From: KaiserD2 on
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:29:54 -0300, Cl�ment
<lcmello.listas(a)terra.com.br> wrote:

><KaiserD2> escreveu na mensagem
>news:2p8c26t8pb7a8ouls9fd53g3npaqg8ir8n(a)4ax.com...
>>
>> Latin America has one quarterfinalist and is guaranteed two more,
>
>Actually one more, as Brazil and Chile play each other. Of course, Argentina
>is a heavy favorite against Mexico.
>
>> plus Paraguay has an excellent chance to make it four!
>
>
>Abra�o,
>
>Luiz Mello

Last time I looked, Mexico was part of Latin America.

DK
From: Manx Gunner on
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:27:50 -0700 (PDT), Starcade wrote...

> On Jun 26, 7:03 am, Manx Gunner <goal(a)4thegunners!com> wrote:
> > 7,000+ empty seats?  Embarassing for both FIFA and South Africa.
> >
> > Gamewise, Uruguay dodge a bullet in the 2nd minute as Park Jisung is on
> > a good run, has two teammates with him in good positions each, and flubs
> > his attempt to pass to one of them.  A good pass and South Korea is on
> > the board in the 2nd minute, I think.
>
> The empty seats are no real surprise. The Africans could not support
> coming out to the matches on their own accord. Too poor.

FIFA could fix this, of course, but they never would.

From: Clément on
<KaiserD2> escreveu na mensagem
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> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:29:54 -0300, Cl�ment
> <lcmello.listas> wrote:
>
>><KaiserD2> escreveu na mensagem
>>news:2p8c26t8pb7a8ouls9fd53g3npaqg8ir8n(a)4ax.com...
>>>
>>> Latin America has one quarterfinalist and is guaranteed two more,
>>
>>Actually one more, as Brazil and Chile play each other. Of course,
>>Argentina
>>is a heavy favorite against Mexico.
>>
>>> plus Paraguay has an excellent chance to make it four!
>>
>
> Last time I looked, Mexico was part of Latin America.
>
> DK

Oops, my mistake. I read "South America", my apologies.

Abra�o,

Luiz Mello

From: RED DEVIL on
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:30:10 -0400, Manx Gunner <goal(a)4thegunners!com>
wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:27:50 -0700 (PDT), Starcade wrote...
>
>> On Jun 26, 7:03�am, Manx Gunner <goal(a)4thegunners!com> wrote:
>> > 7,000+ empty seats? �Embarassing for both FIFA and South Africa.
>> >
>> > Gamewise, Uruguay dodge a bullet in the 2nd minute as Park Jisung is on
>> > a good run, has two teammates with him in good positions each, and flubs
>> > his attempt to pass to one of them. �A good pass and South Korea is on
>> > the board in the 2nd minute, I think.
>>
>> The empty seats are no real surprise. The Africans could not support
>> coming out to the matches on their own accord. Too poor.
>
>FIFA could fix this, of course, but they never would.

There was a recent match (forget which) where the local kids were
allowed in free to take up the empty seats, more of this should be
done!
RED DEVIL
From: Manx Gunner on
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:54:51 -0400, RED DEVIL wrote...

> >> The empty seats are no real surprise. The Africans could not support
> >> coming out to the matches on their own accord. Too poor.
> >
> >FIFA could fix this, of course, but they never would.
>
> There was a recent match (forget which) where the local kids were
> allowed in free to take up the empty seats, more of this should be
> done!

Wasn't that the one before the World Cup, causing a stampede?