Can not wait for this one. I really into futbol when the '06 Cup was on. Couldnt sleep most of those nights so I just watched the soccer games that were on, and they are freakin intense. Especially when the home team scores a goal. I think it was Germany who hosted in '06 and those stadium went nuts for every goal they got.

South Africa is the 2010 host which is where 4 of the teams reside. (Egypt, Morrocco, Libya/Tunisia, South Africa). Between June 11 and July 11. I can not freakin wait

Likewise... that'll be a good summer, get my Bachelors, World Cup, and plenty of other delights

McDonalds partnered with Yahoo to produce a pretty slick fantasy game for the '06 WC....it's similar to the game that we're doing in the Rotoworld Cup.

I'll be all over that again....

anyone thinking of trying to go? know about tix?

How much I would love to visit South Africa or love to go to a World Cup game(s), no I will not be going. Hopefully some time in the future

my in laws are going and i was thinking of taking my stepson, but not sure how tough tix would be to get.

Well its over 2 years away, so they shouldnt be that sold out, but if they are then ah...Holy hell

Does FIFA have like a ticket hotline or something

apparently they do have a webpage, but tix aren't for sale yet. i have to think about that airfare as well...

http://www.worldcuptickets.com/

There ya go...The airfare will prolly cost a pretty penny

So.....the South Africans get a million tickets, corporate sponsors get another million.....

That leaves 1 million tickets for fans from (at least) 63 other countries, or a little under 16,000 tickets per country.

If I were planning on going (and at this point, I'm not), I'd be hoping for a game, maybe two in Group play.

Good luck to those that are gonna try for them!

Those 16,000 fans per country are going to be proud 16,000 fans to be there and be as loud as hell for the their homeland.

Would the Cup ever be held in the USA?

It was just here in 1994.

It went over pretty well......the US scored a nice upset over the Colombians, although a defender who scored an own goal in the match was killed upon his return to his homeland.

The Irish even knocked out the Italians!

Thats messed up

IRISH FOREVER!!!

In 1994 I went to Italy/Spain game at Foxboro Stadium. Italy won 2-1! Sat 5 rows up, at mid-field.

Ireland did not knock out Italy since Italy played Brazil in the finals. Remember? Roberto Baggio missed the penalty kick in OT that would have tied it? Brazil won it in '94, with Italy as the runners up. Ahh, what a team though. The Baggio brothers, Roberto and Dino, Jean-luca Pagliuca was the goaltender, and shat, I can't remember the guys name...he was hurt, and came back in the 2nd half...

If I remember correctly, Italy did lose a game to Ireland in '94, but it was not an elimination...

You're right....it was a group play match. Steve Staunton (now the Irish National Manager) scored the game-winner, IIRC.

I remember it now....it was a sunny Saturday afternoon, and I got Puh-lastered!

The Irish got knocked out by the Dutch that year.

Yeah, I remember I was 14 then, and I was hammered at the game(Italy/Spain-Quarter finals, I think), then the after party in the North End(Boston's Little Italy.) I was doing shots of Sambuca at "The European" with my uncle and all of his friends, and was wrecked. My whole body was painted, and we were driving around the North End in my uncle's friends SUV and me and a few of my friends were actually on the roof. My whole family went to NJ for the semi-finals(If I remember correctly it was in the meadowleands.) I was supposed to go, but my mother wouldn't let me miss school...friggin Mom...

The Americans are apparently going to make a bid to host the 2018 Cup, and are going to go up against Engalnd for the right to host the most popular sports tournament in the world (Yahoo)

The English have history and success on their side; the Americans have big stadiums, an existing attendance record, and mad cash.

Too bad both sides look mediocre right now.....

To quote V For Vendetta

"England Prevails"

I love Soccer/Football more than baseball, and American Football (this one is very close).....because in my house i grew up watching/playing soccer all the time.......i loved Paris Saint Germain......and watched the world cup Mexico 1986 and that was the best one i remember.......especially with Maradona kicking ass......he had a future, too bad he does blow and befriends crazy people like fidel castro.......hmmmm i go off on random crap...sorry.
The football world cup is the best thing that has ever happened, and the fact that it occurs every 4 years makes it more special kinda like the olympics, but actually people watch and support their countries.
I can't wait for this one.......Let's hope South Africa get their S&#t together in time.....i think they're still building extra stadiums and making everything look good.......it's a huge investement for every country that hosts......you get millions visiting and billions watching!!!! (I assume England will be doing some racial profiling for those damn hooligans.......lol .....they can cause a mess anywhere they go......last time in france 1998, they just kicked the crap outta the french it was hilarious).......seriously it was horrible.
Anyway i'm glad i found this forum man i've been here for a year and completely didn't see it!!!!

