?The Kaiser? none other than the one and only double world cup winner Franz Beckenbauer has accused England of ?kick and run? ?The F?hrer of German footy got his Lederhosen all in a twist yesterday ?."What I saw from the English in their 1-1 draw against the United States had very little to do with football, It looked to me as if the English have gone backwards into the bad old times of kick and rush. I am not sure if the England coach Fabio Capello can still change much there. The English are being punished for the fact that there are very few English players in the Premier League clubs as they use better foreign players from all over the world."??

Poor old Franz will be shouting he is seeing spitfires over Berlin again, he can?t resist having a go ?.Germany's 4-0 decapitation of Australia has gone straight to what remains of the fussballing Gruppenf?hrers grey matter, well if one holds his head at a angle and shaking vigorously that rattling sound is what is left of Herr Beckenbauer thinking tackle?..

Honda ?the happy? certainly gave the Japanese team a motivational master class yesterday raising the spirits of coach Okada who feels Japan can make the last four, however it was Honda, 24 last Sunday, that mused "It is not just about me. Our team has not had good results but we got it right when it mattered??.

So what footy delights is in store today? firstly Ivory Coast v Portugal ?.Well, Senor K FiFa ranked Portugal third in the world, and enter the world cup with a clean sheet for the last 20 months ?..but hold on to your dingle dangles because Cristiano Ron-ego the world's most expensive footballer has failed to hit the target since early 2009 and was a little ?limp wristed? in the warming up matches , so we could be in for a few surprises?..

But the group of death has a much more tantalising treat on offer ?. Brazil v North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea)?With all the cancelled press conferences, the behind closed doors training sessions, and the trench coat diplomacy, this evening, London time, will reveal just what manager Kim Jog- Hun tactically has hidden up his sleeve?.. And yes Kayo-kola according to my world cup almanac, (not sure on that spelling), North Korea reached the last eight in 1966??And yesterday Kim Jog- Hun let slip that proud great leader Kim Jong-il, when he is not do his level best to start world war three, has been keen to offer his coach via mobile phone the benefit of his tactical advise, shoot the Goalkeeper was recently over heard.. ??.It is unclear how many fans will be present from the North, but apparently a number of fans will travel from the Korean community in Japan, plus the few from the Beijing office North Korean sports committee? I can?t wait for this because Kim Jog- Hun has dismiss Brazil who are universally accepted as the most successful country in world cup history after winning the cup five times crossing five different generations?. ??.doesn?t it make your spine tingle ?

Yesterday match so boring, Portugal vs Ivory Coast result were draw, no goal at all. Portugal coach blame on Ivory coast defensive strategy, there are many golden opportunity created its just a matter of luck both side cant scored a goal.In the same time i didn't expect Drogba can play against Portugal, superman body eh XD

Italy vs Paraguay have the same result match, Lippy bring old player to teach you Italian player how to play in World Cup didn't help much.

Brazil vs N Korea match really disappointed me , Brazil with many talented player only scored 2 goal, yet N Korea can scored one goal at the nick of time.


Last I love to listen Vivizula trumpet ratatatatatatata

Brazil 2 -1 North Korea ... Brazil, seeded number one in the Fifa rankings, North Korea back at 105th, so Brazil were expected to cruise past North Korea but North Korea were not playing from the script and for some 50 or so minutes they made Brazil work for every inch of space, doubling up on tackles and defending as thought their lives depended on it , there was touching moment when the North Korean national anthem was in full swing witnessing Tae-Se Jong tears flowing with pride, an impressive sight....

Ok Brazil deserved the victory if for their level of possession alone, particularly after the break, but North Korea's all unknowns held their heads aloft, after 93 minutes of passion and dogged determination, a warning with a line in the grass to Portugal and Ivory Coast, watch out North Korea are here and mean business !!!.... look at the calmness Kim Jong-Hun's squad displayed and the well deserved goal when Ji Yun-nam calmly fired past Cesar, Jong was causing a stressed Lucio all kinds of aggro with his sharp movements and sheer speed...

One also has to admire Brazilian Maicons magic goal, if that was his intention to swerve the ball from such an acute angel... ...pure genius, and Robinho perfectly timed pass for Elano to just slot passed Myong-Guk Ri was more magic viewing....

As for Ivory Coast and Portugal, they were like two dogs sniffing each other?s backsides; it was painfully obvious from the start both sides were desperate to avoid conceding a goal to such an extent that the defensive barriers went up, so creating a situation of stalemate. Cristiano Ron-ego did give a hint as to why he is the most expensive player on the planet, with the deftness of touchs he turned and cleverly floated the ball and struck a post, but apart from that it was dreary and deadlocked......

At the Moment Chile is 1-0 up against Honduras, while Spain is due to play the Swiss at 15:00 London time, Torres is expected to start after a knee injury...

This evening it is the turn of South Africa v Uruguay....

?Last I love to listen Vivizula trumpet ratatatatatatata?..... Val, after 3 hours or so of these oral monstrosities in the hands of just a couple of 5 year olds and you will be greasing the business end and ramming right up where the sun don?t shine...it just not natural for humans to make that noise ...

forza italia!!!! :)

I'm from the US, but only.. kind of care how much they win. xD
Their goal the other day was totally embarrassing though :|

But ultimately I'm an Italy fan, and ill be in italy for all of july so if they win i'll be sooooooo psyched!!(I'm allowed to hope, right??) Well, even if they make it to the finals so I can experience that excitement while in italy ill be happy too.

