Ghana - Germany, 19:30pm, Johannesburg

limklad

It been confusing to watch Germany white guys wearing Black and Ghana Blacks guys wearing white. :eek:


I been so used to watching Germany play in White.

Mister men

limklad wrote: »

It been confusing to watch Germany white guys wearing Black and Ghana Blacks guys wearing white. :eek:


I been so used to watching Germany play in White.

Racilist

_Bella_

Hopefully Ghana will go through as well as the Germans!

prinz

Shout for a penalty for Serbia.

Boskowski

DB10 wrote: »

Don't think the Germans are a WC winning side tbh. Alot of decent players but they haven't impressed me much tonight.

On one hand I'd have to agree on the other hand you don't have to look like one this early. When does one look like a world cup winning side anyway? Germany rarely does. Same for Italy.

namloc1980

Serbia lost 2-1 so Ghana & Germany go through.

_Bella_

Ozil is limping... hope he's alright!

baldbear

Serbia havnt scored. game over. Well done Ghana but ye may learn how to score in open play. Serbia could easily of got a peno. Pheawh

_Bella_

Great Germany and Ghana through

mike65

Germany scrape past Ghana, they look like World Cup winners to me.





























NOT!

prinz

Germany v England on Sunday. Niiiiiiiice. C'mon GERMANY!!

namloc1980

One of Uruguay/S.Korea/USA/Ghana will be in the semi finals. Great chance for one of those teams to cause a huge upset.

Mister men

Klose back for the England match. Unless Rooney shakes of his injury problem (unlikely) England will struggle againest this German team.

_Bella_

Hopefully Schweinsteiger and Oezil will be alright and they will have Klose back.

Pro. F

Germany and Ghana go through.
Delighted! Fully deserved for both of them.

Sweinstiger out with a hamstring would be a pity.

Oat23

mike65 wrote: »

Germany scrape past Ghana, they look like World Cup winners to me.



NOT!

Mister men

namloc1980 wrote: »

One of Uruguay/S.Korea/USA/Ghana will be in the semi finals. Great chance for one of those teams to cause a huge upset.

Have a few quid on the USA to get to the final. Team spirit will bring them a long way.

McGrath5

Germany v England on Sunday, What a game too look forward to!

namloc1980

Germany will probably own the ball against England. If Ozil can get time on the ball he could really pick apart the slow centre backs that Engand have.

Pro. F

namloc1980 wrote: »

One of Uruguay/S.Korea/USA/Ghana will be in the semi finals. Great chance for one of those teams to cause a huge upset.

Good point. That's good to see.


I think Uruguay are to be feared.

Boskowski

mike65 wrote: »

Germany scrape past Ghana, they look like World Cup winners to me.

NOT!

actually, they look like a three times world cup winner to me

namloc1980

Pro. F wrote: »

Good point. That's good to see.


I think Uruguay are to be feared.

Uruguay for the final?! They are good at the back. 2 very good centre-fielders and 2 excellent forwards! The only thing is they will probably have to play Brazil in the semi-final.

murpho999

Think Germany did ok tonight and Ghana made it difficult for them. Germany have come out on top of a difficult group.

They might have a few missing on Sunday.

Either way England v Germany.....looking forward to it.....will be very exciting.

_Bella_

Great Criminal Minds is next!

namloc1980

murpho999 wrote: »

Think Germany did ok tonight and Ghana made it difficult for them. Germany have come out on top of a difficult group.

They might have a few missing on Sunday.

Either way England v Germany.....looking forward to it.....will be very exciting.

Yeah we'll also have the tiresome WW2 references from the English meeja as well.

McGrath5

It's crucial for Germany that Schweinsteiger play's on sunday.

mike65

namloc1980 wrote: »

Yeah we'll also have the tiresome WW2 references from the English meeja as well.

To be fair, the Huns are not going to be bigging that one up are they*!
















* boasting about better GDP per capita doesn't really work either

murpho999

namloc1980 wrote: »

Yeah we'll also have the tiresome WW2 references from the English meeja as well.

I know.....I remember BBC promoting England v Germany in Euro 2000 with the theme from 'The Great Escape'.

murpho999

mike65 wrote: »

To be fair, the Huns are not going to be bigging that one up are they*!



* boasting about better GDP per capita doesn't really work either

No but 3 World Cup Victories, 4 Times World Cup Runners Up, 3 European Championship Victories & 3 European Championships Runners Up v 1 World Cup Victory does in my book!;)

namloc1980

mike65 wrote: »

To be fair, the Huns are not going to be bigging that one up are they*!

