2006 WORLD CUP - Quarterfinals - GERMANY-ARGENTINA/UKRAINE-ITALY

FIFAworldcup.com ^ | 6-30-06 | FIFAworldcup.com

[soccer_maniac]

The Elite Eight!! The quarterfinal round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany gets underway Friday with a pair of highly-anticipated matches. The hosts kick things off against Argentina in Berlin (10:55 a.m. ET; ESPN). Italy will face Ukraine in the day's second game (2:55 p.m.; ESPN2).

Two of the quarterfinals are rematches of championship games: Brazil-France (1998) and Germany-Argentina (1986 and 1990).

[stainlessbanner]

The SUN Off Tube: http://clients.mediaondemand.net/theSun/?Channel=1

[jjbrouwer]

Thanks!

[Churchillspirit]

I really miss the UK commentators. The US guys are bad.

[Betis70]

Dunno, found it on an earlier thread. They announce themselves as "Sun's Off tube commentary for 2006 WC".

[Eurotwit]

Agreed.

Just a more mature ref this time around.

[stainlessbanner]

Who's on the Eurosport program?

I've resorted to watching Univision and the UK Off-Tube commentators. I'm ok with the delay - no big deal.

[Eurotwit]

Ballack getting in on the playacting.

[chris_ab]

I'm not a Yank... I'm Brazillian...

LOL!!!!!

don't presume, little one. : )

I predict Ronaldo will push another 4 goals before this thing is over and we, brazillians win.

[stainlessbanner]

UK Off Tube: "Ballack has gone down like a dart's been thrown in his face."

"He's trying to cheat." "That was a bookable offense."

[jjbrouwer]

Fatboy will flop against England in the semi-final. Actually, he won't as the Frogs will beat you.

[jjbrouwer]

Not sure. They try to dumb it down for Americans. They are always talking about basketball for some reason. No idea what that is all about.

[dfwgator]

I too think France will beat Brazil, it took them awhile to get going, but the old Zidane is back.

[Betis70]

"Ayala's touched him with his little finger. Maybe."

These guy have rolling around in my cube.

[Nasher]

I hear ya! I see your 3 and raise you 40... :)

[stainlessbanner]

Maybe the announcers got a "special assignment" and got stuck with the soccer match.

I don't hear the UK guys talking about other sports during a soccer match.

[UKRaddell]

Now that's more like it!

Suddenly lost interest in footy.

[stainlessbanner]

They are funny - it's an off-the-cuff, sarcastic type of humor.

[chris_ab]

Many fair minded rookie soccer fans will make a killing off of guys like you...

you might be insane to put your money on the frogs...

[jjbrouwer]

I'm now worried about Ballack joining Chelsea. His fellow Kraut Klinsman earned a similar reputation for diving when he joined Spurs. We already have Joe Cole for that, don't need two of them.

[Aquinasfan]

I believe a great big powerful church like the Catholic Church can handle throwing out baby killers, pedophiles, and priest who harbor illegals. Really. All of them. At the same time.

LOL! They're now saying they're headed for PKs.

I'd prefer that the goalies not be allowed to use their hands for the rest of the game. PKs suck.