mei's official 2010 world cup flailing post
This is my 2010 World Cup post!
These are the teams of my heart, in order:
ENG | ESP | KOR | USA
But I also sort of support other teams along the way depending on how pretty their players are and how pretty their jerseys are. Caveat: FUCK YOU SWITZERLAND AND YOUR GORGEOUS TYPEFONT ON YOUR JERSEYS. Seriously, ao aesthetically lovely but I will grudge hate you foreverrrr after today's game.
This was going to be a happy flaily WC post! I will endeavor to keep it so. But I do have to say this:
SPAIN WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BREAK MY HEART TODAY. YOU ARE THE ONLY TEAM (OF MINE) SO FAR THAT HAS DONE SO. The world is crumbling around us. :~;!!!
Stuff to know about how Mei fangirls this WC
#1) Everything I know about football I've learned in the past week, since the WC started. My more knowledgeable friends, wikipedia, and random commentary informs most of what I know.
#2) I will use "football" because that is what it is, dammit, and anyway - all the people flailing with me about it are non-USA friends and they all use that term.
#3) An offshoot of above, I don't feel bad at all that the USA is not my first team because why should I have national loyalty in this sport to a country that can't even use the proper term for it and also refuses to understand what the hell the "pitch" is. /JUDGES FOREVER ): But I do still support USMNT because Capt. America is hot, unf.
#4) I am totally, ridiculously, shamelessly shallow about hot footballers. I linked you to the hot football players post before, but here it is again. I am all about the shirtlessness and the jersey-swapping, oh yeah. Maybe weirdly, the four teams I whole-heartedly support are not chosen on the basis of good looks alone (otherwise I would be pulling for France or Switzerland, fuck you both!!).
#5) Mocking Cristiano Ronaldo is one of my joys in life.
#6) Steven Gerrard is my ONE TRUE LOVE. Even though England is consistently overrated in the WC and did not impress me with their game against the USA and I am saddened that they do not live up to expectations of awesomeness. Still, my bias is strong.
#7) I tweet like mad during the games. I have basically watched all the games (granted, the super early ones like the one this morning between Chile & Honduras I only catch the last few minutes of because I don't care that much, but I will unfortunately be up at the asscrack of dawn tomorrow to catch South Korea against Argentina). I find myself hilarious.
SOME TWEETS & THOUGHTS B/C YEAH. WHATEVER. I THINK I'M FUNNY :(
general stuff
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL. I KNOW MUCH ABOUT ATTRACTIVE MEN. Thus it is only logical to be shallow about the #worldcup . :3
LOL, to quote a friend: "i vote that all the players have to take off their shirts at half time and parade around". GOOD HALFTIME PLAN.
So query: are all the teams screaming at each other in their own language? What language is the ref speaking? Must be cacophonous.
LOL inquiring minds need to know. Is it like sign language? Except with colored flags! International language~
World Cup Team Strategies LOL speaks for itself
I like how each player has four shadows on the field and looks like a little X.
FRA v. URU
#fra v. #uru match now! Who am I rooting for? I have no idea. Wish the announcers would stop calling them "Yoo-ru-gwuy" though...
Unless my high school Spanish has failed me? Have I forgotten that much? I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Oo-ru-guay... :[
KOR v. GRE
(OMG KIM YUNA AND LEE SEUNGI OMG HOW ADORABLE IS THIS ♥♥♥)
I did lol a bit to see that all the #kor players have their first names on their jerseys - BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE 3 LAST NAMES BETWEEN THEM.
#kor looks a lot more structured on the field than Greece to my admittedly untrained and clueless eyes. Hope they win!
I like that Korea's coach is in a suit! /random observations indicative of her awesome football knowledge
Another observation: Greek players have long last names and a proclivity for facial hair.
