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The World Cup Thread
Topic Started: Jun 9 2006, 10:14 AM (4,276 Views)
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Jun 11 2006, 05:01 PM
LWpianistin
Jun 9 2006, 04:11 PM
haha....soccer.

which other countries call it that?

Canada

oh yeah.... :unsure: :whome:

But none in Europe or other places???

I suppose I could look it up, but I don't feel like it, and it doesn't really matter.
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Jun 11 2006, 09:02 PM
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LWpianistin
Jun 9 2006, 04:11 PM
haha....soccer.

which other countries call it that?

Canada

oh yeah.... :unsure: :whome:

But none in Europe or other places???

I suppose I could look it up, but I don't feel like it, and it doesn't really matter.

Yes, 'soccer' is more often used here, but we also have a lot of clubs incorporating the word football in their name; many team names (amateur level) are copies of British teams, and there is a huge respect for world class 'football', so both terms are generally understood, at least amongst the players and fans here in BC.
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The word "soccer" is really short for "association football," and the word goes back to the 1800's in England to differentiate the game from rugby football. The only countries today that call the game "soccer" are ones with football-like sports that are more popular than soccer - Canada, US, Australia,, and NZ.
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Jun 12 2006, 06:47 AM
The word "soccer" is really short for "association football," and the word goes back to the 1800's in England to differentiate the game from rugby football. The only countries today that call the game "soccer" are ones with football-like sports that are more popular than soccer - Canada, US, Australia,, and NZ.

I'm sorry, Ozzy-rules football should not be referred to using the word 'sport', unless you also consider that mugging and drive-by shootings should qualify for the olympics.

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Australia beat Japan 3-1.
Proof that you have to play all 90 minutes: Japan was ahead 1-0 until the 84th minute, and Australia scored 3 goals in the next 8 minutes. Will have to watch the replay later.
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The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D


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I watched a fun documentary last night, called The Other Final Not new, 2002, I think, so you may all have seen it.
About a match between the two bottom ranking teams, Bhutan and Montserrat.

Recommended, if you love the sport at it's purest. :cool:
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Jun 12 2006, 08:16 AM
Australia beat Japan 3-1.
Proof that you have to play all 90 minutes: Japan was ahead 1-0 until the 84th minute, and Australia scored 3 goals in the next 8 minutes. Will have to watch the replay later.

:eek: It was right at the 84th minute I turned off the tv; figured it was a done deal! Wow, I'll have to catch a re-play later, that must have been an exciting final 8 minutes!!
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Jun 12 2006, 07:22 AM
Phlebas
Jun 12 2006, 08:16 AM
Australia beat Japan 3-1.
Proof that you have to play all 90 minutes: Japan was ahead 1-0 until the 84th minute, and Australia scored 3 goals in the next 8 minutes. Will have to watch the replay later.

:eek: It was right at the 84th minute I turned off the tv; figured it was a done deal! Wow, I'll have to catch a re-play later, that must have been an exciting final 8 minutes!!

Guus Hiddink is a genius. Two of the goals were scored by Tim Cahill, a late substitution.
Random FML: Today, I was fired by my boss in front of my coworkers. It would have been nice if I could have left the building before they started celebrating. FML

The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D


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USA - Czech Rep. starting in 5 minutes.
Random FML: Today, I was fired by my boss in front of my coworkers. It would have been nice if I could have left the building before they started celebrating. FML

The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D


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Jun 12 2006, 07:16 AM
Australia beat Japan 3-1.
Proof that you have to play all 90 minutes: Japan was ahead 1-0 until the 84th minute, and Australia scored 3 goals in the next 8 minutes. Will have to watch the replay later.

That's why I love football. A football game is unpredictable and a game can still be totally changed in the last minutes.
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Jun 11 2006, 09:07 PM

double apologies.. i thought this was about tennis :D
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Australia-Japan was a good game. 2 different styles of football. Hope they both make it through to the next round.

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:( Poor Jan Koller, I wonder if that's it for him for the rest of the tournament. Brilliant header, though.
Just how tall is he....6'8"?
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Jun 12 2006, 08:55 AM
:( Poor Jan Koller, I wonder if that's it for him for the rest of the tournament. Brilliant header, though.
Just how tall is he....6'8"?

He's 6'7", I think.
Stake in the heart of the US team. Great goal by Rosicky too.
Hope the US start running in the 2nd half.
Random FML: Today, I was fired by my boss in front of my coworkers. It would have been nice if I could have left the building before they started celebrating. FML

The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D


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Czechs win 3-0. US didn't show up.

Looks like it could be 1998 all over again. :veryangry:
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The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D


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The Czech team was great today, I hope the loss of Koller doesn't hurt them too much, but I suspect it will.

Does the American coach always look so bored? :wazup:
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Jun 12 2006, 10:11 AM


Does the American coach always look so bored? :wazup:

Yes.
Random FML: Today, I was fired by my boss in front of my coworkers. It would have been nice if I could have left the building before they started celebrating. FML

The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D


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I think we might be about to identify why America doesn't like football. It's because they suck.

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Jun 12 2006, 10:16 AM
I think we might be about to identify why America doesn't like football. It's because they suck.

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Well, we certainly sucked in this game.

[Ghana and Italy start in 45 minutes.]
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Nothing beats drinking beer and watching fit men run around in shorts... :cool:

(1:0 to Italy at the 80 minute mark)

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Jun 12 2006, 03:36 PM
Nothing beats drinking beer and watching fit men run around in shorts... :cool:


I can think of about 102 things that beat it without trying. Number 101 is clipping my toenails. . .
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Nothing beats drinking beer and watching fit men run around in shorts... :cool:


I can think of about 102 things that beat it without trying. Number 101 is clipping my toenails. . .

:lol:

Okay. let me re-phrase for the males....

Nothing beats drinking beer and watching hot chicks run around with hardly any clothes on...

:wink: :P

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Jun 12 2006, 01:36 PM
Nothing beats drinking beer and watching fit men run around in shorts... :cool:

(1:0 to Italy at the 80 minute mark)

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:D Gosh, do you think that's why we like tennis, too? :hat:
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Nothing beats drinking beer and watching fit men run around in shorts... :cool:

(1:0 to Italy at the 80 minute mark)

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:D Gosh, do you think that's why we like tennis, too? :hat:

Well... that's definitely the reason i watch Tennis...

Those guys and their ball skills are captivating... :cool: :P

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