The Official Football/Soccer Thread: 2017-2018 Season
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FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 FIFA Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006 Coupe du Monde de la FIFA Allemagne 2006 Copa Mundial de la FIFA Alemania 2006 Coppa del Mondo FIFA Germania 2006 Copa do Mundo FIFA Alemanha 2006 2006 ?? FIFA ??? 2006FIFA??????????? 2006 ??FIFA ??? (It's not easy translating this stuff 
) 6 days until kickoff! 
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You can change your minds from last time if you'd like.
2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? What would be your Dream Final? Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) Your all-time World Cup memory. -
2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? 1. USA, of course!
2. England and Australia 3. All teams from the Americas (Western Hemisphere) 4. Spain What would be your Dream Final? Brazil -v- England Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Iran and Portugal (just because I can't stand CRonaldo) Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) I really like Ivory Coast to advance out of Group C and possibly reach the quarters. Ukraine reaching the semis wouldn't surprise. Likewise Czech Republic. I think Switzerland can win their group ahead of France and possibly reach the quarters. Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Young players I think will shine: Lukas Podolski (Germany) Lionel Messi (Argentina) Theo Walcott (England) if given a chance Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Cameroon, Uruguay, Republic of Ireland and Wales. I always miss the Tartan Army when Scotland doesn't qualify. What will Rod Stewart do this summer? Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) I consider Spain '82 to be my first as I followed the qualifying and finals very closely. I remember very little of Argentina '78 (Italy-Argentina and Italy-Austria vaguely, but Brazil-Sweden I can recall because of the controversial ending) Your all-time World Cup memory. I attended nine matches at USA '94 including the Final. The Brazilian supporters were unbelievable. 
Otherwise, Italy-Brazil and West Germany-France are ones that stick in my mind. I still can't believe Brazil let that one get away. 
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Which team/teams will you be cheering on? Any team but Germany - sorry folks, that's the way it is in Austria (we're bitter people 
) What would be your Dream Final? England vs. Germany Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Oh, I'm not a mean-spirited person! 
Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Ghana maybe? Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? The Faroe Islands....... Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) 1994 Your all-time World Cup memory. Personal memory: Roberto Baggio (1994) failing miserably in the penalty final! Collective memory: CORDOBA -
Here we go again! 2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? ARGENTINA!!!!! (and the others teams from south america) What would be your Dream Final? ARGENTINA vs Brazil/England/Italy/Germany Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? BRazil/England/Italy/Germany Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Ghana Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Messi Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Nope Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) Italy 90 (in 1986 I was very young) Your all-time World Cup memory. Mexico 86!! I remember that all the Argentinians went out to the street when Argentina won the final.
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2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? England & USA What would be your Dream Final? England V USA England V Brazil Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Germany, France & Argentina Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Poland & Ivory Coast Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Messi, Steven Gerrard, Thierry Henry & Wayne Rooney if he's fit Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Cameroon, because of Samuel Eto'o & Scotland, because I'm half Scottish Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) Mexico 86 Your all-time World Cup memory. My favourite in my life time is Michael Owen's goal agaiinst Argentina in 98 My favourite ever is the 66 final
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Hat-trick by Croach today. And he did the robot celebration every time!
Let's hope we'll see that many times in Germany! 
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Svenn:
Hat-trick by Croach today. And he did the robot celebration every time!
Let's hope we'll see that many times in Germany! One has to wonder whether Eriksson will use a 4-4-2 formation with Crouch partnering Owen up front as he did today. Granted, it was against Jamaica, but Crouch certainly stated his case for inclusion into the starting eleven this week. England just has to hope that once they reach the knockout phase that none of their matches comes down to penalties. Crouch missed today, Lampard on Tuesday, and I think Beckham's rocket blasts in Turkey and Portugal left Earth's gravitational pull.
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If we reach the knock out phase and end up having to take penalties then we are definately out. Lampard's penalty comes to mind.
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And at the back, Terry and ACole picked up knocks. Hope they were too serious. Terry's had to do with the hammy. Actually, just now watchnig SkySportsNews and they say Terry had a slight knock on the knee while Cole was a thigh.
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5 days until kickoff!
A few more friendlies today. (Times are Central European) 15:00 Netherlands 0:0 Australia <----- in progress 15:00 Japan 0:0 Malta <----------------- in progress 16:00 Korea Republic - Ghana 16:30 Côte d?Ivoire - Slovenia 18:00 Brazil - New Zealand -
I'm sitting here watching Brasil playing New Zealand and... Dida Cafu Lucio Emerson Roberto Carlos Adriano Kaka Ronaldo Ronaldinho Gilberto Silva Juninho Pernambucano Fred Robinho How the hell can another team expect to beat these guys?!
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I found the webcams for a few of the stadiums that will be hosting matches.
Berlin - Olympiastadion Gelsenkirchen - AOL Arena Kaiserslautern - Fritz-Walter-Stadion -- scroll down to find three different angles (Cam1 Cam2 Cam3) Munich - Allianz Arena Frankfurt - Commerzbank Arena -- click Arena > Architechture > webcams I don't think the scene is current, though. Looks like you have to be a club member of Borussia Dortmund to view Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park -
2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? ENGLAND AND MEXICO What would be your Dream Final? ENGLAND VS MEXICO ENGLAND VS BRASIL Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iran, Angola, Japan, Korea, Togo, Tunez and Saudi Arabia. Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Maybe Portugal......
: Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Michael Owen, David Beckham and Ronaldinho. Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Nop. Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) MEXICO 70 Your all-time World Cup memory. MEXICO 86, England vs Marruecos, England vs Portugal and England vs Polonia in Monterrey, México. -
Daniel.:
Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Germany, France & Argentina Your all-time World Cup memory. My favourite in my life time is Michael Owen's goal agaiinst Argentina in 98
Thanks Daniel!!
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2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? Brazil, Netherlands, Italy, Argentina, What would be your Dream Final? Brazil vs Argentina Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? England, Germany, Spain, France Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) mmmm, Japan, República Tcheca Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? mmmm..... I hope Mineiro, hehehehe Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Uruguay, no doubt. Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) 1994. Your all-time World Cup memory. 1994. I will never forget Baggio.
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I hope Australia plays the great NZ football. hehehe
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2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? England, Netherlands, Czech Republic What would be your Dream Final? England - Czech Republic Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Brazil, Argentina, France, Iran, Italy, Ghana, Angola, Saudi Arabia Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Switzerland Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard. Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Norway, I woud love to watch us beat Brazil again.
Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? 1978 Your all-time World Cup memory. Brazil-France 1986 -
Poland : Croatia (a friendly match) 1:0
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2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? Poland, Holland, Italy, the Czech Republic What would be your Dream Final? Poland - Brazil
: Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Poland : Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Poland Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Kamil Kosowski, Maciej Żurawski Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Greece Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? 1982 (Poland took bronze ) Your all-time World Cup memory. Poland - Belgium (Spain '82) 3 : O (Zbigniew Boniek, a hat-trick )
