Fifa World Cup 2010 South Africa Thread!

by **bergkamp2004** » Mon May 17, 2010 5:15 pm

Lets get the chit chat going!

Only 24 days to go!

UKMIX Predictions

Bergkamp2004 =
Winners = Argentina
England = Quarter Finals
Surprise Package = Australia
Golden Boot = Lionel Messi

Plym =
Winners = Spain
England = Quarter Finals
Surprise Package = Denmark
Golden Boot = Torres

Heppolo=
Winners = Brazil
England = Bronze
Surprise Package = Switzerland
Golden Boot = Wayne Rooney

See Forever =
Winners = Holland
England = Semi Finals
Surprise Package = Slovakia
Golden Boot = Robin Van Persie

FrancisPlay
WINNERS = SPAIN
ENGLAND = SILVER
SURPRISE PACKAGE = MEXICO
GOLDEN BOOT = WESLEY SNEIJDER

GAZ UK
Winners = Spain
England = Semi Finals
Surprise Package = United States
Golden Boot = Torres

HUR
Winners: Germany
England: Seifinals
Surprise: Greece (?)
Best player: no idea

by **oasisbobo** » Mon May 17, 2010 6:02 pm

France to win it for me

by **bergkamp2004** » Mon May 17, 2010 6:09 pm

France didnt pick Nasri or Benzema
and ronaldinho & pato dropped by brazil

I think Didier 'the beast' Drogba will get the golden boot - Ivory coast got North Korea in their group. Plus Brazil and Portugal and he always scores in the big games

I'm not too confident about this england team
Some of the star players are past it - like rio, terry and gerrard

Plus we got no one to start with Rooney

Eng will get to quarter finals again

by **Ferris** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:55 pm

England have got no chance of winning it. We have pretty much the same starting team as in the last World Cup, only difference is the players were all 4 years younger then. A lot of them are past their best now, Ferdinand and Gerrard for starters. As great as Lamps continues to be for Chelsea, his best England days are a distant memory too it seems.

I quite fancy an African side to surprise a few people and make at least the semis. I think Ivory Coast are the best bet despite their group. Portugal are, like England, a team past their best, and Brazil haven't picked a particularly strong squad. Argentina might have Messi but they also have a complete numpty in charge of their team, hence their struggle to even qualify. Germany are now without their captain Ballack which is a big blow for them. France and Italy look past their best too. So that leaves Spain and Holland out of the major footballing nations, Spain are probably the obvious favourites for the win....

by **Virgostar** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:56 am

I don't know if Australia will make it through to the quarters again, but if we did it'd be a massive achievement. Given that we're in with Germany, Serbia and some other country that escapes me (an African nation methinks), it'll be tough, but then again we drew Brazil, Japan & Croatia last time and managed to get through, so its not entirely impossible. Certainly Germany now being without Michael Ballack will be somewhat of an advantage for the rest of us.

I think this is about the only time where I pay any real interest in football tbh... :oops:

by **irishguy28** » Tue May 18, 2010 10:56 am

Bye Bye Ballack!

At least he got a free BahnCard out of the whole thing!

by **Plym** » Tue May 18, 2010 11:50 am

I'll be rooting for Spain this year!

by **heppolo** » Tue May 18, 2010 6:14 pm

There is no clear favourite this time around.
Yeah, Spain does look strong but Euro-2008 proved that the decent opponent (Italy) may have sent them home and continue their stroke of bad luck.
I think there will be quite a few surprises. African countries will be strong this year. And I also think Greece or Switzerland may turn out as surprise quarter- or even semifinalists.

by **Ferris** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:48 pm

Ghana's the other team in your group Virgostar. Indicentally Kevin Prince-Boateng, the player who injured Ballack, is Ghanian. Deliberate attempt by him to crock their group rival's captain perhaps? :wink:

by **bergkamp2004** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:23 pm

I cant wait

shame i'll be at work and miss a few games

i usually never miss a minute

by **altiusdirectory** » Mon May 24, 2010 5:53 am

For more information on fifa world cup 2010. Below URL may be useful to you.
http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Sports/2 ... ld-cup.php

by **francisplaiy** » Tue May 25, 2010 4:23 pm

This is my personal prognose for the World Championship.
It's in dutch,but it's clarifying.

