World Cup 2006 in Germany

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

Would'nt it be great if Tridad & Tobago had 4 ties in the World Cup?

 

they can only get three ties since there are only three games in group play

 

Anyway, John Terry just saved England's ass as he cleared a ball at the line

Can they advance to the next round on 3 points then get another tie in the 2nd round?

 

They can advance with three ties if Sweden and Paraguay tie, and England beats Sweden

 

in the second round there has to be a winner, so it's extra time and penalty kicks

[k thx 0]

ECUADOR!! ECUADOR!! ECUADOR!!

 

3-0 against Costa Rica and now we just have to tie with Germany to finish first in our group, awaiting either Sweden or Paraguay. I'd prefer either of them rather than England.

You might get T&T...

[naiwf 0]

Poor Trinis.

[Murmuring Beast 0]

Crouch is still terrible. I laughed heartily at his volley attempt in the first half.

[Guest]

Trinidad & Tobago could beat Paraguay, but they need other help. Sweden can't win a game. That's the only way they get through.

 

Crouch is terrible. Hardly any ball skill, just a good header.

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

Trinidad & Tobago could beat Paraguay, but they need other help. Sweden can't win a game. That's the only way they get through.

 

Crouch is terrible. Hardly any ball skill, just a good header.

 

 

Sweden can win a game but not get a draw along with it. It would come down to goal differential if both teams won a game.

[Guest]

Which Sweden would own if they won one game and drew the other, or lost against England. They'd have to get blown out in the loss.

 

Trinidad would need to score 3 times against Paraguay (not going to happen, too good defensively) just to tie the GD if Sweden won one and drew the other, or 2 times if Sweden lost the possible draw.

 

I hated the result today, T&T deserved at least a draw. They've left it all out there.

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

If Sweden wins and ties they are through

 

However lets say Sweden wins 1-0 today

 

T&T can advance if they beat Paraguay by two and England wins.

 

They can also advance if they win by one and England beats Sweden by two or more. Worst case there would be a drawing of lots to see who advances

 

It wouldn't help Trinidad if there was a tie in the next game because that would mean England wins the group and England would have nothing to play for next game

[k thx 0]

CurryMan just spilt his drink.

[naiwf 0]

Another late backbreaker. I usually don't like watching soccer, but damn these matches have been exciting down the stretch.

[Guest]

I know that's a great feeling.

[Guest CurryMan]

Wow thats all I can say now, hopefully four points are enough to see Sweden trough to the next round.

 

Hopefully our star players can start to deliver, neither Henrik Larsson or Zlatan has shown anything wortwhiled in these two games and Ljungberg was shit in the second half until he scored.

 

Well intresting game against England on tuesday will England beat Sweden for the first time since 1968 probebly..

[Art Sandusky 0]

We have bigger fish to fry.

 

Like a whole group of sports that the rest of the world doesn't know or care about?

Yeah, pretty much. Football and baseball are our games, and we like it that way. Tough shit; we don't need to validate our existence by beating Peru in a soccer game like you guys do. To most people, soccer is just what everyone wants 8-year-olds to play so that nobody can feel bad about losing, inasmuch as you only need to run up and down with everyone else to feign participation. Hockey has basically the same "chase the item around and get it in the goal" premise as soccer, but at least it has the element of good old Americanadian physicality, and even that's being ruined by all the Floppy McFakehurts coming into the sport from--you guessed it!--soccer countries. I watch a soccer match, and I'm not sure if it's an athletic competition or a tribute to the life and times of Curt Hennig. You bump into a guy and he flies halfway across the field, writhing in pain.

[Danville_Wrestling 0]

I watch a soccer match, and I'm not sure if it's an athletic competition or a tribute to the life and times of Curt Hennig. You bump into a guy and he flies halfway across the field, writhing in pain.

 

Good one.

[Mystery Eskimo 0]

We have bigger fish to fry.

 

Like a whole group of sports that the rest of the world doesn't know or care about?

Yeah, pretty much. Football and baseball are our games, and we like it that way. Tough shit; we don't need to validate our existence by beating Peru in a soccer game like you guys do.

 

Well, good. You enjoy your sports, the world can enjoy ours.

 

Speaking of physicality, it was quite amusing to see Crouch's pull on the T&T defender's dreadlocks. We really are a poor side at the moment. Lampard needs to start contributing more creatively, turning up in the box to miss chances isn't good enough.

[deancoles 0]

We must be the only "favourite" without a sitting midfielder who can tackle, Spain have Alonso/Xavi/Senna,Portugal have Costinha,France have Makelele,Brazil have Emerson/Gilberto and Argentina have Mascherano.

 

Edit: Would love Lennon to start from now on but it means Sven dropping a big name who isn't injured.

[King Cucaracha 0]

We have bigger fish to fry.

 

Like a whole group of sports that the rest of the world doesn't know or care about?

