OT: World Cup Begins

[mooger_35]

1-0 Swiss, 20 mins to go

 

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1-0 Swiss, 20 mins to go

mooger, that avatar is great. Come on Suisse!!

 

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Espana comes close, but a cracker from well out hits the woodwork...

 

[mooger_35]

Going down to the wire for Spain now...

No team has ever won the World Cup after losing the opening match.

 

[puckhead]

lol. nice avatar, Mooger.

I have enjoyed the fact that (almost) every game could basically go either way.
I don't want to jinx Switz with 5 min left, but look at NKorea keeping within a goal Brazil, for example.
The last group games should be interesting for drama - even in terms of goals scored to move on or not.

the games themselves have been somewhat dry though. Portugal yesterday was an example. nil-nil against Ivory Coast, and they were still patiently playing keep-away at midfield with about 3 minutes left.

Biggest story line so far is how underwhelming some of the top teams have been.
Brasil, Britain, France, Spain, have all been someone 'meh' in their first games.

 

[puckhead]

since when do you get a yellow card for a hand ball?

 

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You know what this game needs...

More cowbell

C-Eye Design > Christopher Walken Cowbell Soundboard

 

[mooger_35]

And that ends a 37-match undefeated streak against European competition. Wow.

 

[puckhead]

wow. what an upset.
i generally dislike the Swiss, but this is huge. good for them.

 

[pixburgher66]

yeahhhh swiss!

 

[pixburgher66]

since when do you get a yellow card for a hand ball?

i think that if it's deemed 'intentional' you get the card.

 

[mooger_35]

Go Swiss!

 

[elocomotive]

LOL. Alexi Lalas - "Switzerland just caught a big nut"

Gotta be a better way to say that.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

since when do you get a yellow card for a hand ball?

stepped away from the computer ... was it deliberate? Di Natale of Italy stuck his elbow out at a ball that was going past him in the first game and should have been carded but wasnt

 

[mooger_35]

i think that if it's deemed 'intentional' you get the card.

If it's intentional it should be a straight red.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Going down to the wire for Spain now...

No team has ever won the World Cup after losing the opening match.

i think the stat I heard was that 8 percent of teams that have lost their opening games have made it into the quarters

 

[jstewismybastardson]

If it's intentional it should be a straight red.

depends where it happens on the field ... in the 18 its a straight red

 

[pixburgher66]

depends where it happens on the field ... in the 18 its a straight red

it was just outside the penalty area.

 

[elocomotive]

depends where it happens on the field ... in the 18 its a straight red

Is it? I would think the PK would be enough to discourage anyone from doing it. I wasn't aware that was the rule.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Is it? I would think the PK would be enough to discourage anyone from doing it. I wasn't aware that was the rule.

i think the letter of the law is a straight red is shown for an intentional handball that prohibits a scoring opportunity so it could even be shown if its outside the 18 and a defender handles a ball that will obviously lead to a scoring opportunity

A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any of the
following
• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity
by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within
his own penalty area)