WORLD CUP

[RashanGary]

My son is playing soccer now. He's 7. I try to play with him for an hour or so after work most days. It's a really fun sport and a great work out.


We always had him in baseball, but I missed the signup deadline this year, so we ended up with soccer. I couldn't be happier though. The games a are a lot of fun to watch. There is so much action. He really likes playing.

I don't follow a team or anything like that, but I think it's a really cool sport. Fun to play, a really great workout and a lot of fun to watch my son play. I'll watch some world cup soccer this year.

[swede]

My son is playing soccer now. He's 7. I try to play with him for an hour or so after work most days. It's a really fun sport and a great work out.


We always had him in baseball, but I missed the signup deadline this year, so we ended up with soccer. I couldn't be happier though. The games a are a lot of fun to watch. There is so much action. He really likes playing.

I don't follow a team or anything like that, but I think it's a really cool sport. Fun to play, a really great workout and a lot of fun to watch my son play. I'll watch some world cup soccer this year.

Every kid should play soccer...or ultimate Frisbee. Great exercise!

[Freak Out]

I wonder if Diego Maradona's ego is going to screw Messi some how....deny him the glory that would surpass his World Cup feats.

[wootah]

I wonder if Diego Maradona's ego is going to screw Messi some how....deny him the glory that would surpass his World Cup feats.

Maradonna has already said that he considers Messi a greater football player than himself. I have no doubt that he will do everything within his coaching power to make this team succeed. Football is not just a sport in Argentina. It's everything. I only doubt Maradonna's capacities as a coach.

2 games in the bag up until this point. SA-MEX was pretty entertaining. Great great goal by Shabalala.

FRA-URU was boring as hell. France was the superior team but due to their lousy coach they played a tactic that couldn't succeed; they have great wingers but no one from the midfield who arrives in the penalty area to make use of these crosses from the flanks. Combine this with URU who were happy with a 0-0 and you get 90' of boredom.

[Bretsky]

gave it a half hour; I'm done. Fan stuff is cool, althogh from a TV it sounds like a combo of a ton of swarming bees and Vikings Horns blowing constantly

Just too boring

[retailguy]

gave it a half hour; I'm done. Fan stuff is cool, althogh from a TV it sounds like a combo of a ton of swarming bees and Vikings Horns blowing constantly

Just too boring

well, you gave it 31 minutes more than I did. I'm proud of you!

[Tarlam!]

Woah. That inside USA defence looked aweful!

One down after 4 minutes of play is better than one down with 4 minutes of play left.

[Tarlam!]

The US Ream is showing the Island Gorillas too much respect. Play the damned game; hard and fast! C'mon USA!

[Tarlam!]

G O A L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A gift from Mother England!!!!

1-1 with 5 to play in the first half!!!!


GO USA!!!!!

[Tarlam!]

I gotta stop talking to myself.....

[red]

after a shaky start the US played pretty solid, bet they're calling for heads in england right about now

good result

[pbmax]

I enjoyed the game. But its hard to adjust to 75 minutes of setup and 15 minutes of actual attack. In football, you at least are monitoring down and distance. Baseball you are tracking outs and men on base. Every time the US kicked the ball back out of the England half to regroup I got depressed.

Loved Altidore simply going around his defender when he hit the post in the 2nd half. US does not seem to control the ball in the middle, shorter spaces as well as England. And the English guy Johnson constantly went around the US defense. I also thought the idea to simply put the ball on goal a few times (like hockey) was a good idea given the shakiness of England's goalkeeper.

It was fun. But I am not sure if I could sit through a normal games with countries I was not invested in. Maybe the final.

Island gorillas?

[Gunakor]

The game didn't seem very close at all from 5 minutes on. US got a couple of good chances but only got one good shot on goal the entire game - and it wasn't even the one that went in. Lucky for that gift, as England was clearly the better team.

Kudos to Tim Howard for not letting it get out of hand.

[RashanGary]

It was fun to watch. I'll be watching the rest of our games and maybe some other games.

I thought England played much dirtier. They were constantly kicking our guys in the thigh, stepping on ankles, tripping, etc. . . .

[Tarlam!]

Island gorillas?

Their DNA is 96% of Homo Sapien's