Yeah, pretty much. Football and baseball are our games, and we like it that way. Tough shit; we don't need to validate our existence by beating Peru in a soccer game like you guys do. To most people, soccer is just what everyone wants 8-year-olds to play so that nobody can feel bad about losing, inasmuch as you only need to run up and down with everyone else to feign participation. Hockey has basically the same "chase the item around and get it in the goal" premise as soccer, but at least it has the element of good old Americanadian physicality, and even that's being ruined by all the Floppy McFakehurts coming into the sport from--you guessed it!--soccer countries. I watch a soccer match, and I'm not sure if it's an athletic competition or a tribute to the life and times of Curt Hennig. You bump into a guy and he flies halfway across the field, writhing in pain.

 

'Soccer' fans hate that aspect of the game too, trust us. English football used to be much more competitive. It's Spaniards and Italians, mainly, who've brought it into the game.

 

We have American Football in England. It's called Rugby and we're not decked out in more padding and gear than the mascots have to wear when we play it. Why American Football is called 'Football' is beyond me because every time I've watched it, the foot and the ball are seperate entities for 85% of a game. I tried watching the Superbowl a couple of times and it was all razmatazz, covering up a really boring sport. Far too stop-start, stop-start to actually sit through.

 

Baseball is just cricket on an acid trip. And with less running. We play baseball over here too...it's called rounders and it's only played by 8 year old girls who are too disinterested or unathletic to play real sports.

 

Then again, different cultures for different people I guess.

 

 

In other news, ugh, what a night that was. No way we deserved to win, Sven gets the plaudits for 'great substitutions' even though Rooney was a passenger after coming on. How we're through after two games with the performances is beyond me.

[Adam 0]

We have American Football in England. It's called Rugby and we're not decked out in more padding and gear than the mascots have to wear when we play it. Why American Football is called 'Football' is beyond me because every time I've watched it, the foot and the ball are seperate entities for 85% of a game. I tried watching the Superbowl a couple of times and it was all razmatazz, covering up a really boring sport. Far too stop-start, stop-start to actually sit through.

 

Baseball is just cricket on an acid trip. And with less running. We play baseball over here too...it's called rounders and it's only played by 8 year old girls who are too disinterested or unathletic to play real sports.

 

Thank you. I love me some Gridiron, but calling it football is just plain inaccurate, and if you want a real sport that requires strength, speed, agility and intelligence, Australian Rules > all.

 

And anyone who says Cricket is more boring than Baseball needs their head read. Perhaps in a first grade four day match, but the One Day Internationals, Twenty20's and even a lot of the Test Matches are much easier to watch than nine innings.

[Slayer 0]

Why American Football is called 'Football' is beyond me because every time I've watched it, the foot and the ball are seperate entities for 85% of a game.

Thank you. I love me some Gridiron, but calling it football is just plain inaccurate

Hey, look, it's a new and entirely fresh question about American football. No, wait, actually it's not new at all. Quite frankly I have no idea to the answer of the question, though.

 

Cricket? When I was in college, I had several Indian friends who tried to explain it to me. Maybe it was the language barrier, or it was probably the fact it just seemed to make no sense for my puny isolationist American brain, but I couldn't understand their explanation of the sport at all. Wickets and runs? Two different types of scoring? wtf? (this is not an invitation to try and explain it to me, btw)

 

I can't say anything for the popularity of American football. At least with baseball we can cite it's popularity in other parts of the world, primarily in east Asia and Latin America.

 

And Kotz was dead-on about the Floparooskis infiltrating American sports. Manu Ginobli is a prime example of this.

[Guest]

Argentina is laying down the gauntlet.

 

Goodness.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Staggering first half from Argentina. Cambiasso's goal surely won't be bettered this tournament.

[King Cucaracha 0]

Agreed, the Argies look great. Makes me wish I'd put the bet on them I contemplated before the tournament, Group Of Death and all.

 

On cricket...I watch it, but I admit that it's both hard to understand and at times can be very boring.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Cricket - it can be dull, (as can any sport, come on) but honestly, when it's good, it's my favourite sport to watch. Hard to explain, but the best moments of the last Ashes series (neutrals have agreed with me) were unmatched drama.

[deancoles 0]

Nice Subs as well, take off Saviola and bring on Carlos Tevez.

[Guest]

This second half is why some people can call the game boring. Serbia & Montenegro are just standing there.

 

If Zanetti was playing for Argentina, they'd be more scary.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

I'm really looking forward to Netherlands/Ivory Coast.

[pochorenella 0]

I think Argentina, Ecuador, and perhaps the Czech Republic are the ones playing the best football on this World Cup so far.

[Guest]

Ha, a red. Get the hell off the pitch.

 

My bests are Argentina, Czechs, Spain. I'll wait for Ecuador to play Germany, but they've looked great too.

[pochorenella 0]

I'll wait for Ecuador to play Germany, but they've looked great too.

 

Most likely they'll both have some alternates on next tuesday's game, since they're both qualyfied for the next round already. I know I would save a few of my key players, specially since a couple of them have one yellow card and I wouldn't risk them in a game that the only stakes are wether you end up as first or second in the group.

[Guest]

Of course. Ecuador did look great yesterday, but it was against Costa Rica.

 

Argentina is playing out of their mind now, 5-0.

 

That's #6