The Official Football/Soccer Thread: 2017-2018 Season
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I already did it in the old thread, but I`ll do it again... 2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? Spain and Brazil What would be your Dream Final? Spain-Brazil Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Germany Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) I think Czech Republic have good chances winning the world cup... don`t underestimate them... Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Ronaldinho, Adriano Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? I should say Austria, right? But we`re so fucking miserable, we don`t deserve to be there! I`m a bit sad that Turkey didn`t qualify this time. I enjoyed them in 2002! Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) 1990 Your all-time World Cup memory. Baggio`s penalty in the 94 final. What a goddamn tragedy. I adored Baggio back then!
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I know it's not the survey I'm filling out, but did anyone see it on the news today that Radio One are not going to play any England songs ? Is that true ?
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Hang on, it's in The Mirror. It must be true, LOL!!!
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Radio Ban -
Cuatro dias mas!
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Sarah F:
Hang on, it's in The Mirror. It must be true, LOL!!!
: Radio BanMy apologies to all Scottish, Welsh and Irish members of this board.
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Official Song - Germany 2006 Toni Braxton and Il Devo
Official Anthem - Germany 2006 Herbert Grönemeyer featuring Amadou & Mariam "Celebrate The Day" -
Iran's World Cup song by someone named Arash.
Mexico's World Cup song. (Ay Carajo! )
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unclesox:
Iran's World Cup song by someone named Arash.
I prefer the Iran's song.... I feel so sorrow for the song of México....
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The amazing symmetry of past World Cup winners.
1958 .. Brazil 1962 ...... Brazil 1966 .......... Host country (England) 1970 ............. Brazil 1974 ................. West Germany 1978 ...................... Argentina 1982 ........................... Italy 1986 ...................... Argentina 1990 ................. Germany 1994 ............. Brazil 1998 .......... Host country (France) 2002 ...... Brazil 2006 .. Brazil??? And then there's this... Over 28 and out of the Cup 6 June 2006 - FIFAworldcup.com Those who believe in the power of statistics combined with the value of youth can strike from their list of potential 2006 World Cup winners the following teams: Brazil France Italy Czech Republic Sweden Portugal Serbia and Montenegro USA Australia Croatia Trinidad and Tobago The reason? In none of the last ten FIFA World Cup competitions have the winners possessed a squad with an average age of more than 28 ? the 'weakness' of all those teams listed above. You have to go all the way back to Brazil's champions of 44 years ago to find a winning squad with an average age of more than 28. At Chile 1962 the Seleção weighed in at an average of 30 years and one month, a staggering 17 months older on average than the next oldest squad. Since then the average age of the winning squads has been: England (27/01) Brazil (25/02) Germany (27/03) Argentina (26/03) Italy (27/04) Argentina (26/10) Germany (27/09) Brazil (27/11) France (27/04) Brazil (26/09). Interestingly the average age of those ten winners comes out at 26/11 which is exactly the average of the Germany squad ? and no other team - this time. It is also worth noting that the losing finalists are normally not too far away from the winners in terms of average ages. The last three defeated teams show: Germany (28/02); Brazil (27/11); Italy (28}. In this competition Ghana have the youngest squad at 25/02 while fellow newcomers Trinidad and Tobago are the 'old men' of the party. Their squad registers a creaky 29/05. The youngest player is England rookie Theo Walcott who will be just 17 years and 85 days old when the tournament begins on 9 June. If he hits the back of the net the Arsenal striker will become the youngest-ever goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup. The oldest participant is Tunisia goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel who was born three months before England lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966 and stands fifth in the all-time list of oldest players to take part in a FIFA World Cup, following in the footsteps of such greats as Roger Milla (Cameroon), Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland), Peter Shilton (England) and Dino Zoff (Italy). The overall average age of the players taking part in the Germany showpiece is 27/05. Remarkably that figure has scarcely changed over recent tournaments. Four years ago it was 27/06 as it was in 1998. In 1994 it was just one month less at 27/05. The Japan squad this time feature the smallest gap between their youngest and oldest players ? just eight years and two months. England have the largest age gap (18 years and seven months), perhaps no surprise given the Walcott factor and the presence of David James who turns 36 on 1 August. http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060605/1/74dr.html -
unclesox:
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Not long now
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3 days for the Argentina game!!!
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2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? Brazil, Argentina, England ( for my bro!) and the US What would be your Dream Final? Brazil -v- England Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? Germany, France Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Costa Rica Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? Ronaldinho Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? not really, most teams qualify now wit 32 spots Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) Mexico 86 Your all-time World Cup memory. Maradona's goals against England and Brazil vs France both in Mexico 86
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I can`t wait any longer...
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silver moondog:
I can`t wait any longer...
Well, you're gonna have to.
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2006 World Cup Survey Which team/teams will you be cheering on? England, Brazil What would be your Dream Final? England - Brazil Which team/teams do you hope fail miserably? USA, Saudi Arabia Do you have a dark horse team that one shouldn't write off? (Team that could shock) Angola
Which player(s) do you think will shine the brightest in Germany? I don't know. Are there any countries that failed to qualify that you wish had? Greece, Nigeria Which World Cup tournament was the first you remember watching? (What year?) 1990 Italy (only the final) Your all-time World Cup memory. When Brazil became champions in 1994. Well, I got me a party to watch the opening game so I'm ready for the World Cup to start! -
Pele and Maradona to parade before opening match 6 June 2006 by Reuters A total of 170 World Cup-winning players including Pele and Diego Maradona will parade at the Allianz Arena before Friday's opening match between Germany and Costa Rica. The pre-match ceremony will see also Pele, who won the World Cup three times with Brazil, and German super-model Claudia Schiffer carry the FIFA World Cup Trophy into the stadium. The tournament will be opened officially by Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel, following a welcome speech by the president Horst Koehler, said FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Blatter said Merkel would also attend the 56th FIFA Congress which opens on Wednesday. He said it was FIFA's idea to invite all the players who had won the World Cup since 1930 to the opening parade. "As far as I know, 170 have said they will be there," said Blatter. The entire 22-man squad of Germany's triumphant 1974 campaign will also be together at the event which, according to weather forecasts in Bavaria, will be blessed by the return of summer after days of cold and wet conditions.
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unclesox:
The pre-match ceremony will see also Pele, who won the World Cup three times with Brazil, and German super-model Claudia Schiffer carry the FIFA World Cup Trophy into the stadium.
@svenn: something for you!
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Full listing of kits to be worn for all 48 1st-round matches.
http://a248.e.akamai.net/sec.yimg.com/i/fifa//fi/up/doc/20060603/1149340430.pdf -
silver moondog:
unclesox:
The pre-match ceremony will see also Pele, who won the World Cup three times with Brazil, and German super-model Claudia Schiffer carry the FIFA World Cup Trophy into the stadium.
@svenn: something for you!
yeah, that really is something for me...
