Posted May 31, 200619 yr Just who finishes where, no scores ;) I can't be arsed to explain how it's worked out who plays who in the Second Round, Quarters etc. right now so if you don't know I'll do it later. ;) Group A 1 Germany 2 Poland --------------- 3 Costa Rica 4 Ecuador Group B 1 England 2 Sweden ------------- 3 Paraguay 4 Trinidad & Tabago Group C 1 Argentina 2 Holland ------------- 3 Ivory Coast 4 Serbia & M Group D 1 Portugal 2 Mexico -------------- 3 Iran 4 Angola Group E 1 Italy 2 USA ------------- 3 Czech 4 Ghana Group F 1 Brazil 2 Japan ------------ 3 Austrailia 4 Croatia :o Group G 1 France 2 S Korea ------------- 3 Switzerland 4 Togo Group H 1 Spain 2 Ukraine -------------- 3 Tunisia 4 Saudi Arabia Second Round Germany v Sweden England v Poland Argentina v Mexico Holland v Portugal Italy v Japan Brazil v USA France v Ukraine Spain v S Korea Quarter Finals Sweden v Argentina Italy v France England v Holland Brazil v Spain Semi Finals Argentina v Italy England v Brazil 4th - Italy 3rd - England Runner up - Brazil WINNER - Argentina
May 31, 200619 yr These were mine from rd 2 onwards... Germany > Paraguay Holland > Portuagl England > Poland Serbia & Montenegro > Mexico Czech > Japan Tunisia > Switzerland Brazil > Italy Ukraine > France Q/Fs Holland > Germany Czech > Tunisia England > Serbia Brazil > Ukraine S/Fs Holland > Czech England > Brazil 3rd/4th Brazil > Czech Final Holland > England
May 31, 200619 yr Group A 1 Germany 2 Ecuador --------------- 3 Poland 4 Costa Rica Group B 1 England 2 Sweden ------------- 3 Paraguay 4 Trinidad & Tabago Group C 1 Argentina 2 Ivory Coast ------------- 3 Holland 4 Serbia & M Group D 1 Portugal 2 Mexico -------------- 3 Iran 4 Angola Group E 1 Italy 2 Czech ------------- 3 USA 4 Ghana Group F 1 Brazil 2 Australia ------------ 3 Japan 4 Croatia Group G 1 France 2 S Korea ------------- 3 Togo 4 Switzerland Group H 1 Spain 2 Ukraine -------------- 3 Saudi Arabia 4 Tunisia Second Round Germany v Sweden England v Ecaudor Argentina v Mexico Ivory Coast v Portugal Italy v Australia Brazil v Czech Republic France v Ukraine Spain v S Korea Quarter Finals Germany v Argentina Italy v France England v Portugal Brazil v Spain Semi Finals Argentina v Italy Portugal v Brazil 4th - Italy 3rd - Portugal Runner up - Brazil WINNER - Argentina We have the same top 4, more or less :o
May 31, 200619 yr Group A 1 Germany 2 Poland --------------- 3 Ecuador 4 Costa Rica Group B 1 England 2 Sweden ------------- 3 Paraguay 4 Trinidad & Tabago Group C 1 Holland 2 Argentina -------------- 3 Ivory Coast 4 Serbia & M Group D 1 Portugal 2 Mexico -------------- 3 Iran 4 Angola Group E 1 Italy 2 Czech ------------- 3 USA 4 Ghana Group F 1 Brazil 2 Japan ------------ 3 Austrailia 4 Croatia Group G 1 France 2 Switzerland ------------- 3 S Korea 4 Togo Group H 1 Spain 2 Ukraine -------------- 3 Tunisia 4 Saudi Arabia Second Round Germany v Sweden England v Poland Holland v Mexico Argentina v Portugal Italy v Japan Brazil v Czech France v Ukraine Spain v Switzerland Quarter Finals Sweden v Holland Italy v France England v Argentina Brazil v Spain Semi Finals England v Italy Holland v Brazil 4th - Holland 3rd - Italy Runner up - Brazil WINNER - England
May 31, 200619 yr Author You're all FAR too safe... Well it's what I think will happen ;) I don't any of us would have said Greece to win Euro 2004 because we wouldn't believe they'd do it.
