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Official World Cup Thread

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MitchPee
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Post who you think will win...why...and anything else about world cup 2006!
Jun 7 2006 2:21PM
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Charley.
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im going with Spain...i love how they play
Jun 17 2006 9:00PM
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C-Burg
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Italy is a bunch of pussies, but also they dramatize it when they get fouled in hopes of drawing a card
Jun 17 2006 9:22PM
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traer
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I was think the EXACT same thing. Everytime and Italian hit the ground it would always involve grabbing a body part with some kind of painful grimace (for entirely way too long). And then get up and be perfectly fine.
Jun 17 2006 9:24PM
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Luc.
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they ectaully dont act like they broke their leg...they go down...are in pain....the trainers are hired to get them off the field as fast as possible...IE...stretcher...they get off the field...get of the stretcher...stretch...back on...i dont see anything wrong with that
Jun 17 2006 10:15PM
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FartBoy05
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when the american was bleeding he didnt act like a little pussy
Jun 18 2006 2:56AM
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jns^
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i think the ref didnt remember at first that pope had a yellow, and when the second one came up it was to late for the ref to just talk to him instead. anyhow it was a bad call and destroyed the game! but usa was amazing, they were so close to taking italy down! hopefully usa will go on to the playoffs
Jun 18 2006 8:07AM
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jns^
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well, every team does this, or atleast they exaggerate the tackle to make the ref notice it. i think there's nothing wrong with that as long as you don't take it to far, like italy does alot. after a certain point it's just destroying the game.
Jun 18 2006 8:10AM
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ESB
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Almost every Euro team is very skilled at taking dives, whereas the teams from N. and S. America and Africa usually just play soccer. In Europe you have to be as good an actor as a soccer player to get on the field.
Jun 18 2006 9:54AM
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D^evils
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new rule this year, if a player goes down and wont get up its the refs call wether to have the stretcher brought out or not, once the ref calls for the stretcher the player must leave the field on the stretcher and get the refs permission to reenter the game. For the most part the players go down in hopes of drawing a foul, its all part of the game of soccer, gay, yes, but still a part of the game
Jun 18 2006 10:13AM
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D^evils
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oh yea, and italy isnt the only team to take dives, every team does it, maybe the italians do it more than others, but thats their style of play, they arent as physical as other teams so they need some way of equalling the playing field. and i agree with whoever said that european teams are more into diving then teams from africa and south america, european teams, again, arent as physical as the rest of the teams so they need to find some way to get back into the game, and diving works, it helps them keep the pace they want to play the game at
Jun 18 2006 10:17AM
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jns^
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well, it's not all european teams that dive, and not alla african or american teams that don't dive. it depends on what trainer you have etc etc
Jun 18 2006 10:19AM
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C-Burg
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Did anyone else not recognize Lexi Lalas without his huge gotee and the long hair
Jun 18 2006 10:50AM
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jns^
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Brazil - Australia right noe here in Europe, what do you think about the game ?
Jun 18 2006 11:41AM
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J.D.
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So after watching the Portugal-Iran match I'm forced to conclude that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't know how to play football. I mean at a basic level. He seems to think that the point of the game, rather than putting the ball in the net, is to do as much crazy, impossible shit as 90 minutes allows, and make everyone else look silly and pedestrian.
Jun 18 2006 12:44PM
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FartBoy05
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brasil 2-0
Jun 18 2006 1:25PM
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swTroyanchick
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YAAAA
Jun 18 2006 1:39PM
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Rosbif
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Not the demolition job that I hoped for, but at least brazil won! Why did they have to make it look difficult though!? if Kewell could shoot it would have been a very different story!!
Jun 18 2006 1:41PM
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C-Burg
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you are an idiot, Cristiano Ronaldo is a really great goal scorer. Portugal just has him and Figo and that is it
Jun 18 2006 1:44PM
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Rosbif
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Haha, you're the idiot. Portugals team has got a lot of amazing players, ever heard of Deco and Pauleta!!??

Saying that Cristiano Ronaldo often beats players with tricks then spoons in an awful cross, his final ball could be a LOT better.
Jun 18 2006 1:46PM
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C-Burg
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I have heard of them but those four players dont play well together
Jun 18 2006 1:55PM
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Rosbif
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Is that why Pauleta was the highest goalscorer in the Euro qualifying zone (11) and Portugal were unbeaten?

