athletes to perform at this level, and a country like the U.S. of 600 million fails....repeatedly.[/quote]

size of country doesn't really matter much. what matters more is how much that country likes soccer (yes i said soccer) :-P

[DutchNvG]

[quote=""Soccerman771""]The game should have gone to OT.[/quote]

OT = Other Team?

[quote=""Aaryn_GenD""][quote=""Soccerman771""]
The second goal should not have been awarded due to off-sides.[/quote]

well he didn't touch the ball or?
so it counts[/quote]

He indeed didn't touch the ball, although even if he touched it you can discuss whether it was off-side or not... In my opinion it was a good desicion by the referee to let that goal count.

Btw. what a bloody moment the referee choose to end the first half. Robben was free to go and I think we could have probably scored there

[Soccerman771]

OT = Over time.

He blocked the view of the keeper in an offsides position. By rule he was involved in the play and thus play should have been stopped.

If not, then we need to go back to 2006 and allow DeMarcus Beasley's goal against Italy that was dis-allowed by similar rule.