# 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:** 61
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1201 "2010-06-23T15:37:46Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > Finally got the feed working. First thing I heard was Lawrenson talking shit. Lawrenson is literally the worst pundit ever. He doesn’t even make sense half the time. I think David Pleat might have something to say about that, if he ever uttered a coherent sentence I think his head would explode. ---
**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 23, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1202 "2010-06-23T15:38:10Z")
So if the US game ends nil all and the England game remains with this score 1-0 then England go through? ---
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1203 "2010-06-23T15:38:50Z")
As things stand England and Slovenia are through. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1204 "2010-06-23T15:40:11Z")
What a shock; a US player gets punched in the face with no call. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1205 "2010-06-23T15:40:39Z")
And the US gets fucked again, with an uncalled red card offense against Algeria in the box, bloodying Clint Dempsey. What is with these refs, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1206 "2010-06-23T15:44:19Z")
SMALL COUNTRY WITH THE EU AND ALL THE FOG! \ This is just Missed Opportunity Theater. Agony. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1207 "2010-06-23T15:46:08Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > BELLLL-GIUUUUUM! \ > > This is just Missed Opportunity Theater. Agony. Whoa, whoa, watch your language there!, there is no excuse for the B word. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1208 "2010-06-23T15:46:24Z")
Upson’s tackle then: fuck me. 3 minutes of added time :eek: ---
**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:** [June 23, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1209 "2010-06-23T15:46:39Z")
It’s looking more and more like the US got jobbed out of 4 points and the knockout round. This is absolute horseshit. ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1210 "2010-06-23T15:47:11Z")
Heh, we are the kings of time-wasting. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1211 "2010-06-23T15:47:40Z")
“More and more?” You’ve apparently been irate for days straight. It goes higher? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1212 "2010-06-23T15:48:36Z")
Yes!!! Eta: Holy fucking shit!!! ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1213 "2010-06-23T15:48:43Z")
COME ON!!! England are through! ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1214 "2010-06-23T15:48:48Z")
England through!!! 😃 ---
**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:** [June 23, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1215 "2010-06-23T15:48:51Z")
GOAL! And it didn’t get called back! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1216 "2010-06-23T15:48:51Z")
Yes!!! ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1217 "2010-06-23T15:48:57Z")
Fuck yeah! ---
**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:** [June 23, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1218 "2010-06-23T15:49:02Z")
Gooooooooaaaaaaal! ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1219 "2010-06-23T15:49:04Z")
England are through. Should really have been more goals there, but I don’t have any huge complaints. Edit: - and the US in too? Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1220 "2010-06-23T15:49:06Z")
FT Slovenia 0- 1 England. I got the score right, but not the method. AND GOAL USA!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677.md?page=62)