What's so good about soccer? (World Cup)

**tidus1203** · June 16th, 2010 01:25 PM

Alam ko ito ang pinaka sikat at pinaka pinapanood na sporting event sa mundo! Much more than the Olympics itself! I tried watching it pero wala eh. I find it boring, most matches ending up in draw and some matches they don't even score. The ball just goes back and forth then back and forth... ANd after 80 minutes walang nagyari! I find it boring talaga compared to let's say basketball where there are buzzer beaters and even American football is more exciting...

**XTO** · June 16th, 2010 01:43 PM

Some of the opening fixtures maybe but not on the knockout stage, last 16 where you can see why it is the most popular sport. ako gusto ng gusto ko yung penalty shootout, dun mo makikita galing ng bawat goalkeeper

To qualify for the Finals (32 countries) is not an ordinary feat, kahit pinaka mahinang team dyan hindi kayang talunin ng SEA GAMES champion.

**coiter** · June 16th, 2010 01:48 PM

hehe true. medyo mabagal ang laro. but just like any sport, tingin ko it's the appreciation of the skill involved. hanep rin kasi yung ball control na gamit ang paa or ulo lang (if making a curve ball with your hand is hard, what more with a foot?). and the effort that each player puts into for a goal or defending a goal is really amazing. kaya kahit 0-0 ang laban, naaappreciate pa rin ng fans.

isipin mo yung size ng goal parang isang 20 foot container van. tapos ang laki laki ng field so kalat ang players, yet ang hirap makascore. so kahit makalapit lang or may close missed attempt exciting na. dagdag mo pa yung rough play and fighting for country kaya madaming nanonood.

**tidus1203** · June 16th, 2010 02:13 PM

Siguro mas ma-appreciate ko if Philippines was there pero other countries duking it out and being scoreless for so long, I tend to just change the channel...

**Negus** · June 16th, 2010 02:14 PM

soccer fans are ***ier than most sports fans. brazil, latin americas, spain, portugal .

I'm a fan of this paraguay fan.

Nothing on TV right now but the World Cup.

The Japanese team won against Cameroon (strongest team in Africa) so everybody's celebrating over here.

**XTO** · June 16th, 2010 02:20 PM

FIFA World Cup South Africa is live on Sky Cable Channel balls every night 7:30pm, 10:00 pm and 2:30am. :2thumbsup:

http://www.fifa.com/

**tidus1203** · June 16th, 2010 02:22 PM

Kala ko Ivory Coast yung pinakamalakas na African country or was it one of their players who was the best African player?

WOW! Ganda ng bola!

**XTO** · June 16th, 2010 02:24 PM

World Cup soccer is like the Olympics which in only held every 4 years. Good thing nasa cable na

, before asa lang ako sa local channels gaya ng ch 4, labo na replay pa

**chua_riwap** · June 16th, 2010 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Negus

soccer fans are ***ier than most sports fans. brazil, latin americas, spain, portugal .

I'm a fan of this paraguay fan.

Nothing on TV right now but the World Cup.

The Japanese team won against Cameroon (strongest team in Africa) so everybody's celebrating over here.

Fan na rin ako ng fan na ito........

Yeah, soccer is somewhat boring. After 90 min. of play, sometimes score nila 1-0 lang. Isa pang medyo boring yung baseball.....

**XTO** · June 16th, 2010 02:27 PM

Yup, last night when Drogba played in the second half, whole of the african fans went wild as they want to watch their best player against the most expensive player Christiano Ronaldo of Portugal