The Football Thread

[Banjo]

Well, like everybody says here, some "cleaning" SHOULD have been done after 2006, or, at least, after 2008.

You have so many good players still that it'll be ridiculous if you don't qualify.

Result:Chile 1 Switzerland 0

Switzerland finally conceded their first WC finals goal since 1994,a world record!

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Banjo 3

[noodles_leone]

They're ridiculous. Which is a shame since, as you said, they're good.

[Banjo]

Result:Spain 2 Honduras 0

The news this morning is that some French players may boycott todays game in protest at Anelka's expulsion.Now that really would infuriate the Republic Of Ireland fans bitter at their teams exclusion via the Thierry Henry hand ball incident.

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[Banjo]

Mexico 1  Uruguay 0
France 0  South Africa 1
Nigeria 2 South Korea 0
Greece 0  Argentina 3

[titoli]

Mexico 1  Uruguay 1
France 2  South Africa 0
Nigeria 2 South Korea 1
Greece 0  Argentina 2

[Banjo]

Result:Mexico 0 Uruguay 1
           France 1 Aouth Africa 2
           Nigeria 2 South Korea 2
           Greece o Argentina 2

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Banjo 3

[Banjo]

Slovenia 0 England 1
USA 1 Algeria 0
Guana 1 Germany 2
Serbia 1 Australia 1

[titoli]

Slovenia 1 England 3
USA 2 Algeria 1
Guana 1 Germany 3
Serbia 3 Australia 0

[noodles_leone]

Result:Spain 2 Honduras 0

The news this morning is that some French players may boycott todays game in protest at Anelka's expulsion.Now that really would infuriate the Republic Of Ireland fans bitter at their teams exclusion via the Thierry Henry hand ball incident.

haha actually what they did boycott was the training (sunday I think).

[titoli]

 

[Banjo]

Result:Slovenia 0 England 1
           USA 1 Algeria o
           Guana 0 Germany 1
           Serbia 1 Australia 2

That was much better from England today though by squandering another 2 or 3 clear cut chances and finishing group runners-up ,we've now made our route to the final very difficult.

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[titoli]

You cannot say anything about the knock out stage. It's another kind of playing. I don't think it makes any difference if you meet a great adversary before or after: if you win you're gonna have an easier quarter final, that's all.
Apparently our american forumists do not care about their team making history. We'll see in case their side will go ahead if they will maintain their countenance.

[titoli]

Danemark - Japan 1-1
Cameroon - Holland 0-3
Italy - Slovakia 2-1
Paraguay - New Zealand 1-0

[Banjo]

You cannot say anything about the knock out stage. It's another kind of playing. I don't think it makes any difference if you meet a great adversary before or after: if you win you're gonna have an easier quarter final, that's all.
Apparently our american forumists do not care about their team making history. We'll see in case their side will go ahead if they will maintain their countenance.

Argentina easier than Germany?

Still England do  tend to play their best football against the strongest opponents.I just hope for a change that we avoid the agony of penaltys.

Denmark 1 Japan 0
Cameroon 0 Holland 2
Italy 2 Slovakia 0
Paraguay 2 New Zealand 0

[titoli]

Argentina easier than Germany?

Well, you're going to have to play against them sooner or later, aren't you? Assuming it's them you're going against...