Official World Cup Thread

**DukeofSerbia** · 06-20-2006, 19:06

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, über alles in der Welt.

Deutsche Manshaft hat nur eine Deutsche in Stürm - zwei Polen (Miroslav Klose und Lukas Podolski), ein Sweize (Oliver Neuville) und ein Man von Ghana (Gerald Asamoah).

Wie ist das leide?

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 06-20-2006, 20:03

Originally Posted by DukeofSerbia

Deutsche Manshaft hat nur eine Deutsche in Stürm - zwei Polen (Miroslav Klose und Lukas Podolski), ein Sweize (Oliver Neuville) und ein Man von Ghana (Gerald Asamoah).

Wie ist das leide?

I can't understand that. I know very little German.

**Dutch_guy** · 06-20-2006, 20:15

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

I can't understand that. I know very little German.

He's basicly saying the Germans don't have any native German strikers. As Klose and Podolsci are Polish, Neuville is Swiss and Asamoah is Ghanese.

**AwesomeArcher** · 06-20-2006, 20:36

WOW, that is the only word to describe that shot by Cole.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 06-20-2006, 20:51

An absolute peach of a goal. Well done Cole!

The team seems to be playing well, shame about Owen though-we appear to be running out of forwards. If Sven still isn't comfortable with Rooney playing the full 90 he's going to have to bring Walcott on, or have Crouch up front on his own and pack the midfield. Why on earth didn't he bring Defoe?

**Boohugh** · 06-20-2006, 20:58

Absolutely cracking shot from Joe Cole, a very strong contender for goal of the tournament whatever happens.

**Avicenna** · 06-20-2006, 21:12

Originally Posted by Dutch_guy

He's basicly saying the Germans don't have any native German strikers. As Klose and Podolsci are Polish, Neuville is Swiss and Asamoah is Ghanese.

Using some very.. funky.. German.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 06-20-2006, 22:00

Ack, complete defensive failure in the 89th minute. What on earth happened?

**The Blind King of Bohemia** · 06-20-2006, 22:14

Well at least we're playing Ecuador.

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 06-21-2006, 00:45

Germany - 4 vs. Costa Rica - 2
Germany - 1 vs. Poland - 0
Germany - 3 vs. Equador - 0

Who's next? Sweden? Ha...this should be fun...

**R'as al Ghul** · 06-21-2006, 11:09

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

I can't understand that. I know very little German.

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

SING IT WITH ME GERMANS!

DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, über alles in der Welt.

I realize that you know very little German.
I don't blame you, but please be informed that "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, über alles in der Welt" is not part of the national anthem.
It's the first stanza of the Deutschlandlied, of which we use only the third.
This is mainly because it continues "Von der Maas bis an die Memel, von der Etsch bis an den Belt", claiming territory that now belongs to our neighbours like Poland and Holland. Generally it's associated with Neo-Nazis.

The real one:

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit für das deutsche Vaterland!
Danach lasst uns alle streben brüderlich mit Herz und Hand!
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit sind des Glückes Unterpfand;
|: Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes, blühe, deutsches Vaterland! :|

Btw, most Germans don't even know the correct version.

**Taurus** · 06-21-2006, 11:14

What a goal from Joe Cole, goal of the tournament so far definatly.

**Dutch_guy** · 06-21-2006, 12:45

I still vote the second Argentinian goal in their match against Serbia-Montenegro as goal of the tournmament.

Cole's was great, but so was Lahm's in the first match and so was Koné's in the Ivory coast game against Holland.

**Red Peasant** · 06-21-2006, 13:24

Well, that's 'Wimbledon-Sweden' out of the way, the team we can never beat. All they had to do was lump the ball into the area to start causing us all sorts of problems. This kind of defending is usually one of England's strengths so I hope Svennis will sort it out. And when did Tobias Linderoth develop a lazer-guided crossing technique, the useless git couldn't pass the ball to one of his own team-mates under ten yards away for the three years he played for us (Everton), the frikkin yard-dog!

I'm reasonably happy, but I can't fathom why the hell Sven took Theo Walcott along if he refuses to play him. If Jermaine Defoe had been there then he would have been on as a straight replacement for Owen. I'm puzzled by football managers sometimes.