Road to South Africa 2010 [Archive]

MaNuMaNiAc

10-11-2009, 09:34 AM

Ugly? that's all you've got to say? We played worst than Peru and won. That's saying a lot! Peru is pathetic right now and so are we. If we have this much trouble with Peru, what the fuck do you think is going to happen when we have to face teams that actually play well.

I've said it before and I'll say it again Maradona doesn't know SHIT about coaching a team. If by some miracle we manage to qualify it'll only be so that we get our ass handed to us by the real teams of the world.

There's a bright side to this though, Maradona is likely to quit no matter what. If we don't qualify he is toast obviously, but my guess is even if we qualify, he'll quit saying something like "he didn't like the way things were handled" bullshit. The problem with that is of course, most Argentines are so fucking stupid, they'll continue to buy his bullshit and forgive, forget and blame the next sucker that takes the reigns.

Maradona has been exposed, all that remains to be seen is whether we Argentines are too fucking stupid to see that.

JudynTX

10-11-2009, 03:18 PM

My nephew and his girlfriend are going to the SA 2010 World Cup. :D

dallaskd

10-11-2009, 04:04 PM

usa usa usa

rjv

10-12-2009, 10:14 AM

mexico had a nice win to qualify.

fotan2

10-12-2009, 10:34 PM

you guys should thank god that the head coach of Chile is an Argentinian. Ecuador won't have an easy game against Chile, in case Maradona loses the last game.

AussieFanKurt

10-12-2009, 11:41 PM

Australia were unlucky last time against that fucking flop from that Italian player. We're looking alright for 2010

Typhoon

10-13-2009, 04:30 AM

you guys should thank god that the head coach of Chile is an Argentinian. Ecuador won't have an easy game against Chile, in case Maradona loses the last game.

Thank you Captain Obvious.

MB20

10-13-2009, 12:14 PM

Please, Chile, help us !!!!

(Did I really type that?) :bang

lefty

10-13-2009, 03:48 PM

Fucking Refs :flipoff

We should have beaten Rwanda 7-1, fucking corrupted refs :pctoss

Libri

10-14-2009, 12:16 AM

Please, Chile, help us !!!!

(Did I really type that?) :bang

There's talk that Chile, who is already qualified and not obligated to win, might not come out in full force. They might even sit some of their first string players who have gotten yellow cards.

RedsLakers24

10-14-2009, 02:01 AM

Charlie Davies is out for the US National Squad, he had a car accident

velik_m

10-14-2009, 09:15 AM

Go Poland!

makedamnsure

10-14-2009, 11:35 AM

Charlie Davies is out for the US National Squad, he had a car accident

Charlie Davies is out for the World Cup too. Poor guy.

RedsLakers24

10-14-2009, 11:41 AM

Charlie Davies is out for the World Cup too. Poor guy.

Yeap i dont really watch soccer but i feel for him, i heard he struggle to get the starting job and he was doing really well, hope he recovers soon, What happen to the guy Name Freddy Adu?, wasnt he suppose to bee all good?

NASpurs

10-14-2009, 06:42 PM

Sweden was eliminated. You know what that means?

No Swedish chicks at the WC. :(

DAF86

10-14-2009, 08:17 PM

OK, we're in.

Libri

10-15-2009, 01:37 AM

What happen to the guy Name Freddy Adu?, wasnt he suppose to bee all good?

He is currently on loan to Belenenses (Portuguese team). This is his third year in Europe but has received very little playing time. He lost a spot on the USA roster because of limited club minutes. It remains to be seen how much playing time he will get with his new team.

symple19

10-15-2009, 09:39 AM

OK, we're in.

Hopefully you guys can get it together before the cup. Love watching the blue and white. Messi is my favorite player. Glad you made it in, can't imagine the WC without you guys

DAF86

10-15-2009, 12:42 PM

Hopefully you guys can get it together before the cup. Love watching the blue and white. Messi is my favorite player. Glad you made it in, can't imagine the WC without you guys

Let's hope we can pull an '86, where we barely qualified and then ended up winning the world cup.

lefty

10-15-2009, 03:19 PM

OK, we're in.
One of my coworkers is from Uruguay.

