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2006 WORLD CUP -- Day 1 Thread -- Finally, It's Game On (Live on ABC at 11:00AM ET)!
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Posted on 06/09/2006 7:43:16 AM PDT by soccer_maniac
Germany, the hosts of the 18th FIFA World Cup™, kick off the tournament on Friday against Costa Rica in Munich (LIVE on ABC at 11:00AM ET).
This represents a change to a tradition established back in 1974 which saw the defending world champions having the honour of getting the proceedings under way. The other two teams in Group A, Poland and Ecuador, will fight it out later in the evening.
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: fifa; football; futbol; germany; goal; mexico; soccer; usa; worldcup
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To: Lukasz
Good luck tonight Lukasz.
BTW: How come Dudek is not even in the squad?
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posted on
06/09/2006 11:38:56 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: Lukasz
Thanks ;-). And good luck to the Polish team, too. Actually, I have a bet running with a few friends of mine. So far I'm spot-on with my prediction of Germany beating Costa Rica 4 - 2. So now you Polish guys need to win 2 - 1 for me to win my bet *lol.
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posted on
06/09/2006 11:39:31 AM PDT
by
wolf78
To: Lukasz
Well as long as the Ecuadorian goalkeeper doesn't score a goal, Poland should be ok. :)
BTW is Boruc going to be in goal?
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posted on
06/09/2006 11:41:32 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: dfwgator
Poland (4-5-1):
1-Artur Boruc; 6-Jacek Bak, 2-Mariusz Jop, 14-Michal Zewlakow, 4-Marcin Baszczynski; 8-Jacek Krzynowek, 16-Arkadiusz Radomski, 10-Miroslaw Szymkowiak, 7-Radoslaw Sobolewski, 15- Euzebiusz Smolarek; 9-Maciej Zurawski.
Coach: Pawel Janas
Ecuador (4-4-2):
12-Cristian Mora; 4-Ulises de la Cruz, 3-Ivan Hurtado, 17-Giovanny Espinoza, 18-Neicer Reasco; 8-Edison Mendez, 20-Edwin Tenorio, 14-Segundo Castillo, 16-Luis Antonio Valencia; 11-Agustin Delgado, 21-Carlos Tenorio or 10-Ivan Kaviedes.
Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez
Referee: Kamikawa Toru (Japan)
Linesmen: Hiroshima Yoshikazu (Japan), Kim Dae Young (South Korea)
144
posted on
06/09/2006 11:57:39 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
To: wolf78
145
posted on
06/09/2006 11:59:10 AM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
To: Lobster Johnson; kevkrom; Colonel_Flagg; Sam's Army; Gaetano; MoJo2001; Youngblood; AGreatPer; ...
Poland v Ecuador LIVE on ESPN2 NOW!!!!!!!!!
146
posted on
06/09/2006 12:00:38 PM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
To: soccer_maniac
or Spanish channel for those of us who don't have ESPN :)
147
posted on
06/09/2006 12:07:16 PM PDT
by
onja
("The government of England is a limited mockery." (France is a complete mockery.)
To: onja
Seems like Ecuador is much more physical.
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:14:17 PM PDT
by
onja
("The government of England is a limited mockery." (France is a complete mockery.)
To: onja
ESPN has two European commentators for this one.
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:15:01 PM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
To: Lukasz
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:18:25 PM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
To: onja
Germany's Miroslav Klose, right, scores his sides 2nd goal past Costa Rica's goalkeeper Jose Porras, left, during the Germany v Costa Rica Group A soccer match at the World Cup stadium, Munich, Germany, Friday, June 9, 2006. The other teams in Group A are Ecuador and Poland. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:22:54 PM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
To: onja
only if the referee says so.
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:23:05 PM PDT
by
managusta
(corruptissima republica plurimae leges)
To: managusta
Nice goal by Tenorio to put ECU up 1:0.
Polish D looks to be asleep at the wheel.
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:25:46 PM PDT
by
soccer_maniac
(Fine employers $100,000 for every illegal employee they hire-> millions of illegals will self-deport)
To: soccer_maniac
154
posted on
06/09/2006 12:26:11 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: soccer_maniac
Poland is not ready for this match.
To: soccer_maniac
You don't usually see a double-header in soccer...
To: mikrofon
poland needs some possession time
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:32:02 PM PDT
by
eyespysomething
(In a fight between Batman and Darth Vader, the winner would be Chuck Norris.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
These aren't the Poles of the Boniek era, that's for sure.
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:32:44 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: eyespysomething
and they need their defense to wake up
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posted on
06/09/2006 12:33:00 PM PDT
by
eyespysomething
(In a fight between Batman and Darth Vader, the winner would be Chuck Norris.)
To: mikrofon
Not a double header, two games in two different cities.
Its the world cup.
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