The unofficial World Cup Thread,

[Louis VI the Fat]

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Too much drama! Please, just play the game and post your vaticinia ex eventu...erm....predictions.

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1 - 0
1 - 1
0 - 1
1 - 1

God forbid South Africa really loses.

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The question is in which new and novel way France will further make itself the laughing stock of the world this time. Will the players even show up? Will they fight each other on the pitch? Fight with the staff? Will they publicly tell Domenech to 'va te faire *******, sale fils de ****'

As far as I'm concerned, they don't need to bother showing up.

Today marks the exact anniversary of one the greatest matches of one of the greatest world cups, France - Brazil in 1986. Two phenomenal sides, so much talent and beautiful football gathered on one single pitch. 1982 and 1986, in strangely parallel ways both Brazil and France mesmerised their fans with a mix of beauty and tragedy, both countries fielding some of their most beloved teams ever.
ESPN put it on their list of ten greatest World Cup matches of all time.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-c...739&ver=global

O tempora, o mores!! What has become of the Bleus, of France! To think this was once her face: