ESPN have recently released their brilliant advertising campaign for this summer’s World Cup in the form of creatively designed artistic murals. 33 in total, all 32 nations are represented with the above placed South Africa World Cup mural to highlight what’s to come. Continuing reading after the break to view each nation’s unique and colorful mural. Visit the official Facebook site to download each one of the murals as you anxiously await June, 11th.
- Wolves howl in a South African dusk as the Algerian team celebrates a potential group stage victory over England or the US as a rabid nation looks on excitedly.
- The MESSIah like Lionel Messi steams toward goal as a proud nation remembers earlier victories claiming the world title in ’78 and ’86. Can a once proud son lead La Albiceleste and the current best footballer on the planet to another title on 2010?
- The Aussies made a good show of themselves in 2006 and will look to build upon that respectable performance when Tim Cahill and Co battle what looks to be one of the groups of death featuring Germany, Serbia and Ghana.
- The once star of the national team looks to carry the weight of enormous expectations of Brazil and may even be celebrating a bit early. Hey, there’s even a bikini in the audience.
- Samuel Eto’o and the rest of the lion-esque Cameroon squad will look to thrive on the fact they’ll be on their home continent come this June. The goal-scoring Eto’o has just come fresh of a treble winning domestic season with Inter Milan and will look to keep his good form with his country.
- The Chileans are quick and will most likely play 3 at the back. They’ll be exciting to watch when they commit that many players forward. Their group stage clash with Spain is sure to delight.
- Olsen’s Eleven, very clever take on the heist film. Martin Olsen and Denmark are a European side not to be underestimated. They finished first in their group ahead of Portugal, Sweden and Hungary. A group stage match up with fellow European representatives the Netherlands looks set to be a good one.
- Rooney, Gerrard and the rest of the England players look to finally impress on the world stage and add another W next to the year 1966. 2010 may just be England’s best chance to “bring football home” with the brilliant Fabio Capello at the helm.
- Will Les Bleus over-achieve like they did in 2006 or under-achieve like they did in 2002? Is Raymond Domenech really the right man to mold all that incredible French talent? We’ll soon find out.
- What a photo. They’re now without their Captain and leader Michael Ballack, but one should never underestimate the mighty Germans. Calling on greats from Germany’s past, Ballack will hopefully pass on his leadership role to another as Germany looks for glory in South Africa.
- Another vitally important player that will miss out because of injury, Michael Essien carries not only the flag, he carried Ghana’s best chance of making an important run in South Africa. Ghana will look to avenge their loss in the final of the 2010 African Cup of Nations to Egypt as they play their second major tournament on the continent this year.
- Onward the Greeks! They figured out modern civilization and a way to win Euro 2004, can they figure out how to get out of their group this summer?
- They may have erected a statue of American defender Jonathan Bornstein in Tegucigalpa, but the Hondurans didn’t get to South Africa by the head of Bornstein. Honduras have a difficult group stage run having to face Spain, Chile and Switzerland. They’ll want to represent their nation and CONCACAF well, but will need to be at their best.
- Defending Champions are never easy to eliminate — just ask Inter Milan about Barcelona. The Italians aren’t being picked by many to repeat which could ultimately benefit the notoriously slow starting Europeans. They’d love nothing more than to fly under the radar to the quarter and semi finals only to shut down the opposition en route to another final.
- Cote d’ Ivoire led by the brilliant Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and the brothers Toure are another African nation that will look to impress with former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson at the helm. They’ll attack with purpose and defend bravely. Surely a dark horse for many making predictions.
- One of my favorite murals from the lot of them, this brilliant depiction of a classic Japanese striker-samurai shredding and slicing through rival nations while continuing to hold up the ball is a treat.
- El Tri will look to build upon the turn around of sorts they enjoyed when current boss Javier Aguirre took over from the lackluster Swed Sven-Goran Ekirsson. They also came out on the short end of a meeting with England but impressed with their speed and passing abilities.
- The flying Dutchmen anyone? Many a football fans second favorite team, the Dutch always play their positive brand of attacking football and could be a favorite to win the title if they can avoid a classic meltdown in later stages.
- The lone qualifier from Oceania, New Zealand will face three difficult group stage matches and will be facing a miracle if they advance. Great photo though.
- The fantastic Super Eagles will look to soar high above their opponents led by Obafemi Martins, the experienced Kanu, and Mikel John Obi. Like the other African nations competing, Nigeria have the advantage of playing together as a team in the 2010 African Cup of Nations earlier this year where they made the semi final.
- If Cape Verde can hold fellow group G participants Portugal to a 0–0 draw, you better believe the organized and defensively minded North Koreans can do the same. On paper, they should exit the group stages with 0 points, but don’t underestimate North Korea being difficult to break down.
- They finished ahead of Argentina in the difficult CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying group which proves Paraguay possess some quality. Led by Nelson Valdez, Paraguay will be a strong South American team that should progress out of group F with Italy.
- There seems to be some questions surrounding this Portugal team as they enter into June. One doesn’t get a sense of confidence when watching them especially after leaving qualifying late. Still though, with players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, Portugal can’t be over-looked and are always dangerous.
- Serbia posses a strong starting eleven featuring the likes of Nemanja Vidic, Neven Subotic and Dejan Stankovic. They’re big, strong and will look to avenge their first round exit from 2006.
- Having qualified for their first finals, Slovakia will face Italy and Paraguay in the group stages. Their best chance for a meaningful result will be when they clash against New Zealand. Looks cold.
- Could that bear be the England National team? I’m not so sure, but the Eastern Europeans will look to slay the USA and Algeria in hopes they can make it out of the group for a potential round of 16 match up v Germany.
- This proud African nation gets the distinct pleasure of hosting the first World Cup on African soil, but will South Africa get the not so distinct pleasure of being the first host nation to not advance from the group stages?
- South Korea seem to always make a good show of themselves in the World Cup. 2002 and that incredible run to the semi finals wasn’t so long ago. With another quick attacking squad, South Korea would love nothing more than to repeat their results in 2002.
- Fernando Torres slaying Brazil, Germany and Italy for their first World Cup title? Not so sure, but Spain seem to be odds on favorite to do just that. There may not be a better passing team out of the 32 and a potential final v Brazil could be one of the best ever.
- If I’m not mistaken, Switzerland didn’t concede a single goal last time out, yet they failed to progress out of the group stages. Can the Swiss bolster their defensive squad with a little flair and some goals in 2010?
- Uruguay are one of only seven nations to actually win the Cup when they did it first time out in 1930 and proved it was no fluke by accomplishing it again in 1950. Having fallen a long way since those glory days, Uruguay haven’t progressed to the round of 16 since 1990 and failed to even qualify in 2006.
Depicting a dramatic scene from the Revolutionary War when the USA defeated the British, the Yanks will hope to defeat them, well at least the English, when they face England in one of the most important opening group stage matches the USA has ever played. Many will be watching.
Feel free to leave any comments about the incredible murals in the comments section below.
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I love the fact that the France poster has Henry’s left hand glowing… I wonder why?… The bastard!!!
