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The Official World Cup Thread (no.1)

Discussion in 'Colosseum' started by Barmy Army, Mar 31, 2006.

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  1. teekc Gems: 23/31
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    yes! spain over brazil. Rallymama, i am officially big fan of 76ers.

    also, any rumours that any of the big clubs is eyeing the Ghana keeper?

    [ June 23, 2006, 05:45: Message edited by: teekc ]
     
  2. Harbourboy

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    You don't want to take any advice from me. I am only midtable in our office pool.
     
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    Carcaroth I call on the priests, saints and dancin' girls ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Probably take Portugal over the Netherlands, and I'm not convinced Ghana won't give Brazil a run for their money. There's sweet FA chance of England beating the Argies in the final. (And I doubt they'd get past Spain in the Semi's)
     
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    That pool can easily be a winner, who's to say it's never going to happen ?
     
  5. Shaitan

    Shaitan Always forgive your enemies; it annoys them so

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    Yeah it's a great bid Rallymama!
     
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    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    I like the look of that one, Rally ;) .
     
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    I think youve just described my perfect world cup. :lol:
     
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    why saudi goes to world cup torunament every year and got sliced every year?

    you know, if they let their players go out to play, they might be real strong.
     
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    Argentina and Germany to win comfortably tomorrow morning then?
     
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    Pfft, the party ends today for the hosts. I just hope they dont get pissed of and call off the rest of the tournament after they are knocked out. ;)
     
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    Hope not. I have three Germans in my fantasy team.
     
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    Shrikant Swords! Not words! Veteran

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    There is no way England are getting the Cup unless Ericsson gets his head out of his ass and uses Gerrard as an offensive mid-fielder. Lampard is out of form while Gerrard is currently top scorer for England.
    Now I hear the senile idiot saying that Beckham might be out. Beckham has scored one goal and assisted for another. He is being far more useful than a bunch of others.

    Today, Germany will win by scoring atleast 3 goals and Argentine will only better them.
     
  13. Barmy Army

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    Shrikant - I agree, mostly. We'll have to buck our ideas up big time if we're serious about winning this WC.

    I've just realised how alike your name is to an Indian fast bowler, is that intentional? :p
     
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    Yeah I'm with you there Shrikant. Gerrard is currently the most kick-ass English player imo and I'm no fan of Beckham's but the passes he's been feeding to Crouch have been right on the money.

    Germany is kicking serious ass right now, game's still on: 2-0
     
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    A few interesting facts of the 1st round:

    Trinidad & Tobago are the only team not to have scored a goal.
    Switzerland are the only team not to have conceded a goal.

    Paraguay are the only team with a non-negative GD (0) not to qualify for the Round of 16.
    Australia are the only team without a positive GD (0) to qualify for the Round of 16.

    Of the 48 matches in the first round, 25 matches saw only one side scoring.
    Of the other 11 drawn matches, 5 matches were goalless draws.

    Berlin's Olympiastadion, where the Final is to be held, has been a disappointing venue with only 6 goals scored in 4 matches. All four matches produced results with the losing side unable to score.
    Munich's Allianz Arena has been most prolific with 17 goals scored. Only Australia did not manage atleast 2 goals here.

    Only Germany, Portugal, Brazil & Spain won all their matches.
    Costa Rica, Serbia & Montenegro & Togo lost all their matches.

    Sweden, Mexico, Australia & France won only one match to qualify.
    Ecuador, Mexico, Ghana, Australia & Ukraine have lost a match and yet qualified. Ghana is the only qualifier to have lost a match to a team other than the group topper.
     
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    Okay, I may sound like a bad loosing whiner, but that referee SUCKED.

    Also, Larsson shouldn't have shot a penalty he caused himself.

    Otherwise, Swedish attackers REALLY underachieved this cup. It's hideous.

    Good luck Germany though, hope you'll get silver this cup. Italy 4 Gold 2006. :p
     
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    Well, to be honest, yeah, you do sound a bit like a bad loosing whiner. Where did you see the referee disadvantage the Swedish team? The only debatable moment was the penalty for Larsson.

    Really, Germany was so utterly dominating the first 20 minutes of the game that it was over before it even started. And after Larsson managed to put the penalty over the box, your team just quit playing at all.

    And yes, both yellow cards for Lucic were correctly given. All in all, with Larsson and Ibrahimovic out of shape the Swedish team was really not up to advancing beyond this stage.
     
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    mathematically, physically, biologically, chemically, philosophically impossible. At best, they face each other in semi final.
     
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    Both the yellows on Lucic were questionable and the penalty was cheap. That doesnt matter though, Germany won the game in the first 15 where the Swedish defence performed in an atrocious way. I dont mind losing to Germany but the way we lost it was bad, we lost without giving our most and peforming our best.

    The ref was bad, not scandalous but he was bad not as bad the home advantage South Korea got the last world cup but it was there. Was not the deciding factor though.
     
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