ole ole ole!!!! viva inghilterra. 2 other team 0
ole ole ole!!!!

Pedro Martínez: you´re not seeing the game right...

1 - The referee was guilty of ruining the game, stressing both teams.

2 - Most of the cards were correct, but a match is for MEN, not sissi players like the USA team...

3 - The dutch were the first to be unsportman. They injures Ronaldo in a brutal aggression which deserved a red card, not a yellow card.

4 - The dutch team didn´t give the ball to Portugal, in a wrong decision of the referee who stopped the game when the portuguese player was running alone for the dutch goalkeeper. Then the dutch team must have been fair and give the ball to Portugal. That´s why Deco tackled the dutch player a few seconds later...

4 - Portugal have done a great match, due to all these circunstances, and we deserved to win the game...

Right all thats needed now, is to hope my cousin qualifies for the British Open tomorrow

Andre Faria: oooops, sorry my msitake i do apologise

WatfordFC: nope, it wasn´t Bruno. I said at the pit that Ramone´s english was not good. Not Bruno :)

But Bruno is right, I love to tell lies about him... LOL

Andersp: Deco is not portuguese. He is brasilian and he will never be an hero in Portugal.

But Figo will always be an hero. And the dutch deserved that nice "head"...

Andre Faria: That's not it, I'd be glad to pay Bruno a membership if Portugal played nice football free of such stupid things which I hate to see, let alone at such a high level as the World Cup. Anyone who calls Figo "the best" 1 hour after the game with the Netherlands is either infatuated with nationalism or nuts.

WatfordFC:André likes to lie a lot about me!

Andersp: LOL, referree needs destroying painfully as well lol

Andre Faria: My favorite was that little guy (Dico ?) who had a red card for delaying the game so he cant play the next game...he must be a hero in Portugal now? :)..very smart LOL

Bruno Jesus:

Bruno Jesus: eh your English isnt as bad as Andre said it was lol

And England,listen up!Start opening your butts wide open because we're slamming right in!

WatfordFC: :))))))))

Pedro Martínez: eheh, of course you´re supporting England on next game... We can´t go to the semi-finals...

BTW, it was a tough match, but the referee was the worst at the pitch. The player which injures Cristiano Ronaldo deserved a red card, not a yellow one.

I can see we have a lot a teachers here!That's why everybody hates americans!Always thinking they can teach something to others when they are so so DUMB that then can't even speak other languages...

Andre Faria: fagboy thinks we have a thing going, becasue i am seeing you next Saturday

ENGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRLAND

Figo, you´re the best. You showed that chicken dutch that soccer is for MEN whit capital letters...

I bet if it was USA on the pitch they would be running away to their mums... Crying like babies...

PPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTUUUUUUUGGGGGAAAALLLLLL!!!!

GANHAMOS!!!CARALHO!!!

Andersp: Right...I originally thought the ref should have added at least 10 minutes of extra time, but as the end of the game came closer and closer, I thought the sooner the game was over the better.

Pedro Martínez: My thought after that game was (i only watched the last 10 minutes) :With this game soccer wont win any fans here in America...never seen so many coward chickens before!

The worst game I've seen so far at the World Cup. Brutal fouls, diving, malingering, unsportsmanlike conduct...you could find all these in the game. The referee did a good job handing out the red cards. He only missed giving one to Figo for that "nice" header. By the way, if I were either Portuguese or Dutch, I'd be ashamed for the way the players behaved tonight. I hope the English win the quarterfinals.

Andre Faria: Inghilterra is the same as Gana. I recommend to try to speak English here though.

Andre Faria:

I think "terra" is land and "inghil" sounds like engul, so my bet is England... I don't know about the ole ole ole part though....

what does it mean "inghilterra"?

ole ole ole. viva inghilterra.

Please, guys, let's keep this board sports-oriented.

Walter Montego:
"And by the way, you should learn to spell better. Ghana is spelled like this. Sit in front of the tube watching the game and didn't even learn to spell the name of one of the teams? Why am I wasting my time?"

