world cup draw

[Dirty Martini]

Definitely take his money on Romania. Offer him 10-1.

 

[Jo/Joe]

Oh god, it's a painful draw.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Have ITV news put on the cheesy tension-building music, or is that playing in Liepzig?

 

[Stobart Stopper]

Oh dear! Sweden.

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Thanks Pele! (not)

Angola and Portugal in the same group - excellent!

 

[Dirty Martini]

Argentina, Ivory Coast, Holland, Serbia and Montenegro.

Group of death

 

[Jo/Joe]

Sweden, Trinidad and Paraguay. I'll take that.

 

[Here we go]

Some tasty looking groups there.

 

[E.J.]

Here's the eight groups after the draw - Germany 2006

From BBC Sport: N.B. Team in bold are the eight seeded countries

GROUP A
Germany
Costa Rica
Poland
Ecuador


GROUP B
England
Paraguay
Trinidad & Tobago
Sweden


GROUP C
Argentina
Ivory Coast
Serbia & Montenegro
Holland


GROUP D
Mexico
Iran
Angola
Portugal


GROUP E
Italy
Ghana
USA
Czech Republic


GROUP F
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Japan


GROUP G
France
Switzerland
South Korea
Togo



GROUP H
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia


Any initial opinions on the draw?

 

[Stobart Stopper]

I reckon the Africans are going to kick some arse. I am putting some serious bets on next week.

 

[E.J.]

I quite agree with what you've just said Stobes, regarding with the African teams in this World Cup. Although England cannot underestimate Trini i.e. Trinidad and Tobago in their group. Spain, Germany and of course Brazil can't complain on who've they have got in their respective groups.

Group C is the group of Death!

 

[Balbi]

If we don't win the group, we're numpties

Hahaha, uni finishes the day the wc starts

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ERE WE GO, ERE WE GO, ERE WE GO!

 

[Stobart Stopper]

Angola is the one I am keeping my eye on.
They play real tough football, none of this prancing around and whining like the Europeans.

 

[Leon]

Group C - wow. That's tough. England are going through!

 

[Zinedine*]

From my calculations and loose predictions:

Round 16
England V Germany or Poland (most likely Poland)

Quarter Final
England V Mexico, Portugal, Argentina or Holland

Semi Final
England V Brazil, Czech Republic, U.S.A., Spain, Ukraine, Switzerland

Final
England V Germany

 

[belboid]

I quite agree with what you've just said Stobes, reagding with the African teams in this World Cup. Although England cannot underestimate Trini i.e. Trinidad and Tobago in their group. Spain, Germany and of course Brazil can't complain on who've they have got in their respective groups.

Group C is the group of Death!

C?

I wouldn't fancy being in Group E meself.

 

[red rose]

My flatmate reckons group E is a strong contender for the group of death

 

[districtline]

oh, we got england again!

but the part part is that swedens second game is in berlin, which means that we'll take the car down to dortmund for the first and then spend the rest of the time in berlin before we go to cologne to beat the english (like we always do ) in our third game...

 

[JTG]

beat the english (like we always do ) in our third game...

It's usually a draw mate. Last time you beat us was 1992 iirc.

 

[Rocket Romano]

If England don't get through that group then they don't deserve to win it

 

[Harold Hill]

It's usually a draw mate. Last time you beat us was 1992 iirc.

1998 and 2004.

We hadn't beaten Argentina for ages at the last World Cup. Now its all we can do. Why not this time too?

 

[districtline]

It's usually a draw mate. Last time you beat us was 1992 iirc.

last time you beat us was in 1963.

 

[Rocket Romano]

Argentina - Holland

Mmmm, shame its last game

England to win 2 and draw one, win the group and play whoever finishes second to Germany

 

[JTG]

1998 and 2004.

We hadn't beaten Argentina for ages at the last World Cup. Now its all we can do. Why not this time too?

I'm only counting games that count

 

[Harold Hill]

I'm only counting games that count

I agree. 1998 was a ruse by the FA so we could knock Scotland out of the World Cup ourselves.

 

[JTG]

I agree. 1998 was a ruse by the FA so we could knock Scotland out of the World Cup ourselves.

Well exactly

 

[belboid]

If England don't get through that group then they don't deserve to win it

you may have a point there!

 

[Dr. Furface]

If England don't get through that group then they don't deserve to win it

More to the point, if they don't get out of the group they won't be able to win it!

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

What a great draw. Slightly miffed to get Sweden again, but it could have been worse (e.g. Netherlands). Paraguay are a solid but basicaly dull team, Trinidad one of the weakest in the whole competition.

 

[Batboy]

last time you beat us was in 1963.

Then England are due a win