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World Cup: South Africa 2010 - Paul and Spain win!
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Against the likes of Ozil and Podolski? Don't think so.
Pretty sure England will lose but against such an excellent German team it'll be nothing to be humiliated about.
Dude, did you see the last World Cup game between Argentina and Mexico? (here's a reminder)
And the last time we played Germany
Owned in your own country
Ozil, granted is on fire, but Podolski is Germany's equivalent of Peter Crouch. Looks great from his international record but is actually a bit shit. Rooney and Gerrard are better players and I don't think you can really debate it (at least for their clubs anyway). I think England has the better team but Germany is playing without fear and is a better gelled unit. If England can bring it all together, and change formation then they should beat the Germans.
What's going on right now?
World Cup
yeah that's right
(I know where you're coming from but international records are really more important at this point in time IMO. And Podolski's is fantastic. Rooney is obviously not having a great time at the moment (can't blame him - worked like a freaking dog by Sir Fergie ;\) and neither is Gerrard really even if he was amazing in the USA match.)
World Cup
yeah that's right
(I know where you're coming from but international records are really more important at this point in time IMO. And Podolski's is fantastic. Rooney is obviously not having a great time at the moment (can't blame him - worked like a freaking dog by Sir Fergie ;\) and neither is Gerrard really even if he was amazing in the USA match.)
Podolski scored all of 3 goals for Koln this season, and his international record is mostly bloated against crappy teams. I saw the Serbia match and his finishing was poor. The only thing is that without King or Ferdinand we lack pace at the back but otherwise I don't see him being someone to go out of our way to handle.
I don't know if Rooney is fully fit or not. But if he gets played in the lone striker position, and if Milner gets crosses in like he did in the first half, then I will back him to score goals.
@ Delko: Italy... if they don't fail next match, of course. Unlikely to happen.
Paraguay is going to be on the 1st place. Probably going against... Japan, i guess.
One thing to note: Uruguay, South Korea, USA or Ghana. One of them is going to the semifinals.
Well, Uruguay has tradition, and it's a South America team, so i'm going to cheer for them. Go Uruguay!
Paraguay is going to be on the 1st place. Probably going against... Japan, i guess.
One thing to note: Uruguay, South Korea, USA or Ghana. One of them is going to the semifinals.
Well, Uruguay has tradition, and it's a South America team, so i'm going to cheer for them. Go Uruguay!
I can only pray that England go out against Germany, because if they somehow snake/fluke their way to the semis, us scots won't hear the end of it for weeks. If the limey bastards actually lift the cup (and this is pure theorymon here) then god save the queen and all her nucleologically-vulnerable apes.
Of course, if there's one thing that England can't defeat, it's a good old penalty shootout. That and a decent team.
Of course, if there's one thing that England can't defeat, it's a good old penalty shootout. That and a decent team.
They didn't deserve to have 4pts anyhow, so I don't feel too sorry for them.
Honestly, no. I just figured if your whole post is in English, that word would be also.
England vs germany..a match between two teams who play a disapointing World Cup (compared to the South Americans) so far...oh well..we should hope for a penalty shootout :p..
BTW did England have any fast combinations or fast-game playing at this World Cup? Maybe Germany can outplay them, but they really need more accuracy in their actions.
BTW did England have any fast combinations or fast-game playing at this World Cup? Maybe Germany can outplay them, but they really need more accuracy in their actions.
WRONG. Goal is Golo, in portuguese.
If br's say gol, that's their problem, but that's not portuguese, not in a million years.
Gol comes from spanish, I think.
Gol is for spanish indeed, i don't know if another familiar language uses it too, Italian perhaps, but i'm just guessing now i'm sure.
Exciting matches in round of 16 so far, i'm interested on all of them.
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Exciting matches in round of 16 so far, i'm interested on all of them.
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Do you REALLY intend to teach me Portuguese? I'm from Brazil, we speak... guess what? Portuguese.
In case you don't know, again, Portuguese from Portugal is different from Brazilian Portuguese in a few things. That is one of them, but why me, being brazilian, would talk about the portuguese speaken in Portugal anyway?
GOAL is GOL in portuguese, as I've said before. Since Portugal is not the only portuguese speaking country, you should inform yourself a little more before making those assumptions. Welcome to "a million years in the future", my friend. :P
I didn't said GOL wasn't brazilian portuguese. I just said it's not portuguese. Intresting how come out in the defense or BR-PT, but after that you just ignore all other variations, including the original. The prefix is important.
Anyway, /endofftopic
It doesn't matter what is the country speaking it, you were the one who said Brazilian Portuguese was not portuguese. Also, we know a lot more about "goals" than Portugal, with 5 World Cups and everything. =P
Now, if you remember that there is no right or wrong about the translation of a word that was created after the end of Portugal's colonization in Brazil should be enough for you to stop assuming that "gol" is not portuguese. It's all portuguese, and we here don't call our language "Brazilian Portuguese", like no Angolan would say they speak Angolan Portuguese.
But to end it all, Friday we'll see which word will be shouted more: Gol or Golo. =]
Now, if you remember that there is no right or wrong about the translation of a word that was created after the end of Portugal's colonization in Brazil should be enough for you to stop assuming that "gol" is not portuguese. It's all portuguese, and we here don't call our language "Brazilian Portuguese", like no Angolan would say they speak Angolan Portuguese.
But to end it all, Friday we'll see which word will be shouted more: Gol or Golo. =]
I'm glad England finally played well, but beating the Germans will be tough. We'll have to play even better and hopefully in a 4231 formation. Congratulations to the USA also.
I'm not confident of England going all the way now, as USA pipping us to 1st place makes our task insanely more difficult. England's likely path to the final (if the favourite teams win) is:
Round of 16 - Germany
Quarter Finals - Argentina
Semi Finals - Spain
Final - Brazil
It just gets tougher and tougher, I don't think it's England's year.
I'm not confident of England going all the way now, as USA pipping us to 1st place makes our task insanely more difficult. England's likely path to the final (if the favourite teams win) is:
Round of 16 - Germany
Quarter Finals - Argentina
Semi Finals - Spain
Final - Brazil
It just gets tougher and tougher, I don't think it's England's year.
bloody germans.. could you not have drew :(
quite fancy playing crouch for set pieces on that german keeper, looks like a weakness there.
and rooney would have scored today if it wasn't for the keeper somhow getting fingertips to turn it onto the post.
i think we will reach semis, argentina are horrible at the back.
quite fancy playing crouch for set pieces on that german keeper, looks like a weakness there.
and rooney would have scored today if it wasn't for the keeper somhow getting fingertips to turn it onto the post.
i think we will reach semis, argentina are horrible at the back.
Love you germany <3
I love the US's route to the semi's. Definitely doable. Ghana and Uruguay/South Korea, while not easy per se, certainly isn't as hard as having to face a Brazil or an Argentina. However, then we'd probably have to face Argentina (or england if they get their shit together, but argentina's looked good so far). I'd be good with the US going to the sems. And heck, after seeing what the US did the last time they were in South Africa, who knows what could happen.
I love the US's route to the semi's. Definitely doable. Ghana and Uruguay/South Korea, while not easy per se, certainly isn't as hard as having to face a Brazil or an Argentina. However, then we'd probably have to face Argentina (or england if they get their shit together, but argentina's looked good so far). I'd be good with the US going to the sems. And heck, after seeing what the US did the last time they were in South Africa, who knows what could happen.
Ha, well said. That one I can agree on :)