Kaizero

I don't really give a shit where people are born, if they've spent almost all their life, or most of their life, in a country other than the one they happened to be born in, they should be able to represent that country because that's where they're from, even if they were born somewhere else. (Though I do only think this should apply until you reach a certain age, like you have to have settled in a country before you were 8 or 10 or something to be able to represent their football team. I don't like the country swapping going on when people have just lived in a country for five years as an adult.)

I think it's the opposite. I could imagine it feeling like a good atmosphere at the stadium using them.

It's not really their "culture" though, they only became popular about seven/six years ago, they'd managed fully well without them on their own matches before. Who said anything about culture? What's it got to do with culture? I hardly think that if you were invited for a meal at a South African's house they'd get out their antique Vuvuleza collection to show you over coffee. The fact is if that's what they do that's what they do, when they started doing it is neither here nor there. It's defended by FIFA using it as a reason to allow it and so on because they say it's part of South African culture. That's what it has to do with it.

It's not really their "culture" though, they only became popular about seven/six years ago, they'd managed fully well without them on their own matches before.

Pre-world cup friendlies means nothing.

I also think Japan will win, but I wouldn't put my money on it. Will regret that tomorrow I think.

I want to play on the Jap - Cam match, but I'm too scared.

I hope Africa never gets another WC if they're all loving this shit thing. They should have been banned after the Confed Cup tbh.

Honestly, I will probably remember this as the worst WC I've lived through because of this shit. It taints everything.

I'm starting to think the English might be dumber than the Yanks thinking it's serious.

"If you're worried about missing the drone sound after game, don't. It stays with you. It's like ear herpes." - Seth Meyers

They were invented for mass production (plastic version) around 96 and became popular around 02/03. Culture my arse.

Well it's real, but obviously they wrote it with their tongues wedged firmly in their cheeks. i always thought the New York Post was a bit too dim to do something like that though. In the battle between Europeans thinking US people are stupid and a major US newspaper not knowing enough about soccer to manage to not mess up their front page, I'd back the US newspapers. It's too big an error to pass without it being tounge in cheek tbh.

No way, they're without Robben... a 1-1 draw! Van der Vaart is not a bad replacement. I'm thinking 3-0 or 4-0. Well you might be right, all we need is to beat Cameroun and Japan... I think you'll advance, just not beat the Dutch.

Kjetil Siem, the president of the PLS says it's too late to do it now and it's just a PR stunt saying they "might" get banned to make people less angry.

No way, they're without Robben... a 1-1 draw! Van der Vaart is not a bad replacement. I'm thinking 3-0 or 4-0.

You'll get absolutely shafted by the Dutch.

£40 on Italy -1 returns £184.

Katy Perry on it yesterday was hot though, but almost couldn't manage through it because of that fat unfunny fuck.

Are they allowed to even pay you that little?

Tidy.

Dracula is a shit ref.

squeaky bum time.... The Aussies are so going to score now. That would suit me well.

Utter drivel. Just because a player doesn't cut it in England doesn't make them s***. Dezzie, I guess you missed this bit "The Brazil squad is poor by its normal standard" Can you find a poorer Brazil W/C squad? But it's often the collective not the sum of the parts. The Brazil squad in 2006 was packed full of 'star' players and they flopped terribly. This team doesn't have as many star players on paper but as a team and a unit they are one of the best Brazil teams in a long time. Dunga has won everything in his path. Spot on Swelly. I have watched Brazil in every qualifying game that has been a SKY. They still have that sparkle & passing that only they can do at times. But it is surreal seeing some of the names in that squad & how there time in PL went. tbf Brazilians have never really played all that well in England, the style of play just does not suit them.

Spain versus Honduras. Honduras have some players. They probably won't win, but I don't think they'll be murdered. I hope they do. Would be boring watching Spain just be alone on the pitch.