May 31, 200619 yr I really doubt England will win, i really think they will manage the 1/4 finals at best.
May 31, 200619 yr Group A 1 Germany 2 Ecuador --------------- 3 Costa Rica 4 Poland Group B 1 England 2 Sweden ------------- 3 Paraguay 4 Trinidad & Tabago Group C 1 Holland 2 Serbia & M ------------- 3 Argentina 4 Ivory Coast Group D 1 Portugal 2 Mexico -------------- 3 Iran 4 Angola Group E 1 Czech 2 USA ------------- 3 Italy 4 Ghana Group F 1 Brazil 2 Croatia ------------ 3 Austrailia 4 Japan Group G 1 Switzerland 2 France ------------- 3 S Korea 4 Togo Group H 1 Spain 2 Ukraine -------------- 3 Tunisia 4 Saudi Arabia Second Round Germany v Sweden England v Ecuador Serbia & M v Mexico Holland v Portugal Czech v Croatia Brazil v USA Switzerland v Ukraine Spain v France Quarter Finals Sweden v Serbia & M Czech v France England v Portugal Brazil v Spain Semi Finals Serbia & M v Czech England v Brazil 4th - Serbia & M 3rd - Brazil Runner up - Czech WINNER - England I think Argentina could have another bad world cup, it just depends how all of the Argentinia players adapt to European conditions.
May 31, 200619 yr Well it's what I think will happen ;) I don't any of us would have said Greece to win Euro 2004 because we wouldn't believe they'd do it. You look at World Cup 02, Euro 04 and the atleast 3 of the last 4 Champions Leagues and small, unexpected teams have got far in all of them, 7 of the 8 favourite in the Q/F's won't happen...
May 31, 200619 yr Author Yeah I see your point ;) We'll just have to see what happens really! But I still have a feeling about the Final though...
May 31, 200619 yr Yeah two big teams usually make the finals (bar Greece!) but there's usually some surprises, you only have to look at the past 3 world cup semis. Sweden, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, South Korea!!!
May 31, 200619 yr I'm going to guess a few suprises... A Germany Ecuador --- Poland Costa Rica B Sweden England --- Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago C Argentina Serbia & Montenegro --- Netherlands Ivory Coast D Portugal Mexico --- Iran Angola E Italy United States --- Czech Republic Ghana F Croatia Brazil --- Australia Japan G France Switzerland --- South Korea Togo H Ukraine Tunisia --- Spain Saudi Arabia Round of 16 England vs. Germany Argentina vs. Mexico Sweden vs. Ecuador Portugal vs. Serbia & Montenegro Italy vs. Brazil France vs. Tunisia Croatia vs. United States Ukraine vs. Switzerland Quarter Finals Germany vs. Argentina Brazil vs. France Sweden vs. Serbia & Montenegro Croatia vs. Ukraine Semi Finals Argentina vs. Brazil Serbia & Montenegro vs. Croatia Third Place Play Off Brazil vs. Croatia Final Argentina vs. Serbia & Montenegro I reckon S&M could be a real outsider this year and actually do really well, same applies for Croatia. Argentina to win though imo. Final
May 31, 200619 yr :rofl: at Serbia and Montenegro's intials being S&M i just noticed that. Shame it won't be that for much longer. Oh well. Edited May 31, 200619 yr by martyn
May 31, 200619 yr Serbia & Montenegro will be this year's dark horses I think. Yeah I am really tempted to put a bet on them and Croatia - I think both will do well. Croatia's defence is rock solid and with Dado Prso upfront they can score a few goals too.
June 1, 200619 yr Yeah that's why Serbia will do well. A solid defence that broke the World Record for successive clean sheets in qualifying and strikers that can score, including someone who's 2-3 inches taller than Peter Crouch!!!
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