Marvellous…simply marvellous….kudos to you my friend…this is what the world cup is all about…showing the strengths and traditions of all the participating nations with respect….unlike the espn writer who wrote 32 teams in 32 days….the fiesta starts in 13 days….fellow americans pls enjoy the games from the begining, watch the players sing their national anthems with pride…imagine the multitudes following and praying for them…. the agony of defeat the joy of victory..thats what its all about….wars will temporarily stop and even terrorists will grudgingly take a break from their mayhem to salute the sons of 32 nations in battle.
Are these for sale?
Not that I’m aware of.
Cheers,
The Gaffer
Would love to buy these. Anyone know if ESPN or the agency that created them will eventually put them out on the market for sale?
you’d better download them in a good quality and print them out using a printer for a foster! that will be still awesome!
I was at a bar to watch the USA v England match and someone was handing these posters out. I managed to nab the awesome South Korea poster.
I have a few of these murals for sale if you are interested. Email me I will let you know what I have.
I’m pretty sure the Slovenia ‘slaying the bear’ is a reference to defeating Russia in the playoffs.
I could be wrong, but I would bet that the “wolves” in the Algeria mural are actually foxes. The Algeria NT is nicknamed “Les Fennecs”, a Fennec is a type of fox in North Africa.
this absolutely ROCKS!!!
The lone qualifier from Oceania, New Zealand will face three difficult group stage matches and will be facing a miracle if they advance. Great photo though.
The Aussies made the final 32 as well.
Australia qualified through Asia.
Eddie,
That is correct geographically, but not true when it comes to qualifying. Australia now qualifies through the Asian federation, not Oceania.
These are amazing
Good murals but I have a complaint. The Serbian mural has 2 clear mistakes. Why are the background colors blue, white and red, instead of red, blue and white? This isn’t Yugoslavia. Also Kosovo is not apart of Serbia for some unapparent reason in the mural.
And Belgrade is marked with a star, communist’s symbol.
dejan, it makes white wings, like the birds in the picture.
haha… but why is the first color red? they just don’t use contemporary flag books
The Serbia poster is DISGRACEFUL for playing up on sensitive political issues (the incorrect flag colours and the inappropriate border outline used) I AM A SERBIA FAN BUT WOULD NOT HESITATE TO RIP IT IF I CAME ACROSS IT.
Poor form ESPN.
All of them are rubbish, full of silly clichés and stereotyping…
Like the bikini girl in the Brazilian one, and the outdated “Seleção Canarinho” banner, when that name is rarely used in Brazil nowadays, etc…
These murals are soooo gay. And I should know. The only good one is South Korea.
The Serbia mural is nothing but a insult to all Serbs, if i had the artist or the people responsible in front of me they’d be eating that poster literally.
I fully agree with the other Serbian posters. Im not suprised tho as ESPN is American owned and not only are Americans poor in geography (map and flag colour), but clearly have their own political agendas that need to be furfilled (Pro Albanian).
who would be pro albanian? they are the cockroaches of europe
GREAT WORK ESPN!!!! THE GREEK POSTER IS ONE OF THE BEST!!!! BUT THE SERBIAN IS TOTALLY WRONG!!! SHAME!!!
Slovenia and bear? hm… it seems to me it was RUSSIAN BEAR. So add there Norwegian flag – Terje Hauge helped them to get to Africa.
Love the fact that ESPN doesnt know shit about geografy. Kosovo is still part of Serbia and it isnt the independent country. They dont have the chair in the UN because of that “little thing” called internationaly recognized country. People hate America because of things like this
Love the other posters
“People hate America because of things like this”
Believe me, as an American I fully acknowledge there are plenty of reasons to hate America, but seriously?
maybe Kosovo don’t have a seat at UN, but Kosovo is Indepedent country. if you don’t know Kosovo is a part of World bank. at 2012 Kosovo have to play for eliminator’s for WC Brazil 2014. Serbian’s you must agree with reality. Kosovo is not part of Serbija.
I love all the poster. I think ESPn did a good job of even recognizing the seoson of the World Cup 2010. I would do some changes in some of the poster but they look cool. The Japan is awesome one of my favorite, also Spain. They could have done a better job on the Brazil one. But after winning the WC2010SA, it will be like a slap in the face for ESPN.
Haha WOW! I can not believe how offended people are getting about the Serbia poster.
These are all meant to be funny and artistic ways of promoting the World Cup, primarily within the United States (ESPN is located in the USA, people)
The Serbian colors are switched so that it looks like the wings of the bird, as someone else has already pointed out.
As far as Kosovo is concerned, let’s face it, the WHOLE WORLD is split on this issue. ESPN is portraying the artwork through the USA’s stance, considering it is an AMERICAN COMPANY.
There is no offense intended, and it’s ridiculous that Serbs would be upset at Americans because of something silly like this, that is used to market the World Cup domestically. It’s not a political statement, it’s just addressing the sensitivities of the issue and going with the status-quo within the very country in which the art is produced. I’m sure if it was marketed in Serbia, ESPN would have done it differently.
American people have no problems with Serbs. Let’s at least get that straight.
I agree, and really don’t care whether US (ESPN, to be exact) thinks Kosovo is a part of Serbia or not. But I do have a problem with the fact that, apart from posters of Honduras and Netherlands, no other country has it’s map depicted. They could put Zigic on a football field or something, rather than “standing” on a map.
I don’t think they had bad intentions… but still, it’s pretty dumb move.
Would you be offended if someone shows your country without Sicily or Lombardia? I think you would. I guess you’re Italian because of name.
Vladimir- I would not care of a depiction of Italy without Sicily, but maybe that is because I am from the north!! (kidding)
In all truth, we do not have disputed territories. I agree that it would have been wise to not include a map with Serbia. My point is only that the intentions are not likely malicious, and I am appalled at all of the USA-hate from Serbs on here. I have lived in America, and Americans do not have any problem with Serbs- they simply supported their government’s Balkan policy under Clinton (ultimately to prevent mass killings and ethnically driven genocide), but I think MOST of the world did too!!!!
Hahaha… there’s no way they planned that “withe wings”, its a mistake, they saw that in some old book and now they r trying to make things right. Cause, if they planned it, they would put red first… they r just uneducated… And map… thats very slippery ground, cause even if 1/4, 1/3 of the countries of the world recognize Kosovo’s independence, until UN officially recognize it, it’s not independent. Again, ether they just google serbia’s map and put it, or, god forbid, they did it just to provoke… I just think they done very poor job getting right information…
but, if they knew they were on slippery ground, they’ve shouldnt put map in the first place
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It is great. But I’m from Serbia and I must said that you missed colors of our flag. That is the flag of old country that does not exist any more. I will be happy if you can change that.
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!!!
Go Serbia!!! Montenegro is with you.Good luck in South Africa
HERE IS MY ANSWER!! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31202168&id=1085336171&fbid=1375896312524 SERBIA-KOSOVO
Great insight onto each team… and I love these posters. But one (interesting) detail you’re missing is what the New Zealand poster is depicting. They are doing the Haka-Pa, a reincarnation of a native tribal ritual performed by the All Blacks (the national rugby team) before a match. It’s a really cool ritual meant to psych-out opponents.
KOSOVO IS SERBIA
Someone should fix this Serbian mural.