Sales of condoms in South Korea jumped 500% after the South Korea team's 2-0 #worldcup victory over Greece #news http://bit.ly/9W9Yuw
Yay, congrats to #kor for winning their opening #worldcup game. I love these hashtags. /spams everyone forever
SJ's Victory Korea mentioned on ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=5269699
(On a kpop related note, ontd_football had random kpop spam during the Korea game, lol. So here, have random sexy Kwon Yuri-)
ENG v. USA
(more players being hot and dirty in this thread)
Omg UNF. http://www.kickette.com/files/2010/06/bocanegra1.jpg This is why #usa is one of my four teams. :9
Why do both teams have small children with them? I do not understand!
But if the #eng uniforms are seriously those polos, I am smitten. That is hilarious and old school and whee. /shallow.
Another coach in a suit! #eng has got all my weak points, damn. I think we know now I've got no natl pride w/r/t this sport I don't follow.
(Also Beckham in a tie! Look at his bitchface, man. It's okay, Becks, I would have a bitchface at that game too.)
sobbing, that botched goal made me weep. Green must feel awful but, c'mon, that was shitty goalkeeping. :( /roots for #eng
I'd like to see the US advance too! But Steven Gerrard ran away with my heart somehow (...idk) so now I'm pulling for England.
'Hand Of Clod' Is Hands Down Winner As English Vent About Tie http://n.pr/caHQcF
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/video/2010/jun/14/world-cup-2010-england-usa-brick Reenactment of the #eng v. #usa game.
ITA v. PAR
#ita v. #par begins~ I guess I will pull for #ita because of @ryeosheen & because the #par uniforms are hideous. :')
#ita goal! FRIEND: another goalkeeping flub / ME: story of the 2010 #worldcup , amirite? Still, yay!
ontd_football: "Dear goalkeepers. You will not be able to outdo Rob Green's mistake. So stop trying now bbs, mmmmmkay?" LOL
JPN v. CMR
#jpn v. #cmr #worldcup . I am sleepy and hungry and not really paying attention.
GER v. AUS
OOOOOH #GER GOAL. They have cute players, why not root for them. They also have a young team.
lol my loyalty is won by pretty boys or pretty playing. #ger is now 2-0 so I guess I'm cheering for them? For this game.
(Go Germany for being the first European team to actually live up to its hype and DOMINATE. Amazing performance.)
SRB v. GHA
OH MY GOD FIRST AFRICAN NATION IN THE WORLD CUP TO WIN SO FAR. #gha v. #srb asdkghjf oh GHANA. \o/
SVK v. NZL
THIS MORNING NEW ZEALAND PLAYED SLOVAKIA AND SLOVAKIA SCORED FIRST BUT THEN NZL CAME OUT WITH A GOAL AND EQUALIZED THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE THE END OF THE GAME. IT WAS NZL'S FIRST WC CUP IN 28 YEARS?? AMAZING. SO THAT WAS A 1-1 DRAW.
I MEAN IT WAS NZL'S FIRST WORLD CUP GOAL IN 28 YEARS SO IT WAS AMAZING. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEM FOR PULLING OFF THAT DRAW. :DDD one draw I didn't hate.
CIV v. POR
FOOTBALL FANS HELP A CLUELESS GIRL IDENTIFY THIS GUY: http://i46.tinypic.com/2heh4x5.jpg & TELL ME IF I'M SUPPOSED TO HATE HIM OR NOT.
#civ v. #por up next! This makes me excited. One-armed Drogba v. pretty Ronaldo. Omg tension, who am I pulling for?
ontd_football: "Oh, look, Ronaldo fell down. ...*drinks*" Oh my god LOL and also they will be so drunk.
Ronaldo is such a diva though. Tbh I find the #civ team attractive too. :D They look better in orange than #ned did.
So Ronaldo took a fall earlier in the match and I think it was a legitimate foul but he's known for diving (pretending to fall to get the other team in trouble) so the CIV player sort of got in his face after he got up and there was a mini confrontation that got them pulled apart by teammates and the ref yellow carded the CIV player but Ronaldo could be very clearly seen to say "FUCK YOU" on tv lololol. /football pitch drama~
ontd_football: "It's raining. The Portuguese are wearing white. Oh my god." HALLELUJAH.
Commentators: "That's just a NONSENSE free kick. He was 2 yards away!" THANK YOU. Ronaldo, get off the floor!
