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2006 SOCCER WORLD CUP - Day 10 Thread - Brazil, France, Audtralia on display
MLSnet.com ^ | 6-18-06 | MLSnet.com

Posted on 06/18/2006 5:46:50 AM PDT by soccer_maniac

Sunday games in the 2006 FIFA World Cup will kick off at 9 a.m. ET (ABC) in Nuremburg with a meeting between the only two winless teams in Group F, Japan and Croatia. They will face each other knowing that a defeat will put an end to their World Cup adventures.

In their opening match against Australia, the Japanese could not maintain a 1-0 lead and they were scored on three times in the last 15 minutes. Croatia's debut was not any better, as Brazil's Kaka scored to give the South Americans a 1-0 win over the Europeans.

In Sunday's other Group F match in Munich (11:30 a.m. ET, ABC), Brazil will continue the defense of its title in facing Australia, which enters the game with high hopes after earning its first ever victory by defeating Japan 3-1. In that game, Tim Cahill became a 'Socceroo' hero when he scored two goals after coming off the bench.

Leipzig will be the stage of Sunday's only game in Group G, pitting 1998 champions France against the Republic of Korea (2:30 p.m., ABC), with the pressure of improving on their first game in which they could only muster a scoreless tie against Switzerland.

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To: Canard
"I'm not still bitter about Maradona punching the ball into the net in 1986, honest! ;)"

I believe ya. :)
121 posted on 06/18/2006 11:42:41 AM PDT by Jameison
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To: soccer_maniac
I urge everyone to take a gander at Univision. It is absolutely on fire today. Wow.
122 posted on 06/18/2006 11:46:57 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Are the babes even more out of control than usual or what?


123 posted on 06/18/2006 11:49:32 AM PDT by notfornothing
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To: soccer_maniac

Australia played very well despite the expected loss to Brazil. They played a better "English Style" game than the English team. Expect Brazil "to play to win" much more than "to play for show". You can still see some good chunk of the Brazilian beautiful game but not as used to be. The ultimate goal is to win. In fact this has been their style since 1994.


124 posted on 06/18/2006 11:50:57 AM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: mainepatsfan
The ESPN analysts all but declared a jihad against that ref after the game.

I think we need a jihad against those ESPN analysts. What a boring bunch and they NEVER shut up.

Today, during the Australia - Brazil game they made no reference to the significance of goal difference, just kept repeating the same old cliches about Brazil.

125 posted on 06/18/2006 11:53:46 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (We are all foot soldiers in this War On Terror.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

5 minutes till the next French humiliation.

This is your last reminder!


126 posted on 06/18/2006 11:54:03 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
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To: notfornothing

Sound the alarm. It is OMGWTF "we'd better send another battalion" fuse your TV to the floor HOT.


127 posted on 06/18/2006 11:55:36 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Playing Le Marseilleise, whenever I hear that all I can think of the Monty Python sketch with a man with a tape recorder up his nose.


128 posted on 06/18/2006 11:55:44 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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To: Canard
Much like Brazil, France have the look of a team living off past glories

Brazil reached the world cup finals in the last three times and won 2 them including the last one in 2002. I think that not living in their glory at all.

129 posted on 06/18/2006 11:55:59 AM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: jveritas

The Aussies had the chances, just didn't convert, but they held their own. All they need is a tie against Croatia and they are through to the knockout round.


130 posted on 06/18/2006 11:57:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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To: Canard

Now you want to talk about a team living in their past glories or one single glory to be exact, we talk England. They did nothing since 1966.


131 posted on 06/18/2006 11:57:47 AM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: jveritas

"Brazil reached the world cup finals in the last three times and won 2 them including the last one in 2002. I think that not living in their glory at all."

That doesn't invalidate my point at all. In fact it supports it. My point was that there are players in the team now on the strength of what they achieved in those past tournaments, rather than their current form. Would you argue that Ronaldo deserves to be in the team rather than Robinho on current form?


132 posted on 06/18/2006 11:59:38 AM PDT by Canard
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To: jveritas

See 132.

My point was about individual players in the team, not the team itself.


133 posted on 06/18/2006 12:00:59 PM PDT by Canard
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To: Canard

AEG, the Los Angeles Galaxy and the 2006 Korean World Cup Cheering Committee are proud to announce that once again based on the tremendous demand, all 20,000 tickets have been distributed to fans wanting to attend Sunday's viewing party at STAPLES Center at noon when Korea will take on France in their second game of the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament, live from Germany.


134 posted on 06/18/2006 12:01:43 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Canard
Ronaldo has been a disappointment so far but do not count him out, he can score anytime. In 1994, 1998, 2002 Brazil did not give a stellar performance in the first round but they end up being the finals and won two of them.
135 posted on 06/18/2006 12:04:41 PM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: BurbankKarl


136 posted on 06/18/2006 12:05:42 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

1-0 France :(


137 posted on 06/18/2006 12:09:17 PM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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Wow, it was Korea instead of France that surrendered the first goal. Who would have thought?


138 posted on 06/18/2006 12:09:51 PM PDT by burzum (Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.--Adm. Rickover)
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To: burzum

I was reflecting during the anthems that we saved both these countries' bacon...


139 posted on 06/18/2006 12:11:45 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: soccer_maniac
Ah well, the French score their first goal in the World Cup since 1998.
About time.
140 posted on 06/18/2006 12:11:53 PM PDT by Jameison
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