World Cup!
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@solo said:
Okay, so my Spanakopita and Dolmas breakfast in support for Greece was in vain
Was probably the dogsandwich I had that shifted the balance in Korea's favor
Cool tool for keeping track btw...
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The Argies were deserved winners at 1-0 at halftime. Real good football and the goal was a definite training ground routine. So hats off to Maradonna he has them well drilled. Should be good 2nd half.
Now for England v USA. I think it'll go England's way, 2-0
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Fair result, Nigeria did great by defending off the many attacks, and a few excellent breakouts, Argentina controlled the game, slowing it down whenever they needed to regroup.
Now for the game of the day...
England 2, USA 1. (prediction)
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England 2 USA nill
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Well thats one English spill that the USA wont be complaining about tonight!!!
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Disappointing show from England. Not much more to say. The team never clicked and a few of them simply aren't good enough for international football - Carragher, SWP. Can't help feeling for Rob Green, those sort of things are a 10,000/1 chance and he was unfortunate to have it have in England's opening world cup game.
Still, we drew 0-0 against the (arguably) 2nd strongest team in the group, meaning victories against Slovenia and Algeria will see us through. And if we can't beat them, then we don't deserve to go up.
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Lee,
The Eng v USA game was a poor show. I'm watching the Slo v Alg game at present (hal time now) and don't think England will have a push over with either of these teams.
After the games last night our, Eamon Dunphy the RTV football pundit had a comment that Capello should have the courage to either have Gerrard or Lampard on the pitch with Crouch!
He backed up this statement by rolling two or three match clips showing they are not working as a team, it was convincing. They are both top class players but sometimes 'primadonas' don't work well together. Dunphy reckons that Crouch should be able to take up the slack.
Mike
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Still 1 night sleep and then the orange legioen is showing his face in the Arena. Holland vs Denmark.
What do you guys predict for this match is start withNETHERLANDS - DENMARK 4-1
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The matches are great to watch but I wish they would ban those noisy horns the supporters seem to continuously blast
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I doubt my body will survive this world cup, yesterday was a rough one, watching the game in a packed Texan pub resulted in a whole lot of free rounds, shots, over all a great time.
I was surprised at the turn out, a popular English style pub down the road was so full at 8am in the morning (game started 1:30pm) that they had to send people away to find other watering holes. The Manager of the Buffalo wild wings sports bar made the comment that they had greater numbers than they had during the Superbowl in the bar.
This draw will no doubt encourage more support and interest, so IMO that's a win for soccer in the USA.Okay...
Germany vs Australia, predictions?
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Hmmm, history favours the Germans, and who'd dare write them off?
Franz Beckenbauer has recently critized the team for not singing the national anthem. There's currently 6 players in the side who could've declared for other nations!Only 6, Ireland is like an England B team
Prediction..... Draw but with goals
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That's the way to go Pete 
I found it amusing watching the Ghana Coach's reaction when they went one up against Serbia, not even a smile! And when they remained one up at the final whistle he still did not raise a smile!
I did a bit of checking and found this, 'Ghana coach Rajevac plots demise of his homeland' http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE65C01L20100613
Now I understand his feelings. It also raises a question! Should team coaches / managers also be 'connected' to the country?
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@solo said:
This draw will no doubt encourage more support and interest, so IMO that's a win for soccer in the USA.
Funny you should say that, Solo! ....
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@unknownuser said:
Germany 2 Australia 0...hope no one has butter fingers
Agree with this prediction. Had a bet on German keeping a clean sheet also.
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@mike lucey said:
After the games last night our, Eamon Dunphy the RTV football pundit had a comment that Capello should have the courage to either have Gerrard or Lampard on the pitch with Crouch!
He backed up this statement by rolling two or three match clips showing they are not working as a team, it was convincing. They are both top class players but sometimes 'primadonas' don't work well together. Dunphy reckons that Crouch should be able to take up the slack.
Interesting points but I'm not sure that the Lampard/Gerrard can't play together anymore holds water anymore. Qualifying was England's best ever performance and both players played in similar roles to last nights. I think there's been a massive over-reaction to last nights performance, England never play well in the first game (the drew opening games in 66, 90 and 96 btw) and they never make it easy for the supporters.
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Worst World Cup ever, so far. Any and all atmosphere is being battered into submission by those bloody stupid horns. It's like watching a game on a seriously faulty TV. God knows what it must be like in the stadiums.
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Hi Alan
I've been to a couple of rugby games in Soweto and I can't describe how fantastic the vibe is in the stadia - noise and all.
Most friends from Europe seem to be enjoying themselves and are amazed how cheap the food and lodging is here.
So far we have been spared the UK skinheads!
Andre
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Looks like the noisy horns are getting on Alan's tits also .... must be our age! Maybe it would not be so bad if I was sitting in the stadium, still I wish the TV people could filter them out.
Germany look to be a very cohesive team and so young. They could go on for 2 more World Cups.
I can't wait to see France play so I can boo them ...... shame on me
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Today the start off one off the favorites this year,
See the videos on the net from Holland with Love and soccer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkJM4-HaOLsand 1 video why we should be the new world champion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTI6OdVLUfc
enjoy the dutch team today
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Phew!!
That was a different German team, I cannot remember when last I saw a German team so determined, and so un-German looking. They missed many shots that could have made the 4:0 even more horrendous for the Socceroos.
The Aussie couch is in some serious media hot-water today it seems for bad decisions.Okay, time for the Dutch to show their form, they are 18 games without loss, and Denmark have performed badly as of late, so I'm going out on a limb and calling 3:1 to Netherlands.
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