Kosovo is part of Serbia and it should be on that map. And one question, why did you put map of Serbia on this mural? Some other countries are represented without map and just because of Kosovo you could kick map out and there would not be any problems. Flag.. i cant believe it that you have put a wrong flag. And this star at Belgrade just says that you have took some old map and infos. Serbia is not communist country anymore and star should not be there. I dont know who i need to contact to fix this. I would help them to make a new mural… Its really important for us Serbs to fix this..
MA JEBEM JA VAMA MATER SVIMA IZ ESPN-A I DEBILU KOJI JE CRTAO ONO SRANJE!!! NARAVNO DA JE NAMERNO STAVLJEN ZIGIC NA SLICI SRBIJE RADI PROVOKACIJA A CEO SVET ZNA ZA PROBLEM OKO KOSOVA I ONI UBACUJU SLIKU DRZAVE!!! A NEMOJTE DA PRICATE O NEKIM PTICAMA STA PREDSTAVLJAJU JEBALE VAS PTICE! ZASTAVA JE POGRESNA I TU NEMA PRICE, NA MURALU JEDNA ZASTAVA A DOLE ISPRAVNA DEBILI AMERICKI!!! KOSOVO JE SRBIJA!!!!
KOSOVO JE SRBIJA, JEBACEMO VAM MAMU SVIMA…. SRBIJA DO TOKIJA
KOSOVO JE SRBIJA, JEBA?EMO VAM MAMU SVIMA
JEBEM VAM MATER SVIMA U ESPN-U I DEBILU KOJI JE CRTAO OVO!!!
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!!
jebiliste dok su bili ovde. i ti znas majku ti serpsku da nikad u vas zivot ne mozete da budite u kosovu majku ti cigansku
I JEBACEMO PONOVO MATER TI JEBEM SIPTARSKU NEPISMENU!!! SAMO KAD AMERIKA JEDAN DAN ZABORAVI NA VAS, BEZACETE SAMI !!!
UBI ZAKOLJI DA SIPTAR NE POSTOJI!!!
KOSOVO JE SRBIJA!!!
I can not believe that such a great site can make such a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge mistake.
1.The first Serbian flag color is red than blue following the last white!
2.KOSOVO IZ SERBIA!!!-KOSOVO JE SRBIJA!!!
NIKADA NECEMO DATI KOSOVO JER JE ONO SRCE SRBIJE I UVEK CE BITI!-
unbelievable!!! WHATS WRONG WITH THAT GUY who made this???? Hello dude, the SERBIAN flag is RED-BLUE-WHITE!!! … the colors u took, are the colors of a NON-EXISTING COUNTRY!!!! …
and why is the map without KOSOVO??? .. is this supposed to be a provocation!?!? .. or an offense?? … Morrons.. KOSOVO belongs to SERBIA.. e.g. it is a part of Serbia!! So u better change that picture!
it´s really a SHAME!!!
what a shame, they did a mistake about serbian flag colors… and yes, kosovo is serbia (3/4 world says that!!)
“KOSOVO IS SERBIA”
i love the mural the are great i want 1 [ITALIA] haw?forza italia
Little help for ESPN. After you have bad about geography and culture of a country (refer to the image that promotes my country) I decided to give you little help.Kosovo is an integral part of Serbia, and Kosovo, but if you view the picture as an independent state, could and Vojvodina to display (Kosovo and Vojvodina autonomous province within Serbia, such as USA has its own republic, Texas, Illinois). And you put the flag of a country that no longer exists.
http://www4.slikomat.com/10/0601/ckr-za-ESP.jpg – Thus it should look like.
Thank you for your attention and I hope that you will correct the mistake =)
What wrong with serbian mural? Many things: 1. flag of the SFRJ, that is former yugoslav flag, we are not a communists, thank’s God for that; 2. Kosovo i Metohija is part of serbian state, only few countrys recognized Kosovo as ” indenpendent” state. This mural is political propaganda against Serbian country and people. But, all world know that Americans don’t know nothing about geography, they are naturaly stupid, with IQ lower than body temperature. After this is ESPN, USA station, we know that is will happend, because Americans only now to kill people for all over the world. Fuck USA, fuck Americans, fuck EU.
first mistake you in the colors of the state of Serbia and also you made a mistake at the border of Serbia ….. KOSOVO IS SERBIAN….
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KOSOVO IS SERBIA !!!!!!!
Why didn’t you show map of Spain without Catalonia!
Pure provocation!
You forgot 11% of Serbia on this map!
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!
Where is Kosovo on map of Serbia?
This is shame of world championship. shame on you idiots.
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!! KOSOVO IS HEARTH OF SERBIA!!!
KOSOVO JE SRBIJA!!! KOSOVO JE SRCE SRBIJE!!!
GROBARI PADINJAK 1970!!!
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!!
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the flag of South Korea is wrong
paint correctly please
that’s flag have been used in Dea han je kook
That flag is not incorrect …. Just because it is drawn vertically instead of horizontally does not mean that its a wrong flag. If you just rotate that flag 90′ counterclock wise, its a perfect flag. C’mon now ppl, its a graphic design.
Kosovo is SERBIA!!!!
and our flag is red, blue, white!!!!!!!!!!
Serbian flag is Red – Blue – White. Kososvo is for FIFA and UEFA part of SERBIA.
For this picture you can be brought up in front of International court of Law if you dont remove that picture!
http://www4.slikomat.com/10/0601/ckr-za-ESP.jpg
Here is the link for you to see what it should be like… Learn on your mistakes, dont be smal nation forever!
What the hell is wrong with the people who made this mural of Serbia?!I mean…i understand that someone doesn’t know what color is the flag of Serbia but if you make something like this on the internet then it would be normal if you learn a little something about a country you are drawing…Shamefull…
And by the way- Kosovo IS Serbia, no matter what you think, it will always be our land!
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!!
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Kosovo is not Serbia. The USA and India aren’t british either. You guys are on the wrong side of history
KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!!! THIS PICTURE YOU PAINTED IS NOT OUR COUNTRY!!!
AND FLAG ALSO IS NOT CORRECT!!! YOU MADE BIG MISTAKES AND YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO OUR PEOPLE AND MAKE THE MURAL CORRECT!
KOSOVO IS SERBIA KOSOVO IS SERBIA KOSOVO IS SERBIA !!!!!!!!
cuvajte vojvodinu jel kosovo je otisla ako mozete
Cuvaj ti glavu da ti ne ode!!
SIPTARCINO PRLJAVA!!!!
If Serbia could be towed out to sea and sunk, the world’s air would at once seem cleaner.
Go USA! Beat England!
These Serbs need to knock it off. Because they are a backwards people they feel they have the right to disparage Americans and their country? Get real…
In response to the angry Serbians, I have a few points to make.
First, it is possible that the flag colors were switched purely because of graphic design constraints. Having a red jersey against a red background stands out significantly less than having it on blue.
Secondly, it is common on many American maps to use a star to indicate the capital city. This does not insinuate Communism, it just helps it to stand out.
I’m not saying that these are the reasons, or defending the artist if they were deliberate attacks on Serbia, I’m just trying to offer up some other explanations.
