NationStates Jolt Archive

It all starts tomorrow, hurry up & bring it on! :)

Damn straight!!!! :D

Fridge full of snacks chair in optimum position I'm ready for the World Cup to begin

Fridge full of snacks chair in optimum position I'm ready for the World Cup to begin

Bugger the snacks, do you have beer? I've got a slab in the fridge if you need some.

GO COSTA RICA!!11!11:p

GO COSTA RICA!!11!11:p

Do I detect a slight antipathy toward Deutschland?

Do I detect a slight antipathy toward Deutschland?
I'm Dutch so I'm born with that:p

I'm Dutch so I'm born with that:p
And I am an Englishman who lives in Brazil so:

GO HOLLAND and IVORY COAST. Yeah!!

Do I detect a slight antipathy toward Deutschland?
GO PARAGUAY... and T&T....and SWEDEN....





What?

And I am an Englishman who lives in Brazil so:

GO HOLLAND and IVORY COAST. Yeah!!
As long as you say Go Holland and Ivory Coast/Argentina/Serbia&Montenegro, it's fine with me:p

The English are pretty okay, too.

As long as you say Go Holland and Ivory Coast/Argentina/Serbia&Montenegro, it's fine with me:p

The English are pretty okay, too.

You don't get it. Down with Argentina. Hand of God indeed from the English point of view and the Brazil rules over Argentina thing is in the water here.

You don't get it. Down with Argentina. Hand of God indeed from the English point of view and the Brazil rules over Argentina thing is in the water here.
I did get it, but I don't mind which two go to the next round as long as Holland is one of them;)

17 hours to go... :D

17 hours to go... :D

and Gerrard looking doubtful.

and Gerrard looking doubtful.

Get one of those 70 euro a time massage therapists to sort it out ;)

Damn you Ballack- have to rearrange my midfield in the Fantasy Football thing now. Bah.:mad:

Damn you Ballack- have to rearrange my midfield in the Fantasy Football thing now. Bah.:mad:

Yeah, I had to do that as well. :(

Actually Gerrard missing a game could be good, giving a chance to Carrick and to what I consider to be a formaton that will work.

Yeah, I had to do that as well. :(

Actually Gerrard missing a game could be good, giving a chance to Carrick and to what I consider to be a formaton that will work.

Yup, a nice balanced formation, although I would rather see Lampard miss out than Gerrard.

Yup, a nice balanced formation, although I would rather see Lampard miss out than Gerrard.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might just find, you get what you need. :p

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might just find, you get what you need. :p

*Ohhh I spy a coconut...let me climb this perilous tree to see if I can reach it so I can have breakfast..."

2 seconds later

"I appear to have fallen and I have no coconut...MICK, I'VE BROKEN MY BACK!!!" ;)

Not too worried about Ballack missing. Costa Rica is probably not top opposition, and as I said, Tim Borowski can play the same position very well, although he might not score as often.

As for the game against England, it'll go down to penalties, and we all know what comes next...

And besides, Germany will play Sweden in the second round.

16hrs. Excitement is an understatement

16hrs. Excitement is an understatement

Don't you realise that the Yankees are playing the Red Sox right now. You don't have to wait 16 hours for exitement.
:rolleyes:

Don't you realise that the Yankees are playing the Red Sox right now. You don't have to wait 16 hours for exitement.
:rolleyes:
You kidding? Baseball exciting? :p

You kidding? Baseball exciting? :p

Yes, I'm kidding. But Johnny Damon did hit a lead off homer (The traitor). I just thought that our trans-atlantic cousins would feel more at home if someone mentioned something they understood in this thread, and they might actually risk posting here. But meh.

Not too worried about Ballack missing. Costa Rica is probably not top opposition, and as I said, Tim Borowski can play the same position very well, although he might not score as often.

As for the game against England, it'll go down to penalties, and we all know what comes next...

And besides, Germany will play Sweden in the second round.

I've replaced Ballack with Borowski. I've never heard of him before, so I hope he goes well! :) To be honest, the only other German midfielder there that I have heard of is Frings, but I wouldn't have a clue whether he's any good or not.

