Thursday, June 24, 2010

Even after "added time", FIFA match ends in a 0-0 tie after 2 days, 14 hours

Johannesburg - Cameroon vs. Denmark. Two high-potent offenses. After a nil-nil score, (that's zero-zero for those snarky Americans who don't do crossword puzzles,) extra "added" time lengthened the game. No one really knows what "added time" is, including the World Cup committee, any player who doesn't speak an Indo-European language, and game officials who, when asked about the rule, are inclined to wave off "foreigners to international soccer" like they don't know anything.

On day three, a draw was finally called when one player lost half of his body weight and another reached an age that made him ineligible for play. Both teams will have to win their next bout to get to the elimination round.

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