its extra time italy 0 - 0 germany
Xaxaxe wrote:Quick! Name the only team so far to score against, and get a point off of, Italy.
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MShipley88 wrote:What happened to Brazil?
MShipley88 wrote:What happened to Brazil? (World Cup action receives just about as much coverage as cock fighting in the US.)Mark
le Rahib wrote:Are you kidding ???
MShipley88 wrote:No.As more and more Mexicans move north, maybe we'll develop an adult male audience that cares about World Cup soccer. At the moment, I think it airs somewhere on cable...possibly the Obscure Spanish Language Network. Yesterday, as I watched BBC World News, there was a scrolling line at the bottom of the screen that mentioned Italian soccer players being upset at a German news article that described Italians as lazy and greasy. It reminded me that the World Cup was still going on. I am not an avid media-watcher, and that is the only news I have heard about the World Cup since the American team lost.Keep in mind, the guys on this site are a sampling of American intellectuals of various sorts. The average American has never heard of the World Cup and (if asked) would speculate that it must be some sort of NBA Slam Dunk trophy...or possibly a new size of drink at 7-11 stores.Now...the big professional cock fighting story is....Mark
Badmike wrote: And today's game is precisely why the World Cup will NEVER be watched by more than a handful of Americans...most of them with roots in Europe or elsewhere at that... A semi-final decided by a PENALTY KICK!!! Imagine your favorite American sport, at the end of regulation the score is tied. That's like a basketball conference final being decided by a free throw shooting contest, or a baseball game being decided by a home run derby, or a football game being decided by a field goal kicking contest. Add to that the amount of 0-0 and 1-0 games we got these last few weeks, and I can confidently report that soccer has no chance of ever existing as more than an afterthought in the sports viewing of Americans. Not that the entire rest of the world cares what we think.... Mike B .
Marlith wrote:I think it should be full quarters or let them end in ties
Marlith wrote:The problem is that it happens all the time in pro football. I despise sudden death overtime. Now I am no fan of college football overtime rules but they are better than sudden death. I think it should be full quarters or let them end in ties
MShipley88 wrote:At the moment, I think it airs somewhere on cable...possibly the Obscure Spanish Language Network.