I've replaced Ballack with Borowski. I've never heard of him before, so I hope he goes well!
Yeah, I'm not too worried. I just hope the combination Podolski/Schweinsteiger can become as powerful as the Völler/Klinsmann one back in the day. So Germany doesn't have to rely on Ballack for goals anymore.
And then there's still Klose. So offensively, I'd say Germany is in good shape. It's in the back where the thing is won or lost. But not against an opposition like Costa Rica.

But strangely, I should be caring only about the World Cup...and yet I find myself waiting all day for a message from a girl. Funny how that goes sometimes. :p

So offensively, I'd say Germany is in good shape. It's in the back where the thing is won or lost. But not against an opposition like Costa Rica.I have my personal doubts that Germany's relatively easy group is coincidental...

I have my personal doubts that Germany's relatively easy group is coincidental...
I suppose it was sort of weird. But then, probability-wise there would always have to be easy groups. That it should be Germany to get one was a bit of a coincidence though.

Be that as it may, not only am I not going to complain, but considering this any further could potentially be taking away from what could be a good show. ;)

So much weirdness:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/germany/5049952.stm
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,420446,00.html
http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,420433,00.html

Yeah, I'm not too worried. I just hope the combination Podolski/Schweinsteiger can become as powerful as the Völler/Klinsmann one back in the day. So Germany doesn't have to rely on Ballack for goals anymore.
And then there's still Klose. So offensively, I'd say Germany is in good shape. It's in the back where the thing is won or lost. But not against an opposition like Costa Rica.

But strangely, I should be caring only about the World Cup...and yet I find myself waiting all day for a message from a girl. Funny how that goes sometimes. :p

As potent as Voller & Klinsmann? Dream on. They'll need to grow Samson-like mullets if they're ever going to match those two! :)

Yeah, I'm not too worried. I just hope the combination Podolski/Schweinsteiger can become as powerful as the Völler/Klinsmann one back in the day. So Germany doesn't have to rely on Ballack for goals anymore.
And then there's still Klose. So offensively, I'd say Germany is in good shape. It's in the back where the thing is won or lost. But not against an opposition like Costa Rica.

But strangely, I should be caring only about the World Cup...and yet I find myself waiting all day for a message from a girl. Funny how that goes sometimes. :p

Yeah, I agree about Germany being offensively fine, Klose's scored 25 league goals, created 14 others and netted the goal which got Werder Bremen second place. Not bad eh?

You get your messege yet?

So much weirdness:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/germany/5049952.stm
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,420446,00.html
http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,420433,00.html

Couldn't read the last one I'm afraid. From the other articles I've read, Ballack wants to play, but Klinsmann has already said he won't play anyone who isn't fit enough to train before a match. My money is on Ballack being left out tonight.

Not bad eh?
Depends. I'm from Hamburg City...

You get your messege yet?
Hehe, nope. She's not one of those phone-addicts, often she doesn't check it all day.
And that's all I'll say about that right now. ;)

Depends. I'm from Hamburg City...


Hehe, nope. She's not one of those phone-addicts, often she doesn't check it all day.
And that's all I'll say about that right now. ;)

Ouchie... It was the last day the teams switched places right? Don't worry, I've had many last day nightmares and nervousness with my team :D

Good luck with the text ;)

I am going to bed hopefully i'll wake up in 3 1/2 hours...

Wooooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooo!

4 hours 20 minutes - I can't wait for this thing to finally begin.

Flag flying - check.
Fanbasecap - check.
Fan-neck-thing (name?) - check.
Meat - check.
Sausages - check.
Beer - check, check.
Jägermeister - check.
White shirt - check.
Black Shorts - check.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/Pille.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GermanFanblock.jpg

Oh yeah one more thing Australia will dick Croatia hard, if they don't they will lose all pride.

Oh yeah one more thing Australia will dick Croatia hard, if they don't they will lose all pride.
Don't forget to set your alarm clock!!!

Don't forget to set your alarm clock!!!

Bugger the alarm clock! I'm going to try & stay up all night. :p

Bugger the alarm clock! I'm going to try & stay up all night. :p
Maybe you should gives Harlesburg a call then - He was going to take a short nap (while still being online, hehehe).

