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Which is the World Cup's real 'Group of Death'?


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:dunno: Which is the World Cup's real 'Group of Death'?:dunno:

a) Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia, Holland

b) Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic
 

both group are equally strong,if i were to choose 1 then i will choose (a)
 

Astin said:
I quite worry abt the teams in the same group of USA, the bully.

Here's wishing a first round KO to team USA
 

melvin said:
:dunno: Which is the World Cup's real 'Group of Death'?:dunno:

a) Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia, Holland

b) Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic
Personally, I like Italy a lot but IMHO, I think A is more powerful, with Argentina & Holland. But then again, Argentina's standard have dropped quite a bit.

It's hard to say. Football is round. It can go anywhere it wants.
 

i think the australia's group is pretty tough as well ..
 

Remember the ball is round... anything can happen.... in world cup some countries rise to the occasion.... so too unpredictable..... but first team I wanna see out is USA..... :bsmilie:
 

I don't think there's a really Group of Death next yr. :bigeyes:
 

idor said:
Remember the ball is round... anything can happen.... in world cup some countries rise to the occasion.... so too unpredictable..... but first team I wanna see out is USA..... :bsmilie:
Wonder why you are stuck in Houston of all places then? I assume you are there voluntarily?
 

Hi! Guys...to help wif your decision, here's a brief rundown of the teams:

a) ARGENTINA
Federation: Conmebol
World Ranking: 4
Group: C
Fixtures: June 10: Ivory Coast; June 16: Serbia & Montenegro; June 21: Netherlands
Coach: Jose Pekerman
Player to Watch: Juan Roman Riquelme (Villarreal, Spain)
Road to finals: Runners-up in group
World Cup record: 1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
Tournament best: Winners in 1978, 1986; Runners-up in 1930, 1990

b) IVORY COAST
Federation: Africa
World Ranking: 41
Group: C
Fixtures: June 10: Argentina; June 16: Netherlands; June 21: Serbia & Montenegro
Coach: Henri Michel
Player to Watch: Didier Drogba (Chelsea, England)
Road to finals: Winners of Group Three
World Cup record: First time qualifiers

c) SERBIA & MONTENEGRO
Federation: Uefa
World Ranking: 47
Group: C
Fixtures: June 11: Netherlands; June 16: Argentina; June 21: Ivory Coast
Coach: Ilija Petkovic
Player to Watch: Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan, Italy)
Road to finals: Winners of Group Seven
World Cup record: First time qualifiers*
*Yugoslavia reached the finals in 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998. They reached the semi-finals in 1930, 1954(fourth).

d) NETHERLANDS
Federation: Uefa
World Ranking: 3
Group: C
Fixtures: June 11: Serbia & Montenegro; June 16: Ivory Coast; June 21: Argentina
Coach: Marco van Basten
Player to Watch: Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg, Germany)
Road to finals: Winners of Group One
World Cup record: 1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998
Tournament best: Runners-up in 1974, 1978

e) ITALY
Federation: Uefa
World Ranking: 12
Group: E
Fixtures: June 12: Ghana; June 17: USA; June 22: Czech Republic
Coach: Marcello Lippi
Player to Watch: Luca Toni (Fiorentina)
Road to finals: Winners of Group Five
World Cup record: 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
Tournament best: Winners in 1934, 1938, 1982; Runners-up in 1970, 1994

f) GHANA
Federation: Africa
World Ranking: 50
Group: E
Fixtures: June 12: Italy; June 17: Czech Republic; June 22: USA
Coach: Ratomir Dujkovic
Player to Watch: Sulley Ali Muntari (Udinese, Italy)
Road to finals: Winners of Group Two
World Cup record: First time qualifiers

g) UNITED STATES
Federation: Concacaf
World Ranking: 8
Group: E
Fixtures: June 12: Czech Republic; June 17: Italy; June 22: Ghana
Coach: Bruce Arena
Player to Watch: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Road to finals: Winners of group
World Cup record: 1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
Tournament best: Semi-finals in 1930

h) CZECH REPUBLIC
Federation: Uefa
World Ranking: 2
Group: E
Fixtures: June 12: USA; June 17: Ghana; June 22: Italy
Coach: Karel Bruckner
Player to Watch: Pavel Nedved (Juventus, Italy)
Road to finals: Runners-up in Group One; Winners of play-off against Norway
World Cup record: First time qualifiers*
*Czechoslovakia reached the finals in 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1990. They were runners-up in 1934, 1962.

Thanks a million! :D
For the polls, keep them rolling!;)
 

who cares .. as long as I win $
 

simon80 said:
who cares .. as long as I win $

Haha, win as a bookie or punter? :bsmilie:
 

Deadpoet said:
Wonder why you are stuck in Houston of all places then? I assume you are there voluntarily?

Well, cos i came here to studyand then cannot find a job in SG...... and by some miricle, I got a job here... So i am here lor.... but then voluntary a not difficult to say.... Hate this place but then no opportunity for me to move away....
 

Have a spreadsheet of the groupings, timing and place for the worldcup, can also do simulation and keep score. Anybody want can email me your email address to me at 8dennisg8@gmail.com and I can sent the spreadsheet over to you.
 

ParkertR said:
eh~ i din know USA so powderful... world ranking at 8...

Ya... :bigeyes: surprise dat they r rank no 8...
Anyone know how the ranking of countries being rank what they base on???:dunno:

For wat i know is international matches n ??....
 

Dennis said:
Have a spreadsheet of the groupings, timing and place for the worldcup, can also do simulation and keep score. Anybody want can email me your email address to me at 8dennisg8@gmail.com and I can sent the spreadsheet over to you.

Dennis, the BBC has a downloadable PDF chart of fixtures at

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4510476.stm

Is there any kind soul who can convert the British times accurately? (Must be accurate hor!)
 

How far u guys think england will go in this world cup? Quarter or semis? :dunno:
 

melvin said:
How far u guys think england will go in this world cup? Quarter or semis? :dunno:


I am sincerely looking forward to a first round KO for England, but that's probably unlikely. It will be nice to see them doing their usual cameo, getting beaten in the quarter-finals, and then they can go home and sulk for another 4 years...................
 

kahheng said:
I am sincerely looking forward to a first round KO for England, but that's probably unlikely. It will be nice to see them doing their usual cameo, getting beaten in the quarter-finals, and then they can go home and sulk for another 4 years...................

:think: i think it will be the same outcome as the last world cup, KO by Brazil in the quarter! :bsmilie:
 

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