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MzHartz


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I figure Ultimo or Pip will probably have to answer these, but anyone who knows, please chime in.

I haven't really got to see any of it, but I've been following it online at the Yahoo World Cup site and on my Google home page. I'm getting hooked. But I'm not sure what some of this stuff means, can someone fill me in?

First, who's time are they basing the games on? Is it GMT, or Germany's time zone, or...?

On the matches and results page, they list the final score as something like "4:2 (2:1)." I'm assuming the 4:2 is the actual score, but what's the 2:1?

Is each win 3 points, or are points awarded a different way?

Right now I'm watching the stats for the match between England and Paraguay. England's up by 1, woohoo! Go England! In the column under each country, they have a little yellow box (flag?) and a player's name and a number of minutes. Is that the amount of time that person has been goalie in the game? Right under that, for England's side at the moment, there's a little picture of a ball with a player's name and a number of minutes. I'm assuming that's the player that made a goal, but what's the minutes? The time they had the ball?

I need World Cup 101 here...

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Oh, another question, but this is more opinion. Obviously: Go England! Go USA! But who else should I be cheering on? Anyone have any other favorites?

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The (2:1) is the half time score, 4-2 being the final score


I'm just gonna look at the Yahoo site now tor ya - see if i can translate



-- Edited by pipsar6 at 09:12, 2006-06-10

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The yellow box is a yellow card - so on our page today Steve Gerrard was booked....when the ref books someone he shows them a yellow card....if they get another booking they get another yellow - which means they get sent off as two yellows equal a red. If a foul is particularly bad or violent they can get sent staright off - in which cas they get a straight red.


The red figures by each players name is their own squad number on the back of their shirt.


Gamerra has a red football by his name - Englands goal was actually an own goal - and it was Gamerra who scored the own goal



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pipsar6 wrote:

The yellow box is a yellow card - so on our page today Steve Gerrard was booked....when the ref books someone he shows them a yellow card....if they get another booking they get another yellow - which means they get sent off as two yellows equal a red. If a foul is particularly bad or violent they can get sent staright off - in which cas they get a straight red.
The red figures by each players name is their own squad number on the back of their shirt.
Gamerra has a red football by his name - Englands goal was actually an own goal - and it was Gamerra who scored the own goal



OK, so what's the minutes next to the yellow card? Time since they got it?

So, England didn't actually get a goal, Paraguay got it for them? What's the time next to that mean?

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So two yellow cards or a red card means they get kicked out of the match? Is that team then down one player, or can they bring someone else in?

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Now that Crouch got a yellow card, I think I've figured it out. The number of minutes afterwards is the time in the game that they got it, right?

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They can not bring on anyone else - they have to play with a man down

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MzHartz wrote:

Now that Crouch got a yellow card, I think I've figured it out. The number of minutes afterwards is the time in the game that they got it, right?
It probably is ... are you still lookong at the yahoo site - i don't see those numbers but yes yhey usually do quote the time they got it in minutes

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I'm looking at the match detail. For example, for Gerrard's card, it says: 4. GERRARD Steven (19')

I'm getting this now. Thanks Pip! So, other than England, are you cheering on anyone else?

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Absolutely not....well maybe the USA


I love to see some of the carribean teams do well too - they're usually colourful affairs


Oh and yes in each group they get 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.


Top two in the group stage go through to the next stage, which is a knockout stage...if you lose a match - then it's time to pack and go home



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MzHartz wrote:

I'm looking at the match detail. For example, for Gerrard's card, it says: 4. GERRARD Steven (19') I'm getting this now.

 Yes.


Number 4 - Steve Gerrard on 19 minutes he got his yellow card



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.Thanks for all the help Pip! I'm really into this now! If only I had cable so I could actually watch it.

England won, woohoo!!!!

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I just read that Tongo's coach recently quit! I am going to cheer for Tongo!


Where's Tongo?


By the Congo?



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JD The Jazz Doctor wrote:

I just read that Tongo's coach recently quit! I am going to cheer for Tongo! Where's Tongo? By the Congo?

It was the coach of Togo - no "N"


Togo are debutants in the world cup one of the African nations:


http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/to.html



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I am late again. I hate when that happens. It seems that Pip soo nicely answered Mz's questions. Well done Pip.


USA! USA! USA!


England!


Germany!



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Hi Fuzzy


I've always loved soccer since a kid...I used to play with all the lads when I was little - I was the only girl they let play for ages


I still follow my home team club "CARLISLE UNITED FC" and my current local team BLACKPOOL FC.


This year they are in the same division and will play each other. While Mark shouts for the Pool I will be shouting for Carlise - The Blues.... We will watch from opposing sides in our team colours and my team will win



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Sounds good to me Pip. England didn't play a good game yesterday, but they won. That is the important thing. I think they will settle down and play better now. I am awaiting the US game tomorrow.

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 watched the greasers vs. the non- holocost believer match today , the commentators spent more time talking about Nuremberg rallys than football .  they were right and all , but hey , it's a sporting event .


   ps- last I saw the greasers were up 3-1



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Good Luck for today's game, I will be cheering you on! I hope you can make it out of your group.


GO USA!




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I LOVE this game....

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Pambo wrote:

I LOVE this game....
COOL!!  

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