This is like WWII

France out very early, USA joins last minute and England has to deal with the Germans now

NIPPON BANZAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Seriously though, those two free kicks were amazing. Every other free kick I've seen this WC was a missed cue or went flying over the post, but Japan does that shit beautifully not once, but twice. I'm impressed.

Nothing is getting done in my office right now. :tpg:

http://bilder.bild.de/BILD/sport/fus...height=349.jpg

The UK press never fails to disappoint me :tpg:

No wait, did you pick it up from Redcafe or transfermarkt.de, or somewhere completely different?

And Italy just got hanged from its ankles in the middle of Milan.

(Seriously, Italy was last in its group behind New Zealand?)

Portugal scoring seven goals on North Korea now may be its only saving grace if it loses to Brazil, which will want at least a draw to enjoy some of the fruits of an apparently easy upper bracket.

Yeah. Apparently easy. The way this tourney has gone I'd be more terrified of teams that are supposed to suck than I would be of teams that are supposed to roll over everyone.

They were fucking class. Some of the best shots this World Cup.

The first free kick for Japan isn't that amazing though. Honda did a lot better once, namely here:
YouTube - U-22 Japanese Honda SUPER FREE KICK!!

TO ALL POOL PARTICIPANTS (Shin/Dope/Deni/Me!):

49 26.6. 16:00 RS Uruguay vs. South Korea
50 26.6. 20:30 RS United States vs. Ghana
51 27.6. 16:00 RS Germany vs. England
52 27.6. 20:30 RS Argentina vs. Mexico
53 28.6. 16:00 RS Netherlands vs. Slovakia
54 28.6. 20:30 RS Brazil vs. Chile
55 29.6. 16:00 RS Paraguay vs. Japan
56 29.6. 20:30 RS Spain vs. Portugal

I need your predictions AFTER 90 MINUTES (NO EXTRA TIME, NO PENALTIES!!) until tomorrow! BEFORE (!) THE FIRST MATCH STARTS!

What the FUCK?

The ref's a fucking German apparently, that ball was a clear yard over the line. We're playing shit enough as it is without getting perfectly good goals disallowed.

Let's say this was the revanche for Wembley so that we can finally close this chapter. Deal?

Additional Spam:
By the way, it was no goal:

http://i.imgur.com/QxJvh.jpg

YouTube Video

Pool guys:

57 2.7. 16:00 QF Netherlands vs. Brazil
58 2.7. 20:30 QF Uruguay vs. Ghana
59 3.7. 16:00 QF Germany vs. Argentina
60 3.7. 20:30 QF Paraguay vs. Spain

DEADLINE: Friday 9 AM EST

1. Dopefish 37
#. Shin 37
3. Denicalis 36
4. Musharraf 35

(omg, so close!!)

Well, only 8 matches left (sadface). Here's the current pool sheet:

What a wacky World Cup. I'll be pulling for Ghana in the final against Paraguay.

I needed that GHA 1-1 URU. This is going to be a thriller all the way to the end.

Ah what the fuck, Ghana, so close :/

Uruguay and Netherlands in the semi finals, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT.

I really hope Germany can beat Argentina today, I fucking hate Maradona

Maradona's cute. I like seeing him do his stuff next to the pitch.

If Spain and Germany (well, or Argentina, but they look like shit right now) win, the semi-finals will be between the two teams that probably garnered the most "Cup-winner" predictions and the two of the darkest horses in the tournament.

Spain vs. Netherlands in the Final? The planet might explode from one underachiever actually achieving something.

Pool guys, predictions please!

61 6.7. 20:30 SF Netherlands vs. Uruguay
62 7.7. 20:30 SF Germany vs. Spain

GODDAMN YOU, DEUTSCHLAND! I mean, I know you can't finish wars worth a shit but is it too much to ask that you finish a World Cup?

Spain and Holland in the finals YAY! Should make the finals interesting since both will get a chance at their first star.