World Cup, 2006

NoNameNecessary · 06-13-2006, 01:27 AM

Begin discussion.

NoNameNecessary · 06-13-2006, 01:32 AM

Since I am the one who started the thread, I figure I will make the first post.

I am very disappointed in the US. I honestly thought they would make a better showing against a very good Czech team. They put together some nice sequences in the middle of the field, but failed to convert on any of them. while the Czech Republic converted on the few opportunities they had. Perhaps if Reyna had netted that shot, we wouldn't be talking about a loss, but we will never know. The road for the US will most certainly get bumpier (or tougher, choose whichever adjective you prefer), as they have another difficult match against Italy next and will finish up Group 3 play against a young Ghana team, which showed some promise in a 2-nil losstoday against Italy.

Furthermore, how about Australia-Japan? Australia scoring 3 goals in 7 minutes, after going a goal down in a very controversial goal/refereeing (?) decision. Congratulations to Australia on scoring their first goal in a World Cup, and furthermore, for winning their first game in World Cup competition. It will be interesting to see what they bring to the pitch against a very strong Brazilian squad.

NoNameNecessary · 06-15-2006, 03:18 AM

Apparently, no one else on here is a big soccer/futbol fan.

Results from yesterday:

France 0 Switzerland 0
-France didn't live up to expectations

Korea Republic 2 Togo 1
-didn't catch this game..heard it was a good one

Brazil 1 Croatia 0
-was let down by Ronaldo's poor performance
-Kaka (fun to say), the lone goal scorer, played great..player of the tourney so far, IMO

Results from today:

Germany 1 Poland 0
-best game in the World Cup so far, IMO
-highly anticipated game..lived up to those expectations
-very physical game

Spain 4 Ukraine 0
-Spain played great in this game
-historically, Spain falls apart..let's see if they can hold up
-Ukraine benefitted highly from the tie later in the day (seen below)

Tunisia 2 Saudi Arabia 2
-was entertaining
-good game to watch, but very poorly played
-both of these teams needed this win, might have trouble escaping this group

Tomorrow's games:

Ecuador vs. Costa Rica
England vs. Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden vs. Paraguay

Nothing too exciting tomorrow, but there are some important games. England should be fun to watch. If England can pick up another 3 points tomorrow, they will easily advance into the next round...same thing for Ecuador. Sweden vs. Paraguay could very well be the battle for second place in Group B (same group as England).

dton · 06-15-2006, 03:35 AM

**** yea footbal is awesome. Coming from an Italian family I've grown up with it, and I follow all the major leagues - not just the EPL.

It was AWESOME to see Australia come back from that dodgy call. You should have seen the streets of Melbourne city center after... literally no room on the streets, people chanting and being merry - truely fantastic and embodies the emotions and joy of football.

Czech Republic is looking extremely good this year with their more than convinsing win against the USA. I'd definately tip them as cup contendors. Nedved is completely devistating in the midfield, and roiskcy (spelling D:?) is clearly inform with an extremely good strike.

Of course, one cannot put Brazil out of contention. Although they didn't get the game they would have wanted vs Croatia, they still definately had the win. When Ronaldo gets into things (I think it's more when, not if), their offence will return to scorefest. Lucio in the brazilian defence also showed that he's more than capable - on many occasions holding the Croatian attacks out on his own.

_Underdog_ · 06-15-2006, 03:43 AM

It's all about the French (I live in Canada) and the Brazilians (no relations here).

Jordan×core · 06-15-2006, 04:01 AM

I'm a big fan of Germany though.

They are kicking ass right now.

**builtbeast** · 06-15-2006, 06:35 AM

I've been following it. The teams I'm mainly interested in are Germany, USA, and Australia.

Of course I'm a big fan of Germany. The Germany - Costa Rica game was a good match. And I saw most of the Australia - Japan game, missed the ending though.

**DarkFalcon** · 06-15-2006, 08:21 AM

I'm too wrapped up the Stanley Cup finals to get into this yet but all my favorites have one so far so I'm happy. Next round things will get a little more exciting. I want Brazil to win but if they get knocked out I want England to clean house!

NoNameNecessary · 06-15-2006, 06:47 PM

It's great to finally see some replies...let's keep this thread going.

**Blap Blaow** · 06-15-2006, 06:56 PM

lol, I didn't know this thread existed.

