OFFICIAL: World Cup 06 (groups/standings) thread

[4dmin]

Group A
Poland 29th
Germany 19nd
Costa Rica 26th
Ecuador 39th

Group B
England 10th
Paraguay 33rd
Trinidad and Tobago 47th
Sweden 16th

Group C
Argentina 9th
Côte d'Ivoire 32nd
Serbia and Montenegro 44th
Netherlands 3rd

Group D
Mexico 4th
Iran 23th
Angola 27th
Portugal 7th

Group E
Italy 13th
Ghana 48th
USA 5th
Czech Republic 2nd

Group F
Brazil 1st
Croatia 23th
Australia 42th
Japan 18th

Group G
France 8th
Switzerland 35th
Korea Republic 29st
Togo 61th

Group H
Spain 5th
Ukraine 45nd
Tunisia 21th
Saudi Arabia 34th

my picks:

group a = germany (closely ranked team should make a good group to watch)
group b = england (cake walk)
group c = argentina (#3 netherlands vs. #4 argentina best of round 1)
group d = mexico (mex vs. portugal should be good but mex ftw)
group e = usa (#2,#5,#12,#50 in one group ... usa b/c we can do it)
group f = brazil (cake walk)
group g = france (cake walk)
group h = spain (cake walk)

Date for your diary: Frankfurt, 21 June, Netherlands v Argentina
Potentially the most exciting clash of the first round. All the more so since third in the world meets fourth in this decisive clash in a finely poised group.

[SampaGuy]

hmm mexico vs portugal should be a good game. portugal will probably win if Figo is playing though.

oh and good thread

[4dmin]

here are my predictions for the 1st stage of the world cup.. anyone else want to make some predictions (post up) ... anyone up for a small wager on the games; like 5$... pick your winners for 1st stage, for everyone you get right you get 1 point. the guy w/ the most points at the end of stage 1 wins the pot. anyone?

[drupason]

Hell yea cant wait to watch some futbol!!! Id meet down for meeting up for some food/drinks to watch the games!

[4dmin]

^ i'm game i got a big screen and tivo so i will be recording what i can

[HyPer50]

ewwww futbol sucks lol.

[HatchMan]

Go France Go

[4dmin]

funny no one has voted USA

[HyPer50]

funny no one has voted USA

Just to spite you, I did lol.. don't really care tho = P

[IanHavok]

Brazil to win!

[04Altis]

That Argentina v Netherlands 1st round match is going to be an awesome one

[gtikid]

Thank god for tivo!!! Unfortunately i dont have it

I'm super down for going to eat and watch some soccer. I would love to see the Netherland vs. Argentina and hope the Netherlands kicks argentina's ass

I think the US will get pretty far, but not far enough to win a cup. Not yet at least

[Romeyo07]

so get something together....where at Paul?

[Greddypacked]

Damn havent been into the Cup since the USA was rated #1, and great teams like Argentina, Brazil etc... I dont know who is good now lol, but i will always love soccer.

[Dragonfly5338]

ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!! '66 AND '06!

[4dmin]

so get something together....where at Paul?

the games friday are at 1200pm and 3pm ... so i'm at work but i got tivo anyone is welcome to join me watching the games after work though , i probably will be doing the same sat/sun lol

ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!! '66 AND '06!

you said 666

[SampaGuy]

Damn havent been into the Cup since the USA was rated #1,

sorry that never happened lol

[SampaGuy]

hope the Netherlands kicks argentina's ass

+1

[Dragonfly5338]

Hahaha a bunch of us are going to paint our faces and put on our England shirts and go act like hooligans on the England v Sweden game. Dunno where yet.

[4dmin]

Hahaha a bunch of us are going to paint our faces and put on our England shirts and go act like hooligans on the England v Sweden game. Dunno where yet.

bahhh thats funny... you should find a european resturant

[ALVIN]

I say brazil...I also say we get a group of people to go to the World Cup after this one...cuz EUROPE SOCCER is nothing like it is here.

I was there last time they had a world cup (not at the world cup but a couple games before) and I was in Croatia...bout an hour from the town square (where all locals watch the games on a huuuge TV) and Croatia won...well you can hear gunshots from end of game to mid the next day. Its crazy how people love that sport so much. Thats why they have so many riots because someones team loses and they get pissed lol.

[ALVIN]

bahhh thats funny... you should find a european resturant

THere are plenty of european restaurants in lawrenceville (downtown) and one I know for sure will be watching soccer is Topolinos at the corner where Summit Ridge is on 124....its crazy and they are bosnian so good food.

