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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 20, 2021 20:36:08 GMT -5
We're already underway, with a softball group match between Japan and Australia officially being the first piece of action for the Games. There'll also be some football group matches later today, as well, as there usually is before the opening ceremony.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 21, 2021 4:49:01 GMT -5
Brisbane, Australia has been officially locked in as host in 2032.
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Post by cornettesracket on Jul 21, 2021 4:52:08 GMT -5
Brisbane, Australia has been officially locked as host in 2032. So Paris, Los Angeles, and Brisbane are the next three hosts then. Paris will be good us in Europe. Los Angeles will be early mornings Iβd think, and Brisbane will be like Tokyo.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 21, 2021 4:52:25 GMT -5
The US womenβs team down 2-0 to Sweden with half an hour to go in their opening group match in the football, could that be considered a bit of an upset?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 21, 2021 4:59:52 GMT -5
Open goal for the US and they hit the post!
Sweden make them pay by scoring a third at the other end.
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Post by cornettesracket on Jul 21, 2021 5:28:45 GMT -5
Open goal for the US and they hit the post! Sweden make them pay by scoring a third at the other end. Thatβs always a sucker punch. One team nearly scores the other team go down the other end and score another. From being 2-1 to 3-0.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jul 21, 2021 6:15:40 GMT -5
The US womenβs team down 2-0 to Sweden with half an hour to go in their opening group match in the football, could that be considered a bit of an upset? I don't think so. While the US team was on a winning streak, at the last Olympics they didn't medal, as a matter of fact it was Sweden that knocked the team out. I wouldn't consider it an upset, Sweden's been the USWNT's kryptonite.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jul 21, 2021 7:43:13 GMT -5
watched the GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND womens team struggle a bit over chile this morning ... missing the first half hour ... heat and humidity playing their part
surprisingly no yellow cards since there was at least one nasty little challenge form the chileans, and perhaps one for us as well
we won 2-0 but that second goal came from a throw-in that should have been chiles!
JAPAN and CANADA share a 1-1
also the eurosport commentators voice in the sweden-usa game! the swedes look fantastic, strong and physical ... a little too physical sometimes ... but finishing with aplomb! the US had chances but didn't take them
brazil start off winning too, and netherlands and australia should also get three points
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jul 21, 2021 11:08:49 GMT -5
Oh, probably should mention to people from other nations, GB/NI has a Women's football team again this year and that's actually a big deal. Normally outside the London games, every home nation FA except England refuses the idea because they're worried about losing their rights to a separate national team, though FIFA has denied that would happen.
Having a Women's team again this year (though not a men's, because same year as the Euros) is a trial run for having both teams in 3 years.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 21, 2021 23:42:08 GMT -5
This softball game between Japan and Mexico has been outstanding! Amazing how stuff that looks mundane on paper is outstanding in real life.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 22, 2021 0:13:29 GMT -5
The Director of the Opening Ceremony has been fired just a day before itβs meant to happen. Apparently video footage has been doing the rounds of him making some anti-Semitic jokes from a TV show he used to make. In the immortal words of Malcolm Tucker: βf*** me. This is like a Clown running across a minefieldβ.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jul 22, 2021 4:52:15 GMT -5
and speaking of this
THE FRENCH ARE SURRENDERING!!!
four one mexico
can't wait for all the frogs legs and short jokes there
in the earlier game spain and egypt shared the points
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Post by The Lach is very tired on Jul 22, 2021 8:40:44 GMT -5
Australia beat a ten men Argentina 2-0. Ref ruined the contest, red card not justified & he handed out yellows like he was getting paid per caution.
Still upside is my Aussie team is now in the box seat to progress from an extremely tough group after Spain's draw with Egypt.
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Post by XIII on Jul 22, 2021 8:58:54 GMT -5
The Director of the Opening Ceremony has been fired just a day before itβs meant to happen. Apparently video footage has been doing the rounds of him making some anti-Semitic jokes from a TV show he used to make. In the immortal words of Malcolm Tucker: βf*** me. This is like a Clown running across a minefieldβ. This Olympics is wild. covid still everywhere, maybe getting cancelled last minute, Ugandan weightlifter tried to defect, the Polish swimmers that went to Japan and then found out that they werenβt supposed to be there, a bear was spotted hanging out on the softball field, this guy getting fired the day before opening ceremony, what will even be next? lol
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Post by salz4life on Jul 22, 2021 12:14:24 GMT -5
Are they having Opening Ceremonies? I would assume there would be no fans so it would be extremely odd to have them.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jul 22, 2021 13:06:58 GMT -5
Are they having Opening Ceremonies? I would assume there would be no fans so it would be extremely odd to have them. Tomorrow morning
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Post by hassanchop on Jul 22, 2021 14:42:05 GMT -5
Are they having Opening Ceremonies? I would assume there would be no fans so it would be extremely odd to have them.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jul 22, 2021 17:47:18 GMT -5
guarantee you this five minutes after the olympic flame cauldron is revealed someone will have photoshopped a face mask on it
GUARAN TEED
love seeing opening and closing ceremonies
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 22, 2021 17:57:47 GMT -5
This will be the worst Olympics since Atlanta.
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Post by Renslayer on Jul 22, 2021 20:16:11 GMT -5
Having the Olympics with no fans feels so odd and defeats the purpose of having them. I get why of course, but still
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