2006 World Cup Germany

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:55 pm

sixyearsleft wrote: Keep an eye on Ivory Coast, they may suprise a few ppl,

Brazil v England in the semi final will be the real final, whoever wins that will win the world cup.

It's coming home:-6

:yh_youkid

Nah...

get ready for another four years of '66 reruns....

Ha ha ha!

Ah ha ha ha ha!

Ah ha ha....

oh, sorry

(Only fn around)

Good luck.......

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:53 pm

Due to the fact that people arnt going to want to read through all of this thread to then post about the World Cup as it is being played, I am going to make a game time thread for the World Cup so that people may talk about the event as it is underway.

Post by **spot** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:06 pm

No no, K - a thread for each day that they play, so we can get to the exact game we want to shout about.

bigears · Post by **bigears** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:15 pm

Bigears' World Cup predictions:

Group A: winners Poland, Runners-up Germany

B:England, Sweden

C:Holland, Argentina

D:Portugal, Mexico

E:Italy, Czech Republic

F:Brazil, Croatia

G:France, Switzerland

H:Ukraine, Spain

Quarter-finalists:

Poland, Holland

Croatia, Spain

Germany, Portugal

Ukraine, Brazil

Semi-finalists:

Holland, Croatia

Brazil, Germany

Third place: Germany

Final:

Holland 1, Brazil 3

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:49 pm

bigears wrote: Bigears' World Cup predictions:

Group A: winners Poland, Runners-up Germany

B:England, Sweden

C:Holland, Argentina

D:Portugal, Mexico

E:Italy, Czech Republic

F:Brazil, Croatia

G:France, Switzerland

H:Ukraine, Spain

Quarter-finalists:

Poland, Holland

Croatia, Spain

Germany, Portugal

Ukraine, Brazil

Semi-finalists:

Holland, Croatia

Brazil, Germany

Third place: Germany

Final:

Holland 1, Brazil 3

No no no no no!

You have it all wrong....

USA 6 - Brazil 0

USA shocks the world.

USA

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:36 pm

Please let me know if anyone is interested in tickets for the World Cup Final

I have 3 tickets at Ã‚£150 each .

Excellent view

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Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:50 pm

ArnoldLayne wrote: Hahaha, they were reserved just incase Scotland qualified for the final stages. :yh_rotfl

Sorry my friends

Not all of our friends north of the border are supporting England

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Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:31 pm

K.Snyder wrote: No no no no no!

You have it all wrong....

USA 6 - Brazil 0

USA shocks the world.

USA

According to the pundits, USA are ranked 5th in the world...good luck to them I say

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:43 pm

Bez wrote: According to the pundits, USA are ranked 5th in the world...good luck to them I say

We are continuing to progress in the soccer world. Alot of critics say this ranking is due in large part to our success in the CONCAF, and that teams' ranks are for the amount of wins and success you have had in the tournaments leading up to the World Cup, as opposed to the quality of the wins itself.

You know what I say to them.......

Phoooo- ee

Up yours!

But here is to a hopeful end to the USA and the World Cup......Which in my eyes is to win it all. Im not going to be disappointed the least bit if the USA doest meet up to their expectations carried over from the 2002 World Cup, because after all, its a new Cup and anything can happen. Being an athlete myself, I know that going out and doing the best you can, and having fun at the same time is whats really important. Winning is just an extenuation of what should be enjoyable in sports, in my own opinion, so I see no reason to demand success from anyone when it come to friendly competition.

Go USA!

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:44 pm

maybe we should lend out support to the real underdogs in all of this the USA.:yh_smiley After all they don't leave home very often and they're in a foreign country -goodness knows what they thought of the germans in leiderhosen and being told they are in for a good drubbing when the south americans get hold of them must be freaking them out. Not being able to stop every fifteen minutes while the adverts are on must be very tiring for the poor dears.

joking aside-does the world cup get much air time in the US? World wide it looks set to top all previous sporting events in terms of audience figures.

posted by uncle kram

Not all of our friends north of the border are supporting England

Don't believe all you read in the press. It's hard to not get cught up in the atmosphere. besides We're all fed up with 1966 reruns and the constant going over what went wrong if you lose doesn't bear thinking about.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:52 pm

gmc wrote:

joking aside-does the world cup get much air time in the US? World wide it looks set to top all previous sporting events in terms of audience figures.

