World Cup 2010

[Drolefille]

Mali.

He reffed the final game of the African cup last year? This year? But man he's clearly not ready for the World cup, or the Slovenians have his children or something.

[Kappamd]

Bribery. You heard it here.

[Drolefille]

They're now saying the goal was not allowed due to a foul by Edu, the guy who scored... wtf!

[Kappamd]

Gah, I need a replay. I don't remember him even being CLOSE to another player though, at least not from Slovenia.

[Drolefille]

It's just there's no way with the number of fouls happening in that box, that the US shouldn't have either gotten the goal because we had the advantage or gotten a PK.

(never mind that Slovenia should have been a man down, that late yellow on them would have been a red pretty much anywhere else)

[Drolefille]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5rGDAZnvcI

The play, I can't see Edu well but in one of the replays it looks like they BOTH have hands on each other. How is the guy who gets ahead pulling!?

[Drolefille]

Today's conspiracy theory: The ref had his US Visa rejected. Revenge?

*facepalm*

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Today's conspiracy theory: The ref had his US Visa rejected. Revenge?

*facepalm*

love it!! the experts emcee'ing the matches(former soccer players) have all said that there was no foul and that we were robbed.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

love it!! the experts emcee'ing the matches(former soccer players) have all said that there was no foul and that we were robbed.

Yeah BBC, ESPN and the SA broadcasters are all in agreement.

If England doesn't win here our chances of advancing get even trickier.

[Shellfish]

If Algeria and England draw, and I'm trying to stay oblivious for now to watch the recording but did look at the US-Slovenia scores, then it should be easier for us because our last group game is against an allegedly weaker opponent.

[Drolefille]

I won't spoil it for you. (Much, don't look if you're trying to stay totally oblivious)

But it's looking like USA just needs to win or draw vs. ALG preferably scoring at least 2 goals in the process but even that may not be necessary.

[sigtau305]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

But it's looking like USA just needs to win or draw vs. ALG preferably scoring at least 2 goals in the process but even that may not be necessary.

I hope so. I like the U.S. to bottle up their performance in the second half and used it against Algeria.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by sigtau305

I hope so. I like the U.S. to bottle up their performance in the second half and used it against Algeria.

sure, after we finish "liberating" Mali

But yeah we need to come out in the first half and play well and stop relying on our goalie to save our asses on D.

[AOEforme]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Bribery. You heard it here.

Slovenians are too cheap to bribe him.

They must have made him strudel or something though, because he was totally biased. (Although, I am not in any way complaining.)

[honeychile]

I've been working in the office by myself this week, so I could do what I wanted. It's good to be Queen.

Originally Posted by groovypq

I've given up all pretense of working right now....

I have a keychain with the ole, ole, ole song on it - VERY loud! Someone from the funeral home across the street came over to see if I was okay! Of course, then he stayed to watch the game.

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

let us hope that that idiot referee is banned from refereeing any more matches at the world cup. what an ass.

Amen!

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Ha, people are vandalizing the Mali article of wikipedia.
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If Slovenia had scored again, I think I'd be on a plane to South Africa. I was so upset by that HORRIBLE call - he is going to have a worse time explaining it.

For those of y'all who were simularly upset, please be aware that, at the soccer convention I attend yearly, a life size cutout of this dimwit will be there. It will be used for a dartboard, and a possible lynching.