Author Topic: The 2006 World Cup Thread!!! (Read 73521 times)

daigong · « **Reply #320 on:** July 02, 2006, 03:32:27 AM »

NOOOOOOOOO! BRAZIL

France really shut down the "inos" ... dude Ronaldhino and his "R" headband :evil: had the free kick and couldn't make it. All that intense battle at the end! Where was that in the beginning!!

Just thought I'd throw this out there, just before the Brazil & France game the commentators said the French team are like the Edmonton Oilers an 8th seed. I thought it was cool that the Oilers were mentioned.

ahcheungape · « **Reply #321 on:** July 02, 2006, 04:56:01 AM »

fuck it, the brazilians lost! cant believe they cant even score a goal. i was thinking that brazil will want redemption over france. i have to wait another 4 yrs now! sucks.

Ching1670 · « **Reply #322 on:** July 02, 2006, 05:04:16 AM »

Man, this is such a sad day for English fan include me..T_T

Hopefully Beckham could come back in 2010 WC:(

Quote from: amuse

3 words:

Sven Eriksson sucks.

I 100% agree on this!

maliciel · « **Reply #323 on:** July 02, 2006, 06:55:28 AM »

Beckham was subbed out due to injury.

JTRIX · « **Reply #324 on:** July 02, 2006, 07:13:41 AM »

sorry to all you guys but......
YEAH~~~To FRANCE!
At this rate France will definitely get into the final!

Redturtle · « **Reply #325 on:** July 02, 2006, 11:38:40 AM »

Rooney stepping on the other player's balls!!

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

GJ, Ricardo!!

Now I want my near-impossible Italy vs Portugal final.

amuse · « **Reply #326 on:** July 02, 2006, 01:21:03 PM »

Brazil played like shit and didn't deserve to win. I wanted them to beat France so bad though ...

Brazil had no teamwork and no confidence so whenever they tried to attack, they'd screw up and lose possession. It was not the usual Brazilian style football we're used to seeing

Tuffty · « **Reply #327 on:** July 02, 2006, 02:48:36 PM »

I think it's better for the tournament as a whole to have the world favourites out now. Now we're guaranteed a different winner than predictable Brazil. As expected, the English media have found two scapegoats responsible for England's loss yesterday, Sven and C.Ronaldo. Sven for, well, being Sven and C.Ronaldo as responsible for sending Rooney into a rampage. HELLO?! Lest we forget Rooney's paper thin temper. I would imagine putting on different color socks in the morning would make Rooney into a tyrant. And David Beckham announced he's no longer the England captain. Well, he certainly tried, but Beckham does sum up the England team - hyped up, all style with no substance.

Asmodai · « **Reply #328 on:** July 02, 2006, 03:00:50 PM »

Ouch. Were they really that bad?

Tuffty · « **Reply #329 on:** July 02, 2006, 03:18:51 PM »

Quote from: Asmodai

Ouch. Were they really that bad?

They were average at best. I think both Brazil and England were way too over-hyped before the tournament. And yes the teams certainly looked good on paper. I mean for England you've got a defense of Terry, Ferdinand and Neville, a midfield consisting of Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard and attacking roles in Rooney and Owen. World class players, but it all means nothing if you haven't got the teamwork down. Sven's been implementing risky formations during the tournament and look where it's got them. There's also the heavy dependency on Rooney which I don't like. Rooney's not an all out forward, so why was Sven placing him up there by himself at the deep end of the pitch, solely depending on long balls from his team-mates? It's an idiotic decision to place your goal scoring chances on a player who's not an all-out striker and only recovered from a major injury whilst the tournament was running! All of the England players play much, much better for their respective club teams.

tenkei · « **Reply #330 on:** July 02, 2006, 06:24:24 PM »

yeah, im really pissed about the results of yesterday's matches... esp since i had brazil winning overall, how the fuck do they lose to france, who barely made it out of group??

ive got italy over france, germany over portugal; germany taking the cup, now.

though with brazil and england gone, i almost dont want to watch the last of the matches...

Redturtle · « **Reply #331 on:** July 02, 2006, 07:06:26 PM »

The English media and players love to find scapegoats other than themselves to blame on for their lousy performances. The last time I checked, they blamed on dryness of pitches in German stadiums for their bad play. XDD

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=372669&cc=5901

JTRIX · « **Reply #332 on:** July 02, 2006, 10:42:52 PM »

Quote from: tenkei

ive got italy over france, germany over portugal; germany taking the cup, now.

Isn't Portugal playing France, and Germany playing Italy.
In that case most likely France will win over Portugal if they play as well as the last game against Brazil.
Hard to decide whether Germany or Italy will be in because they are both good teams.

But I predict the final will be Germany vs France.

taiyou · « **Reply #333 on:** July 02, 2006, 11:15:39 PM »

Pity that France dominated Brazil Again:doh:

daigong · « **Reply #334 on:** July 03, 2006, 10:03:07 AM »

haha ten

I say France over Portugal. Germany over Italy. Germany over France. SNOOOOORE. In penalties too. Henry will like boot one to kingdom come and then wrap his face like he wants to try out for Home Alone 5.

radioman · « **Reply #335 on:** July 03, 2006, 10:34:29 AM »

Quote from: daigong

I say France over Portugal. Germany over Italy. Germany over France..

works for me too...quarterfinals started with defeat of my favorites Argentina (how could that bloody coach substitute Riquelme?!), but with elimination of England and Brazil, it's all fine...though, I'm lost with no team to cheer for, so let's say france and germany are lesser of four evils

...anyway, it would be either:
1st title for Portugal
2nd title for France
3rd title for Italy (edited: it would be 4th actually, so this post is useless

)
or 4th one for Germany (somehow interesting >.>)

tenkei · « **Reply #336 on:** July 03, 2006, 02:13:34 PM »

oops... i guess i was thinking wrong o_o

in that case, im same as dai on this.

Mugen · « **Reply #337 on:** July 04, 2006, 08:07:12 AM »

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Japan's most successful soccer star Nakata Hidetoshi (29) shocked the country with the announcement of his retirement yesterday. He issued a statement on his official website, nakata.net, saying "About six months ago, I decided to end my ten-year career in professional football, making the World Cup in Germany my final event before retirement. There was no one particular event that triggered this. And there is no single reason behind my decision." This was no doubt an effort to dispel speculation that he was devastated by Japan's lackluster performance at the World Cup. He added, "But what I can say now is that I felt that it was time for me to graduate from the journey of professional football, and set out on a new journey." The media are already speculating on the chances of a career in the media. Nakata currently has sponsorship contracts with five major companies and is a regular in TV commercials. He is in the same class as Major League baseball stars Ichiro and Matsui Hideki, making ¥50-100 million a year for commercials. While sports stars usually lose commercial value when they retire, Nakata's World Cup performance and analysis and the timing of his retirement are thought to have sponsors and media outlets coveting him even more.

Nakata retiring!!! and I just bught his jersey this world cup!! ASSHOLE!! FUCKING FAGGET!!

JTRIX · « **Reply #338 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:00:00 AM »

ya... I just read the news today too that Nakata announced his retirement.
Really does it have something to do with his commercial contracts? or just that he has something more important to do such that he stopped his career?

Mugen · « **Reply #339 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:02:42 AM »

I think hes going for the entertainment industry. You cant forget, this guy dated Milla Jovovich!