# 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:** 71
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1401 "2010-06-24T15:41:01Z")
Or maybe not 😃 2-1 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1402 "2010-06-24T15:41:42Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > I watched the game and felt England played slightly better than the US in that first game. The stats from the game also favor England, but not by much. However, the US offense just seemed crisper and cleaner than England’s, although England’s defense was better (with the exception of the keeper). But I think the US was better when you analyze all 3 games played. Far better. I suppose that’s not an unreasonable analysis, but only in the sense that the US have been better at finishing. England have created significantly more chances; they just can’t put them away. Like any number of great players before him, Wayne Rooney seems to come over all ordinary in World Cups. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1403 "2010-06-24T15:43:01Z")
Make that 2-2! No… offside. Looks a poor decision on replay, but I am a long way from the screen… ---
**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 24, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1404 "2010-06-24T15:43:49Z")
Wow, that was a very close call. I think it was a good call, though. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1405 "2010-06-24T15:44:23Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > 2-1 … perhaps not bye bye yet Dreading a bullshit call, a la Italy-Australia 2006, to force a tie. A tie should send Italy onward. Admit it, you can see it happening too. Edit: Not watching the game live, but if the refs just yanked an equalizing goal from Italy, I’m just stunned. Delighted, but stunned. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1406 "2010-06-24T15:45:05Z")
Well, a fourth goal wins me a decent wedge of cash so I don’t mind an equaliser 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1407 "2010-06-24T15:45:18Z")
How was the Italian player attacking the Slovak goalkeeper in the net not an ejection for the Italian? The return punch was idiotic but the goal keeper did just get shoved into the net. Maybe I just don’t understand what the heck happened. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1408 "2010-06-24T15:47:10Z")
3-1, that’ll do me - nice profit AND Italy out 🙂 ---
**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 24, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1409 "2010-06-24T15:47:16Z")
That’s football! ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1410 "2010-06-24T15:47:22Z")
Bye Bye now. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1411 "2010-06-24T15:47:51Z")
Wow, this is crazy. 3-1 Slovakia?! ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1412 "2010-06-24T15:50:30Z")
Hmmm. I’ll just shut up till it’s over. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1413 "2010-06-24T15:50:36Z")
3-2? Did both teams pull their goalies? ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1414 "2010-06-24T15:51:03Z")
3-2! I’ve never seen anything like this in the last 15 minutes of a game. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1415 "2010-06-24T15:53:35Z")
Crazy stuff. I’d had a bet on less than 4 goals in the match, expecting a quiet one. With 60 mins gone and only 1 goal, I hedged out, leaving a decent amount of cheap profit on 4+, as the odds were so high. Talk about nice timing. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1416 "2010-06-24T15:53:55Z")
0-0 final for Paraguay/NZ. Italy draws, they’re in. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1417 "2010-06-24T15:54:20Z")
And the other game finishes 0-0, eliminating the Kiwis and virtually clinching the group for Paraguay. South American teams remain unbeaten. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1418 "2010-06-24T15:55:28Z")
FT 3-2. Paraguay and Slovakia progress. Italy bottom. Ha ha! \ ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1419 "2010-06-24T15:55:46Z")
Woohoo! Italy finishes bottom of the group. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/1420 "2010-06-24T15:56:28Z")
And that’s it. Italy’s out. Paraguay wins with Slovakia getting to play Holland next, in all likelihood. What a finish. Absolutely stunned the Italian goal was waved off. Surprised Paraguay couldn’t get one past. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677.md?page=72)