COJ Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 So...who u cheering for??? plus now im a bit off, cuz France is out!!!!! Now im cheering for either Brazil or Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken_Sailor Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Spain and England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannen Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 1. Sweden 2. England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Am I the only person not paying attention to the world cup???????? I don't even get soccer- I don't even know if Australia are still in it- I did read in the newspaper that Italy and Portugal got eliminated or something. pffffffft who cares???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 About half of the World's population are watching, Natty. Australia were never in the World Cup, as they didn't qualify. Portugal are out. Italy are through. The two favourites, Argentina and France, are both out. England are through and play Denmark next. Sweden are through and play Senegal, the surprise of the tournament, next. Brazil are now 9/2 favourtes to win, then Italy and Germany with 9/4, then England with 11/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COJ Posted June 14, 2002 Author Share Posted June 14, 2002 I just learn about Portugal, Im so pist, all my friends are pist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 How come? And why Portugal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COJ Posted June 14, 2002 Author Share Posted June 14, 2002 i got some good portugal friends, beside, France is out, so I had to cheer for them, now im going for Brazil.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Despite being favourites, I don't think Brazil will do that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COJ Posted June 14, 2002 Author Share Posted June 14, 2002 well, there 3-0 in the first round...beside theres always Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Don't forget that Brazil got lucky against Turkey, and that the other teams in that group were Costa Rica and China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 yeah, brazil is really bad. in here we r having almost a civil war because of our defense no really, u hear it everyday 5x at least. i mean, even i could go through that ppl. Lúcio is asleep, Edmilson is a foward and doesnt know (did u guys see him scoring agains Costa Rica? awsome, wasnt it?), Roque Junior is one of the most hated man in Brazil right now, and the other one doesnt even exit! btw- australia got really close to classifing, but lost to uruguay 2-0 PS- CHECK http://lancenet.ig.com.br/especial/besteirol just some translation for the little field drawings at the right: 1-English: changes depending on wich way the wind is blowing 2-Brasilian: no comments 3-Beligium: lose against themselves, no need for the other team 4-Argentinian: the main point in the game is not the ball, but the referee. 5-French: All possibilities where each player plays by himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 Last time I checked in Australia the socceroos we're doing pretty well. Did we even go to the world cup? I think we must have coz I heard an interview with our Socceroo's coach on tripleM last week or the week before- I dunno, the night the World Cup started, on the way to the footy...uhhhh, I don't even know what his name is All I know is the Italian community of Melbourne were all down at Lygon Street in the city the other night watching the game and there was a brawl or something coz the supporters of the team they lost too came down and rubbed it in. How funny Ummmmmmm I think I'm the only person in Australia who isn't watching is- is that a good thing or a bad thing? I don't understand it I really must be missing something- maybe I need to move to somewhere like Italy or France or the UK, a country that loves their soccer, maybe then I'll find out what the big fuss is all about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COJ Posted June 15, 2002 Author Share Posted June 15, 2002 World Cup is actully more popular then the Stanley Cup finals.....hard to beleive.....last year EVERY one was tuned to see my Colorado Avalanche win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanodagiardino Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 Natty. It will sound funny to you, but I am Italian and I don't give a damn about football! Tons of Italians don't give a damn about football! (the world cup is another story, as the olympics, america's sailing cup or whatever, I still cheer for my country and watch the games). But in general generalism is a bad abit, watch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 Originally posted by Natty Last time I checked in Australia the socceroos we're doing pretty well. Did we even go to the world cup? I think we must have coz I heard an interview with our Socceroo's coach on tripleM last week or the week before- I dunno, the night the World Cup started, on the way to the footy...uhhhh, I don't even know what his name is this is how it works: CONMEBOL (the champioship that decides who goes to the world cup in south america) choses 4, and one gets the 5th place. From CONCACAF (North and Central America) 3 get through. From UEFA in Europe 13 get through (actually 14, but France was automatcally in since they won the last one). From AFC in Asia, 4 come out (usually 6, but Japan and Corea were in because they were hosting). From CAF (Africa) 5 come out. From OFC, just 1. This year, this one team was Australia. But the winner of OFC, to go to the WC has first to beat the team that got 5th in CONMEBOL. This year, it was Australia x Uruguay, but Australia lost 2-0. again australia ALMOST qualified, but they are out, just like the other 17 WC. but Australia is 48th in the FIFA ranking, and i must say that is not bad france is first, and brazil and argentina are in a tie in second place. but thats gonna change now that they are out and brazil is in. Originally posted by Natty Ummmmmmm I think I'm the only person in Australia who isn't watching is- is that a good thing or a bad thing? I don't understand it I really must be missing something- maybe I need to move to somewhere like Italy or France or the UK, a country that loves their soccer, maybe then I'll find out what the big fuss is all about COME TO BRAZIL! Actually, WC is the most patriotic movement we have in brazil. but i think its kinda like an inferiority feeling deep inside cause our country sucks in so many sectors, that we have to b best at SOMETHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 Originally posted by Natty Ummmmmmm I think I'm the only person in Australia who isn't watching is- is that a good thing or a bad thing? I don't understand it I really must be missing something- maybe I need to move to somewhere like Italy or France or the UK, a country that loves their soccer, maybe then I'll find out what the big fuss is all about actually, i'm not a big footy fan myself, only ever watch the world cup (and i live in england). there's nothing wrong with not caring about it, it just makes us the kind of people who are sure there is something out there more important than football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Yeah- like worrying about the fact I don't think I'm gonna be first in line at my local ticketek box for concert tickets I'm sorry, that is definatly way more important than the world cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COJ Posted June 16, 2002 Author Share Posted June 16, 2002 omg, England won, there advancing, I cant beleive it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Hey, don't be so surprised, we beat Argentina 1-0 and Germany 5-1... Actaully, I was at my friend's house for the Denmark game, and for the first goal, my mate's little borther said "Ferdinand, back post", and Ferdinand scored at the back post, and I was saying in the 40th minute that we should take off Emile Heskey and put on our 3rd choice goalkeeper instead, and then in the 44th minute, Heskey scored from outside the box... It's a funny old game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Originally posted by Natty Yeah- like worrying about the fact I don't think I'm gonna be first in line at my local ticketek box for concert tickets I'm sorry, that is definatly way more important than the world cup. exactly what i meant, no really. so to those who do follow this funny old game, how far do you think england is going to get based on their performance so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken_Sailor Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 To the semi-finals:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COJ Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 this world cup is wack, all the small and not expected countries are advancing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al-back from the BigWhoop Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 soon, it will b Brazil x Belgium. cant wait. actually, watching the games in this WC sucks, cause Brazil is exactly 12 hours from Korea/Japan, so when they play at 3:30 in the afternoon, we watch it 3:30 in the morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COJ Posted June 18, 2002 Author Share Posted June 18, 2002 Mexico vs USA today...theres going to be riots.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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