Wolfpack

Despite ESPN's never ending attempts to shove soccer down our collective throats, today illustrates perfectly why Americans will always hate soccer... Today we have the World Cup - the premiere event of the sport - get started and what did we have?

2 games
3 hours of boring action
2 total goals
0 total winners

How exciting!

Ciara's Dad

Wolfpack
To a certain extent, I agree with you.

I watched most of the first game and saw only bits of the second. Not impressed one bit!
But try telling the South African fans that it was a terrible game. Or the fans of Uruguay whose team, with 10 men, eventually held off France.

The first games are notorious for non-scoring draws and very tight games. It is so important that you do not lose. The games will loosen up as the group stage progresses, and teams become more desperate for points.

Then onto the knockout stages. Winner takes all in every game. Brilliant!

It also helps enormously if you have a vested interest in the game, as you will have tomorrow when your team plays England. I'm assuming you are a Yank btw. Ask any USA soccer fan if they would accept a boring 0-0 now, and I can assure you they would bite the hand off you for it!

So, sit back and relax tomorrow, get yourself a few brews in, and watch the Patriot film with Mel Gibson before the game to get the blood boiling.
You will be in fine company tomorrow with your Scottish, Welsh and Irish Patriot brothers, cheering on your team.
Bring it on!

Once again, no offence to our English Patriot brothers.

IcyPatriot

Americans would like soccer more if the off sides rules were altered.

But that is never going to happen ... so it is what it is.

FIFA changing a rule is like the Vatican changing a law ... the earth might miss a beat.

Nikolai

Meh, I like it.

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KontradictioN

I'm one of those Americans. Soccer is brutally awful.

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Ciara's Dad

Kontradiction
For most of the time, soccer is brutally awful.
But this is the World Cup we're talking about here!
Personally speaking, I believe that ice hockey, basketball and rounders are all cures for insomniacs. But I'd watch the Stanley cup, the NBA finals and the World Series if my country was taking part.

If it helps, think of tonights game as America's chance to stick it to BP if you like!

Calciumee

I thought the SA-Mexico game yesterday wasn't too bad.

But the Uraguay and France game was AWFUL. But they aren't the most exciting of teams, well France can be, but rarely.

Today should be alot better! Argentina play and the England/USA game

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Calciumee

Less than 10 minutes played, and already a goal

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Rossmci90

The France-Uruguay game wasn't the most exciting, but it was great to see the French struggle so much against Uruguay. If you have no interest in the sport then of course a 0-0 seems boring, but often a 0-0 can be very exciting and tense. Its not all about scoring.

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Rossmci90

Good game so far, South Korea been very impressive, Greece showing why they have lost every World Cup game they've had.

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