fifa world cup 2010

[HansHanf]

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Germany Argentina final is my prediction.

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you can call me wrong bro ,
but i dont see both teams in the final
cauzed by the fact that they are playing in the quarter-finals on

saturday 16:00h (cet) ger vs. arg

of course i`ll keep my fingers crossed for germany
and i think they will win after penalty
like 2006 in germany

greetz hans

btw.: old friend whats your prediction about ghana its in the quarter- finals as well ....

 

[An Old Friend]

Hans - don't know what i was thinking, you're right, that prediction will be inaccurate due to tomorrows game - Come on Germany for the win.

Predictions for this weekend
Netherlands vs. Brazil - 2 Jul 10:00am (ET) on ESPN - I want Netherlands to win, but think Brazil will take it.
Uruguay vs. Ghana - 2 Jul 2:30pm (ET) on ESPN - I want Ghana to win and I think they will take it.
Argentina vs. Germany - 3 Jul 10:00am (ET) on ABC - I want Germany to win and I think they will struggle being young and all against a well balanced Argentinian side, but they will take it.
Paraguay vs. Spain - 3 Jul 2:30pm (ET) on ABC - Hate Spain (bunch or cry babies), want Paraguay to take it, but think Spain will run circles round them after an initial goal by Spain.

I would love to see Ghana in the final, but I doubt its going to happen.

Awesome weekend to all

 

[An Old Friend]

World Cup Perspective from a US Journalist ... (received via email - no name to indicated who it is)

"I went on a rant the other day regarding the cost of the 2010 World Cup versus all the critical needs South Africa is facing and whether or not the most vulnerable of this country would gain anything from having the World Cup hosted in their country. At that time, I also had some very positive things to say about our hosts for the 2010 World Cup and I wanted to share that side of the coin as well, because it is equally important.

To say that I have been blown away at the hospitality South Africa has shown the rest of the world would be an understatement. I think back on recent Olympics and struggle to remember much reporting in the USA of athletes from other countries. I remember when a Togolese guy won a bronze medal in kayaking and NBC reported it and I thought to myself, "where are all the other fascinating stories like this one...like the Jamaican bobsledding team." In today's America, sadly, we have drifted so far towards being so US-centric that we only seem to root for the Americans.

Not so here in South Africa. I've been here since early May and each week I have become more and more impressed with the global embrace that South Africans have offered up to the world. On the way to the airport a couple of weeks ago, I heard a radio program that said each day they would focus on one country that would be coming to South Africa for the World Cup, and they would explore not only that sport's history in soccer, but also their politics, religion, and socio-cultural practices. On the television, I've seen numerous programs that focus on a particular country and it's history of soccer and how the history of that country is intertwined with their soccer history. I've seen programs on India, exploring why India enjoys soccer but hasn't really excelled at the global level... yet. And I've seen shows on soccer in Muslim countries. Maybe it's planned, maybe it's unplanned, maybe it's by chance, but it is happening. It's not just about South Africans showing off their varied and multifaceted culture to their global guests; it's also about using this opportunity to educate South Africa on the rest of Planet Earth's inhabitants.

As I moved through my work here in the provinces over the last six weeks, I had a pivotal meeting with the Board members of a rural NGO. They were explaining their guiding program philosophy of Ubuntu. No, not the Linux program. I'm talking about the traditional African philosophy of Ubuntu that essentially says, "No man is an island."
I found a better explanation from Wikipedia:

Archbishop Desmond Tutu further explained Ubuntu in 2008:
One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu - the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality -- Ubuntu -- you are known for your generosity.

We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole world. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.
To me, Ubuntu is the acceptance of others as parts of the sum total of each of us. And that is exactly what I have experienced during the lead up to, and the initial days of this World Cup. There is nary a South African citizen that I've met on the street, or in shops or restaurants or hotels, that hasn't gone out of their way to greet me and make me feel like I am home. And I don't mean that in the trivial, "Oh, aren't they nice, homey people here... “sort of way. I mean real, genuine interest and questions. People seriously want to know where I come from. What it's like where I live. How does it compare to where I am now. What do I think of South Africa? Oh yes, and what do I think of Bafana Bafana... The questions and conversations are in earnest. They are honest. And they are had with enthusiasm and a thirst to know more. South Africans are drinking deeply from the cup of humanity that has been brought to their doorstep. I would never imagine that an American World Cup or Olympics would ever be this welcoming to the rest of the world. And that saddens me for the state of my home country, but it also makes me feel the pride of the South African people.
I have been truly humbled on this trip. And while I have my gripes regarding development here, I cannot say one negative thing about how South Africa has handled its duties as host and hostess to the world. If I could say one thing to sum up being here during this once-in-a-lifetime experience, it would be that I've learned the value of Ubuntu, and that when found and offered in abundance, the world is indeed a better place to live in.

