FIFA World Cup 2010

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Originally Posted by bas_I_am

Let me add...

Competitive paint drying

oh, and welcome to technique

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Originally Posted by matt

only team that could have been easier would have been wales. but then, they didn't qualify.

for a change

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Originally Posted by bas_I_am

I never thought about like that... you're right though....

Mind numbing tedium occasionally interrupted by onlookers making a whole lot of noise about nothing of real import....

Yes, soccer is a lot like life

wow - that's some life you're living!

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Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

I have an idea to make this less confusing.

PLAY THE FUCKING GAME UNTIL THERE'S A WINNER!

American's don't like soccer because it's so fucking annoying. A point for a tie? This isn't the fucking Special Olympics, but then again, maybe it is the way the England team played.

There's plenty of people who don't like footie out there but why bring your apathy into the thread if it isn't your thing?

I mean, hasn't this mantra been repeated at least 100 billion times in Internet forums around the world since the 9600 baud days?

I love the game. Sure, a lot of the games have left something to be desired but there have been some good ones. The second round will have a lot of high drama, not to mention the teams will have shaken the rust off.

Go watch faggy baseball.

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Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

PLAY THE FUCKING GAME UNTIL THERE'S A WINNER!

why?

[BrotherLovesDub]

I love watching lots of sports and especially big tournaments. I thought one of you real fans could explain the benefit of having a game (or lots of games) end in a tie. I've watched nearly every game of this WC so I don't hate the sport, I just completely disagree with any sporting event ending in a tie. It shouldn't happen, ever.

[BrotherLovesDub]

Originally Posted by //\/\/

why?

Seriously? Why play until someone wins? You play to win. Games are played to be won or lost, unless you are retarded or in grade school where everyone is a winner.

Which are you?

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The first round games can end in draws but the second round (playoffs) do not.

[BrotherLovesDub]

Why allow games to end in a tie anyway? Wouldn't it be easier to play until someone scores? I'm not just being combative, I really want to know why football fans think it's ok to play to a draw.

Maybe it's an England thing where you'd rather tie than lose?

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Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

Seriously? Why play until someone wins? You play to win. Games are played to be won or lost,

unless, over the period of time allotted to the game, both teams prove to be the equal. there's nothing wrong with that.

unless you are retarded or in grade school where everyone is a winner.

Which are you?

ooh, saucy. it's not about the black or the white, the winner or the loser. there's shades in life. it's about subtlety and detail - appreciating different things and seeing more depth. maybe one day you'll see that; though clearly you're lacking a certain intellectual fine-tuning at this stage in life.

or in short: grow the fuck up and give a better reason before you come hurling insults.