HAHA COMMENTATOR: RONALDO GOES DOWN...."EVEN WITH A PUFF OF WIND" But aww Drogba/Ronaldo love! Premier league buddies. :>
mei: omg ronaldo
mei: So Liedson touches him accidentally on the arm and he complains about his head.
ceri: ...
mei: 3 dives in this game already lmfao
ceri: he is a nightmare
mei: god he's such a diva
ceri: he is an actual nightmare
mei: but at least he's providing me entertainment
ceri: is he getting yellows yet?
ceri: usually he ends up getting yellows for faking
mei i think he might have 1? not sure
mei: CIV CIV CIV
(But here is some Ronaldo/Kaká love! Note the accent, commentators. His name is NOT KAH-ka, fff.)
BRA v. PRK
2 players named Pak Nam Choi? Oh #prk . ontd_football: "I want to see a SK/NK final." LOL that would be hilarious. Impossible but hilarious.
"Still trying to get my head around that we're 26 mins into the game and it's still a tie! Wtf?" Yes, this. Wow.
NORTH KOREA IS DOING SHOCKINGLY WELL ON DEFENSE but they have like 26 men there (lies, they only have 8 maybe). But brazil is also being lazy/pacing themselves bc they're not pushing hard like they would if they were playing Portugal.
"It hasn't been the best of times for World Cup goalkeepers." Yes, understatement of the #worldcup , commentator. Thanks.
(They were all so friendly to each other! ;^;)
ESP v. SUI
I am to watch #esp v. #sui tmw morning at a Scottish pub with friends, lol. Pub in the early morning! I will tweet by text. :3
#esp of my heart, stop making me cry. Don't make me break out the Irish coffee this early in the morning.
Breaking my heart. This must be karma for every lucky shot in the cup so far. Fuck karmaaaa.
Even shirtless guys can't unbreak my heart. :(
mei: ugh so heartbroken from spain v. switzerland. ;__________________; i can't even. españa, por que? my heart, my heart.
too depressed for everythiiinnggggg. (though it's sort of nice to just be depressed by shallow things like wc games for a change instead of DEPRESSED BY HOW MUCH HUMANITY SUCKS.)
tori: sob ur so cute i love how you are all HEARTBROKEN BY FOOTBALL ;OOO;
my reaction to that game is like HA I KNEW SWITZERLAND WAS HOTTER I WILL NEVER DOUBT MYSELF AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
mei: torres!!!
;~; he was injured which is why he came in so late AND ALSO DID NOT DO ANYTHING WHYYYY such bad karma they had so many chances and close calls but nothing went in fml tori. :(
tori: switzerland IS STILL HOTTER
alskdghalseighlseh ROLLING AROUND SO HARD UR LITTLE fml asldghsleighsieh rolls you are the best when you are wallowing in football despair :D
mei: STOP MOCKING MY PAIN T_________T
how will i make a happy flaily wc post now when i am all depressed? damn you spain. DAMN YOU SUISSE.
now what, now what. i guess i still need to go acquire a spain icon. A SPAIN ICON OF DESPAIR.
RSA v. URU
OH NO #URU SCORED JUST AS I DECIDED I WAS PULLING FOR HOME TEAM #RSA NOOOOOO why does today suck ):
BRB BEING DEPRESSED FOREVER ABOUT MI ESPAÑA
TORRES AND GERRARD LIVERPOOL LOVE THIS IS WHY I AM FOR ENG AND ESP OKAY. ;____; All my football biases can be laid at the feet of conspiire who introduced me to the sport and bled all her Liverpool biases into me. Also, her picspams for the Spanish NT are hilarious and I will link them!
Best defender: "Forget the ball, I'm going to grab his nipples!"
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship Spanish Superlative Awards
Commentary on the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship
Her dry wit is so funny, I envy it foreverrrr.
SO YOU GUYS, come spam me with some gifs and pics. I LIKE SHIRTLESS FOOTBALLERS FOR THE RECORD. Especially Stevie Gerrard of my heart. ♥ Or, y'know, just flail about the World Cup with me!
