Running, all-purpose World Cup thread

That's all I'll miss from this month-long kickball fest.

 

You know what, though? It ended in 5. Somebody missed. Somebody always misses, it seems. Pretty riveting, regardless.

Edit: And Lehmann was pretty stout in PKs the other day. At least I think it was Lehmann. Games are starting to run together.

 

10 more minutes, and Zidane's legacy would be what it was going to be before this shit. 600 seconds. Fuck.

 

In the World Cup, no.

Ivory Coast beat Cameroon 12-11 on penalties in the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals this year. All 11 from both sides made their kicks, including goalkeepers, then the guys who started it shot again. Samuel Eto'o missed for Cameroon, and Didier Drogba scored for Ivory Coast.

Whether they were required to go in the same order, I'm not sure. It may well have been that Drogba and Eto'o were the first choice. I do know that the first five takers have to be submitted on a list to the referee, but if it goes beyond that, anyone can shoot.

 

I liked the AIG ones with the A scoring in slow motion.

But all the commercials got old after the first week, let alone the end of a month.

 

Turns out it was the first one that killed France

 

Giving the refs medals. They ought to give them 50-lb medals of solid lead. : :

 

I guess FIFA is going to mail Zidane his medal.

 

Move the shooter out 20 yards, make him dribble, as they do with hockey players on penalty shots, and let the goalie come out of the goal mouth.

Other than that - Dolce! Que bella!

Vive, L'Italia!

 

Very fitting he doesn't get a damn thing. If I were the French national team management, I'd see to it he never gets the medal. Throw it in the river.

 

OK. If you taped it, watch the end of the trophy presentation and listen. That song is not the World Cup theme but they've been playing it all the time at game's end.

What is that song?

Need some help please.

 

My co-worker insists it's "Go West," by the Pet Shop Boys. Though I don't really believe him.