Official 2006 World Cup Thread

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:20 pm

SplishSplash wrote:Argentina isn't half as good as you make them out to be. Not only will they lose to Germany, but there is absolutely NO WAY for them to beat Brazil.

After they beat Germany, I expect you to admit to how good Argentina is. Actually I don't expect that, I expect you to make some excuse.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:22 pm

SplishSplash wrote:but there is absolutely NO WAY for them to beat Brazil.

Funny, they beat them 3-0 a year ago in world cup qualification.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:28 pm

they have friendlies with them like 5 times a yr innit ?

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:39 pm

seremtan wrote:ok, predictions, people:

QFs

germany 0 - 2 argentina
england 2 - 1 portugal
Italy 2 - 0 ukraine
brazil 2 - 1 france

SFs

argentina 2 - 0 italy
brazil 2 - England 1
Final

argentina 3 - 2 brazil

3rd place playoff

italy 0 - 2 england

Post by **SplishSplash** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:48 pm

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:Funny, they beat them 3-0 a year ago in world cup qualification.

And Italy beat us 4:1 only a couple months ago. Do you think that would be a probable outcome at the moment?

There are good teams, bad teams and tourney teams. Brazil and Germany are tourney teams, they only realize their full potential in World Cups.

Post by **chopov** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:57 pm

germany 2 - 1 argentina
england 1 - 1 portugal, England wins the penalties this time...hopefully
Italy 2 - 0 ukraine
brazil 2 - 1 france

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:27 pm

i see everyone's more optimistic about england's chances than i am. for me, they've just sucked and haven't played nearly as well as they can

Post by **chopov** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:57 am

I'm not really optimistic about England, I just finally want real revenge for 1966... :icon25:

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:16 am

haha dont we all

Post by **chopov** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:57 am

Why do you want revenge for Wembley?

Post by **SplishSplash** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:03 am

Was that where the english cheated their way into the finals or something?

Post by **chopov** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:10 am

It was the final.

Post by **Zimbo** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:13 am

yea they bribed the linesmen...its so obvious...:icon26:

Post by **SplishSplash** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:14 am

Even worse then. Hah, the english can't win anything.

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:51 am

looks like england upset some germans

don't be bitter

obsessed

etc

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:52 am

chopov wrote:It was the final.

OVER THE LINE?

Post by **SplishSplash** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:08 am

seremtan wrote:looks like england upset some germans don't be bitter obsessed etc

We aren't. See, we won 3 times, you stole it 1 time. :icon33:

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:04 pm

Zimbo wrote:yea they bribed the linesmen...its so obvious...:icon26:

the linesman didnt make the call

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:07 pm

SplishSplash wrote:
seremtan wrote:looks like england upset some germans don't be bitter obsessed etc
We aren't. See, we won 3 times, you stole it 1 time. :icon33:

'ERE WE GO, 'ERE WE GO, 'ERE WE GO

Post by **SplishSplash** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:55 pm

MKJ wrote:
Zimbo wrote:yea they bribed the linesmen...its so obvious...:icon26:
the linesman didnt make the call

The referee decided after consulting with the linesman. The linesman said he didn't really see it. Also, he was russian, and Germany had beat the Soviet Union in the game before. CONSPIRACY!!!

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:22 pm

OMG HAX!

on other news:
hot off the press: English tactics are revealed!

28 June 2006
BEER WE GO
Germans fear weii going to drink them dry
By Jeremy Armstrong
ENGLAND's massive army of World Cup fans is drinking Germany dry, it emerged yesterday.

Breweries warned beer could run out before the final because of huge demand from our supporters.

In Nuremberg, organisers revealed 70,000 England fans who flooded the city drank 1.2MILLION pints of beer - an average of 17 pints each.

Astonished bar keeper Herrmann Murr said: "Never have I seen so many drink so much in such little time."

His bar at a fans' tent in the city ran out after they drained all 32 of his 50-litre (11 gallon) barrels.

Herr Murr calculated Britons were shifting beer at a staggering rate of 200 pints per minute.

City official Peter Murrmann said: "The English proved themselves world champs. They practically drank us dry."

In Cologne, where England drew with Sweden, bottles and barrels of the local K?lsch beer ran out because so many English took them to campsites and parties.

Stuttgart bar chiefs said an extra 900,000 pints were sunk last weekend where 60,000 fans partied before and after our 1-0 win over Ecuador.

The Veltins brewery also revealed it has produced a record 418,000 gallons in a bid to keep up with demand.

A spokesman said: "It is incredible how much is being drunk but the hardest thing for the breweries is keeping up with the thirst of the English."

In Dortmund, where most fans for England's Gelsenkirchen clash against Portugal on Saturday are staying, the giant DAB brewery is bracing itself by ferrying in extra supplies to boost production.

Post by **Zimbo** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:35 pm

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:44 pm

(@_@)

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:45 pm

SplishSplash wrote:
HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:Funny, they beat them 3-0 a year ago in world cup qualification.
And Italy beat us 4:1 only a couple months ago. Do you think that would be a probable outcome at the moment?

There are good teams, bad teams and tourney teams. Brazil and Germany are tourney teams, they only realize their full potential in World Cups.

And Argentina isn't a tourney team why?

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:33 pm

british commentators still can't talk about the german team without using the word 'efficient', it seems