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FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« on: June 18, 2010, 10:20:11 am »
It's that time again!

Time for the FIFA World Championship - whoo-hooo :D



There's thrilling matches to see (ok, sometimes ::) ;)),
lots of noise from the Vuvuzelas

- and plenty good looking men.

Reason enough for BetterMostians to follow the contest?
Share the games you've seen, your favorite stories around football/soccer
and pictures you like :D.

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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2010, 10:38:35 am »
I'll start: the Germans beat my poor Aussies 4:0 last Sunday :-\. I was neutral on the game, but felt bad for "my" Aussies. The Aussies won my heart four years ago, when the World Championship was in Germany (and we've talked on BM about it - wow, that long ago? :o). This year, I don't know yet which team I'll be cheering for, so I start cheering for the team I liked best last time (Australia). And of course, I'm also cheering for Germany.

And for England, which was my favorite team for many years, and even for the US, because of all my US Brokie friends :).
The US are playing right now against Slovenia (and they're lying back 0:1).

Germany played earlier today and lost 0:1 against Serbia. Oh well.

Here are some pics of the game:













The best of the game was the sight of one player's chest when they exchanged their jerseys after the game :o.
Of course I didn't find a pic of that. *grumble* ;) :laugh:


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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2010, 01:55:07 pm »
Vuvuzelas = meep meep meep.. I love hearing them while watching the matches!!

My friend won this week a competition to go with his wife to South Africa for the World Cup Final.. (which is coincidentally also his first wedding anniversary!) you have NOOOOO idea how excited he is!
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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2010, 03:37:16 pm »
I'll start: the Germans beat my poor Aussies 4:0 last Sunday :-\. I was neutral on the game, but felt bad for "my" Aussies. The Aussies won my heart four years ago, when the World Championship was in Germany (and we've talked on BM about it - wow, that long ago? :o). This year, I don't know yet which team I'll be cheering for, so I start cheering for the team I liked best last time (Australia). And of course, I'm also cheering for Germany.

And for England, which was my favorite team for many years, and even for the US, because of all my US Brokie friends :).
The US are playing right now against Slovenia (and they're lying back 0:1).

Germany played earlier today and lost 0:1 against Serbia. Oh well.

The Kiwis (New Zealand) drew 1- 1 with Slovakia and the country went wild as it was the first point NZ has ever won in a world cup. I think they were last in the cup in the 1980's. Then a major  Australian Newspaper tried to claim the point for Australasia. That went down real bad over here and all Aussie expats like me are ducking for cover.
However NZ next meet Italy so I do not hold much hope but you never know.







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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2010, 04:11:02 pm »
Those horns are AWFUL! lol

They sound like the droning from a huge swarm of bees. I had to turn my TVs volume down last weekend during the England/U.S.A. match. :P
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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 05:58:26 pm »
Those horns are AWFUL! lol

They sound like the droning from a huge swarm of bees. I had to turn my TVs volume down last weekend during the England/U.S.A. match. :P
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I love them! I want one!! Meeep Meeep Meeep!!


I'm loving the US doing so well so far David.. England aren't looking so hot now in that group. Too cocky because they thought their group was so easy they would sail through!
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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2010, 06:58:01 pm »
Yay, Chrissie, thanks for semi-supporting the USA because of us Brokies!  Glad we got a draw today, although I was hoping for more.  Was proud we came from behind (no pun intended).  Also watched the England/Algeria game.  Dang, those Brits are hot.  Even Beckham on the sidelines, fully dressed, put me into full-on drool mode.  Was watching it with my boyfriend and mentioned that even as huge as the viewership of the World Cup is, that it would probably double, or triple, if all those hot hot HAWT boys were forced to play without their shirts, and with shorter shorts. 

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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2010, 01:45:43 am »
I love them! I want one!! Meeep Meeep Meeep!!


I'm loving the US doing so well so far David.. England aren't looking so hot now in that group. Too cocky because they thought their group was so easy they would sail through!

Well Kelda, I hope you manage to find one then. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Just do me one favor though, okay? When you blow it, please don't point it to the west. Because if you do I'm CERTAIN I will hear you all the way over here!

Those things are really loud! :laugh:

And thanks for being happy for the Americans! :-*

That goes for you too Chrissi! Thank You! :-*

I enjoy watching the World Cup. It's a lot of fun! :D

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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2010, 04:01:23 am »
I secretly love the world cup too.. I may not be saying that after another 3 weeks of it though!

This was the front page of a tabloid paper the day after the world cup draw.



Not so easy now is, it england?! This is probably their best chance ever on paper, but they aren't seeming to make the msot of it on the grass.
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Re: FIFA World Cup Football/Soccer!!!
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2010, 04:30:47 am »
 :laugh:  :laugh:  :laugh:

Well, you have to give them credit though. It is a very clever headline!

And if the U.S. is eliminated, I'll be rooting for England.

 :-X  :-X

I hope I didn't just say something naughty! lol
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