[4dmin]

THere are plenty of european restaurants in lawrenceville (downtown) and one I know for sure will be watching soccer is Topolinos at the corner where Summit Ridge is on 124....its crazy and they are bosnian so good food.

awesome man... we will have to meet up there some time... my wife and i have driven by there alot, we live off of 5 forks

[SampaGuy]

if theres one team brazil has to watch out for its germany

[holy mini]

Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is going all the way!!! They have some young players who are going to surprise everyone...

[4dmin]

i want to see final Argentina vs. Brazil... i would like to see USA vs. any european team in 3rd, but i would say (Eng, Ita, Fra, Ned, Ger, or USA will be in the 3rd spot)

i don't think Ivory Coast will get out of group C, i think they will surprise people but they have to beat Arg and Ned first.

Brazil i just don't see them taking it even though they are fav... i think europeans will take it home.

[knee_grow]

Mexico!!! Livin la vida loca and all that other Mexican shit.

[4dmin]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...06/5020068.stm (good reading from the bbc)

TOP 2 PER GROUP ODDS \/

Group A
Germany 2006 World Cup Odds: Germany is heavily favored to take Group A. It's nearly 7-1 to win the tournament, according to the average odds of 19 sportsbooks.
Poland World Cup 2006 Odds: Poland stands the best chance against Germany in Group A. But it's 95/1 to win the tournament, according to the average odds of 19 sports books.

Group B
England World Cup 2006 Team Odds: Sportsbooks have listed England at 7/1 odds to win the World Cup.
Sweden World Cup 2006 Team Odds: Sportsbooks have listed Sweden at 40/1 odds to win the World Cup.

Group C
Argentina World Cup 2006 Odds: Bodog has Argentina listed at 13-2 to win the 2006 World Cup, making it the second choice behind bitter rival Brazil.
Netherlands World Cup 2006 Team Odds: Bodog has the Netherlands listed at 12-1 to win the 2006 World Cup, making them the 7th choice in the field of 32 teams.

Group D
2006 Mexico World Cup Odds: Nine Sportsbook lists the odds of Mexico winning the World Cup at 40/1. Mexico and Portugal are widely viewed as the favorites to advance past Group D (a group that also includes Iran and Angola).
Portugal World Cup 2006 Odds: Bodog lists the odds of Portugal winning the World Cup at 18/1. The Portuguese are 10/11 favorites to win Group D, a group that includes Mexico, Iran, and Angola.

Group E
2006 Italy World Cup Odds: BetCRIS has Italy listed at 9/1 to win the 2006 World Cup and this team has been set as the favorite to win Group E at 10/11.
Czech Republic World Cup 2006 Odds: CANBET has Czech Republic listed to win the 2006 World Cup at 25/1 odds but as June approaches the odds are likely to tighten.

Group F
Brazil World Cup 2006 Odds: Brazil is in Group F with Croatia, Australia and Japan. Brazil is listed as 5/2 favorites at Bodog to win it all, but the best number, at Sportsbook.com, has the five-time champions at 3/1.
Croatia World Cup 2006 Odds: Bodog has given Croatia odds of 60-1 to win the 2006 World Cup, the 15th best odds in the field of 32 teams.

Group G
France World Cup 2006 Odds: France is about 10/1 to win the World Cup, and is expected to advance easily through its group stage into the quarters.
Switzerland World Cup 2006 World Cup Odds: Switzerland is about 100/1 to win the World Cup, but could be an interesting dark horse.

Group H
Spain World Cup 2006 Team odds: Bodog has Spain listed at 12-1 to win the 2006 World Cup, the 8th best odds among the 32 teams.
Ukraine World Cup 2006 Odds: Bodog has Ukraine listed at 50-1 to win the 2006 World Cup. There are 12 teams with better odds.

2006 World Cup Odds (Outright Win)
*Odds courtesy of BODOG Sports
Brazil 5/2
Argentina 13/2
Germany 7/1
England 7/1
Netherlands 12/1
Italy 17/2
France 10/1
Spain 14/1
Portugal 19/1
Czech Republic 30/1
Sweden 40/1
Ukraine 50/1
Mexico 40/1
Croatia 60/1
Serbia & Montenegro 90/1
Ivory Coast 90/1
USA 70/1
Poland 85/1
Paraguay 150/1
Japan 180/1
Ecuador 190/1
Ghana 190/1
Switzerland 125/1
South Korea 200/1
Australia 145/1
Togo 350/1
Angola 400/1
Costa Rica 450/1
Iran 500/1
Saudi Arabia 750/1
Trinidad & Tobago 800/1

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AFTER I DID THE NUBMERS AND PROJECTED GROUP WINNERS IT LOOKS LIKE THIS:

TOP 16
49. GER VS. SWE
50. ARG VS. MEX
51. ENG VS. POL
52. POR VS. NED
53. ITA VS. CRO
54. FRA VS. UKR
55. BRA VS. CZE
56. ESP VS. SUI

QUARTERFINALS
57. GER VS. ARG
58. ITA VS. FRA
59. ENG VS. NED
60. BRA VS. ESP

SEMIFINALS
61. ARG VS. ITA
62. ENG VS. BRA

THIRD PLACE
63. ITA VS. ENG

FINAL
64. ARG VS. BRA

[SampaGuy]

argentina didnt even make it to the rounds of 16 in 2002, nor did France. i still say germany is the strongest opponent for brazil. they have home field advantage too.

