Serbia and Montegro was a much better team than I expected and gave Holland quite a bit of problem, though Robben was easily the man of the match, with him being a constant threat down the flanks. Good game, but so far the team which has impressed me most is Germany. They're the team who seems to concentrate of attacking rather then defending (cough* England* cough). Maybe it's because they have an ex-striker as a manager....
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Half time in the aussie v jap game.
This match is rigged, get a ref with some eyes.
WE JUST TURNED THIS SHIT UPSIDE DOWN IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES
3 - 1
AUSSIE'S FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah the last 10 minutes must have broken many Japanese hearts. Felt so sorry for them as they were seemingly on their way to victory..... But as they say the ball is round, and you'll never know what can happen. Man Utd Vs Bayern Munich is the perfect example, for those who still remember......
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Dammit, Japan going down to the Aussies 1-3 and then the US getting handled 0-3...I didn't really think they had a chance against the Czech's but it looked like they didn't even give it a shot, weak passes, poor spacing. Gotta hand it to the Czech's though, they have an awesome midfield.
Both the US and Japan have tough games remaining and will be important to play well to advance. I guess I'd rather take on Italy then Brazil but in reality both are monsters...Hopefully, Ghana vs US and Japan vs Croatia will go better for both teams.
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Italy beat Ghana 2-0. Solid play by the Italians, both in terms of Attack in the first half and defense in the second. Got to hand it to Ghana though, i think they played really well. That mistake by Kaffour at the end was kind of heatbreaking. It was in the end, a really exciting match to watch. This Group is really going to interesting, especially who comes in first place because second place faces the top team in brazil's group and many of us already have a hunch as to what that team is going to be.
I am embarassed to be from the U.S. That was terrible...our passign sucked, our defense was spotty...sigh
Indeed, Ghana played well... They only needed an accurate striker, they were shooting all over the place. I thought that their passing was great, and they were very fast when they they were in the open field, putting the Italian's defense in trouble a couple of times. But, they were pretty bad when they were 1 to 1 with an Italian defender, either because they lack skill or the Italian defender was that much more skilled. I think this will be the hardest match Italy will face in this group, the US has no one that can be a real threat to them. Maybe the Czech's, but I have my doubts about their quickness, though they have some huge forwards that can cause trouble.Originally Posted by splash
Wohoo!! Czechs ruled!!
I wonder if Donovan is hiding under a rock... who was going to be humilliated again?
Italy and Czech rep have a lot of similarities. Both have a very good defense and players on the forward that could turn the balance anytime. Maybe Italy is better at the overall team but I think that in their match everything will be decided by individual actions and both teams have great strikers. Even that said Im going with Italy for group leader.
On the other hand I have to say that Im very dissapointed with Serbia-Montenegro. Their match against Holland was bad. I have seen 2-3 matches (we where in their classification group) and they play a lot better. Dunno why but these kind of teams always seem to fail at the important matches, its like if they dont believe in their own potential and posibilities.
Lets see what Brasil can do against a good european defensive team and what kind of France do we have in this world cup (I hope it is like the france of 1998-2000 and we get to see very good footbal).
Donovan is very very overrated... Actually he's not, it's just the American media talking crap as always.
Australia pulled through at the end and they deserved it.
South Korea made a good impression.
France was a disappointment. The team look puzzled. Even Zidane was not upto his old tricks.
I am so looking forward to this match...
Brazil Vs Croatia
is just about to start......
As I've said before I hate Brazil, though I actually like Ronaldo. Anyways, I hope they win, because I want Italy to go through them in their road for the WC champinship. If you're going to win it all, you have to go through them.
Half Time. Great Goal by Kak'a. Brazil aggressive and convincing as usual but croatia seem to be holding in there quite well.
