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[[TLG]_Spider-Wal]

Who'll win would you think ?
In the upcoming World Cup Soccer 2006 in Germany.

The country's are :

Poule A :
- Germany
- Costa Rica
- Poland
- Ecuador

Poule B :
- England
- Paraguay
- Trinidad / Tobago
- Sweden

Poule C :
- Argentinia
- Ivory Coast
- Serbia Montenegro
- Holland

Poule D :
- Mexico
- Iran
- Angola
- Portugal

Poule E :
- Italy
- Ghana
- United States
- Chechia

Poule F :
- Brasil
- Kroatia
- Australia
- Japan

Poule G :
- France
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- Togo

Poule H :
- Spain
- Ukrainia
- Tunesia
- Saudi Arabia

[mezzacaine]

England of course, they just beat Jmaica 6 - 0 today.

But really Germany will be hard to beat, the Host country always performs well, and they have won it around 4 times already

[nate lovett]

i'm really hoping the USA does well. i've been a soccer fan since i since i was little, and would love for it to actually get the respect it deserves.

[theycallmemisterbob]

i'm really hoping the USA does well. i've been a soccer fan since i since i was little, and would love for it to actually get the respect it deserves.


Sadly, that's not going to happen for awhile. Many attempts have been made to hype the game to Americans, who fail to appreciate it, for some reason.

Now, cars going round and round on a big oval... now THAT's good entertainment...

[astrocity20]

American's don't like games where there isn't a constant score change :P I however love the game. Brazil will win, Germany maybe being my second choice. Will be fun.

[Ugga Bugga]

Germany will be very tough at home

Brazil always rocks hard.

My favorite is Italy, because I love going to the Italian area of Toronto, pretending I'm Italian and watching some games.

Forza Italia.

[WillTurner]

I don't know about Germany. I personally wouldn't trust a coach who spends most of his time in California.
I honestly think this is England's best chance. The dark horse I think is Italy. Like in 1982, they've had a massive scandal in their FA.
I watched World Cup Stories on BBC, and the amount of times teams "react" to negative events (dictatorships, previous upsets, England losing Jimmy Greaves etc) is all too common.

[[TLG]_Spider-Wal]

I bet holland's gonna win :)

No i do !

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[WillTurner]

The problem with Holland as it has been and ever shall be, is that they tend to be a team of individuals rather than individuals in a team.

[mezzacaine]

Thats is the same for Spain as well, such raw talent but cannot play well together.

What happened in the end with Juventus? Did they get stripped of the title?

[smygba]

I hope England make the Semis. We're never gonna win again, but tournaments suck when your team goes out early. At least I don;t have to wake up at 7am this year to watch the games :)

Brazil's my pick because strikers win you tournaments, and they're all fit up front.

[mezzacaine]

Yeah I was watching the Brazil vs New Zealand game, and the goals the scored were ridiculous!

Well it all kicks off tomorrow with Germany looking forward to it

[smygba]

England shoulda taken Fowler, Defoe and Bent. Then we'd totally smack some **** out the opposition. I mean Walcott? He's got the same agent as McClaren you know. Insider job I say. ¬_¬ Oh well, Peter Crouch FTW!~

[mezzacaine]

Totally agree he has never played against a Premiership team (Walcott that is) HUGE gamble.

Fowler is so on form, and especially Defoe. Football is an old boys club and it is who you know that gets you far.

As for Crouch he is weird to watch, at least he is scoring goals but such an ungainley player to watch.

[smygba]

Totally agree he has never played against a Premiership team (Walcott that is) HUGE gamble.

Fowler is so on form, and especially Defoe. Football is an old boys club and it is who you know that gets you far.

As for Crouch he is weird to watch, at least he is scoring goals but such an ungainley player to watch.

Well Sven's taken Walcott and decided it's a better idea to play Gerrad in the hole. What's the point of taking him then?

Fowler immediately gained 30% extra form just by being back in Liverpool. Apparently its the source of all his powers ¬_¬ Plus he's got a goal every other game, and consider he's been unfit for half a season, it just goes to show how prolific the dude is!

I feel really sorry for Defoe. He's played awesome all year in the top flight, and he's being sent home cos of some kid we can't even rely on.

Sky Sports News is driving me nuts with the Rooney watch. We all know when he'll play so why can't they just move on?

Ballack will not play tommorow for Germany btw.

