World Cup 2006

[Kinetic]

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Figures, that's the game I missed.

For anyone that watched the S.Korea and Togo match, were the cards issued to Abalo in the 22 and 52 minute legitimate?

I didn?t see the 1st one, to be honest, but the 2nd one was given because he did a foul when there was a clear goal chance happenning.

[TomTom]

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France vs. Switzerland now...been waiting for this one...and later on Brazil woot.

[shosh]

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lalas sucks!

so france - switzerland now and i just found out that the best year in barthez's life was when he was dating madonna? wtf?

france looking pretty damn confused right now but the swiss dont have the talent they used to have back in the day like Sforza and Chapuisat...

Brazil coming up next. The games dont officially begin until Brazil plays...

[Kinetic]

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Me and the Argentinians are probably the only people on [MS] wishing for Brasil to lose

[KinKyJ]

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Me and the Argentinians are probably the only people on [MS] wishing for Brasil to lose

Nah buddy, I'll gladly share a crate of Stella with ya during that game!

[Troklo]

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Well France vs. Switzerland ended 0-0 both teams had chances but the swiss had the better ones.
Not a very atractive game the french look like they have no clue what to do with the ball when Zidane isnt holding it.

[Kinetic]

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Well, Croatia won a new fan tonight : me.

Brasil were disappointing to say the least. They have the excuse that they played with 10 men most of the game, but that?s still no reason for the indulgent way in wich they played, as if the ball would get in Croatia?s goal by itself just by hearing "I?m brasilian, bitch!".

The problem with Brasil is that even when they play like shit, they have 3-4 players who can decide a game individually. If Ronaldinho isn?t on point, then Kaka is, if Ronaldo isn?t doing well, then they have Adriano, and they can afford to bench a player like Robinho.

On the other hand, Croatia played beautifully...and I mean that even aesthetically...it was almost as if THEY were the brasilians on the pitch tonight...shame about the poor finishing. But they showed what you have to do to beat Brasil : you play fast, first touch football, with great pressure all over the field, to recover the ball fast. Brasil are the best in the world when they have the ball, but they?re only reasonable when they don?t have it, especially the the wings are fragile (mainly Cafu?s side)...and of course, that might still not be enough..you hve to hope that their star players are playing below their standard.

Big applause to the Croatian supporters too, who kept pushing for their team even when losing, and a huge boooo to Ronaldo, who seemed like he went into that pitch to take a stroll...if I was Brasil?s coach, he?d NEVER play a game for my team again.

Final notes : France sucks...Zidane can?t do everything, no quality whatsoever anywhere else in that team.
Final notes 2 : the brasilian over here are already making a racket, as if they won the cup already. I think I?m gonna tell some of them to fuck off.

[remoh]

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hey croatia did play very well ..they took the game to the brasilians...brasil played ok ..but hey are definatly coasting untill it really matters...

[groffhibbitz]

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croatia were great. Too bad they lost such a close game. Their fans were incredible!! I loved the energy they had until the very end, it was inspiring, and would have been magnificent to see in person.

Ronaldo... even when they subbed him out it took him 20 minutes to get off the field. They were trying to set him up, even just pass to him. His touches were bad.

Kaka was amazing. I have watched him play many times before, but never seen him blow past people with such speed. He must have been working his ass off in preparation I think.

[TomTom]

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We cheered for Kroatia as well. They so deserved to make the 1:1. Both Brazil and France did not play good yesterday. Ronaldo and Zidane are just a shadow of what they used to be.

Here are some pics I made with my cell phone at the public viewving point yesterday evening:

[speciale]

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^^^ next time get some more close up of the women


Croatia played great. IMO, best game so far. That game had the atmosphere of a 2nd round game. shame that Brazil (Brasil) won.

[shan]

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yeah I thought croatia where excellent. Prso had a stormer. Im going to stick a few quid on them to go all the way

[arielus]

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great game by Spain.
4-0 against Ukrania

[peloquin]

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good thing for ukraine that the other teams in the group are tunisia and saudi arabia!

[shosh]

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^ they didnt look bad at all... it was a pretty good game.

now for germany and the most overrated team coming into this tournament (with the exception of the US), Poland. I doubt the poles will even get one point in the groups...