Finally, to commenters like Mladen, it is entirely uncalled for to use this to generalize hatred towards Americans. Not all of us are “naturaly stupid, with IQ lower than body temperature”. It’s incredibly offensive and rude; I wouldn’t dare presume something like that about another culture. Not all of us are bloodthirsty warmongers, either. Please don’t accuse Americans of being ignorant and then make stereotyped judgments about us.
Actually, it would be best to NOT include political issues regardless of which side. The other posters came out fine with a bit of humor but also national pride. The Serbia one deliberately played up on two political issues. Why not instead make the player depicted (tallest in this world cup) a giraffe or some like that. A bit of humor instead so we can all have a laugh and enjoy the beautiful game.
Again, poor form by ESPN and the designers.
“Not all of us are naturaly stupid, with IQ lower than body temperature. It’s incredibly offensive and rude.”
That is not rude, that is the fact !
“Please don’t accuse Americans of being ignorant and then make stereotyped judgments about us.”
If you differ, then you are not american ih your heart.
Peace !!!!
Also, the artists were African.
Wow Nikola, way to seem like the only prick. As far as your comebacks, if they can even be called that (yeah, they were that bad), your first one was pretty weak and your second one made no grammatical sense.
Why bitch about stereotyping and political bashing when you just pop out of nowhere and do the same?
Wow, it looks like we all learned what the hot-button issue is for the Serbs, eh? It’s just a poster, make your own if you don’t like it. This is like in ’94, McDonalds put all the competitors’ flags on their cups, and Saudi Arabians pissed and whined because you’re not supposed to put their flag on disposable items because it contains a religious message… I say the same thing to the Serbs now: just quit your damn whining! We get it already. Why cry over something that some dude made in a country that isn’t your own? Like in ’94 Cupgate, the poster painter wasn’t trying to offend you.
If I’m not mistaken, Serbia is without Kosovo, and Kosovo isn’t a member of the UN and therefore not the member of FIFA.
P.S. Love the murals, especially France, Italy, Spain and Slovenia
Political boundaries aside, Kosovo doesn’t even have a team, and Kosovars would be eligable to play for Serbia but most (depending on ethnicity) would rather not play for Serbia. However it is worth noting that Valon Behrami was born in Kosovo and he ofcourse will be playing for Switzerland at the world cup. He moved there when he was like 10 or so, same with Blerim Dzimialli but i don’t think he made the Swiss final roster.
I wonder why they would rather not play for Serbia “depending on ethnicity.” Anyone yelling that Kosovo is part of Serbia should ponder that.
Kosovo je Srbija! Kosovo is Serbia! Kosovo es el corazón de Serbia! Kosovo È Il cuore della Serbia! ?? ???????????? ????? ? ?????? ??? ???????! Kosovo est le coeur de la Serbie! Kosovo ist das herz von Serbien! Kosovo É O coraÇÃO de Serbia! ?????? – ??? ?????? ??????! ?????????? ?????????????? ?????? ?? ??? ?????
hello~ I’m a korean.
Please modify korean mural.
Because our national flag was expressed wrong in this mural.
what’s wrong with it?
this flag is correct
I’m South-Korean
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The flag is tilted Korean children. Like old style. So, stop whining.
But, I don’t like Korean mural. It looks like Korea have no image in world.
And, tiger is still caged. If our team make good result this year, maybe next worldcup’s tiger will be free.
By the way, What happened to Aussie? He got really big ass!
great murals,especially that serbian one….ESPN got the geography spot on…to bad there’s a lot of delusional serbs in here,but that’s just in their genes!!!
Hello. I’m Korean.
I saw some opinion with korean flag.
the flag isn’t wrong but turned right 90 degrees.
half red circle(hided by tiger) is top and blue circle is bottom.
Korean mural is well painted. it is impressive.
except the steel bar curved 2010 isn’t broken.
T.T
maybe you intend if korean team win, it will brake.
but why do i understand the future is fixed?
maybe i’m foolish shy guy. but
Why is there no delete option?!
….ah…..
govna siptarska
Forza Korea!!
south korea GOOOOOOOOOOOD !!!!
Abases some Korea
Eeriness
Even at 2010 Korea within force
I like it! It seems the world cup 2010 full of excitements and surprises. I can’t wait to see it.
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Do you know power of S.Korea? that is notting & they’ll don’t say anything but showing to you matter…
I’ll root for all members of world’s team. fighting with S.korea
I really hope the iron window bar that would be broken by team Korea~
haha.. This site visits many South Koreans..
I’m South Korean. too!
It’s excitement!!!!!
I want to win South Korea!
Have a good time?
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Kosovo is Serbia! Will destroy you all, and after that you will be sorry that you have made
such a mistake! Where is your map of Kosovo in Serbia? Remember something, and that is that Kosovo has always been the heart and will be SERBIAN!! FUCK albania, FUCK usa, FUCK eu!!!!
I feel sorry for you !!! U need a cigarette to calm you down !!
Free Kosovo!!!
Free Kosovo!!!
Free Kosovo!!!
Free Kosovo!!!
Free Kosovo!!!
Republic of Kosovo
Let Kosovo have its independence from the evil grips of Serbija!
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2604/serbial.jpg
The correct Serbia mural.
Forza Serbija!
Vidic the human wall!
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2604/serbial.jpg
Corrected Serbija mural.
It couldn’t be better than this!
http://i50.tinypic.com/24vl937.jpg
In response of the photo of Algeria, it is based on the picture on this link, http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/media/images/large/20091119203545085.jpg, in which the Algerian national team celebrated the victory over Egypt. They wore the kit by Le Coq then, but they have turned to Puma now.
The Serbia one is the best by far!!!! good work!!!
Wait, so Kosovo IS Serbia?
No Kosovo is Kosovo…It’s got its own name, flag national anthem etc. It is not Serbia and it is not Albania
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Didn’t the serbs try to kill all of the kosovars a few years back? I don’t think I’d want to be part of your country anymore.
You TV watcher, read now what youll not see at your TV.
Albanians never lived at Kosovo.
About 2nd W.W. Serbs were forced to leave their homes at Kosovo. Lot of them were literallty pushed to trucks and driven far away, their lands confiscated.
Noone asks Albanians to be in our country, let them back to their own jail country, same way they came here.
Who brought Albanians there – now it is obvious – the nation which has military base in Europe now, which destroyed Indians and took their lands, tried same to Vietnam (thanks God they failed). Who is the next ?
After 2nd W.W. Serbs which remained at Kosovo were terorized constantly, lot of them killed – thats what you never seen at your TV, neither we did, our politician who tried to help own people were being destroyed (jails, sudden deads, etc.).
All brainless war moves made bu Slobodan Miloševi? were ordered by Americans, if you believe or not.
What happens now here ? Americans manipulates by our nowdays goverment too, whatever they want. We have new ID cards with Statue of Liberty, and have to take it all of us. We voted for that goverment, didnt know what will be, and Im sure silly people will vote for them again.
Americans took part of our country, and obviously they want more.
I’ve learned a lot by reading these comments and I understand how serious it is to the Serbians and I’m sure the US government has some political stance for it because the US government has an opinion on everything.
