# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/301 "2010-06-13T18:50:43Z")
This Garcia from Oz seems a bit of a hothead. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/302 "2010-06-13T18:52:03Z")
Man, I love this phase of the World Cup, when you get three games every single day. Germany look decent. Top half of the draw is going to boil down to them and Argentina, I would think. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/303 "2010-06-13T18:52:11Z")
I am feeling an Aussie comeback soon… I’d bet they equalize before halftime, maybe even win. The longer the game goes on the more I feel like the Germans got lucky… ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/304 "2010-06-13T18:54:10Z")
Is GER just running the clock? oh, here’s a drive! missed ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/305 "2010-06-13T18:57:36Z")
And the rout is on. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/306 "2010-06-13T18:57:53Z")
Jeebus–these Germans are intense! 2-0 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/307 "2010-06-13T18:58:41Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > The longer the game goes on the more I feel like the Germans got lucky… The longer the game goes on, the more likely it is to be 3-0, then 4-0, etc., etc., etc. Should be 4-0 already. Australia has no chance, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/308 "2010-06-13T19:00:07Z")
Shows what I know. 2-0! Klose is beast. 11 world cup goals! ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/309 "2010-06-13T19:01:12Z")
Was almost 3-0 now. I fail at analysis. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/310 "2010-06-13T19:03:53Z")
It’s so odd to see Aussies so overpowered. Of course I only know Aussie athletes via the summer Olympics, but dayum–it’s like the Little League vs the NY Yankees. Ok, that’s not so nice, and I should be giving Oz more credit for not being completely steamrolled, but this is the most uneven play I’ve seen (not that I am anything but a newbie). ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/311 "2010-06-13T19:11:40Z")
Well, this _is_ like only the fifth most popular team sport in Oz, so that gives them an excuse. They call it “soccer” too, you know, to distinguish it from the three other varieties of football that they prefer. The Socceroos, the team is apparently called. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/312 "2010-06-13T19:22:50Z")
Germany looks really good, at least to my untrained eye. On an unrelated note, I think I might be willing to sacrifice live sound to get rid of those damn horns. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/313 "2010-06-13T19:25:45Z")
They’re not quite as loud as yesterday–I could actually hear some cheers and some crowd noise. I hope they do ban them, though–they are obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/314 "2010-06-13T19:27:52Z")
Supposedly you can greatly diminish the horns at home if you have the right sound system. [http://bojanr.com/tutorials/how-to-remove-vuvuzela-horn-noise-from-world-cup-games/](http://bojanr.com/tutorials/how-to-remove-vuvuzela-horn-noise-from-world-cup-games/) ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/315 "2010-06-13T19:34:21Z")
Germany shows us how it’s done. I do like the way they play. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/316 "2010-06-13T19:39:19Z")
I suspect they’ll ban the horns for the 16’s. I don’t mind it, but you lose out on the singing. I heard “God Save the Queen” during the England match yesterday though - quite an achievement from the English fans! ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/317 "2010-06-13T19:39:39Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > They’re not quite as loud as yesterday–I could actually hear some cheers and some crowd noise. > > I hope they do ban them, though–they are obnoxious. Definitely not as loud. I can hear the ball getting kicked and the crowd shouting, not to mention the announcers. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/318 "2010-06-13T19:43:26Z")
Red card! Hmmm… I don’t know enough about them, but it didn’t seem all that bad to me (the action that caused it). ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/319 "2010-06-13T19:44:45Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Red card! Hmmm… I don’t know enough about them, but it didn’t seem all that bad to me (the action that caused it). The announcers agree with you. Didn’t look flagrant to me either. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/320 "2010-06-13T19:48:41Z")
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