South Africa World Cup 2010: Official Thread

[DrRapid]

Jimmy Jump returned haha! http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/6192962/ It wasn't as epic as he tends to make it but still, he's a pretty cool dude.

[Unscarred]

Holland - Spain mark my words

Im not suprised Im going to make a prediction for the final to, and i will say that the new world champion will be SPAIN No doubt

[Pllumi]

Jimmy Jump returned haha! http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/6192962/ It wasn't as epic as he tends to make it but still, he's a pretty cool dude.

lol, how come I missed that part

[°[~CHR!$~]°]

spain and holland...what else could u wish for
spain took over that match today.... was great
i was at public viewing and was the only one voting for spain...

[Unscarred]

spain and holland...what else could u wish for
spain took over that match today.... was great
i was at public viewing and was the only one voting for spain...

You are a weirdo Chris How can you cheer for Spain

[Pllumi]

lol, now it's like 2006, Germany fighting for the 3rd place.

[Sleepy]

bastard octopus.

i predict holland will kick the shit out of Iniesta and Xavi,de jong and MVB to be precise.its goona be a boring match anyway

[Unscarred]

bastard octopus.

i predict holland will kick the shit out of Iniesta and Xavi,de jong and MVB to be precise.its goona be a boring match anyway

Nah i don't think so, Spain will beat them for sure

[dR3]

I should have listened the octopus, I lost the bet

Lol same here.

[AJS2050]

Viva Espana

[Unscarred]

1. This year's final will be the first time a team from Europe wins the tournament outside of Europe. Only Brazil and Argentina have won away from their home continent.

2. This is the first final that will not feature one of Argentina, Brazil, Germany or Italy.

3. It will be Spain's first time in the final. Their best performance so far is fourth place in the 1950 edition, and this tournament is the first since then that they have even reached the semifinals.

4. This could be the Netherlands' first World Cup victory, if they overcome David Villa et al. They've been losing finalists twice.

5. If you followed the two previous points closely enough, you will see that World Cup 2010 will definitely see a first-time winner.

6. Additionally, it's also the first time the Netherlands will not face the host nation in the final. In 1974 they lost 2-1 to West Germany in Munich, and in 1978 they succumbed to Argentina 3-1 in Buenos Aires.

7. The game will also be the first time either manager has won anything on the international stage. Bert van Marwijk has won the UEFA Cup and the Dutch version of the FA Cup with Feyenoord, and Vicente del Bosque won the Champions League, La Liga, the Supercopa de Espana, the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup with Real Madrid.

8. It's the first time a psychic octopus has shaped the outcome of the final. If Germany had managed to prevail over the Spanish, this would also have been the first time a mollusk would have had the chance to reveal the outcome of a final before it took place.

9. The final will be the first game in this tournament that Fernando Torres maybe thinks about possibly scoring a goal. If he plays, that is.

10. And finally, the final will give you your first chance to talk about something other then LeBron this week.

[BILI]

Gotta love that octopus

[Xray]

Hah!

Fucking Germans got beat the fuck up! That's what you get for fucking with Argentina mofos!!

Hopefully Uruguay beat them aswell.

Spain > Netherlands.

[ku53v]

this is more of a wish than a thought but netherlands are gonna crush spain

[DrRapid]

If Spain wins I think it will be the first time that a country wins a world cup after losing its first match in the tournament but I'm not sure if that's true, someone told me.

I always thought Spain had the best squad in the tournament but sometimes it hasn't made the most out of it: Torres, Villa, Xavi, Pedro, Puyol, Pique, Xabi Alonso, Ramos, Valdes, Reina, Iniesta, Fabregas, Silva, Llorente, Navas, Busquets, Capdevila...

But anything can happen in a single match so I don't know what to expect. Spain to have most of the ball possession and try and try to get the goal until it finally does. Or the Netherlands continuously on the offensive with a lot of speed breaking the Spanish defense.