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DeleriousWeasel
from Guam on 2006-06-13 06:02 [#01918917]
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Come on Hrvatska tonight!!!
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 06:05 [#01918918]
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personally i wasn't that impressed by australia. i mean they couldn't score against japan for almost 90 minutes and that's pretty weak. once they scored first one japanese completly let go so it wasn't that hard to score those other 2. imo.
czechs play on the same level as they did on the last european cup, which means pretty good. italy has a strong deffence as always. cannavaro and nesta are probably the best defending couple for years now..also, it's really cool to see lippi picked proper strikers this time. usually they were a big problem for italy for some reason..totti is the core of the team obviously.
i thought ghana played really well. kuffour made that silly mistake at the end (they guy everyone would the least expect that from), or else they would have a chance to tie..
so far i was little disappointed by english team. they played well, but only scored one goal..
looking forward to brazil today, i say they will win with two goal difference :)
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2006-06-13 06:19 [#01918927]
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Taking in consideration of the course Autralia went through and the history of them in soccer it's a very good result.
I haven't seen the match so I can't tell if they really deserved to win.
This match will give them energy because they believe it's possible plus they still are in an upward trend.. and believe me, that is much more important than having individual quality soccerplayers.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 06:23 [#01918930]
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oh, they deserved to win! no doubt about that. i hate what japan did..that never pays off..unless you're italy maybe.
hiddink knows what he's doing, although they had quite a bit of luck to win yesterday..they were like 5 minutes away from losing.
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pigster
from melbs on 2006-06-13 06:47 [#01918947]
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shh all. australia won 3-1 and im happy.
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DaggerHappy
from Australia on 2006-06-13 06:52 [#01918949]
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czech republic only played usa.
germany only played costa rica.
that doesn't take away from the fact germany and czech republic played well.
japan are a better team than costa rica. and australia bloody well could've easily scored against japan several times, you can't say not being able to score against japan is weak when they hit the goal frame (i dunno, cross bar and upright?) twice and dominate all other play. it was not luck at all that made them win, it was hard work and spirit, if anything it was unlucky to hit the post twice and have that very incorrect japanese goal given.
just wait until australia put away brazil :P
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obara
from Utrecht on 2006-06-13 06:56 [#01918950]
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who's gonna win today/tonight ?
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 07:18 [#01918956]
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it's just my opinion, why always such reactions to it? :)
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2006-06-13 07:23 [#01918958]
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It might be because you tend to tell what you don't like instead of what you like.
In this topic you seem to pick the negative part of a match to talk about, so you'll get feedback of people telling it isn't so... because they tend to see the positive side.
Just a thought.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 07:28 [#01918961]
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appart from germany i haven't seen anything remotly good yet :)
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2006-06-13 07:30 [#01918963]
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I've seen plenty of great moments, especially for it being the first round on a bloody hot WC.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 07:32 [#01918964]
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sure, it had its moments, but overall quality was pretty low so far.
togo just scored!
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 07:33 [#01918965]
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wow - nice goal from togo!! - i thought korea would have been running this game...
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DeleriousWeasel
from Guam on 2006-06-13 07:39 [#01918967]
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I've been extremely impressed by the African teams in this tournament! I expected the likes of Trinidad & Tobago, Angola and Togo to just roll over tamely and lose all their games - but far from it!
I expected Ivory Coast to play quite well with the team they've got and they didn't disappoint against the Argies either!
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obara
from Utrecht on 2006-06-13 07:59 [#01918978]
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"appart from germany i haven't seen anything remotly good yet
:) " surely you haven't !
come on....
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 08:04 [#01918980]
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man, korean girls really are hot
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 08:13 [#01918984]
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wicked equaliser - see what togo can do with 10 men now...
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nacmat
on 2006-06-13 09:15 [#01919008]
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GERMANY HAD A SHIT DEFENSE THOUGH
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 09:47 [#01919017]
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i prefer good football over deffensive one. it's why i like real madrid too. they can get as many goals as they get as long as they score more innit.
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nacmat
on 2006-06-13 10:01 [#01919032]
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REAL MADRID DOESNT PLAY OFFENSIVE FOOTBALL SINCE 2003
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obara
from Utrecht on 2006-06-13 10:03 [#01919034]
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hahahahahaha
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Taffmonster
from dog_belch (Japan) on 2006-06-13 10:03 [#01919035]
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i can't believe i watched a whole game of football; :/ i hate football
i watched south korea vs togo
get in korea!
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2006-06-13 10:52 [#01919097]
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What a joke, who's that guy with the flute?