England are through to the second round. How exciting!! Entertaining, but nailbiting, game too. I don't think Brazil are as unbeatable as everyone expected, based on their first match. Ronaldo looks like a fat weirdo.

NoNameNecessary · 06-15-2006, 06:57 PM

Today's Results:

Ecuador 3 Costa Rica 0
-high scoring match, very entertaining to watch
-by defeating Costa Rica, Ecuador has clinched a spot in the elimination round for the first time ever
-Ecuador and Germany are the first two teams assured of a spot in the next round

England 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0
-England made way too many mistakes..if they make them in the next round, they will have trouble advancing any further
-TNT (which is what I am now calling Trinidad & Tobago) was moments away from blowing up (all pun intended), they played very well against a perennial superpower and still have a great chance to move on
-England became the third team to advance

Sweden vs. Paraguay
-game coming up in a few minutes, should be a good one
-Paraguay kept in close against England and their going to need a decision here
-Sweden is always a good team in the World Cup but hasn't shown much this year..their looking to turn it around

NoNameNecessary · 06-15-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Blap Blaow

lol, I didn't know this thread existed.

England are through to the second round. How exciting!! Entertaining, but nailbiting, game too. I don't think Brazil are as unbeatable as everyone expected, based on their first match. Ronaldo looks like a fat weirdo.

Agreed.

I was expecting much more from England. They made way too many mistakes and nearly lost the match, especially towards the end. If Trinidad and Tobago's conditioning was better, the result might have been different. Regardless, it was great to see Wayne Rooney back in action.

To quote a commentator from ESPN: "The smallest country [TNT] almost pulled off the biggest upset."

Brazil is by far the most entertaining team in the World Cup. What can I say? I love Ronaldinho. But they did not look like they were a lock for the finals..but I still believe they will make it there.

Here's an interesting tidbit on Ronaldo, from fifaworldcup.yahoo.com:

Quote:

Brazil's star striker Ronaldo was taken to hospital in Frankfurt after feeling unwell at the FIFA World Cup™ but medical tests showed nothing wrong with him, the Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) said.

The CBF said on its website that the Real Madrid player started feeling unwell on Wednesday evening after the Brazilians had returned to their Konigstein base after the 1-0 win over Croatia in Berlin.

The Brazilian medical team whisked him off to a Frankfurt hospital, but he returned to join the squad after medical tests cleared him and he was expected to train normally on Thursday.

Maybe there was something wrong that was the reason why he played so terribly (supposedly he had blisters), or maybe he felt sick because he played so terribly. Who knows? However, I will be expecting much more from him against Australia and if he doesn't show up, he very well could lose his starting spot to Robinho (22 year old who plays for Real Madrid).

Sweden vs. Paraguay just started. Already some good action. Their GK (Paraguay) seems very inexperienced and there's already a high level of physicality. Looks like it's gonna be a good one.

**Blap Blaow** · 06-15-2006, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoNameNecessary

England 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0
-England made way too many mistakes..if they make them in the next round, they will have trouble advancing any further
-TNT (which is what I am now calling Trinidad & Tobago) was moments away from blowing up (all pun intended), they played very well against a perennial superpower and still have a great chance to move on

I disagree with some of that.

I don't think England made many mistakes, they had most of the posession and most of the chances- they just lacked finishing power. Our major flaw seemed to be in bringing bodies back to defend the counter-attack, which Trinidad and Tobago took advantage of too many times.

Trinidad and Tobago played excellent defence and a rapid counter attack but once the substitutions were made in the second half there was only ever one team in it.

Someone on bb.com brought up a very good point; England have NEVER won their first two games, and they usually advance to the second round. Two early wins is excellent for a team that always has to build up steam. The best is yet to come methinks... (hopes)...

NoNameNecessary · 06-15-2006, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blap Blaow

I disagree with some of that.

I don't think England made many mistakes, they had most of the posession and most of the chances- they just lacked finishing power. Our major flaw seemed to be in bringing bodies back to defend the counter-attack, which Trinidad and Tobago took advantage of too many times.

Trinidad and Tobago played excellent defence and a rapid counter attack but once the substitutions were made in the second half there was only ever one team in it.

