Official 2006 World Cup Thread...Italy wins 1-1 (5-3 PSO)

Spain did not play at their level but still a great match
I'm surprised by the Trabelsi guy from Tunisia ...where does he play?

Spain had a nice finish to the game The goalie sort of screwed up on that failed rush-out though still a very nice goal.

^ Trabelsi plays in Ajax and has apparently been linked to several large European clubs in the recent weeks/months..
Though I must say I hadn't heard of him either until their first game.. Great player none the less.

A lot of people think the Patrick Viera heading was a "goal". However, here's proof that it wasn't.

http://2006bbs1.daum.net/griffin/do/worldcup/talk/read?bbsId=W001&articleId=50485&nil_profile=g&nil_specialboximg=3

For a goal to be scored, the ball must cross the line ENTIRELY, yet if you shift the ball down to see if the ball crossed the line entirely, you see that the ball did not cross the line entirely. ERGO, no goal.

I realize it is a Korean site, so you might consider it biased. But I'm just saying it wasn't that clear of a goal.

You have to consider that the picture they put doesnt have to be where the ball was farthest in the goal, they put the angle they feel like putting to make their best case. Also the computer generated images doesnt look very accurate. The shot where they had them side by side showed that the goal posts werent even parraled in both pics yet the goalie and the ball were exactly the same. I hope thats clear.

Anywyas, if you need a microscope to declare it wasnt a goal then to the human eye it should have been called as such since it wasnt blatantly obvious.

*Group tables updated on first page*

A lot of people think the Patrick Viera heading was a "goal". However, here's proof that it wasn't.

http://2006bbs1.daum.net/griffin/do/worldcup/talk/read?bbsId=W001&articleId=50485&nil_profile=g&nil_specialboximg=3

For a goal to be scored, the ball must cross the line ENTIRELY, yet if you shift the ball down to see if the ball crossed the line entirely, you see that the ball did not cross the line entirely. ERGO, no goal.

I realize it is a Korean site, so you might consider it biased. But I'm just saying it wasn't that clear of a goal.

You have to consider that the picture they put doesnt have to be where the ball was farthest in the goal, they put the angle they feel like putting to make their best case. Also the computer generated images doesnt look very accurate. The shot where they had them side by side showed that the goal posts werent even parraled in both pics yet the goalie and the ball were exactly the same. I hope thats clear.

Anywyas, if you need a microscope to declare it wasnt a goal then to the human eye it should have been called as such since it wasnt blatantly obvious.

*Group tables updated on first page*

You can say the exact opposite though. If you're not 100% sure it's a goal, how can you call it a goal? Anyhow, refs are part of the game. So bleah. FIFA isn't going to change their opinion.

A lot of people think the Patrick Viera heading was a "goal". However, here's proof that it wasn't.

http://2006bbs1.daum.net/griffin/do/worldcup/talk/read?bbsId=W001&articleId=50485&nil_profile=g&nil_specialboximg=3

For a goal to be scored, the ball must cross the line ENTIRELY, yet if you shift the ball down to see if the ball crossed the line entirely, you see that the ball did not cross the line entirely. ERGO, no goal.

I realize it is a Korean site, so you might consider it biased. But I'm just saying it wasn't that clear of a goal.

You have to consider that the picture they put doesnt have to be where the ball was farthest in the goal, they put the angle they feel like putting to make their best case. Also the computer generated images doesnt look very accurate. The shot where they had them side by side showed that the goal posts werent even parraled in both pics yet the goalie and the ball were exactly the same. I hope thats clear.

Anywyas, if you need a microscope to declare it wasnt a goal then to the human eye it should have been called as such since it wasnt blatantly obvious.

*Group tables updated on first page*

You can say the exact opposite though. If you're not 100% sure it's a goal, how can you call it a goal? Anyhow, refs are part of the game. So bleah. FIFA isn't going to change their opinion.