Oh, and have fun and enjoy :D

But strangely, I should be caring only about the World Cup...and yet I find myself waiting all day for a message from a girl. Funny how that goes sometimes. :p

Powerful things those hormones. ;)

Powerful things those hormones. ;)
Even more powerful when fueled by Fußball as well :D

[CENTER]Wooooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooo!

4 hours 20 minutes - I can't wait for this thing to finally begin.

Flag flying - check.
Fanbasecap - check.
Fan-neck-thing (name?) - check.
Meat - check.
Sausages - check.
Beer - check, check.
Jägermeister - check.
White shirt - check.
Black Shorts - check.

Crap! I've still gotta dig out my US shirt from the '94 World Cup! :eek:

Even more powerful when fueled by Fußball as well :D

Indeed, a deadly combination that. ;)

Crap! I've still gotta dig out my US shirt from the '94 World Cup! :eek:
Mmh. I'd rather forget about that one tournament :p

I'm off to the shower - still need to fit all of that in my rucksack, we're taking off in 30mins.

@ All: Have fun and enjoy the Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Deutschland!

Good luck to your squad, GNM!

http://www.google.co.uk/ig

Google has another good idea :D

Good luck to your squad, GNM!
Thanks mate - same to yours ;)

Thanks mate - same to yours ;)

We don't play till Monday, but thanks. :D

We're gonna need all the luck we can get... :(

We don't play till Monday, but thanks. :D
I know - but I also know that once this thing gets rolling I'd be watching each and every game (planned - or as many as possible!).

We're gonna need all the luck we can get... :(
Oh my :p

I know - but I also know that once this thing gets rolling I'd be watching each and every game (planned - or as many as possible!).

Oh, I'm going to. The one upside to having lost my job a couple of weeks ago. I've got plenty of time to park my arse in front of the TV this month. :D


Oh my :p

I'm from the US. Our group's hell.

Theres just under half an hour left for us Aussie's until the start of the World Cup, thats midnight.
I cant wait...I'll be up really late tonight!:D

The first game is played in three hours, isn't it? Either way, it's gonna be a quick dinner tonight...

Mmh. I'd rather forget about that one tournament :p
I rather not. The second most successful tournament in Sweden's history... Too bad I was too young to care at the moment :(

Ahh well. About two hours now 'til Germany gets belted.

Ahh well. About two hours now 'til Germany gets belted.

Yup. I can't wait.

Only, I hope they progress far enough so that England get to have a go at them as well...:D

Only, I hope they progress far enough so that England get to have a go at them as well...:D
Ah, so you think Germany will win their group?

Does the press overblow the "football hooligan" phenomenon? Or is it real?

Ah, so you think Germany will win their group?

Nope. And I don't appreciate comments insinuating that England won't.;)

Prepare to be severely Crouchified.

Oh, I'm going to. The one upside to having lost my job a couple of weeks ago. I've got plenty of time to park my arse in front of the TV this month. :D
Ooh, that's too bad - but you're right! I'm making the best of my time while still at university.


I'm from the US. Our group's hell.
You're on a highway to hell... http://flamevault.com/~meeks/emoticons/the_finger.gif
Just joking ;) Good luck.

Oh man, can't wait. Woooo!

The first game is played in three hours, isn't it? Either way, it's gonna be a quick dinner tonight...
I rather not. The second most successful tournament in Sweden's history... Too bad I was too young to care at the moment :(
2:12 (when posted)

I've always cared about Fußball!

Prepare to be severely Crouchified.
You'll be Zlaterd. While we'll be Larssing our asses off.

Does the press overblow the "football hooligan" phenomenon? Or is it real?

It was real, about 30 years ago. It is vastly exaggerated by the US press now.

It was real, about 30 years ago. It is vastly exaggerated by the US press now.

Yeah,'ve really cracked down on that shite, especially in the last 10-15 years (particularly after that mess at Anfield IIRC).

2:12 (when posted)

I've always cared about Fußball!
It's just that the post before mine said that it was 30 mins 'till WC. Guess it was the day itself :p

It was real, about 30 years ago. It is vastly exaggerated by the US press now.
Thought so.

Still, there seems to be a lot of passion for the game.

We have riots and stuff after college basketball and football games, and that doesn't usually get national coverage.

Still, there seems to be a lot of passion for the game.
Passion, yes. Riots, not so much. Then again, we've never had much of that. Except for when AIK (a club) was sent down from the top league. Their fanclub, the Black Army, went berserk. As usual.

