Football World Cup 2010

OH YES!!!! England are through, (as predicted if they dropped Heskey!!):party:

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

This is so unfair.

England does not deserve to be in the last 16. :-/

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:nono:Now you are just trying to wind me up and I'm not going to fall for that, I'm too old to do so.

Last 16. The only thing is that the US managed to win the group (scored in the last 90+2, left it late) which means that England finished second and get the roughest ride. This will probably mean Germany (should they win tonight, get on) then Argentina, instead of probably Serbia then Uruguay. Never mine, at least we are through and played, much, much better.

Usa!!!

not a fan of soccer, but always a diehard for Team USA

GO :patriot:

Defoe was the man for England today and Terry also defended well or it would have been a draw imagine that….:smilewinkgrin:

Well! Congratulations to both USA and England they are through.

Germany 20

Serbia 20

ATM:

Bill: Out!

Jester: Out!

Kilted: 410

Lulim: 10

Mark: Out!

Neely: Out! (-15 to Scher)

Niamh: 195

Papaya: Out!

Paul : 48

Pren: Out!

Scher: 90 (+15 from Neely)

Snowqueen: 165

Turquoise: 40

Virgil: 105


Ghana vs Germany

Kilted: Germany (25)

Virgil: Germany (25)

Lulim: Germany (10)

Paul: Germany (10)

Niamh: Draw (5)

Scher: Germany (20)


Australia vs Serbia

Kilted: Serbia (15)

Paul: Draw (5)

Niamh: Serbia (5)

Scher: Serbia (20)

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Originally Posted by ennison

OH the braying of Rule Britannia from boozed-up nationalistic gits.

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Not all boozed up and nationalistic. Some of us just support our national team.

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Usa!!!

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USA have done well.

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Originally Posted by Neely

[SIZE="6"]The only thing is that the US managed to win the group (scored in the last 90+2, left it late) which means that England finished second and get the roughest ride. This will probably mean Germany (should they win tonight, get on) then Argentina, instead of probably Serbia then Uruguay. Never mine, at least we are through and played, much, much better.

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This I'm a bit confused on, and I'll confess to knowing little about football other than the very basics. I don't really understand the tournament ranking in the World Cup. The USA and England are tied for points, so why is it that the USA won the group???

I'm certainly not complaining since the USA advanced past this stage, which is pretty rare I believe, but I just don't get why they took the group or the implications of the tie between them.

ATM:

Bill: Out!

Jester: Out!

Kilted: 420

Lulim: 20

Mark: Out!

Neely: Out! (-15 to Scher)

Niamh: 185

Papaya: Out!

Paul : 53

Pren: Out!

Scher: 90 (+15 from Neely)

Snowqueen: 165

Turquoise: 40

Virgil: 130


Tomorrow:

Paraguay vs New Zealand

Slovakia vs Italy

Cameroon vs Holland

Denmark vs Japan


I am so happy that Ghana is through!

And I am even happier that England will be playing against Germany. That should put an end to their misery :D

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Originally Posted by mkhockenberry

The USA and England are tied for points, so why is it that the USA won the group???

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In that case they look at the number of goals each team scored, Meg.

The USA scored 5, I think, and England only 2 (and still managed to go through :-/)

Paraguay vs New Zealand - Paragay 5 Sansoms

Slovakia vs Italy - draw 5 Sansoms

Cameroon vs Holland - Holland 10 sansoms

Denmark vs Japan - Denmark 5 Sansoms

Good games today. I really enjoyed the England match and the Ghana v Germany one.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

(...) Good games today. I really enjoyed the England match and the Ghana v Germany one.

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I didn't -- I was so anxious I almost hid beneath the couch. Anyway, germany advances :banana:

:mad2: I've just worked out that if we beat the German's I will completely miss the quarter final, probably against Argentina, nooooooo. I'll be in London at the opera instead. :crazy: I blame the USA for that, if they hadn't have scored we would have played on Saturday instead and faced Ghana to boot! Damn you.

Edit: Also I'm still not happy about being held back credits, it's a conspiracy just so I can't win. Snowqueen, any spare change?

Overall though, I'm very pleased about today of course.

