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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 16:40:36 GMT 1
The tournament's finally underway!
South Africa took a while to get going but they're really taking the game to Mexico (who must be having second thoughts about selecting a goalkeeper who is only 5ft 8).
Mexico score an equaliser as I type...
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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 16:56:09 GMT 1
Group A - Johannesburg (Soccer City) SOUTH AFRICA 1-1 MEXICO Goals: Tshabalala 55 Marquez 79 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 1= South Africa 1-1 (0) 1= Mexico 1-1 (0) ---------------------------------------------- 3= France 0-0 (0) 3= Uruguay 0-0 (0)
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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 17:03:51 GMT 1
Great opening game. Excellent atmosphere at Soccer City. Heartbreaking equaliser for Mexico, even though I had money on the draw.
Let's hope the tournament continues in the same vein...
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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 21:11:11 GMT 1
You can always rely on France to stink up a tournament...
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Post by greendemon on Jun 11, 2010 21:25:24 GMT 1
dullsville.
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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 21:28:54 GMT 1
Group A - Cape Town URUGUAY 0-0 FRANCE Red card: Lodeiro 81 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) 1= South Africa 1-1 (0) 1= Mexico 1-1 (0) ------------------------------- 3= Uruguay 1-1 (0) 3= France 1-1 (0)
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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 21:30:26 GMT 1
Very poor game. France will struggle to make the last 16 if they continue to play like that.
On the plus side, France's crapness won me a tenner.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 11, 2010 21:51:51 GMT 1
That was a crap of a game, it was like watching paint dry, got a funny France won't qualify at all from the group stages, I think Mexico and Uruguay will qualify from Group A, I love to see the host country to do well with their fans behind them on home soil, they could upset a few if they qualify I was expecting them to win the opening game.
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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 21:55:29 GMT 1
That was a crap of a game, it was like watching paint dry, got a funny France won't qualify at all from the group stages, I think Mexico and Uruguay will qualify from Group A, I love to see the host country to do well with their fans behind them on home soil, they could upset a few if they qualify I was expecting them to win the opening game. Uruguay don't fill me with confidence either. They never looked like doing anything against a poor French side. Based on what I've seen today, I'd say South Africa and Mexico to qualify but France will surely improve...
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Post by Shireblogger on Jun 11, 2010 22:22:53 GMT 1
I enjoyed the first half - quite entertaining play. Second half was atrocious though.
Do we really get the winner of this group in the QFs ? If so, then England have a real incentive to finish top of Group C.
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Post by Panda on Jun 11, 2010 22:37:26 GMT 1
I enjoyed the first half - quite entertaining play. Second half was atrocious though. Do we really get the winner of this group in the QFs ? If so, then England have a real incentive to finish top of Group C. If we win our group, yes, though I'd fancy Nigeria to beat France in the second round on tonight's form... England MUST finish top of Group C, otherwise the potential route to the final is Germany in Round 2, Argentina in the quarters and Spain in the semis... (unless one of those three buggers it up in their group)
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Post by Tom on Jun 12, 2010 10:49:15 GMT 1
Very poor game. France will struggle to make the last 16 if they continue to play like that. On the plus side, France's crapness won me a tenner. I was wondering whether I was alone in thinking that about France, but both you and Martin have said the same. Only saw the highlights of both games but I'm glad I didn't watch the Uruguay-France game in the end. Absolutely gutted France didn't win lol! Should have followed my gut instinct in the S Africa-Mexico game though, was tempted to go for a draw in the Predicta..
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Post by Panda on Jun 12, 2010 15:00:02 GMT 1
Group B - Port Elizabeth SOUTH KOREA 2-0 GREECE Goals: Lee J-S 7; Park J-S 52 Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand) 1. South Korea 1-3 (+2) 2. Argentina 0-0 (0) 2. Nigeria 0-0 (0) 4. Greece 1-0 (-2)
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Post by Panda on Jun 12, 2010 15:01:36 GMT 1
I think we may have a team that's worse than France...
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Post by Chris on Jun 12, 2010 15:43:38 GMT 1
I enjoyed the first half - quite entertaining play. Second half was atrocious though. Do we really get the winner of this group in the QFs ? If so, then England have a real incentive to finish top of Group C. If we win our group, yes, though I'd fancy Nigeria to beat France in the second round on tonight's form... England MUST finish top of Group C, otherwise the potential route to the final is Germany in Round 2, Argentina in the quarters and Spain in the semis... (unless one of those three buggers it up in their group) England fans shouldn't be relying on an easy path to the semis/final though. Surely a great world-class team shouldn't be afraid of meeting good teams from the very start of the knockout stages? Why not Germany, Argentina and Spain? If England beat all three then they'd deserve to win te World Cup!!
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Post by Panda on Jun 12, 2010 15:47:25 GMT 1
Indeed, if you want to win the World Cup, you have to beat the best, but it would be nice to at least reach the semi-finals and we have a much better chance of doing that if we don't play Germany and Argentina.
A last 16 exit would be a huge anti-climax.
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Post by Panda on Jun 12, 2010 16:15:00 GMT 1
I'd love to see how Argentina would cope if they come up against a good team. Unfortunately, it's unlikely to happen before the quarter-finals.
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Post by Panda on Jun 12, 2010 16:24:28 GMT 1
Nigeria's keeper is keeping them in the game...
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Post by Panda on Jun 12, 2010 17:00:53 GMT 1
Group B - Johannesburg (Ellis Park) ARGENTINA 1-0 NIGERIA Goal: Heinze 6 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) 1. South Korea 1-3 (+2) 2. Argentina 1-3 (+1) ---------------------------- 3. Nigeria 1-0 (-1) 4. Greece 1-0 (-2)
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