Of course.

All of the games, I believe will be televised, and all that its considered, alot of Americans will be watching.......even those who dont take a particular interest in soccer, due in large part that its simply the USA team.

I, being American, have watched the first two games of the World Cup, and given my daily schedule, will continue to watch as many games as possible. Of course, I will watch every game of the USA, and upon any question as to if I will catch the USA games, I will improvise. But none the less, I am still excited about all of the World Cup, and always will be.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:26 pm

USA, USA, I know they have no chance in hell of winning but you never know Fotbal is a funny game....I can hope anyway..

My sister and my youngest niece's team are in Germany for the World Cup bummer I would have been a chaprone just to get there...:-5 http://www.ussoccer.com

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:49 pm

CARLA wrote: USA, USA, I know they have no chance in hell of winning but....http://www.ussoccer.com

Oh CARLA!

Oh CARLA!

My optimistic heart is melting. I understand that we havnt been exactly dominate when it comes to the World Cup, but have a little faith, I beg of you.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:53 pm

KS, I'm hoping they pull of a miracle and have a good showing at the World Cup USA USA ALL THE WAY..!! It will be fun watching them try...

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:05 pm

CARLA wrote: KS, I'm hoping they pull of a miracle and have a good showing at the World Cup USA USA ALL THE WAY..!! It will be fun watching them try...

I know you want them to win,...I wouldnt dare question your enthusiasm for the USA team. I too have pondered the possibility of the USA not being able to win the World Cup this year, it being outweighed by the evidence of past experience. By looking at such, I know it will be a hill to climb, and dont say for one minute that the USA can win it easily(aside from joking), but dare admit my opinion of such a tough hill to climb as being impossible driven by my optimism.

We all have to show faith....

even if we lie about it. :wah:

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:10 pm

K.Snyder wrote: But none the less, I am still excited about all of the World Cup, and always will be.

As long as the USA have qualified of course.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:39 pm

Lets just say they can't make any mistakes or very few to stay in the Cup if they are sloppy its over quick to many very,very good teams playing... We shall see I just want them to play good and play their opponents tough..

[QUOTE]U.S. Men vs. Czech Republic

Live on ESPN2 and Univision

06/12/2006 11:55 AM ET

U.S. Men vs. Italy

Live on ABC and Univision

06/17/2006 2:30 PM ET

U.S. Men vs. Ghana

Live on ESPN and Univision

06/22/2006 9:55 AM ET [/QUOTE] :-6

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:08 pm

Hey,

atleast we are not in last place at the moment, thanks to Ukraine.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:24 pm

I know that the USA isnt exactly a dominate threat in the World Cup. While Im always optimistic about my favorite teams, I am still not blinded by a biased opinion toward the realistic possibilities they have.

Just wanted to know what you guys thought about the Czhechs. Like I said USA isnt exactly a force to be rconed with, but they are still a team in the hunt. What im really trying to say is, I thought that the Czech Republic looked extremly fierce.....I dont know if thats because they beat us, or that they are really good, but one thing is for sure, they shouldnt be counted out of the 2006 World Cup by any means.

Your thoughts.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:33 am

K.Snyder wrote: I know that the USA isnt exactly a dominate threat in the World Cup. While Im always optimistic about my favorite teams, I am still not blinded by a biased opinion toward the realistic possibilities they have.

Just wanted to know what you guys thought about the Czhechs. Like I said USA isnt exactly a force to be rconed with, but they are still a team in the hunt. What im really trying to say is, I thought that the Czech Republic looked extremly fierce.....I dont know if thats because they beat us, or that they are really good, but one thing is for sure, they shouldnt be counted out of the 2006 World Cup by any means.

Your thoughts.

TRhe Czechs have been there or thereabouts for some time - they won't win but they'll give a good account of themselves.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 1:40 pm

K, watching them on univision is a treat-if you know Spanish. The slickest announcers, and funniest comments under the sun. No one can say "Goal" like them!

