Official World Cup Thread

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 06-24-2006, 23:48

LMAO! You think Argentina will beat Germany 4-0? You've got an other thing coming. I was personally rooting for Argentina today (I don't care about them too much, I just HATE Mexico). I think they'd be the harder team against Germany though, but I think this will be a VERY close game, but I will believe Germany will come out on top. Maybe because they'll have the crowd behind them.

We'll see...

**Soulforged** · 06-24-2006, 23:55

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

LMAO! You think Argentina will beat Germany 4-0? You've got an other thing coming.

No, the opposite mate..."If we play as today Germany will win 4-0 at least"...

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 06-25-2006, 00:06

Originally Posted by Soulforged

No, the opposite mate..."If we play as today Germany will win 4-0 at least"...

Ah! My bad, I'm sorry. I didn't read anymore than that line and I didn't even read that carefully!

Sorry. It'll be a good game.

**Big_John** · 06-25-2006, 01:14

unless argentina falls asleep, there's no way they are losing 4-0 to anyone. they didn't play badly at all today, it's just that no one knew how good mexico is. give them their credit, mexico is a world-class team, and they always play argentina close.

**scotchedpommes** · 06-25-2006, 01:59

Crespo seems to have been officially credited as having scored the own goal.
Another thing to irritate.

**Zalmoxis** · 06-25-2006, 08:13

Argentina all the way, since Romania will never again qualify, I chose the team I liked best at the beginning. Now I'm hoping they can take down Germany

**Gealai** · 06-25-2006, 08:44

I can't understand all the fuss about giving red-cards. IMHO both Lukic and Heinze made stupid errors but still errors which deserved the yellow-red and the direct red card. The rules are clearly stated and have to be followed as closly as possible, starting with the group phase. If they are not and "good sense" takes over all becomes a free game of interpretations.

Said that it is clear that a good deal of countries lack really good referees, given the absence of high-class football. It is common knowledge that the big european nations - even if Germany and Italy suffered ref-scandals -had and have the best ones, but are unable to send more of them by the FIFA policy. So we must observe guys with little big game experience making terrible errors.

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 06-25-2006, 17:57

Originally Posted by Zalmoxis

Argentina all the way, since Romania will never again qualify, I chose the team I liked best at the beginning. Now I'm hoping they can take down Germany

No one will take down Germany