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johnnywinternoshow 06.16.2006 02:35 PM

worst world cup hair?

 


 


think he's a zoidberg fan?
 

atari 2600 06.16.2006 04:07 PM

haha yeah the rattail...the announcer mentioned the Angolan (as you know)

what about

Lee Chun-Soo from South Korea with his dye-job?

 
he's a contender for worst world cup hair too


fuckin' Akwa...he scores more than anyone in the qualifying rounds...then he misses every shot against Portugal & now today did very little except effectively help with the defense towards the end...

Hey, if any of you also get ESPNC espn classic, they are rerunning the games right now...the ARG vs SMT replay just started

king_buzzo 06.16.2006 04:16 PM

im scared of this dude
 

Bertrand 06.16.2006 04:16 PM

Well at least Angola maintains its chances to qualify.
Some savings from the keeper. One-handed ones.

o o o 06.16.2006 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bertrand
Well at least Angola maintains its chances to qualify.
Some savings from the keeper. One-handed ones.


Angola actually has some good chance to qualify: if they beat Iran, and Portugal beat Mexico, the goal difference will decide which team goes through... and i wouldn't be too surprised if Portugal manages to beat Mexico by a 2 goal margin...

i only saw one one-handed save, but it was nice...

Hip Priest 06.16.2006 05:18 PM

Joao Ricardo did well in goal at times, although he rode his luck a bit too!

My man, Borgetti, didn't play for Mexico tonight! He's the kind of guy who pops up with a goal or two when it's needed.

atari 2600 06.16.2006 05:28 PM

MEX is wasted without Borgetti
ANG is an okay defensive team...it's just that Portugal (hence their win over ang) & is in top form which makes them a shoo-in for that group & a bit dangerous in round 2...

another hair club finalist
Danijel Ljuboja from Serbia & Montenegro

 

Hip Priest 06.16.2006 05:59 PM

Huge game for the USA tomorrow. They have to decide on a course of action; Should they go all-out for a win against Italy, or try to grind out a point, hoping for a good result (ie a draw) elsewhere and a good final day? The Czechs are quite likely to beat Ghana tomorrow though, and if that happens then USA need points tomorrow or they are out.

A good chance for my Portuguese players to get points against Iran tomorrow. So expect a shock result!

atari 2600 06.16.2006 06:17 PM

USA coach Bruce Arena publicly remarked (grain of salt there) that his strategy would be to hold back & calculate their offensive attack if the Italians held back (which they are expected to do).

I think that for the US to stand a chance they must just go all out to the point in which their limit is felt & even though that is risky, it is the course they must take to possibly get the first goal (which they probably essentiallly need)=

It's not without possibilty that the US could win, so they have earned that much respect, but I don't expect them to be able to tie or win tomorrow. I do think that they'll score a goal; whether it comes from Donovan, Johnson or Reyna is anyone's guess.

johnnywinternoshow 06.17.2006 11:07 AM

great start for ghana there! 1min 7 seconds and a goal straigh away

portugal-iran was a bit boring but i had ronaldo as my captain and he got me 36 points

atari 2600 06.17.2006 11:27 AM

oh the pain...

i chose Kinsky as captain

i always choose the wrong captain

such is my malaise

byt

Give it up for Ghana pulling off the upset

screwed me up terribly, but Ghana has emerged as the African team to be reckoned with after all signs pointing initially to Angola...

what an ending with the Czechs taking 3 noneffective shots successively...too much German beer & whores for the Czechs or what? At any rate, it shows how that first goal is crucial.

Hip Priest 06.17.2006 12:49 PM

Way to go Ghana - 2-0 up, makes for an interesting fianl day in the group (especially if the US pull off a similar result tonight). I see Portugal beat Iran 2 - 0. Did anyone see that game to knoe if they were impressive again?

I haven't actually been around today - the computer must have not logged out properly last night! Bizarre.

johnnywinternoshow 06.17.2006 12:51 PM

portugal's match was alot like englands, wasted the final ball everytime until the last 15 minutes or so and got a penalty to finish it off. Good goal by deco though

Hip Priest 06.17.2006 12:53 PM

Thanks. I like Portugal (England's oldest ally, historically, apparantly). I'd like them to go far in this tournament.

It has to be said that Ghana have missed at least 5 golden chances - they could have absolutely routed the Czechs.

USA vs Italy later. My team needs some points!

Пятхъдесят Шест 06.17.2006 01:21 PM

This tournament desperately needed that Ghana upset. Things were getting way too predictable.

Imagine the final day of play for Group E if the States can get their stuff together and win today!? (wishful thinking)

Ah, anyway. Kick off shortly...

acousticrock87 06.17.2006 02:35 PM

I'm loving this game so far.

I'm glad McBride's back in, too. He's I think my only player in this game.

johnnywinternoshow 06.17.2006 03:10 PM

what the hell just happened? did the u.s. get another player sent off? I missed whatever happened. The first u.s. red card was only a yellow, I hope the second was for something more substancial

johnnywinternoshow 06.17.2006 03:25 PM

the states wus robbed

jon boy 06.17.2006 03:54 PM

that was a dramatic game wasnt it?

Пятхъдесят Шест 06.17.2006 04:02 PM

First off, I'm semi-pleased with the result, considering it keeps us very much alive.

Second, the ref needs to die. States fans, and Italian fans should feel robbed for the fact a physcial, tense, and important game was tarnished by AWFUL calls.

Third, the Italian football team should also become the Italian diving team.


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