2010 World Cup: FIFA president Sepp Blatter bucks criticism of vuvuzela hum - ESPN Soccernet

Fck that sh!t

If my country's tradition was to sound so god-dam annoying and force me to watch the match on mute then to hell with it, I'd be more than happy to have it banned

I don't notice them too much anymore unless they're mentioned.

neither do i, but gotta admit that i miss the chants a little bit.

holland defeats denmark off of an own goal and kuyt's stab of elia's shot off the post. for once i appreciate dirk kuyt.

and JAPAN DEFEATS CAMEROON WTF?!

Yeah, the dutch looked flat today, kinda disappointing, hopefully it was just a slow first match. And yeah, I was pissed about Cameroon, they looked awful for 65 minutes, it was only when they were down when they decided to pick it up a bit. Cant wait for the Italy game.

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I'm okay with the Holland game because Robben wasn't there. Having the full squad will be helpful, and especially since it's just Japan and Cameroon remaining (I consider Cameroon the hardest, but Japan SHOULD be a cakewalk) Holland should advance no problem.

I'm disappointed van Persie didn't show much of anything, though that cross was pretty funny. Poor poor Poulsen.

Japan...my second home, I threw them aside in this tournament, but if they can salvage a point from Denmark (judging from what I saw today, they certainly can), they have a chance of advancing. Cameroon...dear lord, they were my pick for 2nd in this group, WHY IS ALEX SONG NOT PLAYING...!?

See I told ya they would struggle without Robben!

Give it to the Danes, for the majority of the match they shut down Robin and Wesley. But WOW Elia put the afterburners on and never, ever looked back. Substitute he may be, but he got my vote for Man of the Match.

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i hope N Korea defeats Brazil..haha!

I dont. **** North Korea

haha..yeah dont even understand why N Korea is let into the cup..especially after they torpedo'd a S Korean vessel..

Paraguay's unis look fantastic.

hope paraguay wins!!

me too

Go Azzuri!

Sorry, I root for my lineage. USA, Germany, Italy.

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ZOMG!!! GOAL by Paraguay! :eek:

Paraguay looks sharp, the Italians are looking a bit flat, I hope Paraguay doesnt throw everyone back and bunker down in the second half.

I think that's about as good as the Italians are going to get offensively. Especially with Pirlo out, they lose creativity and Gilardino, while decent, isn't a significant threat if he has to create on his own.

I still expect a draw out of this match, although Paraguay winning would be appreciated.

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fffffuuuuuuuuuuu

wewt! Azzuri draw even!

Congrats to Paraguay, though. A tie is not bad against the reigning champs.

That was yet another unimpressive match. I was expecting more from Italia. Germany has really set the bar so far.

Still, I'd rather watch the worst, most boring world cup match than my Orioles right now. Or even the NBA finals, for that matter.

My experience is, even those ugly matches are played at a higher level than some of the MLS stuff I've watched.

In recent years, Italy has never been an exciting team to watch.

I'm anxious to see Brazil, though I worry that their style, the 'jugo bonita', is gone. If there's ever a chance for the Brazilians to show off this year, this game against North Korea is it.

Brazil should put on a clinic tomorrw...hope Portugal losses to ivory...cant stand that pretty boy Ronaldo..haha

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If by "recent years," you mean "the history of the World Cup, then word.

Hey at least for a while Italy could lay claim to some decent strikers. This year they've got...sweet jesus, GILARDINO.

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Man italy was so close to has it's arse spanked

Portugal's game tmrw looks interesting

Holy **** those guys from camaroon kick the ball hard!!..haha

BRAZIL is going to kick some serious a$$ tomorrow!


GO BRAZIL

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:icon18: So true. Italy is soooo damn boring.
He used to be alright. Too bad Del Piero was left out. Lippi shoulda seriously took note from Loew and taken mostly the U21 squad lol
haha North Korea is such a joke Brazil should pick them apart.

I seriously lol'd hard.

Updated bracket I made that I forgot to post.

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Scratch Serbia and Greece btw. Serbia especially has no chance now they play Germany after losing to Ghana

Not a CR fan, but the shirt cracked me up (per the commercial).

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I had to order it.