phew I can sleep easy now!!

:) cheers

I don't agree at all.

I'm just a very negative person and rubbish everyone, including the FFA and other A-League clubs. In terms of NZF and Nux, it's a case of me getting irritated at a group of people biting the hand that feeds them.

well it is just that every comment you are dishing the All whites or the nix... don't you agree?

Who said I hate NZ?

wonders why notorganic hates NZ so much?

Slovakia did not gain independence from Czech republic!
It was one country before called Czechoslovakia and on 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Putting together Czech+Slovakia you get Czechoslovakia.

BTW I visited Czechoslovakia before it got separated and have been to both Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Czech Republic and Slovakia people are one of the most peaceful people in Europe and holiday was great.

Edited by krijoz: 16/6/2010 03:41:42 PM

Good result for the Kiwis. I was happy when they got the goal. Awesome to see them fight to the end. Also, great to see what happens when a team actually uses STRIKERS!!! Especially since one striker, who sets up the goal, is from the A-League.

Ricki Herbert is the best coach in the world.

Now I've heard it all.

New Zealand obviously do not have the player quality as Australia do

But herbert is one of the better coaches from around the world.. if not one of the best (Considering the players he has)

btw apparently 744,000 people watched the game in New Zealand last night (which is pretty amazing considering they have a population of 4 million and kickoff was around midnight)

oh and



Edited by moxstar: 16/6/2010 12:56:16 PM

I will continue to highlight good posts such as the above until the penny drops.

What utter rubbish...

Slovakia are a small country, have a population of less than New South Wales

Achieved Independence from the Czechs in the mid 90s

I changed the channel at the 92nd minute...

great news for NZ. Well done. I hope they keep up the good work.
Im still gutted about the Roos. We should all get behind NZ and the Roos since most of the world think we are push overs

great stuff for the kiwis, all the haters out there, take a chill pill, & be happy for our neighbours.

This is lol-tastic

'Australasia 1 - Slovakia 1: Kiwis get the point'
http://www.smh.com.au/world-cup-2010/world-cup-news/australasia-1--slovakia-1-kiwis-get-the-point-20100616-ydks.html

WELL DONE NZ, Showing aus how it should be done.... unfortunantly.

The comparisons between Australia and NZ should really stop, they're in two different groups, three different opponents. They might as well be in separate competitions at this point unless they meet each other in the knock out rounds (lol).

All the best to NZ, I'll definitely continue supporting you till you meet Australia in the final.

Congrats Kiwi cuz - good job bro! I did a little mini celebration in front of the tele when they scored. Pretty lucky - thought Smeltz had muffed their one & only good chance, but alas, they kept on pressing to get the result. At least they they were positive and had a plan to score goals, unlike the hopeless Roos a couple of mornings ago.

i dont believe it!

Well done NZ!

I don't get the 'rivalry' thing either, which is why I comment when people try to talk it up. It seems like a dumb and fake rivalry to me more than anything.

Great result for us but nothing to get too carried away with! I think we actually played better in the warm-up games and Slovakia were all over us. It was their cockiness which cost them the win in the end but, hey, that's the beauty of football.

I don't understand all this acrimony between the NZ and Aus supporters on here. Slovakia are no Germany, buuut..Germany (Rank #6), Aussie (Rank # 23). Slovakia (Rank # 36), NZ (Rank # 79). In context the result we acheived IS better than that of Aussie BUT no need to get cocky kiwis; we will probably get pumped by Italy and Paraguay.

I don't understand why Aussies would want us to fail or why kiwis would want Aussie to fail. It's just not the ANZAC spirit! We should be supporting each other, so thanks to all the Aussies on here offering their congrats and I hope that you guys have Kewell fit and get up for the next match. A draw with Ghana and a win against Serbia (when Cahill is also back) and you guys still have a chance of going through (you'd need to outscore Ghana but), though obviously 2 wins would seal it. It's an uphill battle for you but I think it's a more likely scenario than us going through...would love to be proved wrong on that however.

Incredible job, guys! Amazing for the A-League and a momentous day for NZ football.

awsome job kiwis, was very happy when they scored,

Hehe at the South Africans cheering with the Kiwis - The Tri-Nations out in force eh? lol

Not quite it seems, but damn NZ should be like South Africans' second or third team behind their own, especially now? lol :d

And the Kiwis should be doing the Haka in the stands! (Maybe they did earlier lol?)



ROFL Mr Nelsen I presume? Somebody Youtube it?!

Debatable on the 2 highlighted. Regardless, the game is over, go and enjoy it.

Nelson, Reid and Smith = defenders
Vicelich, Elliot, Bertos, Lochhead = midfielders

In defence of Australia, those teams haven't played a Germany yet, they are sitting 2 levels above most teams seen at the Cup to date, the current Portugal vs Ivory Coast game is throwing up some good football, but the teams mentioned above haven't faced a 2010-style Germany to date.

Edited by diego's son: 16/6/2010 01:33:57 AM

You obviously were asleep because they played 4-3-3.

What do you expect? NZ to play like Brazil? It is very easy to come out with the 'parking the bus' line but I don't think you find any match reports that will view it that way. How much of the game were you awake for?