Comments on: XI Things We Learned From The World Cup Qualifying Playoffs

By: youtube

youtube — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:55:47 +0000

You know, being seeded and all, they don’t exactly meet that often in what you want to call “meaningful” matches. They were in the last two Copa America finals, one which they drew

By: fwembt

fwembt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:02:54 +0000

“And yes, I still blame Kristen Pazik.”

Don’t we all.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:21 +0000

You know, being seeded and all, they don’t exactly meet that often in what you want to call “meaningful” matches. They were in the last two Copa America finals, one which they drew (and lost on penalties) and one in which they lost two Dunga’s Brazil.

I know what you mean though… how many times is Argentina going to lose to Brazil IN THE EXACT SAME WAY. There was the 2006 friendly, the Copa America 2007 final, the 2009 WCQ defeat… Brazil smacked Argentina around in exactly the same way those three times.

Those failings don’t really make Argentina “overrated”, what with making two Copa America finals, and in 2006 losing -on penalties- to the hosts.

By: shane

shane — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:38:57 +0000

That World Cup qualifier probably was hardly important. Argentina qualified 9 points ahead of 5th placed Uruguay and the win against Brasil came in Round 15.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:30:00 +0000

“When is the last time Argentina beat Brasil in a truly important match?”

2005, in a WCQ match… And they drew last year. Seriously, if parity is lost for a few years, it’s no longer a rivalry? Algeria vs. Egypt is a great rivalry too though, like the Old Firm, it’s not at the elite level of world football (like El Clasico).

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:43:58 +0000

Argentina/Brasil isn’t a real rivalry. When is the last time Argentina beat Brasil in a truly important match? Argentina have been the most overrated nation in the world for at least the last decade except when it comes to the under-23, 20, and 17 levels.

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:00 +0000

^ Brazil and Argentina will disagree.

By: MoMONEY

MoMONEY — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:20:38 +0000

11. The most intense rivalry in the world is Egypt/ Algeria

By: MW

MW — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:44:05 +0000

That Uruguayan anthem was epic. I thought something was wrong with my TV, when I looked down when it started, looked up about 4 min later, and it was stil going on.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:22:29 +0000

You’re right – it’s time for video replay. In my opinion, the way to do it is to only have replay available when the ball goes into the net (not for penalties, cards, or anything else), since the match stops anyway, and to put a very strict time limit on review – a minute or less for a separate official in the booth to review the goal and approve it. That way, it doesn’t slow down the match, but things like this ridiculous Henry goal don’t decide who goes to the World Cup.