2006 fifa world cup

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which team do you want to win the 2006 fifa world cup?

Poll ended at Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:05 pm

USA
4
40%
England
1
10%
Italy
1
10%
Mexico
0
No votes
Brazil
1
10%
Japan
0
No votes
Spain
0
No votes
France
0
No votes
Germany
2
20%
other (please sate)
1
10%
 
Total votes: 10

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2006 fifa world cup

Post by radman » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:03 pm

which team do you want to win this year. please state if You chose other on the poll.
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Post by unigamer » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:21 pm

Anyone but England!

Seriously though, when they win there is less news coverage than when they lose so I hope they do get somewhere.

I don't really care to be honest who wins.

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Post by Silence » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:42 am

Huh, it looks like the United States is out--they need both luck and a ton of points to get back into the game (no pun intended). Then again, after losing 3-0, there probably isn't much hope for them...

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Post by supersoaker » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:48 am

ENGLAND! I had my England shirt on just today, after their 1-0 win they're guaranteed to win! Hey, that's funny!

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Post by joannaardway » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:49 pm

I am not a football person. Sorry, but I would be perfectly happy if the world cup didn't exist, England lose, England win, some other country wins, etc.

I couldn't give a monkey's who wins.
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Post by Monsoon » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:00 pm

This is rather funny. The US has the most votes because the majority of the members here are american. In Canada, everyone is banking on their background related country.
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Post by supersoaker » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:07 pm

Because Canada Isn't even a competitor, and my parents are from England.

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Post by Monsoon » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:10 pm

I don't know. I've always thought that background cultures are neat. I want to learn german after high school. Back on the topic of soccer, I don't know soccer too much.
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Post by dr_spock » Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:03 am

Guten tag. I would pick Germany since there is some German blood in my family. I guess Ukranian and English too. It's tough picking sides.

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Post by Monsoon » Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:46 am

Dr Spock, what are your backgrounds? Because I'm Austrian, Ukrainian, and English. I want Germany to win because Austria isn't a competitor and is similar (they speak german in Austria as well).
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Post by Silence » Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:45 pm

I meant to post in this thread some more, and I guess I should have, but I'll just do it now. I think Germany will win the whole thing, but nevertheless, I can't wait to see England vs. Portugal (in a bit over 3 hours). There are only a few matches to go before the whole thing's over...

I've been pretty disappointed in the judging--actually, I've found it quite pathetic. Granted, tempers are flaring among the players, so there isn't much that you can do (besides red-carding people left and right)...

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Post by radman » Sat Jul 01, 2006 5:51 pm

Well now we can safely say England, Mexico, Japan, and Spain are out so we should not see any more votes for them.
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Post by Silence » Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:57 pm

Yup...England vs. Portugal was somewhat disappointing, and you could only expect that Portugal would win in a penalty kick shootout (given England's history). It's currently halftime of Brazil vs. France, and I think this might be the final reckoning for Brazil--France has far greater possession and the speed, Brazil is playing somewhat sloppily and roughly.

In the past few minutes, this is what happened:
1) a French striker makes a breakaway, running through 3 defenders
2) a Brazilian defender makes a sloppy tackle and gets a yellow card
3) France takes the free kick, but the ball is stopped by Ronaldo's hand in the wall--just a few foot outside the 18-yard box
4) France takes the direct free kick
Basically, if the Brazilian defender had slid and tripped the French striker only a yard or so past where he did, Ronaldo's handball would have been inside the 18-yard box--meaning a definite penalty kick for France!

UPDATE @ 5:55: Well, Thierry Henri (a crazy-good striker for Arsenal, in case you didn't know) converted an extremely long free-kick into an easy goal for France! Brazil used a few substitutions to transfer some players to offense, most notably Robhino; however, it was too little, too late. However, those two extra people on offense did make a big difference and they added a ton of pressure at the end, so I was a bit worried.

My guess is that Germany will crush Italy (and I don't even know how Italy made it this far), hopefully France will defeat Portugal, and Germany will probably beat France in the finals--they're a strong team with the incredible home-team advantage. I'm rooting for France, though...
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Post by radman » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:45 am

Yup Brazil lost. I voted on Italy ( becasure i am half Italian)
so I think they will beat Germany and France will win against Portugal and it will be Italy and france in the final game.(To Silent Guy) Italy palyed great. The only reason they are not among the top scoring teams is because they tied to the US becase one of there players hit the ball into their own goal.
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Post by Lt.Winters » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:21 pm

I'm Canadian but I wouldn't support England. Anyways, it's Germany for me, the Germany and Italy match starts in 70 minutes (?)
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