BF2S Forums The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Thread

And just like last time, we'll end up having to save England from Germany.

*runs*

football brings people together, stop!

ROGUEDD wrote:

And just like last time, we'll end up having to save England from Germany.

*runs*

cant do that in football

i predict a german victory over the us in the final. a german victory against the yanks on african soil! my granddad will have tears in his eyes

ig wrote:

HaiBai wrote:

ig wrote:

i really wish there was an ignore user function on this site

shut up you douchebag.  no one thinks you're cool for calling it football in america.  its like spelling check cheque even though you live in america.  now fuck off

no, actually its nothing like check/cheque, you fucking imbecile. FOOTball is played with your fucking FEET. and rofl at thinking im saying it to be cool. how about you fuck off...everyone on this site thinks youre a retarded faggot

it is like check/cheque, it's a difference of fucking culture and language.  look up the defintion of soccer, it means the exact same thing that football does.  just like check/cheque you fucking dumbass.  one culture uses one term, the other uses the other term, but they mean the exact same fucking thing.

but wait.  ig is that one kid who needs to be special and call it football while everyone around him calls its soccer.  congrats, you're different.

THAT'S WAHT I'M FUCKIN TALKIN ABOUT HOLLANd

Phew...

What a couple of weeks it's been. Who would have thought, even a fortnight ago, that New Zealand would be bowing out of the World Cup undefeated?  And yeah there's is a bit of disappointment, like I said I along with many others hoped for a Disney-esque finish, a nil all draw doesn't really seem very fitting.

But New Zealand is leaving the World Cup undefeated.

For a team ranked 78th in the world on official rankings, a team made up of local league players and part timers, (Andy Barron is an accountant at a Westpac branch in Wellington for example,) a team that was ridiculed in the international media prior to the tournament, a team that was there as cannon fodder, just to make up numbers - they're leaving the World Cup undefeated.

This team has very little international experience. What big games they get only come around every few years, suffice to say they're inexperienced at the top levels.

But they're leaving the World Cup undefeated.

The last time New Zealand made an appearance at the World Cup was in 1982. They lost their three pools games by three to four goal margins and it was still considered a fantastic result for the nation because we were there. In 2010, like 1982, the thrill was also just being there - but this time New Zealand leaves the World Cup undefeated.

And yeah that may be taking a positive spin on it. After all we didn't win any games but that shouldn't take away from the All Whites' achievement here. They're still finishing above both France and Italy in points.

And on that note - Slovakia! Ha! Man I would be kind of mad with them for causing a result that keeps New Zealand from progressing but you just can't be mad at a team that makes the Italian team cry - and mean it. I have to say that's got to be karma biting Italy in the arse and deservedly so too. Group F got it's Cinderella story after all with an all but written-out Slovakian team leapfrogging two teams to go on to the second round and kicking Italy out in the process too. Bloody brilliant result.

And the All Whites will be fine. No doubt there's a lot of disappointment in the camp at the moment but they're returning home heroes, converting the nation to football in the process.. And they'll be back too. They achieved what they set out to achieve; they proved that they're a team that belongs on the international stage. I'm hoping this will lead to more chances to have big international matches to build on the team's experience.

And just think: In 1982 New Zealand had the first round results of three losses, in 2010, three draws.

Bring on 2014!

Bring on the Slovaks.

Ty, remind me to karma you.

Your cricket and rugby teams are much better than your football teams, why does nobody make a big deal out of them in NZ. Even now for us. The English cricket team has won the Ashes, won the T20 championship and are beating the Aussies easily right now in the ODI's yet people care more about fucking Tennis. I can understand that football is bigger than cricket in the UK, but fucking tennis? How have we come to this?

Mekstizzle wrote:

Your cricket and rugby teams are much better than your football teams, why does nobody make a big deal out of them in NZ. Even now for us. The English cricket team has won the Ashes, won the T20 championship and are beating the Aussies easily right now in the ODI's yet people care more about fucking Tennis. I can understand that football is bigger than cricket in the UK, but fucking tennis? How have we come to this?

Because the truth is no one gives a shit about ODIs any more, especially now we've played about 231910293 times in the last year or so.

Shame, because (offtopic) it would be good - the fact that we have our third-choice bowling line up and half a batting order out of form makes it a fair contest

Gooners wrote:

Rvp = <3

my nan could of scored from there

and she doesnt have 5 years off injured when she gets a knock