With a draw vs Argentina and with Ecuador's loss, Uruguay would have gotten a spot for the WC

But you guys scored towards the end of the game :lol

By the way, I haven't seen the guy today :(

Typhoon

10-15-2009, 03:49 PM

One of my coworkers is from Uruguay.

With a draw vs Argentina and with Ecuador's loss, Uruguay would have gotten a spot for the WC

But you guys scored towards the end of the game :lol

By the way, I haven't seen the guy today :(

LOL

Uruguay had a good chance for direct qualification and they wasted that bitch...Against a weak Argentina that isn't playing anything and haven't won in Uruguay since 1975, they had all the momentum... But honestly one month away everyone thought that Uruguay wasn't going to make the World Cup, so they did quite good, they are still in the game, they just need to beat Costa Rica, which should be easy, but knowing Uruguay history with wildcards I don't know what will happen.

Typhoon

10-15-2009, 03:51 PM

With a draw vs Argentina and with Ecuador's loss, Uruguay would have gotten a spot for the WC(

Wrong, Argentina would of gotten the direct qualification even with the tie.

mookie2001

10-15-2009, 04:44 PM

did argentina qualify?

they suck and at their best sport, the victoria under 17 all stars could probably give them a hell of a game

DAF86

10-15-2009, 06:20 PM

did argentina qualify?

they suck and at their best sport, the victoria under 17 all stars could probably give them a hell of a game

Who?

Trainwreck2100

10-15-2009, 07:49 PM

Who?

lolerskates

MaNuMaNiAc

10-15-2009, 08:15 PM

Let's hope we can pull an '86, where we barely qualified and then ended up winning the world cup.

:lol that's funny. Good one

mookie2001

10-15-2009, 10:23 PM

if argentina wins the world cut i'll let smeagol snocone me with a prybar

alamo50

10-16-2009, 05:36 AM

Sweden was eliminated. You know what that means?

No Swedish chicks at the WC. :(

Damn, I didn't even think of that yet.........I must be gtting old......

:depressed

By the way, Argentina need to fire Maradonna right now and hire Louis van Gaal for the upcoming World Cup.

MB20

10-16-2009, 08:12 AM

Damn, I didn't even think of that yet.........I must be gtting old......

:depressed

By the way, Argentina need to fire Maradonna right now and hire Louis van Gaal for the upcoming World Cup.

Argentina never had a foreigner as a coach. I don´t think we will ever have one.

sonic21

10-16-2009, 11:34 AM

:lol that's funny. Good one

French team was pathetic during the qualification for the 2006 WC, they almost won (with a shitty coach too).

:wakeup

We just have to see if Messi is a great player or if he's overrated by playing with the Barça.

:stirpot:

sonic21

10-16-2009, 11:36 AM

By the way, Argentina need to fire Maradonna right now and hire Louis van Gaal for the upcoming World Cup.

:wtf

Brazil

10-16-2009, 02:12 PM

Go France Go !... hummm wait there is something wrong oh yeah we are not even sure to join the world cup

symple19

10-16-2009, 02:17 PM

Let's hope we can pull an '86, where we barely qualified and then ended up winning the world cup.

Well, with Maradona as your coach I seriously doubt it. That is, of course, unless he runs out on the field for a quick hand ball in a crucial spot :lol

lefty

10-16-2009, 02:24 PM

Go France Go !... hummm wait there is something wrong oh yeah we are not even sure to join the world cup
Barrages?

makedamnsure

10-18-2009, 07:14 PM

Yeap i dont really watch soccer but i feel for him, i heard he struggle to get the starting job and he was doing really well, hope he recovers soon, What happen to the guy Name Freddy Adu?, wasnt he suppose to bee all good?

Freddy Adu is struggling to play for some midtable team in Portugal. There's really no chance of him going to the World Cup. Massively overrated.

mookie2001

10-23-2009, 11:06 PM

argentina sucks. its like soccer is their weakness, as a country

mookie2001

10-23-2009, 11:07 PM

nationally

mookie2001

10-24-2009, 09:44 AM

soccer. rofl

i guess theyre not getting enough orange slices and capri suns at halftime

DAF86

10-24-2009, 11:13 AM

Mookie is bored people.