And, since everyone else seems to be going nationalistic... http://store.boymoment.com/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_sweden_fl_md_wht.gif

20 minutes left until opening ceremony! :D

Yeah,'ve really cracked down on that shite, especially in the last 10-15 years (particularly after that mess at Anfield IIRC).

Not Anfield, although at Hillsborough (which involved Liverpool), Bradford City Fire Disaster which created more rules for football safety than any other disaster and Heysel (also involving Liverpool).

20 minutes left until opening ceremony! :D

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGHHH!!! They're not airing that here! :mad:

Thought so.

Still, there seems to be a lot of passion for the game.

We have riots and stuff after college basketball and football games, and that doesn't usually get national coverage.

Believe it or not, some of us actually get to hear about these events. It makes it seem a bit hypocritical when the US press start on about soccer hooligans.

ANother thing that seemed out of order to me. I was on mlb.com checking the results and they come up with a comment. The World cup following in the footsteps of the Classic. WTF? The world baseball classic started this year, who is following who here?

Not Anfield, although at Hillsborough (which involved Liverpool), Bradford City Fire Disaster which created more rules for football safety than any other disaster and Heysel (also involving Liverpool).

Which was the one with the stampede in the stands? My memory fails me, it seems. :(

I want to cut school and go home to watch...:(

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGHHH!!! They're not airing that here! :mad:

You won't be missing much. It isn't the olympics. Blatter commented that the spectacular of the world cup are the games, whilst cutting the budget for the opening ceremony.

Which was the one with the stampede in the stands? My memory fails me, it seems. :(

At Hills borough people were crushed in a rush trying to get into the ground. (think you'll mean this one)

At Heysel, the stadium collapsed.

At Bradford, the old wooden stand caught fire and burned down.

All of them were in the 80's.

At Hills borough people were crushed in a rush trying to get into the ground. (think you'll mean this one)

At Heysel, the stadium collapsed.

At Bradford, the old wooden stand caught fire and burned down.

All of them were in the 80's.

Okay, yeah, it was Hillborough that I was thinking of. Heysel was a horrible tragedy, though.

Okay, yeah, it was Hillborough that I was thinking of. Heysel was a horrible tragedy, though.

Yup. My team is Bradford City, so its a sore spot in my clubs history. But we now have a world leading Burns treatment unit in Bradford saving and changing lives and due to the fire, UEFA, the British government and the FA, made many safety changes, which have doubtless led to other lives being saved. So a moment of bitter pride i guess you could call it.

Yup. My team is Bradford City, so its a sore spot in my clubs history. But we now have a world leading Burns treatment unit in Bradford saving and changing lives and due to the fire, UEFA, the British government and the FA, made many safety changes, which have doubtless led to other lives being saved. So a moment of bitter pride i guess you could call it.

Unfortunately, sometimes a wake-up call like that's required, I guess. :(

Unfortunately, sometimes a wake-up call like that's required, I guess. :(


Yeah. Still, thats over now.

AND NOW THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

Not for me yet. They're not airing the opening ceremony here. :(

Not for me yet. They're not airing the opening ceremony here. :(

Me neither, the BBC are missing it, but thats ok, I can listen to the guys on the readio try and describe it LOL so very funny.

I want to cut school and go home to watch...:(
When do you finish for the year?

I've been done for a week now..

Not for me yet. They're not airing the opening ceremony here. :(

You getting live games or replays of the games?

Not for me yet. They're not airing the opening ceremony here. :(
TLC should have something on about it tonight..

You getting live games or replays of the games?

Getting 'em live on the ESPN/ABC networks.

And it has begun and Germany leads 1-0 :(

Final score: 4-2 for Germany, Klose and Wanchope scoring twice.

Bollocks!

:upyours: to Germany!

Don't forget to set your alarm clock!!!
It is all good!
Nothing like waking up to the Foo Fighters.:p

:upyours: to Germany!
hah

I wanted Costa Rica to win too (But I predicted Germany :P)

Germany Uber Alles!:eek:

Germany Uber Alles!:eek:

German overalls?

German overalls?

Lol!
(German Above All is the translation i think..)