World Cup 2006.

[Strange Fruit]

Germany.

Anybody Going?

Who you think is gonna win this time?

Will we go out in the first match? (america)

All talk on this in here....

[WU-KILLAH]

England Or France (because everybody shit on them which is the best thing that can happen for a national team before a world cup, remember Brazil and Germany in 2002 !)

But the voice of the reason tells me Argentina will win.

I'll watch carefully Ivory Coast.
And America... well they can again make it to the 8th or quarters.

[Krimewave]

I'll be going to a few games, I've not booked any flights yet though.
I reckon Germany and Holland are both good bets to win, looking at the odds.
Brazil look most likely winners, but because of this their odds are short.

I reckon USA will go out at the group stage, sorry.

[Strange Fruit]

Teams

After the 12 October 2005 round of qualification matches, the following teams had secured qualification (shown here broken down by regional association):

• Africa (CAF)
  
  • Angola
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

• Asia (AFC)
  
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Korea Republic
  • Saudi Arabia
  • potentially one more from the Bahrain (AFC) - Trinidad and Tobago (CONCACAF) playoff

• Europe (UEFA)
  
  • Croatia
  • England
  • France
  • Germany (host)
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Serbia and Montenegro
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
  • Three playoff winners, one from each of the following three pairings:
    
    • Slovakia and Spain
    • Switzerland and Turkey
    • Czech Republic and Norway

• North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
  
  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
  • United States
  • potentially one more from the Bahrain (AFC) - Trinidad and Tobago (CONCACAF) playoff

• South America (CONMEBOL)
  
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
  • Paraguay
  • potentially one more from the Australia (OFC) - Uruguay (CONMEBOL) playoff

• Oceania (OFC)
  
  • Potentially one from the Australia (OFC) - Uruguay (CONMEBOL) playoff

checked this out on a site...

[WU-KILLAH]

Well I won't go. I had the luck to see a worldcup match in 98 (Paraguay vs Bulgary) and of course it was the fuckin only match which score was 0-0 at the end lol.

[Ironlungz]

I agree that Holland are strong... they've got some veterans and a lot of young talent...
England will put up a better fight than in the euro, and might make it as well... crouch is a blessing...
Both Spain and France are loosing pace, you can see spain aren't even qualified yet...
USA are getting better and better, but not yet a force to be reckoned with for the medals... you need to stop playing your football and start playing football!!!
Brazil are always contenders, and will be... Robinho is incredible, he's been playing very well for Real the matches i've seen...
Germany, Argentina, Italy and (if they're lucky) Portugal might also be seen in the last two rounds....
anyway, that's my thoughts on it....

[DREW-DIE$EL]

Argentina, hell they won the olympic basketball, so why not win a sport at which they are suppose to be good at?

[soul controller]

peace

suprise rose made this topic
lol
u suprise me more an more :P

argentina
hope to go to a few games. if not im abe their to sample the atmosphere

[Strange Fruit]

^^sana, why so surprised?


my hopes are on Brazil... that's a team and a half....

but looking at that list, Argentina, England,France are the only teams which will really give Brazil a run for their money...
this listing sucks....

[Jesus Shootin Heroin]

I fancy Argentina. Full of exceptionally talented individuals, when they turn it on no team in the world can stop them- including brazil. Plus after the shame of going out in the groups last time they'll be going all out to make amends. They also have a player in Lionel Messi capable of lighting up the tournament.

[Strange Fruit]

I fancy Argentina. Full of exceptionally talented individuals, when they turn it on no team in the world can stop them- including brazil. Plus after the shame of going out in the groups last time they'll be going all out to make amends. They also have a player in Lionel Messi capable of lighting up the tournament.

do you think they've got a chance of winning this cup??

something tells me... they might...

[Ironlungz]

no doubt, but no way that france is going far.... they team is fallin off, and zidane is getting old... he's still a GREAT player, but he's not fast enough anymore, and i doubt he'll be able to play in all the matches in such an intensive tournament.

[soul controller]

argentina today will kickthe fuk outt the english
rocked me argie shirt last nite while playin footy 3 - 0 to the argies!


messi is good. but not as agood as aimar or roman yet. i dont think messi will play all that much at the world cup..besides them.. if they dont win.. who ewver plays the most attrative / creative footy! they should win..

you suprised me rose.. i didnt think young americans liked footy let alone watch it. let alone makena topic on the world cup...
mayb u should cum to my house and we;d have a practise ..lol

where a tight brazil top ?
lol

peace

[JASPER]

Messi is Spanish.. not Argentinan

[soul controller]

u muppet messi is argentinian
i been an argie supporter all my life
just coz messi plays for barcelona doesnt make him spanish


lol