The opening stages of this World Cup

[zimmie4444]

This is the best start to a World Cup for some time now imo, virtually every game has had something about it, hope it continues.

[Guest Sabre]

Other than England...

[Guest Jack Bauer]

England have been no worse than Brazil, it's just the cool thing to do on these boards.

[Guest Sabre]

In that case, I'm cool.

[Falconhoof]

Best world cup I can remember so far. No poor games, good spirit, referees on the whole up to the job.

 

Its also the most open I can remember, very few teams have been outclassed. In almost every game i've watched both sides have had chances to win the game. Argentina looking a little ominous but apart from them there are lots of teams in with a shout of winning it.

 

I just hope this continues right to the end.

[zimmie4444]

I hope Argentina win the World Cup if they keep playing the way they have done in the opening games. It usually happens that the manner of the teams that do well in the World Cup is copied over te coming years and in recent times, that has meant a shift towards negative tactics and defensive football, but if a side like Argentina can win it playing in such a superb manner, it'd be a superb template for other teams to follow.

[Rimbeux]

Very few shocks, but terrific games, with twists and turns, and high quality football, what a start.

[aka Dus]

Just goes to show that international football isnt all that bad...

[zimmie4444]

Very few shocks, but terrific games, with twists and turns, and high quality football, what a start.

 

I think the T + T and Angolan results against Sweden and Mexico respectively almost qualify, but I'd rather have no shocks than the kind of faux shocks resulting from tiredness or bad refeering decisions like we got in the last World Cup. I genuinly can't remember a single game so far that hasn't had something to offer.

Edited June 18, 2006 by zimmie4444

[Rimbeux]

I think the T + T and Angolan results against Sweden and Mexico respectively almost qualify, but I'd rather have no shocks than the kind of faux shocks resulting from tiredness or bad refeering decisions like we got in the last World Cup. I genuinly can't remember a single game so far that hasn't had something to offer.

 

amen to that

[Benzo-13]

Just goes to show that international football isnt all that bad...

 

Agree..

 

The big European nations really did need to pick themselves up though, after the debacle of Jap-orea 2002 and Portugal 2004.

[zimmie4444]

Agree..

 

The big European nations really did need to pick themselves up though, after the debacle of Jap-orea 2002 and Portugal 2004.

 

Perhaps there's a case to be made for handing a couple of European places to Africa or Asia. Don't really see the point of mediocre sides, the likes of Serbia, or Poland and perpetual European qualifiers of that ilk competing when there could be a real chance given to African countries to gain valuable tournament experience. When you see how well Ghana and Ivory Coast have competed, and even Angola to an extent, all in tough groups, then surely we need a couple more places for Africa to aid it's footballing development.

[Benzo-13]

Perhaps there's a case to be made for handing a couple of European places to Africa or Asia. Don't really see the point of mediocre sides, the likes of Serbia, or Poland and perpetual European qualifiers of that ilk competing when there could be a real chance given to African countries to gain valuable tournament experience. When you see how well Ghana and Ivory Coast have competed, and even Angola to an extent, all in tough groups, then surely we need a couple more places for Africa to aid it's footballing development.

 

Hey I'm from Ireland, I don't want that!!!!

 

[zimmie4444]

Hey I'm from Ireland, I don't want that!!!!

 

 

Unfortunately I don't think you'll be affected any time soon anyway! Sorry

Edited June 18, 2006 by zimmie4444