England 1 Paraguay 0

[Gagh]

England's performance in this match will scare nobody. For the first 20-30 minutes we looked very bright, but as the match wore on, they gave possession away too easily. The heat seemed to play a factor.

Eriksson's substitutions were also brainless, as they always seem to be. The team is giving away possession, so he chooses to take a striker off for a left-winger, and push Joe Cole into a Rooney role on a 4-4-1-1. This means well, but it further questions his decision to take Walcott. What is Walcott's role?

Then came the bigger insult - he takes Joe Cole off for the hapless Owen Hargreaves, and puses Gerrard in that role. So what is Walcott's role now, Sven?

The Mexican referee was beyond useless. He booked Crouch for winning the ball, and gave a freekick against Joe Cole, after the player was felled by two Paraguayans. There was either a bit of South American brotherhood, or just pure incompetence there. I'm prone to believe the latter, but you never know with these countries.

Beckham worked his socks off, Gerrard tried and tried, but Owen looked lost, and Ashley Cole had a mare of a match.

England will clearly need to up there game, particularly for the Sweden match.

 

[curiousa2z]

No, winning by the other side's O.G. doesn't exactly bathe one in glory..

but yeah, absolutely delightful to see Becks on his game!

Wanted to shoot that ref.
What, is he prejudiced against 6'7" footballers or something? What WAS his problem!?!?


as for The Mystery of the Missing Striker:

Hey, we could always start a new game: Where's Walcott?

 

[Gagh]

He penalised Crouch three times for backing into his opponent, when it was actually the Paraguayan defender climbing on him. He was a fucking chocolate teapot!

 

[curiousa2z]

it was absurd.

 

[Paladin]

England is shit team. Lucky to win today. Need goal from stupid Paraguay player who have big head! You see England players have bad teeth? Never brosse les dents! English stupid and ugly people. All anglophones dumb like niggers. Only French smart. Gallic people smarter than all rest of world. France will win World Cup 2006. This very true! Cannot deny! Americans not win one single game. Why Americans in World Cup not make sense? Americans crap football players like Americans crap soldiers. Dont believe? Proof in Iraq where Americans blown up all time by tiny homemade bombs. Americans only win game in World Cup if carry machine guns kill all crowd in stadium like they kill all innocent people in Iraq. Still Americans not hit opponent like they not hit guerrillas. Always hit innocent people but not intended target. Americans murderers and terrible football players. Also, many American football players fags. Like touch each other bottom pretend say "good play" but really mean say "I want fuck your tight asshole"

Vive le Quebec libre!

 

[Conchaga]

jibberish

Too long, didn't read.

England sucked today. Period.

I highly doubt that England will have a hard time against Sweden. Especially since they couldn't score a single goal against Trinidad, even when Tri was playing with only 10 men. Of course, if England plays as shoddily as they did today, Sweden will happily walk all over the limey army.

Honestly, were the English players drunk? And, why was the Ref so pissed at the Brits? Did they all go drinking together before the game and then decide to stiff the ref on the bill?

Although, it was funny to watch the two team captains join forces to make it an even more embarrasing match when Beckham kicked it to Gamarra for an OG. Now, that was humorously pathetic.

No, winning by the other side's O.G. doesn't exactly bathe one in glory..

We should all note that this is the first time in World Cup history (I'm talking in the entire list of all the games ever played, not just the opening matches) that a game has been 0:1 and it be an OG that wins it. Enough said.

 

[Gurk_MacGuintey]

So, the grass fairies ran around for two hours and the Limeys won 1-0.

Oooooohhhhh! How exciting! How stimulating! Paraguay is England's bitch!

Meanwhile, in real sporting news, the Chicago White Sox score two runs in the bottom of the 11th inning, beating Cleveland to claim a share of first place in the American League Central Division.

 

[Conchaga]

Ok, it took them 11 innings to score one fucking run? Gimme a break. I've seen more fast-paced sports action on the women's under 21 golf championship.

 

[Gagh]

England is shit team. Lucky to win today. Need goal from stupid Paraguay player who have big head! You see England players have bad teeth? Never brosse les dents! English stupid and ugly people. All anglophones dumb like niggers. Only French smart. Gallic people smarter than all rest of world. France will win World Cup 2006. This very true! Cannot deny! Americans not win one single game. Why Americans in World Cup not make sense? Americans crap football players like Americans crap soldiers. Dont believe? Proof in Iraq where Americans blown up all time by tiny homemade bombs. Americans only win game in World Cup if carry machine guns kill all crowd in stadium like they kill all innocent people in Iraq. Still Americans not hit opponent like they not hit guerrillas. Always hit innocent people but not intended target. Americans murderers and terrible football players. Also, many American football players fags. Like touch each other bottom pretend say "good play" but really mean say "I want fuck your tight asshole"

Vive le Quebec libre!

Obviously, Canada's world domination must have passed us all by in the football world. Pecker.

 

[Gagh]

We should all note that this is the first time in World Cup history (I'm talking in the entire list of all the games ever played, not just the opening matches) that a game has been 0:1 and it be an OG that wins it. Enough said.

Having said that, I'd still rather take the 3 points, that the USA are in the process of not getting.

 

[Paladin]

Gagh

Obviously, Canada's world domination must have passed us all by in the football world. Pecker.

Name Gagh is sound like somebody puke from sick. Who care Canada not football power? Paladin Quebecois not Canadien. Not give a fuck about stupid Canada country. Quebec not football power because Quebec ice hockey power! Les Canadiens win Stanley Cup the most. Many players in NHL Quebecois. Mario Lemieux best player in world from Quebec now own crap Pittsburgh Penguins team Americain. One Quebecois own entire city Pittsburgh name is Mario Lemieux. No team any sport successful like Les Habitants de Montreal. All teams every sport copy style management Les Canadiens. Want be like. Les Americains fail too stupid. NHL headquarters if stay in Montreal league much better but now in New York NHL joke.

 

[Gagh]

Name Gagh is sound like somebody puke from sick. Who care Canada not football power? Paladin Quebecois not Canadien. Not give a fuck about stupid Canada country. Quebec not football power because Quebec ice hockey power! Les Canadiens win Stanley Cup the most. Many players in NHL Quebecois. Mario Lemieux best player in world from Quebec now own crap Pittsburgh Penguins team Americain. One Quebecois own entire city Pittsburgh name is Mario Lemieux. No team any sport successful like Les Habitants de Montreal. All teams every sport copy style management Les Canadiens. Want be like. Les Americains fail too stupid. NHL headquarters if stay in Montreal league much better but now in New York NHL joke.

Fuck off, prick.