The 2010 World Cup

[Don't panic]

1) chile
2) cameroon
3) north korea switzerland
4) england

i didn't find italy disappointing, they did much better then i expected, actually 🙂

on a separate note: we just saw diving rearing its ugly head again with spain, and did senderos just hurt himself while tackling one of his own teammates????

btw spain is looking pretty good

 

[takao]

Spain absolute dominant but goal chances ? 1 or 2 ?
also they had quite a bit of individual errors with stopping balls etc.
honestly i expected them to be better



for my list:

1. Germany
2. Greece
3. North Korea
4. Cameroon


and i agree with italy playing better than expected

 

[swiftaw]

Well, that was unexpected. Game On.

 

[NathanCH]

What just happened 😱

 

[takao]

good grief what a challange from Casillas ... if switzerland hadn't scored that would have been a penalty and perhaps even a red card for the keeper

 

[theITGuy]

Well, that was unexpected. Game On.

So far 9 games have gone 0-0 to half-time...this is nuts...

Spain's D has always been suspect...Ramos and Pique are better scorers than defenders...

-J.-

 

[Don't panic]

good grief what a challange from Casillas ... if switzerland hadn't scored that would have been a penalty and perhaps even a red card for the keeper

agree.
there is still plenty of time for spain, but group H just got very interesting.

 

[NathanCH]

So far 9 games have gone 0-0 to half-time...this is nuts...

-J.-

And it seems like the majority of goals are from critical and awkward mistakes rather than incredible skill.

This goal being one of those!

 

[Don't panic]

for people in the US who is not in front of a TV:
the best way to watch the games on a computer is through Univision website (in spanish). free and HD.


what a save by the swiss keeper!

 

[theITGuy]

for people in the US who is not in front of a TV:
the best way to watch the games on a computer is through Univision website (in spanish). free and HD.
what a save by the swiss keeper!

Dude thank you! Incredible find...way better than atdhe.net

-J.-

 

[Fizzoid]

HD? Might have a bit of that myself! 🙂

Edit: Apart from the fact I don't speak Spanish and can't even find the game 😛

 

[NathanCH]

Finally some exciting football. 🙂

 

[oscillatewildly]

Third round of games; Chile v Spain🙂

 

[swiftaw]

Third round of games; Chile v Spain🙂

And, if this result holds, the loser of that one may be out of the cup.

 

[Don't panic]

Third round of games; Chile v Spain🙂

yep, and it might count for something too.

holy crossbar, robin!

edit: holy post , batman!

 

[swiftaw]

Well, the two matches so far today have been a dramatic improvement

 

[takao]

what a dribbling .. if the swiss make that goal it's pretty much game over for spain

 

[Don't panic]

i think i'll have to put switzerland in place of n.korea for surprise so far

what a great game!

 

[theITGuy]

HD? Might have a bit of that myself! 🙂
Edit: Apart from the fact I don't speak Spanish and can't even find the game 😛

The content is prob USA only...much like Hulu...get an US IP address through a proxy service...

-J.-

 

[NathanCH]

That's it! 😱

 

[theITGuy]

That's it! 😱

Big upset...I do have them the Swiss in 2nd place in that group in my pool...

-J.-

 

[Don't panic]

congratulations switzerland.

deserved win.
best game so far and first surprise of the cup.

 

[capoeirista]

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My goodness. Worst thing is it's been the first game I've missed 🙁 Watching on minute by minute highlights is very unforfilling. Hopefully I can catch the highlights later... Chile to win the group?

 

[Don't panic]

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My goodness. Worst thing is it's been the first game I've missed 🙁 Watching on minute by minute highlights is very unforfilling. Hopefully I can catch the highlights later... Chile to win the group?

group is wide open. Spain can still win it.
i wouldn't be surprised if they end up with three teams at 6 points and goal differential (or even worse, fifa ranking) as the decider.

 

[swiftaw]

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My goodness. Worst thing is it's been the first game I've missed 🙁 Watching on minute by minute highlights is very unforfilling. Hopefully I can catch the highlights later... Chile to win the group?

Depends what happens with Switzerland vs Chile in the next game. If we assume that Spain will beat Honduras, then going into the 3rd game it will look like this:

If Chile beat Switzerland:
Chile 6
Switzerland 3
Spain 3
Honduras 0
Thus (assuming Switzerland beat Honduras) Spain will need to beat Chile to force a 3-way tie for 1st in which case goal difference will decide which two go though. If Spain do not win they will be out.


If Switzerland beat Chile:
Switzerland 6
Chile 3
Spain 3
Honduras 0
Thus (assuming Switzerland beat Honduras), if Spain beat Chile they'll go through as 2nd in group (and probably play Brazil). If Chile beat Spain they'll go through in 2nd, and a draw will mean goal difference will decide who goes through.


If Switzerland and Chile draw:
Chile 4
Switzerland 4
Spain 3
Honduras 0
Thus (assuming Switzerland beat Honduras), then Spain will need to beat Chile to finish 2nd in the group, else they'll be out.