However, I fail to see why anyone would think this would be such a serious issue to the average American that we would sneak a political message into a promotional poster for the world cup. This will sound offensive but it’s the honest truth: Serbia is not North Korea. Serbia is not Israel. Serbia is not Iraq or Afghanistan. The average American public has more pressing matters on their minds. You can insult and attack America but what is it to us? After 9/11, we are very aware of the fact we are not the most popular nation in the world and that many people all over the world dislike us but guys, Americans have more pressing issues on their minds at the moment. To the average American, Serbia and the Kosovo conflict is not something they would have a lot of knowledge about– historically, geographically, politically, etc. The artist probably just made an honest, genuine mistake, and to think that there is some deep, political message to it is absolutely ridiculous.
These are PROMOTIONAL POSTERS FOR THE WORLD CUP. There are thirty-one other posters featuring thirty-one other nations besides Serbia. Several commentators have already made the point that “Americans are stupid, don’t know anything about other nations, etc, etc” so why would you guys expect us to know so much that we would single out Serbia of all nations and give it some political meaning? Don’t think so highly of yourselves and then insult Americans for not knowing anything about you.
I’m Albanian and I have Serbian friends I play soccer with…..U guys have to stop this nonsense……Kosovo is Kosovo not Albania and Serbia. It has a lot of ethnic groups living there hopefully in peace just like in many other multi-ethnic countries. By saying Kosovo je serbija and other bullshit you are promoting hate….and fake nationalism. We all know that the Albanians will not leave Kosovo and you guys had a chance to leave in peace with them but you wante to fight just like you did with Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia. Forget about war man…..our economies and goverments are corrupted and we want to take pride in being this or that. We are Illyrians an I’m sure you have Illyrian blood in you too. What happened to brotherhood and peace…. our cultures are similarour food the same….music dance etc….why fight? fighting just bings more fighting !!
these pieces are really arts.
where can i buy the full-size poster? i check teh espn website, but couldn’t find them.
Actually you are mistaken, Switzerland did get out of the group stages, the won a group with France, South Korea and Togo. The swiss lost however to Ukriane on PKs in the round of 16.
I agree that the Serbia map and background colors were poorly chosen but I wouldn’t be so quick to blame Americans. It seems to me like most of ESPN’s soccer coverage is British produced. There are lots of British English usages in the descriptions of each poster. Best proof “Uruguay are….” rather than how Americans would say it, “Uruguay is….”.
I love them all. I will go with greece and italy.
Great job! Best ad campaign ever! Works of art, all of them.
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Uh, the bear that the Slovenians slayed in the qualifier was Russia.
GO KOREA
IM KOREAN TOO!!!!!!!!!!
AND THE FLAG LOOK GREAT
KOREAN FLAG IS THE BEST
Go Koreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Fighting Corea
Be Win
south korea very good!!
To Americans commenting on the Serbian mural…believe me, you have no idea what really happened in Kosovo and Metohija in regards to the planned and forced population exodus of the indigenous Serbian population in this, Serbia’s south province. All you have heard and all that you believe was fed to you by the same machinations of media propaganda that have force fed you lies about what your government does for decades. America and NATO members are in the wrong and always will be guilty of their sins in bombing a sovereign nation without UN permission and under false pretenses and ultimatums that no sane country would ever accept. Also, the flagrant violation of international law that America and its client states has committed with the recognition of the separatist Albanian para-state will not stand the test of time and will blow up in their faces. I know it is of no use trying to explain this situation as I am an American of Serbian descent and fully aware that most Americans are trapped within their own self righteous beliefs and secure in their feelings that their government and country overall are sacred and the torch bearers of all that is good in this world. Fellow Serbs, resist the provocations shown on here and everywhere else and continue on with the full knowledge that the case of the Serbian nation and its people is justified by history, cultural and religious monuments, and international laws and treaties…even if they are flagrantly violated by the Land of the Fee and the Home of the Slave. Samo Bog zna da smo u pravu, i to je sve sto je vazno!
So arrogant! And what about self-determination?
The hubris of claiming that free states have been lying to their populations, and the truth lies in the hands of only a few amongst a formerly unstable, presently extinct government…
Ridiculous concept Karanovic, do you even see the words you have typed?
But this should not even be an issue. We should all be celebrating the Beautiful Game together, free of politics
I’m sure you re speaking your mind and value that……You say you are off Serbian ancestry…..you were not in Kosovo during the war…..U haven’t seen massacred children, kids staying without food for 10-15 days… I know people who survived the genocide I don’t need any media to tell me anything.
I too do not agree with the media most of the time but you are a victim of your media too…we call Serbian racist propoganda…. It is time that we stop these nonsense fights for the sake of children of kosovo, serbia and Albania. For a better future in Balkan and for an integration to EU.
Go Korea
Korea Tiger looks very impressive
and I think the steel which written 2010 at prison should be break out
after group games.
Korean Tiger is very wonderful character.
Oh, Daehanminguk(Korea)!! Shouting of victory.
Oh,Daehanminguk. oh~~~Hanguk(Korea)
-The shouting of the Reds
Tiger!!
Defeat Greece!
Defeat Argentina!
Defeat Nigeria!
Go go tiger.
Are you Korean?
I think this World Cup’s winner is Germany. Because Germany is have passed by all of the World Cup. Maybe Germany is Ist team of the World Cup.
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Republic Korea is Champion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its coooool!
All are funny.
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s.korea very goooooooooood!!!!!
um,,,,,I’m not Korean,,
I’m Super Korean!
Mr;Jung
Best striker
it’s so golgeous korea poster but there no one in korean player
just there in tiger..
Japanese character doesn’t like doing laundry
japen
yes Serbia poster is totally wrong. stupid f…. americans
There was no and there is no need to actually put the map of Serbia on the serbian mural, we all know how much you want to deny it that some political message is behind it, got dammit out of all those countries Serbia is the one with wrong colors Serbia is the ones that has its map shown without what they believe is their soul and heart, they could just have skipped the flag.
There is no need to defend the artists if they are brittish, american, african or whatever its allways the same issue when i see something like this with serbia 70% of the time wrong flag and now without kosovo? Give the serbians a break got dammit, they have already taken alot of shit let people and serbians too enjoy the world cup and the lovely murals, becouse serbia’s would be nice if kosovo was there or without map.
You know what, the Kosovars say Kosovo is NOT Serbia, so I’ll take their word on it. As someone else said above, what ever happened to self-determination? That’s what most countries were founded upon today. Especially when an ethnic group has been persecuted, I mean, come on people.
I generally agreed with the Serbian posters at first, however, in regard to the political sensitivities that this mural depicted. But all of their comments on here are simply hateful and directed at large general groups (anti-US, anti-EU, etc.). Not to mention people have made simply racist comments about Kosovars and Albanians. Are you Serbs really proud of this behavior? This disregard for humanity and the universal love that the World Cup brings?
If it is truly how you feel, then I have certainly gained a negative image of Serbia. Pretty sad.
