djpnuemo Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 It was a very good opening game. If this sets the tone for the rest of the tournament, we are up for a treat (Y) agreed! can't wait for tomorrows matches. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587589848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsHighfiveMe Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I agree with all of you. Anyone watching Poland - Ecuador? k0zy Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587589867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D!ABOL!C Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I agree with all of you. Anyone watching Poland - Ecuador? k0zy It's about to kick off. I'm gonna watch til I have to go to work. I'll get to see the first half and some of the second. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587589870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebiacsi Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) I agree with all of you.Anyone watching Poland - Ecuador? k0zy Sure am, im predicting 2-0 to poland. On a side note, i think the budweiser ads for the world cup are excellent :D Edited June 9, 2006 by mikebiacsi Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587589874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yeah i'm waiting to watch it! but the ITV studio coverage is never to great. You thought with such a high profile thing like the world cup i would have a tattoo on gabbys face. So then we don't have any adverts. Then when a goal is scored se has to take her top off to see some more tattos on her breasts that make her nipples look big. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587589881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerm Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 As an American, I have no clue about Football (soccer to us Yanks) but i am going to try to support our Team (and our English Cousins-Nevada Smiths in NYC!!!) this year and have a question. I am clueless about the offsides rule in Football. The Fifa site doesn't have a rulebook or i am just not finding it, can someone point me to it? I am figuring that the rest of the world can't be wrong about a sport. in football (soccer) the offsides rules is set up to prevent the attacking team from basically "cherrypicking". The attacking team cannot have a player recieve the ball while he is in front of the defenders. there has to be a defender between the keeper and the forward when the forward recieves the ball. this is to keep the forward from waiting by the goal to recieve a pass and then booting it in. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587589885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 The rule has changed i think The rule does not include goal keepers as the last player in an offside rule because they are in goal. When the ball is played the player MUST be level with the last player of the opposition or in front of the last pposition player if the ball is PLAYED TO your team player who is past the last opposition player then it is off side. another example is if you pass the ball thru your team members leg who is in an offside postion ( so not even touching the ball) but then another team player runs on to it from an ONSIDE postion and scores it is on side because the ball person in the offside postion did not touch the ball so thus not involved in play, but this has been critised as liverpool did something very similar. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/f...000/3481977.stm click on the differnt Scenario to understand more Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587589909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 WOW, i thought Poland would win but it doesn't seem like it. Ecuador won 2 - 0. Poland even had most of the fans. I think germany will probley win against poland but they have to get the defence sorted. i think Ecuador may do well against costa rica. Then i think they england may end up playing Ecuador Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krpano Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Great match from Ecuador, cant wait to see Ecuador x Germany in a few days. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 As anyone made one of these cute scripted spreadsheets (Excel,Calc) were you post the result and see the progress of the team, the tournament's tree, averages, scoring stats? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultomato Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 is ABC doing world cup games in HD? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 There really no point for a spreadsheet The bbc has got one with the world cup page http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/spl/hi..._06/default.stm Requires flash to use It will automaticly fill in the latest results, Update the table, configure the next rounds and all the other stuff you need Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted June 9, 2006 Veteran Share Posted June 9, 2006 Poland, apart from those two shots to the crossbar and post, didn't show much. Ecuador was firm defensively and attacked very efficiently. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Two great matches to open the tournament. Looking forward to a poor England performance tomorrow, then hopefully our nation will wake up and realise how overrated we really are. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Never posted in this Sports area before :blush: Go ENGLAND :woot: Tomorrow! Hope England kicks some ass :devil: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyscott5 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 We england are confident in the new players we have, and i think we have what it takes to go all the way and win it :D btw peter crouch(england) and skoles (germany) should be on the list for top goal scorers :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
praseodymium Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Poland, apart from those two shots to the crossbar and post, didn't show much. Ecuador was firm defensively and attacked very efficiently. Actually, the Poles were very strong in the initial 20 minutes, and then again for the majority of the second half. In fact, Krzynowek being called offside, and the two blocked shots by Hurtado and Espinoza, were huge plays to help lead to the Ecuadorian victory. That and the fact that Zurawski was no where to be found. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted June 10, 2006 Veteran Share Posted June 10, 2006 Unfortunately, starting "strong" doesn't make a difference if you cannot score. What did Poland do? They did nothing except have ball control. When they got to the last 1/3 of the field, they did as good of a job as Germany did on defense. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 After that strong start it was like poland was trying to play a game of chess... so damn cautious about moving the ball forward. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji@nBing Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 My girlfriend is a Soccer freak, and asked me to watch it. I don't get it, I really don't. I actually fell asleep. I do understand all the rules and everything, so that's not it. I watched quite a bit of Soccer a couple of years ago when my girlfriend was in charge of transportation and accomodation for the Asian Cup in China. Here's my interpritation of a typical Soccer match: kick, kick, kick, out of bounds. kick, kick, kick, interception. kick, kick, kick, interception. kick, kick, kick, out of bounds. kick, kick, kick, interception. kick, kick, kick, interception. Then every 10 mins, someone will get a shot, but it's either right into the goalie, or way over the net. Repeat the whole process. It's got to be one of the most boring things I've ever witnessed. I really don't get why so many people get so excited by it. And I LOVE most sports. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587590991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEMO.INC Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 My girlfriend is a Soccer freak, and asked me to watch it. I don't get it, I really don't. I actually fell asleep. I do understand all the rules and everything, so that's not it. I watched quite a bit of Soccer a couple of years ago when my girlfriend was in charge of transportation and accomodation for the Asian Cup in China. Here's my interpritation of a typical Soccer match: kick, kick, kick, out of bounds. kick, kick, kick, interception. kick, kick, kick, interception. kick, kick, kick, out of bounds. kick, kick, kick, interception. kick, kick, kick, interception. Then every 10 mins, someone will get a shot, but it's either right into the goalie, or way over the net. Repeat the whole process. It's got to be one of the most boring things I've ever witnessed. I really don't get why so many people get so excited by it. And I LOVE most sports. LOL, I respect your opinion, but almost al sports are like that: (the way I see it) Football (Original one the one that is actually played with the foot):kick kick kick, goal foul kick kick.. repeat Baseball: strike, strike ball, strike hit repeat American Football (1st down 2nd down 3down kick..repeat till someone messes up and touch down) Box punch punch punch The thing is that all sports are like that, when you are a fan you see more than the kicks the hits or the punches, you see the passion and the beauty of the game, the colors of your club or the flag of your country . and of course the mighty sensation of scoring a goal in your oponent face GOOOOOOOLLLL, GOOOOOOAAAAALLL... GO WORLD CUP, GO MEXICO GO FOOTBALLL!!!! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587591016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted June 10, 2006 Veteran Share Posted June 10, 2006 After that strong start it was like poland was trying to play a game of chess... so damn cautious about moving the ball forward. thats exactly what my friend and i were thinking. especially after watching the first game. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587591214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
levianthen Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Germany cause i'm German =] Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587591260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 My God what are the ref's wearing. Yuk. He was wearing the Barcelona away kit. I thought my eyes had gone funny. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587591360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 Not long until the England game now ;)! Let's hope Crouch get's to do his dance... I cant wait for Rio's World Cup Windups as well tonight! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/462506-neowins-official-world-cup-2006-thread/page/4/#findComment-587591491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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