These are the teams of my heart, in order:
ENG | ESP | KOR | USA
But I also sort of support other teams along the way depending on how pretty their players are and how pretty their jerseys are. Caveat: FUCK YOU SWITZERLAND AND YOUR GORGEOUS TYPEFONT ON YOUR JERSEYS. Seriously, ao aesthetically lovely but I will grudge hate you foreverrrr after today's game.
This was going to be a happy flaily WC post! I will endeavor to keep it so. But I do have to say this:
SPAIN WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BREAK MY HEART TODAY. YOU ARE THE ONLY TEAM (OF MINE) SO FAR THAT HAS DONE SO. The world is crumbling around us. :~;!!!
Stuff to know about how Mei fangirls this WC
#1) Everything I know about football I've learned in the past week, since the WC started. My more knowledgeable friends, wikipedia, and random commentary informs most of what I know.
#2) I will use "football" because that is what it is, dammit, and anyway - all the people flailing with me about it are non-USA friends and they all use that term.
#3) An offshoot of above, I don't feel bad at all that the USA is not my first team because why should I have national loyalty in this sport to a country that can't even use the proper term for it and also refuses to understand what the hell the "pitch" is. /JUDGES FOREVER ): But I do still support USMNT because Capt. America is hot, unf.
#4) I am totally, ridiculously, shamelessly shallow about hot footballers. I linked you to the hot football players post before, but here it is again. I am all about the shirtlessness and the jersey-swapping, oh yeah. Maybe weirdly, the four teams I whole-heartedly support are not chosen on the basis of good looks alone (otherwise I would be pulling for France or Switzerland, fuck you both!!).
#5) Mocking Cristiano Ronaldo is one of my joys in life.
#6) Steven Gerrard is my ONE TRUE LOVE. Even though England is consistently overrated in the WC and did not impress me with their game against the USA and I am saddened that they do not live up to expectations of awesomeness. Still, my bias is strong.
#7) I tweet like mad during the games. I have basically watched all the games (granted, the super early ones like the one this morning between Chile & Honduras I only catch the last few minutes of because I don't care that much, but I will unfortunately be up at the asscrack of dawn tomorrow to catch South Korea against Argentina). I find myself hilarious.
SOME TWEETS & THOUGHTS B/C YEAH. WHATEVER. I THINK I'M FUNNY :(
general stuff
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL. I KNOW MUCH ABOUT ATTRACTIVE MEN. Thus it is only logical to be shallow about the #worldcup . :3
LOL, to quote a friend: "i vote that all the players have to take off their shirts at half time and parade around". GOOD HALFTIME PLAN.
So query: are all the teams screaming at each other in their own language? What language is the ref speaking? Must be cacophonous.
LOL inquiring minds need to know. Is it like sign language? Except with colored flags! International language~
World Cup Team Strategies LOL speaks for itself
I like how each player has four shadows on the field and looks like a little X.
FRA v. URU
#fra v. #uru match now! Who am I rooting for? I have no idea. Wish the announcers would stop calling them "Yoo-ru-gwuy" though...
Unless my high school Spanish has failed me? Have I forgotten that much? I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Oo-ru-guay... :[
KOR v. GRE
(OMG KIM YUNA AND LEE SEUNGI OMG HOW ADORABLE IS THIS ♥♥♥)
I did lol a bit to see that all the #kor players have their first names on their jerseys - BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE 3 LAST NAMES BETWEEN THEM.
#kor looks a lot more structured on the field than Greece to my admittedly untrained and clueless eyes. Hope they win!
I like that Korea's coach is in a suit! /random observations indicative of her awesome football knowledge
Another observation: Greek players have long last names and a proclivity for facial hair.
Sales of condoms in South Korea jumped 500% after the South Korea team's 2-0 #worldcup victory over Greece #news http://bit.ly/9W9Yuw
Yay, congrats to #kor for winning their opening #worldcup game. I love these hashtags. /spams everyone forever
SJ's Victory Korea mentioned on ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=5269699
Click to view
(On a kpop related note, ontd_football had random kpop spam during the Korea game, lol. So here, have random sexy Kwon Yuri-)
ENG v. USA
(more players being hot and dirty in this thread)
Omg UNF. http://www.kickette.com/files/2010/06/bocanegra1.jpg This is why #usa is one of my four teams. :9
Why do both teams have small children with them? I do not understand!