So, you’ll take their word for it but not ours? Why? Because all the name calling hurt your feelings? That anger towards the West wasn’t created over night. Remember the war in former Yugoslavia? You don’t, but we do. The first so called “intervention” was executed then by the USA. Remember the bombings in the 1999? You don’t, but we do. It was another “intervention” from the USA. This thing with Kosovo i Metohija was simply the last straw. Who gave you the right to go around the world and invade and bombard countries as you please? How would you feel if you weren’t all that powerful and some country decides to take say Texas, California and Montana from you (and that you can’t take it back using conventional methods because the opposing country is much stronger than you)? That’s roughly 15% of US territory and that’s how much you took from us. Oh, and there is no such thing as a Kosovar; people that live in Kosovo i Metohija are either Albanians, Serbs or Roma. An Albanian from Kosovo i Metohija doesn’t differ from an Albanian that lives in Albania (when someone uses the word Kosovar, they always mean Albanian from Kosovo i Metohija).
You mentioned the phrase “self-determination”. Ok, let’s say we buy that. Why can’t north of Kosovo i Metohija, where the Serb population is a majority, remain with Serbia then? Or why can’t Republika Srpska, a part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also predominately Serb, join Serbia? What about Nagorno-Karabakh, Kurdistan, Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, . . . the list goes on and on. Yet, out of all of these cases, the West exclusively supports Kosovo i Metohija, even though all of these have a far better case when it comes to demanding independence.
Or, let’s put it this way. You’re saying that every ethnic group that’s a minority in a country as a whole but a majority in a particular area, should have the right of self-determination? So, if I gather, say 10-20 buddies of mine and move to a deserted village (Serbia has some of those; not sure about US, though), we can conduct a referendum and proclaim independence? Since we all live there and we’re all for it, it’s a 100% vote. All we need to do is form a governing body to make it official and that’s pretty much it, right? Even though we speak the same language as another country and share every aspect of/with that society, we still get to consider ourselves citizens of another country. And don’t say that there aren’t any countries that are that small (Andorra, Lichtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, etc.).
But there’s another thing to mention here. A funny thing a came across:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state
Look under secession. It appears that you don’t allow your states to secede from USA. And yet you demand that another country willingly give away a part of their own soil. Do as I say, not as I do, eh?
the world cup cup is designed to unite us in the game but some like to bring hate to the game and then they loose the respect of everyone…..I’m Albanian and I would be cheering for Serbia with all my heart but they do not want to live in peace with us….Let’s save politics for later ….US-England 1-1….They worked hard for it….
1) Which one of my statements do you consider hateful? I’m assuming you found some in my post, since you replied to it.
2) Well, you (Albanians) are the ones who seceded in the first place, so you in fact don’t want to live with the Serbs. You say that you want to live in peace and yet some of the Serbian families come back to Kosovo i Metohija, your fellow Albanians throw rocks at them, demolish their place of residence or even shot at them with firearms. If you don’t believe me, I can supply you with the appropriate links.
P. S. Your nick is United Balkan….United Europe…United World. If Kosovo i Metohija ever becomes an actual, UN recognized and approved country, the number of countries in the world will increase, making the world even more divided. So isn’t that a step in the wrong direction?
@Sick of the Serbian Crying
Your post brings up some good points, but it also shows your lack of knowledge.
1. “Kosovars” do not exist as an ethnic people. Kosovo is a region inhabited by Serbs and Albanians. Without getting into too much history, the area was (is) the heart of Serbia and over the centuries, for many reasons, was inhabited by albanians. The situation is tricky because of all the factors and history involved. You cannot simple say, whatever happened to self-determination, it’s much more complex.
Kosovar can refer to geographical peoples living in the region, but not ethnically. Kind of like saying that all people of the world our “Milky Wayers” because we live in the milky way galaxy, but really there’s dozens of ethnicities.
2. Persecution of an ethnic group? You can’t simply blame one people for everything, I am aware that the serbs have done some bad things, but the albanians, among other balkan countries have aswell. It’s pretty darn hard to find a country that hasn’t done anything negative in their history. if you are truly so concerned about the persecution of people then I’d suggest you find out how a once all serb kosovo is now 95% albanian…
In regards to the poster/mural…I am not surprised by the drawings in the sense that they’re drawn by american/british w.e those countries recognize Kosovo, so to them that is the map they use. However, was there really a need to put the largest map on Serbia’s mural? Clearly the artist wanted the Serbian mural to be very political. Knowing the sensitity of the issue, they should’ve excluded the map and drawn other features for Serbia. The colors of the flag are also dissapointing, the designer should’ve made an effort to make the image work with the current flag.
Like I said, because ESPN is american drawing the map without Kosovo is expected, but I don’t think it was necessary. Especially since the fans of Serbia, who should be the ones enjoying and posting the mural all over their facebooks/myspaces etc. will not do so, and Kosovo will never have its internationally recognized team so it was a stupid move by the designer and ESPN.
Let’s face it, espn should stick with the basketball.
KOSOVO JE SRBIJA.
DOGODINE U PRIZRENU!
I thought the whole point of the World Cup was for nations to come together to play football. It should be a time where you can put aside politics and bickering and just play the game. For team, for country.
What looked like an attempt to make Zigic the biggest man in Serbia has obviously touched a nerve. Now I can’t pretend to know the artist’s intentions, but I do know this: If you walk into a room expecting to be disrespected, you will be, because it’s all you’ll be able to hear.
I have a problem with the US mural.
There should be guns, beers, and boobs in it.
A person isn’t to Korea only. Why!?
Great job, nice murals.
I wondered about it too.
Why a person ins’t to Korea, also Japn.
after soon, I figured out it there aren’t a famous star players in both natins, at leat I think.
Tiger and Samurai, they two characters seem to be fabulous choice, cuz they are symbol representing each nations.
you don’t know cha and park ji soung
Park Ji Sung…….
SRBI NE KAZE SE KOSOVO!!!!!NEGO KOSOVO I METOHIJA (Methos – Crkveni posed).GOVNA SIPTARSKA GA ZOVU KOSOVO JER IM PO SVEMU SUDECI NE ODGOVARA REC METOHIJA!!!!28.06.2010. SVI NA GAZIMESTANSKI MARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!A OVO S NAMA JE OCIGLEDNO NAMERNO URADJENO JER NA NIJEDNOJ KARIKATURI MAPA TE DRZAVE NIJE STAVLJENA U PRVI PLAN !!!!
Aside from political ideals, these are clever (like the Swiss!) but quite ugly,
I think. I teach in a high school (languages) and see better artwork from students. These seem to be all computer drawn, and though the colours are bright and interesting the backgrounds are dull and people completely without proportion.
To the guy who is sick of Serbian crying. That is not how most of us feel. And I don’t agree with these guys who spew hate all over the place.
The problem is that the guy who drew the poster did a bad job. It should be changed, not only because of the flag, but because of the map, and these strange birds that are supposed to represent something. Even if we disregard the wrong colours, the insulting map, we still have a problem.
Our NT’s nickname is White Eagles, it’s recognized on FIFA’s website. The guy drew some birds… they look like seagulls, but they might be white doves, or pelicans? … Nobody knows. And nobody knows why they are there.
But eagles they ain’t.
This makes me think that they did zero-to-none research and that they just didn’t care. If they had done at least some research, they wouldn’t have put the map, let alone wrong colours.
