World Cup Matches of the Day; [R] 6/13/06

AreliusIV · 06-12-2006, 01:04 PM

My predictions:
S.Korea 2 : 0 Togo (see preview)
France 2 : 0 Switzerland (see preview)
Brazil 2 : 0 Croatia (see preview)

AreliusIV · 06-13-2006, 11:08 AM

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My predictions:
France 2 : 0 Switzerland (see preview)

Second half and still no score. Will France underperform again like 2002?

AreliusIV · 06-13-2006, 02:57 PM

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My predictions:
S.Korea 2 : 0 Togo (see preview)
France 2 : 0 Switzerland (see preview)
Brazil 2 : 0 Croatia (see preview)

Final results:
S.Korea 2 : 1 Togo
France 0 : 0 Switzerland
Brazil 1 : 0 Croatia

dysko · 06-13-2006, 04:28 PM

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Second half and still no score. Will France underperform again like 2002?

REmember that the Switzerland went undeafeated in WC Qualifying. They tied FRance twice, but never lost a match in the qualifying stages.

Did France underperform or are they over rated?

AreliusIV · 06-13-2006, 04:45 PM

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REmember that the Switzerland went undeafeated in WC Qualifying. They tied FRance twice, but never lost a match in the qualifying stages.

You mean they never lost a match in the group stage.

And remember, undefeated doesn't mean they won all their games. They amassed 18 pts. from a possible 30 pts.

In fact, the Swiss were left sweating right to the end before edging out Israel for second place in European Group 4.

The away-goal rule was the decisive factor in their success as they edged through by a wafer-thin margin in a play-off against Turkey. Despite falling 4-2 in their second leg in Istanbul, they advanced by virtue of their 2-0 victory in Bern four days earlier.

Moreover, the 2006 tournament is their first FIFA World Cup appearance since 1994.

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Did France underperform or are they over rated?

A team composed of the likes of Gallas, Silvestre, Thuram, Sagnol, Vieira, Makelele, Zidane, Diarra, Ribery, Wiltord, Saha, Trezeguet and Henry is hardly overrated. Sounds more like a dream team to me...

They have been in a funk ever since the 2002 World Cup. They have enough talent to make it to the third place game. Whether they do it remains to be seen.

dysko · 06-13-2006, 06:26 PM

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You mean they never lost a match in the group stage.

Exactly what I mean. Thank you for making that more clear.

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And remember, undefeated doesn't mean they won all their games. They amassed 18 pts. from a possible 30 pts.

Did I say they won all of their games? It seems to me that I pointed out the most pertinant fact to this match (France and Switzerland tied twice in qualifying). Doesn't pointing out a tie imply that they didn't win?

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Moreover, the 2006 tournament is their (Switzerland) first FIFA World Cup appearance since 1994.

And what does this have to do with the price of rice in China?

How does Switzerland failing to qualify in 1998 and 2002 affect how highly people regard France?

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They (France) have been in a funk ever since the 2002 World Cup. They have enough talent to make it to the third place game. Whether they do it remains to be seen.

Seems to me that when you are in 4 year funk it indicates that you are over rated. Of course that is just one way of looking at it. A funk doesn't last years in my mind. Regardless of who plays for your team, if you consistently lose when it counts you are overrated in my book.

But then again, I have a feeling on this one we are going to have to agree to disagree.