They're just having a slow start to the tournament, the same as England and Brazil. All 3 have won both their games but still underperformed.
Jun 18 2006 2:00PM
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almostaskier
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Hey everybody, let's watch France not score a goal again!
Jun 18 2006 2:07PM
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almostaskier
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oops, nevermind... :P

first time since 1998 right?
Jun 18 2006 2:41PM
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jns^
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wtf, potugal has a great team, not just figo and cristiano ronaldo.

but all the great teams this year, Brazil, France, Italy etc, has not impressed they just do exactly as much as they have to, it's pretty boring i think. i want to see some pwnage
Jun 18 2006 3:01PM
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jns^
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oh, forgot argentinas 6-0 win, sry. that was pwnage
Jun 18 2006 3:01PM
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cjb1776
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they have great players but cant play together
Jun 18 2006 3:13PM
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www.skifilm.no
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i think that Germany wins
Jun 18 2006 3:48PM
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www.skifilm.no
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or argentina
Jun 18 2006 4:01PM
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SteezePatrol
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poor korea
Jun 18 2006 4:05PM
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SkiCrzy
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go italy/america!!!
Jun 18 2006 4:06PM
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Forum*
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Oh snap Korea ties it up.
Jun 18 2006 4:10PM
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hk_
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Hahaha,France sucks ass!
Jun 18 2006 4:12PM
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C-Burg
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vieira had a wide open shot and missed
Jun 18 2006 4:12PM
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hk_
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Zidane misses next match..
Jun 18 2006 4:15PM
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www.skifilm.no
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france is the worst team ever
Jun 18 2006 4:26PM
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hk_
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And then it's over...1-1
Jun 18 2006 4:27PM
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www.skifilm.no
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GO PORTUGAL
Jun 18 2006 4:27PM
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almostaskier
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It should have been 2:1... framce scored asecond goal with viera's header, the goaly was completely in the gaol and the ball crossed the line...

whatever, France sucked it up.... again.

Henry is the best attacker in the game but sucks so much ass on the french team it's unreal.

Zidane shouldn't even be playing, he's paid his dues but France is lost without him...

Wow, i hate france right now.
Jun 18 2006 4:27PM
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french_fry
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I am soooooooooo mad. 2-1, and they dominated the game except for that fucking lame defense play when the koreans scored... They should have had it, and i'm about to punch something because i am fucking pissed off
Jun 18 2006 4:37PM
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french_fry
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and a yellow card to zidane when HE had the ball and the other player ran into him, what the hell was that all about?????
Jun 18 2006 4:38PM
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hk_
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Have a french-fry. Maybe that will help.
Jun 18 2006 4:39PM
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almostaskier
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I know.... all these refs suck ass.... how do they get hired? ive seen better reffing in D-2 in France...
Jun 18 2006 4:43PM
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bucknasty
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SOOO many ties lately, im real glad about korea

im putting my money on argentina, just cuz they have been so consistent and the other teams are all a little shaky....................

the only good ref i have seen this year at the world cup was the one at hollands first game, he called all the right things.....

GOO HOLLAND
Jun 18 2006 5:26PM
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jns^
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yeah, they actually are really really bad sometimes! it's a shame :/
Jun 18 2006 5:27PM
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eastcoastcavvy
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word. france was robbed!!

i am very upset about the quality of the refs in the tournament. there is no way that Zidane should have been yellow carded.
Jun 18 2006 5:39PM
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C-Burg
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the brazil games ref was good
Jun 18 2006 5:55PM
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almostaskier
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yeah... pretty decent...
Jun 18 2006 5:59PM
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Schmitz
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i agree. the refs need to look at the instant replay. either that or don't show us the instant replay cause it pisses me off so much seeing how bad calls can decifer the winner, instead of just playing .
Jun 18 2006 6:02PM
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SkiCrzy
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yeah, wtf?!?!?! the refs are soo bad
Jun 18 2006 7:56PM
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PTY
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germany vs brazil again
Jun 18 2006 9:24PM
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