Author Topic: WORLD CUP 2006 in Germany (Read 6916 times)

Munskie · « **on:** Jun 08, 2006 at 08:28 AM »

World Cup is near. Though Solar Sportsplus will air some games, our cable provider here will beam games live and loop it up for 24 hours, a pay per view deal.
What are your thoughts and what country will you be rooting for?

(mods, don't know kung me thead na nito..)

Munskie · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 08, 2006 at 11:24 AM »

Just called up our cable provider...its 3k!!

yikes!!

thats for all the games...still its pricy. solar sports na lang ako..

indie boi · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 08, 2006 at 02:58 PM »

I don't know what the deal is going to be for Skycable. I'd love to get all of the games -- work be damned.

I'm rooting for England, especially with Wayne Rooney back in action.

RNIverson · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 09, 2006 at 08:59 AM »

i never liked this sport... once in every 4 years... so what, its the nba finals

i just dont understand what's about this sport that makes employees apply for a medical leave

Battousai · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 09, 2006 at 09:08 AM »

It's a pity you have to pay to see this big event. I never liked futbol, but I would like to feed my noggin a thing or two about it sometimes. What better way to catch the futbol fever than by watching the best of the best compete? I guess mahal talaga bayad to get rights for this event.

Munskie · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 09, 2006 at 10:12 AM »

Yup, it ain't popular here. Not even in the United States. Hoops reigns supreme here, and in the US theres NBA, MLB, and NFL. I may not follow the sport religiously, but once in four years, I want to see the best players in the world gather, and play their hearts out for glory of their homeland.
an excerpt of an article PASSION OF THE CUP by SI's Frank Deford:

"It is part of the conceit of the Olympics that they boast that the Greeks actually called off wars when the Games were on. Not quite true. During wartime, Olympic competitors and spectators would be allowed safe passage through war zones, but not even the Olympics could shut down good old-fashioned armed combat. I would suspect, though, that if a war got in the way of the World Cup today, even the generals would demand an armistice."

click here for the full article "PASSION OF THE CUP".

I agree its a pity we have to pay that much to see a prestigious event like this. Wala cguro sponsors kaya the fee is paased on the subscriber. There's solar sports naman, though selected games lang.

ralfy · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 09, 2006 at 08:01 PM »

It's too depressing to watch this bec. the Philippines has not been part of it. We're too obsessed with basketball, a sport that we hardly excel in. China is considered one of the best in basketball in Asia and the sport is not even very popular there.

Munskie · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 10, 2006 at 09:06 AM »

Germany won vs Costa Rica 4-2, while Ecuador upsets Poland 2-0. England debuts tonight at 9pm vs Paraguay. Im also interested what the Americans can do in this staging. They reached Quarters last time in 2002. They'll play 12am, Tuesday.

scully · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 13, 2006 at 06:33 PM »

Brazil will be playing naaaaa! Hope I see it on TV.

I'm not a a huge fan either (I'm more of a rugby union fan, specifically the RBS and Heineken tourneys) but I do try to follow the games pag World Cup na. Sa EPL I'm an Arsenal fan, sa Spanish La Liga I like Barcelona and Real Madrid. I'm not familiar at all with the players sa Italian Serie and Bundes Liga though. Ganun lang ako kababaw, haha.

JdelaCruz · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 13, 2006 at 09:56 PM »

Togo v Korea now on Sports Plus LIVE.

jeckjeck · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 13, 2006 at 10:17 PM »

I am rooting for the Netherlands this year although most of my facorite Dutch platers are long gone from the national squad like Kluivert, Overmars, and the de Boer twins... but Manchester United mainstays van Nistelrooy and van der Sar are still there...

Munskie · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 14, 2006 at 07:13 AM »

US nilampaso ng Czech Republic the other day......You can see it that they started very nervous and uneasy coz me pressure na from higher expectations after reaching quarters in '02. They certainly didn't play like a 5th ranked team....its the most lopsisded match so far. They got a reality CZECH!!. Hope they play better against Italy....on a side note, saw RONALDO of Brazil...he looks heavy and slow....and there are some suggestions that he be bench...sayang, three goals kailangan nya to tie for most World Cup goals.

kimpOy · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 14, 2006 at 12:27 PM »

RONALDO...di ba has been na siya? i havent following the soccer scene...kahit yung high school namin mahilig sa soccer...been carrying the colors of my school sa bball scene...

Munskie · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 14, 2006 at 12:37 PM »

Quote from: kimpOy on Jun 14, 2006 at 12:27 PM

RONALDO...di ba has been na siya? i havent following the soccer scene...kahit yung high school namin mahilig sa soccer...been carrying the colors of my school sa bball scene...

malapit na....last game nila, he was replaced by younger ronaldhino...from the outset, wala conditioning si Ronaldo....ei Kim, rivals ang school natin pagdating sa football, hehe

jeckjeck · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 19, 2006 at 11:19 PM »

Saw the game between Netherlands and Ivory Coast... The Dutch have a formidable offense but sadly theri defense sucks... I see them entering the later stages but against goal-scoring teams like Argentina, they have no chance...

wrAth · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 20, 2006 at 04:18 AM »

since Italia '90, i've been hooked on football. alala ko back then, the only way to see footage of matches was thru the Gillette World of Sports weekly show

nothing beats watching live football. i've paid an arm and a leg to get live feeds of Germany 2006, and this early on, sulit na ang bayad!

wrAth · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 20, 2006 at 04:25 AM »

(bent like beckham?)

Munskie · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 20, 2006 at 07:10 AM »

Saw the game between Italy and USA last Sunday dawn, and all I can say is that its ferocious. Three red cards were issued (including an Italian elbow to USA's John McBride which left him bloodied), and US played with nine against ten almost all of the 2nd half. The result? a draw. Football insiders (and all of Europe, hehe) have been bashing the Americans saying they're not worth the no. 5 FIFA ranking. That might be true, but I applauded the gritty stand the Yanks made.....defending corner kicks in the 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th minute of the match. Landon Donovan was given IV fluids just to recover after the game.

This is the World Cup folks!

By the way, all of Group E have a chance to advance depending on the outcome of their last games in the round. Let's see this Friday morning.

bayonic · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 20, 2006 at 07:18 AM »

thanks to jeck jeck for pointing me to this thread .

how much is it to watch the live feed in Manila ?

currently in Seoul where they air the games live on at least three free terrestial channels ; two of them already broadcasting in HD.

man , i must have seen the replay of South Korea's late equalizer against France a hundred times already

bayonic · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 20, 2006 at 07:23 AM »

Bent By Beckham ?

Munskie · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 20, 2006 at 07:26 AM »

most probably...bent to the max..

Soccer GFs

Left to Right
Pamela Diaz, Girlfriend of Spain's Manuel Neira

Alena Seredova, Girlfriend of Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon

Raica Oliveira, Girlfriend of Brazil forward Ronaldo.

jeckjeck · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 20, 2006 at 03:06 PM »

MSN had a feature before on soccer wives and girlfriends (even exes)... dang... lahat magaganda! models and actresses galore... there were close to 100 photos shown...

wrAth · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 05:00 AM »

ENG v. SWE
2-2 Final

What a match! Sweden just wouldn't let up.

2nd (knockout) round fixtures (2 of 4) for Saturday and Sunday confirmed:

GER v. SWE (1A v. 2B)
ENG v. ECU (1B v. 2A)

Munskie · « **Reply #23 on:** Jun 21, 2006 at 07:39 AM »

Did Wayne Rooney start? Its good Germany and England avoided an early knockout match...

bayonic · « **Reply #24 on:** Jun 24, 2006 at 10:53 PM »

got a dose of world cup fever this morning ... watched the Korea - Switzerland game at the public viewing area near Seoul City Hall. it was virtually a "red sea"

when the koreans were trailing by two goals , we shifted our attention from the game to the ladies in red around us .. nakakatangal antok

Munskie · « **Reply #25 on:** Jun 25, 2006 at 08:49 AM »

Germany is peaking..beat Sweden in the round of 16 2-0. Probably will face powerhouse Argentina in the Quarters...

jeckjeck · « **Reply #26 on:** Jun 26, 2006 at 09:22 PM »

Inis... Netherlands out of the competition again

bayonic · « **Reply #27 on:** Jun 29, 2006 at 09:34 AM »

guys,
can you recommend a good place to watch the germany vs argentina match this friday ? somewhere in QC-San Juan-Mandaluyong area . thanks

kimpOy · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 03, 2006 at 12:32 PM »

ZIDANE's the man........

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1OOWTTV5dRU&feature=TopRated&page=1&t=t&f=b

he made the whole brazil cry....

hanep.......brazil just got ZIDANED he..he

Ikiru · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 04, 2006 at 05:19 PM »

Quote from: Munskie on Jun 09, 2006 at 10:12 AM

Yup, it ain't popular here. Not even in the United States. Hoops reigns supreme here, and in the US theres NBA, MLB, and NFL. I may not follow the sport religiously, but once in four years, I want to see the best players in the world gather, and play their hearts out for glory of their homeland.

US generally allergic to things that originated from their former colonizer.