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:26 pm

chonsigirl wrote: K, watching them on univision is a treat-if you know Spanish. The slickest announcers, and funniest comments under the sun. No one can say "Goal" like them!

Well I wouldnt have wanted to watch the Czech vs USA game on univision then, because their "goal" would have been my "hands on top of head in a slumped position, saying to myself - G@* &*$%, $()^ ()% @ %!+&(-) "....

Mongoose · Post by **Mongoose** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:51 pm

I'm loving the tournament so far! There have been some great games already and some amazing goals.

I thought USA would have done better against the Czechs but maybe they will redeem themselves against Italy. However, I don't see them beating Italy to be honest. Sorry!

England need to play a lot better if they want to actually win the cup. If I'm honest they will probably get knocked out in the quarters (ever the optimist me! :wah: ).

Ecuador have been a real surprise and Spain and Argentina look to be on fire this time round. Although they may have peaked too early. have to wait and see :-3 .

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:37 pm

Ha!

As if getting through to the next round for the USA wasnt hard enough, upon having to beat Ghana at the same time Italy has to beat the Czechs, the next round finds the Group E winner playing second place of Group F, and visa versa.

You guys know what that means?

It means that if by some chance that we(the USA) does happen to make it out of the group stage, we would then be in second place of group E, which in turn plays the winner of group F. Considering that Brazil has a strangle hold on winning Group F, Brazil would have to lose their next game by more than 4 at the same time Australia(or whom ever has to win by a margin higher than that of Brazils' goals against = Highly unlikely).

So even if the USA does qualify for the next round, we would then have to play the record holders for most World Cup victories with five, Brazil.

We're not talking miracles anymore....

We're talking an Omen.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:48 pm

KS, you got that right, we can only hope..

[QUOTE]We're not talking miracles anymore....

We're talking an Omen.[/QUOTE]

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:20 am

England play Sweden tonight....my stomach's all knotted up....:-3

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:26 am

Let's hope we can overturn our poor record against the Swedes, but Six is right, it doesn't really matter as we're through to the knockout stages already. I know the outcome determines if we play Ecuador or Germany in the next round, but both games would be difficult at that stage.

Will be good to see a performance now the pressure is temporarily off

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:33 am

sixyearsleft wrote: Oh Bez,

it doesn't matter if we win or lose, England are in the next round:-6

untangle your stomack and kick your feet back, just enjoy:)

Yep I know....but if they play badly you get all the 'Victor Meldrews' going on and on and on......:-3

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:34 am

Turn it on Univision, best network in the states carrying the games, if you know Spanish...............they say things other stations won't.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:53 am

chonsigirl wrote: Turn it on Univision, best network in the states carrying the games, if you know Spanish...............they say things other stations won't.

.......like "el ejercicio hace el maestro"? :-3

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:15 am

Wanted to ask everyone what their thoughts were on the length between World Cups. I personally find four years to be quite a long time. I realize that such a long time for preparation adds to the build up of anticipation, and passion not only for the players to want to succeed, but for the fans' enthusiasm as well.

Anyone not mind the long wait, or is there anyone who would like to see the World Cup every two years or so??

Seems like an awful long time for only one month of events, and im sure that the players would like to play in it as much as possible.....considering that some players get to be too old in the years leading up to the next World Cup.

Any thoughts?

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:34 am

K.Snyder wrote: Wanted to ask everyone what their thoughts were on the length between World Cups. I personally find four years to be quite a long time. I realize that such a long time for preparation adds to the build up of anticipation, and passion not only for the players to want to succeed, but for the fans' enthusiasm as well.

Anyone not mind the long wait, or is there anyone who would like to see the World Cup every two years or so??

Seems like an awful long time for only one month of events, and im sure that the players would like to play in it as much as possible.....considering that some players get to be too old in the years leading up to the next World Cup.

Any thoughts?Surely every 2 years would put a strain on the players?

We also have the European tournament to consider.

Also, the majority of players are from premiership clubs and they are the ones that pay their fat salaries,

I for one dont want Rooney or Ferdinand out next season due to injuries from the world cup.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:26 am

abbey wrote: Surely every 2 years would put a strain on the players?

