FIFA World Cup 2006 - Germany

Here's the BBC link for all you lucky people who live in Wales - and the other UK folk.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/sp...l_now6a_bb.asx

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Originally Posted by Celerystalksme

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Originally Posted by manker

We should have had a public holiday when we won The Ashes :dabs:

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Well Australia winning in the world cup and the English winning the ashes...its the same likelyhood!

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by manker

Here's the BBC link for all you lucky people who live in Wales - and the other UK folk.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/sp...l_now6a_bb.asx

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Nice one! ;)

Oh dear, USA are losing... :cool:

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Originally Posted by manker

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Originally Posted by Busyman™

Why is it that the #5 world ranked team plays the number #3?

Shouldn't the #1 ranked team play the lowest ranked and so forth?

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You're absolutely right ... if we were talking about tennis and not the group stage of a soccer competition.

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:lol: :earl:

I particularly like the pausative use of the ellipsis.

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Originally Posted by BawA

wtf just happen japan was in lead by one and took 3 in return, 2 goals in 2 min's :wtf: , well i guess this is common in Asian teams same thing happen to iran, they keep getting it once they get it.
ohh what the feck was wrong with Aus coach, he was pushing Jappanies Medic and dont know what happen to him after the 1st goal, he looked like he was gonna puke.
1-3 Aus

next USA v CZE

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Why is it that the #5 world ranked team plays the number #3?

Shouldn't the #1 ranked team play the lowest ranked and so forth?

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The FIFA rankings are kind of a joke, you can become one of the highest ranked teams just by beating Canada and Cuba lots. Fortunately the seeding system used for the World Cup(which decided the groups and thus the first round matches) is a bit more reflective of the performance of the teams on the world stage.

There is a nice explanation of how the seeding system works on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeding...FIFA_World_Cup

Another important factor in how the games of the group stages are arranged is that FIFA likes to keep teams from the same continent relatively apart, so when the draw was made they had a complicated system set up so that two African teams weren't in the same group (for instance) and likewise with other continents. As Europe dominates soccer (we have about 14 teams out of 32 at this World Cup) they set it up so at maximum only two European teams could be in the same group.

Ghana look a bit handy, apart from their keeper, just got a free in a dangerous position.:w00t:

apiah and esien were like lonely stars on the ground.Italy was same.There was nothing to watch.
g0 brazil....

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Originally Posted by pimiske

apiah and esien were like lonely stars on the ground..

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That was kind of poetic. You could learn from that Chebus.

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Originally Posted by Celerystalksme

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Originally Posted by manker

We should have had a public holiday when we won The Ashes :dabs:

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Well Australia winning in the world cup and the English winning the ashes...its the same likelyhood!

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hahah the ashes will be the most over hyped miss match series ever this year Gabba Wacc we never lose 2-0 up BOOM series over

Yes the rankings are bullshit Japon ranked 18 where ranked what 43?? so does that mean where ranked 18 now because we beat japon?? just a example of how fucked the rankings are

yes we had a public holuday on monday yesterday because of some woman they call a Queen that lives in England had a birthday (well wasnt it her real bday last month?)

Que Viva Mexico!
Jaaaaja jaaa ja.... im still happy.