# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/141 "2010-06-12T19:04:37Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > [**Vuvuzelas**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela) > > Learn to love them. You’ll be listening to them non-stop for the next 30 days. I miss the usual singing. It’s not World Cup without singing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/142 "2010-06-12T19:07:27Z")
Does “England” represent the entire UK, or are there seperate teams representing England, Scotland, Wales, etc? ---
**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 12, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/143 "2010-06-12T19:09:42Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > Does “England” represent the entire UK, or are there seperate teams representing England, Scotland, Wales, etc? There are seperate teams for each country; only England have qualified for this World Cup, which generally is the norm, though sometimes NI and Scotland get in. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/144 "2010-06-12T19:09:48Z")
Just missed the equalizer. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/145 "2010-06-12T19:09:52Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > Does “England” represent the entire UK, or are there seperate teams representing England, Scotland, Wales, etc? Separate. ---
**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 12, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/146 "2010-06-12T19:10:24Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > Does “England” represent the entire UK, or are there seperate teams representing England, Scotland, Wales, etc? They all have their own teams. England means [England](http://www.localriding.com/image-files/uk-england-map.jpg) ---
**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 12, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/147 "2010-06-12T19:11:01Z")
I wouldn’t want to be Green right now. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/148 "2010-06-12T19:11:03Z")
GOAL!!! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/149 "2010-06-12T19:11:47Z")
That’s a goal! Is that how you say it? That’s a goal? ---
**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 12, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/150 "2010-06-12T19:11:56Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/151 "2010-06-12T19:12:16Z")
And now I don’t care who wins. I wanted us to score. 🙂 ---
**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 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/152 "2010-06-12T19:13:01Z")
That will be with him for the rest of his life. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/153 "2010-06-12T19:13:03Z")
For fuck’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/154 "2010-06-12T19:13:06Z")
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool! England’s keepers were always going to be their weak spot. What a howler! Awfully fun match! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/155 "2010-06-12T19:13:38Z")
GOAL! Dempsey ties it up. And color me impressed with Howard staying in the game. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/156 "2010-06-12T19:13:49Z")
That goalkeeper just muffed the save. It was practically an own goal. ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/157 "2010-06-12T19:14:27Z")
lol. A moment too crass to contemplate. Capello should sit him down for that, like in ice hockey. Off you come son, you’re a liability. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/158 "2010-06-12T19:15:07Z")
And that goal was just so damned British-accidently. I feel bad for Green–he’ll replay that for the rest of his life… ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/159 "2010-06-12T19:15:28Z")
Who knew Bill Buckner played soccer? ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677/160 "2010-06-12T19:16:25Z")
[**World Cup Countdown: Casillas claims England lack ‘top level’ goalkeepers**](http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-countdown-casillas-claims-england-lack-top-level-goalkeepers-1993174.html) St Iker always knows what he speaks of. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa/542677.md?page=9)