And as far as what you believe about Kosovars and their views, it’s completely your problem, and has nothing to do with this disgrace of a poster. There were some comments about war-mongers, sadly friends, you, the Americans, seem to be the biggest and deadliest war-mongers in the World, especially after 9/11. You all supported invasion of Iraq, and look where it got you, and the Iraqis. How many dead? Much, much more than those who died in the Kosovo conflict between us and the illegal KLA that you supported.
But be that as it may, the poster needs to be changed!
Misperceptions abound. Educated Americans like myself do not support the stupid armed conflict that we began in Iraq (though it did remove a vicious dictator). But this is where we differ. We can acknowledge mistakes that partisan fools (Bush) have made. But look at the post right above you! Your fellow Serb calls for terrorism upon America. This is why we all have negative perceptions of your country. While you may be enlightened, people like “marko” have no regard for human life and demonstrate a vicious approach toward humanity.
America has made many mistakes, but there are not Americans wishing death upon others. Many Americans are guilty of IGNORANCE (supporting a war in Iraq without realizing its consequences, for example), but at least they are not guilty of inhumanity, like Marko above.
Makes Serbia look terrible
“Educated Americans like myself do not support the stupid armed conflict that we began in Iraq”
Well I supported the armed conflict. I’m also pretty educated. Misperceptions abound indeed….
I felt disgusted at the Japaneses Poster, having the Nippon Sword.
They have been lost in wild fancies that Samurai was very good, cool and faithful Guy.
Samurai is the only worthless, poor murderer in the middle ages.
victory!! peace!
S Korea poster looks great, while N korea poster is just… weird…
S Korea…..in J.S PARK……
this world cup winner is iveory coast, because iveory cost players is a multi talanted .
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I couldn’t help but notice some posts have attacked Americans as stupid. I say to those people, learn how to spell first!
“People who live in glass houses should not throw stones”
greece mural is the best
if the US had to rank the Kosovo-Serbia boundary/sovereignty issue on a scale ranging from “important” to “who cares,” my guess is that it would be awful close to the latter. despite the concerns above, this mural was NOT an american attempt to portray subliminal political messages. the bottom-line, this was an African muralist’s attempt to display the might of a small but resilient country. dont read into the negatives. everyone take a deep breath and remember what this tournament stands for.
Vamos Argentina ! ” … ( Yo Siempre Te Voy a Alentar Te Lo Juro Por D10S )
Every fellows in the world
I declare that South Korea will be the champion on this world cup.
Ok this writer, needs to research a little bit before he writes the captions of these awesome posters cuz he ruined a couple of them with idiotic comments. Like the Swiss who didn’t concede a single goal in 2006 world cup but failed to get out of the group stages, when in fact Switzerland finished top of the group and France was the runner up. And those aren’t wolves in Algeria’s pictures, their nickname is the desert foxes
Does anyone know the name of the illustrator / artist who designed these? I think they’re great and would love to know.
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This is the USA. Soccer is very boring and takes two F-ing long to play. Quit showing the dumb ass soccer games and the poker too. Its not our sport or even a sport . QUIT WASTING OUR FUCKING TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
American football or handball (how should be called) is very much boooringer with all time outs, stops lasts longer then actual play , it’s dull when one score, there is no joy of net hitting sound like in soccer which lasts in all never more then 2h (hence baseball is out of comparison table, more)
Serbia without Kosovo, why the theft of sovereign Serbian soil (for oil ? alien bases?)), USA and alleged African drawer did this by the command of a masonic US elite, so now why we Serbs shouldn’t react criss-crossingly – bomb the USA over Texas issue for independence, as we do all very well know that a freedom loving people of Texas are being everyday tortured, harassed by NWO police forces NSA, CIA, FBI, DEA ATF.. units are demonstrating overuse of force led by world masonic gay Jezuit elites. Remember Waco blowup! The Oklahoma bombing, and 9/11 , it’s all done by same conspiratory minds who bombed Serbia and now making this deceitful picture with use of an imaginary map, whole american nation must be aware of moves of their dictatorship, dirty leadership who they support going on elections, having to pick between two sides of same medal blues and reds for many decades. Obama is a joke, a puppet like a Bush, the very core of the system is polluted, after 1776 the USa isn’t free country anymore, it’s led by corporate banking systems. They support gay lobbies everywhere whose ideology fit their plans in enslavement of humanity, making people retarded without backbone, kiss assers, look at the Greece photo mural, Phallic WorShipers?! Greece team is made of Panathenacos players the most, which fans are commonly known as Gays 13. So, yes, the gay conspiracy is behind these drawings.Vatican and pope is behind them.. and so to the pyramid top.
I am a Serb, i am offended by this provoking act pointed at the oldest and greatest nation in the world, map is an reflection of an ugly USa inferior mind spectre, albanian flag black eagle virus controls US whiteheaded Eagle’s eye of clear perception. The doves flying over Kosmet make a cynical statement. I may not so mind the reference of Yugoslavia colors flag in the back (it is probably true pun on a current asshole thief criminal known as “Tole” Serbian FA president who is a fan and ex president of small yugoslavian communist croatian club installed in Belgrade, who didn’t invite in a national team any current players from the biggest, best and most popular Serbian team, also RIGging the championship for his scat eating dark side, who has support of a local Gay-bars which are tied with croatian g.pride since 80-s penetrating heavenly Serbian order, being spiritually tied to catholic line of Jezuit Francisians which are advised by Judaic masonry satanists who made Tel Aviv ‘gay pride’ to be held in exact time of opening Ceremony of FIFA WC 2010).
Kosovo and map ESPN issue are one of the triggers which will backfire on american nation when real United Nations of the free world come together forming strong force and judge fairly the fallen occupied land of US, if not literal force of airplanes hovering the lands and nukes of justice, then god’s punishment shell arrive manifested via hurricane nor a biggg sinkhole that will open soon below under swallowing most of central east USA, followed by Yellowstone volcano eruption north west, earthquakes worse then Haiti to southwest. Fact that Texan giants Dallas Cowboys can’t win Super bowl for a very long time is to blame on these power elites rigging the games, hidden rulers seen in agents like Zbignew Brezinsky and Henry Kissinger, or Zionist , Rotschilds, Rockfellers, french Merovingians, Arab oil tycoons. Baseball Texas Rangers didn’t become champions, they are making Texas to become a joke to the rich settled in Washington, truth is that Mexicans crossing there have nothing to do with independence movement, it’s a smoke screen. If Texan Walker, Chuck Norris is not able to help out, who then will? answer is – you, everyday people of Texas, which washington national IRS sees you only as Tax-asses, u need to rise up demanding your rights to land benefits that international masons inc. sucking out from you like vampire or snake bite. So Texans must form now a firm alliance with a free world united and seek independence ASAP, or there will be no world peace ever, Bildeberg group after BP oil disaster held a meeting which they plan to go in war for oil, English reptilian royal families secret services together with German nazi Thule society left offs, made that rig explode into ocean, black sun color ritual is being made all over, Ch. BlackHawks won the NHL trophy, N.Orleans Saints (black gold- oil reference) . Now in S.Africa we have S.A. flag 3 lined Y shaped snake reptilian’s tongue symbols of arriving revelation’s beast dragon and WW3 coming to our extra sense notice -pointing to World War 3, with nuke symbol. Sure, we all wont peace, so if there is a time machine somebody should travel back and erase last couple of years.. , that are leading all world astray, trying to manipulate human souls with luciferian enslavement agenda of second sun creation via Jupiter Ignition that leads humans into end world events, and the end of 2012. Proclaim Kosovo is Serbia now, save Texas, or else hell’s gate awaits.
