WORLD CUP 2010 (TV Schedules and brackets also)

Screw taking care of you, take care of us. Go after the game.

Your post was such a blow to me that I had to lay on the floor grasping my shin and later my other knee. I am in anguishing pain that only Magic Spray can cure and I don't have any.

Thanks a lot. I hope you get a card.
 
I am watching a replay for the Spain/Honduras game with my husband and noticed during pregame a fan in the stands wearing a nice burnt orange Texas sweatshirt.
 
ROUND 2 WRAP"Jabulani, Jabulani, wherefore art thou, Jabulani?"So, the second round of group play is kaput. Here are the scoring figures:

First round saw 25 goals scored in 16 matches for an average of 1.56 goals per contest.

Second round saw 42 goals scored in 16 matches for an average of 2.63 goals per contest. That's quite a jump.

Overall, that calculates to 67 goals scored in 32 matches for an average of 2.09 goals per contest. If that figure holds, I believe it would be one of the lowest scoring averages in the event's modern history.

But don't quote me on that ...
 
Just found out that our third world local tv station is only capable of getting one feed at a time off the satellite so even though we have two local channels who have exclusive rights to the World Cup we can only get one match at a time during the simultaneous games. One guess which match this England ex pat heavy nation is getting tomorrow at 9 a.m.
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The tv station is allegedly going to broadcast the US game right after but refuses to lift the blackout on ESPN or ESPN2 to show whichever match they wont be showing live.

Un fricking believeable. And they waited until this morning to announce this to avoid all the emails and calls. Bunch of amateurs.

Ahh well, going to have to head over to a sports bar tomorrow for breakfast and USA futbol.
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Thanks Gem.

Unfortunately, many of those streams are blocked to the Caribbean because of rights restrictions, all the ESPN streams are blocked down here and even the Justin TV and Channelsurfing.net stuff is blocked. Sadly the poor copyright laws down here mean that most sites block their feeds to Caribbean web providers knowing that if they do stream down here people copy, package and resell it without any consequence.
 
Am getting Mexico match yes. Give it a shot, lets see. I just tried the two channelsurfing links and both are blocked.
 
SPOILER!


RSA has gone ahead of France, 1-0, early. I'm focusing my attention on the Mexico-Uruguay match, so I don't know how the goal was scored or who scored it.

Given all that's occurred with the French since their 2-0 loss to Mexico, is anyone surprised that they are struggling today against the hosts?
 
Yahoo live shows it as a headed in goal

Bongani Khumalo (RSA) heads in a goal. Assisted by Siphiwe Tshabalala
 
SPOILER!


South Africa 1, France 0--30th minute.

France is down to 10 men after Yoann Gourcuff is given a straight red for a running elbow that literally knocked out South Africa's MacBeth Sibaya.

On the goal, apparently, Tshabalala served a corner that centerback Bongani Khumalo headed home at the 20th minute.
 
SPOILER!


South Africa 2, France 0--36th minute.

Katlego Mphela wins a scrum inside France's 6-meter area to put the hosts ahead, 2-0. This could get ugly, but perhaps not ugly enough to advance South Africa, which would need a huge margin for itself and for either Mexico or Uruguay.

Still, this development does put more pressure on Mexico.
 
The S. Africa scoreline has to mean both teams in Mexico-Uruguay will not be as attacking in the second half as they have been the first 40 minutes.

And as I click submit......

Nevermind.
 
SPOILER!


Uruguay 1, Mexico 0--43rd minute.

An inch-perfect cross from Edinson Cavani finds crybaby Luis Suarez all alone on the left side of goal. Suarez heads it down and in and officially puts Mexico on the hotseat.
 
Terrible marking from Mexico on that goal. As Suarez ran forward, his defender (Osorio) was near enough, but when Forlan passed to the right, the defender drifted in that direction and left Suarez all alone. Amazes me how even veterans forget their duties and start ball watching.

If South Africa adds another goal to its margin and Uruguay does the same, our rivals to the south will be headed home early.
 
ESPN3 is working way better than I thought this sort of thing was capable of. Should be interesting to see how the XBox+ESPN thing will work.

Starting to hope for the unthinkable for South Africa...
 
Watch for S. Africa to go all out here for goals in the second half. 2 more goals to advance so long as Mexico scoreline stays same.

Side note, one of our Doc's is from Bloemfontein and is home this week to attend the S.Africa-France match. Will look forward hearing what he says about the atmosphere at that match. I bet it is electric right now as South Africa see a possibility of advancement.
 
Holy cow, was Mexico lucky not to be down 2-0 there!

Forlan has been in amazing form the past month. His services on set pieces today are really giving the Mexicans trouble.
 
Right now Mexico are ahead by two on goal differential but tied on goals scored so Mexico want no part of ending in a tie in differential as that in all likelihood means S. Africa will have more goals scored.
 
RSA almost scored a few minutes ago as well. Nice passing to get behind the French defenders but the effort to get the ball over the keeper goes off the crossbar.

RSA getting some serious shots on target.
 
Another near miss for RSA. They are pressing relentlessly. France is getting a few opportunities but nothing consistent.
 
And that is it for S. Africa. They may get the win but no chance now for advancement.

Conmebol and Concacaf draw first blood with teams advancing.
 
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