The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup

[ballinaman]

Brazil are on a different level to Chile. A number of people on here and in the media tipped Chile to win this??? Never a chance of it.

Careful now,
afair, only one person here tipped an upset.

I'll hold my hands up...thought Chile might take them after extra time. Brazil were very impressive. Defense is rock solid and gives them the edge over the Argies i feel, still hope Argentina do it though, Mardonna on the sideline is classic stuff. He looks like the head of a drug cartel and acts like a regular fan in the stands.

[Main Street]

You don't have to own up to anything. Most who did tip Chile, did so as an outside bet.
Chile had 3 suspended for the game, although one of them, Estrada, was a liability.
I thought Chile would concede 2, 3, 4 or 5  but would score a couple themselves. Brazil just thwarted most every attack with superb defending and those instinctive interceptions.  Sanchez was excellent though. His crossing and passes were spot on, but this time Brazil were wise to him.

[mountainboii]

You don't have to own up to anything. Most who did tip Chile, did so as an outside bet.
Chile had 3 suspended for the game, although one of them, Estrada, was a liability.
I thought Chile would concede 2, 3, 4 or 5  but would score a couple themselves. Brazil just thwarted most every attack with superb defending and those instinctive interceptions.  Sanchez was excellent though. His crossing and passes were spot on, but this time Brazil were wise to him.

Loved Giles' take on him the last day.

"He's a headbanger Bill. You'd know by his face."

"And how would you know by his face, John?"

"Ah you just would, Bill."

[GalwayBayBoy]

[Aerlik]

The average English footballer has the IQ of a boiled turnip.

Ah jeepers go easy on Graham Taylor, would ya?

[Puckoon]

One of the Japanese centre backs looks like John Terry 

[Oraisteach]

Anyone recall offhand what WC qualifying teams Ireland beat in the run-up to the competition and what were the scores? Tx.

[Billys Boots]

Ireland 2 - 1 Paraguay
Ireland 3 - 0 Algeria

[AZOffaly]

What he said.  Did we also play Chile recently enough?

[Oraisteach]

Thanks Billys and AZ

[Capt Pat]

The Japanese look like they spent the last 3 days on the beer after beating Denmark.

[johnneycool]

Ireland 2 - 1 Paraguay
Ireland 3 - 0 Algeria

its a pity that they didn't play as well in the qualifying then considering how god awful Italy and France were when they got there.

[Celt_Man]

Only after tuning into RTE's coverage there - to witness an in-depth conversation about Eamon's dinner.... 

[Main Street]

Quality penalty shoot-out.
The last one from Cardozo was ridiculously cool.
The team that tried to get behind the ball went out. Japan must have thought that they wouldn't expend their energy trying to bring the game to the tight Paraguay defense, but they got just as knackered as Paraguay anyway and couldn't step up on the gas.

[Main Street]

Ireland 2 - 1 Paraguay
Ireland 3 - 0 Algeria

its a pity that they didn't play as well in the qualifying then considering how god awful Italy and France were when they got there.

Beating 2 teams made up of mostly squad extras preparing to go to a Finals, does not carry any real plaudits.
But we went about it confidently.

Chile played Ireland in a friendly a few years back and passed us off the park.