FIFA World Cup 2010
 

Perhaps many will watch World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa, (I will personally). That's advertising agency in New York Wieden + Kennedy has produced a poster to the Championship 1932, the number of participating countries. Each poster represents the football and the national traditions of the country.
Taken from here: http://www.wk.com/

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Especially you can select a poster team of Slovenia-Slovenian is a great warrior of the defeated Russian bear :)

Especially you can select a poster team of Slovenia-Slovenian is a great warrior of the defeated Russian bear :)

Well, on the theme - most notoriously, the stadiums of the world:
1. Japan, the stadium in Osaka. Was abandoned and turned into a residential area.
February. Venezuela, Caracas, stadium "Cocodrilos"
3. Portugal, Braga. One of the most expensive and mysterious stadiums in Portugal, is considered one of the most original and beautiful stadiums in the world.
4. Croatia, the stadium Gospin Dolac.
5. Faroe Islands. Their national football team plays at the stadium is located just a step away from the sea. Special man collects the balls that fall into the sea during the match.
6-7. Singapore, stadium on floating platforms Marina Bay.
8-9. South Africa stadium Mmabatho. Built in 1981, Russian builders.
10. Ukraine. Information about this stadium is no place and no one knows whether it matches. But a very original <!--~ ~ ->
(Taken from here: http://www.thisblogrules.com/2009/12...-stadiums.html)

Sounds silly dudok remind multiplier buzzing swarm of bees and annoying even on TV. Well, actually all modestly in Africa. The last championship was the more sophisticated ones. And, in my opinion, many local viewers do not understand the meaning of the game :)

Peculiarities of National Hunt.
 

While on the Preview. stage, many games are not impressive.
But interesting to observe National especially football.
 The Japanese are very good work in protecting the body. So sheltered housing ball from Cameroonians that they could not do anything in attack. Aikido and karate instead of hockey and the "cans" effect.
A Japanese goalkeeper safer the ball was hit.

Australians and shape (uniform), and resembled the
rugby. On defense, lining up not by a two-line (defense - midfield), and in one. I once counted in the same defensive line 8 (well 7) people. And the line was, as on a rope. And they ran not from potsentsialnogo ofsaydera and him.
They probably do not Team ukompl of the most successful rugby players!

Unfortunately, the tightening in the field of refereeing put an end to one of the most fun traditions of big tournaments. Italians will no longer show the "pinch" to the judges. It is a pity as I liked those moments!

Well, so full oftopom - in the absence of Nashi have to rejoice in the success of some of "our". Keisuke Honda - good. Red and blue - the most powerful!

Mosquito swarm of squealing so, awful sound. Boring soundtrack coupled with hopeless longing matches in style slovakia-New Zealand - so this World Cup and will be remembered, probably. Promotion of popularization, but pull up your ears "to the tournament by North Korea and New Zealand - not an option. A couple more of these championships, and this tournament is risking to become a locally interesting only for the participating countries. All imho.

On vuvuzelah ...

blogger Daily Telegraph says Paul Kelso, in England belong to the South African national pastime - vuvuzelam.

"Viewers are not delighted with the bees humming, has already become a kind of soundtrack for the 2010 World Cup. BBC and ITV flooded with complaints, and people are already hard to worry about the fact that 25 thousand English fans will return from South Africa with these evil fruit fife and will transfer the infection to the home stadiums.

But we are not alone - the cacophony vuvuzel moans the whole world. According to colleagues at the Associated Press, from around the world come to them thousands of indignant e-mails, and on Monday, FIFA has already addressed this issue at the morning briefing. But the representative of the organizing committee of the championship Rich Mihondo said vuvuzely may prohibit only if they are to be used as weapons, and urged the world to enjoy the unique sounds of African Football ». /terrikon.dn.ua

Fans of teams participating in World Cup came up with slogans for their teams. Once again established in "creativity" Swiss.

Group A

South Africa - "One nation, united under the same pride rainbow!"
France - "All together a new" blue "dream!"
Mexico - "The hour came the new champions!
Uruguay - "We the sun shines - we Uruguay!"

Group B

Argentina - Final stop - thanks!
Korea - "Red scream - this is the United Republic of Korea!
Nigeria - Superorly and superfanaty - together we are a force! "
Greece - "Greece is everywhere!"

Group C

England - "Play with pride and glory"
USA - "Life, liberty and the thirst for victory."
Algeria - the star and crescent, one goal: victory "
Slovenia - "Eleven brave hearts - to the end!".

Group D

Germany - "Towards a World Cup!"
Australia - "Time to Dream - forward, Australia!"
Ghana - "Hope for Africa"
Serbia - "We play hearts. We're playing with a smile"

Group E

Holland - "Do not be afraid of the" Big Five ", afraid of eleven orange!"
Japan - Samurai Spirit Never Dies! "Victory for Japan!"
Cameroon - indomitable lions are back! "
Denmark - "All that we need - the dream team and Denmark

Group F

Italy - "Our blue sky over Africa,
New Zealand - "We'll play in the style of Kiwi!"
Paraguay - Guarani Lions roar in South Africa
Slovakia - "Green go - forward, Slovakia!"

Group G

Brazil - "All Brazil - here!
North Korea - "Back in 1966 the first" North Korea will win! "
Côte d'Ivoire - "Elephants, fight for victory!"
Portugal - "One dream, one goal: Portugal - champion!"

Group H

Spain - Hope - my way, victory - my destiny. "
Honduras - "One country, one passion, five stars in my heart!"
Chile - "My blood is red, and Chile - the champion!"
Switzerland - "Forward, Switzerland!"

(Slogans - with rg.ru)

Not the nail on the head! Indeed, Greece is now everywhere. At least the whole of Europe :)

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The company Nike has set in a shopping mall in Johannesburg huge sculpture entitled Ballman, consisting of 3000 footballs. After the World Cup all the balls would be distributed free of charge.
Taken from here: http://www.thisblogrules.com/2010/06...world-cup.html

The company Nike has set in a shopping mall in Johannesburg huge sculpture entitled Ballman, consisting of 3000 footballs.