World Cup Day 10 [Slovakia v Paraguay - Italy v New Zealand - Brazil v Ivory Coast]

[King Gizzard]

I told you all Shane Smeltz was amazing.

http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/New+Zealand+v+Spain+FIFA+Confederations+Cup+FUiKgO D5qZRl.jpg

[Nemo123]

Onside too, the ball never touched a NZ head.

In the ad break Ladbrokes were offering 15/1 on a 5 - 0 Italian win. Ha! You could get 14/1 on NZ win by any score, elsewhere????

[King Gizzard]

Ex AFC Wimbledon player and a bunch of semi-pros 1 - 0 World cup Holders

[Nemo123]

Chiellini is a reet cheat, faking it up to get Fallon sent off.

[bbfan1991]

I missed the goal:rolleyes:.

[bbfan1991]

Penalty to Italy...

[Nemo123]

What a soft penalty!

[King Gizzard]

Ipswich player as well (my second team)



*facepalm*

[Nemo123]

Tommy Smith, Brady said he tried to sign him for Arsenal youths.

[MissKittyFantastico]

Forza Italia!

Good job I didn't put Buffon back into my fantasy team for today lol only got Zambrotta in for this game.

[King Gizzard]

Bollocks ive totally forgot about fantasy and still have buffon and then some north korean keeper in goal

[Nemo123]

Just waiting for the inevitable Italian goal.

[Nemo123]

Time some of these Itiddledeeies were booked for play-acting.

[James]

I've got Criscito and Zambrotta for Fantasy team. Would have thought it would be a banker for a clean sheet. :S

[James]

NZ doing well here. Looks like they can hold on.

[Nemo123]

NZ doing well here. Looks like they can hold on.

Italy only need 30 seconds, and a kick up the arse.

[James]

They look lacking in ideas. Making a few more chances now.

[setanta]

Ohhh!!! Nearly.

[GiRTh]

France, Italy and England all look sh*t. This is a strange World cup.

[Nemo123]

Ha! The Italy fan with a cork in her ear.

[Nemo123]

Wow! 2 draws and 2 goals. They're doing better than England.

[setanta]

Well done Kiwis.

[Locke.]

England, Italy, France, Spain... All at risk of going out in the group stages. Can't believe that.

[Nemo123]

England, Italy, France, Spain... All at risk of going out in the group stages. Can't believe that.

Chances 1, maybe 2 will be going home.

[Locke.]

Germany in trouble aswell actually, if Ghana keep them out next game then they'll be going home

[GiRTh]

Portugal need a win too.

[setanta]

I'm telling you though - Brazil aren't comfortable either after that 2-1 against NK. Ivory Coast will be playing for a draw tonight I'd say and then it could all go down to goal difference. They'll be hard to break down for Brazil.

[Nemo123]

I think Argentina have this WC in the bag already.

[setanta]

I think Argentina have this WC in the bag already.

I'm not so sure. Holland have started slowly and have Robben to come back. They were my darkhorse from the start and I'm convinced that they'll go far. Argentina are dodgy at the back and that'll bite them in the arse at some stage.

[Nemo123]

yeah, too early to pick a winner. in the kO's anything's likely to happen. Still, the top teams seem to always make it to the final.

[GiRTh]

I think one of the struggling teams will make the semis if not the final. One out of Italy, England, France or Germany.

[setanta]

yeah, too early to pick a winner. in the kO's anything's likely to happen. Still, the top teams seem to always make it to the final.

Yeah, it's usually very predictable once you get to the semis. Still though, I'd love one of the smaller teams to go on a run, especially one or two of the ones who've impressed me, Chile being top of my list in that regard. They honestly could knock Spain out. I like Mexico too but they were playing against an utterly crap side so can't rate them yet.

[setanta]

Oh, and like I said - Ivory Coast could spoil things for Brazil tonight. Stranger things have already happened in this tournament.

[GiRTh]

Is Daniel Alvez injured?

EDIT: I've got two Ivory Coast players in my fantasy team so hope he is injured.

[King Gizzard]

Brazils have england to thank for introducing them to football :)

[red]

C'mon Ivory Coast!

[Nemo123]

Brazils have england to thank for introducing them to football :)

apparently Pele has an Irish missionary priest to thank for his name - peile is Irish for football.

[King Gizzard]

But he wouldnt be a footballer if it wasnt for us..:laugh:

[Nemo123]

But he wouldnt be a footballer if it wasnt for us..:laugh:

He'd be a Gaelic footballer.

[Nemo123]

C'mon the green white and orange!

[GiRTh]

Its always sweet when Brazil get turned over. C'mon Ivory coast.

[GiRTh]

Just seen Daniel Alvez is a sub!?!?!?!

How can he not get in the team? They arent that good.

[Nemo123]

Lovely football boots. Wonder do they ever wear them more than once.

[Nemo123]

Who can spell moment the way Mark Lawrenson says it. Meurment?

Love to hear him sing, This is my meurment, this is my perfect meurment.....

[setanta]

Fairly dour first half with hardly any chances. Fabiano converted that goal beautifully though. So now the Ivory Coast have to go for it. I'm not convinced about Brazil to be honest with you.

[Nemo123]

Brazil have another gear. They shifted up in a couple of flashes. There'll be lots of that come the KO's

[Nemo123]

Gaby Yorath looks like Aunt Sally - all that slap

she's a brunette live, and a blonde on vt

[KG.]

Yessss Fabiano, I knew he would score for me at some point!

They're really slow at updating the fantasy football thing tonight though..