The ITV commentator said something like this earlier:

"the last time Germany went out of the World Cup in the first round was in 1938.......of course they had other things on their minds!" :mad:

Someone tell Denis Irwin how to pronounce "Sh-wine-sty-ger"!!

prinz

Deleted User wrote: »

Someone tell Denis Irwin how to pronounce "Sh-wine-sty-ger"!!

He's thinking of Warsteiner beer

ironingbored

How the lads in studio think England have a chance is beyond me. Before the tournament they were inexplicably touting England as eventual winners. How can ex-pros get it so wrong. England are a pedestrian side with no playmaker.

Boskowski

I'd be wicked anti-England when it comes to football and yet I wouldn't want to call it. England will show up on Sunday no doubt. Plus the day Eamon fancies us is the day I'm getting worried.

newballsplease

Dont really wanna start a thread to ask this question but, it would be great if someone could answer.
What happens if 2 teams finish on same points,same goal difference, and the match the 2 teams played in, finished a draw?

who goes through to last 16?

_Bella_

newballsplease wrote: »

Dont really wanna start a thread to ask this question but, it would be great if someone could answer.
What happens if 2 teams finish on same points,same goal difference, and the match the 2 teams played in, finished a draw?

who goes through to last 16?

Goals scored and if they're even on that then they draw lots... which is basically a coin toss!

steelcityblues

Terry and Upson didn't look that convincing today, and you can get away with it against Slovenia, but with Klose, Ozil, Podolski and co. they can't afford to do that!

RichTea

http://worldcupdailyblog.com/2010/06/23/germany-beat-ghana-to-secure-top-spot/ Match report.


If the world is fair, this young German side will knock out this turgid England side.

Overheal

_Bella_ wrote: »

Goals scored and if they're even on that then they draw lots... which is basically a coin toss!

Who has more points?
>Who has more goals?
>Who has fewer goals against?
>Who has fewer cards?
>Who has more shots on target?
>Who has more ball possession?
>Who has prettier hair?

Thats how it should go :cool:

fryup

absolutely over the moon with that result > Germany go through to meet England and Africa still have a representative in Ghana

RichTea

fryup wrote: »

absolutely over the moon with that result > Germany go through to meet England and Africa still have a representative in Ghana

Couldn't agree more! Terrific result all round. Not sure who I want to see win between the States and Ghana. Win-Win situation really.

mike65

Hopefully Ghana can win that, the Yanks don't really care about football soccer, Ghana does and it helps keep things more African longer

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^

gotta love Ghana i'll be shouting for them over the yanks

RichTea

mike65 wrote: »

Hopefully Ghana can win that, the Yanks don't really care about football soccer, Ghana does and it helps keep things more African longer

But maybe that's a reason to shout for them. It'd be great for the global game if America does well. But it'd be equally good if Ghana can break through to the Semi-Final, which they are in with a shout of now.

fryup wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^^

gotta love Ghana i'll be shouting for them over the yanks

I'm torn. I love Ghana but I also love American fans of football. They're extra determined to support the sport and their team because of the smallish nature of the sport in the US.

prinz

mike65 wrote: »

the Yanks don't really care about football soccer..

:rolleyes:

Tell that to the US team. They are also the team with the biggest number of supporters in South Africa.

steelcityblues

mike65 wrote: »

Hopefully Ghana can win that, the Yanks don't really care about football soccer, Ghana does and it helps keep things more African longer

Sorry Mikey, but the 'yanks' have been good to me over the years, and if you remember their group game from four years ago, the referee did not like them at all!
Nothing against Ghana, but I have no emotional connection with the place!

Paparazzo

RichTea wrote: »

I'm torn. I love Ghana but I also love American fans of football. They're extra determined to support the sport and their team because of the smallish nature of the sport in the US.

Have you ever met Ghana fans? They're unreal! And the whole country will be crowded around TV's cheering their team on. Most americans couldn't give a toss. Come on the black stars!

RichTea

Paparazzo wrote: »

Have you ever met Ghana fans? They're unreal! And the whole country will be crowded around TV's cheering their team on. Most americans couldn't give a toss. Come on the black stars!

I'd say they are. Their fans look, from the telly at least, seem like some of the most avid anyway. Was meant to be going to Ghana this summer but, alas, nay.

Tech3

namloc1980 wrote: »

One of Uruguay/S.Korea/USA/Ghana will be in the semi finals. Great chance for one of those teams to cause a huge upset.

I'm surprised Germany didnt let Ghana equalize late in the game in order for them to go into the easier side of the competition with finishing second in the group.

Royale with Cheese

I went to see Ghana play in the 2006 world cup. We met some of their fans, who strangely enough were actually Americans.