Tuesday, June 27, 2006

England scrape the win.

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England 1-0 Ecuador A tight, uninspiring game was eventually separated by one moment of magic as England set up a repeat of the Euro 2004 se...
Monday, June 26, 2006

Tonight's second round previews.

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England v Ecuador. The leaked news (if indeed it is true) is that Sven is going to play 4-5-1 with Carrick to play the holding midfield role...

The English Show Ponies!

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Browsing on the net I found this little article demonstrating the largesse of the English stars. This is the kind of story that can get you ...

Some Lighthearted humour!

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Well given there is a lot of tension now we are in the knockout stages, it's about time I added some humour to the site instead of merel...

Mexico push the Argies all the way!

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Argentina 2-1 Mexico a.e.t As the two teams walked out onto the pitch a few thoughts crossed my mind. As I sat looking at the two teams walk...

The Hosts progress.

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Germany 2-0 Sweden. I knew that Sweden had been in bad form generally this year. I knew that their much lauded triumvirate of Ibrahimovic, L...
Saturday, June 24, 2006

The second round!

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So the knockout stages are on us, exciting stuff. We have two big games to look forward to tonight. Germany - Sweden is a big one, hopefull...

Group H

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Going into the last games these were the requirements. Spain: Already through needed only a draw to make certain of top spot. Ukraine: nee...

Group G

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Going into the last games of group G these were the requirements: France: Nothing less than a victory would do. Any kind of victory would b...

Group F finished.

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Brazil finish first as expected, Australia have a memorable day and book a second round date with the Italians. Australia 2-2 Croatia. Needi...

Group E decided.

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So Italy finish first and Ghana second. The Czech Republic become probably the biggest name to fall at the group stage hurdle and go home wi...
Thursday, June 22, 2006

Groups E and F finish tonight.

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The most open group with a seemingly endless number of permutations is clearly Group E. It is such a shame for me that the two crucial match...

Group D decided

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Portugal finish first with the perfect record, Mexico sneak into second place in what I perceive as the weakest group of the tournament. Por...

Group C decided.

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So Argentina top the group and make their way into the supposedly easier section of the tournament. For Holland second place and a difficult...
Wednesday, June 21, 2006

My blog getting big.

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Wow, it's crazy to see that now not all my posts show up on this page. If anyone really feels like reminiscing about the first few days ...
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Groups C and D finish tonight!

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Group C: Argentina and Holland are both already through and now face each other. A draw or win will see the Argies finish top, Holland requi...

Group B decided:

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So England finish first, and Sweden second with Paraguay and a finally eliminated T&T bringing up the rear. Both England and Sweden rema...

Group A decided:

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So Germany finish first and play Sweden, Ecuador finish second and will face England! A couple of interesting clashes, but that's for th...
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Suspensions

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How will suspensions and the threat of suspensions affect the final group games? Some teams have key players suspended for the last game. Na...
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A bit of a dilemma!

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With the final group games played simultaneously television viewers face a bit of a crisis as to which game to watch live. With a few groups...
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