At 6/13/10 05:10 PM, enquencle wrote: And finally, vuvuzelas have been banned from stadiums, due to Tv broadcasters complains.
I really dont mind the noise, but I'm pretty sure people there was sick about them, heard about people with really bad headaches, and about players struggling to hear their coach instructions.

Also, do we have any links for this? I can't find any specifics, only speculative articles referring to FIFA, and we know what sort of an organisation FIFA is, as has already been mentioned.

Admittedly, a lot is lost in the coverage via vuvuzelas that could generally get people going mad for the World Cup, but it's sad that if this is true, that they caved in for TV demand. It's sad that that drives sports at the end of the day. Eh, don't mind me here.

Some comments in British papers have been particularly xenophobic: 'Who let the locals in?'

Yeah, this is why I don't like my country holding international sporting events.

At 6/13/10 07:50 PM, Lunaful wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHFnoU0GR Bw&feature=related

The background noise.

I have been watching the matches dude, haha.

I meant regarding the ban.

Greener Pastures

FOR AUSTRALIA, THE COMPETITION IS OVER.

Japan and Holland games should be pretty good tomorrow. Too bad van Nistelrooy is an old fart now.

At 6/13/10 06:03 PM, bhsqad15 wrote: Netherlands Vs. Denmark

Netherlands, they're just too good right now to go down.

Japan Vs. Cameroon

Don't know about these guys, I guess I'll stay neutral on this.

Italy Vs. Paraguay

Italy, anyone who wants to try and show them up is willing to take a beating.

At 6/13/10 08:43 PM, igott wrote: Italy, anyone who wants to try and show them up is willing to take a beating.

And get called names by Materazzi.

Australian here, DAMN did we get owned.

Luckily I don't care much for the world cup.

Aargh... WE ARE GONNA FCKING WIN, BITCHES! I CAN SMELL IT *sniff* oh, never mind.
No, seriously, our team is so awesome, we could eventually pwn Germany. At least I hope, cuz you never know.

At 6/13/10 05:53 PM, Warforger wrote: Go North Korea, Go North Korea!

At 6/13/10 04:58 PM, Grubby wrote:

At 6/13/10 04:31 PM, Racoonmario wrote: Medic IS DOMINATING Sniper.

You're a nerd.

Your on newgrounds dumbass the "coolest" person on here is probably Soulja Boy Tell Em

I'd like to voice that I don't know what Fifa means, and I'm not watching a World Cup of people playing Fifa. I'm sure I suck big ol fat monkey balls for not watching a Fifa world cup but I wasn't informed it was coming on. Maybe its my kinda game :D

Once I was playing Soccer and I tried to hit the ball with my head, sadly..I blocked it with my EYE and now I have a perm. black spot in my eye the size of a pinhead, it's like being followed by a fly for my entire life lol. The first paragraph was a joke..however this one is not. It's rather bothersome getting a lifelong injury at 15 for playing Soccer. Especially one in the eye :(

At 6/13/10 09:14 PM, Omega-Epsilon wrote: Australian here, DAMN did we get owned.

Luckily I don't care much for the world cup.

Apparently one of our best players got a red card. The match was on like 3:00 in the morning though so I was too tired to stay up.

At 6/13/10 05:08 PM, Scarab wrote: Also, was this the first time in the tournament a ref went after players for what they seem to be referring to as 'simulation'? It worked, in my opinion. It was more enjoyable to watch when they weren't trying to break into acting constantly.

The ref was a bit too strict, imo. The red card was too harsh. But on the other hand the australian players had some very nasty tackles throughout the game so maybe he punished Cahill with a red card to send out a signal to the aussies...

The yellow cards for Özil and Cacau are all right. Nothing worse than a dive... too bad in the Bundesliga the refs constantly blow the whistle in favor of the guy who dives, that's why you see so many german players (or players who play in germany) trying to dive. It's disgraceful.

At 6/13/10 06:03 PM, bhsqad15 wrote: 3 matches tomorrow

Netherlands Vs. Denmark

Japan Vs. Cameroon

Italy Vs. Paraguay

Go Netherlands! Go Netherlands! It'll be 7-1 for Netherlands believe me.

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At 6/14/10 03:01 AM, Fedale wrote:

It's funny because those things are banned from stadiums now.

At 6/13/10 09:14 PM, Omega-Epsilon wrote: Australian here, DAMN did we get owned.

Luckily I don't care much for the world cup.

i second this, 99 percent of supporters are just on the socceroo bandwagon because they think giving a shit about their nations soccer team for 1 week of the year is trendy
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At 6/13/10 09:14 PM, Omega-Epsilon wrote: Australian here, DAMN did we get owned.

Luckily I don't care much for the world cup.

aussies got fucked up, serves them right. They hyped themselves up so much, but they are really crap

Can't wait for Holland - Denmark. I'm not gonna be modest about my prediction, I think we are gonna see something close to a 5-1 victory.

Japan - Cameroon is going to be a fairly boring game I think, but I'm betting on a 0-2.

Italy - Paraguay is probably going to end up in a 1-0 if Italy plays like they always do. Italy has sucked pretty badly the past year though, so I wouldn't be surprised if Paraguay wins the game.

At 6/14/10 04:18 AM, axlisbak wrote:

At 6/13/10 09:14 PM, Omega-Epsilon wrote: Australian here, DAMN did we get owned.

Luckily I don't care much for the world cup.

i second this, 99 percent of supporters are just on the socceroo bandwagon because they think giving a shit about their nations soccer team for 1 week of the year is trendy
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that is so true, the bandwagon thing

Netherlands and Dutch coming up soon... who ya got?

Even tough i'm european. I'm cheering for Brazil and South Africa.

At 6/14/10 04:03 AM, igott wrote:

At 6/14/10 03:01 AM, Fedale wrote:

It's funny because those things are banned from stadiums now.

I'm still hearing them... I don't think they are b&

At 6/14/10 07:04 AM, Fedale wrote:

At 6/14/10 04:03 AM, igott wrote:

At 6/14/10 03:01 AM, Fedale wrote:

It's funny because those things are banned from stadiums now.

I'm still hearing them... I don't think they are b&

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Holland - Denmark is getting started! :D I'm so excited!!! :D:D:D

At 6/14/10 07:26 AM, LiquidOoze wrote: Holland - Denmark is getting started! :D I'm so excited!!! :D:D:D

Boring match so far, according to the live updates I read now.
Too bad the livestream I watched earlier doesn't seem to work right now. That would have been funny, sitting in a lecture at the university and watching the match on the laptop. :D

At 6/14/10 04:51 AM, Auz wrote: Can't wait for Holland - Denmark. I'm not gonna be modest about my prediction, I think we are gonna see something close to a 5-1 victory.

First half is over and I don't think we'll get to see that many goals. ^^

I root for the danish team though, for obvious reasons. :P

My god what a poor first half.

The Danish have been defending well, but Holland really needs to pick up the pace and stop being so nervous.

Half time: Netherlands 0, Denmark, 0.

Surprisingly dull. The Dutch have a strong attack, but they need to get things done straight. It's strength without a finish. Denmark seemed to have surprised so far - I think the Netherlands need to concentrate on their defense a bit, because it would be a shame if they were let down there.

I'm looking forward to Japan-Cameroon. Come on Japan!

i'm not much of a football watcher, but good luck to whoever gets to the finals/ wins. i dunno where it is

Denmark own goal! Second half opener!

So unlucky, that might shake this up a bit.

Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Own goal by Denmark haha!

I don't think we're gonna reach five either, but now that we scored our first I think we're gonna be less nervous and play better.