Someone on bb.com brought up a very good point; England have NEVER won their first two games, and they usually advance to the second round. Two early wins is excellent for a team that always has to build up steam. The best is yet to come methinks... (hopes)...

Actually, your correct. Finishing power is more the correct term. I felt Crouch, even though he had the goal, missed a few great opportunities.

Trinidad and Tobago looks like they are sitting pretty. If the score of the current game stays the same, I really like their chances.

That is a great point. England will be fun to watch in the later rounds.

**Blap Blaow** · 06-16-2006, 09:53 PM

Angola did damn well today. They deserved that point. Shame about the Ivory Coast- they didn't deserve to lose

**builtbeast** · 06-18-2006, 08:59 AM

The US - Italy game turned out better than I thought for the US. Other than the fact the referee from Uruguay was an idiot.

The US only had 9 players on their side from two red cards and managed to keep it to a 1-1 tie the second half. They made a goal in the second half for a 2-1 score but it was disallowed.

**Trick D** · 06-20-2006, 12:00 AM

You know, I grew up where you only played soccer if you were too pussy for baseball, football, or basketball, and I really regret that is how it was like. I watched my first world cup game (Sweden vs. Trinidad) whenever that was and loved it. Soccer kicks ass. Since then I have watched 4 or 5 games. I really like Brazil even though they aren't playing very well. Ukraine played damn well today against Saudi, USA can't score a goal if they tried.

**krzna** · 06-20-2006, 12:43 AM

Anyone wanna place bets? :dman:

My heart goes out to italy but something tells me Argentina this yr is gonna win.

Jordan×core · 06-20-2006, 02:41 AM

YEah

I got the FIFA world cup 2006 for PC and the game kicks ass :P

I dunno england has a really good chance this year as always and brazil isn't doing great at all.

06-13-2006, 01:27 AM	#1
NoNameNecessary Amateur Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 91 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	World Cup, 2006 Begin discussion.

06-15-2006, 03:35 AM	#4
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	**** yea footbal is awesome. Coming from an Italian family I've grown up with it, and I follow all the major leagues - not just the EPL. It was AWESOME to see Australia come back from that dodgy call. You should have seen the streets of Melbourne city center after... literally no room on the streets, people chanting and being merry - truely fantastic and embodies the emotions and joy of football. Czech Republic is looking extremely good this year with their more than convinsing win against the USA. I'd definately tip them as cup contendors. Nedved is completely devistating in the midfield, and roiskcy (spelling D:?) is clearly inform with an extremely good strike. Of course, one cannot put Brazil out of contention. Although they didn't get the game they would have wanted vs Croatia, they still definately had the win. When Ronaldo gets into things (I think it's more when, not if), their offence will return to scorefest. Lucio in the brazilian defence also showed that he's more than capable - on many occasions holding the Croatian attacks out on his own. __________________

06-15-2006, 03:43 AM	#5
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06-15-2006, 06:35 AM	#7
builtbeast Großer Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a very red state Posts: 1,430 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 94	I've been following it. The teams I'm mainly interested in are Germany, USA, and Australia. Of course I'm a big fan of Germany. The Germany - Costa Rica game was a good match. And I saw most of the Australia - Japan game, missed the ending though. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arjjb1u64Kc ********.com

06-13-2006, 01:32 AM	#2
NoNameNecessary Amateur Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 91 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	Since I am the one who started the thread, I figure I will make the first post. I am very disappointed in the US. I honestly thought they would make a better showing against a very good Czech team. They put together some nice sequences in the middle of the field, but failed to convert on any of them. while the Czech Republic converted on the few opportunities they had. Perhaps if Reyna had netted that shot, we wouldn't be talking about a loss, but we will never know. The road for the US will most certainly get bumpier (or tougher, choose whichever adjective you prefer), as they have another difficult match against Italy next and will finish up Group 3 play against a young Ghana team, which showed some promise in a 2-nil losstoday against Italy. Furthermore, how about Australia-Japan? Australia scoring 3 goals in 7 minutes, after going a goal down in a very controversial goal/refereeing (?) decision. Congratulations to Australia on scoring their first goal in a World Cup, and furthermore, for winning their first game in World Cup competition. It will be interesting to see what they bring to the pitch against a very strong Brazilian squad.

