# 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 10, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677 "2010-06-10T17:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 127
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2521 "2010-07-11T18:53:10Z")
I don’t have ties to either of these countries, but I’m routing for Spain. Better food, wine, and climate. Not to mention the Spanish legacy in CA. Watching on the Spanish language channel, too. Much better announcers. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2522 "2010-07-11T18:59:39Z")
Wow, that should have been a straight red. No doubt about it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2523 "2010-07-11T19:00:40Z")
That’s gotta hurt! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2524 "2010-07-11T19:01:24Z")
Dutch were lucky to get away with a yellow card there; as Efan Ekoku said, it probably should have been a red on De Jong. One thing i think that FIFA should really crack down on, though, is the way that players mob the referee whenever there’s any sort of incident, trying to intimidate him into giving (or not giving) a card. I think players who do this should be carded. ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2525 "2010-07-11T19:02:32Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Wow, that should have been a straight red. No doubt about it. I’ve seen worse in MLS. In the New England - Real Salt Lake game Espindola of RSL straight up headbutted a NE player and only got a yellow. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2526 "2010-07-11T19:04:34Z")
Haven’t seen either team play so it’s hard to root for one but Spain is playing a better zone and also look like a bunch of pansies so I’m conflicted. ---
**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2527 "2010-07-11T19:09:33Z")
Does anyone know where I can see the match online? (I’m in the US.) Thanks so much. ---
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2528 "2010-07-11T19:15:03Z")
[Live stream](http://www.freelivesportstv.com/soccer/2010/07/10/watch-netherlands-v-spain-online-free-live-streaming-video-2010-fifa-world-cup-sunday-july-11-2010-1930-bst/) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2529 "2010-07-11T19:16:09Z")
> [@RadicalPi](#): > > Does anyone know where I can see the match online? (I’m in the US.) Thanks so much. If you have a TV, it’s on ABC. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2530 "2010-07-11T19:17:24Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Wow, that should have been a straight red. No doubt about it. Depends how the ref sees it. He stopped short of kicking him in the head. It was a hard call to make. World soccer is certainly not as aggressive as when I played it in the US. Not having anything to do with this call but if you touched the ball with your foot first you could pretty much cut your opponent in half. If you weren’t bleeding at the end of the game you weren’t playing it right. Nobody on the teams I played on wore shin guards. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2531 "2010-07-11T19:19:47Z")
Very ugly game so far.I wanted to scream:“Hey boys, this is the fucking world cup final. Play some football!” ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2532 "2010-07-11T19:20:45Z")
Not a great half but at least there were two serious shots at goal which is probably more than the 90 and 94 finals combined. ---
**Author:** ![RadicalPi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/radicalpi/32/9806_2.png) [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2533 "2010-07-11T19:21:58Z")
> [@mittu](#): > > [Live stream](http://www.freelivesportstv.com/soccer/2010/07/10/watch-netherlands-v-spain-online-free-live-streaming-video-2010-fifa-world-cup-sunday-july-11-2010-1930-bst/) Appreciate it. Just in time for halftime. ---
**Author:** ![Staggering\_Genius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@Staggering\_Genius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggering_Genius)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2534 "2010-07-11T19:28:03Z")
I’m a football newbie here, and I’m really confused about a play in the first half - the Spanish keeper had almost let a ball bounce in over his head (luckily it went wide). Netherlands got a corner, and their guy just tapped it to the Spanish keeper, and the announcer called it good sportsmanship. What happened there? ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2535 "2010-07-11T19:32:24Z")
I’m at the Samsung store in Clumbus Circle and it seems to be mostly Spain fans. Watching on a gigantic ten by twenty foot screen, altho mostly I can see on the dozens of smaller but hider screens all around. Some idiot moved at halftime but he’s skinny and I can see around him. Got. BBC and you guys open on different windows here on the ops. As for the game, looks like there’s a fight going on win soccer occasionally breaking out. Having no dog in this fight I’ll take Holland because they founded my beloved city, but their strategy is kicking their way out of the game. Fun atmosphere and people are largely behaving themselves around all the expensive Samsung toys. Hup Holland Hup!! ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2536 "2010-07-11T19:32:59Z")
When two teams are very good in all areas, it’s a battle at the limits which often doesn’t look pretty. It’s very tough. Dutch team is too eager and nervous, hopefully they calm down, and I hope van Bommel is exchanged for De Zeeuw. Kuyt is very nervous, and van Persie should only be in the field if van der Vaart is as well. If it continues like this they’ll lose, but I’ve seen them come inyo the second half better in so many games, they still have a good shot. If they don’t change one of the defenders with yellow though, I’ve seen that end badly too often. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2537 "2010-07-11T19:37:10Z")
> [@Staggering\_Genius](#): > > I’m a football newbie here, and I’m really confused about a play in the first half - the Spanish keeper had almost let a ball bounce in over his head (luckily it went wide). Netherlands got a corner, and their guy just tapped it to the Spanish keeper, and the announcer called it good sportsmanship. > > What happened there? The Dutch player was returning the ball to Spain after an injury, in keeping with the long standing sporting tradition. But he overhit it, and it bounced surprisingly high, causing Casillas to touch it out for a corner. Since the intention had merely been to return the ball to Spain, Van Persie sportingly rolled the corner straight to the keeper. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2538 "2010-07-11T19:41:24Z")
I don’t understand the defensive strategy of deflecting balls for a corner kick when outside the penalty box. The risk should be trading an attempt to regain the ball versus the threat of a corner kick. And I’m annoyed that goalies would kick the ball rather than pick it up and place it somewhere useful. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2539 "2010-07-11T19:49:37Z")
Wow, huge chance for Robben. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/2540 "2010-07-11T19:50:57Z")
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