Bukefal

10-24-2009, 06:27 PM

Maradona sucks big time in coaching, what's wrong with these ex-footballers. Every freakin former footballer thinks he can coach. Ridiculous, not everyone is a good coach, let them find some other hobbies jeezz. And the attitude Diego has, I can't stand him, I could never stand him, he was a great footballer, a football god, but as a person? Damn, what a lowlife douchebag, seriously

TwinTowers

10-27-2009, 03:18 PM

Freddy Adu is struggling to play for some midtable team in Portugal. There's really no chance of him going to the World Cup. Massively overrated.

Adu is as overrated as Altidor, onyewu, and donovan

makedamnsure

10-27-2009, 10:02 PM

Adu is as overrated as Altidor, onyewu, and donovan

Neither of the players you mentioned were hyped to be the next Pele. Nor did they actually do commercials with Pele before they even hit puberty.

mookie2001

10-27-2009, 10:23 PM

argentina plays como mujeres

and theres a dude really named after madonna just because she was evita in argentinas national film and sang the national anthem?/

laaame.

TwinTowers

10-28-2009, 10:25 AM

Neither of the players you mentioned were hyped to be the next Pele. Nor did they actually do commercials with Pele before they even hit puberty.

I said they're 'overrated', not hyped as Adu was. Many times media has mentioned Altidor, onyewu, and donovan as 'World Class' player when they're not even close to being one

DAF86

10-28-2009, 02:43 PM

argentina plays como mujeres

and theres a dude really named after madonna just because she was evita in argentinas national film and sang the national anthem?/

laaame.

When did Madonna sing the Argentine's national anthem?

makedamnsure

10-30-2009, 12:58 AM

I said they're 'overrated', not hyped as Adu was. Many times media has mentioned Altidor, onyewu, and donovan as 'World Class' player when they're not even close to being one

Donovan? I'll give you that.

Gooch? His going to AC Milan means jack if he can't crack the squad.

But Altidore I won't quite give in to. He's still pretty young and raw. He's at a pretty shite club (Phil Brown is a cunt and I hate using that word but it's the only thing that describes him).

Donovan could be world class but he's too stuck on the MLS. He won't take the challenge and he's hurting himself and US Soccer.

RedsLakers24

10-30-2009, 04:02 AM

Yeah Altidore looks good, I Seen him play and he looks like he could play, against Costa Rica he played great he was Over powering his defenders and blowing by them, he also made some pretty good passes

mystargtr34

10-31-2009, 07:38 AM

Croatia couldn't scrape in. Now i know why the English are so keen to get Croat's into the EPL... break their best players legs.

Phenomanul

10-31-2009, 03:19 PM

Charlie Davies was a respectable striker... the next big thing in US Soccer...

Too bad for the car accident a couple of weeks ago. Such a damn shame.

DAF86

11-05-2009, 06:09 PM

New Argie shirt

http://www.infobae.com/futbol/482492-101096-0-Esta-es-la-nueva-camiseta-la-Selecci%C3%B3n

quentin_compson

11-14-2009, 06:40 PM

France with a somewhat lucky win over Ireland.

But it should be enough to get them to South Africa.

makedamnsure

11-14-2009, 07:02 PM

France with a somewhat lucky win over Ireland.

But it should be enough to get them to South Africa.

France always lucks out.

MB20

11-18-2009, 02:54 PM

Curious:
A local newspaper in Argentina mentions today that Blatter unofficialy said that the World Cup in 2030 will be held in Argentina/Uruguay as celebration for the 100th aniversary of the World Cup ( The first WC, in 1930, was played in Uruguay)

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 02:54 PM

party at KBP's.

lefty

11-18-2009, 04:01 PM

Ireland scored ?

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 04:16 PM

Is the game on FSC?

SAtown

11-18-2009, 04:42 PM

France 0-1 Ireland (1-1 AGG) 81st minute

I have a link that will work with VLC player (and i think maybe windows media)

mms://cctv.wm.llnwd.net/cctv_live_cctv5

SAtown

11-18-2009, 04:42 PM

Is the game on FSC?