[mezzacaine]

Oooooh Whats happened to Ballack? And is Ballack definately signed for Chelsea now?

Yeah the whole Rooney affair is a farce, the way it has been played out.

I feel sorry for Defoe as well it was at his finger tips, and snatched away, send Walcott home and bring Defoe back.

And Fowler is such a Legend, i don't even support Liverpool but he is such a giant in the game. I'm a Toon supporter (Glutton for punishment).

[F!]

i'm really hoping the USA does well. i've been a soccer fan since i since i was little, and would love for it to actually get the respect it deserves.Yeah, that's gonna happen. Right after comics. ;)

[smygba]

Oooooh Whats happened to Ballack? And is Ballack definately signed for Chelsea now?

Yeah the whole Rooney affair is a farce, the way it has been played out.

I feel sorry for Defoe as well it was at his finger tips, and snatched away, send Walcott home and bring Defoe back.

And Fowler is such a Legend, i don't even support Liverpool but he is such a giant in the game. I'm a Toon supporter (Glutton for punishment).
Ballack has calf strain, and he signed for Chelsea ages ago, before Shevchenko even.

I'm a man utd fan, but even I recognise how good Fowler is. Up til a few months ago, he was still the Premierships 3rd highest ever goal scorer, and considering he's did jack all after he got injured in 2002, that's actually quite a feat, considering he got 150+ basically until just after the last world cup. Only Henry, Andy Cole and Alan Shearer have more.

[Pep]

Soccer? It is real FOOTBALL. I don't understand this soccer deal at all.
I hope Sweden goes as far and hopefully a bit further than the US-94 WC.
I'm also thinking Germany may do what France did and win in their home country.
I'm also a little bit wary of Japan. I think they can be easy to underestimate.
I'm not hyper about it, just about half-excited but it'll be interesting to see who brings home the trophy.

[Pep]

Not important side note, but I'm thinking this year is the first time since 1968 that England will beat Sweden.

[WillTurner]

Indeed. All we need to do is keep out Fredrik and Zlatan. ;)

[Ra Havok]

I'm rooting for Spain! They've never won, and so far, they've made a bang-ass impression...

But I think Argetina will take the trophy

[WillTurner]

I'm rooting for Spain! They've never won, and so far, they've made a bang-ass impression...

But I think Argetina will take the trophy

They are scarily impressive at the moment. However (cue commentator cliche) it's a marathon not a sprint.

[Pep]

I'm impressed by Ghana! What a shocker to the Czech team! I think and hope that they go a long way!

Oh, and Japan aren't very good - but they're HOT! :p

[WillTurner]

If Japan ever get strikers, they'll be brilliant. South Korea on the other hand please me a lot.

Props to Ghana it'd be great to see them in the knockout stages.

[alentrix]

American's don't like games where there isn't a constant score change

Explain baseball. My god could anything be more boring.

No props to Switzerland this year? Not that they are going to go that far but they've done fairly well thus far.

England has done well also, but this year will go to Brazil.

Gotta root for the home teams!

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[WillTurner]

Switzerland are an OK team, proficient but lacking the German will to win.

[hett15]

I say the US still makes it through. We just need to beat a suprisingly good Ghana team (with two of our best players out with red cards) then have Italy win 1-0 over czech or even better tie 0-0. It could happen. Otherwise I want Ghana to go all the way!

[WillTurner]

The US has probably been the unluckiest team of this tournament.

[nate lovett]

yeah that game against italy was insane. but at least it proved that we can play with the big guys, even a man down. that czach game on the other hand, don't even get me started on.

[astrocity20]

Explain baseball.

Steroid ridden gorillas with bats make a ball travel far. :p I can't watch baseball during the regular season, but it's quite exciting during the playoffs.

As for the WC, I'm hoping South Korea makes it far again, they're very fun to watch. I'm not real sure about Germany making it all the way now that I've seen them play, their defense is lacking.

[Pep]

Oh no, the English ghost still haunts (un-)victorious. :D
Germany will surely beat Sweden, but I'm half-German so either way it's a win-win situation. Har.

The only reason I'd want South Korea to advance in the tournament is to see the fantastic cheersquads they've got - not a hooligan in sight and all happy faces...except at defeat. Oh, the sadness of them in Japan...
The almost best part of every match is to hear the cheersquads rants and songs - it's the best! What energy some of them have, sometimes it's even hard to hear what the commentators are saying in the loud cheering. I love it.

