FIFA World Cup 2006

highflyerlaura · #1 06-22-2006, 06:31 PM

I'm not one to bag Refs, but the last 25 minutes of the Australia Vs. Croatia match was near shambles..... 2-2 draw, Australia progresses.

Read this if you want to get a good laugh from the match.....

http://football.guardian.co.uk/worl...1788392,00.html

moe.ron · #2 06-25-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by highflyerlaura

I'm not one to bag Refs, but the last 25 minutes of the Australia Vs. Croatia match was near shambles..... 2-2 draw, Australia progresses.

Read this if you want to get a good laugh from the match.....

http://football.guardian.co.uk/worl...1788392,00.html

The Ukraine - Tunisia game also showed very pathetic officiating.

honeychile · #3 06-25-2006, 09:51 PM

Tristan, you're on the "other site" too, aren't you? It's amazing how people from EVERY country are calling the officiating "average" at best!

I have Germany v. Brasil for the final, from two months ago. But then again, I really did think that USA would get to the second round - then. The only good part about that is people are finally seeing that Landon Donovan will no longer be the Golden Boy.

Thrillhouse · #4 06-26-2006, 06:04 PM

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The only good part about that is people are finally seeing that Landon Donovan will no longer be the Golden Boy.

I know the money here is good but I was skeptical of him when he turned down offers to play overseas.

TristanDSP · #5 06-26-2006, 08:08 PM

Plus, his two stints in Europe didn't go so smoothly for him. Freddy Adu will mature by 2010, and Eddie Johnson and Clint Dempsey will develop. I'm shouldn't be the one to say this considering these past few months, but this team needs to grow a pair of balls. They were so scared to take on the defense in each game-Demarcus Bealsey and Golden Boy acted like a dear in headlights when normally they would charge down field. Wonderboy would do that stupid gather-the-ball-with-my-back-to-the-defender-and-hopefully-run-around-them move every time, and every time he'd get stuffed. I expected this from Aquaman, but not Beasley, who plays against some pretty damn good talent in Holland.

Again, I wasn't expecting much, but they came in scared and never recovered from that Koeller goal. But it doesn't matter, I don't watch the World Cup because of the USA primarily.

macallan25 · #6 06-26-2006, 09:09 PM

The scouting was obviously horrendous on the part of the coaching staff as well. Pretty evident.

honeychile · #7 06-27-2006, 10:06 PM

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The scouting was obviously horrendous on the part of the coaching staff as well. Pretty evident.

Eight years ago, neither Donovan or Arena could do no wrong. This year, they could do no right.

I think the USMNT needs to rethink their talent and lack thereof. Freddie Adu might be the man to work the rest of the team around.

I'm sticking with Germany to take it all, or at least be in the Final. If nothing else, they have an incredible national pride going - but the thought of another Brasil v. Germany Final is just too exciting to pass up!

KSigkid · #8 06-26-2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

I know the money here is good but I was skeptical of him when he turned down offers to play overseas.

Wasn't the money better overseas, he just got frustrated with playing time?

In an interview last week, Adu said that he is headed overseas as soon as he is able to do so. Hopefully Donovan will do the same and actually improve in the next 4 years.

PM_Mama00 · #9 06-27-2006, 12:54 AM

My mom and I have never shared a joyous sporting occassion like we did when Italy won today. FORZA AZZURRI!!!!!

And Francesco Totti is HOTTTTTTTTTTTTT.

Jeditiger · #10 06-27-2006, 12:35 PM

Does anyone here think that Australia should have won that game against Itali... Is it just us here in Aus that think the reffs were not fair, specialy giving a faulse penalty 9seconds befor the end of the game..

I hope Brazil do well and take out the CUP but Germany will be a hard team to beat..

Yiannis

TristanDSP · #11 06-27-2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

My mom and I have never shared a joyous sporting occassion like we did when Italy won today. FORZA AZZURRI!!!!!

And Francesco Totti is HOTTTTTTTTTTTTT.

That was a very dubious penalty, but this is the World Cup and it's going to happen, so a win's a win.

I've never really cared for that "callcheio" (spelling's WAY off) strategy of Italy's which is to go up 1-0 then play defense. I love watching Serie A (and Juventus win Scudettos), and I think Italy has some of the finest players in the world (I have a clip of Totti that shows how well-rounded of a forward he is), but they've never been known to score a lot of goals on a consistent basis.

Either way, I hope they beat the Ukraine and set up a rematch of the 94 final, a week after Brazil and France play a rematch of the 98 final.

The Netherlands got screwed, but they didn't play up to their normal form (as usual) and it's no shame to lose to Portugal. The game against England should be very similar.

Thrillhouse · #12 06-27-2006, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

Wasn't the money better overseas, he just got frustrated with playing time?

In an interview last week, Adu said that he is headed overseas as soon as he is able to do so. Hopefully Donovan will do the same and actually improve in the next 4 years.

If thats the case about Donovan, what a wuss.