The Official World Cup 2010 Thread

[adidasss]

Well, they didn't really shine in the rest of the matches either, apparently they're the winner with the least scored goals in the history of World Cup...:\

[Alfred]

haha, intense match, and a well-deserved win on Spain's part

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by adidasss

Well, they didn't really shine in the rest of the matches either, apparently they're the winner with the least scored goals in the history of World Cup...:\

It'd make sense. 4 successive 1-0 wins and all.

I guess it was down to the Dutch parking the bus in front of their goal, but gawd dayam, what a miserable borefest of a game!

I'd say it was a decent tournament overall. As far as tournaments go, it wasn't as boring as Germany 2006, but nowhere near as gripping and exciting as I remember either of the last two European Championships being.

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

It'd make sense. 4 successive 1-0 wins and all.

I guess it was down to the Dutch parking the bus in front of their goal, but gawd dayam, what a miserable borefest of a game!

I'd say it was a decent tournament overall. As far as tournaments go, it wasn't as boring as Germany 2006, but nowhere near as gripping and exciting as I remember either of the last two European Championships being.

World Cups became less exciting when they were increased from 6 groups to 8 groups and we got another 8 weak teams in!!! Euros tend to be more exciting because there are less weak teams in general. I did see that for Euro 2016, they are going to be adding another 2 groups which doesn`t bode well.

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

World Cups became less exciting when they were increased from 6 groups to 8 groups and we got another 8 weak teams in!!! Euros tend to be more exciting because there are less weak teams in general. I did see that for Euro 2016, they are going to be adding another 2 groups which doesn`t bode well.

Another two groups? Ruddy hell. As much as I like seeing new teams compete in finals competitions, as you say it's not exactly a guarantor of a mesmerising tournament or anything. I think the closest I've ever seen to a world cup being genuinely gripping from start to finish was back in USA '94, and I was barely 6 years old at the time!

As I say though, I think this one's been worth the fuss overall. Highlight of the tournament was one of Spain-Switzerland, Netherlands-Brazil or Uruguay-Germany for me.

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Another two groups? Ruddy hell. As much as I like seeing new teams compete in finals competitions, as you say it's not exactly a guarantor of a mesmerising tournament or anything. I think the closest I've ever seen to a world cup being genuinely gripping from start to finish was back in USA '94, and I was barely 6 years old at the time!

As I say though, I think this one's been worth the fuss overall. Highlight of the tournament was one of Spain-Switzerland, Netherlands-Brazil or Uruguay-Germany for me.

I don`t think there were any classic matches as such, but there were some very dramatic ones of which Uruguay-Ghana, Italy-Slovakia and Netherlands-Brazil stood out.

I actually enjoyed the final as well, as the match in itself was kind of intriguing and despite Spain`s superiority, Holland had their chances to score throughout the match. In terms of excitement, this Dutch side was well behind the exciting sides they`ve had in the last 20 years or so, but unlike these sides this pragmatic Dutch side reached the final.

[right-track]

The highlight of the tournament for me was Germany's 4-0 demolition of Argentina.

[Bulldog]

Taking everything that's happened towards this world cup since the qualifiers started, my absolute highlight would easily be this

[TheCunningStunt]

Can we start the new season now? plzkthnks

[The Monkey]

A decent final, a lot more open than they usually are. The right team won.The bronze match was a lot more exiting, though.

It's been a really good world cup, with a lot more goals than I feel is usual.

Here's the video of the idiot in the beginning, if anyone is interested:
YouTube - Spain Vs netherlands-Man tries to touch the Fifa World Cup Trophy ( exclusive)- new Jimmy Jump