World Cup 2010 [ SPAIN are the CHAMPIONS! ]

Hive · 06-30-2010, 02:43 PM

pchannn · 06-30-2010, 02:49 PM

VAMOS VAMOSSSSSSS!!

Hive · 06-30-2010, 03:00 PM

Hive's QUARTERFINALS Predictions:

W: Brasil [ 3 ]
L: Nederland [ 1 ]

W: Germany [ 2 ] ( Penalty Shootout: 5-3 )
L: Argentina [ 2 ]

W: Uruguay [ 1 ]
L: Ghana [ 0 ]

W: Spain [ 3 ]
L: Paraguay [ 0 ]

pchannn · 06-30-2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hive

Hive's Predictions:

W: Brasil [ 3 ]
L: Nederland [ 1 ]

W: Germany [ 2 ] (Germany wins on penalty kicks) [ 5-3 ]
L: Argentina [ 2 ]

W: Uruguay [ 1 ]
L: Ghana [ 0 ]

W: Spain [ 3 ]
L: Paraguay [ 0 ]

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hope I'm wrong on both accounts, though..

YES. You better hope to be wrong. Because if Germany wins, I'll kick you.

Hive · 06-30-2010, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pchannn

YES. You better hope to be wrong. Because if Germany wins, I'll kick you.

I kind of want to see Germany lose in the FINAL ROUND.
They are famous for being the Runners-Up in major international tournaments. =P

Spain is also famous for never winning a World Cup, and 'choking' away victory.
hehe

But I like Spain's players (except Torres....).

Xavi and Messi are my favorite footballers in the world, right now!

The QUARTERFINALS are my favorite part of the World Cup.
Every team has the same amount of rest before the match, and the 8 teams are all very very good!

