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[Lyndsey Bird]

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First time I've ventured into these threads I believe but I'm back from semi retirement! :foodndrink:

Hmm I have to say I have mixed feelings over today, glad England are through for one although I was on the edge of my seat for most of the game and really would of appreciated a more comfortable margin.

Ghana are through too which is good as they are my sweepstake hope and I could see them beating the USA if they are in good form its just a shame they don't have Essien as he could be the talisman to push them that bit further. As the only remaining African represenatatives I would personally like to see them make at least the Quarters.

However...

I feel terrible for Serbia who without a doubt were the victim of the worst refereeing (in my mind) of this entire World Cup how on earth they were not awarded a penalty for that handball by Cahill I will never know. Add into the fact they had 2 disallowed goals I think the players had every right to be furious with the ref (and you should of seen some of their faces once the whistle was blown! :laugh:) it was quite simply a farce.

Looking ahead I really would like to see New Zealand progress for the sake of Oceania and after their perfomance against forza azzuri they don't half deserve a little more adventure. The fact that they could go through and Italy could drop out is something I find rather amusing and in keeping with the whole bag of surpises this world cup has and is turning into. Also South Korea are doing south east Asia proud with some technically beautiful football and solid performances. More please! :clap:

[Kirsty Collins]

First time I've ventured into these threads I believe but I'm back from semi retirement! :foodndrink:

Hmm I have to say I have mixed feelings over today, glad England are through for one although I was on the edge of my seat for most of the game and really would of appreciated a more comfortable margin.

Ghana are through too which is good as they are my sweepstake hope and I could see them beating the USA if they are in good form its just a shame they don't have Essien as he could be the talisman to push them that bit further. As the only remaining African represenatatives I would personally like to see them make at least the Quarters.

I would have liked to see England come a bit closer to their potential today though, maybe the next match.

As for Sweepstakes, I have little sympathy for you. I got Honduras :stare:

and South Korea have always been a magnificent team.

[Lizzie]

I feel terrible for Serbia who without a doubt were the victim of the worst refereeing (in my mind) of this entire World Cup how on earth they were not awarded a penalty for that handball by Cahill I will never know. Add into the fact they had 2 disallowed goals I think the players had every right to be furious with the ref (and you should of seen some of their faces once the whistle was blown! :laugh:) it was quite simply a farce.

Looking ahead I really would like to see New Zealand progress for the sake of Oceania and after their perfomance against forza azzuri they don't half deserve a little more adventure. The fact that they could go through and Italy could drop out is something I find rather amusing and in keeping with the whole bag of surpises this world cup has and is turning into. Also South Korea are doing south east Asia proud with some technically beautiful football and solid performances. More please! :clap:

The handball I agree should have been pulled up, certainly should have been a dot shot.

The two goals disallowed, that was just good referring, both were done by offside players. They shouldnt feel cheated, they are the first team to verse the full australian side, Germany and Ghana both had Australian's get a red card early in their games. I dont know why Australia was ruled out by so many for beating Serbia, we just had alot of bad luck and poor referee discisions in our first two games.

But...both Australia and Serbia are out, now I must go for New Zealand! It would be really good if they make it through.

[herrade]

I never watch soccer or pay attention to the World Cup, but today my brother and I watched the US game and we wound up jumping out of our chairs when they scored.

[tannis]

I never watch soccer or pay attention to the World Cup, but today my brother and I watched the US game and we wound up jumping out of our chairs when they scored.

Football - worse than Justin Bieber.

[Nick Jase Mason]

USA to the second round!

Now a crushing defeat to Ghana...

[Elle H]

USA almost got robbed on that sketchy off sides call... Anyway i felt the US played better than Algeria the whole game and deserved the win. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, which is refreshing since I generally am not a fan of soccer, be it MLS, other clubs, or international.

[Stephanie Nieves]

Today's games
Denmark 2 Japan 0
Holland 3 Cameroon 0
Paraguay 3 New Zealand 1
Slovakia v Italy not sure as I want the Italians to get beat

[FITTAS]

Finally we'll get the chance to show you all how footie is meant to be played

Cameroon beware..

[Joe Bonney]

I reckon:

Paraguay 1 - New Zealand 0

mainly because New Zealand have one of the best defences Ive seen this world cup...so think it will be a low scoring game, i dont think they will win...but it wont be a huge loss.

[Roberta Obrien]

The word cup has turned out like WW2 !. The French surrendered early. the USA arrive at the last minute and we are left to fight the bloody Germans

[Mistress trades Melissa]

New Zealand 10 - Paraguay 0

You saw it here first.

[Angelina Mayo]

The word cup has turned out like WW2 !. The French surrendered early. the USA arrive at the last minute and we are left to fight the bloody Germans

:lol:

All I can hope for then is that the Germans don't make us surrender after 5 minutes when we finally meet them. Looking forward to tonight, hopefully we can start to play some real football now the pressure is off.

EDIT: This new lol smiley is horrible. The previous one was just a happy guy with his mouth open which was way better than this laughing creep.

[Spencey!]

The word cup has turned out like WW2 !. The French surrendered early. the USA arrive at the last minute and we are left to fight the bloody Germans

That's not entirely how it went, but I won't go into that, as it's really offtopic.

Anyhoo, tonight we'll play against Camaroon. Doesn't really matter what we do I guess, but we might as well go for the win.

[Alycia Leann grace]

Forza Italia. B)

Beautiful song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTbMwJMqilI&feature=player_embedded#!

[SEXY QUEEN]

I don't dare predict results but I dare say that the match between Netherlands and Cameroon will be fairly uninteresting, considering the Dutch already qualified for the next stage while Cameroon is out of the game. Neither of the teams has much to win or lose so neither of them is likely to give it all they've got. The Dutch will probably still win though.

Denamrk vs Japan however, is going to be a fierce battle.

[Jennifer Rose]

The word cup has turned out like WW2 !. The French surrendered early. the USA arrive at the last minute and we are left to fight the bloody Germans

:laugh: Very good.

EDIT: This new lol smiley is horrible. The previous one was just a happy guy with his mouth open which was way better than this laughing creep.

Try : laugh: minus the space.

[Natasha Biss]

There's a chance the reserves will play against Cameroon, so they'll want to prove themselves to the gaffer. Could be interesting if Cameroon decides to play footie, instead of parking the bus like Japan did.

[mollypop]

There's a chance the reserves will play against Cameroon.

I certainly hope not. If there's one thing we should have learned from 2 years ago..

I expect the only changes will be for players with yellow cards and in particular De Jong.

[meg knight]

Denamrk vs Japan however, is going to be a fierce battle.

Denmark has to will pwn Japan epicly, then the entire world will release how awesome Denmark is and bow down to us. Creating the New Era of The Denmarkian Empire!


Yes i'm from Denmark if you couldt tell :whisper:

[Evaa]

Denmark has to will pwn Japan epicly, then the entire world will release how awesome Denmark is and bow down to us. Creating the New Era of The Denmarkian Empire!


Yes i'm from Denmark if you couldt tell :whisper:

Just be sure to avoid making an own goal then!

:D

[Killer McCracken]

Just be sure to avoid making an own goal then!

:D

Oh Snap!

[Imy Davies]

Just be sure to avoid making an own goal then!

:D

:sadvaultboy:

[Jade Payton]

FORZA AZZURRI! Come on Italia. B)