World Cup Final

The World Cup final is over; some ludicrous number of people watched some team beat the other team. The next tournament will be held in Germany in 2006. If you haven't watched the game for whatever reason, obviously you might want to avoid clicking through (or reading any other news site, or talking to anyone...). Neither of those two links should be a spoiler, though.

And for those that did click through, the final standings are up, as are lots and lots of reports about the game.

Re:ABC Coverage in US!?!?

[Anonymous Coward]

ME. I am in bangor maine, I am from brazil, and I didn't watch. I actually called my parents in Brazil and listened to the whole game via the PHONE!!!!!

Re:does that work both ways?

[GigsVT]

He gives everyone different gifts; theirs happen to be being good at football.

And here I was thinking hard work and practice is what gave them their "gifts", thanks for setting me straight.

Maybe if I pray a whole lot I will suddenly learn Java, it's something I've been meaning to do anyway, why waste times with books when I can beg my magical friend for skills instead!

Thanks, you probably saved me many hours of work and study.

Re:Who cares?

[Anonymous Coward]

Who cares about a stupid soccer game? Real Americans don't. And stop calling soccer "football." There already is a football.

Errm, the thing that you call "soccer" has been called "football" for longer than you've had a country, let alone a national sport.

Dammit...

[Junta]

I haven't seen it yet and you go and spoil it by saying one team beat the other, now I know it wasn't a tie, gee thanks.

Re:GermMUHAHAHAHAHA

[WildBeast]

What happened to Klinsman? Where is he? Did he retire or something?

Re:Brasil!

[RebelTycoon]

Blah... I'll admit it... I am a poor loser.

They should have crocked Ronaldo... Sure that would have looked bad, and I probably wouldn't like to see it happen.

BUT DAMN IT. I WOULD BE PARTYING RIGHT NOW!!!

Instead I'm here reading Slashdot. This so sucks.

Re:Great World Cup!

[Anonymous Coward]

I believe the referees were pressured by FIFA to allow mediocre teams like Korea and Japan to advance to the quarter finals

Cough... USA...cough. FIFA is well-known for its pathetic desire to get football into the US market. God help us if they ever manage it - as I recently heard it put: it'll be four quarters, wider goals (higher score) and officials in pyjamas.

Re:Dammit...

[VEGx]

You can't have a tie in the final :)

Re:Soccer? Football?

[Jack Hughes]

Shouldn't that be pickupandcarrythenstopforatwominuteadvertbreakball

64 tons of american pride....

[ddd2k]

football is a far more accurate name for "soccer" anyways, since you are kicking it with your foot. i read this hiliarous editorial in TIME. says that Americans dont seem to care about football due to the lack of education in international geography. "the only countries Americans know are they ones that attack them." this is stereotypical... but still funny "you live in canada?, what state is that?"

Re:Very good game

[cant_get_a_good_nick]

I watched it on UniVision here. The best was hearing (in Spanish) "It's a bird, a plane, it's SUPER-KAHN!" and I don't even speak spanish either.