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WC 2006

Group A

Germany

Poland

Costa Rica

Ecuador

 

Group B

Sweden

England

Paraguay

Trinidad & Tobago

 

Group C

Holland

Argentina

Serbia & Montenegro

Ivory Coast

 

Group D

Mexico

Portugal

Iran

Angola

 

Group E

Czech Republic

USA

Italy

Ghana

 

Group F

Brazil

Croatia

Australia

Japan

 

Group G

France

South Korea

Togo

Switzerland

 

Group H

Ukraine

Spain

Tunisia

Saudi Arabia

 

Okay guys, choose 2 counties in each group and tell me who will be 1st and 2nd in their groups ;)

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WC 2006

Group A

Germany

Poland

Costa Rica

Ecuador

 

Group B

Sweden

England

Paraguay

Trinidad & Tobago

 

Group C

Holland

Argentina

Serbia & Montenegro

Ivory Coast

 

Group D

Mexico

Portugal

Iran

Angola

 

Group E

Czech Republic

USA

Italy

Ghana

 

Group F

Brazil

Croatia

Australia

Japan

 

Group G

France

South Korea

Togo

Switzerland

 

Group H

Ukraine

Spain

Tunisia

Saudi Arabia

 

Okay guys, choose 2 counties in each group and tell me who will be 1st and 2nd in their groups ;)

 

my selections are in bold and larger font...1st place is in Red

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Thats interesting... Poland ? Why? ;)

 

I really dunno why it was more of a wild selection...I know any of the other two in Ecuador & Costa Rica can reach the 2nd stage...but i just went along with Poland...more likely Ecuador will go through but then Costa Rica could defeat them...like i said it was a wild selection and those three teams are wild as they come...

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Yea nice game ;) Czech sure did pawn ass ! US i think should send their players in Euroopean clubs cuz they still play the old type of set pieces and tactics.

 

 

it's not just a matter of them sending their players to european clubs to improve their game, the question is, are there european clubs willing to take them in to their fold?

tim howard was a flop at goalkeeping during his stint at manchester united.but on a brighter note,there is this american striker that plays for everton in the premiership.i think his name is mcbride,name escapes me at the moment.

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it's not just a matter of them sending their players to european clubs to improve their game, the question is, are there european clubs willing to take them in to their fold?

    tim howard was a flop at goalkeeping during his stint at manchester united.but on a brighter note,there is this american striker that plays for everton in the premiership.i think his name is mcbride,name escapes me at the moment.

 

Yes there are tons of clubs who could take them in. First Division in the U.K has tons of clubs, they could send their players over there for training and there are also La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A even Russian League.. there are a lot of opportunites but its always about Americans having a mind set of they will knw everything in their country.. Clubs should promote internship programs or they could just go to the top clubs in reserves and not in the first team. Lots of chances there ;)

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Yes there are tons of clubs who could take them in. First Division in the U.K has tons of clubs, they could send their players over there for training and there are also La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A even Russian League.. there are a lot of opportunites but its always about Americans having a mind set of they will knw everything in their country.. Clubs should promote internship programs or they could just go to the top clubs in reserves and not in the first team. Lots of chances there ;)

 

Yes there are tons of clubs who can take them in but its a matter of clubs wanting to take them in and spending money on them...im very sure there are heaps of USA players that went to Europe doing alot of trails with major clubs but were unlucky to get in...Its like Japan, Nigeria & a few others that have talented players but fail to make impact in Europe...

 

Heres the list of USA-Euro based players 10 out 23:

 

Tim Howard

Kasey Keller

Marcus Hahnemann

Carlos Bocanegra

Steve Cherundolo

Eddie Lewis

Bobby Convey

Claudia Reyna

DaMarcus Beasley

Brian McBride

 

and John O'Brien played for Ajax before moving back to the USA because of injuries...

 

and the most popular USA player Landon Donovan had a brief spell in the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen but failed to make any major impact so went back to MLS however one of the main reasons why he turned his back on Europe was because he wanted to spend more time with his soon to be wife actress Bianca Kajlich.

 

In future i can see Edward Johnson & Freddy Adu going over to Europe and making a name for themselves...

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so the aussies now have a legit chance of making past the second round...i was rooting for japan pa naman...

 

us got owned...hahaha

 

pustahan tayo pag umabot sila ng final(well not in this world cup) and win the championship it would be like they're the best talaga and soccer has always been in their fold...

 

quoting dobs... "damn americans"

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WORLD CUP LATEST SCORES:

 

CZECH REPUBLIC 3:0 USA

KOLLER ('5)

ROSICKY ('36, '76)

 

ITALY 2:0 GHANA

PIRLO ('40)

IAQUINTA ('83)

 

AUSTRALIA 3:1 JAPAN

CAHILL ('84, '89) NAKAMURA ('26)

ALOISI ('92+)

 

 

 

 

Peace lang tyo dudes, wag mangaway ng posts ng iba, make love not war, magfootball na lang tayo..

 

favorites to win WC aside from obvious BRAZIL..for me, England, Argentina, Italy and Holland..

 

Dark Horses..Germany, Czech Republic, France, and Portugal..

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