If it is so minutely not a goal there is no way the human eye should be able to see that. It would be 99% more likely they didnt. Its like saying 1 centimicrominimeter was still on the goal line (discounting the pic because I believe its not reliable).

I read in an article that in the next World Cup there will be a new ball with a microchip that sends a message to the ref's watch when it passes the goal line. It's right now being tested in Adidas labs.
Anyways, as for the thing of the 4th man watching the tv for eventual wrong calls, I don't think that we'll see it until Blatter leaves FIFA's presidency.

I remember some news of it being used a some tournament recently, I'll have to check that out.

it'd be a good idea.

France in trouble though.....Togo are a good team.

Klose 2 - Ecuador 0

Whenever one of the commentators or postgame show people (who SUCK btw) say "and it wasn't even Klose", I wanna slit my throat.

i turned on the TV yesterday and saw Tunisia 1 x 0 Spain and i was like wtf they win 4-0 Ukraine but cant win Tunisia.. The game was boring that time so i turned it off. When i came back later and it was 3-1 i was like wtf again LoL

good game by Germany today too..

I'm surprised Germany beat them handily. Oh well. Maybe theyll meet again...unlikely though.

How much did Germany win?I didn't see the game ?

How much did Germany win?I didn't see the game ?

3-0

Cool Thanks dadamafia.

How much did Germany win?I didn't see the game ?

www.livescore.com is very useful, too. Tells u all the info from who scored to the teams formations

fifaworldcup.com is where I get live score updates from .

just finished watching the delayed Poland v Costa Rica match, nice goals, didn't really care but I got the prediction correct in the prediction league .

just finished watching the delayed Poland v Costa Rica match, nice goals, didn't really care but I got the prediction correct in the prediction league .

damn, another prediction gone wrong

FUCK Paraguay are winning . I need TnT to win so I get 2 points .

Nice goal for Joe Cole (RHYMES LOLZERS =D)

Awesome goal by Joe Cole

Nice game overall, 2-2 at the end

just finished watching the delayed Poland v Costa Rica match, nice goals, didn't really care but I got the prediction correct in the prediction league .

yeap Poland won at last. Honour saved, now we can go home...
I think Joe Cole's goal was the greatest till now.

Wow...what a goal by Joe Cole today Well, his name's Joe, so I'm not surprised at all
Anyways, I didn't expect Sweden to tie the game, after the tie with T&T and the desperated 1-0 win against Paraguay. They finally played good football.

I think Joe Cole's goal was the greatest till now

I think it was a great goal but...Cambiasso's goal against Serbia was just amazing. There were like 20 passes before the shot and that's what makes the goal unique.

www.livescore.com is very useful, too. Tells u all the info from who scored to the teams formations

If you have Mozilla Firefox, just go to http://www.mozilla.com/add-ons/jogacompanion and you'll get a bar in the Firefox browser with the final results of the last 5 games or something like that.

I think it was a great goal but...Cambiasso's goal against Serbia was just amazing. There were like 20 passes before the shot and that's what makes the goal unique.

yeah but he loses points for looking like a child molester & rapist.

Argentina v Holland is the big one tonight.

Last night 3 Polish players scored a total of 5 goals.....too bad 3 of those goals were for Germany

funny bunch the swedes

There have been some hot shots of women watching the tournament. I should post them as I see them.

Anyways, just got home from work an I'm a bit surprised Argentina vs Netherlands hasnt produced a goal. They have 20 more minutes so maybe we will see something.

I gotta say that I am liking Babel's (NETH) game. I first heard of him from Jae's FM thingy and he really looks like a quality striker. Hope to see good things from him in the future.

If you have Mozilla Firefox, just go to http://www.mozilla.com/add-ons/jogacompanion and you'll get a bar in the Firefox browser with the final results of the last 5 games or something like that.

I didnt like the feature at first but when I saw the goal update thing popup it got a passing grade from me. Nice little feature.