Nope, it sucks

velik_m

11-18-2009, 04:43 PM

And we're through.

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 04:49 PM

Nope, it sucks

Just got a link on ATDHE

Grats to Slovenia.

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 05:06 PM

That was a close fucking call

SAtown

11-18-2009, 05:07 PM

Spectacular dive from Anelka. He must learn a couple tricks from his teammate at Chelski

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 05:10 PM

damnit

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 05:11 PM

hand ball!!!

SAtown

11-18-2009, 05:12 PM

France with one foot in. hand ball from Henry

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 05:12 PM

fucking christ

IronMexican

11-18-2009, 05:14 PM

such bullshit

SAtown

11-18-2009, 05:34 PM

France in WC

lefty

11-18-2009, 07:21 PM

Holy shit, not to brag or anything, but the Algerian goal was Marcovanbastenesque :wow

(Jump to 0:09, and mute the volume)

Wysqte03YVo

TDMVPDPOY

11-18-2009, 10:56 PM

slovenia makes it to SA...

umm somewhere in the mountains of slovenia, slobro is drinkn......

mathbzh

11-19-2009, 04:10 AM

Today I am ashamed to be French. Props to the Irish...

One thing is for sure, we have the best handball team in the World :depressed

sonic21

11-19-2009, 05:00 AM

Only Lloris and Anelka were good. this game was ugly.

Ireland so deserved to win.

France didn't do anything until the last 15 mins of regulation.

Fuck Domenech, why put Gignac instead of Benzema or Govou?

worst coach ever

NuGGeTs-FaN

11-19-2009, 04:09 PM

Irish team is going to protest and request a match replay

French cheat in Rugby as well :lol

Anyway, it's awesome to see both Australia AND New Zealand in the WC!! I don't cheer for NZ in anything, but having 2 teams from this region in the world is amazing!

lefty

11-19-2009, 04:20 PM

Egyptian anchor :lmao

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9353/amrou.jpg

velik_m

11-19-2009, 04:25 PM

Fuck Domenech, why put Gignac instead of Benzema or Govou?

He should've put Karabatic in. :downspin:

NuGGeTs-FaN

11-19-2009, 04:33 PM

when is the group draw?

NuGGeTs-FaN

11-19-2009, 04:37 PM

4th December 7pm (South African time)

sonic21

11-19-2009, 04:37 PM

He should've put Karabatic in. :downspin:

god's hand 2.0

:downspin:

sonic21

11-19-2009, 04:41 PM

Anyway, it's awesome to see both Australia AND New Zealand in the WC!! I don't cheer for NZ in anything, but having 2 teams from this region in the world is amazing!

odd. In 2006 Australia had to play against Uruguay team to qualify.

i didn't know there were two spots for Oceania.

NuGGeTs-FaN

11-19-2009, 04:46 PM

Nah, Australia are part of the Asian Confederation now. They are too good for the Oceanic region and were winning easy games and not having any competition, so they got moved to the Asian group and finished on top there.

FIFA originally decided to give the winner of Oceania a spot in the WC, but then i think South America kicked up a stink and they switched it back. So NZ won the Oceanic region but had to play Bahrain in a playoff to get in.

NuGGeTs-FaN

11-19-2009, 04:47 PM

I assumed the winner of Oceania would have played a South American team again, so i am not sure why they played Bahrain.

sonic21

11-19-2009, 04:54 PM

oh thanks, i didn't know that.

TDMVPDPOY

11-19-2009, 08:46 PM

lol the french team.....

cheat their way into the wc, lets hope they have a fast exit in the group stages

MB20

11-20-2009, 10:47 AM

I assumed the winner of Oceania would have played a South American team again, so i am not sure why they played Bahrain.

It used to be like that. Argentina defeated Australia for a spot in USA 94.
But this time, Uruguay (5th in South America) made it to South Africa by defeating Costa Rica.
So southamericans play against a CONCACAF team now.

sonic21

11-21-2009, 08:55 AM

Henry is harshly bashed by the french medias, fans, politics after the hand.

if he's bashed for this, Zizou should have been after the 2006 final.

medias and casual fans :bang

sonic21

11-21-2009, 09:18 AM

Eric "The King" Cantona speaking of Henry:

"What shocked me the most wasn't the hand, really. What shocked me the most was that a player at the end of the match with all the TV cameras, went to sit next to an Irishman to confort him , while he "fucked him" three minutes before. If I were Irish, he wouldn't have stayed three seconds ...."