I forgot to add BAN THE VUVEZELAS, africans could blow something else…The trumpets of end time seen in revelation and “tarot judgement” will awake the dead zombies, it is illuminati elites screenplay, Other signs of the end are also obvious, Prince William is the Antichrist!
Great poster art. I loved these in no particular order:
England: How appropriate for them to be “tied” to 1966, their last win. Fellas, Greece just called and they want to put 480 BC in their poster, the year they won the Battle of Thermopylae.
Germany: What can I say. That’s so damn German. Are those sausages under his arm?
Mexico: I thought for sure the coach would have a still-beating heart in one of his hands. Fail.
Netherlands: Sing it with me: “The Ambiguously Gay Quartet”
North Korea: I love it! Pegasus flying above a mushroom cloud. You go Little Kim!
Paraguay: I think that leaf in his left hand is reefer
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Does anyone know who the bearded guy is in the back left of the US mural? Is it suppose to be Gooch? If so, who is the guy in front that looks just like Gooch without a beard? Also, who is the person just to the left of that unbearded Gooch? Altidore?
I think it is (from L to R): Dempsey, Bocanegra, Donovan, Altidore, Howard, Onyewu, Bornstein, Bradley
The detail of the dove representing peace, was very good in the mural of Brazil
The Bear on Slovenian mural represents Russia (Bear is a symbol of Russia). Slovenia won after two games in play-offs and qualified to WC.
Great job, ESPN!!!
Serbia lost their claim to Kosovo when they started slaughtering the people. Maybe if Serbs didn’t try to solve all their problems by shooting ethnic minorities, Kosovo wouldn’t have decided to declare independence. Kosovo is independent now. Get over it.
YOU ARE ALL LIARS! YOU ARE ALL WRONG!!! THE AUSTRALIAN POSTER IS HEINOUS!!! IT’S DISGUSTING!!! TIMMY CAHILL DOES NOT HAVE A FAT BOTTOM! AND NEW ZEALAND SHOULD NOT EXIST!!! IT SHOULD BE AUSTRALIA (except for Russell Crowe, Helen Clarke and Auckland)!!!!! WE’LL NUKE YOU WORSE THAN A DEAD DINGO’S DONGER!!!! OI OI OI AND OTHER ETHNIC STATEMENTS!!!!!! SOUTH ISLAND IS THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF AUSTRALIA AND IT IS OURS, YOU TOOK IT FROM US, THAT’S 3.141592653589793% OF OUR TERRITORY!!!! AND YOU TOOK OUR SHEEP AND GAVE THEM TO THOSE DIRTY FUNNY TALKING BASTERDS!!!!!! ARSEHOLES!!!! BOTTOMS!!!! AND ORIFICES!!!!!!!!!!!
…just trying to make the Serbs feel a bit better
I have some Croatian mates who could give you a hug if that didn’t work…… 
And, apologies to Kiwis, but you know where this is coming from 
– Skippy
Why would you even WANT Kosovo? I mean, look at it, it’s a tiny piece of broken land, you can do good even without it, stop whining
A large part of Serbian historical heritage from the Middle Ages is located on Kosovo i Metohija (for instance, churches; a considerable portion of those churches were either destroyed, damaged or forcefully converted to mosques by Albanians). That “tiny piece of broken land” is a part of Serbian cultural identity. It may be tiny to you, but it’s 15% of Serbian territory. How would you feel if you weren’t all that powerful and some country decides to take say Texas, California and Montana from you, without your consent (and that you can’t take it back using conventional methods because the opposing country is much stronger than you)? That’s roughly 15% of US territory (I’m assuming that you’re from US). You could still function without it but that simply isn’t right, right
? Or let’s speak biological: let’s say someone takes your kidney (one of them) and appendix without your consent. Without them, you can still live pretty much as you did before, but it’s not OK that someone can simply take what they need from you just because they want it. Because, who knows, on another day, they just might take something far more valuable, something you can’t live without.
Not only that, but USA obviously knows there’s something in Kosovo they want.
This can either be a rare mineral (gold, silver, etc.), coals, oil, uranium or something like that. USA doesn’t really give a shit about albanians and what happened in Kosovo, they just know that Serbs would never allow their land to be an American controlled colony, where as Albanians think they’re “free” under American control.
Good Work!! Beautiful Art Poster! But South Korea’s Poster flag Pattern is Wrong. That’s are frustrating!..
oops!! My mistake… sorry~ Flag Pattern is right!!
is there a place to buy these posters?
The posters aren’t available for sale and are only being used for promotional purposes. However, I was able to get my hands on 20-30 of them which I’ll be giving away to soccer fans via a free raffle drawing for most of the major games between now and the World Cup Final at Wowies Sports Grill in Boca Raton.
More information is at http://www.worldcupbuzz.com/wowies
Cheers,
The Gaffer
aww ok well im not in florida….thank you though i would really like to get my hands on one
Wow!! Man Ronaldo is the sexiest man alive! He is also the best soccer player i have ever seen! And no one can defeat him, sorry every other country even the one in which i liv…. Ronaldo is betta than all of ya!
that’s a good pic of serbia without kosovo they always says Kosovo is the heart of serbia their heart beeps since 1999 was gone now its beeping in freedom goodbye serbio
who is the artist for these posters
VIVA EL TRI!!!!!
JAJAJAJA!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
p.s. all these posts made me chuckle learn to spell and theres a thing called grammer;)
Guess you’re the one who should learn how to spell; grammar spells with an A, not with E.
Moron.
SERBIA Like NOKIA everytime SMALLER and SMALLER!!!!
KOSOVO
These are really nice art work. Is there any way I can purchase a couple posters? Please let me know.
Steven, they’re not for sale anywhere, but we have a few left that we will be raffling off at the World Cup Final at Wowies Sports Grill in Boca Raton this weekend. More info at http://www.worldcupbuzz.com/wowies
Cheers,
The Gaffer
I MUST SAY THAT US/ESPN ,AGAIN DID A GREAT ACCTUALLY MAGNIFICENT WORK…ESPECIALLY WITH SERBIAN MURAL…RED STAR,WHITE PIGEONS, FLAG COLORS ARE NICELY PLACED,BORDER and EVERYTHING LOOKS PERFECT……..LIKE WHOEVER DID THIS MURAL WAS HELPED FROM SOMEONE LIVING IN THAT REGION…..WE PUTLOTS OF EFFORT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT SERBIAN MURAL DOESENT HAVE ANY SLIPS,KNOWING HOW TOUCHY THEY CAN GET ………LOL…
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amazing world cup murals
what happend, I am not able to post my Chinese name here.