Here's a link to the FIFA tournament rules for tie breakers in the Group Stage (according to Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Wo...rnaments_rules

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Originally Posted by Lulim

I didn't -- I was so anxious I almost hid beneath the couch. Anyway, germany advances :banana:

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They have played so well! Germany and Argentina are the two teams that I am really impressed with this year.

Yes, yes... I am sure both teams will be delighted to hear that... And others will be devastated.

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Originally Posted by Neely

Ghana to boot!

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Ghana's play is far superior to England's.

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so I can't win.

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Based onyour track record, you couldn't anyway. :willy_nilly:

I'm delighted Ghana got through!

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Originally Posted by Lulim

I didn't -- I was so anxious I almost hid beneath the couch. Anyway, germany advances :banana:

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It certainly does and I shall follow its advance with interest even though I don't much care for football. I like to see Germany do well in whatever contest they engage in.

I was sure England were going to win today despite the media frenzy after a poor performance against Algeria. You only have to look back at qualification to see how good they can be, and Don Fabio is clearly no mug with all his trophies and experience.

Gerrard still played on the left - and played well - and they still had the basic 4-4-2 that had been so heavily criticised. At least Don Fabio knows what he's doing - unless of course it was Mick's jinx prediction that did it.

It's very easy to get swept up in the disappointment and negativity caused by a blip. (I think it goes for all aspects the the news media turn their eye to). Daftness abounds.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

It's very easy to get swept up in the disappointment and negativity caused by a blip. (I think it goes for all aspects the the news media turn their eye to). Daftness abounds.

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Yeah, on the one hand I kind of understood Rooney on the field, getting kicked by his own fans, and saying "Thanks for nothing." On the other hand, it was an excruciating 90-minute blip.

Ok, I'm only betting on one game today and I'm betting big.

Italy to win ~ 60 Calvinos

If they don't win today, they don't deserve to advance.

I'm picking Cameroon to win. The whole pile on Cameroon.

@Brian, I don't know if you are aware that the line you cited is forbidden in germany and I'd suggest you edit your post and remove it?

Slovakia vs Italy - Italy win (10 muntstukke)
Denmark vs Japan - Denmark win (5 muntstukke)
Cameroon vs Netherlands - Netherlands win (5 muntstukke)

I'm not betting on the remaining game...

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Originally Posted by TurquoiseSunset

I'm not betting on the remaining game...

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Very wise.

All form says we should lose badly to a Paraguay that is playing well, and surely, our amateurs can't keep up their incredible run...

One player who will be running is Ryan Nelsen, who has had a stomach virus yesterday and today. Given how contagious those things are, the likelihood of others copping a dose is high.

Nobody's mentioned the 1995 rugby world cup.

Yet.

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Originally Posted by The Atheist

Nobody's mentioned the 1995 rugby world cup.

Yet.

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Why is the 1995 World Cup significant?

ok, todays bets:

Italy to win 50 (italy have cost me 120 coins so far but surely they wont mess up again?)
Paraguay to win 50 (NZ rollercoaster ends here at some point talent is required and today is that point)
Holland to win 60 (so much fun watching Le Guen fail)
Denmark/Japan draw 10 (cant see much between these 2)

My bets

Italy- 20 (they better win!)
Paraguy- 20
Denmark- 5
Holland- 20

ATM:

Bill: Out!

Jester: Out!

Kilted: 420

Lulim: 20

Mark: Out!

Neely: Out! (-15 to Scher)

Niamh: 185

Papaya: Out!

Paul : 53

Pren: Out!

Scher: 90 (+15 from Neely)

Snowqueen: 165

Turquoise: 40

Virgil: 130



Paraguay vs New Zealand

Niamh: Paraguay (20)

Kilted: Paraguay (50)

Paul: Paraguay (5)

Scher: Paraguay (50)

Lulim: Paraguay (10)


Slovakia vs Italy

Niamh: Italy (20)

Kilted: Italy (50)

Turquoise: Italy (10)

Virgil: Italy (60)

Paul: Draw (5)

Scher: Italy (30)

10 Bastos on Paraguay
10 Nootebooms on The Netherlands

Where was that great Italian defense? No where. They were out hustled all game long. And why was Pirlo not playing from the beginning? What a disgrace. Italy deserverd to be kicked out. The easiest group and they couldn't pass to the elimnation round. DISGRACE!

