World Cup Matches of the Day; [R] 6/14/06

AreliusIV · 06-13-2006, 03:03 PM

My predictions:
Spain 1 : 0 Ukraine (Preview)
Tunisia 2 : 0 Saudi Arabia (Preview)
Germany 1 : 0 Poland (Preview)

AreliusIV · 06-14-2006, 09:29 AM

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My predictions:
Spain 1 : 0 Ukraine (Preview)
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Hmm. Looks like I underestimated the Spaniards. 4-0 final.

AreliusIV · 06-14-2006, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AreliusIV

My predictions:
Spain 1 : 0 Ukraine (Preview)
Tunisia 2 : 0 Saudi Arabia (Preview)
Germany 1 : 0 Poland (Preview)

THE ONLY PREVIEW OF TUNISIA V SAUDI ARABIA YOU'RE LIKELY TO READ

Unless the Fiver turns up at England's team hotel to deliver a lecture on Gnosis, Hermetic Vision and the Return of Spirituality to Rio Ferdinand and Tabloid Wayne, no event is likely to arouse less interest at World Cup 2006 than today's Arab derby between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Which is a shame because it's being played in Munich's Allianz-Arena, which - Fiver dons extra thick specs and zips up anorak - boasts a smooth facade formed from translucent, lozenge-shaped cushions which glow in a variety of colours, and features Europe's largest underground car-park. Fascinating, eh?

Oh.

But with all the proper journalists too busy slagging off Brazil and France to provide previews we could steal from, the Fiver was forced to invent yet another relative - stereotypical scimitar-waving, camel-dealing cousin Abu Karim Muhammad al-Jamil ibn Nidal ibn Abdulaziz al-Fiver - and ask him for the skinny on his national team. And it came as something of a shock for us to learn they're the Chelsea of the Middle East. "The perception of Saudi's undeserved affluence and delusions of greatness makes its national team detested," he snarled, reading from a book that looked suspiciously like The Thinking Fan's Guide To The World Cup. "They are regarded as a joyless, arrogant and wealthy juggernaut. Everyone seems to want them to get a hiding."

Which could well happen today, as their former coach Carlos Alberto Parreira firmly believes that, like the Fiver, Saudi footballers get paid far too much money and lack hunger, drive and ambition. Meanwhile Tunisia's players are lucky to be in Germany at all. According to those in the know (well, those that wrote the Tunisian bit of TTFGTTWC), the crucial 2-2 draw with Morocco that secured qualification for the Carthage Eagles was "riddled with supernatural irregularities" that saw one Tunisian wizard mingling among match photographers and enticing the ball into the goal. So if you see an old man with wide sleeves and a pointy hat busily polishing his wand in front of 59,416 people tonight, there's a refreshingly rare chance that, for once, it won't necessarily be Weird Uncle Fiver courting arrest for public indecency.

I_Believe_In_Kreis · 06-14-2006, 01:13 PM

Anybody see the TUN/SAU game? Holy crap, what a final 30 minutes! That was supposed to be the irrelevant game of pool play.....I started on the treadmill in the 60th minute and forgot to get off until the game was over. Saudi Arabia takes a 2-1 lead in the 84th, then Tunisia equalizes off a brilliant play in the 93rd. But it's not over until Saudi Arabia hits the post off a free kick from the right flank.....one of the best-taken free kicks I've seen in a long time. Final score 2-2.......and I'm spent.

Jose Luis Luviano · 06-14-2006, 01:49 PM

I am listening to Germany - Poland on 1640.

Cantor just said something about Beasley is out of lineup for the Italy game? I don't know if it's some kind of training injury or maybe it's just what we all already know about Beasley's Disappearing Act against the Czechs.

HibaIssa · 06-14-2006, 02:04 PM

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Anybody see the TUN/SAU game? Holy crap, what a final 30 minutes! That was supposed to be the irrelevant game of pool play.....I started on the treadmill in the 60th minute and forgot to get off until the game was over. Saudi Arabia takes a 2-1 lead in the 84th, then Tunisia equalizes off a brilliant play in the 93rd. But it's not over until Saudi Arabia hits the post off a free kick from the right flank.....one of the best-taken free kicks I've seen in a long time. Final score 2-2.......and I'm spent.

That game as a whole was pretty boring, then again I missed a whole bunch when I fell asleep, but those last few minutes was some good soccer. I don't know how they pulled that last goal out, but it was amazing.

Ok, back to Germany/Poland.

AreliusIV · 06-14-2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jose Luis Luviano

I am listening to Germany - Poland on 1640.

Cantor just said something about Beasley is out of lineup for the Italy game? I don't know if it's some kind of training injury or maybe it's just what we all already know about Beasley's Disappearing Act against the Czechs.

From the Arena quotes I've read I'm pretty sure it has to due with changes in the line up due to the crapola performance vs. the Czechs.

AreliusIV · 06-14-2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AreliusIV

My predictions:
Spain 1 : 0 Ukraine (Preview)
Tunisia 2 : 0 Saudi Arabia (Preview)
Germany 1 : 0 Poland (Preview)

Final results:
Spain 4 : 0 Ukraine
Tunisia 2 : 2 Saudi Arabia
Germany 1 : 0 Poland

dysko · 06-14-2006, 03:08 PM

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Final results:
Germany 1 : 0 Poland

I guess by law of averages you were bound to get one spot on... The Germans tried to make you wrong, that dang stoppage time will get you every time.

AreliusIV · 06-14-2006, 03:15 PM

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I guess by law of averages you were bound to get one spot on... The Germans tried to make you wrong, that dang stoppage time will get you every time.

Its hard to get the final scores right, but with regard to predicting the winners, I'm 12 for 16. 3 out of the 4 that I got wrong were because they ended in ties. So, only one so far ended up going completely the other way (Ecuador/Poland).