We also have the European tournament to consider.

Also, the majority of players are from premiership clubs and they are the ones that pay their fat salaries,

I for one dont want Rooney or Ferdinand out next season due to injuries from the world cup.

Wow..

really?

Hmmmm....

I suppose you are right. I never had considered the injury aspect of the game.

I being one who played sports always looked forward to the all-star games. Players dont really think about getting injured, although I have never been fortunate enough to be payed millions of dollars, athletes love to play in an overwhelming atmosphere. I would personally love to play every two years at the least. Four being acceptable, one being an honor. I do suppose the fans are what really counts, after all, passion for the game is an added incentive as is winning, to go along with heritage and tradition of course.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:33 am

In my anticipation for todays World Cup games, I have been looking over soccer/football footage, and had noticed someone scoring a goal while being behind the line of off-side, although the ball was struck by the opposing team toward the goal.

I wanted to know if off-side is negated upon the ball being struck by the opposing team. So, perhaps those of you who are more enveloped(right word?) in the game of soccer/football can shed some light on this?

Mongoose · Post by **Mongoose** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:33 am

K.Snyder wrote: In my anticipation for todays World Cup games, I have been looking over soccer/football footage, and had noticed someone scoring a goal while being behind the line of off-side, although the ball was struck by the opposing team toward the goal.

I wanted to know if off-side is negated upon the ball being struck by the opposing team. So, perhaps those of you who are more enveloped(right word?) in the game of soccer/football can shed some light on this?

The attacking player is not offside when that happens. It's the defending teams stupid fault. Remember an attacking player is offside when the ball is played by the attacking team and he is behind the defence.

There are some great games on at the moment. Ghana are 1-0 against USA (oh dear!) and Italy are 1-0 against Czech Rep. So at the moment the Czechs and USA are out but this group is so close it can all change so quickly! It's by far the most exciting group! :-6

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:59 am

Half

Ghana 2

USA 1

Im disgusted at the half. I honestly dont know much about soccer, but one thing is for sure, and thats I feel cheated somehow. If it were a foul, fine, but for some reason im just not convinced that penalty kick was justifiable. They were both going up for the ball, and while I will admit there was some contact, in my opinion it was just another play for ball control. I could be wrong I guess.

Also, however, I feel that ball should have been played differently. USA defense is making careless mistakes, and its costing them.....us.....dearly.

I remain optimistic as usual.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:04 am

On a side note; I think that ball played from Beasley to Dempsey was nothing shy of....

Beautiful!

Mongoose · Post by **Mongoose** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:09 am

No I think you're right. That penalty decision seemed very harsh and there was nothing in it really. Especially at the end of the half. Dempsey's goal was impressive though.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:04 am

Mongoose wrote: No I think you're right. That penalty decision seemed very harsh and there was nothing in it really. Especially at the end of the half. Dempsey's goal was impressive though.

Well, I think its safe to say it really wouldnt have mattered. The difference in this game, and in my opinion the entire World Cup, for USA was their mistakes on defense. I enjoyed the World Cup, and will continue to watch as many matches as I can, with not nearly as much enthusiasm, but none the less am curious who will be victorious this year.

Having said that, I say good luck to the rest of you.

I will be rooting for the team that is down by a goal. :wah:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:06 am

K.Snyder wrote: Wanted to ask everyone what their thoughts were on the length between World Cups. I personally find four years to be quite a long time. I realize that such a long time for preparation adds to the build up of anticipation, and passion not only for the players to want to succeed, but for the fans' enthusiasm as well.

Anyone not mind the long wait, or is there anyone who would like to see the World Cup every two years or so??

Seems like an awful long time for only one month of events, and im sure that the players would like to play in it as much as possible.....considering that some players get to be too old in the years leading up to the next World Cup.

Any thoughts?

It would be much better if it was as often as the Olympics

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:10 am

Uncle Kram wrote: It would be much better if it was as often as the Olympics

Hey...you're on form tonight Unc....:wah:

Are you watching the australian match ??