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2010-06-27 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Octopus Predicts German Victory Over England

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Posted by tipper 2010-06-27 13:53|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Don't mention the war

Posted by European Conservative 2010-06-27 14:27|| 2010-06-27 14:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, France surrendered first. Of course, the US surrendered yesterday too.

As one blog commenter wrote, "When he returns to France, Nicolas Mahut should be awarded the wives and girlfriends of everyone on the French team." Of course, that wouldn't be very interesting since Mahut is now a zombie.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2010-06-27 15:46|| 2010-06-27 15:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Octopus? Well I had a pet chicken that was pretty good at predicting World Series results. So there!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-06-27 16:38|| 2010-06-27 16:38|| Front Page Top

#4 The US did NOT surrender yesterday, they went down fighting. Two mental lapses led to two goals against, but the way the team fought in those last minutes of extra time made it a thrilling finish. Not often you see your own keeper at the other end trying to head in a corner.

Posted by Steve White 2010-06-27 17:03|| 2010-06-27 17:03|| Front Page Top

#5 The U.S. would have been a tougher match for Germany.

See you 2014 in Brazil.

Posted by European Conservative 2010-06-27 17:09|| 2010-06-27 17:09|| Front Page Top

#6 A second perfectly legitimate, equalising, English goal was disallowed by the ref and linesmen - despite the fact that every other person in the stadium and around the world saw the ball clearly cross the line. England were outclassed for most of the match but at that point were poised to retake the momentum.

Another wrong decision steered the Argentina/Mexico match this evening, when an illegitimate Argentine goal was allowed.

FIFA need to sort themselves out and put an end this kind of idiocy at World Cup tournaments, where the match officials are quite literally the least informed people of all those watching a match. Argentina and Germany benefited from poor decisions this time; I hope they both realise that either of them could be put out next weekend due to another.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-06-27 17:57|| 2010-06-27 17:57|| Front Page Top

#7 The refereeing has been horrible in this World Cup, but Germany dominated that game except for that 5 minutes before halftime.
US/England. Sometimes you don't lose. You just get beat.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2010-06-27 18:11|| 2010-06-27 18:11|| Front Page Top

#8 England got f*ked. Pure and simple. So has every team which could have benefitted from instant replay all the way back to Ireland/France. The US may have gone out fighting but came out loosey goosey - it would be a legitimate arguement that had they not had to bust ass to make up for bad reffing perhaps they would have had their legs under them a bit more or have their starting lineup. Slovakian GK mugged by the two Italians. All y'all soccer is grande people need to realize that the worst proponant of soccer is the soccer game itself.

I think if the US played Germany like they played Ghana they (US) would have gone down 5-0. In general the ball does not stick to the US players' feet, overdo heading, underdo chest traps, all which leads to a lack of control of midfield all without the advantage of a marquee striker.

Honestly, I'm glad I am out other than just passing interest, and am glad I didn't just spend 3 years of my life to be screwed by a blind ref with no backup or accountability...well soccer bunnies are cool but other than that...

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-06-27 18:14|| 2010-06-27 18:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Yes Bulldog, England was robbed of a goal that probably 2 billion spectators saw, but England didn't deserve to win this.

Germany has a very young, optimistic team playing a great offense (they played like we expected Brazil to play). It was a joy to watch.

Actually Germany should have scored 3:0 in the first half when they played England dizzy.

(And I suppose that reading the English tabloids with lame Hun, panzer and blitz rhetorics is part of those epic meetings).

Argentina will be tough but they didn't look invincible to me.

Posted by European Conservative 2010-06-27 18:49|| 2010-06-27 18:49|| Front Page Top

#10 I think a lot of US fans could explain the difference between deserve and earn.

Germany looks good, I like the GK and situational awareness and ball control; the Argies are indeed quite beatable.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-06-27 22:03|| 2010-06-27 22:03|| Front Page Top

#11 #10 I think a lot of US fans could explain the difference between deserve and earn.

i think about half the voter base in US cannot tell the difference in those concepts however

Posted by abu do you love 2010-06-27 22:35|| 2010-06-27 22:35|| Front Page Top

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