CAN'T WAIT!!

~~~VAMOS!!~~~~

pchannn · 07-01-2010, 03:24 PM

This is gonna be tough... I'm so nervous!

Hive · 07-01-2010, 08:17 PM

WORLD CUP TIDBIT #1:

Television ratings are in for the USA v. Ghana match!

19.4 million U.S. viewers
(that's an insane/astonishing amount for USA)

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WORLD CUP TIDBIT #2:

Lionel Messi caught a cold, and missed practice Thursday.

:o

PRETORIA, South Africa --
Argentine star striker Lionel Messi skipped practice Thursday because of a mild cold,
two days ahead of the World Cup quarterfinal against Germany.

Team spokesman Andres Ventura said Messi came out for practice at the University of Pretoria,
but coach Diego Maradona decided to send him back to his room to rest.

Team doctor Donato Villani said, "Messi has cold-like symptoms, nothing serious."

He added that "tomorrow he will be examined thoroughly."

Argentina plays Germany on Saturday in Cape Town.

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WORLD CUP TIDBIT #3:

Excellent article on the rivalry of Holland v. Brasil in World Cup competitions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvicker...azil_1974.html

Hive · 07-02-2010, 09:02 AM

******HOLLAND shocks the world!******

QUARTERFINALS Result:

W: Nederland [ 2 ]
L: Brasil [ 1 ]

Game Notes:
- lots of diving/faking injuries...
- lots of Brasilian temper tantrums...
- Holland put away some extremely difficult chances, but whiffed on all the seemingly easy ones. lol
- Brasil played poor defense.
- Brasil recorded their first "own goal" in World Cup history.
- Holland player Robben is one of the most annoying players I've ever seen...
- ugly quality of futbol to watch, but overall, the match can still be considered a classic.

Hive · 07-02-2010, 03:54 PM

******URUGUAY wins in a Penalty Shootout!******

QUARTERFINALS Result:

W: Uruguay [ 1 ] ( PK: 4 - 2 )
L: Ghana [ 1 ]

Game Notes:
- Extremely dramatic game, and a forever classic!
- Suarez gets a hand-ball in the goal at the very last second, gets a Red Card, giving Ghana a free kick in the box.
- Ghana striker hits the post, and they have to go to a Penalty Kick Shootout.
- Uruguay wins on Shootout goals (4 - 2).
- Most heartbreaking loss in a World Cup match, ever.

Hive · 07-03-2010, 09:27 AM

******GERMANY produces demoralizing shut-out!******

QUARTERFINALS Result:

W: Germany [ 4 ]
L: Argentina [ 0 ]

Game Notes:
- "Don't cry for them, Argentinaaaaa~~~"
- Both sides played skillfully at the midfield position
- Kloser scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals (1 shy of Ronaldo's record)
- Messi was held to zero goals in the World Cup... >_>
- Maradona gets in altercation with German fans (surprised?)

Hive · 07-03-2010, 11:24 AM

******SPAIN escapes with late goal!******

QUARTERFINALS Result:

W: Spain [ 1 ]
L: Paraguay [ 0 ]

Game Notes:
- David Villa scores again for Spain (5th goal in four games)
- First time in Spain's history that they reach the World Cup SEMIFINALS
- Paraguay missed a Penalty Kick in the second half, before Spain scored the winning goal

Hive · 07-03-2010, 07:55 PM

Hive's SEMIFINALS Predictions:

W: Nederland [ 1 ]
L: Uruguay [ 0 ]

W: Germany [ 2 ]
L: Spain [ 1 ]

10philim · 07-04-2010, 02:39 AM

lol after seeing the netherlands come back to beat brazil, against an ok uruguay team id expect them to win easily, but drop a goal due to their sometimes suspect defense.
3-1

Germany is out of spains class. after that show on a great argentina team id expect the same amount of energy in a semifinal versus a spain team that barely won.
3-0

pchannn · 07-04-2010, 06:09 PM

The videos are not available... Oh... wait. I must kick you now Hive, remember?

I have such a huge disappointment.
Yesterday 11am:
I was lying in the bed, when I heard the match started. I dressed myself quickly and when I'm going running down the stairs: "GOALLLLLLL FROM GERMANY!!!!!" WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!
We didn't play good enough since the game against Mexico. Anyways I still support our game team. They deserve a warm welcome ^^

Hive · 07-06-2010, 04:37 PM

******HOLLAND does it again!******

SEMIFINALS Result:

W: Nederland [ 3 ]
L: Uruguay [ 2 ]

Game Notes:
- Diving was not a huge issue this time around.
- Uruguay's Diego Forlan scored again (4th goal at WC).
- Uruguay's Suarez did not play, due to the Red Card he received for last game's hand ball.
- Robben scored Nederland's 3rd goal on a header.

10philim · 07-07-2010, 09:11 AM

my prediction was close it was 3-1 until the dutch gave up a goal in the 92nd min due to defensive indifference :)

Hive · 07-07-2010, 02:06 PM

******SPAIN is golden!******

SEMIFINALS Result:

W: Spain [ 1 ]
L: Germany [ 0 ]

Game Notes:
- Puyol scores with a header off of a Xavi corner kick.
- Germany's defense is suspect at crucial times.
- Spain is more experienced on the pitch, and it shows in the 2nd half.

