World Cup 2010

[Nedson]

Most offside goals could be done just as quick using the same technology. So why use it for goal lines and not the offsides. To be honest the goal-line problem happens so rare, I dont see the point investing too much into it. Why look for solutions to problems which dont really exist. How many times in a season does this really happen

[eFestivals]

Most offside goals could be done just as quick using the same technology. So why use it for goal lines and not the offsides.

The problem with offside calls being video reviewed is that people won't know when to stop playing, when to carry on, and what's fair to do if/when the game is played different to what a video review shows it should have been.

And then there's the fact that many other calls are just as crucial to whether a goal might be scored or not - was it a foul, should it be a penalty, etc, etc, etc.

It's certainly not practically possible for everything to be reviewed without ruining the game as it's played now, but once you start down the video review line it becomes near impossible to say "this thing should be reviewed by not that thing". So on that basis, I'm 100% against it, as football would cease to be the football which has become the world's most popular sport.

Goal line technology is the only 'review technology' which would work OK with the game.

[pink_triangle]

cos for every single debatable one, you'd have to play on which could happen 5 or 6 times again and use up a fair bit of time compared to now.

[ralph250]

i'd rather solve that by getting rid of the obscene amounts of money

[Kowalski]

Torres dropped. 7 Barcelona players in the starting line-up. C'mon Spain!

[pink_triangle]

It's certainly not practically possible for everything to be reviewed without ruining the game as it's played now, but once you start down the video review line it becomes near impossible to say "this thing should be reviewed by not that thing". So on that basis, I'm 100% against it, as football would cease to be the football which has become the world's most popular sport.

[philipsteak]

Following the game on the Guardian. Are Guy Mowbray and Mark lawrenson really having a bit of a spat?

[luckysalt]

YES! Get in there Spain, excellent performance! The Final should be amazing match, and I get some cash now too! Got Spain in the works sweep, so win or lose still get some cash

[oafc0000]

Hope Holland win...

Someone made the point they deserve it considering the players they have given us over the years... Good luck to them...

[ralph250]

Congrats to Spain.

Holland - Spain then.

Be nice to see a new winner, and should be a good final.

Spain deserved it tonight, still not at their best but suffocated the play again like they do. Great header to win it aswell.

Couldnt agree more, the second they bring it in for one thing, its going to be a slippery slope and we will have throw ins, corners, offsides all being questioned.

[pink_triangle]

I think spain today was the best team performance of the tournament. They just completely nullified the germsns. What impresses me is how thy dont panic. They lost the first game, yet never really appeared to doubt themselves throughout the tournament. Germany have nothing to be ashamed of, in reality the draw was always going to be too tough for that young side. I hope the final is good, I am slightly worried if spain score first however they will just kill the game off.

[harper11]

After Nigeria was eliminated from the world cup The Nigerian goalkeeper has personally offered to refund all the expenses of fans who travelled to South Africa.

He said he just needs their bank details and pin numbers to complete the transaction.

[ste4_20]

Howard Webb's been given the final.

[rexclark]

really hope Spain win it. I've been rooting for them since the early 90s and they've always dissapointed but this team has it in them to do it. should be a cracking game.

[Cardboard Box City]

Howard Webb's been given the final.

[pink_triangle]

I generally hate the whole how many of team a players would get into team b. As its normally english pundits massively overrating england players. However thinking about how many holland players would get in the spanish team, I think they would be lucky to get 2.

[ralph250]

Dutch porn star Bobbi Eden has offered to give all her Twitter followers oral sex if her nation wins this year's World Cup in South Africa.

The Netherlands made it to the last stage of the competition with their 3-2 victory over Uruguay in Tuesday's semi-final.

Prior to the match, Eden wrote: "If Netherlands wins the worldcup I will give a BJ to all my followers, together with vickyvette, misshybrid, gabbyquinteros 4804 and counting RT. (sic)"

After some quizzed her about the offer, she clarified: "It should say that i will give them a free B**w Job ... It is real! BJ for all followers."

After the Netherlands' semi-final victory, she added: "Only one more game between you and a free BJ !!! Go teambj!!!!

"Details on how to collect your B**w Job will be given on Monday after the worldcup final! Go teamBJ... My body is throbbing with all the excitement about teamBJ!!... I'll be live later today... so you can all tell me how sloppy you like it "

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a240259/porn-star-offers-oral-sex-to-twitter-fans.html

Eden now has over 64,688 Twitter followers, up from 4,804 before she made the offer.

[pink_triangle]

Does anyone know the exclusion criteria for referees for the world cup final. I always assumed if you were from one of the countries in the last 4 you couldnt ref the match but howards webbs dad on the radio said that the only combination of semi final teams he could have refereed was holland v spain. Why couldnt he have been ref for a match with uruguay or germany in. Im guesing because germany knocked england out for the latter?

[eFestivals]

Paul the Octopus has gone for Spain.

I hope he's wrong, but if I was betting I'd have to plump for Spain.

[Langdale Wolf]

Brilliant

[Gre]

Can make restrictions of what can be appealed by the teams anyways, similar to most sports; American football etc.

A Trial period like Sifi says would be worth it imo.

Edited July 9, 2010 by Gre

[ste4_20]

Brilliant

[Cardboard Box City]

From Will Hill:

Paul the octopus has spoken and he's in no doubt that Spain can make mince meat of the Dutch in the World Cup final. Will he be correct and prove he is indeed a psychic cephalopod? Or will Holland win it and show him up as a fraud just looking to make a few easy squid?

Oh dear.

[funkymp]

good game so far, got a tenner on muller scoring a hat trick (gets me £800 back), 2 to go, i have faith in him! get £350 back if forlan scores 2 as well (which is looking more likely at the mo)

dad just made a good point - why the hell didn't uruguay play like this all the way through the world cup? play has been really fluid so far, pretty good game

Edited July 10, 2010 by funkymp

[pink_triangle]

I have always hated the 3rd/4th play off. I hate it even more with my villa top scorer bet severely weakened!