The worldcup 2002, who wins

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

If you insist that another team which is not on the list will win, please state so! For the ones that dont know much about soccer: especially Argentina and Kamerun are the new silent favourites! (No, Maradona is not back!

And here one comment from my side: David Beckham sucks!!

[Sadico 1]

One thing i'm sure: Spain will not win. My vote goes to France.

[Die Alive 0]

I don't care, all the games are going to start here between 0130h and 0700h, so I ain't getting up to watch them.

-=Die Alive=-

[Tex -USMC- 0]

*sigh*... I know Im going to get nailed for doing this, but I have to represent-

USA! USA! USA!

flame away, Euro-peons!

[Sadico 1]

FLAME!!!

You'll most likely be eliminated by Iran or China

[Hardliner 0]

For some reason I have always wanted Germany to win. Do not know why.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sadico @ May 30 2002,20:32)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">

FLAME!!!

You'll most likely be eliminated by Iran or China <span id='postcolor'>

I know, I know, I hold no illusions as to where Americas team stands. I had to stick up for them anyways

[IsthatyouJohnWayne 0]

Actually i think the American team is getting a bit better-

(though the US public will never much care till they win )

Clint Mathis and Landon Donovan(of USA) are tipped to be decent international players

another few decades(ok thats a bit optimistic) /centuries? and youll probably win- Oh dear then youll REALLY see some anti-americanism

Beaten by the only country that dont care about (real) football

hehehe

Now for the winner: England (-well what Tex said)

or in the unlikely event of an England defeat

France

Italy

Germany

(Argentina will end up having to sell their boots for an air ticket home)

[cybrid 0]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Ireland

U2 rules!!!

[Assault (CAN) 1]

I never follow soccer outside of a world cup environment, couldn't be bothered. For some reason, I usually watch some games during the world cup.

Proci Hrvatska!

Tyler

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (IsthatyouJohnWayne @ May 30 2002,21:33)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Now for the winner:         England<span id='postcolor'>

Heh, you won't be so cocky after we kick the living crap out of you saturday

I support Sweden of course, but otherwise, Croatia is my little favourite. I like their style.

[PitViper 0]

The U.S has improved dramatically in the last 5 or so years. They are at least in the top 20 teams in the world whereas they were horrible before

We do have alot of players playing in Europe for various leagues.

[ChickenHawk 0]

ENGLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to ask the room to prey that beckhams foot dosent f* up again.

[Major Fubar 0]

Here's an idea: how about a sticky for all World Cup posts...

I like soccer, but I can foresee a flood of individual posts in Offtopic.

Whaddya think, good idea?

[second_draw 0]

I'm going for argentina despite south americans can't win in northern hemisphere (not counting 1956 or 1994, they were both when brazil was unstopable)

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Major Fubar @ May 31 2002,10:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Here's an idea: how  about a sticky for all World Cup posts...

I like soccer, but I can foresee a flood of individual posts in Offtopic.

Whaddya think, good idea?<span id='postcolor'>

I think it is a great idea.. otherwise the board will be flooded by numerous threads when I want to brag for each country Sweden has beaten

[FallenPaladin 0]

Vielleicht bin ich ja unpatriotisch, aber ich hab auf Argentinien getippt. Ich glaub nicht, daß unsere National-Nullen über das Viertelfinale hinauskommen...

[Hilandor 1]

france will win

brazil will be runners up

argentina or italy third place

england wont get thru the first round and will be home before there postcards arrive back.

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FallenPaladin @ May 31 2002,10:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vielleicht bin ich ja unpatriotisch, aber ich hab auf Argentinien getippt. Ich glaub nicht, daß unsere National-Nullen über das Viertelfinale hinauskommen...<span id='postcolor'>

Ok, warum sprichst du Deutch? Ich glaube das nicht so viele Leute in dieses Forum sprechen Deutch.

[second_draw 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sadico @ May 30 2002,19:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">One thing i'm sure: Spain will not win. My vote goes to France.<span id='postcolor'>

Not counting france's lack of performance recently, i think france can't win it. The loss of Zidane is massive for the french team eg. visit here. Also the last world cup was in france which i think helped them alot. Not that france ain't good, just that they can't win.

Is it just me or does the first round of games put all the best teams against each other, eg:

Nigeria - Argentina

Senegal - France

Brazil - Turkey

b.t.w. These teams can't win IMHO: Spain, USA, Saudi, Ireland, Uruguay,South africa, Costa rica

[second_draw 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ May 31 2002,10:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FallenPaladin @ May 31 2002,10:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vielleicht bin ich ja unpatriotisch, aber ich hab auf Argentinien getippt. Ich glaub nicht, daß unsere National-Nullen über das Viertelfinale hinauskommen...<span id='postcolor'>

Ok, warum sprichst du Deutch? Ich glaube das nicht so viele Leute in dieses Forum sprechen Deutch.<span id='postcolor'>

It's no suprise that fallenpaladin speechs german. fallenpaladin announces his/her patriotism for germany (especially german gamers) all the time, and it doesn't take a genious to then link this up fallenpaladin's nationality.

If i'm wrong, can you lay off with all trash

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (second_draw @ May 31 2002,10:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">b.t.w. These teams can't win IMHO: Spain, USA, Saudi, Ireland, Uruguay,South africa, Costa rica<span id='postcolor'>

I think that this makes much more sense. It is bloody hard to predict who will win, but one can make qualified guesses about who will get their behinds kicked

[FallenPaladin 0]

No, I wrote that in German, because I`m ashamed of our national team. The post was specially adressed to Albert Schweizer, but for all others here the exact translation:

"It may be that I`m no patriot, but I voted for Argentinia. I don`t believe our national-nuts will be able to achieve more than quarter-finals."

But I`m announcing my patriotism all the time? ...

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FallenPaladin @ May 31 2002,11:11)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But I`m announcing my patriotism all the time? ...  <span id='postcolor'>

I think that he might have confused you wiht Albert Schweizer.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

Buhuuuu, yellow card there buddy one more and you are out!

Damm (without sounding patriotic) I think our team is pretty strong, I think other teams are overestimated (Brasil sucked big time during the last matches, France without Zidane is like a car without wheels) and others underestimated (Ireland/ Sweden, Kamerun). You will be surprised how hard the teams will have to fight from the first match onward.

The US have a "pretty okay" team! The players are a bit short and therefore not strong to win head-fights. But the major problem is that soccer is a match of 90 minutes length with only one break of 15 minutes. The american TV stations have problems to promote the matches because there is not sufficient space for commercial breaks, instead there is one which is too long. I am serious, this has been considered as one of the major marketing problems in the US for soccer! So the logical consequnce => no money! And a sport without money in the US does not develop.