World Cup 2010

[HK_01]

I really hope Paul's wrong this time. He has been mistaken before, at the Eurocup he "only" predicted 80% of the outcomes correctly.

Come on Holland!!!!! Beat those damn cheating Uruguayans into the dirt (A moment's silence for Ghana)

Will this please stop? Ghana got their chance with a penalty, and they blew it. The only reason everyone complains is because that red card didn't affect the Uruguayans anymore, but guess what? That's the rules. And it's strategy too on the side of the player who handballed.

 

[sunburst]

Well, that happened fast. 2 goals in 3 minutes and Holland has a commanding lead.

 

[FolkLikePanda]

I want Netherlands to win it, though I think the German's will with their youth academies the bastards!

 

[Ulquiorra4sama]

I couldn't care less about what happens to who, but i do wish that the fans would stop with those horns...

 

[HK_01]

I knew Holland would win this. Quite a surprise Uruguay even made it that far, but now they've met a world-class team.

Yay, good job Uruguay! 2:3 is a perfectly good result and doesn't threaten to surpass the awesomness of the 4:0 against Argentina!

 

[GundamSentinel]

Agh, my poor nerves, finally it's over. What was the ref playing at, continuing this long?

 

[Ekit]

Amazing game! But seriously, Robben dives too much!

 

[JRShield]

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, Holland to the finals!!!!!

 

[Sonicron]

If Germany manages a victory tomorrow we're in for a real classic in the final match.
Come on, guys, you can do it! Send the Spanish packing!

 

[timmytom1]

Well done to the dutch i guess ,I bet man united fans are wondering why they couldn`t get this sort of performance out of him more often bit like Klose with Bayern i guess

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

Come on Holland!!!!! Beat those damn cheating Uruguayans into the dirt (A moment's silence for Ghana)

I just have to take a moment to reflect that Luis Suarez's handball was not cheating and that this argument makes no sense. In fact, handballing the ball when you're standing on the goal line is a common practice in football and the person committing it is well-aware he'll receive a red card and a penalty.
Thank you.

Um, so preventing a certain goal isn't cheating? Dude, he got a red card because is was cheating. At least try to learn a little about the game before making such a ridiculous statement

I really hope Paul's wrong this time. He has been mistaken before, at the Eurocup he "only" predicted 80% of the outcomes correctly.

Come on Holland!!!!! Beat those damn cheating Uruguayans into the dirt (A moment's silence for Ghana)

Will this please stop? Ghana got their chance with a penalty, and they blew it. The only reason everyone complains is because that red card didn't affect the Uruguayans anymore, but guess what? That's the rules. And it's strategy too on the side of the player who handballed.

Same for this, it was cheating because he stopped a CERTAIN GOAL. Do you not understand this, they shouldn't have needed to take a nerve wracking penalty, it's completely against the spirit of the game. Jeez, the point is that if Suarez hadn't CHEATED, it would have een a GOAL, and that would have been Ghana, going further than any African nation has before, in the first African world cup, and playing Holland.

 

[HK_01]

*snip*

I'll attempt to explain it to you.

Yes, he stopped a certain goal. However, there is no discrimination in the rules between a certain goal and a not-so-certain goal, because that would be impossible to say objectively in most cases. So the rule is that handballing on the goal line is a red card and a penalty. And this is fair, because

1. A penalty is a huge chance
2. The other team from now on lacks a player, giving the team that got the penalty a major advantage

The problem in this match was that it happened in the last minutes or even seconds of the match, so the red card didn't have any effect. But you can't just make different rules for different times in the match.

 

[Tales of Golden Sun]

AND WE'RE OFF TO THE FINALS! WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS TIME!

 

[HK_01]

AND WE'RE OFF TO THE FINALS! WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS TIME!

Yeah, just go on believing that if it makes you happy...

Honestly, I don't know who will win, but if Germany should lose against Spain, I'm gonna root for Holland.

 

[AlphaOmega]

Hup Holland Hup!

(Please win sunday please please please)

 

[SCAFC Chimp]

I gotta head to the bar in a bit to watch the US game myself. I really hope the US continues. I want us to go all the way to the finals. I want soccer to become a big sport in the USA.

USA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbn3rOPmR9w&playnext_from=TL&videos=YW-jMiqe2Uw

It already is. Millions of us in pubs around the country. Covington, KY is where I'll be today.

Weird, but it gave me goosebumps. It's so awesome to see Americans embrace football the way we do. By we, I don't mean the stupid skinhead louts that poison the game. I mean the real fans, the ones that revel in the beautiful game.