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Originally Posted by kilted exile

ok, todays bets:

Italy to win 50 (italy have cost me 120 coins so far but surely they wont mess up again?)

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......:biggrin5:

[QUOTE=Scheherazade;914444]ATM:

Bill: Out!

Jester: Out!

Kilted: 320

Lulim: 10

Mark: Out!

Neely: Out! (-15 to Scher)

Niamh: 145

Papaya: Out!

Paul : 43

Pren: Out!

Scher: 10 (+15 from Neely)

Snowqueen: 165

Turquoise: 30

Virgil: 70



Cameroon vs Holland

Niamh: Holland (50)

Kilted: Holland (60)

Paul: Holland (10)

Lulim: Holland (10)

Turquoise: Holland (5)

Scher: Holland (10)


Denmark vs Japan

Niamh: Denmark (5)

Kilted: Draw (10)

Turquoise: Denmark (5)

Paul: Denmark (5)



Italy was a disgrace, really.


I am putting my all on Holland as there isn't anything I would like to bet on tomorrow. :D

Italy were a farce and they deserve to get kicked out!

I have to say fair play to NZ. They showed they have worth. Its a shame they didnt make it to the next round.

Can i change mine to 50 on Holland from 20???

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Originally Posted by TurquoiseSunset

Why is the 1995 World Cup significant?

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10 of the 15 went down with a bug 48 hours before the final. It's a hot topic over here even now as some believe it was deliberate food poisoning because RSA were so desperate to win.

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Originally Posted by Niamh

I have to say fair play to NZ. They showed they have worth. Its a shame they didnt make it to the next round.

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I see Ryan Nelsen reckons he was only playing at 40% and he's our best player by a country mile, being the only premier division player in the side, but I don't know that having him at 100% would have made much difference.

I think they went in with the wrong game plan, being too defence oriented. The thing we needed was to score goals, not to stop Paraguay, but they'll live & learn.

ATM:

Bill: Out!

Jester: Out!

Kilted: 370

Lulim: 20

Mark: Out!

Neely: Out! (-15 to Scher)

Niamh: 190

Papaya: Out!

Paul : 48

Pren: Out!

Scher: 20 (+15 from Neely)

Snowqueen: 165

Turquoise: 30

Virgil: 70



Tomorrow:

North Korea vs Ivory Coast

Portugal vs Brazil

Chile vs Spain

Switzerland vs Honduras


Japan was amazing tonight! :)

What a good game Japan had. Italy out - shocking! I'l glad it being shaken up a bit.

My predictions are:

North Korea vs Ivory Coast - 5 on Ivory Coast

Portugal vs Brazil - 10 on Brazil

Chile vs Spain - 5 on a draw

Switzerland vs Honduras - 5 on a draw

Could Spain be the next "Big European" team to be eliminated?

The Portugal Brazil match should be a cracker, two top in form teams there.

This is actually tough today. The Portugal/Brazil game should be interesting, except that both teams have already advanced and not sure if they're saving energy for the elimination rounds.

I'm only going to bet on one game again.

Swiss to win ~ 30 Jungs

10 Scaramagos on a Portugal win
and
10 Dürrenmatts on a Switzerland win

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Originally Posted by Brian Bean

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??? your point Mr Bean? perhaps you would like to dazzle us with your picks, not too late to join in I'm sure....



today:
Ivory Coast 100
Brazil 5
Switzerland 100
Chile/Spain draw 5

Kaka will be missed today. :sad:

Brazil to win - 10

Spain to win - 10

ATM:

Bill: Out!

Jester: Out!

Kilted: 370

Lulim: 20

Mark: Out!

Neely: Out! (-15 to Scher)

Niamh: 190

Papaya: Out!

Paul : 48

Pren: Out!

Scher: 20 (+15 from Neely)

Snowqueen: 165

Turquoise: 30

Virgil: 70



North Korea vs Ivory Coast

Kilted: Ivory Coast (100)

Paul: Ivory Coast (5)

Scher: Ivory Coast (10)

Niamh: Ivory Coast (50)


Portugal vs Brazil

Snowqueen: Brazil (5)

Kilted: Brazil (5)

Paul: Brazil (5)

Scher: Draw (5)

Lulim: Portugal (10)

Niamh: Brazil (10)