two teams that lost their first game. What will they do to bounce back? Will Samuel Eto’o shine? Will Nicklas Bendtner be fit?
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No offense, but this thread hasnât been about you for quite a while.
mcd410x
Will it induce a lovely afternoon nap?
Stroszek
Cameroon needs a win here, a Danish win over Japan and a win/draw with Netherlands.
SRW1
OT to this particular game, but relevant in general:
There was a question a few days ago about the rules for accumulating yellow cards during the tournament and it seems that the answers provided here, included my own, were incorrect. The FIFA rules foresee that there will be one reset of previously accumulated yellowcards, but that reset will occur AFTER the round of sixteen, not before.
Source for this is the German press, more precisely Der Spiegel, where this was reported, together with the fact that Low, the German coach, apparently wasn’t familiar with that rule either (his understanding also was that the reset would happen before the round of sixteen).
Martin
Hard to not cheer for Denmark after seeing some of their female fans. /shallow
Stroszek
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!
mcd410x
That was nice. Cameroon look a different side with Song and Geremi playing. Or perhaps, Denmark just blows.
MikeJ
Never noticed that bank of still cameras there right behind the goal.
Der Blindschtiller
Nothing against Denmark, but I’ve gotta pull for Cameroon. I want to see countries from numerous continents in the knock-out rounds. It’s good for the game and far more interesting.
Der Blindschtiller
All that said; nice goal from Denmark.
MikeJ
The beautiful game demonstrated. Any questions?
Stroszek
Haha! So unlucky…
EDIT: Cameroon too!
Martin
Holy shit. These guys should have signed on some 8 year old girls to help with defense.
Mark S.
This game’s gotten pretty wild.
fbihop
I believe these teams left their defense and finishing ability in their respective countries.
Stroszek
Charles Blow = Maureen Dowd without the lame sense of humor
I do appreciate that he inserted this line into his rant:
Really, Charles, you don’t say.
Stroszek
@Stroszek: Wrong thread!
J.W. Hamner
Those yellow socks are kind of mesmerizing.
Martin
Goal! Camaroon really needs to get it together now.
zzyzx
This has been an exciting 10-15 minutes.
burnspbesq
One thing this World Cup is showing is how many world-class goalkeepers play in the English Premier League.
Too bad for England that none of them are English.
MikeJ
It would be a tie game now if Denmark had Green in goal.
Violet
This is a really crazy game to watch. Way more fun than some of the other boring matches. Love the Cameroon uniforms. Very colorful.
Mike E
Hoocoodanode that 2 suspect defenses could produce such a fun up and down game?
wengler
And first team eliminated is: Cameroon!
Pity it wasn’t France.
Violet
That stinks. I had hoped Cameroon would pull out a win.
EDantes
Shoot, ESPN3 does not have this one :(
Anyone have a link to a replay or even a recap?
Violet
@EDantes:
The Guardian’s live blog gives you a pretty good feel for it. Plus it’s funny.
Are they not showing matches online at ESPN?
râŹnato
Quite an entertaining game, actually.
Violet
@EDantes:
According to the ESPN World Cup site, Cameroon-Denmark is being reshown on ESPN 3 at 2:30 a.m. ET. You could record it.
Also, I noticed something called “Speed Games” on the ESPN website. Looks like video highlights of the matches.
Martin
@Violet: They don’t show games broadcast on ABC. Surely that makes sense to ABC/ESPN/Disney and to nobody else.
Mark S.
That makes Japan-Denmark an elimination game. Japan can draw and get through.
EDantes
@Violet: Oh, thanks. Fine print and all. I guess I didn’t see that, like, right there at the top and everything. That explains a mystery I had with coverage on an earlier game too.
Randy Paul
@mcd410x: Only among the witless among us.
Randy Paul
@MikeJ: In the Netherlands v Denmark Robin van Persie made a shot that hit one of thekm and sent it flying.
Randy Paul
@burnspbesq: burnspbesq FTW!
J.W. Hamner
This is my closest open thread. So I(‘ll ask my question here:
Is there a worse US general than McClellan?