:smokin

resistanze

11-21-2009, 09:59 AM

TDMVPDPOY

11-21-2009, 10:56 AM

fifa doesnt want a rematch cause it will cost them revenue cause a big market team aint at the wc...lol fifa

lefty

11-21-2009, 03:24 PM

makedamnsure

11-21-2009, 10:17 PM

Well think about it. If it had been Robbie Keane who had used his hand to allow Damien Duff or Kevin Doyle to score, would everyone be in such an uproar?

alamo50

11-22-2009, 04:54 AM

Henry should have walked up to the ref immediately after the goal. Not that late bullshit long after the game wanting a re-match. This is so-so sad.

lefty

11-22-2009, 03:23 PM

Henry should have walked up to the ref immediately after the goal. Not that late bullshit long after the game wanting a re-match. This is so-so sad.
Hard to blame Henry.

We see that in any sport: when a call, or in this case a non-call goes your way, you take it.
Every athlete does it.

Blame Platini, Blatter.

And the ref; let's say the ref didn't see anything; sseing the Irish players genuinely complaining, he should have AT LEAST consulted the linesman, which he didn't.

FIFA and UEFA are rigged; just ask Didier Drogba

alamo50

11-23-2009, 05:32 AM

Than he shouldn't be appologising and demanding a re-match.

lefty

11-23-2009, 09:38 AM

Than he shouldn't be appologising and demanding a re-match.
I guess he tried to be nice.

But it's not always a good idea

lefty

11-23-2009, 09:39 AM

WOW :lmao

Amr Zaki courts controversy over Portsmouth rejection

By Soccernet staff

November 23, 2009

Email (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=702604&sec=england&cc=5901#)
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Amr Zaki has astonishingly claimed that he will not consider signing for Portsmouth on the grounds that they employ two Israelis - Tal Ben Haim and Avram Grant - as well as an Algerian in the form of Nadir Belhadj.

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Amr Zaki in action for Egypt against Algeria

Zamalek striker Zaki, who impressed in the first half of the 2008-09 season with Wigan before attracting criticism for a series of disciplinary lapses, has long been a target for Portsmouth shareholder Sulaiman Al-Fahim.
Indeed, Al-Fahim confirmed only last week that he was hoping to convince manager Paul Hart and director of football Grant to sign Zaki, who he claimed "loves" the club and is desperate to move to Fratton Park.
But Zaki has courted controversy by claiming that the presence of Grant and defender Ben Haim means he would not consider joining Portsmouth. After the recent bad blood between Egypt and Algeria in World Cup qualifying, the presence of Belhadj is also an issue.
"I refused their offer before, but now joining Portsmouth is no longer an option for me," Zaki said on his official website.
"After Portsmouth signed an Israeli player and also hired an Israeli football director a possible move was ruled out. On top of that, no way could I play at Portsmouth with an Algerian within in their ranks."
Egypt was the first Arab nation to recognise Israel in 1969 but resentment still exists towards the Jewish state from many in the Muslim community.

MB20

11-25-2009, 08:17 AM

I´ll never understand such behavior. Ever. It doesn´t make any sense to me.

lefty

11-25-2009, 11:48 AM

I´ll never understand such behavior. Ever. It doesn´t make any sense to me.
Nobody does

Brazil

11-25-2009, 07:48 PM

Libri

11-25-2009, 11:28 PM

Hey, I don't blame Henry too much, this shit happens all the time. An Italian scored with blatantly his hand 2 weeks ago against against Holland but the referee saw it. Because it's a WC qualifier I'm supposed to care more? Shitty refereeing and the lack of video challenges have been brought up time and time again. If FIFA wants to say in the dark ages, then so be it.

I don't' think they will ever use video technology. There have been some experimenting with two extra officials. Each official would be located at each goal line and would patrol that area. They still haven't decided to implement it.

lefty

11-27-2009, 12:05 AM