Ah...FunkyStrawberries...You have got to fancy Italy, reigning world champions, an experienced team, packed with talent and lots of expectation surrounding manager Lippi, had a few hiccups with Ireland in qualifying but have the quality to make it to the finals, if they can find the right tactics and strategy, held to a 1-1 draw against Paraguay but the opening matches in the group stages can be tedious as the teams scratch and sniff, sussing each other out ...A fit and tasty looking team.....personally I think they should only play in shorts ....for health and safety reasons of course...
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Well Kayoko what happened to Spain??......the reigning European champions had all the possession, but what happened when Spain reached the vinegar stroke, and let remind ourselves some of the superstars on display, Barcelona?s David Villa, Andres Iniesta and Xavi, and look who?s perched on the bench ....Valdes, Reina, Albiol, Marchena, Arbeloa, Fabregas, Javi, Martinez, Navas, Torres, Mata, Pedrito, and Llorente all limper than 2 day old Big Mac with mouldy cheese ....Swiss Fernandes tripped and stumbled the ball into the net.......a real upset ...


So in just 45 minutes South Korea will be facing Billy bonkers, mad as a brush Maradona?s Argentina, expect no changes from the team that took a 2-0 bite out of Greece, and captain Park Ji-sung will be pivotal in mid field, deep breaths needed there Kayoko, a bit of belly ache in anticipation, fully understandable if your backend is noisier than a Vivizula.........



Update: 13:50 After 61..ish minutes........Argentina 2-1 South Korea...... one has to have sympathy for Park Chu-young, the South Korean forward hop skipped and jumped Lionel Messi's free kick passed his own keeper Jung Sung-Ryong..... ......stop press Argentina have just rolled in a 3rd (76 mins),curiosity of Higuain 3:1, hold your dingle dangles .....Higuain has made it 4(80 mins), .....Kayoko will need a shoulder to cry on ...That's it full time ....Sorry Kayoko....

Lol i thought someone knew my mistake its vuvuzela not vivizela

S.Korea still have one more chance , they must focus to beat Nigeria if they want to go to semi. Have a faith on them

Since Nigeria have nothing left, this will make them like a wounded animal very dangerous

Mexico 2-0 France, Giga will be pleased with Mexico?s first victory against France which has to be one of yesterdays highlights in South Africa, this will push Mexico closer to the last sixteen, substitute Javier Hernandez took advantage of a French lapse in setting a coherent offside trap and broke free to step round keeper Lloris and slid into a open goal, Blanco?s penalty sealed it......

I am in a complete tizzy.... Germany 0-1 Serbia Germany's.... Miroslav Klose clips Branislav Ivanovic, it?s looks more clumsy that intentional but was yellow carded only for Klose to catch Dejan Stankovic, his second booking so that's a Red and off he goes, still reeling from Klose's red card, Serbia?s Krasic crosses, Zigic traps to feed to Jovanovic all on his lonesome to turn and score, Germany is up sh*t creak without a paddle ..don?t make a wave.....and guess what!!..... checking my world cup almanac and the only previous penalty miss was in 1974 against Poland..........The Kaiser Franz Beckenbauer must feel like a right tit in a trance after talking a complete load of old hobbledy-bollocks criticising England style of play on Sunday .....The scene is now set for Saturday's now crucial match between Ghana and Australia....

I have received a PM from Kayoko, he?s choked Val....you must take a few moments to offer your sympathises...I mean you did hedge your bets and offer your personal support to Japan as well as South Korea...he need a ?Geezer hug?, you know that bloke thing Guy?s have with one another in the shower ........

Breaking news...... the sweating is over for England goalkeeper Robert Green, Capello has excepted a formal offer from Stevie Wonder?s management team....phew that?s is a relief .....Come on you Ennnnnnnggggggglllllaaaaannnddddddd!!!!!

USA got robbed. Should've won 3-2.

South Korea's chances to advance seems up in the air..hope Greece plays first..if Greece loses to Argentina, then we have to just draw against Nigeria to advance, but while Greece are desperate for a result..so are Argentina..with a Greece win and South Korea win, they are out so expect a good one between the two. But Nigeria scares me as well. Nigeria cannot advance regardless of any result so they only have pride to play for. So how will Nigeria come out? Fully armed to get the best result possible, or just deploy the youngens to prepare for Brasil 2014? I'm nervous..2006 was too early of a leave..please not another.

I saw the “offside” call illastrate on Maurice Edu. Circled in from behind the Slovenian defenders for strike it home, but called offside. I guess the linesman saw the wrong guy..never seen that bad of a call before. He will not call a match this tournament I'm sure.

England..what happened!? Expected to run past the group stages, they now find themselves in the most difficult position possible..same as USA. They have to beat the group leaders Slovenia.. both countries prior could not stop Slovenia from scoring so that in itself is a monumental stature, with England surprisingly lacking the firepower and a suspect defence. So sorry Pips..but it's still possible. Time to turn it up a notch Capello. Rooney has held his temper for two matches, no more in this one..he's going all out. Gerrard and Lampard need to be more instrumental in the offensive play..both known to be great scorers and sublime long passers, we haven't seen that thus far..I've heard of “late starters”, but England must get going NOW!!!

US game was total BS. ):<