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The Live In Running World Cup Thread for After Hours.

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    #1412
    entropi
    Registered Users Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭entropi


    AlcoholicA wrote: »
    all the usual favourites are goin home.

    Go team underdog
    +1!

    Good to see some proper competition in this WC:)


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    #1413
    prinz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    Congrats to the Kiwis!!! :D:D:D:D


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    #1414
    Insane Rambling
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Insane Rambling


    prinz wrote: »
    Congrats to the Kiwis!!! :D:D:D:D

    For a team thought before the tournament to be whipping boys they did extremely well !

    Go All-Whites !


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    #1415
    poppyvalley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭poppyvalley


    he French upset :mad:the leprechauns with their hand job and brought all that bad luck down on themselves. Cheers for Slovakia!!:D


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    #1416
    Doyler92
    Registered Users Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭Doyler92


    World Cup news...?


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    #1417
    SadieSue
    Registered Users Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭SadieSue


    Wait what?


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    #1418
    franklyon
    Registered Users Posts: 617 ✭✭✭franklyon


    What a difference a day makes.


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    #1419
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Merched


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    #1420
    mathie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,102 ✭✭✭mathie


    In before the Vuvuz-BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR


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    #1421
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    prinz wrote: »
    Is it the first time that both finalists from one world cup have gone out at the group stage at the following WC finals?

    No, in 1934, Uruguay the 1930 champions refused to travel the World Cup which was held in Italy in reprisal for so little European teams travelling to the 1930 tournament in Uruguay which coincidently Uruguay won defeating Argentina 4-2.

    Argentina who were the runners up in the 1930 World Cup were defeated by Sweden 3-2 in their open stage game and subsequently knocked out as the finals had only 16 teams in those days and it was knockout all the way.

    I do think hosting the tournament in a neutral continent gives the underdogs a greater fighting chance as we saw in 2002, in Germany 2006 no South American team even made it to the Semi-Finals and only Argentina and Brazil made it to the Quarter Finals. I don't think we see the World Cup Trophy back in Europe again until 2018 at the earliest, which will give England their best chance at winning as they will more than likely be hosting it as two World Cups will have passed without it being held in Europe.


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    #1422
    Demonon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭Demonon


    There's always a few surprises in the group stages, but the knockout stages always sort the men from the boys. No team other than Italy, France, Brazil, Argentina, Germany has won the WC in the last 40 years.


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    #1423
    Demonon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭Demonon


    And the only non-previous WC winning team that has a chance of winning is Spain.


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    #1424
    dolliemix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭dolliemix


    prinz wrote: »
    Lippi the sorelosing git. See him walk straight off down the tunnel? Bollix. As bad as Domenech.

    Why did he do that?


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    #1425
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    dolliemix wrote: »
    Why did he do that?

    Cause his team played crap?


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    #1426
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,164 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Demonon wrote: »
    And the only non-previous WC winning team that has a chance of winning is Spain.

    They'll be eliminated. It'll be an all-South American Semi-Final line-up. Jeez, that's a lot of hyphens.


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    #1427
    wanrek
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭wanrek


    Who knows the Italian for "ahh bollox" :D


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    #1428
    Zombienosh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭Zombienosh


    wanrek wrote: »
    Who knows the Italian for "ahh bollox" :D

    ahh Luigi


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    #1429
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    wanrek wrote: »
    Who knows the Italian for "ahh bollox" :D

    Porca vacca!

    (not literal translation, but thats one way to curse fate)


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    #1430
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    That was much more satisfying than France crashing out, if only cos the game was so much fun. That and I hate the Italian football mentality.


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    #1431
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    mike65 wrote: »
    That was much more satisfying than France crashing out, if only cos the game was so much fun. That and I hate the Italian football mentality.

    And in that spirit fingers crossed England lose to Germany on Sunday so once again good football can be the winner.


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    #1432
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Oooh!


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    #1433
    moonpurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭moonpurple


    football is south american, now


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    #1434
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    moonpurple wrote: »
    football is south american, now

    No surprise really. For instance, no European country has ever won the WC when the tournament was held outside of Europe.


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    #1435
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I'm hoping Japan win this one.. RTE should be showing the Netherlands game though


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    #1436
    Mick Daly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Mick Daly


    My name is URL wrote: »
    I'm hoping Japan win this one.. RTE should be showing the Netherlands game though

    Why?

    Netherlands are through. Cameroon are out.


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    #1437
    dolliemix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭dolliemix


    I'm up for Japan too! Better that RTE are showing this one cos it decides 2nd place in group. I'd love to see Cameroon win that match against Holland - not likely though.


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    #1438
    prinz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    Good to see Ardiles actually knowing something about one of the 'lesser known teams', when he spoke about Japan. Makes a change.


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    #1439
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Holy crap.. what a goal!


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    #1440
    prinz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    My name is URL wrote: »
    .. RTE should be showing the Netherlands game though

    Meh doubt Netherlands are going to bother too much with that match, and Cameroon are gone no matter what. The real fireworks is going to happen here.


    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYO GOAL BLUE SAMURAI!!!


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    #1441
    moonpurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭moonpurple


    lovely goal


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