[Pep]

Best excuse for losing in this tournament so far has to be the Serbian-Montenegrian(?) coach that blamed the 0-6 loss on the weather! That was hilarious!

[mezzacaine]

Yeah I'd like South Korea to go through too, they have so much spirit.

Those dang Swedes. so close then stupid defending and it is a draw.....

[xadrian]

Ghana and Italy in group E.

Whoda thunk.

[smygba]

If anyone knocks out Brazil this year it'll be Ghana.
Yes I am nuts ¬_¬

[Mr.Hades]

I have Ghana in my office sweepstake...So COME ON GHANA!! YEAH!!

[smygba]

No joke, but they've just got so much energy and strength. That's the only way I can see Brazil getting beaten as they step it up a gear. No one's gonna beat them with tactics or technical play.

[WillTurner]

Indeed. Ghana did awesomely well in a tough group, but from yesterday's result it looks like Brazil are back in form. One more goal and Big Ron is a World Cup record holder!

[Pep]

Count me in for Ghana surprising the bejeebus out of Brazil and winning. What a treat it would be to have Ghana vs Argentina (or Germany - I'm biased in this matter) in the finals! Go Ghana!

[mezzacaine]

Yeah Go Ghana!!

Closet team to South Africa my home nation.

If not go England go : )

[xadrian]

I have Ghana in my office sweepstake...

Man, I'd get laughed out of my job if I tried that here. My Stanley Cup pool doesn't go over well either.

*le sigh*

[WillTurner]

Bad luck Ghana, but the commentators seemed desperate to say how great they are. Make no mistake, Brazil walked it.

[Pep]

Aw, too bad.

[xadrian]

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[nate lovett]

i'm actually glad italy won, mainly because the US held their own against them, a man down.

[astrocity20]

Bah, screw Italy. Everyone watch out for Zidane's headbutts, too bad I snoozed right through that. Was a boring game.

[Ugga Bugga]

The headbutt rocked hard. it was so funny, I couldn't stop laughing.

Forza Italia.

[xadrian]

To bad the ref saw it on the jumbotron.

"No, I saw nothing. Oh wait, THAT? Like what they're showing up there? Yeah I saw that."

[WillTurner]

It's not funny when you blow a marvellous career in one stupid move.

[nate lovett]

i agree. i had gained sooo much respect for him over this world cup, then in one stupid ass move, it all went away.

that italian guy had better have said something pretty damn ****ed up for him to have even considered doing that.

[Ugga Bugga]

doesn't matter what the guy said. It was pure idiocy, and something you would expect of a young kid, not a grizzled veteran. Especially in the most important of games.

Italy had a fine tournament, and deserved to win as much as any other team.

[WillTurner]

There's nothing you could say at that point, which can't be countered with:

a. Saying something back.

b. Walking away (look at the replay! He walks away before he does it!)

c. Thinking "This is not only my last world cup game, this is the end of my career. I'd better not screw this up".

[astrocity20]

The WC game will pass, but that headbutt will live forever. It was the highlight to an otherwise boring ass game. lol. BONK

[WillTurner]

The WC game will pass, but that headbutt will live forever. It was the highlight to an otherwise boring ass game. lol. BONK

See, I don't want that celebrated. It wasn't the greatest world cup ever, but you can't gain pleasure from a man's self destruction.

Besides, if he had any courage he'd have done a Glaswegian kiss and bumped Materazzi's noggin.

[Ugga Bugga]

You play in a career defining game, it defines your career.

[bushiboy]

Why is this thread here?

[xadrian]

I don't know, who moved it? I don't recall football fans being thought of as "fanboys."

[WillTurner]

I don't know, who moved it? I don't recall football fans being thought of as "fanboys."

You get football "fans". Fan is short for fanatic and given the crazy level of support (20,000 season ticket holders for Norwich City!), I'd say it fits.

[xadrian]

There's movie fans too, I guess I'll go move all the discussions of those from the break room here.

I thought it was more a "comic fan" place.

[bushiboy]

"Get your geek on and debate the finer points of comics continuity! Who would beat who in a fight? Who's the fastest? You tell us!"

I agree you're all geeks, just not the kind we're looking for.

[astrocity20]

See, I don't want that celebrated. It wasn't the greatest world cup ever, but you can't gain pleasure from a man's self destruction.

The hell I can't.