The unofficial World Cup Thread,

[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:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

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.

[naut]

Was away yesterday...

Korea Republic 1 - 1 Greece

Argentina 1 - 1 Nigeria

England 3 - 1 :usa: United States

10 bonus points for tournament top scorer.
Luis Fabiano

5 bonus points for predicting at which stage England goes out on penalties.
Semi-Finals

5 bonus points for predicting the manner in which, FIFA will help South Africa progress in their final group game.
FIFA will ensure that France draws with Mexico, allowing South Africa to steal the second spot in the group.

5 bonus points for predicting the manner in which the Dutch will collapse psychologically.
Against Brazil. Brazil will score 2 quick counter-attacking goals (ala Mourinho style play)

The Ronaldo game: predict his number of goals.
A big 1.

'Dear oh dear' 3 point bonus: predict a Maradona 'dear oh dear' moment.
Willie Gallas sent off against South Africa, allowing them to score an equalising penalty.

[InsaneApache]

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