[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (71 Viewers)

[Enron]

So you are admitting that they should have exit the tournament against Australia?

I can't say. There were still two periods of extra time and penalties to decide the outcome.

 

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[Seven]

So is it a video system or an infield sensor or what? Explain better.

It's a computer analysing the images apparently. Another option was putting little chips in the shirts, but the downside was that the position of the shirt would determine wether it was offside or not and not the player. They countered this by still having linesmen, who would hear a click if the system said it was offside, but could overrule it if they were very sure. This leaves room for error though, so in these cases a video ref would be used too.

Anyways, everything is better than watching millions of replays and seeing that it was or wasn't offside.

 

[Alen]

Secondo me ha delle origini italiane però non parla la lingua. Comunque.. in questo caso è italiano, no?

Hmmmmm, forse. Ma fa ridere il fatto che fa finta di essere Italiano se io parlo l'italiano e lui no.

 

[Fred]

Because I don't think the World cup is fixed just those two games Korea played against Spain and Italy.

And why is watching something that is fixed anti my personality? I watched Survivor for a few seasons.

So you think the Korea - Italy game was fixed? You think the winner was pre-determined.

I don't think you should be taken seriously.

 

[JBF]

So you are admitting that they should have exit the tournament against Australia?

What makes you so confident Australia would have won the game had the 2nd half did in fact finish with a goal-less draw?

 

[Seven]

Hmmmmm, forse. Ma fa ridere il fatto che fa finta di essere Italiano se io parlo l'italiano e lui no.

Guarda, se non vuole rispondere in italiano, vorrei una spiegazione.

 

[tassard]

What about the penalty Malouda was awarded in the final?

 

[X Æ A-12]

So you are admitting that they should have exit the tournament against Australia?

Not really, if the game had been fair Materazzi would never have been sent off. The ref in that game made two clear game changing errors and Italy were the beneficiaries in the end. Australia weren't going to score so the game would have gone to PKs and in that situation neither team really deserves it more.

 

[Seven]

So you think the Korea - Italy game was fixed? You think the winner was pre-determined.

I don't think you should be taken seriously.

If you watch the refereeing it probably was. At the very least it was obvious from the start that Korea would be favoured.

 

[Fred]

If you watch the refereeing it probably was. At the very least it was obvious from the start that Korea would be favoured.

I do agree that Italy suffered from some bad calls in that game, i find it hard to believe that it was pre planned like some conspiracy.

 

[Enron]

If you watch the refereeing it probably was. At the very least it was obvious from the start that Korea would be favoured.

Why Korea, why not Japan?

 

[Fred]

Exactly. Why not South Africa in this tournament too??

 

[Seven]

I do agree that Italy suffered from some bad calls in that game, i find it hard to believe that it was pre planned like some conspiracy.

Conspiracy might be a strong word, but if you put a corrupt referee in those circumstances.. it is quite likely he was approached and accepted.

Why Korea, why not Japan?

Because the Japanese have honour apparently.

 

[Seven]

Exactly. Why not South Africa in this tournament too??

It's not a grand conspiracy of course, it is much more subtle than that. Calciopoli isn't a conspiracy either.

 

[Enron]

It's a computer analysing the images apparently. Another option was putting little chips in the shirts, but the downside was that the position of the shirt would determine wether it was offside or not and not the player. They countered this by still having linesmen, who would hear a click if the system said it was offside, but could overrule it if they were very sure. This leaves room for error though, so in these cases a video ref would be used too.

Anyways, everything is better than watching millions of replays and seeing that it was or wasn't offside.

That sounds like it could work. Though I'm skeptical of anything requiring players to where computer chips.

 

[Alen]

Guarda, se non vuole rispondere in italiano, vorrei una spiegazione.

Let me be the one who'll ask for it
I'm waiting 2 weeks for that.

 

[Enron]

Because the Japanese have honour apparently.

Honor? So Guus Hiddink asked for South Korea to be favored?

 

[Seven]

Honor? So Guus Hiddink asked for South Korea to be favored?

If you must know, I think someone paid Moreno and the referees in the Spain-Korea game. If FIFA was involved I can't really tell, but as it is one of the most corrupt organisations in the world, anything is possible.

They've got a criminal for president FFS.

 

[Ahmed]

Marteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!

Redemption.

 

[X Æ A-12]

So you think the Korea - Italy game was fixed? You think the winner was pre-determined.

No, I don't think FIFA fixed the match. For the umpteenth time all I have been saying is that Moreno heavily favored the Koreans and I am not making any other claims or assumptions beyond that. I don't know why you have trouble getting that.

I don't think you should be taken seriously.

Wow thanks, you can go fuck yourself.

You know what, you were right yesterday, you can offend me. But I'm not going to fret because I could spout off about FIFA conspiracies all day (which I'm not even doing) and I still look less stupid than anybody preaching about their religion.

What about the penalty Malouda was awarded in the final?

Its tough to tell whether there was contact because you can't see whether Materazzi pulls his leg away in time or catches Malouda, personally I don't think it was a PK but France were later denied a penalty that should have been given.