Thought I'd start a football blog, we might keep this going until 2010.....England doing well....did not see the match or even the goals....I'd like Michael owen back in the squad though....and I think Peter Crouch would make a very good substitute...remember against Argentina in Geneva a few years ago....with Michael Owen and some very good movements on and off the ball...they caused havoc.....did see Scotland's missed chance....that could be very costly losing those 2 points !.

RF was just thinking that about the Ivory Coast.

If theres going to be a shock side my money would be on them.

Drogba on for a full game will be a handfull for Brazil, make no doubts this Ivory Coast team is as powerfull and strong as any team here.

Portugal didnt look the good team of the past.

you know what they say about the welsh dil....filth the lot of them

best thing about the world cup so far is katy perry in a rubber dress the other night.......she looks liek she would do you some damage

Hey Treb, mighty Spain beaten by Switzerland, keep dreamin, Scotland could beat Switzerland? we will never know. LOL!

Fair point Dil, but I would expect Brazilian sides to be able to break down teams with a little more panache. Very much a workmanlike performance and bar the fluke first goal I wonder what the final result would have been? I haven't seen many games, but it seems like a pretty open tournament at the moment, perhaps an African team might even get to the final? I don't agree that England have to score a shed load of goals to qualify in top place, the other three will probably take points off each other and I expect them to be low scoring affairs. Of course, England will have to win their two games to be sure, even that isn't a given!!

A half time snippet in tonights match, Germany have been practicing with the new ball for the last six months! I have no idea what sort of salary Cappello or any other manager of the respective qualifying countries are on, would seem a no brainer to me that perhaps they would employ the same tactics at least?

for chris

Treb - The guy in the middle Irish or Welsh? :o)

defo not welsh...they dont seem to have any sense of humour

chris re the ball it has been annoying me for the last week......the first game was not the first time they got access to the ball...just an excuse

Chris , I think the Germans have been using in all their league games this season.

Treb ... kiss it :-)

Amazing Switzerland !....Spain will have a devlish job to finish top of the group now, what with the Chileans winning as well....the Spaniards could bump into the Brazilians in the next round....I think that to qualify : Ivory Coast will have to take a point off Brazil.....if the USA beat Slovenia, then England will need to score more goals than them......If we do miss the Germans, I bet that they get to the final somehow....the competition is opening up in front of them !.

"then England will need to score more goals than them".. should have taken Robbie then RF -):

http://http://www.soccerclips.net/videos/burnley-1-0-man-united-blake

The USA can get 7 points in total, so can we....unless the slovenes get at least a point against the americans....let's hope that's a draw, then we could enjoy the match aagainst Algeria more.....the argies are 2 up at the moment....very good up front them...not so good at the back...

FT 4-1 to the Argies.

What was I saying about France not making it to the quarter finals ?.....if England win the group and get past the second round : it might be Uruguay or Mexico.....anyway... we need a 3-0 win at least to please me.....and I think everybody else,.... tomorow night....

... everybody ???


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Yes, you as well Dil !....

Green's out:

http://http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/england/7837166/England-v-Algeria-David-James-to-start-as-Fabio-Capello-drops-Robert-Green.html

England Win 2/9
Draw 9/2
Algeria Win 12/1

No brainer

Shrek Rooney will score 2

Robot will score 1