Very weak football of France (1 player of France is worth the whole team of Switzerland :O)
Go Switzerland!
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 10:55 [#01919100]
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we must be watching different teams then :)
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2006-06-13 11:15 [#01919116]
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This referee is one big joke..
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stefano_azevedo
from Pindorama (Brazil) on 2006-06-13 11:31 [#01919133]
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i am suporting brazil, but i hope it do not win. if so, the next 3 world cups will suck.
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nacmat
on 2006-06-13 11:46 [#01919153]
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WELL i SEE ALL 100% OF THE GAMES BY REAL MADRID REALLY
AND ITS NOT THAT i SAY IT, ITS A THING SAID AND ACCEPTED IN SPAIN AND AMONG REAL MADRID SUPPORTERS
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 11:57 [#01919165]
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France were woeful on that showing - there gonna need to improve to progress anywhere in this tournament. Cant wait to see how brazil are tonight.....
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Paco
from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2006-06-13 12:07 [#01919179]
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Looks like France were playing for 0-0 again. They got robbed of the penalty kick though.
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2006-06-13 12:12 [#01919192]
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Chill nacmat :)
tolstoyed is here to provoke ;)
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 12:41 [#01919240]
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"Looks like France were playing for 0-0 again"
it looked that way didn't it? i wonder why henry was playing though, if they decided to go for nil nil..and i also wonder why trezeguet was selected..they obviously have no need for stikers since they clearly don't want to score. 400 minutes without scoring on world cups..just lovely.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 12:42 [#01919243]
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that's because those supporters are used to seeing 5 goals scored in their games. something isn't right in the team for quite a while already, but they still play very offensive.
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obara
from Utrecht on 2006-06-13 13:46 [#01919285]
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go croatia, go !!! there's still hope in the second half !!!
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2006-06-13 13:52 [#01919288]
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shame kovac can't continue..quite a shock for croatia that. but, if emerson gets second yellow which isn't unlikely, things may get interesting again..
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Combo
from Sex on 2006-06-13 14:07 [#01919296]
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Didn't I tell you that our team sucks ??
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tunemx
from Budapest (Hungary) on 2006-06-13 14:30 [#01919308]
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go horvat! must equalize!
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QRDL
from Poland on 2006-06-13 14:31 [#01919309]
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hehe, what a fat lazy fuck indeed.
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tunemx
from Budapest (Hungary) on 2006-06-13 14:40 [#01919318]
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is prso really ronaldinho in white?
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 14:51 [#01919327]
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i really hope croatia score with this late free kick...
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 14:51 [#01919328]
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bah! it would have been all brasil deserved
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Aesthetics
from the IDM Kiosk on 2006-06-13 14:58 [#01919338]
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If Brazil continues to play like this they won't make it to the semifinals.. They played very weak for a team which such great talents, speaking of which.. Ronaldo is going downhill pretty fast.
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 15:04 [#01919344]
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only if hes pushed and momentum takes over
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lucifer
on 2006-06-13 15:07 [#01919346]
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brasil is going to fail against good teams like Italy, Chechs or Holland.
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 15:14 [#01919356]
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well you never know with brasil - they seem to be able to raise their game on demand - but i'd love to see czech rep or argentina go at them.....
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nacmat
on 2006-06-13 15:20 [#01919359]
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sorry you are wrong
their game has been based in casillas being a great golakeeper, and ronaldo being a great striker.
they all defended in their field and used counterattacks when the rival made a mistake
that is not offensive play
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nacmat
on 2006-06-13 15:23 [#01919361]
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brazil wastes all its talent
they dont play like team
if they made the ball go fast from player o player (and they have the quality to do that) they would really be good... but they just walk around and fight each on their own...
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 15:26 [#01919363]
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erm i didnt say it was offensive play. i just think that given the circumstances they can raise their game as a team. they have the skills and given the impetus they tend to use them...
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Exaph
from United Kingdom on 2006-06-13 15:31 [#01919367]
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so Brazil 'did an England'?
Do you guys think England will improve? Can they beat Brazil or Argentina drom what we've seen so far?
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NIL-0
from trans pennine express on 2006-06-13 15:42 [#01919375]
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not from what we've seen so far - but remember england can be very very organised without showing much flair. Some teams will find them hard to play against. Englands worst enemy is itself. And im hopeful that the coming of rooney will bring about a revival in quality.
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Exaph
from United Kingdom on 2006-06-13 15:45 [#01919379]
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yeah, i just hope they dont play him before sweden.
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