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  • Steve Parks,

    You should have watched the Germany v Australia game. The scoreline flattered the Australians, frankly.

    There's a joke in that somewhere - how do you flatter an Australian?

    Or even just: "and don't call me Frankly".

    Wellington • Since May 2007 • 1165 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Parks,

    ... high scoring games can be over in the first half, or earlier.

    Also, games that are generally high scoring, such as basketball and netball, can be pretty boring. Being easy to score doesn't make the game more interesting.

    A moment of Smeltz brilliance on the break? It's the only way I can see us getting something,

    Close, PD. Smeltz sure made an important contribution to the goal.

    Wellington • Since May 2007 • 1165 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha,

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Parks,

    ... though perhaps someone could explain to me how this is our first FIFA points - what happened in 1982?).

    It's their first points in the World Cup tournament tables - as in: 3 pts for a win, 1 for a draw. In '82 we didn't win or draw a single game, and so earned no points.

    (ETA, after getting to the finals tournament, that is. We earned points to get there in our region.)

    Wellington • Since May 2007 • 1165 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha,

    Thanks, Steve

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Just thinking,

    There was a vile piece in the Press, Letters on Monday from an ex-pat SA about the Vuvuzelas.

    It's up there with Bag Pipes, you hate them or you've got them.

    Putaringamotu • Since Apr 2009 • 1158 posts Report Reply

  • tussock,

    Woot!

    Anyhoo, the ball was clearly perfected in 1970, and has gone downhill ever since. Make for TV as it may be, it's perfect. Just to get the comment for the next article out of the way. 8]

    Since Nov 2006 • 611 posts Report Reply

  • 3410,

    Anyhoo, the ball was clearly perfected in 1970,

    I agree. Also, your dad probably says that the ball was perfected in 1950. :)

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report Reply

  • Keir Leslie,

    That was possible the most dramatic game of the Cup so far & say what you like about football, full credit to the All Whites for playing with real grit and determination. That one goal was bloody amazing.

    Since Jul 2008 • 1452 posts Report Reply

  • Peter Darlington,

    The only thing better than this result was my pick of 1-1 with a piece of Smeltz brilliance! No, honestly this was a huge result for the All Whites, our first ever point in a World Cup finals, the third time we've beaten a team ranked dozens of points above us in the last 6 months, and you only have to look at the shell shocked faces of the Slovakians at the end to realise the incredulity of this result.

    For people complaining about the state of play you're crazy, Herbert had one chance for a result in this game and that was slow it to a dirge and pray for a miracle coming out of nowhere, that's why he partnered Vicelich with Elliot and boy oh boy he did a job for us. Likewise, the subs late on, we were still in the game and he could've gutsed out and left things as they were or take a bit of a chance, he played positive.

    Were we lucky? Hell yeh but I just think you can't take anything away from this team or the coaching staff for a superb job done. We played to our strengths and we now have our first ever WC point, we're joint top of Group F(!), so well done to the boys.

    And whichever scout found Winston Reid tucked away outside Copenhagen, give the guy a bloody medal!

    Nelson • Since Nov 2006 • 949 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    Very, very pleased. My 8 yr old showed remarkably precocious football nous by sleeping through the first half, but I'm glad he woke up for the second. Couple of nervous moments from Lochhead and Paston early on, but other than that great poise in defence. Maybe you would have wished the AWs to throw a little more caution to the wind in the last twenty minutes - Elliot certainly seemed to think so on the park. But you can't fault the result. "Keep it close enough that a goal at the end will suffice" was probably the best tactic. And great goal, that was no fluke.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    Although, Paul Thompson, "Perhaps even the greatest moment in New Zealand sport full stop"? No, not by a long shot. There are a few olympians who deserve that particular accolade. And what about the All Blacks winnning the inaugural rugby world cup? Why can't it be a sport that NZ is good at that produces our greatest moments? Ludicrous argument.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Tom Semmens,

    Australasia 1 - Slovakia 1

    Our Australian friends show some wry humour.