10philim · 07-07-2010, 02:26 PM

That was such a poor effort by Germany. Their defense was terrible. Spain spent the entire time on offense and with possession. All the energy of the Argentinian game was gone. Spain doesn't score goals ever, just kept winning 1-0. How did we get shut out?? If Muller and that other guy weren't out this would have been different. ahhh poor Germany. (I'm German lol)

Hive · 07-07-2010, 08:56 PM

The World Cup total stadium attendance will pass 3 million at the Germany-Spain semifinal match on Wednesday.

FIFA says 2,997,000 people have attended the first 61 matches, for an average of 49,134 with three games left to play.

The figures place South Africa third in both categories, behind the 1994 tournament in the United States and the 2006 edition in Germany.

South Africa had a total capacity of 3.42 million but few matches have totally filled stadiums.

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**SOURCE**

Hive · 07-07-2010, 09:37 PM

Hive's THIRD PLACE Prediction:

W: Germany [ 2 ]
L: Uruguay [ 0 ]

Hive's FINALS Prediction:

W: Spain [ 2 ]
L: Nederland [ 1 ]

pchannn · 07-07-2010, 09:38 PM

GO HOLLAND GO!

Hive · 07-07-2010, 09:43 PM

I really like BOTH squads..... >_>

But I have to root for Spain, because my favorite players (David Villa and Xavi) are on that team.

***VAMOS ESPANIA!!!!***

Hive · 07-08-2010, 12:18 PM

World Cup yet to help S. Africa's economy woes:

"South Africa may reap a long-term windfall for defying the skeptics and successfully hosting the World Cup.
Short term, however, the profits are heading elsewhere,
while unions gripe and the nation’s already staggering unemployment rate climbs even higher.

Tournament organizer FIFA is happy with near-record ticket sales and huge global TV audiences.
Some of its major international sponsors also are reporting record sales.

Yet official jobless figures released during the tournament revealed that the extensive World Cup-related preparations
(including several billion dollars worth of new stadiums and transport infrastructure)
didn’t prevent a further economic downturn in South Africa.

The economic intricacies of this World Cup already are being studied in Brazil,
which will host the tournament in 2014."

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Klose to miss Third Place match?:

Germany striker Miroslav Klose could miss the third-place match against Uruguay because of injury,
and with it lose a chance to take over as top scorer in World Cup history.

Assistant coach Hansi Flick says Klose has a back injury and could miss Saturday’s game in Port Elizabeth.

Klose needs one goal to match Ronaldo’s record of 15 for Brazil.

After Germany’s 1-0 loss to Spain in Wednesday’s semifinal, Klose said he was eager to play and mentioned no injury.

pchannn · 07-10-2010, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hive

I really like BOTH squads..... >_>

But I have to root for Spain, because my favorite players (David Villa and Xavi) are on that team.

***VAMOS ESPANIA!!!!***

YOU are such a big liar. Your favorite players were Messi and Xavi. I remember well. I hate you.

Here: Ñ

Hive · 07-10-2010, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pchannn

YOU are such a big liar. Your favorite players were Messi and Xavi. I remember well. I hate you.

Here: Ñ

I mean "still playing in the World Cup"

David Villa, Xavi, and Messi <33333333333333333333333

33333333333

Hive · 07-10-2010, 01:41 PM

******GERMANY earns another Third Place finish!******

THIRD PLACE Result:

W: Germany [ 3 ]
L: Uruguay [ 2 ]

((((YOUTUBE PENDING))))

Game Notes:
- Forlan scored his 5th goal of the 2010 World Cup
- Mueller scored his 5th goal of the 2010 World Cup
- Klose of Germany did not play
- Suarez was booed heavily every time he touched the ball (T_T)
- The match was really fun and wide open

Hive · 07-11-2010, 08:15 PM

******SPAIN wins their first World Cup!******

FINALS Result:

W: Spain [ 1 ]
L: Nederland [ 0 ]

(((youtube pending)))

Game Notes:
- One of the ugliest World Cup finals in history...
- Iniesta scored the winning goal for Spain in ovetime

pchannn · 07-12-2010, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hive

- One of the ugliest World Cup finals in history...

TRUE... =(

Well deserved for Spain. They played clean.
It's a shame that Holland couldn't do the same.

Hive · 07-16-2010, 01:39 PM

After reviewing most of the matches this week (I watched all of them live), I've decided to grade this 2010 World Cup stage-by-stage!

GROUP STAGE (C-)

SECOND ROUND (B-)

QUARTERFINALS (B-)

SEMIFINALS (B-)

THIRD PLACE (B+)

FINAL (D+)

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OVERALL 2010 WORLD CUP (B-)

06-30-2010, 02:43 PM	Post #1
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07-07-2010, 08:56 PM	Post #19
