Alright fellas... just a little over 6 days to go!

Who's excited?!?!?!???

If anyone is interested I have a World Cup bracket selector challenge set up over at espn.com. Just let me know and I'll post the details up.

Three days and counting!!!!!

Jay- I just read an article that's predicting a US win over England in the first round!

RebelChris wrote:

Three days and counting!!!!!

Jay- I just read an article that's predicting a US win over England in the first round!

Well im football crazy i support my local team middlesbrough go to the games when i can and watch any football i can get my hands on from the fa cup to the champions league!

So the world cup is a dream summer for me i got a new tv in my office and ill be watching 90% of the games!

Hey Chris didnt you say if England beat the Yanks then you owe me a C3PO MOC LOL

Should be a great game i really hope England take 3 points to gain some breathing space in the group and of course to rub you lot in it as well lol I can see me having no fingers left from all the biting by the time the next few weeks have passed!

jaymassive619 wrote:

RebelChris wrote:

Three days and counting!!!!!

Jay- I just read an article that's predicting a US win over England in the first round!

Well im football crazy i support my local team middlesbrough go to the games when i can and watch any football i can get my hands on from the fa cup to the champions league!

So the world cup is a dream summer for me i got a new tv in my office and ill be watching 90% of the games!

Hey Chris didnt you say if England beat the Yanks then you owe me a C3PO MOC LOL

Should be a great game i really hope England take 3 points to gain some breathing space in the group and of course to rub you lot in it as well lol I can see me having no fingers left from all the biting by the time the next few weeks have passed!

I'm stoked for the tournament to start! The DVR is going to be smoking by the time this is all said and done.

Does anyone know the time difference between South Africa and the US? I'd really like to catch the US vs. England match live, but don't want to get up at 3:00 to do it (if I can avoid it).

Jay- I think I said something like that. Or was it you owed me a carded RC if England wins? I can't quite remember.

Go team USA.

jaymassive619 wrote:

RebelChris wrote:

Three days and counting!!!!!

Jay- I just read an article that's predicting a US win over England in the first round!

Well im football crazy i support my local team middlesbrough go to the games when i can and watch any football i can get my hands on from the fa cup to the champions league!

So the world cup is a dream summer for me i got a new tv in my office and ill be watching 90% of the games!

Hey Chris didnt you say if England beat the Yanks then you owe me a C3PO MOC LOL

Should be a great game i really hope England take 3 points to gain some breathing space in the group and of course to rub you lot in it as well lol I can see me having no fingers left from all the biting by the time the next few weeks have passed!

Me and the wife got married at the cellnet stadium, was the week end Middlesbrough got hammered 7-0 by Arsanal away

Not sure its gonna be a repeat of the 500-1 shock in the 1958 world cup but nothing surprises me when we turn up at these competitions and not always the best team wins so theres always a chance

Dan ..... a big no saying 'go team USA' this is Football.....not soccer
Tony

Chris, South Africa is nine hours ahead of you. So it would be 9am for you when the opening ceremony and match get started (4pm their time).

This is one sport I never got into. Bad enough I like hockey.

Chris_J wrote:

Chris, South Africa is nine hours ahead of you. So it would be 9am for you when the opening ceremony and match get started (4pm their time).

This is one sport I never got into. Bad enough I like hockey.

Awesome! Thanks Chris!

And no worries about hockey. I love hockey too, and actually the two sports are quite similar!

ice or field hockey?

Ice Hockey for me AJ!

England never seem to start well in tournaments I reckon it'll be a 1-1.

Whilst away in the States the other week a guy said how the U.S. were gonna beat us at the Soccer. Where the hell does Soccer come from???? Someone please tell me???

1-1 seems like a good shout to me Lee ......would take it I think at this moment !!

As for soccer lets not go there as its certainly not a game I am familiar with
Tony

hothrebel wrote:

England never seem to start well in tournaments I reckon it'll be a 1-1.

Whilst away in the States the other week a guy said how the U.S. were gonna beat us at the Soccer. Where the hell does Soccer come from???? Someone please tell me???

I have no idea where "soccer" comes from. Other than I'm sure by the time it started to catch on here in the states, we already had football as a sport. There are us purists that rebel against calling it soccer though. A buddy of mine that I played with in High School had "Futbol" on his letter jacket instead of soccer.

As for the result of the England/US match, I'm really not sure. The US is notorious for starting off slow. So if they can escape the first half with a draw (0-0 or 1-1) then I think they might have a chance. If not, then it will be England all the way.

On a side note, did anyone see that high-kick on Drogba that put him out of the tournament? Good lord!!!!

Chris maybe it should have been called American rules football (like the Aussies version) and then left the 'world' version as plain old Football.....anyway I am sure your right in that purists the world over will only ever call it football !!
Well if your right and as Lee said we start off slowly as well its not gonna be much of a first match and a draw looks the likeliest result
Did see the tackle and to say he was a little high was an understatement......mind you am not sure you will get many 'non' Chelsea fans showing much sympathy on that one

aussiejames wrote:

ice or field hockey?

Ice for me. I was a big fan of the Philadelphia Flyers when I lived in Pennsylvania.

Chicago Blackhawk's rule.

Cup starts on Friday!

And so help me... anyone that ruins the results of my DVR'd games gets a month long ban!



Kidding of course!

Mexico and South Africa played to a draw!

That's HUGE for South Africa!

I like the new banner guy's.I just came on TIG and bam England VS US,nice.

I say let the games begin.Good luck to everyone.

I will be cheering on the US team.Go Yank's.

Dan.