France should progress. Switzerland and France should both beat Togo, and Switzerland should beat Korea in the final group game, leaving Switzerland with 7 pts, France with 5pts, Korea with 4pts and Togo with nothing.
Argentina
Brazil
Czech Republic
England
France
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
USA
Some team that isn't mentioned here, such as Ukraine.
France should progress. Switzerland and France should both beat Togo, and Switzerland should beat Korea in the final group game, leaving Switzerland with 7 pts, France with 5pts, Korea with 4pts and Togo with nothing.
Lacklustre performance from Saudi Arabia. That second half was played with a defeatist attitude, and the moments of life were far and few between (although they became slightly more offensive after the substitutions). Shevchenko was brilliantand a good Ukrainian performance all around. Nice that they've eaten up the goal difference et al.
You go, Tunisia. You go to the max.
"The most important and recognize player in the history of the country."
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I were as great as Paulo Wanchope.
Lol, 1-0 for Tunisia in like the first 3 minutes. Early upset?
I got an idea:
!World Cup + Qualification Pub Quiz!
Which player tied with another for scoring the highest amount of goals in one single match? The match also happened to have the most amount of goals all around in a single match, EVER.
Give me the name of the player + his amount of goals, and the overall scoreline if you wish.
Last edited by Croyles; 06-19-2006 at 08:46 PM.
Originally Posted by Cz
You go, Tunisia. You go to the max.
Spain deserves to win. They are the better team and it's about time they win a World Cup. Tunisia is playing well, but that header to the net should have gone in.
Oh Tunisia, I bet you go on to take the lead against the Ukraine, too, before throwing it all away. A bit baffled by the decision to bring Luis Garcia off, as not only is the man a legend (and Raul is a bit crap these days) but also I thought he was one of the best, if not the best (Xavi and Sergio Ramos are also contenders) players on the pitch in the first half.
Still, Fabregas lit the second half up, so it's all good.
Hurray for Ukraine! I've been a fan of some of their players for a while now, like Tymoschuk, and especially Voronin (which is why he is in my fantasy football squad) so it was good to see them do well, and also, Kalinichenko has won me over too.
Good result for the Swiss. I reckon they and South Korea will draw, and then it's down to France to decide their own destiny. They'll need two goals...twice as many as they've scored in the past eight years. And you know Togo will be fired up for a game against their former colonial masters...
I'm going to have to watch the second half when I get home. I only ever get to watch the first half during my lunch break.
To all the atheists: God does exist! He's aka Cesc Fabregas. He is subliminally awesome. (And he's all Arsenal's.)
Edit: Germany's best performance so far, imho. >:o Two beautiful goals from Klose -- he's now the highest scorer in the World Cup (so far), ahead of Torres. Ecudaor made five changes to their starting line-up! I don't know if Luis made it for tactical reasons, or just to rest the players. They are through, after all.
Last edited by Resha; 06-20-2006 at 03:54 PM.
Spain's second half performance was excellent last night, making up for their disappointing start. Fabregas was impressive, but what really stretched Tunisia was the introduction of Joaquin on the right, offering the Spaniards a wide option that they didn't really have in the first half. Raul was nothing special, but popped up when it mattered to score the equaliser, which is all you can really ask of a substitute striker. Besides, with Torres up front, he can afford to underperform.
Didn't see the first half of the Germany match, but the fact that Ecuador rested their strongest players means that this is hardly evidence of a dominant German side. The Poland score isn't that surprising either, and the final Group A table is a pretty accurate summar of the teams' respective quality, if you ask me.
Now, with regards to tonight's England game, I think that winning might not necessarily be the best option. While a first place finish might give us an easier match in the second round, we'd be pretty much guarenteed to play Argentina in the Quarter Final, and I don't need to tell you what's wrong with that. Much better to face a sub-standard German side and save the Argies for the final, if you ask me.
"The most important and recognize player in the history of the country."
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I were as great as Paulo Wanchope.
And I would take Xabi Alonso any day of the week.To all the atheists: God does exist! He's aka Cesc Fabregas. He is subliminally awesome. (And he's all Arsenal's.)Also, God is Robbie Fowler, and everybody knows that.
I sort of agree with Cz on Argentina, but then again, I'd rather lose in the Quarter Final than the Final itself. You can talk about progress or whatever, but I don't think there's anything worse than losing in a final.
But after the friendly in Geneva, who knows what result an England - Argentina game would produce?
Germany had 1 substitution from the start, made 2 substitutions at half time and another one not so much later on. So its not like it doesnt show evidence of the german team entirely. Klose went off pretty much at half time. Ecuador didnt have Degaldo and many other important players, but this is still a good victory.
Sub-standard German team? I would hardly call it sub-standard. The team hasnt been this good for ages. And the way england are playing at the moment, you do have reason to fear us!
Fair enough about the Argentinians though, I dont think anyone really wants to play them. But I do have to say that Argentina did not have a strong opposition when they got 6-0. Germany got 8-0 against Saudi Arabia last world cup but that didnt say all that much. They could easily become like spain and look more shaky again.
Last edited by Croyles; 06-20-2006 at 11:17 PM.
Congratulations on topping the group, Croyles. However, I am annoyed, because I just realised I forgot to put Podolski and Friedrich in my starting line up!
thats pretty much the same with me.. sucks
Str8 Pimpin'
Like Cz said, the Ecuadorian team rested five of their previously starting line-up players. Including Delgado, I think. I don't think they were playing to win, and they weren't entirely outclassed either. They saw plenty of the ball and didn't use the opportunities they had -- the few times they did push forwards, Lehmann did have to make saves. Germany did field all their best players, on the other hand.
It's good to see Ballack back in form ^_^ He played much better today than he did against Poland.
Well im glad about the win anyway
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