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	Attendance to top 3 million The World Cup total stadium attendance will pass 3 million at the Germany-Spain semifinal match on Wednesday. FIFA says 2,997,000 people have attended the first 61 matches, for an average of 49,134 with three games left to play. The figures place South Africa third in both categories, behind the 1994 tournament in the United States and the 2006 edition in Germany. South Africa had a total capacity of 3.42 million but few matches have totally filled stadiums. ---------------------------- SOURCE

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06-30-2010, 02:49 PM	Post #2
pchannn I make not sense Posts: 509	VAMOS VAMOSSSSSSS!!

06-30-2010, 03:00 PM	Post #3
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	Hive's QUARTERFINALS Predictions: W: Brasil [ 3 ] L: Nederland [ 1 ] W: Germany [ 2 ] ( Penalty Shootout: 5-3 ) L: Argentina [ 2 ] W: Uruguay [ 1 ] L: Ghana [ 0 ] W: Spain [ 3 ] L: Paraguay [ 0 ]

07-01-2010, 03:24 PM	Post #6
pchannn I make not sense Posts: 509	This is gonna be tough... I'm so nervous!

07-01-2010, 08:17 PM	Post #7
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	WORLD CUP TIDBIT #1: Television ratings are in for the USA v. Ghana match! *19.4 million U.S. viewers* (that's an insane/astonishing amount for USA) ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ WORLD CUP TIDBIT #2: Lionel Messi caught a cold, and missed practice Thursday. :o PRETORIA, South Africa -- Argentine star striker Lionel Messi skipped practice Thursday because of a mild cold, two days ahead of the World Cup quarterfinal against Germany. Team spokesman Andres Ventura said Messi came out for practice at the University of Pretoria, but coach Diego Maradona decided to send him back to his room to rest. Team doctor Donato Villani said, "Messi has cold-like symptoms, nothing serious." He added that "tomorrow he will be examined thoroughly." Argentina plays Germany on Saturday in Cape Town. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ WORLD CUP TIDBIT #3: Excellent article on the rivalry of Holland v. Brasil in World Cup competitions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvicker...azil_1974.html

07-02-2010, 09:02 AM	Post #8
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****HOLLAND shocks the world!** QUARTERFINALS Result: W: Nederland [ 2 ] L: Brasil [ 1 ] Game Notes:** - lots of diving/faking injuries... - lots of Brasilian temper tantrums... - Holland put away some extremely difficult chances, but whiffed on all the seemingly easy ones. lol - Brasil played poor defense. - Brasil recorded their first "own goal" in World Cup history. - Holland player Robben is one of the most annoying players I've ever seen... - ugly quality of futbol to watch, but overall, the match can still be considered a classic.

07-02-2010, 03:54 PM	Post #9
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****URUGUAY wins in a Penalty Shootout!** QUARTERFINALS Result: W: Uruguay [ 1 ] ( PK: 4 - 2 ) L: Ghana [ 1 ] Game Notes:** - Extremely dramatic game, and a forever classic! - Suarez gets a hand-ball in the goal at the very last second, gets a Red Card, giving Ghana a free kick in the box. - Ghana striker hits the post, and they have to go to a Penalty Kick Shootout. - Uruguay wins on Shootout goals (4 - 2). - Most heartbreaking loss in a World Cup match, ever.

07-03-2010, 09:27 AM	Post #10
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****GERMANY produces demoralizing shut-out!** QUARTERFINALS Result: W: Germany [ 4 ] L: Argentina [ 0 ] Game Notes:** - "Don't cry for them, Argentinaaaaa~~~" - Both sides played skillfully at the midfield position - Kloser scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals (1 shy of Ronaldo's record) - Messi was held to zero goals in the World Cup... >_> - Maradona gets in altercation with German fans (surprised?)

07-03-2010, 11:24 AM	Post #11
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****SPAIN escapes with late goal!** QUARTERFINALS Result: W: Spain [ 1 ] L: Paraguay [ 0 ] Game Notes:** - David Villa scores again for Spain (5th goal in four games) - First time in Spain's history that they reach the World Cup SEMIFINALS - Paraguay missed a Penalty Kick in the second half, before Spain scored the winning goal

07-03-2010, 07:55 PM	Post #12
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	Hive's SEMIFINALS Predictions: W: Nederland [ 1 ] L: Uruguay [ 0 ] W: Germany [ 2 ] L: Spain [ 1 ]

07-04-2010, 02:39 AM	Post #13
10philim Long-term poster Posts: 141	lol after seeing the netherlands come back to beat brazil, against an ok uruguay team id expect them to win easily, but drop a goal due to their sometimes suspect defense. 3-1 Germany is out of spains class. after that show on a great argentina team id expect the same amount of energy in a semifinal versus a spain team that barely won. 3-0

07-04-2010, 06:09 PM	Post #14
