germany 2006 begins in a few weeks. time to get a thread going for anyone's thoughts and opinions.

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ah ......the beautiful game!! joga bonita!!

tables and results

Good one Al, Ecuador really, well i suppose someones got to have faith. England done enough last night to ensure were in the main event. As for the lady above well Kims got the right idea!!

Easy win for argentina today,better be !!

6-0 to the Argies - breathtaking "pass & move" football - they will take some stopping. Let's beat Sweden next week so we can avoid them till the Final!!

Just seen the winners play and win 6/0,england got know hope,sad but true.

How did L.Messi play? I have him in my Sun Dream Team.

Came on as a sub and scored GD.

Holland playing pretty well, fortunately they are likely to meet Argentina if they win today, so one of two very good teams will be making an exit.

I think you will find that Holland and Argentina are in the same group, PTH! Providing they hold out against The Ivory Coast then they will both qualify to the next stage (they play each other in 4 days' time).

Quite correct, misheard the commentators, pity though.

Mexico for the treble tonight for me ,shame the ivory coast are gone all the same.

Mexico,good till they get near the goal .

next 2 teams to go through

Mmm, Sven should arrange for both those young ladies to be placed in the middle, behind Sweden's goalposts.
kim

Czech arent doing great.

Ghana's win is what makes the world cup exiting, if they carry on playing like that they have just as good a chance as anybody.

I thought the czechs would be one of the favorites to win, it just goes to show.
I think i'll put a small bet on an outsider this year.

I think i'll put a small bet on an outsider this year.

England perhaps ?

;o)

De Rossi - what a loon!! Clearly not blessed with too many grey cells.

Barclay go for Ecuador!! De rossi a bit wild i agree. hopefully the us can win now, easier to beat in latter stages than italy.

Oops and then Mastroni has a rush of blood to the head! 10 v 10 both sending offs totally correct. What next?

what a very strange and weird game that was!! all the red cards totally justified, de rossi should be sent home in disgrace. pirlo should be sent home for being shit and for playing an unbelieveable amount of hospital balls. the yanks should be sent home for not grasping fifa's latest directive that lunging tackles are a no-no. the linesmen should be sent home for not understanding that level is now ONSIDE. very disappointing performance from italy, we now need to beat the czechs to stay in the tournament and to avoid meeting brazil in the next round.

Bosley not looking good for you. However, for anyone who managed to get a bet on David Villa when I said then its a certain thing (Golden Boot).
Roon back on the mend and Stevie G on superb form, Its Englands year. First Rugby, then the ashes, probably not Wimbledon but definately the World Cup.