Beren

Like he was doing a triple jump with that run-up

Longest run-up! AWESOME PEN

YEEES!

Steven Gerrard's portrait

Sizable lump on under 4 goals looking good.

I understand that, Kaka. Especially given how highly esteemed Yakubu is (rightly or wrongly). Oh and of course Kaita.

Worst man of the match? Quite difficult but I can't look past Obasi for that miss. He's a professional footballer. (Well, allegedly). Peter Ramage could have scored that!

Our specialty didn't you know. What a bunch of clowns, I mean honestly this is just unreal. You must be especially riled by the commentators' praise of Yakubu, after he missed that one-on-one. Like the praise of Nicky Butt during our latest relegation season. *cringe*

Oba isn't 100% IIRC.

No idea Higuain was only 22 until just now.

Is it me or is Messi having trouble striking this strange ball? Certainly didn't in the first match. Officials have been brilliant so far. Only really the Cahill decision has been horrifically wrong and that game was over anyway, that i can think of anyway. He deserved to be sent off and cry after the game. Not because of the tackle though, just because he's a horrible, dirty player.

Not many of the roy-of-the-rovers, net-bursting finishing going on this World Cup. Most seem to be shooting almost tentatively instead of really bulleting the ball.

Looking at that fixture list makes me miss the relative ease of the Championship! Oh boy.

Awesooome.

"What makes a man turn neutral?"

Show a replay of Derdiyok's chance already!

Unlucky Derdiyok - some great play.

Ottmar for NUFC, tbh

Ugh, ITV. Every time you watch coverage of the BBC/ITV you become convinced the other is better,... until you watch the other. Motson and Lawrenson will change my mind soon enough, I'm sure.

Commentary is a bit shite. Thought Ivory Coast did really well. Quite entertaining.

Don't know about the legitimacy of this, or if it's been posted before, but it made me laugh: http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/06/york-post-world-cup-match

Very annoying. Also happened throughout the Champions League aswell though. it's a given in this country that milan is ac milan and inter is inter milan. it's a bit like getting annoyed when they say PSV instead of PSV eindhoven. Not really because plays Eto'o plays for "Inter" and they were/are saying "Milan"! Think you've misread something maddy.

Annoying they keep saying Eto'o plays for just "Milan".