@ Bud: you might like Ronaldo but i personally i think he is extremely overrated nowadays. He had his moments around 98 and before that but since then, Ronaldo has never been that Great.Currently, Brazil's talent is centered around other much better players. Also Ronaldo has been quite dissappointing so far in this game
EDIT:
EndGame: I believe that the score line was a fair representation of this game. Brazil played well enough to deserve the win but Croatia really pressed on and there were several oppurtunities on which they could have equalized. Although no goals were scored in the second half, it was exciting none the less with several chances for both sides. You have to give Croatia full marks for having the right mix of offense and defense. However it just wasnt enough against Brazil
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Never said that I thought that Ronaldo is good, I simply like him.
Everybody loves Brazil and I mean everybody, so you are not even in the minority.
It’s the other way around for me, I love Brazil and I hate Ronaldo. No hate is a strong word to use. I don’t think he was on the pitch the first half. Ronaldo totally looked disinterested. He looked so stiff. He was not moving at all. He has put on a lot of weight. I wanted something special from him. On the other hand Ronaldenio moved all over the place along with Kaka.
Croatia did well and they were much disciplined and they held very well against Brazil until
Came the beauty.
The man from Milan…………….scored.
Yeah, Brazil produces a lot of them. Brazil produces sparks, creativity and that unique flare from their individual players. They are in their own class. Anybody who is going to win it will certainly have to go through Brazil. Also Italy is doing great.
The second half was not so great for Brazil. Croatia certainly took the charge but failed to capitalize on their opportunities and there were plenty of them. They certainly need to go one gear up if they want to go higher up in the competition but they were playing against one of the best teams. They do get a thumps up for holding back Brazil at times and giving them their own medicine but not producing enough chances to score.
Guess who came off the pitch in the middle of the second half. Yes, Ronaldo’s stroll in the park was ended by a substitution. Better luck next time.
I was a little bit disappointed in Brazil’s performance but that was their first match so I will give them the benefit of the doubts. There is a plenty of room for the improvement.
Somebody please wake Ronaldo up and tell him that he is playing in a WORLD CUP.
Yes, Ronaldo did nothing in the first half and substituting him was the obvious decision. In fact. i was kind of surprised that Robinho wasnt on the starting lining up today. If Ronaldo keeps this up for another game, Robinho will definitely be starting.
Oh yes and Milan players are very reliable. First Pirlo and now Kak'a. Also someone else who didnt perform all that well despite the hype was Adriano. He saw alot of the ball but didnt do anything with it
Hmm Brazil did not perform as well as expected. I would expect in a team like Brazil Ronaldo will have one more game to prove himself if he lucky, otherwise he is out of it. It was a medicore performance by Brazil's standards. Croatia were unlucky to have not grabbed an equaliser since they did look dangerous in the second half.
Still, Brazil have shown they are not as formidable as their reputation and previous performaces may suggest. Their defence is nothing to write home about, and currently Kaka was the only striker on the pitch that played well for Brazil. Maybe Adriano was stifled due to a lack of support from Ronaldo. As expected the midfield is good, but also underperformed.
It seems as though this competition is actually up for grabs. I havn't seen them play myself but it seems Argentina are living up to their billing this time round. I saw Italy play and thought that they were OK but some people are impressed with them also. You can forget France, it would be funny if they don't score a goal in this World Cup either... seeing as their last goal scored in the World Cup was in the 1998 final. England need Rooney back to have a good chance, and Eriksson needs to stop acting as if he is in charge of the Italian team.
At any rate, things are looking up for the competition itself.
This Brasil was dissapointing. Croatia played a lot better in terms of team play and tactical situation on the field, but they lack what Brasil is made of, outstanding players that make you win a match even if you only had 2 mid-decent chances to score. Croatia deserved a goal but that selection misses a striker.
If Brasil plays at this level I doubt if they will get to the finals. This kind of match against a selection as solid as Croatia in defense but with good strikers would have been a loss.
@ Edort4 : Yes, I certainly missed Suker in this match. He was a great striker.
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i actually thought korea was going to lose. i mean they were up against a very good team, but i guess they didn't put their all in it this year, but today were some seriously good matches. had fun and got drunk at the same time, so early in the morning, though..
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