 

[Tales of Golden Sun]

AND WE'RE OFF TO THE FINALS! WE'RE GOING TO WIN THIS TIME!

Yeah, just go on believing that if it makes you happy...

Honestly, I don't know who will win, but if Germany should lose against Spain, I'm gonna root for Holland.

This isn't going to be like 1974! (should Germany win against Spain).
Thankfully that game won't be as meaningful as the one in '74. We're on good terms with Germany now.

 

[Grahav]

Come on Holland!!!!! Beat those damn cheating Uruguayans into the dirt (A moment's silence for Ghana)

I just have to take a moment to reflect that Luis Suarez's handball was not cheating and that this argument makes no sense. In fact, handballing the ball when you're standing on the goal line is a common practice in football and the person committing it is well-aware he'll receive a red card and a penalty.
Thank you.

Um, so preventing a certain goal isn't cheating? Dude, he got a red card because is was cheating. At least try to learn a little about the game before making such a ridiculous statement

I really hope Paul's wrong this time. He has been mistaken before, at the Eurocup he "only" predicted 80% of the outcomes correctly.

Come on Holland!!!!! Beat those damn cheating Uruguayans into the dirt (A moment's silence for Ghana)

Will this please stop? Ghana got their chance with a penalty, and they blew it. The only reason everyone complains is because that red card didn't affect the Uruguayans anymore, but guess what? That's the rules. And it's strategy too on the side of the player who handballed.

Same for this, it was cheating because he stopped a CERTAIN GOAL. Do you not understand this, they shouldn't have needed to take a nerve wracking penalty, it's completely against the spirit of the game. Jeez, the point is that if Suarez hadn't CHEATED, it would have een a GOAL, and that would have been Ghana, going further than any African nation has before, in the first African world cup, and playing Holland.

The ghanese certainlly don't complain abou the fact that one of their players purposelly hurt Ballack so that he couldn't play for germain before the world cup, the same way they did hurt Uruguay's captain. None punished in both assaults.

About the game, there was an offside called against Uruguay that didn't exist, and the second Holland's goal was offsided.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Come on Holland!!!!! Beat those damn cheating Uruguayans into the dirt (A moment's silence for Ghana)

I just have to take a moment to reflect that Luis Suarez's handball was not cheating and that this argument makes no sense. In fact, handballing the ball when you're standing on the goal line is a common practice in football and the person committing it is well-aware he'll receive a red card and a penalty.
Thank you.

Um, so preventing a certain goal isn't cheating? Dude, he got a red card because is was cheating. At least try to learn a little about the game before making such a ridiculous statement

Yes, it isn't cheating. It is purposedly breaking the rules to the teams advantage.
I think you are the one who has to learn about the game, seeing how it's a common pratice and nobody complains because most of the time, the penalties are scored. Here, Gyan didn't manage it and all of a sudden, Uruguayans are cheaters.
I think that the following quote I've seen on the Yahoo Sports message boards sums it up the best -

To all these morally superior beings posting online lately, I have a few questions:

If a player has a good chance at shooting and scoring and he is fouled by a defender is that cheating? If a team is winning by one goal and they make two subs in the last minute of the game, is that cheating?

If a player falls (but is not fouled) and the referee awards a free kick, should the player tell the referee not to award the free kick? If a player scores offside, should he tell the referee not to validate the goal? If a player commits a foul and the ref does not see him, should he ask the ref to please show him the yellow card?

One more, if Ghana had scored in that play, would they be saying that the free kick that started all this WAS NOT A FOUL and that one player WAS OFFSIDE and that Uruguay was ROBBED in that game ???? ... mhhh .. I'm sure they would .. mhhh ... it's only fair ... mhhh

I wonder if the people posting here have ever seen a game or are just part of the World Cup high and then next week will go back to watching baseball or american football ...

So, in other words, Suarez did not try to get away with his rule-breaking and, is therefore not a cheat.
And to make the horrible claim that Uruguay are a "damn cheating" team makes me question if I should be having this argument here.

About the game, there was an offside called against Uruguay that didn't exist, and the second Holland's goal was offsided.

I knew I was not the only one who saw that.
I think it's still up to the referee, though, but if he would've called offside no one would complain.
Nobody called the Villa goal from offside in Portugal-Spain and this one is even less noticeable.
Still, I really liked both teams and if its the Netherlands who won, I have no problem with that.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Double Post, sorry.