[Big Brother Fan]

Dani Alves > Maicon

[setanta]

Brazil have another gear. They shifted up in a couple of flashes. There'll be lots of that come the KO's

I'm still not sure about it. Can't see them beating a big team. Portugal vs Brazil will be interesting. Still though, they've got a formidable defense that'll take some breaking down.

[setanta]

Ivory Coast have to go for it now.

[setanta]

Game over. That boy can finish.

[KG.]

And again :worship:

Here come lots of points for me. :amazed:

[Nemo123]

Hand ball!

[setanta]

Wow, it's a handball. How did they miss that?

[Nemo123]

It even looked like he handled it in real time, never mind the replay

[setanta]

Ah Drogba. Stick it away for feck sake.

[Nemo123]

F&ck sake Drogba!

[setanta]

I honestly don't understand why the ref can't just have a quick look up at the replay in a situation like that. It's just common sense, right?

[Nemo123]

That ref is in trouble, see him asking Fabiano if it was hb?

[setanta]

Yeah, I saw that replay. Very weird.

But yeah, they sent off Zidane in 2006 after viewing the incident off the tv set so why not do the same now? I'll never understand it.

[Nemo123]

Too easy

[setanta]

Yeah, that's Brazil for you. Have to take your chances against them because no matter how badly they're playing in attack they'll always create goal scoring opportunities, especially when they are a few goals ahead and confident.

[Nemo123]

Bet Elano is glad he put his shin pads back on.

[MissKittyFantastico]

Ouch that was nasty

[Nemo123]

In boxing parlance, this is a mismatch.

[setanta]

In boxing parlance, this is a mismatch.

It's only cuz Brazil got that second goal that should have been disallowed. They remind me of Federer. Once he develops a lead and is in the groove it's very hard to live with him, but if you push him around and stay with him for awhile he starts to get nervous. Same thing applies to Brazil.

[GiRTh]

Ivory Coast have flattered to deceive. Considering how many top players (Like Yaya Toure, Drogba), current or ex-Premiership players they've got they've been totally lackluster.

[KG.]

Brazil are definitely in their stride now, they're playing amazingly.

[setanta]

They were just playing to contain Brazil and maybe grab a goal from something. That went out the window after the first goal went in.

Well done Drogba.

[King Gizzard]

Well lets just hope they get knocked out in the last 16

[setanta]

Brazil are definitely in their stride now, they're playing amazingly.

No they're not; they're just a strong unit, that's all. Workmanlike stuff. Perfect though at the beginning of the World Cup.

[GiRTh]

Does Toure get an assist.? Sweet!!!!!!!

[KG.]

I should've put Eboue on for Cannavaro, Cannavaro only got me 3 points today :(

[GiRTh]

Eboue has been one of the biggest disappointments in 2nights game.

Toure has scroed a monster 9 points for me. How do you score 9 points in a 3-1 thrashing?:joker:

[GiRTh]

Here we go. The benches have cleared. Its gone right off.

[setanta]

That was a ridiculous decision. Feel for him there.

[Nemo123]

Kaka! He was a load of sh!te anyway.

[GiRTh]

He misses two games now surely.

[Nemo123]

He misses two games now surely.

No loss.

[GiRTh]

No loss.With him out Brazil will be even worse.

[MissKittyFantastico]

What an absolute fcking joke, he didn't hardly touch him let alone elbow him in the face, and he was ran into!

If that doesn't get overturned it's an absolute farce, the ref didnt even see it!

[King Gizzard]

He's not half the player he was at milan at the minute

[Nemo123]

With him out Brazil will be even worse.

Even better more like

[setanta]

There we go... the fecker didn't even see the incident. Why no tv review? It would have taken 10 seconds. Crazy stuff.

[MissKittyFantastico]

What a joke, that should be over turned.

[Nemo123]

What a joke, that should be over turned.

It will.

[setanta]

Fabiano's second goal wont be though. It's a joke that video evidence isn't used in football, particularly at the World Cup.

[King Gizzard]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/Royal_Netherlands_Football_Association_Logo.svg/219px-Royal_Netherlands_Football_Association_Logo.svg.pn g

[GiRTh]

Thank ***** for that. Adebayor isnt going to be on anymore.

[MissKittyFantastico]

His voice sends me to sleep, and they really should have got subtitles in for when he's on

[King Gizzard]

Why the hell would you pick football over being there when your baby's born

I'd do alot of things for football, but not that

[King Gizzard]

Why is there such shock that Capello will be sacked/asked to resign if we get knocked out? Hes not done his job so he should be

[MissKittyFantastico]

Give Roy Hodgson the job if Capello goes

[James]

That animated gif in your sig is kinda big, Nate. Looks a bit like the macarena dance actually. :p

[King Gizzard]

:(

[Nemo123]

Should get Al Murray to manage England.

[setanta]

Did you hear Terry's press conference? What a wally. Player power again.

[red]

poor kaka
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9684/capture84.gif

[Shaun]

lmfao @ how Kaka is mincing afterwards.

[King Gizzard]

Beijing was 2 years ago..

[Mike]

Kader Keita should be embarassed the way he through himself. That being said it was silly from Kaka getting involved just minutes after receiving a yellow...

[MissKittyFantastico]

Kaka didn't get involved though, he barely even touched him and only raised his shoulder in defense because Keita barged into him.

[King Gizzard]

Both teams were a bunch of bellends in that match to be quite honest with you

[Mike]

The minute Keita went down Kaka was involved unfortunately. He ended up playing right into their hands...


Kaka didn't get involved though, he barely even touched him and only raised his shoulder in defense because Keita barged into him.

[Kerry]

Bloody hell, all went a bit bonkers during the Brazil/IC match