EddyBoy 0 Posted June 21, 2006 Dullest game of the tournament? Wish i'd watched Ivory Coast now. Oh well, least the english dont have to play the argentinians in the quarters. Assuming we beat Ecuador Did the dutch actually get a shot on target? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PainDealer 0 Posted June 21, 2006 hate to say this but... I told ya Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JdB 151 Posted June 21, 2006 Interesting match (defence/position/tactics wise), of course it was a boring match for most people as they expected Holland to get slaughtered like S&M (who were letting themselves get slaughtered as they didn't do much to oppose Argentina after the first goal). Argentina isn't as strong as everyone thinks. Destroying a collection of ego's that are constantly fighting with eachother ever since the first match is easier then beating a team that at least has understood the meaning of the word "team". Spain was bad in their 2nd match as well, so for now it seems the German's despite having a "terrible squad" and only "one really good player" have performed the most consistant. Overall the quality of the matches has been dissappointing (although you can't expect miracles from players that have already played 60+ matches last season), and it seems some of the smaller teams like Ghana, Iran, Ivory Coast and Ecuador play the better football in comparison to all of the European and South American teams full of top players (although Ivory Coast has plenty of stars too). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted June 22, 2006 Quote[/b] ]as they expected Holland to get slaughtered like S&M how are you getting all your points if you thought Holland would be "slaughtered" by Argentine? That would have been totally irrealistic considering the power of the dutch team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JdB 151 Posted June 22, 2006 Quote[/b] ]as they expected Holland to get slaughtered like S&M how are you getting all your points if you thought Holland would be "slaughtered" by Argentine? That would have been totally irrealistic considering the power of the dutch team. Quote[/b] ]of course it was a boring match for most people as they expected Holland to get slaughtered like S&M I didn't, others did. Read the last few pages of this thread. Most people were expecting Argentina to win by a large difference. I predicted a draw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PainDealer 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Quote[/b] ]as they expected Holland to get slaughtered like S&M how are you getting all your points if you thought Holland would be "slaughtered" by Argentine? That would have been totally irrealistic considering the power of the dutch team. who knows what would have happened if they had played for real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VictorTroska 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Match of the day CROATIA:Australia; Put your money on Croatia because we are on fire today,and we gonna blow 'em up. I bet it will be 1:0 for Croatia or maybe 2:1 but god damn we are going to win 4 sure! Go-go-go-go <<HRVATSKA>> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pathy 0 Posted June 22, 2006 In that case, go Australia! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cozza 24 Posted June 22, 2006 GO AUSTRALIA Just a draw is all I'm asking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Congratulations Ghana! Sorry to see Czech Republic go, they made quite an impression in their first match, but their other two matches were just too poor. Damn, I really liked to see Czech Republic and Ghana proceed, much more attractive football... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solomeo_paredes 0 Posted June 22, 2006 goooo croatia!!!!!!! regarding our team its not ego its MOTIVATION they are willing to win we have the football in our blood and in our souls. ok? and now we are going for mexico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kavoven 4 Posted June 22, 2006 Mhm... After the Germany vs Japan game in the week before the WC I thought Japan would be a strong team... But they need a 0:0 draw of Croatia-Australia and a 3:0 win against Brasil to proceed... I think this is definatly not possible Anyway, I'm hoping for some good games Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VictorTroska 0 Posted June 22, 2006 ..........and thats gooooooooooooal! Dario Srna scored and we are one step closer to go to next round...... We will crush them...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VictorTroska 0 Posted June 22, 2006 ..........omg ,cant believe that we play so bad ,whats wrong with our players -like they forgot how to run....... 1st half was discrase for us,we are losing the game by australians.....jesus save us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VictorTroska 0 Posted June 22, 2006 ...and goooooooooooooal... nice goal from Kovac...... and we are back on the horse..... Gooooooooooooooo Croatia!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 22, 2006 haha, what a match! Australia got one penalty, but should have got 3 or 4. 3 red cards, of which one consisting of 3 (! loose yellow cards, the last one after the final whistle... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Death 0 Posted June 22, 2006 I'd like to bet all my money on who's for sure not gonna be the ref' in the final Croatians were scared from winning the game, cause all they would have needed is keep the Soccaruh's busy in their half - skills of croatian should enable this. However - though played Aussie's - even if the deciding goal was offside - congrats from Austria (note: no Kanguruhs in Austria) to Australia. ~S~ CD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VictorTroska 0 Posted June 22, 2006 What a nightmare.......we lost by Australia,what a lame match... What Australia know about football-they know shit (go and play football with kangaroos) Luck,pure luck...... bloody hell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VictorTroska 0 Posted June 22, 2006 I'd like to bet all my money on who's for sure not gonnabe the ref' in the final  Croatians were scared from winning the game, cause all they would have needed is keep the Soccaruh's busy in their half - skills of croatian should enable this. However - though played Aussie's - even if the deciding goal was offside - congrats from Austria (note: no Kanguruhs in Austria) to Australia.  ~S~ CD ..yes it was clean offside,but all that Australians have is luck nothing more nothing less.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Actually, I think the victory was well deserved. Australia has a decent team, maybe a but too tough. The keeper was really poor though. But most of all, they have the magic maker Hiddink (will he reach the semi-final for the third time in a row with 3 different teams?). The ref on the other hand lost total control of the match, what a horrible performance of that man. He missed 2 hands balls in the box, gave 3 yellow cards to one person and gave the fouls to the wrong side time after time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Grenadier- 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Damn... every match today went the way I didn't want it to go. Bye-bye U.S., Czech Republic, Japan, and Croatia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Grenadier- 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Quote[/b] ]gave 3 yellow cards to one person Could the referee have just realized or been told that a red card should have been given to Simunic so he held up the yellow card again before giving the red card to show that that's how Simunic got the red card? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Makivelli 0 Posted June 22, 2006 What a nightmare.......we lost by Australia,what a lame match...What Australia know about football-they know shit (go and play football with kangaroos) Luck,pure luck...... bloody hell  Wow talk about sore loser and the problem is you didn't even lose.  There were plenty of calls that went your way that should have gone ours, it was the performance before this match that made the difference, get over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Quote[/b] ]gave 3 yellow cards to one person Could the referee have just realized or been told that a red card should have been given to Simunic so he held up the yellow card again before giving the red card to show that that's how Simunic got the red card? Maybe, but it didn't look like it. Is seemed like he gave him a third yellow for heavy protesting. Nonetheless, he left a man on the field for a couple of minutes who should have been showering already. All in all I think the Croatians where more lucky (had more advantage by the poor referee) than the Australians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VictorTroska 0 Posted June 22, 2006 What a nightmare.......we lost by Australia,what a lame match...What Australia know about football-they know shit (go and play football with kangaroos) Luck,pure luck...... bloody hell  Wow talk about sore loser and the problem is you didn't even lose.  There were plenty of calls that went your way that should have gone ours, it was the performance before this match that made the difference, get over it. ....i know that we didnt lose but i feel like that...... ..but if u want i can say ..lame we didnt pass... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
