This world cup
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Common as Mook
Not Posh as Fook
- Jul 26, 2004
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Yep. Painfully so.
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I wouldn't have a problem with them if they were used for South African games or any other nation with that culture, but having them for *every* game is tiresome and they just drown out all the singing. I've had enough of them now.
Exactly. Disappointing.
The Ringleader Returns!
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I don't think the Holland game was to bad TBH. 2 goals, goal line clearance and two teams who wanted to play nice passing attacking football.
KZNSeagull
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The first round of matches are usually crap as no-one wants to lose. It'll get better 
Its crap.
Maybe the altitude is playing a part?
Maybe the altitude is playing a part?
The first round of matches are usually crap as no-one wants to lose. It'll get better
Do teams want to lose in the knock-out stages then?
KZNSeagull
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England didn't look prepared for it, if you ask me. No excuse at the coast though.
KZNSeagull
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Obviously not. It just seems that the first set of matches in most world cups are crap, so fear of losing must form some part of it. Either that or they are all fixed
adrian29uk
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- Sep 10, 2003
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It is a bit boring. May be the Italy V Paraguay might spice things up a bit. You know what Italy are like, they will probably go 1 down, get a player sent off, then get a goal in the last minute.
The Spanish
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Needs an England riot. badly.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
You rarely see a classic with these early group games. As mentioned, the priority isn't so much winning, its just making sure you don't lose. Teams "feeling their way" into the tournament, all perfectly normal for the first round of group games.
Once these first round-robins are out of the way it will start picking up. There will be more of an edge to the games as the groups take shape.
Once these first round-robins are out of the way it will start picking up. There will be more of an edge to the games as the groups take shape.
Marshy
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It wont kick of until we have seen Brazil and Spain get under way
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Yep, a few plastic chairs being chucked about, some pics of some burnt fatties being led away in hand cuffs, perhaps the introduction of a water cannon, and then the story of a bemused Irishman/Aussie/Canadian who is deported in error purely for sounding English.
I believe the correct term is "luzzed"
I agree, it hasn't exactly been a barnstormer of a start although it was quite entertaining to see the Aussies get thumped even though it was against zee germans.
fire&skill
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Another potentially interesting game, another game with not many chances.
It's a bit dull so far isn't it?
A bit? Thank God for Rob Green. At least he's given us something to talk about!
The Spanish
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not forgetting the classic TV interviews at arrivals at provincial UK airports of everyone recently deported loudly protesting their innocence and blaming the police to the cameras over each others shoulders after having been drinking heavily on the flight.
nwgull
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Ivory Coast v Portugal should be the game of the round tomorrow afternoon, may well knock off early to catch that one.