FIFA World Cup 2010

Dunwho · #1 06-02-2010, 06:45 PM

Well i dont want to start about why Ireland SHOULD be at this world cup...

... i got Greece and Ivory Coast in the sweep stakes im in so im gonna support them!

stimpee · #2 06-03-2010, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dunwho

Well i dont want to start about why Ireland SHOULD be at this world cup...

... i got Greece and Ivory Coast in the sweep stakes im in so im gonna support them!

shite, shite and shite. You'll be hoping for a first round exit for France then?

Ivory Coast have got Sven so lets see if that helps... Greece? hmmm. dont see the point in the sweep stake for a world cup. Theres only a few teams capable of winning, so unless you get any of the 3 or 4 probable winners its a waste of cash.

Ian: I too am shaking my head at the inclusion of Heskey... again. They do say he's a link-up player not a goalscorer. But isnt that what midfielders are for?

Dunwho · #3 06-03-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by stimpee

Ivory Coast have got Sven so lets see if that helps... Greece? hmmm. dont see the point in the sweep stake for a world cup. Theres only a few teams capable of winning, so unless you get any of the 3 or 4 probable winners its a waste of cash.

Well we are doing it by points... 3 for a win, 1 for a draw... that way all of your teams can make you points and whoever has most at the end gets the most cash... after that the actual team that wins the cup gets only 20e... (tho they may also win on points too)

Whoever gets Brazil gets the lowest seeded team... 2nd highest gets second lowest and so on... so to get two middle of the road teams could get you lots of points ... theoretically

matt · #4 06-04-2010, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dunwho

Well i dont want to start about why Ireland SHOULD be at this world cup...

... i got Greece and Ivory Coast in the sweep stakes im in so im gonna support them!

Ok, don't then. I mean, get over it.

Stuff like that happens in football but the Irish over-reaction to the incident wound me up a little. I mean, even if Henry's goal had been disallowed the scores would have been level and there may have been extra time and even penalties yet most of Ireland seem to think they automatically would have won or something. I've got some very good Irish mates who were extremely embarrassed by the whole thing (the reaction not the incident).

As for the World Cup I'll be supporting England even though I'm Welsh. Like to see any of the British sides do well (even the Republic if they were there). Apart from Portugal Brazil nothing really jumps out at me from the group stages in terms of must see matches (and Portugal aren't the side they were a few years ago). However once we get to the knockout stages it look like there could be some really tasty match-ups.

And as in nearly every major tournament I'm sure there'll be a few surprise underdog teams that everyone falls in love with.

stimpee · #5 06-04-2010, 02:12 AM

If England finish top and the Aussies second in their group, then we'll play them in the second round. I havent thought about further than the quarter finals (france?) because, well... that would be silly. This is England. Whereas Eike has probably planned his march to the Final and who will be defeated by Germany on the way. They've probably got the ribbons on the cup in german colours already.

matt · #6 06-04-2010, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by stimpee

If England finish top and the Aussies second in their group, then we'll play them in the second round. I havent thought about further than the quarter finals (france?) because, well... that would be silly. This is England. Whereas Eike has probably planned his march to the Final and who will be defeated by Germany on the way. They've probably got the ribbons on the cup in german colours already.

There's a good predictor thingy over on the BBC site

I get a mouthwatering QF line up of:

France v England

Argentina v Germany

Holland v Brazil

Italy v Spain

Although that's unlikely to happen as there's sure to be some surprises along the way