Official World Cup 2010 thread

[AfroSuns]

Sheesh, stupid move by Piqué.

 

[AfroSuns]

Nice penalty save and that looks like a dive

 

[Tyler]

wow, made the PK, got it called back, then missed the next. WHAT A GAME.

 

[AfroSuns]

Wow!! What a game.

 

[Shzm13]

Either Paraguay is legit, or Spain is looking a bit dull.

 

[Tyler]

Its the World Cup of upsets and Germany.

 

[Milgod]

I guess you are entitled to your own interpretation but only the refs count.

If the other leagues like the NBA were to adopt your view of in-game penalty only, there would be a prevalence of infrigments like flagrant two.

I have no problem of retrospective bans for dangerous fouls that could/did injure players.

This instance however was not that. You are only looking at the handball, why do you ignore the fact that it should never have been a free kick? That is why I would be mad with FIFA if they extended the ban.

Seeing as this is an African WC I wouldn't be surprised though.

 

[Tyler]

What a sequence of events for that goal.

 

[AfroSuns]

This instance however was not that. You are only looking at the handball, why do you ignore the fact that it should never have been a free kick? That is why I would be mad with FIFA if they extended the ban.

Seeing as this is an African WC I wouldn't be surprised though.

Now your argument is just getting ridiculous, this exchange was because you said Ghana players were offside not that they did not deserve a free kick. What next? Their goal was scored by the refs? Maybe we should revisit every foul called by the Refs including the blatant dives by Suarez.

 

[AfroSuns]

Spain through but my money is on Germany. Spain has a way of Shrinking on the big stage.

 

[Tyler]

Spain through but my money is on Germany. Spain has a way of Shrinking on the big stage.

That and the fact that Germany beat Argentina by 4 goals makes me think they will win it all this year. Not to toot my own horn but I jokingly said Germany would beat Argentina easily.

 

[Milgod]

Now your argument is just getting ridiculous, this exchange was because you said Ghana players were offside not that they did not deserve a free kick. What next? Their goal was scored by the refs? Maybe we should revisit every foul called by the Refs including the blatant dives by Suarez.

I was only talking about offside so much because you didn't seem to understand the rule.

I said twice (at least) that it shouldn't have been a free kick earlier in the thread.

 

[Zeno]

How is that an offside?? See below for Wiki on offside.

Because both players made a play for the ball in the scrum that led to the handball.

 

[AfroSuns]

That and the fact that Germany beat Argentina by 4 goals makes me think they will win it all this year. Not to toot my own horn but I jokingly said Germany would beat Argentina easily.

If Spain can play to their potential they can disrupt the German well oiled machine. I had no idea Germany is this good, haven't followed the Bundesliga in a while.
In the build up to the world cup (qualifiers) had always thought the Dutch are a team to reckon with and unless the game with Uruguay somehow goes to penalty, i don't see how they can lose to the Uruguayans.

 

[Chaplin]

This is going to be a weird question, but maybe some of you guys across the pond have an idea:

How do I get video of a few of the commercials of the World Cup? I can watch them on Youtube, of course, but I'm looking for downloadable versions of a few of them (like the Adidas Quest ads) and even some of the pre-game stuff like the U2 performance of the Get On Your Boots remix and the Morgan Freeman voice over intro to the first game.

Any ideas?

The only one I have right now is that we have TIVOs with DVD burners at work that record everything, if I have one record a game and just burn a DVD, I can rip it that way. For the Morgan Freeman thing, I guess I'll have to see if it's already recorded the South Africa/Mexico pregame.

 

[AfroSuns]

^^^ You mean like this Nike Ad.



The easiest way is probably use some free tools online that can save youtube videos or use a website like this.
http://www.savevideodownload.com/

 

[Chaplin]

^^^ You mean like this Nike Ad.



The easiest way is probably use some free tools online that can save youtube videos or use a website like this.
http://www.savevideodownload.com/

That won't work. At best it saves it as an flv, and those are virtually impossible to do anything with except embed.

 

[AfroSuns]

Encoders to convert to WMV/AVI perhaps? But with that amount of work, you may be better off just editing the TIVO/DVR recording.

 

[Chaplin]

Encoders to convert to WMV/AVI perhaps? But with that amount of work, you may be better off just editing the TIVO/DVR recording.

I don't have the recording easily accessible, that's why I was asking. I work in video, so I can take basically any format and convert it--I've already got a good 90% of the games already on my computer--but they are edited so no pregame or halftime (so no commercials). The problem with FLV is that while the file size is small, you're talking about a heavily compressed file that would need to be compressed again to make an MPEG-2 for DVD.

In case anyone is wondering, I'm creating a World Cup DVD for myself and some friends that will have several games and stuff on it. Creating menus and other extra items, which was why I was asking for any ideas on how to get some of the ads/leadins.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Wishes he was one of Chaps friends.....

 

[Shzm13]

Just talk nice about Juve, Barca, Arsenal, US and im sure he'd throw ya a beer.

 

[CaptTurbo]

I couldnt have been more wrong. I thought Germany would be out quickly with such a young team and its veterans out. They look like they will be dominating this and the next 1 or 2 world cups.

 

[Shzm13]

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Still wondering why Dunga didn't cap him? lol

 

[rode kardinaal]

Gogogogogooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Orange fever about to reach it's peak. Less than 2 hours before kick-off. Now or never.

 

[Shzm13]

Netherlands are the favorites to win this. It'd be a much better game if Suarez were in.

I think Netherlands take advantage of Fucile, Lugano being out and will win this 2 or 3 to 1