2006 SOCCER WORLD CUP - Day 10 Thread - Brazil, France, Audtralia on display

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[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.

[soccer_maniac]

This is a World Cup discussion thread, not a "which sport is better" discussion thread. If the subject isn't of interest, please stay away.

[soccer_maniac]

World Cup Ping!

[leadpenny]

I don't speak spanish but it's fun to watch World Cub Soccer on the Spanish Channel.


GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOl!

[the invisib1e hand]

day 10

isn't everyone getting a little bored by now?

[soccer_maniac]

The McBride photo is on the front of the NY Daily News Sports section.

[Jake The Goose]

2 Games in - and the U.S. has still not managed to find the back of the net.

NOT GOOD !!!

We need finishers - and Beasley ain't it.

[soccer_maniac]

NY Post's back page

[leadpenny]

Uh, they scored yesterday.

[Canard]

Interesting games today. Croatia impressed against Brazil and should beat Japan. Am looking forward to Brazil v Australia. Brazil continue to be overrated, especially if they continue to try to play with 10 men + one shambling fat bloke bumbling around offside. Be interesting to see the Aussies get stuck into them, very much a nothing to lose game for Australia. South Korea also have a chance against France, the spirit in the French camp seems to be a problem.

[eyespysomething]

Well, if any of the games today are anywhere near as exciting as the US game yesterday - WOO HOO!

[mainepatsfan]

Actually Italy scored for them.

[notfornothing]

isn't everyone getting a little bored by now?

Uh, no. But I'm sure there will be some rasslin' or an episode of Springer on shortly to hold your attention.

You can even start a thread about it and I promise I won't post to say how boring I think it is.

Run along now.

[leadpenny]

The Ref was awful. He over compensated and made terrible calls with the red card.

[Vaduz]

Soccer the only ball game that one must hit the ball with the head,no wonder the spanish like the game.

[Jake The Goose]

The was an own-goal ,,,

WE DID NOT SCORE !!!

[mainepatsfan]

It's pretty tough to score with 9 men.

[the invisib1e hand]

Run along now.

hmm. a little touchy, these soccer folks. a tad defensive. Wonder what that's about. The sporting equivalent of the UN, I suppose. Ah well, to each his own.

Cheers!

[soccer_maniac]

[notfornothing]

Soccer the only ball game that one must hit the ball with the head,no wonder the spanish like the game.

Err, yes, the Spanish, the Italians, the Germans, the British...soccer (more properly "football" because it actually involves a ball and the use of the feet) is popular all over Europe. Not sure what the tie-in is with the Spanish or what point it is that you're making here.

[TomB]

Uh, they scored yesterday.

Uh, if you were really paying attention, you would have seen a guy in a blue jersey put it into the net, not a guy in a white jersey. That's an "own goal". So we still have yet to have a US player score a goal in this WC.