    Sevilla, Espana • Since Nov 2006 • 2217 posts Report Reply

  • Martin Lindberg,

    A great win for Denmark!

    Stockholm • Since Jul 2009 • 802 posts Report Reply

  • Mike Hollywood,

    I fear Thompson, in his excitement, has lost a wee bit of perspective. A fantastic result for NZ football, but the guy has no sense of history if he’s serious about his “greatest moment ever?” question. You can’t discard 100-plus years of sporting achievement (covering a variety of codes) quite so nonchalantly and still expect to be taken seriously as a credible journo/blogger. Let’s just celebrate it for what it is, a superb feat, our first ever World Cup point, and accept that only time will provide us with a genuine perspective on where it sits in the wider scheme of things.

    Since May 2009 • 51 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    I'm just not enough of a fan to overlook the tedious gameplay or the pesky kazoos. As an aspie they drive me spare.

    +1. I find the noise genuinely unpleasant, and what football I've watched, I've done with the volume way down.

    The buzz also drowns out any ebb and flow of the sound of the crowd itself. It's vile.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • JP Hansen,

    Thank you for those pdf TVNZ7 & TVOne schedules. Much easier to read.

    Funny how a lot of people (one in this thread, no less) are talking about last night's "All White victory".

    I was just preparing for sleep at the 92nd minute last night, when BAM, nothing like a joyous adrenaline rush to push back the possibility of sleep by another hour.

    Waitakere • Since Nov 2006 • 206 posts Report Reply

  • Tom Semmens,

    .+1. I find the noise genuinely unpleasant, and what football I've watched, I've done with the volume way down.

    .

    I know someone looking to import a whole load of these for the RWC next year...

    Sevilla, Espana • Since Nov 2006 • 2217 posts Report Reply

  • Matt Swinson,

    +1. I find the noise genuinely unpleasant, and what football I've watched, I've done with the volume way down.

    The buzz also drowns out any ebb and flow of the sound of the crowd itself. It's vile.

    I don't find the noise endearing, but it does have a certain warmth to it... makes the games feel a little more exotic than the scorelines thus far would suggest. According to some of the reports coming out of South Africa, it's quite cool when you're in the ground itself.

    If anyone was wondering what note the horn is, it's a B flat. Below the middle C.

    But this is all by-the-by given today's result. A great day for the underdog.

    london • Since Mar 2007 • 17 posts Report Reply

  • Alan Perrott,

    can I just say, ever so quietly...

    SMASHED EM BRO.

    eee, it's a glorious day and no mistake.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 438 posts Report Reply

  • Kyle Matthews,

    The buzz also drowns out any ebb and flow of the sound of the crowd itself. It's vile.

    I wouldn't mind it if it sounded like a bunch of horns, with distinctive blowing and not blowing bits. But it doesn't, it sounds like a continuous drone, like flies in your ear or something.

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha,

    For people complaining about the state of play you're crazy, Herbert had one chance for a result in this game and that was slow it to a dirge

    Success!

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • George Darroch,

    It's up there with Bag Pipes, you hate them or you've got them.

    Scotland must never host the World Cup.

    WLG • Since Nov 2006 • 2264 posts Report Reply

  • Dan Slevin,

    I wasn't at home last night so MySky'd the game to watch this morning.

    I thought it wouldn't be too hard to keep the result out of my eyeline until 9am but didn't reckon with this excellent piece of graffiti on Wallace St. Must have been done in a fit of late night enthusiasm and, fittingly, sits beside the famous "Walk in Silence" Ian Curtis graffiti.

    I hope no one ever paints over it.

    Wellington, NZ • Since Mar 2007 • 95 posts Report Reply

  • Sam F,

    Found on Facebook, posted by someone on Giovanni's Wall...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1611 posts Report Reply

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