The unofficial World Cup Thread,

[Pannonian]

Spirits have been broken since the game against Ireland, and everybody is waiting for the end of Domenech's reign. As a result of both, there is no enthusiasm, no sense of destiny and purpose.

I thought Domenech was done for in 2006. How the hell has he lasted this long, when he plainly doesn't have a clue?

Houllier back as coach, with Ginola as his assistant?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Blanc, the greatest living coach in Europe.

[Pannonian]

You didn't bite.

You still didn't answer the first question though, which was serious. How the hell has Domenech lasted this long when he looked patently clueless in 2006, and hasn't looked any better since?

[Louis VI the Fat]

You didn't bite.

You still didn't answer the first question though, which was serious. How the hell has Domenech lasted this long when he looked patently clueless in 2006, and hasn't looked any better since?

Despite wicked foreign rumours to the contrary, Houllier has never been the coach of France before. After Michel, Jacquet took over, taking us directly from the glory days of the eighties to the dream team of the late nineties.


Domenech has managed on his handsome looks, courtesy of his Spanish ancestry:

[Wishazu]

I would love for England to do well this year but I'm not confident they will. I think the first game will go USA's way, we`ll finish 2nd in the group then get knocked out by Germany in the second round. :( I'm still hoping to be pleasantly surprised though...

[Secura]

Any Brits who missed it can catch World Cup's Most Shocking Moments on BBC iPlayer here. Was pretty funny to watch, though Peter Crouch has all the charisma of a piece of wood.

For the non-Brits, the top 10 were:

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10 - Accomplished spotkick takers Lampard and Gerrard missing penalties, England vs. Portugal, Germany '06
09 - Diana Ross' awful miming/penalty-taking performance during the opening ceremony The USA hosts a footballing tournament?!, USA '94
08 - Klinsmann perfects the art of diving, Italy '90
07 - Gascoigne's crying, England vs. Germany, Italy '90
06 - Ronaldo plays for Brazil despite having seizures prior to the final, Brazil vs. France, France '98
05 - Cristiano Ronaldo's winking, England vs. Portugal, Germany '06
04 - Rijkaard's spitting on Völler, Germany vs. The Netherlands, Italy '90
03 - The Hand of God, England vs. Argentina, Mexico '86
02 - Beckham's lashing-out after being fouled, England vs. Argentina, France '98
01 - Zidane's 'header', France vs. Italy, Germany '06

Typical British media tries to bring the national team down by highlighting the worst moments, and then wonders why they never do well? >.<

[naut]

Typical British media tries to bring the national team down by highlighting the worst moments, and then wonders why they never do well? >.<

They're just preparing you for the inevitable moment when Rooney skies it.