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[BigDMcGee]

James D, on Friday, June 11th, 2010, 1:41 AM, said:

Here we are then, the hype almost over, with some football about to be played. Along with lots of vuvuzela horns, unfortunately... So, I thought I'd do some predictions, basically because it's fun to look back at the end of the tournament and see how right or wrong I was.I even have a newspaper wallchart that I filled out last night, because I have nothing better to do Group A Winners - FranceRunners Up - MexicoGroup BWinners - ArgentinaRunners Up - NigeriaGroup CWinners - EnglandRunners Up - Slovenia

STUFF YOUR SLOVINES IN A SACK, MISTER!

[DonkSlayer]

Hooray for card-happy refs again; 2 yellows in the first 25 minutes in both games.

[digitalmonkey]

JoeyJoJo, on Friday, June 4th, 2010, 11:04 AM, said:

Didier Drogba breaks arm, out for World CupHe's one of the few soccer players I know. Did Ivory Coast have a realistic shot of advancing anyway?Edit: This is why I know of him.

It's soccer...he doesn't need his arm.

[digitalmonkey]

DonkSlayer, on Friday, June 11th, 2010, 8:07 AM, said:

I joined the bracket.I like Mexico 2:1 SA this morning and France & Uruguay to play to a goalless draw.

Nice call.

[DonkSlayer]

digitalmonkey, on Saturday, June 12th, 2010, 12:20 AM, said:

Nice call.

Cheers. Who saw SK 2-0 over Greece this morning? Greece looked like shyt. I did the game pick'em on ESPN as well as the bracket, and I'm in the 93rd percentile having got only one game right. Obviously a few people did pickems that went draw draw SK win? WTF.

[DonkSlayer]

Argentina looks decent. USA 2:1 this afternoon GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[hblask]

What is that buzzing? Can't they eliminate that? It's almost as loud as the announcers.Oh, and England sucks.

[coug2828]

thanks English goalkeeper. that was pathetic

[vbnautilus]

hblask, on Saturday, June 12th, 2010, 12:08 PM, said:

What is that buzzing? Can't they eliminate that? It's almost as loud as the announcers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VuvuzelaBasically they are the end of any chance soccer had to catch on in the US. I don't watch this sport at all, but decided to turn this game on due to all the hype. It's basically unwatchable because of the stupid horns. Really big mistake by FIFA to allow this crap.

[CaneBrain]

Thanks, Robert Green!USA outplayed England for the last 60 minutes of that game.

[wsox8]

CaneBrain, on Saturday, June 12th, 2010, 3:24 PM, said:

Thanks, Robert Green!USA outplayed England for the last 60 minutes of that game.

hmm I thought England played better pretty much the whole game but couldn't finish.

[Jadaki]

[powerpoker]

Jadaki, on Saturday, June 12th, 2010, 10:08 PM, said:

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!

[BigDMcGee]

FAIL, BRITANNIA! BRITANNIA FAILS THE WAVES! BRITONS ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS SHALL BE KNAVES!

[DonkSlayer]

USA deserved a point and got one..you take them how they come, imo.Algeria/Slovenia is a sleeper. I thought they'd play hard the whole game because you have to think it's crucial to get 3 points since USA/England drew. Algeria has shown spurts of being dangerous but they have no central midfield and are just sending balls into the box. Algeria weak in the midfield + Slovenes weak on the wings = wins for USA and England.Will be interesting to see how the other games today turn out, because that group matches with the USA's and Englands. Serbia 2-1 Ghana. Germany always starts strong so I like them against a leaky Australia today, 3-0.

[BigDMcGee]

Holy Hell the Huns looked good.

[QED]

First big shock, Spain beaten by the Swiss.

[speedz99]

This ref is either terrible or doesn't like yanks.

[speedz99]

Ooh...kid in the crowd just got caught crying after the tying goal.

[bigkg]

He was not offsides! Holy shit!