It's official: The 2010 Curse

[Pitbull]

most soccer matches end in 0 1 or 2 ... so saying it is a curse is borderline retarded.

thats like saying in the super 14, all the teams where cursed in 2010, cause they mainly scored more then 0, 1 or 2 ... dur.

/ignore

WTF? did the whole world turn sour over night?

 

[boramk]

most soccer matches end in 0 1 or 2 ... so saying it is a curse is borderline retarded.

thats like saying in the super 14, all the teams where cursed in 2010, cause they mainly scored more then 0, 1 or 2 ... dur.

someone teach OP about stats and distributions. just because 2010 conveniently has 0, 1 and 2 doesn't mean it's cursed. If you look at most football games, it gets more statistically improbable that the scores will end higher rather than lower. i.e. you're more likely to see 0, 1 or 2 goals than 7, 8 or 9 [per side]. Think of it this way, 1987 would've been a 'cursed' year if everyone was scoring 7, 8 or 9 goals a match, only problem is, it's much more difficult (and unlikely) to score those goals than no, 1 or 2 goals. The fact that they are draws though, is statistically independent of that. It intrigues me as to how many of the matches ended as draws.

If you actually think I believe in curses, voodoo dolls and you guys being smart, you're sadly mistaken.

 

[Pitbull]

If you actually think I believe in curses, voodoo dolls and you being smart, you're sadly mistaken.

Some people.... I just don't get it .....

 

[boramk]

Some people.... I just don't get it .....

Just leave them... We'll just have fun while they get technical and pedantic haha

 

[Pitbull]

Just leave them... We'll just have fun while they get technical and pedantic haha

Technical?

More "Anal" if you ask me

 

[smokey]

Doubt it... Germany, England, Holland and Portugal tend to fail when it matters the most

Really? I mean REALLY?!!>!!1! You're putting Germany in with England? Portugal???? HOLLAND?!?!>@1!! sies!

Lastly, you need to stop calling it soccer, if you love the sport so much. It's football.

Amen brotha!

 

[boramk]

New Zealand vs Slovakia: 1-1
Ivory Coast vs Portugal: 0-0

Right now NK 0-0 with Brazil.. Def Curse

 

[Helghast]

yup curse!
so far Germany is the only team to score more than 2 goals!
I dont have much hope for spain tomorrow...

 

[boramk]

North Korea vs Brazil: 1-2

 

[Stickfigure]

Only 23 total goals have been scored in the first 14 games of World Cup 2010, by far the lowest of any 32-team World Cup. Compare that to the first 14 games of World Cup 1998 (34 goals), 2002 (39) and 2006 (31).

 

[smokey]

No doubt Cruyff will blame it on Capello, I just wonder who is blaming for Holland's lackluster performance against Denmark?

 

[Stickfigure]

Eh... High Altitude? Netherlands is a country situated below sea level

First match so lets wait and see but yes I was surprised by their performance.

 

[AirWolf]

The Germany game was the only game in Durban so far. Next game there is this afternoon's Spain vs Switzerland.

 

[smokey]

Eh... High Altitude? Netherlands is a country situated below sea level

First match so lets wait and see but yes I was surprised by their performance.

Blah blah blah. Excuses, excuses. Using that logic, if Nepal ever held the WC, they would win it for sure...

 

[AirWolf]

Chile vs Honduras: 1-0
Spain vs Switzerland: 0-1 (Shocker that one)

IT continues...

 

[Ronjay]

LOL at the Anally retentive twit that took this thread so seriously.

But jislike, there have been a lot of draws.

 

[AirWolf]

2^2 = 4 re: Germany;
2+1 = 3 re: Uruguay