Well a typical american attitude, you should know that other cultures exists and Estados Unidos da America its another form to write USA. Gana its absolutely correct and you should loose some time in studying, before you start to complain...
Yeap world its not only America, thanks for that! :-)

BIG BAD WOLF: US "youth" is a problem in many cases. Cultural businesses, politics, "soccer things"... that's right! I can see we agree on something... ;)

Czuch Chuckers: In English. In portuguese we write "Gana".

Gabriel Almeida: It’s just sad to see some people who are so prejudice who because of certain people who make certain policies, they automatically apply their hatred with those people with everyone else in their country.

Just because Bin Laden is Arab does not make all Arab’s bad people. Just because Hitler was a bad person does not make all Germans or all Europeans bad people. It’s just sad to see so many narrow minded people still in the world today.

But back to soccer, both Ghana & the US were underdogs – Ghana is a good team which beat both the US & Czech Rep, and very much deserve to move on to the next round. If you want to compare Ghana & the US some more, then if you think about it, it should not have even been a close game. Ghana along with almost every other nation in the world has been playing & watching soccer for many years. The US team is very young, does not have much world competition experience, only recently been growing in popularity – and in my opinion, for the US to make it into the tournament is a big accomplishment. 8-12 years from now, the US should only then start to become more of a “power house” like other nations who have a much longer history with the game.

Congrats to Ghana – I always like to see an underdog win and will be one of the teams I will root for in the next round.

Gabriel Almeida: I think Ghana is spelled Ghana in Portuguese or English? Plus there is always the spell check option!

Andre, the word is "pride" ;)

Walter Montego: Sex act? Hum... I´m seeing his message was changed...

But it´s funny how Ghana hit right in American´s proud... :)

Andre Faria: Bush is president. He has nothing to do with soccer games. I didn't vote for him and I'm not happy with a lot of his policies, foreign or domestic.

But what has that got do with some soccer game involving Ghana? And no matter how strongly you feel about it, Bruno Jesus had no business typing a sex act into his post on a public discussion board.

GO THE AUSSIES!!!!!!!!!!

lukulus: I can see disliking certain Americans, but not all of us. And what has that got to do with soccer, anyway? Still, your reason for his behavior, whether or not logical, is probably it. This type of attitude towards sports is one of the main reasons I dislike national teams and sports. I'd rather have professionals and amateurs that play for themselves or a team without regard to what country they are from. Just like Major League Baseball is. And how 'bout the German guy on the Dallas Maverick's team? He's good, but I was rooting for Miami to win it. Teach Kobe and the Lakers a lesson about letting Shaq leave the team. Pat Riley coaching them too. Just like old times.

Walter Montego: May be he dont like americans and dont care about Czech?:)

Bruno Jesus: And by the way, you should learn to spell better. Ghana is spelled like this. Sit in front of the tube watching the game and didn't even learn to spell the name of one of the teams? Why am I wasting my time?

And ain't this the same team that beat Czech Republic, this Ghana squad? I may not know soccer, but losing to worthy opponents is nothing to be ashamed of. Just doing some American bashing from the sound of it as you didn't rag on the Czech team for losing earlier.

Bruno Jesus: So. Who cares? I hate soccer, and I don't mind being American. In fact, I'm proud to be American. If you get your jollies off because of some stupid soccer tournament, then that's your thing. You don't need to disparage the overwhelming majority of Americans that could care less about some soccer tournament. It's just a game. You didn't take the time to read my earlier post, but that's how it is. A team is a team, it is not a country. This cup series just brings out the worst in you nationalistic type people. I hope the United States never plays in it again, but unfortunately I know they'll field another team the next time it comes around. As I said in the other post, our good athletes play other games. Just imagine what'll happen to your boasting if the United States ever does win at international soccer. It's your game, you ought to win at it.

The USA lost against Gana!Wait a minute against GANA??????Who the hell is that?If I was American I'd be ashamed...I glad I'm not!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!
USA LOST AGAINST GANA!1-2!!!DEEP INSIDE THE AMERICANS ****!AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!

eheh, Czuch is a nice guy...

ole ole ole.

