I don't mind the amount of draws, it's the defensiveness of alot of teams that's annoying.

Anyways, heroic from NK so far.

Well if it's going to be like this, I hope NK wins 1-0.

Yes , their defence are pretty good and Brazils midfielder are just watching then to do something.
Nr 9 in NK cried under the national anthem

Brazil have been piss poor so far, which is pretty inexcusable considering that their opponents are 105th-ranked in the world.

Thank you!! (Flor salje poljupce) I'll be staying for a while now.



I think it's a bit of Mourinho's fault. It's like he re-invented defensive football...

As for Korea,...I just hope Brazil win. I don't wanna see another 2002.

What happened to Kaka,the best player in the world?

it almost looks like brazil doesn't really care

He went and played for Real Madrid.

I wanna see Rameres play

We have a winner, ladies and gentlemen.

Hell, I heard Maicon's name invoked more by the American commentators in the first half.

Wanna guess where the Italian media thinks he'll be next year, Miz?

makes me sad everytime i see him

I don't know, Fish. Us?

In the first half, the ESPN commentators mentioned Robinho's "maverick time" at Man City before going to Santos. Translation: He played like [expletive].

Bastos freekicks ..

Wow, SOMEBODY finally scored. Maicon.

Brazil 1-0.

The NK keeper was torched at his near post. Ouch.

Maicon is supposedly going to join Real next season, or so Gazzetta, Mediaset, and the others would have you believe.

EDIT: Haha. And there he goes and scores a goal.

1-0, Maicon! I should be happy.
Fish: He asked Mouriho if he can come along with him and he probably said yes

Clearly he was looking for a cross and not a shot. The shot surprised me too, that was a tough angle but Maicon nailed it.

Unlucky that.

Still seems hard to believe that Ronaldinho isn't on the squad.

Honestly he still better then some of the youngster in the squad

I was really amazed by that goal, no way I thought it would went in when underway. It was beautiful.

N.Koreans were really playing well, strong defensively and organised, kudo's to the coach, 0-0 wasn't impossible. Now there is no hope for them I'd say, for this match.

And now an NK player is down and stretchered off the pitch.

Park out
and another Park in

2-0 Brazil.

Elano.

Stick a fork in the Koreans, they're done.

2-0
even if NK doesn't deserve to lose

Wow, Kaka has been frickin' anonymous in this match.

three inter players - Maicon Julio Ceasar and Lucio

Kaka wasn't anonymous. Kaka was CRAP!!

I'm beginning to finally realize that, as some say, selling him was the best bit of business Galliani's ever done.

HAH! NK just scored. 2-1. The Spanish announcer is COMPLETELY marking out.

2-1

COME ON NK, ONE MORE!!!

GREAT ! They deserved it !!

Well done lad, delighted for them.

Brazil have always had this superiority complex when it comes to lesser opponents and it almost bit them in the rear tonight, with their lousy first-half play and conceding a late goal.


I was one of the few who were aware of that from the day the transaction finally went through.

Kaka's best years was in Milan.

Props to North Korea for not only defending well, but not giving up either after the two goals.

Well done.

I won't see the game til later tonight but it sounds like they really fought for the result even if they ended up losing.

Do we give DPRK a fins up for the game?

if they had just few minutes more, the score would be 2-2
Brazil became defending after the second goal

I don't know what to say about it. Yes, in a way.

But I do find that particular team and nation very sad.
Someone mentioned the captain of the team did let a tear for the anthem. I think it was staged, croatian players used to do the same thing years ago with Yugoslavia.

As for the whole team - fear and repression did today a good job and thightened them into a defensive unit.


Kaka? I don't say he was crap, he blended in and played...well, like any other player, very ordinary.
Robinho was great on the other hand.

The reason I was confused by that is because the link took me to the Italy stats... So that's why I thought you were talking about Italy, because at first before clicking the link I thought you ware talking about the England game.

No worries. We agree anyway!



Demel is the funny one there, it means manure in Maltese






Bitter idiot, he was never really any good imo, just started to get over hyped after the Istanbul performance


And a cookie. They were really great, I thought Brazil would really wipe the floor with them, but they made them look ametourish in the first half.

Like I thought, if Brazil are going to really play they need Maicon, he's just the driving force of that team, they really don't have any creativity when it comes to the short defence splitting passes. Still cannot believe Ronnie isn't there tbh. Kaka was utter cr@p especially in the 1st half when the only times he appeared he made a mistake...

+1 to you and the penguins for that. It made my person laugh.


EDIT:

TEACH US MORE NAUGHTY WORDS IN MALTESE!

So, who a week ago would have thought that the teams to talk about on this matchday would be New Zealand and North Korea?

only if you're a commie

Someone please tell me that ESPN.com just sucks. Please?

[quote]Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has a "serious" back problem and the team physician said Tuesday it's uncertain whether he'll be able to play again in the World Cup.

Buffon exited Italy's 1-1 draw with Paraguay on Monday at halftime, and was replaced by backup keeper Federico Marchetti.

Team physician Enrico Castellacci said the problem was with the left side of Buffon's sciatic nerve, adding that "at the moment, no date can be set for his return."

Castellacci also said Buffon, who was absent from Italy's training Monday, will immediately begin physiotherapy.
quote]

Thankyou for the cookie!!

There are so many naughty words in Maltese and different versions of saying the same naughty word that I could open an entire thread on it

But then again I think that applies to every language

servbot, I posted about it probably a couple of pages ago. That's what has been reported in the Italian media - sciatic nerve problem and no fixed date of return.


(And this fish still wants to learn more naughty Maltese words!)

i only SUPPORT ITALIA

just want algerians to do well - not like they are england gonna trounce them

Let's hope the Azzurri have a good chiropractor then! Or I might need some naughty Maltese words as well!

btw, one group in South Africa that does deserve a cookie so far is the referees. I can't think of any major errors (or even minor ones) so far. The officiating has been good so far.

did my rain-clouds not deter you. FORZA SLOVENJIA!!!