06-15-2006, 03:18 AM	#3
NoNameNecessary Amateur Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 91 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	Apparently, no one else on here is a big soccer/futbol fan. Results from yesterday: France 0 Switzerland 0 -France didn't live up to expectations Korea Republic 2 Togo 1 -didn't catch this game..heard it was a good one Brazil 1 Croatia 0 -was let down by Ronaldo's poor performance -Kaka (fun to say), the lone goal scorer, played great..player of the tourney so far, IMO Results from today: Germany 1 Poland 0 -best game in the World Cup so far, IMO -highly anticipated game..lived up to those expectations -very physical game Spain 4 Ukraine 0 -Spain played great in this game -historically, Spain falls apart..let's see if they can hold up -Ukraine benefitted highly from the tie later in the day (seen below) Tunisia 2 Saudi Arabia 2 -was entertaining -good game to watch, but very poorly played -both of these teams needed this win, might have trouble escaping this group Tomorrow's games: Ecuador vs. Costa Rica England vs. Trinidad and Tobago Sweden vs. Paraguay Nothing too exciting tomorrow, but there are some important games. England should be fun to watch. If England can pick up another 3 points tomorrow, they will easily advance into the next round...same thing for Ecuador. Sweden vs. Paraguay could very well be the battle for second place in Group B (same group as England).

06-15-2006, 08:21 AM	#8
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	I'm too wrapped up the Stanley Cup finals to get into this yet but all my favorites have one so far so I'm happy. Next round things will get a little more exciting. I want Brazil to win but if they get knocked out I want England to clean house!

06-15-2006, 06:47 PM	#9
NoNameNecessary Amateur Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 91 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	It's great to finally see some replies...let's keep this thread going.

06-15-2006, 06:56 PM	#10
Blap Blaow IronMass Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 950 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 31	lol, I didn't know this thread existed. England are through to the second round. How exciting!! Entertaining, but nailbiting, game too. I don't think Brazil are as unbeatable as everyone expected, based on their first match. Ronaldo looks like a fat weirdo. __________________ Blapmungous™

06-15-2006, 06:57 PM	#11
NoNameNecessary Amateur Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 91 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	Today's Results: Ecuador 3 Costa Rica 0 -high scoring match, very entertaining to watch -by defeating Costa Rica, Ecuador has clinched a spot in the elimination round for the first time ever -Ecuador and Germany are the first two teams assured of a spot in the next round England 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0 -England made way too many mistakes..if they make them in the next round, they will have trouble advancing any further -TNT (which is what I am now calling Trinidad & Tobago) was moments away from blowing up (all pun intended), they played very well against a perennial superpower and still have a great chance to move on -England became the third team to advance Sweden vs. Paraguay -game coming up in a few minutes, should be a good one -Paraguay kept in close against England and their going to need a decision here -Sweden is always a good team in the World Cup but hasn't shown much this year..their looking to turn it around

06-16-2006, 09:53 PM	#15
Blap Blaow IronMass Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 950 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 31	Angola did damn well today. They deserved that point. Shame about the Ivory Coast- they didn't deserve to lose __________________ Blapmungous™

06-18-2006, 08:59 AM	#16
builtbeast Großer Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a very red state Posts: 1,430 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 94	The US - Italy game turned out better than I thought for the US. Other than the fact the referee from Uruguay was an idiot. The US only had 9 players on their side from two red cards and managed to keep it to a 1-1 tie the second half. They made a goal in the second half for a 2-1 score but it was disallowed. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arjjb1u64Kc ********.com

06-20-2006, 12:43 AM	#18
krzna Dogg Crappin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olangapo-Zambales,Philipines Posts: 1,599 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 49	Anyone wanna place bets? :dman: My heart goes out to italy but something tells me Argentina this yr is gonna win. __________________ *DIET DEDICATION DP** www.surpassgenetics.com www.offshorebodybuilding.com www.thevipboard.com Team Beast Breeder colossus@beastbreeder.com

06-20-2006, 02:41 AM	#19
Jordan×core Pro Stature Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 851 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 31	YEah I got the FIFA world cup 2006 for PC and the game kicks ass :P I dunno england has a really good chance this year as always and brazil isn't doing great at all. __________________ How did I fail women studies? I love bitches. If there is no enemy there is no fight...if there is no fight there is no victor...if there is no victor there is no crown.....now we have a enemy we have a fight and we will win the crown.

06-20-2006, 04:48 AM	#20