So, if South Africa accomplishes nothing more on the playing field, it will still have won as a host country. I am a cynic, no doubt about that. And yet I have to admit, I'm a little teary just writing this because I leave for home next weekend and I will be leaving a little piece of myself here in South Africa. I just hope I have learned enough to bring back a little piece of Ubuntu to my homeland, where perhaps with a little caring and a little water, it will take root as naturally as it does here, in the cradle of civilization. It's funny, many people in America still ask me, "are the people in Africa very primitive?" Yes, I know, amazing someone could ask that but they do. And when they do, I usually explain that living in a mud hut does not make one primitive, however, allowing kids to sell drugs to other kids and engage in drive-by killings -- isn't that primitive behavior? I think it is. When I think of Ubuntu and my recent experiences here, I think America has much to learn from Africa in general, in terms of living as a larger village; and as human beings who are all interconnected with each other, each of us having an affect on our brothers and sisters.
As the 2010 Cup slogan goes, "Feel it. It is here." Well, I have felt it, because I am here. Thank you South Africa, for giving me this unexpected gift. I am humbled."

 

[HansHanf]

Predictions for this weekend
Netherlands vs. Brazil - 2 Jul 10:00am (ET) on ESPN - I want Netherlands to win, but think Brazil will take it.
absolutely bro ..
me thoughts the same about it and hey nl won this game 2 : 1
Uruguay vs. Ghana - 2 Jul 2:30pm (ET) on ESPN - I want Ghana to win and I think they will take it.
i keep my fingers crossed for ghana too
Argentina vs. Germany - 3 Jul 10:00am (ET) on ABC - I want Germany to win and I think they will struggle being young and all against a well balanced Argentinian side, but they will take it.
what the man said above
Paraguay vs. Spain - 3 Jul 2:30pm (ET) on ABC - Hate Spain (bunch or cry babies), want Paraguay to take it, but think Spain will run circles round them after an initial goal by Spain.
if paraguay fights they will make it

I would love to see Ghana in the final, but I doubt its going to happen.
maybe we will see...
what about ghana vs germany in the final ...
on the other hand its still a long way to go till the finals
Awesome weekend to all

best wishes bro

 

[elmanito]

Still Olanda =======<() BBAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPP

for your support of the game

Holland - Argentina final

Namaste

 

[HansHanf]

Holland - Argentina final

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no way m8te
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have a nice weekend

 

[elmanito]

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no way m8te
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have a nice weekend

We will see tomorrow bro Aufwiederschnitzel

Namaste

 

[HansHanf]

Aufwiederschnitzel

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*rofl*
"aufwiederschnitzel*
(nice word)

and yes we will see tomorrow
greetz


hansen
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[HansHanf]

in 30 minutes the last african team left in the world cup 2010

faces uruguay in the quarterfinal ...

i keep my fingers crossed for ghana and for africa ,

as well

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go ghana go

hans


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[love?]

The second half of the Holland - Brazil game was pretty cool (sorry Brazilians). Watched it over at my parents' place and even they got interested in the game despite usually not being into football at all.

 

[¿kama3]

i hope ze germans win this year. loved fifa 98 much more, they were much better players and the field was always full of action. this year they play like highschool level, too many useless passes, weak goals ...too much pretending, cryin like little bitches

 

[HansHanf]

seven minutes and thomas müller made the first goal

GOAL​

 

[elmanito]

Adios Argentina for the game but a pity we can't take revanche for the lost final in 1978.

Der Deutsche mannschaft hat es wieder gemacht.

Namaste

 

[elmanito]

Don't cry for me Argentina =======<() BBAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPP P

German team played the best match ever and precisely the game what the Dutch will like to have in the final, but first Uruguay.

I wonder if Angela would love to dance with Balkenende

Namaste

 

[arcticsun]

seems a bugger eating geeky coach trumps a coke sniffing circus clown when it gets to the big league


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LbD0nFTSZc



wait... maybe they've been sharing the bag?? lolol



germany played fantastic football tho, was a league better then argentina... at least!!

 

[hgherbals420]

Wow, I expected Germany to win but not to massacre Argentina and their Maradona to that extent... looks like the Dutch/ Spanish will have their hands full for the finals.

 

[HansHanf]

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*rofl* nice one arctic
and yes i think they shared the bag ...



now its spain vs germany / oranje vs. uruguay
on wednsday if i get it right ....


njoy the sunday

 

[An Old Friend]

Come on Netherlands for tonight. I'm hoping for a 2-1 victory (goals make the game so much more exciting)

Germany vs Spain..... 2-1 .....

Germany vs Netherlands in the final - Germany to take the final 1-1 on penalties

 

[An Old Friend]

Some funny email i got today

1. Brazil won the World Cup in 1994; before that they also won in 1970.
Adding 1970 + 1994= 3964

2. Argentina won its last World Cup in 1986; before that they also won in 1978.?
Adding 1978 + 1986= 3964

3. Germany won its last World Cup in 1990; before that they also won in 1974.?
Adding 1974 + 1990= 3964

4. Brazil also won the World Cup in 2002; before that they also won in 1962.?
Adding 1962+ 2002= 3964

5. Therefore if you want to know what nation is going to win the World Cup in 2010, you only have to subtract 2010 from the magic number that we have determined: 3964.
3964 minus 2010 = 1954... ?

In 1954 the World Cup was won by Germany!!!

 

[blazin]

Netherlands ....are lucky as hell ....all there goals just barely went in.....
lady luck cant be on their side...for long before earning their shit...

Germany definitely will take the cup...