Comments on: World Cup 2010 Draw Liveblog: Frozen Ping-Pong Ball Edition

By: Joep

Joep — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:08:25 +0000

I dont think its that easy to be honest.

If it helps, I think youll come in third?

By: ü75

ü75 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:01:31 +0000

Joep is hereby banned from talking about the WC because he did not pick the US out of our ultra-easy group. Doesn’t he know we have LANDON DONOVAN? (come back Monday)

By: The Fan's Attic

The Fan's Attic — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:50:37 +0000

@Joep: Holland v. Germany would be a tasty final.

By: Joep

Joep — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:44:25 +0000

France v. Nigeria
England v. Serbia
Germany v. Algeria
Argentina v. Mexico
Holland v. Paraguay
Brazil v. Switzerland
Italy v. Denmark
Spain v. Ivory Coast
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Holland v. Brazil
France v. England
Germany v. Argentina
Denmark v. Spain
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Holland v. England
Germany v. Spain
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Holland v. Germany
Holland

that might not be how ill actually fill it out once the Pick’em comes around

By: Joep

Joep — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:30:48 +0000

well, the Dutch got a surprisingly easy draw. for the last 2 tournaments we were in the most difficult group. we had actually kind of gotten used to it and now this. Denmark is tougher than people think, but we should be able to beat them. we just beat japan 3-0 in a friendly so I think that wont be a problem either. Just worried about Cameroon, really.

all in all, good draw for the Dutch. WERE GONNA WIN IT!!!! (sorry, constitution here says im required by law to fervently and blindly believe this)

By: The Fan's Attic

The Fan's Attic — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:48:01 +0000

@leo:

i hope you’re drunk.

“There are barely one good game per group and italy could play their women’s team (who strangely enough plays more manly than the flopping men) in the first round.”

They can’t all be good and I bet there will be more than 1 out of 6 games in each group that are good.

By: The Likely Lad

The Likely Lad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:34:24 +0000

@leo either youve made a sarcastic point of fifa’s hypocrisy when it comes to stopping racism… or youre a moron. undecided as yet.

By: leo laporte

leo laporte — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:19:43 +0000

I get Charlize is there for the guys (still a top ten piece of tail) and she is from there (you cant have so big lipped afroed bush babe as your face) and that Becky is there for the few women and the many gays who watch but Morgan Freeman was there why?

Yes, he played in a movie about south african rugby so if thats the only degree of separation you need is that flimsy then you could have used the spaceships from the film District 9 also. Heck, that whole movie was one annoying Stop Racism campaign.

There are no groups of death with 32 teams.
Adding 8 new mediocre (and undeserving… that’s ALL the ones that couldnt win their groups and came in as best losers) has diluted the cup too much. 25% more teams wasnt done to increase the quality of the competition but for more money.
Why not 36 (33? barf!) or 48 teams for 2014?

There are barely one good game per group and italy could play their women’s team (who strangely enough plays more manly than the flopping men) in the first round.

Totally unimpressed.

By: Anonsters

Anonsters — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:12:09 +0000

Goat: Nothing compares to the clarity and efficiency of the BCS, after all.

By: Goat

Goat — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:08:28 +0000

I caught part of the Scott Van Pelt show on the way home and he was having a good chuckle over the cluster f**k that was the World Cup draw. I imagine quite a few mouth-breathers here in the US of A got a kick out of the incomprehensibility of it all.