The 2002 World Cup Thread

[Svedish_Chef]

My team has made it to the final.

Ballack out for the final and Zeige should come back in.

My apologies, it wasnt a header.

 

[p_p_man]

I thought today's game was great...

I can't see Turkey beating Brazil tomorrow.

So it looks like a Brazil vs Grermany final. (well done Rex!)

But for the third place winners on Saturday I'm gonna put my money on South Korea...

 

[fanzee1]

Re: I thought today's game was great...

I can't see Turkey beating Brazil tomorrow.

So it looks like a Brazil vs Grermany final. (well done Rex!)

But for the third place winners on Saturday I'm gonna put my money on South Korea...

It was a hard fought match but i didn't find it too thrilling. suspenseful yes. but not thrilling. So what did you find do compelling in it?

 

[p_p_man]

Re: Re: I thought today's game was great...

It was a hard fought match but i didn't find it too thrilling. suspenseful yes. but not thrilling. So what did you find do compelling in it?

I watched it in the pub!

 

[VanB]

These footballers have no manners

Hmm

 

[tin_tinr]

brazil 1 turkey 0
ronaldo scores his sixth goal in six matches

 

[p_p_man]

Brazil 1 Turkey 0

Scored just after the start of the second half.

It's been a fast paced game so far and scoring chances have been missed by both sides...until now.

Let's see if Turkey can come back. They look as if they can on the evidence of their play so far.

 

[p_p_man]

Brazil are certainly not finding it easy.

Turkey looks like they will score a goal any minute now.

Brazil beginning to make defensive errors...

 

[p_p_man]

Well it's going to be...

a Germany vs Brazil final.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Go Germany... bring it all home for me

 

[fanzee1]

Re: Well it's going to be...

a Germany vs Brazil final.

after all the upsets, the two winningest WC teams in history make the final. This WC's plot is almost shakespearean.

 

[cybergirly]

Re: Re: Well it's going to be...

after all the upsets, the two winningest WC teams in history make the final. This WC's plot is almost shakespearean.

Yeah but will Germany end up with the most number of wins...or?

 

[fanzee1]

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Yeah but will Germany end up with the most number of wins...or?

lovely AV cybergirly.


That's another part of the script for this one. Brazil has 4 WC titles, Germany 3. Germany can tie for the most ever but they have to beat the best ever to do it. Hope the two teams go after itt in the final. None of this laying back.

Brazil played a cautious final in 1998 and France took advantage. Zidane and company buried them. Hopefully they learned from that and we'll get a great game.

 

[cybergirly]

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lovely AV cybergirly.


That's another part of the script for this one. Brazil has 4 WC titles, Germany 3. Germany can tie for the most ever but they have to beat the best ever to do it. Hope the two teams go after itt in the final. None of this laying back.

Brazil played a cautious final in 1998 and France took advantage. Zidane and company buried them. Hopefully they learned from that and we'll get a great game.

Hope so, I've had trouble staying awake for the last 2.

 

[fanzee1]

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Hope so, I've had trouble staying awake for the last 2.

i hear ya. After a lot of great matches the semis haven't exactly been scintillating. Brazil/Turkey was ok. Germany/Korea was a dud, to me.



edited so it looks like i know how to spell.

 

[Ask For More]

This is so wrong...England cannot beat Germany 5-1 and then Germany go on to win the World Cup...

Although Germany will be without Ballack, and it will also be the first time that Germany has faced a really tough team; no disrepsect to the teams they played before, but none of them have really given them a roasting like maybe England/Brazil/Spain would have.

And the third place playoff is tomorrow. A female friend of mine asked me, "If they play for third tomorrow, when do they play for second?" I thought that was highly amusing

 

[p_p_man]

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Hope so, I've had trouble staying awake for the last 2.

Yes I can sympathise with you.

Over here during the group matches the games were on at 7.30am, 10.30am and 12.30pm.

Now both the 3rd place play off and the final are on at 12.30pm.

We hit lucky this time and it will be OK next as well when the World Cup takes place in Germany.

 

[p_p_man]

My final forecast for place positions...

World Cup Winner: Germany

Runners Up: Brazil

Third Place: Turkey

Fourth Place: South Korea

 

[fanzee1]

Re: My final forecast for place positions...

World Cup Winner: Germany

Runners Up: Brazil

Third Place: Turkey

Fourth Place: South Korea

he p_p,

trying to get my life somewhat back to normal after totally wrecking my sleeping habits to watch World Cup for the last month. I don't know if i'll catch the 3rd place match live but i will be up for the final. Hope to see you around.

Did you see C. Reyna made the all-tournament team? I give him credit for redeeming himself. I certainly was a huge critic of his before this World Cup and he proved me wrong. Sanneh and Friedel were better, though, IMO.

anyway, hope to see you around during the final.


-- f

 

[District Line]

I don't think the semi-finals were much cop.

However, congrats to Brazil & Germany for getting to the final (albeit a grudging congrats to Germany from this England fan ).

The third place play offs should be fast and furious today, judging from the previous performances of the teams. I hope they haven't run out of steam or feel too deflated at their semi-final loses. It would be good if they still have the will to wade in with a good performance.

On the other hand, now that there isn't too much at stake, the coaches may want to try out some young guns. It would be a great incentive for younger players to give a good performance and shine on the world stage.

It's still a suprise that both Turkey & S. Korea are here at this stage. I hope it's entertaining and may best suprise team of the tournament win.

 

[solid_]

Third place play offs suck, whats the point in that. ?

Can any one remember third place winners from previous worldcups.

People only remember the final winners.

 

[p_p_man]

Third place play offs suck, whats the point in that. ?

To see who comes third and fourth...

 

[fanzee1]

Third place play offs suck, whats the point in that. ?

Can any one remember third place winners from previous worldcups.

People only remember the final winners.

march madness is the college basketball tournament here in the u.s. that i feel is similar to the world cup in many ways. It used to have a 3rd place game for decades but finally did away with it, and no one has missed it. I mean, NO ONE.

I suspect the same would be true with the World Cup. That said, i do have some interest in watching the 3rd place game this time, simply because Korea is playing and all of their matches have been so intense.

 

[p_p_man]

Third place play offs...

gives us footie fans a chance to see an extra match before the whole thing ends on Sunday.

But I agree. I think the Turkey, South Korea game should be good to watch.

 

[p_p_man]

QUICKEST GOAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP...

Turkey score after 7.5 seconds...