FIFA World Cup 2006

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Originally Posted by SleepyWitch

yes, I'm aware it was a rather silly thing to do :)

yeah, i think the pic is clearer on the telly. watching footie at the stadium seems to be a skill in its own right... i think you've got to practice it a lot otherwise you won't have any idea what's going on... at least that was my experience :)

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I find that to be true with most sports. And plus the TV provides replays and commentary. I prefer TV for sports.

The point of going to the stadium isn't really to watch the match, it's more about getting drunk and singing and making fun of the other team. It's just a fun atmosphere.

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Italy is a defensive minded team. When they are playing well, the defense stymies anything the opposition does, and they counter up field with accurate passing. They have only given up one goal this whole World Cup and that goal they accidently put in themselves. When they are not playing well, they can be boring and unimaginative like Germany and frankly all European teams. But they are playing well.

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ok, cool :) thanks for the explanation :) will be interesting to watch then :) In Euro 2004 some of the rookie teams did quite well because their defense was great.. some of the famous teams didn't have any defense so there was a lot of whining like "how dare they be so defensive, this is a re-writing of footie rules, it hasn't been done in 70 years"... :lol:

Wheeeeohh! What a game between Italy and Germany. Fantastic!! Italy still has not let the opposition score.

This tournament is full of surprises! I was rooting for Germany but Italy nailed it at the end! The first goal was amazing!

It was a great match, really! Poor Germany, defeated in their home crowd but they did play well!

yep that was an exciting game, as compared to the ones before....
but seriously, I'm getting so fed up with extra times and penalty shoot-outs...
is it because both teams are too sluggish or because both of them are so good they kinda cancel each other out and nothing much happens?

i hope France will make short shrift with Portugal tonight because i'm not really prepared to stay up late for another penalty shootout...
sorry to be so grumpy, but this has been a lousy World Cup so far...except for T&T, Argentina and France maybe

Agreed, the World Cup has been boring.

Boring? Not to me. I think it's been great.

well, let's hope the game tonight and the final will be more interesting.
warning: ghastly (mis-)spelling ahead: Allez le bleu/les bleux? la blue? whatever :)

Well, what do people think of this final? Who's going to win? You know who I think.

hehe, that's wishful thinking, Virgil.... :)
nah, I'm not sure... could be a tough game...for both teams... i tend to think France will win, though...

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Originally Posted by SleepyWitch

hehe, that's wishful thinking, Virgil.... :)
nah, I'm not sure... could be a tough game...for both teams... i tend to think France will win, though...

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I'm glad you're predicting that. If I were to bet against all the predictions so far, I would have a fortune. So far I don't think anyone would have had these two teams in the final.

I guess France wins the FIFA Cup this year.

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Originally Posted by Virgil

I'm glad you're predicting that. If I were to bet against all the predictions so far, I would have a fortune. So far I don't think anyone would have had these two teams in the final.

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yeah.. i wouldn't have thought France would make it that far again...
it's like all the 'big' teams kept their strengths for best but for some it went wrong because they didn't realize that "for best" had arrived :lol:
so it was a bit difficult to make predictions because most matches dragged on forever and you couldn't be sure until the last minute...
hehe, seems faith comes in useful in this case :) if there's no way of making accurate predictions you might just as well keep believing in 'your' team out of pure, unadulterated, irrational loyalty and you'll have the last laugh :)