You weren't blind...it didn't exist until a few weeks ago. Glad to have you!

I would love to go
what an experience

USA killed Barbados in qualifying!

I caught the 2nd half of that match.....Brian Ching never scored easier goals in his life.

Did Guzan even face a shot?

i love it (sarcasm alert) that Europe gets half the seats (16 out of 32 i think) in the worldcup....it's just insane, you look at africa and they get 5 seats..(and i remember when they only had 3)......really!!! i mean everyone wants the show and fifa wants to sell tickets and everyone loves the european clubs in the regular season
but look at the fact that most of the clubs in the bundsligua/Primera/lega A/Premiere league............have players from africa is a statement that africa needs more spots in the worldcup..............although the argument against them is that they have never won the worldcup......but still statistics and odds are against them.....europe wins almost everytime, unless brazil happens to kick ass.
I just have enjoyed morocco 1986/cameron 1990/senegal 2002/ and ghana 2006

But i have to say that some african teams are run by corrupt officials/politicians who want nothing more than to make money out of the worldcup and could care less about a team.....and that shows in how unprepared some look in the worldcup........
Thanks for letting me vent!!!
USA for AFRICA......

In so far.....

Africa
Ghana
South Africa

Asia
Australia
Japan
South Korea
North Korea

Europe
England
Spain
The Netherlands

South America
Brazil
Paraguay

I'm Korean American, so go SOUTH KOREA AND USA!
I can't believe argentina has a chance of not making.
Never been to a world cup event, but while i was in Korea i went to an international friendly game. Damn, the fans get CRAZY!!!
there was some random white dude that ran onto the field and almost everyone around me was in shock or didn't understand what he was doing.

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) has now qualified in the Africa bracket.

Current leaders of qualifying brackets....

AFRICA, stage 3, 4 places remain: Cameroon, Tunisia, Algeria; Egypt

ASIA/OCEANIA playoff: New Zealand vs. Bahrain, today, the winner qualifies for SA2010

EUROPE, 10 places remain: Denmark, Switzerland, Slovakia, Serbia, Italy; Russia, Finland, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ireland

NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN, stage 3, 3.5 places remain: USA, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica*

SOUTH AMERICA, 2.5 places remain: Chile, Ecuador, Argentina*

* the 5th place team from NoCenAmer/Carib will play the 4th place team from SoAmer for a spot

In so far....

Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana

Asia
Australia
Japan
North Korea
South Korea

Europe
Denmark
England
Germany
Italy
The Netherlands
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland

North, Central America and Caribbean
Honduras
Mexico
USA

Oceania
New Zealand will play Asia's 5th place Bahrain on 11/14 in New Zealand, winner-take-all. They tied in the 1st leg, 0-0, back in October.

South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay

The 32-team field has been filled out after final qualifying matches were held yesterday....

Africa
Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa

Asia
Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea

Europe
Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland

North, Central America and Caribbean
Honduras, Mexico, USA

Oceania
New Zealand

South America
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

The final spot for Europe came down to a playoff between France and Ireland, with France winning on a controversial goal. French striker Thierry Henry admitted getting his hands on the ball before passing to William Gallas, who headed in the winner. The Swedish ref refused to consider the Irish protests, and needless to say, they're pissed....not only for that, but because of the process that got them to that point in the first place: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/a...EqxDiMR2mwEjpyQ and http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/a...aHeBC-LqaPrBk7A

FIFA still has to determine seedings before the Final Draw to determine the groups for the initial stages of next year's tournament. South Africa, #85 in the world, gets a top seed simply by being the host country, but the other 31 slots, including the seven other Group #1 seeds, are up in the air.

The Final Draw will be held on Friday, December 4th at 12pm Eastern, and will be televised on ESPN2.

So France almost didnt get in the World Cup? Damn, how did it come to that?

France should not have got to the finals. Thierry Henry handled the ball in the lead up to their winning goal against Ireland, disgraceful cheating. I cannot articulate on this forum my feelings towards that man as I would be banned in a nano second.

I don't care who wins the world cup as long as those cheating, ---- don't.

Good luck to the USA, you've got a decent team and should have another good run.

Here's footage of the cheating dirtbag......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzTDHJ3kaA...feature=popular