pchannn I make not sense Posts: 509	The videos are not available... Oh... wait. I must kick you now Hive, remember? I have such a huge disappointment. Yesterday 11am: I was lying in the bed, when I heard the match started. I dressed myself quickly and when I'm going running down the stairs: "GOALLLLLLL FROM GERMANY!!!!!" WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!! We didn't play good enough since the game against Mexico. Anyways I still support our game team. They deserve a warm welcome ^^

07-06-2010, 04:37 PM	Post #15
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****HOLLAND does it again!** SEMIFINALS Result: W: Nederland [ 3 ] L: Uruguay [ 2 ] Game Notes:** - Diving was not a huge issue this time around. - Uruguay's Diego Forlan scored again (4th goal at WC). - Uruguay's Suarez did not play, due to the Red Card he received for last game's hand ball. - Robben scored Nederland's 3rd goal on a header.

07-07-2010, 09:11 AM	Post #16
10philim Long-term poster Posts: 141	my prediction was close it was 3-1 until the dutch gave up a goal in the 92nd min due to defensive indifference :)

07-07-2010, 02:06 PM	Post #17
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****SPAIN is golden!** SEMIFINALS Result: W: Spain [ 1 ] L: Germany [ 0 ] Game Notes:** - Puyol scores with a header off of a Xavi corner kick. - Germany's defense is suspect at crucial times. - Spain is more experienced on the pitch, and it shows in the 2nd half.

07-07-2010, 02:26 PM	Post #18
10philim Long-term poster Posts: 141	That was such a poor effort by Germany. Their defense was terrible. Spain spent the entire time on offense and with possession. All the energy of the Argentinian game was gone. Spain doesn't score goals ever, just kept winning 1-0. How did we get shut out?? If Muller and that other guy weren't out this would have been different. ahhh poor Germany. (I'm German lol)

07-07-2010, 09:37 PM	Post #20
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	Hive's THIRD PLACE Prediction: W: Germany [ 2 ] L: Uruguay [ 0 ] Hive's FINALS Prediction: W: Spain [ 2 ] L: Nederland [ 1 ]

07-07-2010, 09:38 PM	Post #21
pchannn I make not sense Posts: 509	GO HOLLAND GO!

07-07-2010, 09:43 PM	Post #22
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	I really like BOTH squads..... >_> But I have to root for Spain, because my favorite players (David Villa and Xavi) are on that team. *VAMOS ESPANIA!!!!*

07-08-2010, 12:18 PM	Post #23
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	World Cup yet to help S. Africa's economy woes: "South Africa may reap a long-term windfall for defying the skeptics and successfully hosting the World Cup. Short term, however, the profits are heading elsewhere, while unions gripe and the nation’s already staggering unemployment rate climbs even higher. Tournament organizer FIFA is happy with near-record ticket sales and huge global TV audiences. Some of its major international sponsors also are reporting record sales. Yet official jobless figures released during the tournament revealed that the extensive World Cup-related preparations (including several billion dollars worth of new stadiums and transport infrastructure) didn’t prevent a further economic downturn in South Africa. The economic intricacies of this World Cup already are being studied in Brazil, which will host the tournament in 2014." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Klose to miss Third Place match?: Germany striker Miroslav Klose could miss the third-place match against Uruguay because of injury, and with it lose a chance to take over as top scorer in World Cup history. Assistant coach Hansi Flick says Klose has a back injury and could miss Saturday’s game in Port Elizabeth. Klose needs one goal to match Ronaldo’s record of 15 for Brazil. After Germany’s 1-0 loss to Spain in Wednesday’s semifinal, Klose said he was eager to play and mentioned no injury.

07-10-2010, 01:41 PM	Post #26
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****GERMANY earns another Third Place finish!** THIRD PLACE Result: W: Germany [ 3 ] L: Uruguay [ 2 ] ((((YOUTUBE PENDING)))) Game Notes:** - Forlan scored his 5th goal of the 2010 World Cup - Mueller scored his 5th goal of the 2010 World Cup - Klose of Germany did not play - Suarez was booed heavily every time he touched the ball (T_T) - The match was really fun and wide open

07-11-2010, 08:15 PM	Post #27
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	****SPAIN wins their first World Cup!** FINALS Result: W: Spain [ 1 ] L: Nederland [ 0 ] (((youtube pending))) Game Notes:** - One of the ugliest World Cup finals in history... - Iniesta scored the winning goal for Spain in ovetime

07-16-2010, 01:39 PM	Post #29
Hive Prax Like A Duck Posts: 7,447	After reviewing most of the matches this week (I watched all of them live), I've decided to grade this 2010 World Cup stage-by-stage! GROUP STAGE (C-) SECOND ROUND (B-) QUARTERFINALS (B-) SEMIFINALS (B-) THIRD PLACE (B+) FINAL (D+) -------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL 2010 WORLD CUP (B-)