Frraaaaannncceeee !!!
I might get the score right but in the wrong direction
Almost 50 fouls called with only one card thus farOriginally posted by Imran Siddiqui
GREAT job by the ref. Instead of ripping out a card, he calms players down by talking to them and making them understand why he is doing what he is doing. A model ref so far in the tourney!![]()
Frraaaaannncceeee !!!
I might get the score right but in the wrong direction
You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo

A well deserved french victory.
We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.

Zidane moves the game out of reach. It is good to see the old man get a goal at the end.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

Ivanov: "i called them as I see them"
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"Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini
Spiff, you were saying something about Zidane?
Haha, my hero!
Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
And notifying the next of kin
Once again...

*gloat*
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

Not about me, of course (I expected exactly the opposite to happen), but this time deserves some nationalistic fervorOriginally posted by Spiffor
*gloat*![]()
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

Ribery and Zidane played great in this match. Henry has to learn to stay onside better.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

**** now all the french cars are honking their damn horns.
"Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini
You forgot to surrender this time, mon amis pouffants.

100% rightOriginally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Ribery and Zidane played great in this match. Henry has to learn to stay onside better.
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

France-Brazil![]()
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"Football is like chess, only without the dice." Lukas Podolski

Germany-Argentina and France-Brazil in the QF?! Wow!
And who knows maybe England-Portugal and Italy-Ukraine won't totally suck.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

brazil will have their revenge . . . put first i need to take my army rifle and open fire on passing cars with yellow license plates ending in 74, 73, 01, or 12.
"Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini

If this french team turns up it'll be a great game. Brazil have been kinda flat and I think one might pick this french team as the favorite.
We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
If any man be thirsty, let him come unto me and drink. Vampire 7:37
Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.

This is probably the best match I've seen so far (I haven't seen all of them though)
Both team had spirits, both teams were really willing to exhaust themselves for the win, and both teams had excellent players.
The same thing could have happened between Portugal and Netherlands, if it hadn't turned into a streetfight contest. So far, it's the only match in this cup that really gives the impression that the best teams and the best players are in the contest
Oh, and the ref was excellent too, which really added to the quality. I hope he's there in the finals.
And on for Brazil - France! Et Un, et Deux, et Trois-Zé-ro!!
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis
Congratulations to France! Good game and deserved victory.
However, for his heresy against the greatness of teh Zidane Spiffor is hereby sentenced to sport a Zidane avatar until the end of the tournament.![]()

/me honks at LoAOriginally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
brazil will have their revenge . . . put first i need to take my army rifle and open fire on passing cars with yellow license plates ending in 74, 73, 01, or 12.![]()
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

It was actually a very good day for football. Brazil-Ghana was an absolute joy to watch (did I mention I called out sick today... well, I overslept or else I wouldn't, but I'm kind of happy I overslept now) with attacking football by Ghana almost surprising the Brazilians. And then the back and forth showdown between France and Spain, making me very happy
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My homerism says Italy-US was the best match I've seen, but I realize my bias.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

Brazil might have been kinda flat, but they won all their games with ease, except against Croatia. They've been flat because they could afford to.Originally posted by SpencerH
Brazil have been kinda flat and I think one might pick this french team as the favorite.
The same can't be said of France, which had a difficult match against Switzerland ferchrissake!
"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

What a bunch of losers...![]()
Ich bin der Zorn Gottes. Wer sonst ist mit mir?

Did you expect anything different, Thorgal? It's Spain, after all!
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

What were Spain doing. How could they lose to le frogs.![]()
Capitalisation - The difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse
Grammar - The difference between knowing your $hit, and knowing you're $hit.
Spelling - The difference between being literate, and being Dinner.

Did you expect something else?![]()
"The world is too small in Vorarlberg". Austrian ex-vice-chancellor Hubert Gorbach in a letter to Alistar [sic] Darling, looking for a job...
"Let me break this down for you, fresh from algebra II. A 95% chance to win 5 times means a (95*5) chance to win = 475% chance to win." Wiglaf, Court jester or hayseed, you judge.

Of course i didnt.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Did you expect anything different, Thorgal? It's Spain, after all!
Ich bin der Zorn Gottes. Wer sonst ist mit mir?

at least gasquet got pounded.
"Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini

Oh, late. Imran already said the obvious before...![]()
"The world is too small in Vorarlberg". Austrian ex-vice-chancellor Hubert Gorbach in a letter to Alistar [sic] Darling, looking for a job...
"Let me break this down for you, fresh from algebra II. A 95% chance to win 5 times means a (95*5) chance to win = 475% chance to win." Wiglaf, Court jester or hayseed, you judge.

franck ribéry is so ugly, he looks like a 50 year old man who's face has been hit multiple times by asteroids coming from the kuiper belt
"Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini

Yeah, but when he plays like he does, who the **** cares?
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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