The 2002 World Cup Thread

[solid_]

Brazil beat brave Turks.
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MATCH FACTS
47 mins: Hasan Sas gives Turkey a shock lead in first-half injury time

50 mins: Ronaldo diverts Rivaldo's cross past Rustu to equalise

61 mins: Rivaldo's header is ruled out for offside

85 mins: Alpay is sent off for fouling Luizao and Rivaldo scores the spot-kick

92 mins: Hakan Unsal sees red for kicking the ball at Rivaldo

 

[tin_tinr]

brazil 2 turkey 1

thats what we want to watch when we watch footie

everything class, world class, penantlys, red cards the works

lets hope the standard stays as high as that.

and well done ronaldo after his shitty couple of years

the game was certainly entertaining it always is when
a brazillian team take to the pitch .
bit what a shitty referee i thought he was
well out of his depth for a game of this magnitude.
the turkish player was in the wrong for kicking the ball
at rivaldo but surely blatant cheating to get a player sent off
should be punished as well
in my opinion that incident ruined a good game

 

[fanzee1]

the game was certainly entertaining it always is when
a brazillian team take to the pitch .
bit what a shitty referee i thought he was
well out of his depth for a game of this magnitude.
the turkish player was in the wrong for kicking the ball
at rivaldo but surely blatant cheating to get a player sent off
should be punished as well
in my opinion that incident ruined a good game

Can't say i disagree about the referee in that one. Although i can't say it ruined the match for me because i got a great laugh out of their acting.

So did everyone think the pk that rivaldo got to score the gamewinner was justified?

 

[fanzee1]

italy outclassing ecuador

not really much else to say about this one. Lot of fouling by ecuador. Italy pretty much getting what it wants at both ends.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Italy and Germany look scary... Argentina look good.

Waiting for someone else to play like they have a chance of going the whole way.

 

[Starblayde]

Italy and Germany look scary... Argentina look good.

Waiting for someone else to play like they have a chance of going the whole way.

Germany? Scary?

The only thing scary about Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0 is that the Saudis actually managed to get to the world cup.

They couldn't compete, tactically, physically, skill..er...fully. Not at all. They were just so bad I was amazed. An efficient German team simply capitalised on that. 6 headers?! sheesh. Saudi Arabia sucks at Football

 

[solid_]

Germany are a shadow of what they where in the 80's and 90's. Lucky to get to worldcup in first place.

 

[tin_tinr]

heres an interesting piece in the paper i just read

"brazillian superstar rivaldo admits he cheated to
get turkey defender hakan unsal sent off.
the midfielder fell clutching his head despite the fact
unsal kicked the ball into his thigh as he waited to take a corner.
rivaldo confessed maybe the ball hit my leg and not my head
but whatthe turkish player did was still wrong , i say sorry
to him but these things happen in football"
and further to this report there is speculation he may be banned from further matches

 

[fanzee1]

heres an interesting piece in the paper i just read

"brazillian superstar rivaldo admits he cheated to
get turkey defender hakan unsal sent off.
the midfielder fell clutching his head despite the fact
unsal kicked the ball into his thigh as he waited to take a corner.
rivaldo confessed maybe the ball hit my leg and not my head
but whatthe turkish player did was still wrong , i say sorry
to him but these things happen in football"
and further to this report there is speculation he may be banned from further matches

personally, i'd love to see it. Rivaldo is a tremendous player but we don't need such bush-league tactics. I laugh when i read the story you just posted because rivaldo said "maybe" the ball didn't hit his leg. It wasn't close and watching his antics make the whole world cup seem like a joke. The turkish player got a red card if i'm not mistaken. I say give rivaldo one, too, and put them both on notice for the rest of the tournament.

 

[solid_]

heres an interesting piece in the paper i just read

"brazillian superstar rivaldo admits he cheated to
get turkey defender hakan unsal sent off.
the midfielder fell clutching his head despite the fact
unsal kicked the ball into his thigh as he waited to take a corner.
rivaldo confessed maybe the ball hit my leg and not my head
but whatthe turkish player did was still wrong , i say sorry
to him but these things happen in football"
and further to this report there is speculation he may be banned from further matches

I hope he does get banned to yet another player that thinks his bigger then the game.

