MWilding's 2006 World Cup Primer

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Originally posted by: spherrod
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Switzerland should beat Korea.
France WILL beat Korea.

Korea will go home after 3.

I think the Switzerland/Korea game will be very close

That could potentially be the deciding game...if Korea manages to hang on.
 

GasX

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Originally posted by: ornament
Ref blew a clear hand ball there...the guy almost lost a hand.

This ref sucks big time - at least as far as calling actual fouls is concerned. He does have control over the game, I'll give him that.
 

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Terrible display by "Les Bleus". Absolutely no chemistry..where's the finishing touch, Henry?? Zidane kept them in but they never really got it going.
 

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Henry never plays well for France for some reason. He is a stud for Arsenal but somehow never plays well for his country
 

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Originally posted by: kalster
Henry never plays well for France for some reason. He is a stud for Arsenal but somehow never plays well for his country

I know Arsene Wenger turned down the national job in 94, but he should give it a go. Arsenal has such a free-flowing offense, it would bode well with any team.
 

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France - Switzerland wasn't that interesting for neutral observers. I got some kicks of it though, but it wasn't as thrilling as the two last games vs. France (which both were ties, too). I now think Switzerland will survive the group round because Korea loses against France.
 

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Originally posted by: kalster
Henry never plays well for France for some reason. He is a stud for Arsenal but somehow never plays well for his country

I don't think he gets the support for France that he does at Arsenal. On another note, Viera looks a shadow of his former self - nowhere near the complete midfielder that he used to be
 

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Originally posted by: Mwilding
FIFA says Ref should have awrded Japan a penalty.

This was when the game was 1-1 and it would have totally changed the game... FIFA failed to mention that Japan's first goal should not have been allowed, which even the ref acknowledged.

I think it's time FIFA looked at using video technology to help make those kind of decisions. If used purely for goal/penalty decisions then it wouldn't impede the game at all.