The OFFICIAL Ironworks Football World Cup Thread--Part III

[Yorick]

I'm tipping Italy.

GO ITALIA!!!

Congrats USA BTW. Incredible result.

[Kakero]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Japan lose 0 - 1 to Turkey. Wooohhhoooooo!!

Looks like I couldn't see a South Korea vs Japan final then. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[johnny]

Well, exit Japan. No surprise to me at all, what were they expecting with only one striker on the field ? And let Ono play on the leftwing is a tactical blunder as well, didn't his coach see him play with Feyenoord last season ? I think the other host will be eliminated today as well, let's be realistic, the chance they beat Italy is one in a million. The Italians don't even have to be in top shape to make it to the next round.

[Donut]

From today's Guardian. I would love to think that this was a true report from an American reporter:

64 min: GOAL Mexico 0 - 2 USA. Two soccer points to no score! Eddie Lewis makes a cross-pitch play from the left zone, finding Landon Donovan alone in the danger area. He top-bodies the sphere into the score bag, and Mexico have a double-negative stat!

89 min: The US are closing this one out. Their fans - and there are plenty in the stadium - have started to sing. Altogether now: Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd, Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjacks, I don't care if I never never get back, Let me root, root root for the home team, If they don't win it's a shame, For it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game!

[Epona]

Originally posted by Donut: From today's Guardian. I would love to think that this was a true report from an American reporter: 64 min: GOAL Mexico 0 - 2 USA. Two soccer points to no score! Eddie Lewis makes a cross-pitch play from the left zone, finding Landon Donovan alone in the danger area. He top-bodies the sphere into the score bag, and Mexico have a double-negative stat! 89 min: The US are closing this one out. Their fans - and there are plenty in the stadium - have started to sing. Altogether now: Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd, Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjacks, I don't care if I never never get back, Let me root, root root for the home team, If they don't win it's a shame, For it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game!

*puts head in hands and sighs*

[caleb]

The ratings for the game among english speaking households in the USA was less then 2 percent. The lakers game had 40 percent.

[ 06-18-2002, 06:26 AM: Message edited by: caleb ]

[Lanthir]

Originally posted by caleb: The ratings for the game among english speaking households in the USA was less then 2 percent. The lakers game had 40 percent.

That is odd on ESPN's "Pardon the Interuption" they reported that the Cup has higher ratings than the NBA Final.

[Memnoch]

Originally posted by caleb: The ratings for the game among english speaking households in the USA was less then 2 percent. The lakers game had 40 percent.

Stop making things up, caleb. I don't know what kind of cable you get in the backwoods of Tacoma, WA.

apologies for being single-minded but the England-Brazil match is apparently scheduled for Friday [img]smile.gif[/img]

[johnny]

Oh man, how could they mis that penalty ? If they made it they would have forced the Italians to go in the offensive, and that's one thing they really hate.