But if the #eng uniforms are seriously those polos, I am smitten. That is hilarious and old school and whee. /shallow.
Another coach in a suit! #eng has got all my weak points, damn. I think we know now I've got no natl pride w/r/t this sport I don't follow.
(Also Beckham in a tie! Look at his bitchface, man. It's okay, Becks, I would have a bitchface at that game too.)
sobbing, that botched goal made me weep. Green must feel awful but, c'mon, that was shitty goalkeeping. :( /roots for #eng
I'd like to see the US advance too! But Steven Gerrard ran away with my heart somehow (...idk) so now I'm pulling for England.
'Hand Of Clod' Is Hands Down Winner As English Vent About Tie http://n.pr/caHQcF
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/video/2010/jun/14/world-cup-2010-england-usa-brick Reenactment of the #eng v. #usa game.
ITA v. PAR
#ita v. #par begins~ I guess I will pull for #ita because of @ryeosheen & because the #par uniforms are hideous. :')
#ita goal! FRIEND: another goalkeeping flub / ME: story of the 2010 #worldcup , amirite? Still, yay!
ontd_football: "Dear goalkeepers. You will not be able to outdo Rob Green's mistake. So stop trying now bbs, mmmmmkay?" LOL
JPN v. CMR
#jpn v. #cmr #worldcup . I am sleepy and hungry and not really paying attention.
GER v. AUS
OOOOOH #GER GOAL. They have cute players, why not root for them. They also have a young team.
lol my loyalty is won by pretty boys or pretty playing. #ger is now 2-0 so I guess I'm cheering for them? For this game.
(Go Germany for being the first European team to actually live up to its hype and DOMINATE. Amazing performance.)
SRB v. GHA
OH MY GOD FIRST AFRICAN NATION IN THE WORLD CUP TO WIN SO FAR. #gha v. #srb asdkghjf oh GHANA. \o/
SVK v. NZL
THIS MORNING NEW ZEALAND PLAYED SLOVAKIA AND SLOVAKIA SCORED FIRST BUT THEN NZL CAME OUT WITH A GOAL AND EQUALIZED THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE THE END OF THE GAME. IT WAS NZL'S FIRST WC CUP IN 28 YEARS?? AMAZING. SO THAT WAS A 1-1 DRAW.
I MEAN IT WAS NZL'S FIRST WORLD CUP GOAL IN 28 YEARS SO IT WAS AMAZING. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEM FOR PULLING OFF THAT DRAW. :DDD one draw I didn't hate.
CIV v. POR
FOOTBALL FANS HELP A CLUELESS GIRL IDENTIFY THIS GUY: http://i46.tinypic.com/2heh4x5.jpg & TELL ME IF I'M SUPPOSED TO HATE HIM OR NOT.
#civ v. #por up next! This makes me excited. One-armed Drogba v. pretty Ronaldo. Omg tension, who am I pulling for?
ontd_football: "Oh, look, Ronaldo fell down. ...*drinks*" Oh my god LOL and also they will be so drunk.
Ronaldo is such a diva though. Tbh I find the #civ team attractive too. :D They look better in orange than #ned did.
So Ronaldo took a fall earlier in the match and I think it was a legitimate foul but he's known for diving (pretending to fall to get the other team in trouble) so the CIV player sort of got in his face after he got up and there was a mini confrontation that got them pulled apart by teammates and the ref yellow carded the CIV player but Ronaldo could be very clearly seen to say "FUCK YOU" on tv lololol. /football pitch drama~
ontd_football: "It's raining. The Portuguese are wearing white. Oh my god." HALLELUJAH.
Commentators: "That's just a NONSENSE free kick. He was 2 yards away!" THANK YOU. Ronaldo, get off the floor!
