Soundoff: Your Impressions of World Cup 2010 So Far….
All 32 World Cup teams have now played. South Africa and Uruguay have played twice. We’ve had 17 of the 64 matches, so South Africa 2010 is very much underway and hopefully everyone is getting a feel for the tournament.
I wanted to do a quick Soundoff to find out what people think of World Cup...
Soundoff: Which Injured Star Will You Miss Most at World Cup 2010?
I’ve almost (but only almost) lost track of all the big name players that have picked up pre-World Cup injuries. There was David Beckham’s tendon tear back in March, there’s Michael Essien’s messed up knee, Michael Ballack’s ankle, Rio Ferdinand’s knee ligaments, Lassana Diarra with complications from sickle-cell anemia, and many more. Portugal’s Nani joined...
Soundoff: Your World Cup Group F Predictions…
Time for our World Cup Group F predictions. Don’t want to jinx it, but I’m actually thinking this will be easier to figure out than most. The contenders – alphabetical order – are: Italy, Paraguay, Slovakia, New Zealand. No prizes for guessing who finishes bottom.
No prizes for guessing who finishes top either. Even with the...
Soundoff: Your World Cup Group E Predictions…
Moving through the groups at a pace now, and we find ourselves in Group E. Time to put our necks out and say who we think is going to get through this one. I haven’t been finding it too easy to rank the teams in each group from 1-4, and E is not really an...
Soundoff: What’s Your Lucky Ritual Before World Cup Matches?
Luck does not exist. As a rational person, I know this. The world is, as I see it, a mess of chaos and randomness, one person’s choices affecting everyone else’s choices until the whole world is just a mess of chaos, that naturally we try to sense some order in.
But with Football…I can’t take...
Soundoff: Your World Cup Group D Predictions…
It’s been called the Group of Death. I don’t buy it myself, because the whole concept of Death Groups is either silly, morbid or both. But I will admit that World Cup Group D looks tough. Tough to get out of and tough to predict.
The teams are as follows: Australia, Germany, Ghana, Serbia. I’d genuinely...
Soundoff: Your World Cup Group C Predictions…
I think it’s fair to say that World Cup Group C has certain people excited. It consists of four teams – Algeria, England, Slovenia, USA – and an awful lot of hype.
USA fans are excited for all kinds of reasons, while the English media (and let’s be honest, some fans) think it’s a very...
Soundoff: Your World Cup Group A Predictions…
The World Cup is just over two weeks away. So it’s time to start making a few predictions. Who we think will qualify, and how the group will finish #1 to #4. Maybe it’s just because this is the first one, but I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that Group A...
Soundoff: What Are You Buying for World Cup 2010?
The World Cup is an event that requires some preparation. Not just from the players and coaches and tournament organizers. But from viewers like you and I too. Because if you’re going to do it, then you want to do it right. And that usually involves buying some stuff.
For example, I’m going to upgrade to...
Soundoff: How Will You Watch the World Cup?
With the World Cup just [checks calendar...] 34 days away, you’ve hopefully started thinking about your viewing options for the big event.
Maybe the best view of the World Cup is from the middle of the pitch. Unfortunately the only way to do this is to make one of the 32 World Cup squads, or...
Soundoff: What Would You Give for a World Cup Win?
A recent survey suggested that a staggering 51% of football fans would starve themselves for a week in exchange for their team winning the World Cup. It also suggested that a further 40% would give up dating, 7% would give up their job and 4% would happily lose a body part. Have you ever tried...
Soundoff: What’s Your Favourite World Cup Moment?
As you hopefully know by now, we’ve been running a series of posts titled World Cup Moments, where we highlight memorable events from World Cup past like Dennis Bergkamp’s goal vs Argentina in 1998 or Andrés Escobar’s tragic own goal vs USA in 1994.
We’re also planning a special “World Cup Moments” edition of the Total...