WEDSTRIJDSCHEMA WK VOETBAL 2010
-----------------------------------------------------

11/06 16H00 A ZUID AFRIKA - MEXICO 1-3 (2)
11/06 20H30 A URUGUAY - FRANKRIJK 2-2 (X)

12/06 13H30 B ZUID KOREA - GRIEKENLAND 2-1 (1)
12/06 16H00 B ARGENTINIE - NIGERIA 4-1 (1)
12/06 20H30 C ENGELAND - USA 3-0 (1)

13/06 13H30 C ALGERIJE - SLOVENIE 2-3 (2)
13/06 16H00 D SERVIE - GHANA 1-1 (X)
13/06 20H30 D DUITSLAND - AUSTRALIE 2-0 (1)

14/06 13H30 E NEDERLAND - DENEMARKEN 4-2 (1)
14/06 16H00 E JAPAN - KAMEROEN 0-0 (X)
14/06 20H30 F ITALIE - PARAGUAY 3-1 (1)

15/06 13H30 F NIEUW ZEELAND - SLOWAKIJE 2-3 (2)
15/06 16H00 G BRAZILIE - NOORD KOREA 6-1 (1)
15/06 20H30 G IVOORKUST - PORTUGAL 1-4 (2)

16/06 13H30 H HONDURAS - CHILI 1-1 (X)
16/06 16H00 H SPANJE - ZWITSERLAND 3-0 (1)
16/06 20H30 A ZUID AFRIKA - URUGUAY 1-1 (X)

17/06 13H30 B ARGENTINIE - ZUID KOREA 3-1 (1)
17/06 16H00 B GRIEKENLAND - NIGERIA 0-0 (X)
17/06 20H30 A FRANKRIJK - MEXICO 0-0 (X)

18/06 13H30 D DUITSLAND - SERVIE 3-2 (1)
18/06 16H00 C SLOVENIE - USA 1-0 (1)
18/06 20H30 C ENGELAND - ALGERIJE 4-2 (1)

19/06 13H30 E NEDERLAND - JAPAN 6-1 (1)
19/06 16H00 D GHANA - AUSTRALIE 3-2 (1)
19/06 20H30 E KAMEROEN - DENEMARKEN 1-2 (2)

20/06 13H30 F SLOWAKIJE - PARAGUAY 2-2 (X)
20/06 16H00 F ITALIE - NIEUW ZEELAND 5-0 (1)
20/06 20H30 G BRAZILIE - IVOORKUST 2-0 (1)

21/06 13H30 G PORTUGAL - NOORD KOREA 4-1 (1)
21/06 16H00 H CHILI - ZWITSERLAND 2-2 (X)
21/06 20H30 H SPANJE - HONDURAS 2-1 (1)

22/06 16H00 A MEXICO - URUGUAY 1-1 (X)
22/06 16H00 A FRANKRIJK - ZUID AFRIKA 1-0 (1)
22/06 20H30 B GRIEKENLAND - ARGENTINIE 1-4 (2)
22/06 20H30 B NIGERIA - ZUID KOREA 0-1 (2)

23/06 16H00 C USA - ALGERIJE 0-0 (X)
23/06 16H00 C SLOVENIE - ENGELAND 1-2 (2)
23/06 20H30 D AUSTRALIE - SERVIE 3-1 (1)
23/06 20H30 D GHANA - DUITSLAND 2-2 (X)

24/06 16H00 F PARAGUAY - NIEUW ZEELAND 1-0 (1)
24/06 16H00 F SLOWAKIJE - ITALIE 0-2 (2)
24/06 20H30 E DENEMARKEN - JAPAN 2-0 (1)
24/06 20H30 E KAMEROEN - NEDERLAND 1-3 (2)

25/06 16H00 G NOORD KOREA - IVOORKUST 1-1 (X)
25/06 16H00 G PORTUGAL - BRAZILIE 1-1 (X)
25/06 20H30 H ZWITSERLAND - HONDURAS 0-1 (2)
25/06 20H30 H CHILI - SPANJE 0-3 (2)

1/8 FINALES
-----------

1.26/06 1A-2B (MEXICO - ZUID KOREA) 2-1 (1)
2.26/06 1C-2D (ENGELAND - GHANA) 3-1 (1)

3.27/06 1D-2C (DUITSLAND - SLOVENIE) 1-0 (1)
4.27/06 1B-2A (ARGENTINIE - FRANKRIJK) 3-0 (1)

5.28/06 1E-2F (NEDERLAND - SLOWAKIJE) 6-1 (1)
6.28/06 1G-2H (BRAZILIE - HONDURAS) 3-0 (1)

7.29/06 1F-2E (ITALIE - DENEMARKEN) 2-2 (X) ITALIE NA PENALTYS
8.29/06 1H-2G (SPANJE - PORTUGAL) 5-1 (1)