HAHA COMMENTATOR: RONALDO GOES DOWN...."EVEN WITH A PUFF OF WIND" But aww Drogba/Ronaldo love! Premier league buddies. :>
mei: omg ronaldo
mei: So Liedson touches him accidentally on the arm and he complains about his head.
ceri: ...
mei: 3 dives in this game already lmfao
ceri: he is a nightmare
mei: god he's such a diva
ceri: he is an actual nightmare
mei: but at least he's providing me entertainment
ceri: is he getting yellows yet?
ceri: usually he ends up getting yellows for faking
mei i think he might have 1? not sure
mei: CIV CIV CIV
(But here is some Ronaldo/Kaká love! Note the accent, commentators. His name is NOT KAH-ka, fff.)
BRA v. PRK
2 players named Pak Nam Choi? Oh #prk . ontd_football: "I want to see a SK/NK final." LOL that would be hilarious. Impossible but hilarious.
"Still trying to get my head around that we're 26 mins into the game and it's still a tie! Wtf?" Yes, this. Wow.
NORTH KOREA IS DOING SHOCKINGLY WELL ON DEFENSE but they have like 26 men there (lies, they only have 8 maybe). But brazil is also being lazy/pacing themselves bc they're not pushing hard like they would if they were playing Portugal.
"It hasn't been the best of times for World Cup goalkeepers." Yes, understatement of the #worldcup , commentator. Thanks.
(They were all so friendly to each other! ;^;)
ESP v. SUI
I am to watch #esp v. #sui tmw morning at a Scottish pub with friends, lol. Pub in the early morning! I will tweet by text. :3
#esp of my heart, stop making me cry. Don't make me break out the Irish coffee this early in the morning.
Breaking my heart. This must be karma for every lucky shot in the cup so far. Fuck karmaaaa.
Even shirtless guys can't unbreak my heart. :(
mei: ugh so heartbroken from spain v. switzerland. ;__________________; i can't even. españa, por que? my heart, my heart.
too depressed for everythiiinnggggg. (though it's sort of nice to just be depressed by shallow things like wc games for a change instead of DEPRESSED BY HOW MUCH HUMANITY SUCKS.)
tori: sob ur so cute i love how you are all HEARTBROKEN BY FOOTBALL ;OOO;
my reaction to that game is like HA I KNEW SWITZERLAND WAS HOTTER I WILL NEVER DOUBT MYSELF AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
mei: torres!!!
;~; he was injured which is why he came in so late AND ALSO DID NOT DO ANYTHING WHYYYY such bad karma they had so many chances and close calls but nothing went in fml tori. :(
tori: switzerland IS STILL HOTTER
alskdghalseighlseh ROLLING AROUND SO HARD UR LITTLE fml asldghsleighsieh rolls you are the best when you are wallowing in football despair :D
mei: STOP MOCKING MY PAIN T_________T
how will i make a happy flaily wc post now when i am all depressed? damn you spain. DAMN YOU SUISSE.
now what, now what. i guess i still need to go acquire a spain icon. A SPAIN ICON OF DESPAIR.
RSA v. URU
OH NO #URU SCORED JUST AS I DECIDED I WAS PULLING FOR HOME TEAM #RSA NOOOOOO why does today suck ):
BRB BEING DEPRESSED FOREVER ABOUT MI ESPAÑA
TORRES AND GERRARD LIVERPOOL LOVE THIS IS WHY I AM FOR ENG AND ESP OKAY. ;____; All my football biases can be laid at the feet of conspiire who introduced me to the sport and bled all her Liverpool biases into me. Also, her picspams for the Spanish NT are hilarious and I will link them!
Best defender: "Forget the ball, I'm going to grab his nipples!"
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship Spanish Superlative Awards
Commentary on the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship
Her dry wit is so funny, I envy it foreverrrr.
SO YOU GUYS, come spam me with some gifs and pics. I LIKE SHIRTLESS FOOTBALLERS FOR THE RECORD. Especially Stevie Gerrard of my heart. ♥ Or, y'know, just flail about the World Cup with me!