FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa - Page 46

Matty_ · 12-07-2010, 17:45

Brilliant Punky, the Sonic one is especially good

Niles Crane · 12-07-2010, 19:07

I think i have post-World Cup depression. It doesn't feel like it should be over and i can't get back into normality. I spent 3 weeks in South Africa and i can honestly say i had the time of my life, and i can't wait to go back. Roll on Brazil 2014!

**Damien** · 12-07-2010, 19:21

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Originally Posted by Niles Crane

I think i have post-World Cup depression. It doesn't feel like it should be over and i can't get back into normality. I spent 3 weeks in South Africa and i can honestly say i had the time of my life, and i can't wait to go back. Roll on Brazil 2014!

How you get tickets for all the games you seemed to go too?

Niles Crane · 12-07-2010, 20:31

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How you get tickets for all the games you seemed to go too?

Straight from FIFA.com. Apart from Uruguay vs Ghana, i traded my Argentina vs Germany ticket for that.

**Damien** · 13-07-2010, 21:08

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Straight from FIFA.com. Apart from Uruguay vs Ghana, i traded my Argentina vs Germany ticket for that.

What did you think about the World Cup in the end? I am torn, The noise was horrible for the first couple of weeks (then either people stopped the Vuvuzelas, or the TV Companies found a way to tune it out), some of the pitches were poor and the stadiums not full. I heard transport was poor as well.

On the other hand the African vibe give it a district personality and style that one could argue was missing from the German World Cup, and a sense that hosting it there made the World Cup feel truly global and uniting. I think that overall it increased the respect and allure of the tournament.

Kymmy · 14-07-2010, 09:38

For the first world cup held in Africa I thought it was a great success and the grounds, infrastructure, security, staff and population did really well..

The only thing to let it down for me were a few of the teams who seemed to play without much spirit.

As for the vuvuzellas once I set the TV sound up correctly it wasn't that much of an issue and as with any constant sound the brain soon tuned it out.

Well done South Africa

gazzae · 14-07-2010, 09:50

Only 1423 days until Brazil

peanut · 14-07-2010, 09:54

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Shadow Demon UK · 14-07-2010, 10:14

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

For the first world cup held in Africa I thought it was a great success and the grounds, infrastructure, security, staff and population did really well..

The only thing to let it down for me were a few of the teams who seemed to play without much spirit.

As for the vuvuzellas once I set the TV sound up correctly it wasn't that much of an issue and as with any constant sound the brain soon tuned it out.

Well done South Africa

danielf · 14-07-2010, 10:25

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So, they got caught out by a habitual pitch invader? Not a big deal really, imo.

Kymmy · 14-07-2010, 10:29

I said they did really well, didn't say perfect

At least though the trophy wasn't stolen like in '66...

Shadow Demon UK · 14-07-2010, 10:50

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So, they got caught out by a habitual pitch invader? Not a big deal really, imo.

And a bloke "looking for the toilet" getting into a teams dressing room. It wasn't great security really, on both occasions it could have been a lot worse due to the lax security.

sherer · 14-07-2010, 10:56

to be honest I found a lot of the football for this WC as uninspiring. Most of the matches seemed to be dull and it just seemed to be teams getting a result rather than seeing the best players in the world on show.

Guess the only team that had a run of good matches was the Germans

danielf · 14-07-2010, 11:05

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And a bloke "looking for the toilet" getting into a teams dressing room. It wasn't great security really, on both occasions it could have been a lot worse due to the lax security.

True, I'd forgotten about that one. However, just look at the list of invasions that bloke has to his name: eurovision, F1 grand prix, Roland Garos finals, European Cup finals and semi finals, Champion's league finals (twice). I think it's a bit too easy to claim that security in SA was particularly lax.

punky · 14-07-2010, 11:17

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And a bloke "looking for the toilet" getting into a teams dressing room. It wasn't great security really, on both occasions it could have been a lot worse due to the lax security.

I think given the build up, the security went quite well.

Everyone was saying that all tourists will be mugged, then car jacked, then raped and then finally murdered in 4 separate incidents, within 1 day of landing.

There wasn't really any of that, that I know of.

That Jimmy Jump is a nutter. The amount of times he's probably been beaten up by rent-a-thugs in suits or by stewards doesn't bear thinking about.