FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP

motorcycle wrote:


Agree. I think thats the reason.
But there's gotta be options. I heard some time ago they tried a ball with a chip on it that indicates when it crosses the goal line.
That could have been helpful at least for England.

Brasil - Paraguay. Almost 2 hours and no goals. Worst game on this round of 16.
3 more minuts to penalties...

Paraguay V Japan wasn't a good game. And it looks good for Ghana in the quarter-finals

damn ghana...

yeah, japan/paraguay game was weak... but PK's are always exciting.
you gotta feel bad for the guy that missed that shot... cant even begin to imagine what that's like on this big of a stage

Paraguay win on peno's

Torres starts for Spain...

I think Spain will win 2-1

Yep, Spain will win 2:1
That means i had two mistakes on my predictions.
No one though Paraguay was going to win, right?

antimonio wrote:

I got Paraguay and Ghana in my work world cup sweepstake, so i was backing them all the way...

I didn't think either of them would get so far

Instant replay in tennis is instant, so there wouldn't be a delay. There is a bigger delay when Argentinian players pretending to be injured, hoping to draw a booking. The instant replay by tv networks is instantaneous and can easily determine goal/non-goal, or offsides. What takes a long time in instant replay is judgement calls in NFL or hockey, like whether a player had control of the ball before going out of bounds, etc. In/Out calls in tennis are very quick, and goal/non-goal calls in soccer (football) would be very quick as well. FIFA uses the excuse that they can't do instant replay for every match they oversee, but you don't need it for small tournaments, just for world cup, qualifiers, etc. And it should only be used involving goals. Hand balls, offsides leading to goals, and whether it crossed the line or not. The instant review should be done automatically and within 60 seconds, play can resume. The idea it will make games substantially longer is idiotic because how many times would it be used in a match? 2? 3? Would you rather have 1 more minute of extra time and get the call right or resume play with the wrong call?

I don't know why Portugal were so defensive when they were losing? Ronaldo hardly had a touch after they went behind.

Ronaldo is over rated

All the quarter-final matches have now been set:

Netherlands V Brazil
Uruguay V Ghana
Argentina V Germany
Paraguay V Spain

A southamerican in each game. Sadly, 3 of them will go. The winners will be:

-Brazil
-Ghana
-Germany
-Spain

My predictions:

Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Spain

I wonder if Ghana can go all the way. They have blazing speed and seem to be one of the best coached teams out there. The thing is, none of the teams look great so far so maybe a team like Ghana can sneak in there. I just don't want Argentina or Germany to win.