 

[fanzee1]

brazil coach on rivaldo incident

From the "I can't believe they said it" department. Here's what Brazil' coach Scolari had to say about the rivaldo episode:

However, Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said Rivaldo had put his hand to his face to stop the ball hitting him there.

"The ball hit him on the knee and then bounced upwards. He put his hand on his face to stop being hit in the face," Scolari told reporters.

"Nobody's talking about this apart from the Brazilian media who are more interested in getting Rivaldo punished than in giving value to his performance."

Oh man is that great. Not only does he offer an absurd interpretation of what happened, he's got the nerve to feign righteous indignation!

ROFL!

I give him credit for this much, i've always said that if you're going to bullshit, go all the way with it -- and he certainly does.

 

[fanzee1]

host country japan playing belgium right now. there's a lot of noise in the stadium but the play hasn't been sharp. Lot of effort though, as you might expect. The belgians spending a lot of time trying to go over the top for headers. Japan getting plenty of possession at this point, though.

Things have gotten more interesting in this match even as i sit here typing.

 

[p_p_man]

China poses no threat to anyone...

Saw their game against Costa Rica earlier on.

They deserve their lowest rated team in the finals status...

Who did they play against to qualify?

 

[p_p_man]

Japan 2 Belgium 1

It took an Arsenal player to score the second!

Belgium look tired and making too many defensive errors...

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Japan 2 Belgium 1

It took an Arsenal player to score the second!

Belgium look tired and making too many defensive errors...

2-2 now.

It's turned into an exciting match...

 

[solid_]

Re: Japan 2 Belgium 1

It took an Arsenal player to score the second!

Belgium look tired and making too many defensive errors...

Is that the player that get's splinter's from sitting on sub bench.

 

[fanzee1]

Re: Re: Japan 2 Belgium 1

Is that the player that get's splinter's from sitting on sub bench.

lol.

indeed this has become an exciting match. i suspect a fantastic finish, too.

 

[fanzee1]

no way!

japan just got completely hosed. there was no foul and i'd LOVE to know where the referee saw offsides there. That looked bogus to me.

hell, they're so much more fresh, they may take the winning goal anyway.

 

[solid_]

Re: Re: Re: Japan 2 Belgium 1

lol.

indeed this has become an exciting match. i suspect a fantastic finish, too.

I been impressed with the Jap's so far. They dont look like mug's then again it's only Belgium.

 

[fanzee1]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Japan 2 Belgium 1

I been impressed with the Jap's so far. They dont look like mug's then again it's only Belgium.

yes, if it's tuesday, it MUST be belgium. <sorry>

yeah, i know it's belgium and not one of the powerhouses but what's impressed me about japan is they're fitness. They're so much more fresh than belgium right now, it's ridiculous.

 

[p_p_man]

OK Japan and Belgium is over...

and in 10 minutes South Korea vs Poland from America's Group. Let's see what you're up against...

 

[fanzee1]

Re: OK Japan and Belgium is over...

and in 10 minutes South Korea vs Poland from America's Group. Let's see what you're up against...

damn straight. We can't count on any points against portugal, so it's south korea and poland we really need to go after to get the points we need to advance.

I'm just glad we're not playing south korea at the end of the round robin. Don't want to be going up against the host country with them needing a win to move on.

 

[wizbit9]

well done japan. would have loved to have been in that crowd.

poland are playing like a sunday team. the koreans have got pace though i'll give em that. they would give micjael owen a bit of trouble me thinks

 

[fanzee1]

well done japan. would have loved to have been in that crowd.

poland are playing like a sunday team. the koreans have got pace though i'll give em that. they would give micjael owen a bit of trouble me thinks

i think the polish defense missed a wake-up call or something. They've been horrible. Korea have shown all kinds of speed and a good amount of skill and creativity, too.

Yoo and Song have been outstanding all match, especially Song. And Ahn created a bunch of chances once he came on, though he failed to bury a couple he really should have. Defense and keeper rock solid as well.


South Korea v. USA will be a track meet. Both teams trade on speed. USA has its work cut out for it, big time, going against that team if they perform the same way.

 

[p_p_man]

I haven't seen Portugal play yet...

but judging by S. Korea's performance just now America has got to beat them to stand any chance of progressing. US can handle Poland but without two wins it's going to be Portugal and S. Korea's group...