Japan v Croatia | Brazil v Australia | France v South Korea

[Benitez]

GROUP F

Japan v Croatia

Nuremberg, 1400

 

Brazil v Australia

Munich, 1700

 

GROUP G

France v South Korea

Leipzig, 2000

[Romario]

Looking forward to the Brazil and France game. I love the world cup the later it goes on. Bit of History to it. Will Brazil play the same crazy formation, will Ronaldo start, can France finally score a goal in a world cup for the first time in 8 years!!

[Benitez]

Japan:

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi;

Takashi Fukunishi,

Yuji Nakazawa,

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto,

Alex;

Shunsuke Nakamura,

Hidetoshi Nakata,

Akira Kaji,

Mitsuo Ogasawara;

Atsushi Yanagisawa,

Naohiro Takahara.

 

Croatia:

Stipe Pletikosa;

Dario Simic,

Robert Kovac,

Josip Simunic;

Darijo Srna,

Niko Kovac,

Igor Tudor,

Marko Babic,

Niko Kranjcar;

Ivan Klasnic,

Dado Prso.

[Guest 3an86]

looking forward to brasil game i missed their opening game, heard it was a shambles. hope harry shines today aussies are on a high, brasilia on a low, anything can happen.

[Benitez]

wasnt a shambles, they just didn't play very well, and Ronaldo was a joke.

[Cooldude]

I pity anyone that's gonna listen to the ITV commentry for the Brazil game, coz Shane Warne's somehow being put as "expert" comments in that game

[stressederic]

Srna misses a penalty for Croatia.

 

Great save.

[BDB]

yup excellent save.. great attacking game so far.

[Earl Hafler]

It's quite a good game. Some good long range shooting on show.

 

Croatia's last counter attack showing yet again how s**t England have been. We'd have just whacked it upfield to Crouch or Owen.

[Benitez]

that coulda been a cracking own goal

[Guest Aussie_Red]

I pity anyone that's gonna listen to the ITV commentry for the Brazil game, coz Shane Warne's somehow being put as "expert" comments in that game

 

I somehow heard about that on Australian television. We get decent panelists who know their stuff and you get Shane Warne...

 

I'm certainly looking forward to the Brazil and France matches. I think there is a possibility of an upset in both games, although there is also a stronger posibility that Brazil and France will make up for their very ordinary first round performances.

[Guest Jack Bauer]

Jeepers, what a miss. I looked at my screen and thought it was a Croatia attack and the Nippon was clearing it.

[Earl Hafler]

Brazil will score at least 4 goals

[stressederic]

Shocking miss

[BDB]

Both sides are leaving big gaps, and its wide open, I'd be surprised if it remains 0-0

 

Croatia have yet to use a sub.

[smithdown]

Great stuff by the ref there. Fouled one of the Japanese, came away with the ball and left him lying in heap holding his ankle.

[BDB]

Great result for the Australians..

 

 

That Allianz Stadium is hot!

[Guest Sabre]

Just possibly foolishly put money on France to draw with South Korea.

 

Also got some money on Brazil to beat Aussies by 2 goals or more.

[surf]

GROUP F

Japan v Croatia

Nuremberg, 1400

 

Brazil v Australia

Munich, 1700

 

GROUP G

France v South Korea

Leipzig, 2000

 

I'm gonna start one of these threads tomorrow just to annoy you.

So ner!

[forde]

Kewell on the bench today hope he gets on later!

[Guest Jack Bauer]

doesn't surprise me, he couldn't run after sixty minutes.

[BDB]

Is ronaldo starting?

[stressederic]

Is ronaldo starting?

 

Yep

[RedHarvest]

Is ronaldo starting?

Yes - unchanged lineup from Croatia game

[BDB]

Choice btw Him or Kewell for Captain in my FF team, switched to Ronaldo now.

 

I do love that stadium.. What is carlos 5'5" some of the kids are taller.

 

 

Sounds like more australians in the crowd than brazilinas. Guus must not know the anthem he didn't sing..