Germany
England
USA
Japan
That is all.
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Germany
England
USA
Japan
That is all.
we should have a fantasy league in this forum for the World Cup.
BTW: I didn't know I had 1,104 posts :unsure:
We do.Quote:
Originally Posted by maebach
BTW: I did.
holy pronoun tenseage confusion :mellow:Quote:
Originally Posted by MCHeshPants420
Or a random draw sweepstake type thing, winner gets a nailbomb in the post or something
Germany will win that group, USA second. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Cheese
Well, if my dream of a group did come true we'd (England) piss all over the group. USA would be the toughest game.Quote:
Originally Posted by {I}{K}{E}
i think China will do pretty good next year, have you seen Shaolin Soccer, they're awesome
I wonder if Stephan Chow will be on the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthInsinuate
don't be stupid Stephen Chow is an actor, they want that Steel Leg chap
I think the team that were on steroids were better - they just had no luck whatsoever in the final :(
Btw, I'd like to see titchy Paul Robinson try to stop piledrivers from Steel Leg and his ilk. England will need Dawn French or Mike McShane to play between the sticks.
What country does Santiago Munez play for? Mexico or USA?
He's a good player. Helped NUFC qualify for the Champions League. :01:
Never heard of him but apparently he's a Mexican lad.
Just read his profile and altho' he lived most of his life there, he doesn't sound quite foreign enough to get into the USA team :(
i think i just got rodded into looking the player up :mellow:
edit: by Cheese, not manker, manker's effort was Crouch in comparison to Cheese's Defoe
I bet you my big book of poems that he ends up in the USA team.:dry:Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
Here's hoping he does, then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheese
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Originally Posted by Cheese
He needs to learn how to pass as well, could be one for the future :lookaroun
I think brazil has what it takes to win the 2006 world cup
I'll second that..Quote:
Originally Posted by red devils
Brazil without a doubt
I don't think so, there'll be alot of pressure on them. They might play like France did in the 2002WC. I think Holland will win, they've got good players and Nistelrooy is good at scoring cheap goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by dudevenezuela
Holland always choke. I reckon Brazil as well, though it would be nice if we had another "minnow" team win like Euro 2004. Trinidad & Tobago anyone?:schnauz:Quote:
Originally Posted by maebach
Last night I dreamed that Santiago Munez was wreaking teh pwnage for Newcastle - he didn't have a face, but feck he was good.
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If we're all sticking our necks out (:rolleyes:) and offering tips for WC2006 - I'm going to go for Italy. It would give Serie A a shot in the arm and stop the La Liga aficionados being so smug about the place.
France did so poorly because they built the team around Zidane, and he only played one match (or none, i can't remember).Quote:
Originally Posted by maebach
The difference with Brazil is they have so much depth in the squad. They have four of the best strikers in the world in there. Although i don't think they can really replace Cafu if he was injured, not that'll it'll hurt them much.
We won't win next year :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheese
we will lose (again) in the semi-finals from Argentina or Brazil
They can, easily. Cicinho is widely thought to be better than the aging Cafu - who gets in the team mainly on reputation. Expect him to retire after the WC.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthInsinuate
The only thing that will beat Brazil is Brazil. There isn't much harmony within their squad, their European based players have huge egos and often ride roughshod over the manager - who is always under intense pressure to pick players based in Brazil. This time I expect there will only be two or three of those and if he doesn't pick them, the Brazillian press will vilify him.
Feck I'll just be happy if Scotland get thro' to the knockout stages, for the first time ever.
According to this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheese
Teh Engerland can't be in the same group as Germany, but having USA and Japan in the same group is possible - they could also get drawn with the Netherlands, who have missed out on getting a top 8 seeding - somewhat unfairly given their lofty world ranking.Quote:
Originally Posted by BBC
Interestingly, in 2002 England were pushed down to 9th place, thus fractionally missing out on being a top seed, because both Japan and S. Korea enjoyed top seeding staus as co-hosts. Hence were drawn in that tricky group with Argentina, Sweden and ... Nigeria, was it?
turkey ftw.
Doubtful...Quote:
Originally Posted by scribblec
Very doubtful now.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheese
They'd lost when I posted that, I was just salt rubbing...Quote:
Originally Posted by enoughfakefiles
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Originally Posted by Cheese
So was i.:P
My fav first round group would be:
Netherlands
http://glycs015.ext.lycos.de/startse...onlineBild.jpg
Korea
http://isoleercel.gekkenhuis.com/ek/Dick%20Advocaat.jpg
Australia
http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.c...2380638264.jpg
Trinidad and Tobego
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com...3149704298.jpg
Guess why.......:P
Your a AustrSerKorTobegonian citizen :unsure:
Group Seedings:
Pool One: Germany (hosts), Brazil (champions), Italy, France, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, England
Pool Two: Australia, Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Tunisia, Ecuador, Paraguay
Pool Three: Croatia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
Pool Four: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, United States
Special pot: Serbia & Montenegro
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England have been named amongst the top seeds for next summer's World Cup finals.
Sven Goran Eriksson's men have been chosen among the top eight seeds for the finals in Germany.
The decision was taken by the World Cup Organising Committee in Leipzig on Tuesday.
The other seven seeds are hosts Germany, holders Brazil, Italy, France, Argentina, Spain and Mexico.
The Three Lions actually came out second behind Brazil in the system used by Fifa to determine the seedings as they looked at teams' record in the 2002 and 1998 finals and their world ranking over the last three years.
The USA and Holland were the unlucky sides to miss out the top seeds pot.
The news is a boost for England ahead of the draw on Friday, with Eriksson knowing his troops will not have to face any of the other top seven seeds in the opening group stages.
Source
Germany and England in pool one :wacko:
My World Cup Fantasy Group:
Mexico
Paraguay
Netherlands
South Korea
My World Cup Fantasy Group:
Wales.
Scotchland.
N. Ireland.
San Marino.
Germany because they are the hosts.Quote:
Originally Posted by {I}{K}{E}
England because they came out second behind Brazil in the system used by Fifa to determine the seedings as they looked at teams' record in the 2002 and 1998 finals and their world ranking over the last three years. This would hinder a team like, say, Netherlands as they were not good enough to qualify for the last world cup.