2006赛事集锦 (2006 World Cup)

wsmqz3 wrote:

又是需要审核！什么时候我才可以不用审核，即时发帖呢？

Donglai Lou wrote:

德国战车因无敌舰队带来的海风而有点生锈。呵呵

wherestip wrote:

I saw on CNN that there's that "psychic" octopus named Paul that predicted Spain will defeat Germany.

redred wrote:

章鱼哥神机妙算

猜赢多场赛次。章鱼哥将招来杀身之祸，赌球集团视它为眼中钉。

Octopuses have a relatively short life expectancy, and some species live for as little as six months. Larger species, such as the North Pacific Giant Octopus, may live for up to five years under suitable circumstances. However, reproduction is a cause of death: males can only live for a few months after mating, and females die shortly after their eggs hatch. They neglect to eat during the (roughly) one month period spent taking care of their unhatched eggs, but they don't die of starvation. Endocrine secretions from the two optic glands are the cause of genetically programmed death (and if these glands are surgically removed, the octopus may live many months beyond reproduction, until she finally starves).

Picture the scene: Your nation has made it to the 2014 World Cup Final and the game has gone to a penalty shootout.

In dramatic fashion your opponents miss a spot-kick giving your captain the chance to win the tournament, but what are the odds on him scoring? As it turns out, exceedingly high.

Not only does he have an area bigger than a cargo container to aim for, but the slow reaction times of any given person compared to a kicked ball in tandem with psychological preparation should - should - seen him put the ball away with ease.

At least, that’s the theory.

Researchers at Brunel University in London have found that the most skilled goalkeepers can guess the right way in a penalty 70 per cent of the time, but other factors mean they'll only save it a quarter of the time such as Cavani's successful penalty against Costa Rica on 14 June (shown)

So far in the 2014 Brazil World cup six penalties have been given - and all six have been scored.


WORLD CUP VIEWING HABITS
Research from Samsung has revealed how fans plan to watch the matches.

Presenters on live pause - Adrian Chiles is the football presenter fans most want to ‘live pause’ - more than a quarter (26 per cent) admit they will skip past his commentary.

Solo spectators - 23 per cent of football fans plan to watch the majority of games at home alone.

Out of office - More than a quarter (27 per cent) of fans have booked time off work to watch the football over the next month.

Off schedule sport - Nearly half of fans (44 per cent) are planning to record matches and watch them at a time that suits them better than the scheduled broadcast .

Smart viewing - Almost a third of people (30 per cent) are planning on watching the action unfold on a smartphone, tablet or smart TV.

And in the season just gone, in the English Premier League. only 14 of 87 penalties were missed or saved.

But what makes penalties so hard to stop? The answer lies in the deceivingly large size of a goal, the short amount of time available to a keeper to react, and psychological mind games.

'If the player hits the ball hard enough the goalkeeper has very little chance of saving it,' Professor of Sport and Learning at the University of Wolverhampton Andrew Lane told MailOnline.

'Penalty taking is all about managing stress; players need to have overlearned the skill and practiced in stressful conditions; they need make their mind up and stick to that decision.'

But there is good news for goalkeepers - those that are exceptionally gifted have a significant edge over their colleagues.

In a study by Brunel University in London they found that World Class footballers can anticipate the actions of an opponent up to 80 milliseconds before they move.

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