Bruno Jesus: I ain't read it either... Jesus Christ!

Walter Montego:Just to say I didn't red your last post it's long!Do you want to write a bible or what?
American sports are for sissies...that's it!

It's only a matter of time until the US starts to get some true soccer stars. In many areas in the US, 10 years ago - to play soccer as a child was not an option. Very few places, schools and such offered soccer - usually either baceball/t-ball, basketball, or (american) football - with some areas of the colder states possible offering hockey.

But today, many areas & schools have soccer teams for children to join - to play and gain their skills throughout their youth - and in the next 5 years or so, you will start to see some true US soccer stars start to form.... and possible have the US to become a true threat as a soccer powerhouse. (but this is still at least 5 years away, if not 10 years...)

Bruno Jesus: I'm not sure what to make of this last statement of yours. Soccer isn't what I'd call manly, especially if you're going to compare it to other sports that are popular in the United States or in other places.
Snowboarding, hang gliding, parachutting, extreme snow skiing, rodeo, motorcycle racing, and other less known sports are all more manly than soccer.

As far as team sport go, I'd say Australian Rules Football puts soccer to shame in that regard. No substitutions, 30 minute quarters, tackling allowed, no pads, and free flowing action just like soccer. Soccer gets it's name from Association Football. I believe this type of football (Soccer) was created for the express reason to have the participants not risk injury as can happen in real football games, like Rugby, American, Canadian, or Australian rules games. The pads you speak of actually make the game more dangerous as it increases recklessness while providing protection to some parts of the body. There's not too many soccer players that can survive playing American Rules football except for the place kickers, which I might add are usually called lots of disparaging names on their own teams even though place kicking is one of the most important ways of scoring in football. They come in and kick the ball for field goals and kickoffs. That's it. No tackling, no special teams, no blocking, no rushing, nothing but place kicking. Even the punter's job is more dangerous. Let alone if we talk about the quarterback or a running back. And who hasn't seen a wide receiver go up for a pass knowing he was going to get hit hard by the free safety and a few other defenders and marvelled at his composure and ability to make the catch? And the linemen! What a pounding they take blocking the defense on pass plays or rushes. These guy all weigh 250 to 350 pounds. Because American Rules football has breaks in the action after every play and free substitution, it means that fresh players come in during each play and the carnage continues. And what about the coaches and the plays themselves? This is what's fun about watching a real football game. Seeing if you'd agree with the coach's decision. Knowing what down it is, what the game situation is, and how you'd call the play if it was your decision.
None of this exists in soccer. Arguing over a ref's call or lack there of, soccer has this in it as does just about every other sport.

Americans like to argue about what shoud've been done and how. We like to bet on the outcome of a sporting event too. This is probably the largest interest soccer even holds here. Betting on it.

I've been reading the posts of soccer here, in the newspapers, and on television. It seems everyone complains about the officials and that's about it. All sports have that aspect. It's been a baseball tradition for years. OF course the United States team sucks at soccer, all our real athletes are playing real games. America's chance of winning is like when the Hockey team won in the Olympics against the USSR. Bunch of amateurs somehow pulled it out. Even our basketball team when the professionals weren't allowed in the OLympics would win almost evey game. And look what has happened since the professionals have been allowed to compete? I liken soccer to ice skating. It's all on the referees and judges. When's the next scandal coming?

It'll be a sad day for me if the United States ever does well in soccer on the international sports scene. Then it will be put on the front page of the paper and be the lead report on television. As it is now soccer actually gets some press. The professional soccer league is still playing it's regular season too. Which, if covered by a newspaper,
has it way in the back of the sports section. Even the NFL's player draft gets more press coverage than soccer does in the United States. This cup championsip will be going on after the U.S. drops out and I bet the executives that run ABC television will be wondering why or how they got duped into paying for the rights to broadcast something that no one is watching. THough I think the NFL is crazy for trying to expand American rules football around the world, maybe they're onto something.

BIG BAD WOLF:It's good to see some underdogs making it thru a little bit further. Have to admit there have been a few upsets so far.