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POLL: Best of the World Cup Poll

Discussion in 'Colosseum' started by Bion, Jul 12, 2006.

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    Remove all ads!
    To squeeze the very last drops of discussion out of this tournament, innit? (Apologies for any oversights)

    Poll Information
    This poll contains 6 question(s). 23 user(s) have voted.
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    Poll Results: Best of the World Cup Poll (23 votes.)

    Best team of the world cup (Choose 1)
    * Argentina - 13% (3)
    * Brazil - 0% (0)
    * England - 0% (0)
    * France - 9% (2)
    * Germany - 30% (7)
    * Italy - 39% (9)
    * Portugal - 4% (1)
    * Spain - 4% (1)

    Best player of the world cup (Choose 1)
    * Buffon (Ita) - 13% (3)
    * Gattuso (Ita) - 9% (2)
    * Henry (Fra) - 0% (0)
    * Zidane (Fra) - 35% (8)
    * Klose (Ger) - 13% (3)
    * Lehmann (Ger) - 9% (2)
    * Figo (Por) - 0% (0)
    * C Ronaldo (Pro) - 9% (2)
    * Ronaldo (Bra) - 0% (0)
    * Ronaldinho (Bra) - 0% (0)
    * Beckham (Eng) - 0% (0)
    * Gerrard (Eng) - 4% (1)
    * Riquelme (Arg) - 0% (0)
    * Rodriguez (Arg) - 0% (0)
    * Robben (Ned) - 4% (1)
    * Larsson (Swe) - 0% (0)
    * Appiah (Gha) - 0% (0)
    * Kewell (Aus) - 0% (0)
    * Delgado (Eco) - 0% (0)
    * Frei (Swi) - 0% (0)
    * Guardado (Mex) - 0% (0)
    * Shevchenko (Ukr) - 0% (0)
    * Torres (Spa) - 4% (1)

    Best game of the world cup (Choose 1)
    * Italy - France - 17% (4)
    * Italy - Germany - 39% (9)
    * France - Brazil - 30% (7)
    * Argentina - Ivory Coast - 13% (3)
    * Portugal - Holland ;) - 0% (0)

    Should have made it past the group stages but didn't (Choose 1)
    * Croatia - 4% (1)
    * Czech Republic - 26% (6)
    * Ivory Coast - 35% (8)
    * Japan - 13% (3)
    * Poland - 9% (2)
    * South Korea - 4% (1)
    * USA - 9% (2)

    Went further in the tournament than they should have (Choose 1)
    * Switzerland - 13% (3)
    * Ukraine - 35% (8)
    * Portugal - 22% (5)
    * Italy ;) - 30% (7)

    Surprisingly talented underrated team (Choose 1)
    * Australia - 39% (9)
    * Ghana - 35% (8)
    * Ivory Coast - 13% (3)
    * Mexico - 13% (3)
     
    Bion, Jul 12, 2006
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  2. Shaitan

    Shaitan Always forgive your enemies; it annoys them so

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    I voted for Italy of course, but Bion, your poll lacks somewhat :) IE the best player Canavaro from Italy don't even figure.
     
    Shaitan, Jul 12, 2006
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    Cannavaro was definetly the best player of the tournament.
     
    Sticker, Jul 12, 2006
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    I think TNT was the best surprise of the tournament. But on the poll id say Ghana, the best game selection was a bit short i think the Germany, Argentina game was very good. And Portugal definately went further than they should :mad: .
     
    Duffin, Jul 12, 2006
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  5. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    How can 3 people so far have voted Italy v France as the best game? That game was utter garbage when compared with some other games this cup.
     
    Barmy Army, Jul 12, 2006
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  6. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

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    I agree Barmy. I didn't watch all of the games of thsoe listed, but clearly the Italy-Germany game was superior to the Italy-France game.

    For the last question I thought that Mexico was the best of the four teams listed, but I don't really consider that a major shock. They have good players.
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Jul 12, 2006
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  7. Shaitan

    Shaitan Always forgive your enemies; it annoys them so

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    Well other matches than mentioned was better IMHO, but I voted for the final since it was when Italy won the WC :grin:
     
    Shaitan, Jul 12, 2006
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    I don't know about the rest of you guys, but the best and most exiting game to watch this tournament, was Argentina-Mexico. All other games looked a bit pale compared with that one. I'm surprised that wasn't one of the options.
     
    Pac man, Jul 12, 2006
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    :doh: (yeah, he shoulda been there)
     
    Bion, Jul 12, 2006
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  10. Harbourboy

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    Easily the best game was Argentina v Mexico, but that's not in the poll.

    No surprise that Italy is winning the 'best team' poll as they did win the Cup after all.
     
    Harbourboy, Jul 12, 2006
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    Best team: Italy
    Best player: Buffon, since Cannavaro wasn't on the poll.
    Best Game: Italy - Germany. In fact, it's the second to best game I've ever watched, only Italy - Netherlands in the EC 2000 was better.
    Past the group stages but didn't: Poland. Let me wish, ok? If they hadn't played so abysmal against Ecuador, they would've passed instead.
    Went further in the tournament than they should have: Misread this first(read it as "Which team should've gone further than they did") and voted Switzerland, but of those? Portugal. Which one of the entire tournament? France.

    Still chuckling on how many hasn't gotten over Italy's superiority.

    Talented Underrated Team: Australia, and I would've enjoyed them going further, if they weren't up to face Italy, that is.
     
    Register, Jul 13, 2006
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    For "Surprisingly talented underrated team", I choose two teams, Ghana and the Ivory Coast, and IC should also have made it past the group stages but didn't. If there was a "most dissapointing team", I would definetly choose Sweden...
     
    Bahir the Red, Jul 21, 2006
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    italy didnt technically beat australia, they cheated with a spectacular dive in the box.

    and you missed out portugal - england from the best match list ;)
     
    Shoshino, Aug 18, 2006
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    I think you need to look up the word technically in the dictionary, since technically, they did beat them. And in theory. And in practice. Get over it.

    Most of us don't enjoy snorefests.
     
    Register, Aug 18, 2006
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    cambridge international dictionary defines "technically"

    relating to my and sports casters knowledge of football and the game played, the italian player was not fowled, they got a gioal based from cheating, realistically italy won but technically they didnt.

    and as for the england game, i wasnt saying it was one of the best games - hence the wink, i was trying to get a rise from england fans
     
    Shoshino, Aug 18, 2006
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    No, they won within Football's rules(Cheating is only cheating if you're caught. Sorry, but that's how it's played, agree with it or not.), so technically, they won.
     
    Register, Aug 19, 2006
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