World cup results.

No way am I posting all scores but here is my glimpse into the future.

[code:1:12fa2ad2f6] Winner Runner up
Group A Germany Ecuador

Group B England Paraguay

Group C Argentina Holland

Group D Portugal Mexico

Group E Italy Czech Republic (Unlucky Septics)

Group F Brazil Japan (Unlucky Convicts)

Group G France South Korea

Group H Spain Ukraine



Second Round

Match 1 Germany play and beat Paraguay

Match 2 Argentina Play and beat Mexico

Match 3 England Play and beat Ecuador

Match 4 Holland Play and beat Portugal

Match 5 Italy play and beat Japan

Match 6 France play and beat Ukraine

Match 7 Brazil play and beat Czech Republic.

Match 8 Spain play and beat South Korea


Quarter Finals


Match A Argentina play and beat Germany

Match B Italy play and beat France

Match C England play and beat Holland (Don't even go there Biggie)

Match D Brazil play and beat Spain



Semi Finals

Match 1 Argentina play and beat Italy

Match 2 England play and beat Brazil


Third place

Brazil play and beat Italy


The Final

England play and beat Argentina[/code:1:12fa2ad2f6]

The aftermath

I return to the UK after finally sobering up a little and finding an airport. Those pubs are just too inviting. I proceed straight to the battle cruiser and join the rest of the lads. We will now drink till September at the very least.

Edit for formatting.

I filled out the progress chart about a week ago with the predictions as posted. I'm looking good so far.

I'm waiting for all the Iranian players' feet to get cut off after they lose.

Just curious to see how this new president over there acts.. heh.

Yes, rout the colonials. The Portuguese set the precedent for that.

You have more chance of Piddy making sense than that.

USA USA USA!

Forty mins till your mob take on the Czech Republic.

No idea what footie you have been watching. It's just plain unpatriotic to not be behind your team in any world ranking event.

Bastard jammy lousy robbing convict buggers, not that I begrudge them a victory mind, oh no........

Still, I think the Czechs might just show their credentials in this match. Or fcuk it up in spectacular fashion. Could go either way.

Hey, I can vouch for that last part. Had it on this weekend while I was painting a bunch inside. She didn't like it a bit. Crept off to the bedroom with her girly channels. Kept her from picking up a brush or roller and 'helping' too, which left me with much less re-work to do.

How the fock am I supposed to get into a sport that after a goal.. the guy "celebrates by running around."?

The focking special ed kids do that too when they don't crap their pants in school.

How the fock am I supposed to get into a sport that after a goal.. the guy "celebrates by running around."?

The focking special ed kids do that too when they don't crap their pants in school.

Don't bother then. You seem to have already made your mind up about it before watching any of the matches.

Oh boy, err, yeah, that, uhh, was just great.... *sigh*

No, in small towns there are no "short bus"es..

You do realise that more people play Footie(soccer) in the USA than any other country in the world, right? Maybe you don't see anyone play or hear of it as you are in fact the special Ed kid and haven't realised. That's not a network you manage for your employer, it's few Fisher Price toys there to stop you banging your head on the desk, slipping in your own drool and cracking yet another helmet. It is the only explanation I can think of for such a retarded view of the worlds greatest sport.

Italy will either triumph convincingly, or bollocks it up, yet again. part of me wants the latter, the other wants them to get through and have their arse kicked good and proper by one of the big boys.

I'm quite looking forward to the convicts vs Brazil. I reckon they'll just resort to kicking seven shades of sh[i][/i]it out the buck-toothed flash bastard. Just shows you that the Premiership is a breeding ground of the finest tactics.

Any game without England's participation and I'm only interested in stretchering off's, yellow and red cards. Off to watch Italy win 3-1. Will I ever learn about this predicting lark? Well at least I've got the ball to say what I think before the game. I see the rest of the footie fans keeping stum. Cowardly fcukers, drink more beer. I have a telly in the shade in the garden and have been there all day chugging away. Weather holds out and I'm not leaving the garden. Exception being for England games that demand my presence in the battle cruiser. Today is a good day to be retired, I've spent all day texting people in work and asking are they drinking and watching footie. I'm a dead man when I get to the Local later.

Well, well, the Aussies have a Dutch coach now, and it shows....

And the USA... have been weighed and found too light this time around. For people completely unaware of the more intricate details of the soccer game (riser, are u listening?), it is not a shame to get a beating from the Czechs as they are one of the teams to watch, this tournament.

The Dutch team is not the most physical powerful, it's not the best in terms of individual skills, but it's a team and we've got a knack for the tactics of the game (which is why we beat the UK more often than not).

If the Dutch play Brazil it's going to be team tactics against individual skill. If Ronaldhino has a good day, we loose. If we can somehow eliminate him, then we have a pretty good chance.

Ghana is proving to be better than anticipated.

Hey Burger,

From what I read on SI, Czech's are ranked #2 and the US is like 4th or 5th (I hear the FIFA ranking system is flawed though).

Only like 14-15 shots in the game.. and I like how they count ones that completely miss the goal. That's neat.

I found that I liked watching the webpage update every 30 seconds. The little side screen would update fouls and stuff.

Czech's go offsides a hell of a lot.. 9 times that game to the USA's 0?

Is the USA actually considered a good team or are they still looked down on? Apparently there was a 40 year gap in World Cup play and they only came back in 1990.

The World Cup is every 4 years too?

Here we Go, Here we Go, Here we Go!!!

Again, Just for Thomas:

Aussie!!!! Aussie!!!! Aussie!!!! Oi!!!! Oi!!!!!! Oi!!!!!!!

How focking good is he? What a champion!

The most pleasing thing for us is that those goals didnt come from Kewell or Viduka; that's the most pleasing thing.

That focking Egyptian ref would have been shot dead by now if it'd been Italy being robbed of a foul like that. Schwartzer didnt have a chance.

Typical Aussie spirit though; that shite was never going to get us down and the lads and Guus fired up and came back. I said to Rob a couple of weeks ago that all Aussies would be proud providing our lads showed some back bone and tonight they focking showed it.

Yeah, but then the kids turn 10 and grow out of it.

To state that the FIFA ranking system is flawed, is a major understatement.

So? That's what you get when play the game on the edge. The fact that the USA had nil shows that they weren't sharp in the game at all.

Maybe they just played a lousy game this time, but if the USA really want to be a major factor, then you need a serious pro league, not the micky mouse league you guys have at the moment.

There are restrictions for non-EU players in the euro leagues so if US citizens want to compete in the EU leagues they're competing with the best of South America, Africa and Asia just to get one of the 3 spots available in a team for non EU players (or was it 2... i think it's 3). That's why you definitely need a good league of your own so that more people have a shot at getting the best of the best.

Yes

Stretchered off crying...back on three mins later running for goal...mins later scoring. Cheating, moaning hair dressing pansy. Did you see him getting shagged by his gay team mates during the celebrations? Beats me how you can get away with going down after a challenge, resulting in nothing more than a twisted sock at worst, rolling about all over clutching a leg and scream out in pain. Two mins later score a goal and have half the team land on top of you from four to five feet in the air and sustain not a single injury.