[4dmin]

argentina didnt even make it to the rounds of 16 in 2002, nor did France. i still say germany is the strongest opponent for brazil. they have home field advantage too.

yes but i belive argentina beat brazil to qualify for the wc... and argentina has better club teams anyway, so i think its going to be good race to the cup. only thing though is Brazil has a cakewalk w/ the first round... i wouldn't be surprised to see them win each match taking 0 pts scored . argentina still has netherlands and ivory coast to play (if they beat both no prob i would say brazil may be in some trouble)

[Dragonfly5338]

ugh, i hate brazil.

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

cant hate on ronaldinhos team man lolll

[Dragonfly5338]

BUEHLERTAL, Germany (AP) -- Wayne Rooney practiced with England on Thursday, hours after being cleared by doctors to play in the World Cup following his recovery from a broken right foot.

"The good news from yesterday evening and today is Rooney has no more injury, he is injury-free," coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said after practice, reading from a prepared statement. "Now it's up to us to get him match fit."

The morning after returning to Germany on a late-night flight from England, Rooney casually kicked a ball with David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville before taking part in light running, stretching and ball drills. Shortly before the 15-minute portion of the practice session that was open to the media finished, Rooney joined a drill where players stood in a circle, trying to avoid passing the ball to a player in the middle.

Rooney had been kept out of such drills during England training sessions earlier this week.

Even though the 20-year-old Rooney is back on the England squad, he is unlikely to play until after the group games.


BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

[4dmin]

BUEHLERTAL, Germany (AP) -- Wayne Rooney practiced with England on Thursday, hours after being cleared by doctors to play in the World Cup following his recovery from a broken right foot.

"The good news from yesterday evening and today is Rooney has no more injury, he is injury-free," coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said after practice, reading from a prepared statement. "Now it's up to us to get him match fit."

The morning after returning to Germany on a late-night flight from England, Rooney casually kicked a ball with David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville before taking part in light running, stretching and ball drills. Shortly before the 15-minute portion of the practice session that was open to the media finished, Rooney joined a drill where players stood in a circle, trying to avoid passing the ball to a player in the middle.

Rooney had been kept out of such drills during England training sessions earlier this week.

Even though the 20-year-old Rooney is back on the England squad, he is unlikely to play until after the group games.


BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!

ya i read that too good news... they won't need him until the knockout stages

anyone have predictions for the germany vs. costa rica game? i bet it will go ger 2 / crc 0 or ger 3 / crc 1

[ALVIN]

you might be right on the 3-1 ger...they deff. cant lose first game in their homeland would suck but its not possible especially against CR.

[St0lenR]

GERMANY ALL DA MUTHA FUKN WAY BICHES!!!!

GO GERMANY!!!!!!!

[{X}Echo419]

IVORY COAST BITCHES!!! FTW!

[4dmin]

on opening game NO HOST team has ever lost

[ALVIN]

4:2 nazis w00t lol

[4dmin]

current payouts on bodog.com and bold is who i'm betting on to win.

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Eng vs. Par
20$ on Eng = 10.81
20$ on Par = 96.00
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Swe vs. Tri
20$ on Swe = 4.71
20$ on Tri = 180.00
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Arg vs. Civ
20$ on Arg = 10.00
20$ on Civ = 100.00
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Ned vs. Ser
20$ on Ned = 16.67
20$ on Ser = 56.00
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Ang vs. Por
20$ on Por = 6.99
20$ on Ang = 150.00
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Iran vs. Mex
20$ on Mex = 10.00
20$ on Iran = 100.00
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Aus vs. Jap
20$ on Aus = 28.00
20$ on Jap = 33.00
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USA vs. Cze
20$ on USA = 58.00
20$ on Cze = 18.02
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Ita vs. Gha
20$ on Ita = 10.00
20$ on Gha = 100.00
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Kor vs. Tog
20$ on Kor = 21.00
20$ on Tog = 42.00
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Fra vs. Swe
20$ on Fra = 11.98
20$ on Swe = 89.00
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Bra vs. Cro
20$ on Bra = 7.69
20$ on Cro = 126.00
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Esp vs. Ukr
20$ on Esp = 14.60
20$ on Ukr = 66.60
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Tun vs. Ksa
20$ on Tun = 16.67
20$ on Ksa = 56.00