The WORLD CUP Begins Today June 9th

[Invasion1]

I am so excited!!! Seriously guys  :icon_redface:....

2002 i was bed ridden with a bad back and couldn't walk for 2 months, the only thing that i enjoyed for that time before surgery was watching the world cup soccer tournament.

watched EVERY game and i have been hooked ever since.....waking up early saturday mornings to watch the German league on Fox Sports World (My team is the host for this 2006 WC that being Germany)

anyway FYI you Yanks have a team in there and there one of the favs to make it out of the group stage  ;)

Ok im done just had blab a bit about this cause im going crazy waiting for the first game Germany vs. Costa Rica friday at 11.30 AM eastern....which i just happen to have the day off  :icon_biggrin:

[TurboGTU]

Uncle is into it too. But like baseball...I don't watch soccer unless its the Cup/championship game  :icon_rolleyes:.

[Invasion1]

Germany 4 - Costa Rica 2

LOL Poland Lost to Ecuador  :laugh:

[pontiac6ksteawd]

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not into soccor that much. The only thing I have ever liked about soccor was when I saw a female streaker go across the playing field, kick the ball, and score. I wonder if they counted that ball as a score, or did the ball score on the streaker?? Anyways...

[Invasion1]

Well you Yanks got whipped by the Czech's

LOL @ France and the 0-0 draw with the Swiss  :laugh:

Woot to Austrailia beating Japan!!!!

right now them bastards from Brazil are beating Croatia 1-0  :icon_mad: I HATE Brazil!!!!

Tomorrow Germany Vs. Poland!!!!!!! can't wait  :icon_mrgreen:

[TGPilot]

I am not much of a soccer/football follower at all. My co-worker in Denver is and we watched a few games at work. People call Formula 1 boring! :icon_rolleyes: :laugh: I have never seen more pansies on the filed taking falls and whining about a simple hit in my life! They would never be NHL players acting like that!! :laugh:

[Invasion1]

Wow that was close

Germany 1 vs Poland 0

Neuville scores the winner in the 91st minute of extra time (overtime)

were through to the round of 16

[Invasion1]

On Now 3:00 PM eastern

Mexico vs Angola and the place is all Mexicans!!!

the whole stadium singing the Mexicans national anthum, drowning out the music

unbelievable!!

[GPChief]

Last night here in Italy, no cars were on the road, restruants & stores closed early....  What a game - I cant believe we got the goal taken back.  I was expecting some heavy duty partying if Italy won / rioting if they lost, speaking to my neighbors some of them feel the referees were bad - but still take the tie none the less.

[R Dubya]

Hey the US outplayed them even down a man.  The Italians should feel lucky that they got away with playing such a lazy game, but then again so should we because we didnt really score our goal for ourselves.  The refs were calling a different game and IMO they ruined it when they gave that red card right before the 45 minute mark.  Obviously if you give a yellow and then another it's red, like they did 2 mins into the second half, its justified, but it wasnt really as good as it could have been. 

[Invasion1]

I have watched almost every game (love the DV recorder) and from what i have seen!! the WORLD is catching up with the traditionally "good" teams....

and LOL @ FRANCE!!!!! One goal in the last 2 WC tournaments and NO WINS!!!!

glad there are some upsets in the making and none are concerning Germany........yet  :icon_neutral:

TUESDAY Germany vs. Equador 10 AM eastern we will see who wins Group "A"  :icon_biggrin:

as for the refs and officials FIFA has ordered them to "crackdown" on the infractions and its getting Stupid!!

Franz Beckinbauer ever said its ruining this tourniment the amount of yellow cards being given out for BS calls, and i agree.  :icon_mad:

[Invasion1]

Germany Wins 3 - Nothing Over Equador

i bet we play Sweden in the next round....

[herb427sc]

I would rather watch grass grow....

[Invasion1]

much how i feel about:

American NFL/CDN CFL football
Basketball
Baseball
PGA/LPGA Golf
Track and Field
NASCAR/ TRUCK NASCAR
IRL/CART
Volleyball (unless its womens beach volleyball)



except i prefure watching paint dry if given the choice.......

Soccer
Hockey
F1

is all i watch as far as sports that hold my intrest...

[R Dubya]

awww come on baseball isn't that bad.  I'm a big fan of the game, always loved playing when I was younger and trying to find a decent softball team that I can play on around here somewhere.  I used to be a big sports nut when I was a kid and watched football and baseball, and I have to admit that I haven't watched the Super Bowl in at least 3 yrs, although I did watch a bit of the Steelers/Seahawks this yr.  A local kid plays on the Seahawks, special teams captain, Isiah Kacyvenski (don't know how to spell it).  I met his Dad doing my laundry one day and had a heart to heart with the guy, truly nice people.  Anyway, I've been watching more soccer this time around then I ever did, and I played soccer as a kid.   :icon_cool: