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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2010 7:29:38 GMT
Eleven days to go until most of the world stops to watch this for a month.
Carrefour is considered not to be very supportive of the French team, because they have a super promo on giant flat screen televisions right now: "Your TV refunded 100% if France wins the final!"
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Post by palesa on May 31, 2010 14:46:51 GMT
Well, I guess the stores in SA could offer the same. I shouldn't say that should I?
Carrefour will be in for a big shock if the French team pull a miracle!
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2010 16:38:18 GMT
I bet they took out insurance against their own offer, just in case.
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Post by happytraveller on Jun 1, 2010 7:01:20 GMT
Carrefour is considered not to be very supportive of the French team, because they have a super promo on giant flat screen televisions right now: "Your TV refunded 100% if France wins the final!" WOW. That's just a little risky imho ! |
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Post by onlymark on Jun 1, 2010 7:18:54 GMT
I don't think there is much risk of France winning. Unlike England who will sail through, have as hard time against Argentina after the qualifying rounds but ultimately win through beating Spain 2-1 in the final.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2010 7:32:40 GMT
Welcome to Mark's little fantasy world!  |
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Post by happytraveller on Jun 1, 2010 7:43:12 GMT
I don't think there is much risk of France winning. That's what a lot of people said 4 years ago too, and they made it into the final. You just never know with the French ! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2010 7:47:33 GMT
I agree that they are completely unpredictable -- got wiped out of the first round 8 years ago.
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Post by lola on Jun 1, 2010 17:12:00 GMT
My daughter's backing France and I'm going to go with England. There's a pub here that'll open at 0900 on match days and serve the cuisine of some participating countries. Arsenal's her team normally.
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 5, 2010 5:15:44 GMT
No African team in the semis. Last 4: Brasil, Argentina, Italy, Germany  |
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Post by palesa on Jun 5, 2010 7:23:34 GMT
I am not a soccer/football follower, but I am told that SA is sh*t hot at the moment, so I am now quietly optimistic that we will at least get through the first round.
Still supporting Bafana Bafana all the way!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2010 17:42:02 GMT
The home team at the World Cup always gets a great boost just from that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2010 8:34:54 GMT
As usual, some of the French (not the best ones) have expressed irritation that the French national team is mostly African born. I recommend that they support Algeria in this case, because the majority of the Algerian team was born in France. |
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Post by lagatta on Jun 8, 2010 14:28:53 GMT
It is a tradition here to go watch matches in cafés and bars - what time do most matches start (in local time, we can calculate time zones)? Think we'll be drinking more espresso than beers at the time the play gets underway.
Palesa, one often sees the beautiful South African flags in Amsterdam. Of course the real economic ties evident to non-specialists are in diamonds and in wines. How do people down there feel about the World Cup? Great pride, feeling it was money spent on luxury infrastructures instead of other needs, or both?
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 9, 2010 8:52:14 GMT
Viewing times are ok here. The latest matches will be at 2pm but I think most around 9pm.
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Post by palesa on Jun 9, 2010 13:43:29 GMT
Lagatta, I think that there are mixed feeling. I had not got swept up in the World Cup hype until I returned from abroad recently, and the atmosphere is just awesome. Everything is so colourful and everyone is united and behind Bafana Bafana, which makes a change for a country that is as divided as SA is.
I think for the most part people are Proudly South African and happy to be hosting the event, I do think that they are a bit too optimistic about the amount of revenue that will be generated, but overall, I think people are 'happy' with the money spent on the infrastructure.
This feeling will no doubt change if Bafana Bafana get booted out in the first round.
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Post by lola on Jun 9, 2010 14:17:29 GMT
Lagatta, I think the matches will be 0930 and 1330 CST, so an hr later in Montreal.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2010 14:30:49 GMT
This feeling will no doubt change if Bafana Bafana get booted out in the first round. France is not happy to be in the same group as South Africa, because they don't want to beat them... yet (assuming they can, which is far from certain). But I'm sure that the French will enthusiastically support South Africa if they themselves get booted out. |
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Post by lagatta on Jun 9, 2010 14:35:29 GMT
Yes, I figured out that is when they are here, and checked at the Radio-Canada site.
hwinpp, I think you mean the late matches will be at 2 am, no?
Certainly hope Bafana Bafana wins the first round at least - it would be lovely to see an African team win the Cup, but I guess the big Western European and South American sides just have more money for coaching and such. In Europe there are many gifted African players, and of course as Kerouac said there are many Africans and descendants of Africans (North and West, the former French colonies) on the side.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 11, 2010 16:01:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2010 20:30:54 GMT
So far 0-0 and 0-0. Exciting!  |
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Post by onlymark on Jun 11, 2010 20:42:55 GMT
Apart from South Africa and Mexico where it was 1 - 1.
So I'm not sure who the first nil draw was you mentioned as there's only been two games.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2010 21:50:18 GMT
Oh, that's right, it was 1-1. I was on the road and just heard 'match nul' on the radio, which just means 'tie game'.
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Post by fumobici on Jun 11, 2010 22:10:06 GMT
France certainly looked uninspired, although to be fair the Uraguayan side was playing with great energy defensively. Soooo much talent on the French squad. How they can look so decidedly mediocre is truly a mystery.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 6:38:06 GMT
It's because all the rest of the time they are prima donnas in football clubs in Germany, England, Italy and Spain. They don't know or like each other.
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Post by palesa on Jun 12, 2010 8:40:51 GMT
I am just wondering how the Mexican's managed to move the goal post for that last try from Bafana Bafana that hit the post, had they left the goal posts in place it would have been 2-1, which was my prediction |
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Post by happytraveller on Jun 12, 2010 14:07:51 GMT
I am just wondering how the Mexican's managed to move the goal post for that last try from Bafana Bafana that hit the post, had they left the goal posts in place it would have been 2-1, which was my prediction Yeah that was a bit rude, moving that bloody goal post, wasn't it ! ;D |
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Post by palesa on Jun 12, 2010 15:23:23 GMT
Indeed!
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Post by fumobici on Jun 12, 2010 15:33:42 GMT
My dark horse tournament pick, Argentina, just were almost tied by a Nigerian squad that have been outplayed the whole match. 1-0 scores are never safe.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 20:17:56 GMT
What's with that silly stripe on the American football jerseys? Did they think they were going to the Miss America pageant? (Just seeing the last 5 minutes of the match -- I was out at the movies.)
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