WORLD CUP DRAW ON FRIDAY!!!

Originally posted by Sweet Jane

Don't hold in Jane. It can't be worse than what those arguing boys are saying, can it...?

Originally posted by sasquatch672
Okay - I think Czecho's going to make it very tough on the US to qualify. Ghana are also a very fast and speedy team, and will most likely counterattack in this group. The US defenders have shown themselves to be vulnerable to counterattacking strategies. That having been said, the US had a very strong qualifying run, and could beat out Czecho for th ...[text shortened]... y ties the US, beats Ghana (or - is this an upset game? Could be...) and goes through on GD.

I think the Czechs will be very very dominant in that group. I can see them win the tournament.

Originally posted by Ravello
Yes,and Moreno,the referee of that game,was suspended by FIFA after that game and now he's not a referee anymore.
I wonder why,he did so well in that game..........

The ref wasn't great, but Vieiri missed an absolute sitter in the 89th minute of that game to win the match. Quite shocking, actually.

Originally posted by abejnood
GO IRAN!!!!!

Iran will kick booty 😀

Go italy and the aussies!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by sasquatch672
Well, I'll hold you to it. Here's my go:

Germany
Poland
England
Sweden
Argentina
Holland
Mexico
Portugal
Italy
Czecho
Brazil
Croatia
France
South Korea
Spain
Ukraine

Who else could possibly go through?

Maybe Paraguay, maybe S&M if Holland leave their kits on the team bus, Group E is the only true wildcard, where three ...[text shortened]... re so many weak teams due to the allocation of slots that the Round of 16 is almost preordained.

I presume you accurately predicted Senegal last time around?

I think I'm going to bookmark this page...

Originally posted by sasquatch672
Match times have just been announced. First round matches will kickoff at either 1500, 1700, or 2000 GMT. (EST is GMT -5, PST is GMT -8).

That is truly outstanding, considering how little sleep I got during the '04 World Cup. Kickoffs at 2:30 in the morning. Showing up at a bar at 1 AM to get locked in before closing. It was absurd.

God, talk about personal bias. 2002 was the FIRST time in my entire life that I didn't have to be up at odd hours to watch matches, and you call it 'absurd'.

Originally posted by trevor33
most of there players play in the championship compared with sweden who have players at barca, juve, arsenal to name a few.

And Djurgardens, Hamarkameratene, Molde and - until recently - the mighty Norwich City, to name a few others.

Originally posted by sasquatch672
Well, I'll hold you to it. Here's my go:

Germany
Poland
England
Sweden
Argentina
Holland
Mexico
Portugal
Italy
Czecho
Brazil
Croatia
France
South Korea
Spain
Ukraine

Who else could possibly go through?

Maybe Paraguay, maybe S&M if Holland leave their kits on the team bus, Group E is the only true wildcard, where three ...[text shortened]... re so many weak teams due to the allocation of slots that the Round of 16 is almost preordained.

Heres my picks, first team is group winner

germany
poland
sweden
england
holland
ivory coast
portugal
mexico
czech republic
italy
brazil
australia
france
south korea
spain
tunisia