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Jedi_Humaira_Blaine
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Date Posted:
6/20/06 6:39am
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Me too Mike. I cannot wait to see how that match goes.  It should be exciting! I'll be screaming for England the whole time! 
Matt, there has been a lot of discussion about the new ball, hasn't there? Yes, I hope that Lampard gets used to it quick. He'll need to for tonight! 
Germany-I'm excited about that match too and it seems Ballack might play after all? Dunno though coz different reports keep saying different things. 
Argentina's game was definitely a showstopper. I feel sad for their opponents though, they are a new team and I saw some of them crying.  Poor guys...but for qualifying it was great.
Spain is certainly causing a splash, it seems. Good-more great football to come,I'm sure. Also Portugal's win was superb. 
Well a few hours to go. Am I right in assuming that Germany is due to play in an hour or so and England hours after that? Our times are all mixed up here in Sri Lanka. 
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gaiatha
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6/20/06 11:03am
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[sings]54, 74, 90, 2006 ja so stimmen wir alle ein
mit dem Herz in der Hand und der Leidenschaft im Bein
werden wir Weltmeister sein[/sings]
I didn't expect Equador to play that weak. Even Podolski finaly scored! 
Great game (mainly because we've won ), great atmosphere and brilliant weather. That's the world cup like I want it to be
Let me enjoy till I can
Swedens waiting in the next round  
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Enji
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Date Posted:
6/20/06 12:29pm
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Sweden - England right now... ooooh, England had a great chance there! *a bit nervous*
Go Sweden!!!
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Lord-Tice
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6/20/06 2:38pm
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A 2-2 draw was a fair result, although England rode their luck a bit with those pesky Swedish corners
We had a great first half (Stunning goal from Joe Cole) and first 5 mins of the second, but then it all went Pete Tong. A real shame about Owen too, I hope it isn't too bad an injury.
Why can we never beat the Swedes??  That late equaliser was soooo painful to watch, it's asif there's some kind of magical spell preventing us to beat them, lol.
Well done Germany too. Hard to tell how good the win was because Equador rested 5 first team players and played badly, but you're scoring goals which always helps and everyman is doing their job very well
Spain had a wee scare lastnight too, but showed good spirit in the end and Torres is looking very good.
Argies V Dutch tomorrow......ganna be good although I think both teams will play it safe.
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CrazyMike
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6/20/06 3:15pm
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I had a crazy day at work and I am going to try and watch a replay of the game later on.
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khabarakh23
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6/21/06 5:07am
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lots of good and bad from England last night. We need to keep possesion better and be quicker with our passing too.
Can't wait for the match tonight, though it will probably end up being an anti-climax
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Obi Anne
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6/21/06 5:26am
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It was definetly an interesting game yesterday, I think England might have a chance against Ecuador, but Sweden wont be able to stand up against Germany.
Hm, I've guessed Germany-Argentina for the final and Holland-Brazil for the bronze game, but today I realised that Germany, Argentina and Holland are all on the same road to the final. Meaning that Germany will probably meet Argentina already in the quarter final.
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Jedi_Humaira_Blaine
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6/21/06 10:04am
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Wow, the England-Sweden game was such a nail biter. Joe Cole and Steven Gerard did a fantstic job getting those goals, but Sweden always amanged to get the equaliser. I'm an England and Germany fan but I'll admit that Sweden were tough and they sure did very well under pressure.
Larson's last goal was a shocker...my mom and I were on the edge of our seats screaming for England.
Sadly our local channel did not show the Germany-Ecuador match so I have to try and catch highlights of it sometime. Maybe they'll show the clips tomorrow. *hopeful* The few clips I saw were fab though.
Phew the next round is gonna be a killer. I think Germany have a chance to beat Sweden and advance to the quarters. England should be able to beat Ecuador (please, ihope ) and also advance. Its the England-Germany encounter that scares me! I love both teams.
Yoo hoo, Matt...do you think that Owen's early departure changed the attack as much as the commentators said? Perhaps a bit more Owen/Cole like attack there would have secured another goal?
Sadly poor Michael Owen cannot play for a while. Hope he gets better soon. He's a great player but this time he's been having a bit of an off season or something.
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Enji
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6/22/06 3:19am
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Did anyone watch the Ivory Coast - Serbia-Montenegro game yesterday? Great game, I really wanted the Ivorians (is that the right word? Well, whatever) to win... and they did! It was much much more fun to watch than the Argentina-Netherlands game which was soo boring. Too bad it didn't really matter since none of the teams would qualify for the next round anyway.
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khabarakh23
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6/22/06 4:01am
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I watched the Holland-Arg game. Both teams look very good even though it wasn't the best match ever. I'm thinking the Argies to win and Holland out in the semis
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Nwalme Jade
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6/23/06 6:26am
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Yeah, I didn't think it was a boring game. No goal scored, but two impressive teams (especially considering several key players were rested). The Argentines looked very much in control. They pass the ball, they fight to keep it (Messi just never gives up) they never panic. Tough, tough team.
I'm sad the Czechs had to go though
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6/23/06 8:15pm
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GO AUSSIE GO!!!
Yep, hoping the Aussies bowl the Italians We've done so well!!!!
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Nwalme Jade
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6/24/06 6:57am
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With France and Switzerland qualified, we finally have the first round of the knock-out stages!
Germany - Sweden
Argentina - Mexico
England - Ecuador
Portugal - Holland
Italy - Australia
Switzerland - Ukraine
Brazil - Ghana
Spain - France
Is anybody expecting any shock result? Switzerland may have a chance to beat Ukraine, but otherwise I think the obvious teams (Germany, Argentina, England, Holland, Italy, Brazil, Spain) will go through. Brazil-Ghana should be very interesting.
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TheBoogieMan
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6/24/06 8:26am
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I think that Australia has a genuine chance of beating Italy, although it isn't likely. In fact, I think we have a genuine chance of beating any team except for possibly Ghana.
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Jedi_Humaira_Blaine
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6/24/06 11:11am
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Nwalme Jade posted:
I'm sad the Czechs had to go though
Me too. I had hoped to see some of the action they showed in their match with the USA but I didn't. Perhaps a bad few days for them?
But Germany's win over Sweden! Whoo hoo! I'm totally thrilled with the result. I was screaming myself hoarse the whole time. The opening goals were definitely the way to go. It put pressure on the Swedes and unlike int heir game with England, they could get a goal. Larson missing his penalty kick was the writing on the wall, me thinks.
I wish Ballack could have got a goal-he sure did try so many times. Perhaps in the next games.
And Padowski and Klose-what an asset to the German team. Those 2 are terrific. I was very impressed by Klose's game the whole of this tournament. And "little" Lahm is so quick-incredible passing there.
Great defense and passing. Way to go Germany!
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