Originally posted by jayne lee wilson
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What a game that was! Up there with the best. The first match in the World Cup to go to penalties ... and for a while it looked like the Germans might lose. If only ...Del boy: “Get in, get out, don’t look back. That’s my motto!” -
Get some work done ........if only you'd tried harder R Brooks could have........been sent off/down....Originally posted by Caliban View PostOnly too true.....
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I'm sure someone tried this in during the tournament,can't remember which game.Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostYes, Les Fennecs were foxy indeed, wily and tough... but lacked the class finisher. Their goal looked good, but Germany had relaxed at 2-0 and 120+1... Now for the Classic at the Maracana! Oh, remember the mixed emotions after the 3-3 in Spain...
Nigeria-France cracked off at terrific pace, very evenly-matched, but The Eagles didn't create much, and visibly wilted after about 70 minutes as France sent in wave after wave...
What a difference it makes to play the Coupe Mondiale in a soccer-mad country though, scarcely a game without atmosphere, excitement and incident! And what a couple of games next Friday!
Just a point about corners - they've been largely predictable crosses (not many good near-post efforts), and usually well-defended, haven't they? I'm surprised there aren't more short ones being tried, pass-and-run-at, or pass-and-low-shot/into goalmouth, etc... (of course, our absent friend Mr. Suarez tried to score twice from corners in the same match..
but now 
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I think the Swisshave been playing for penalties since kick off,but now look the more likely team to score.Originally posted by Caliban View PostOnly too true.....
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They are on a roll........Originally posted by EdgeleyRob View PostI will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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That's why we love this wonderful,beautiful game.Comment
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Well, I thought, anyone who sat through Arge-Suisse is hereby the proud recipient of a World Cup Long&Dreary Service Award.....but eh - what?!. A cartoon strip for the last five minutes?! ROFL indeed. Anyway ref., what's the point of a 10-yard spray if.. you don't actually insist that the wall is behind it... I guess La Suisse were just too drained to complain...
Think I need some air... back for Belgium-USA 2nd half. 1st half'll probably be a cracker now...
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Originally posted by antongould View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Some amazing goalkeeping performances this last few games,another from Tim Howard this evening.Comment
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Soccer just lost out to football in the end, but another fine match.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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Breathtaking stuff that,I'm knackered just watching,night all !Comment
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Good night EdgelyRob - whacked mate whacked ...
is this a better class of world cup tournament? i feel it is ....According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.Comment
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Sorry to see Team USA lose to Belgium. For me this was a tough one because of having cousins in Belgium. That being said, the HH and I cheered for the guys in the white jerseys. Howard is my hero. Now I'm keeping fingers crossed that Belgium will do well in the next round. Never a dull moment with the World Cup.
Actually, some of the Belgian cousins are visiting New York and Newport this week. They watched the US v Belgium match in New York at my sister's house. My cousin Thomas said that everyone in Brussels is going crazy with excitement.Comment
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