1/4 FINALES
-------------

A.02/07 WIN 5-6 (NEDERLAND - BRAZILIE) 2-0 (1)
B.02/07 WIN 1-2 (MEXICO - ENGELAND) 1-2 (2) ENGELAND NA VERLENG

C.03/07 WIN 4-3 (ARGENTINIE - DUITSLAND) 0-0 (X) ARGENTINIE NA PENALTYS
D.03/07 WIN 7-8 (ITALIE - SPANJE) 0-4 (2)

1/2 FINALES
------------------

06/07 A-B (NEDERLAND - ENGELAND) 0-1 (2)
07/07 C-D (ARGENTINIE - SPANJE)0-2 (2)

------------------

10/07 TROOSTING (NEDERLAND - ARGENTINIE) 2-1 (1)

11/07 FINALE (ENGELAND - SPANJE) 0-2 (2)

by **bergkamp2004** » Tue May 25, 2010 5:24 pm

go and put a bet on right now!

England looked average last night v mexico
Cant believe Vela was so wasteful

Website · by **gaz_uk** » Tue May 25, 2010 5:50 pm

Plym wrote:I'll be rooting for Spain this year!

I always do - I was thrilled when they won Euro 2008!

Of course I'll also be supporting England, but I've always liked Spain for some reason. I usually also like Japan too so I hope they'll do better than they did last time.

I'm quite intrigued by the North Korean team though - I didn't think they'd be much of a footballing nation and was quite surprised to see them in the tournament. Will be interesting to see how they do (though I'm not expecting much considering they're in the group with Brazil and Portugal).

by **GUS** » Wed May 26, 2010 6:23 pm

I think Spain's fate will be as usual... in every world cup they arrive as favourites...and they always get kicked off sooner than expected... always dissapointing...
I think the cup will be won by one of the traditional countries (Brazil/Germany/Italy/Argentina)

by **irishguy28** » Thu May 27, 2010 9:03 am

The unknown tenor chosen by Nelson Mandela to convey a unique global message of hope at the opening of the World Cup in South Africa next month has tragically died after contracting meningitis.

Siphiwo Ntshebe, 34, had been dubbed the “new Pavarotti” and stood on the brink of global superstardom after he was chosen to perform at the World Cup opening ceremony with his signature anthem entitled Hope.

The soaring track carries a special message of hope written by Nelson Mandela and spoken by the 91-year-old on the record.

Siphiwo was signed to a multi-album deal by Sony Music’s Epic Records, who had planned to release both the single Hope and an album of the same name during the World Cup.

Epic managing director Nick Raphael says, “Siphiwo’s loss is a tragedy for his family, his friends and all those who believe in the power of music. He had a truly wondrous voice and his music was unique in its melodies and its messages of hope and compassion.”

by **Lehmann** » Thu May 27, 2010 5:36 pm

hope England will win World Cup

by **bergkamp2004** » Thu May 27, 2010 6:44 pm

Lehmann wrote:hope England will win World Cup

Is that because Tony Adams now lives in Azerbaijan?

by **Lehmann** » Fri May 28, 2010 6:52 am

bergkamp2004 wrote:
Lehmann wrote:hope England will win World Cup
Is that because Tony Adams now lives in Azerbaijan?

i'm avid Arsenal fan

i just enjoy watching Gerrard, Lampard, Rooney, that's why i support England.

by **bergkamp2004** » Sat May 29, 2010 4:59 pm

Capello says he has decided on 20 of the 23 in his sqaud already

Friendly v japan tomorrow

by **Ferris** » Sat May 29, 2010 6:50 pm

bergkamp2004 wrote:Capello says he has decided on 20 of the 23 in his sqaud already

Let's hope Heskey doesn't make the squad! How is it that England managers always seem to rate him when almost no-one else does? :lol:

by **Thombus** » Sun May 30, 2010 5:01 pm

I haven't actually been as hyped as previous years this time round, but I'm starting to get somewhat excited about the tournament now.

I agree with whoever said England will get to quarter finals again - I don't have too much faith in them as a team and neither does Capello by the looks of it! :lol:

by **bergkamp2004** » Sun May 30, 2010 5:15 pm

england were awful today
Japan looked good. Only 2 own goals saved england

Theo looks like a league 2 player

by **willx** » Sun May 30, 2010 5:20 pm

Go Argentina!

by **bergkamp2004** » Sun May 30, 2010 5:54 pm

vamos la inglaterra!