fantasyislander said:

fantasyislander said:

Ur, welcome.

Anyone from Holland here?

Downloadable Match Schedule pages here

http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eu...a/a4fi.pdf

and here

http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eu...fwc061.pdf

4 days to go we have landed!!



[Edited 6/6/06 2:44am]

I have been invited to go to a pub at 8 in the morning Saturday to watch a game.

I think I may skip it.

CarrieMpls said:

Breakfast Beer mmmmm

Last Weekend i bought Paraguay,Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago football tops.
I cant wait till Saturday to wear my Paraguay one.
Dont you just love the World Cup. oh happy days.

muirdo said:

muirdo said:

I heard something on TV (I think) about McDonald's England World Cup promotions in McDonalds north of the border.

One punter reported to have said "why the fuck should I care" when asked if he wanted to supersize with a chance to win England tickets. McDonals marketing Dept. screwed up big time!

Yer all Bastards!!

PREDOMINANT said:

Stupid Fucking Americans.

MY SUPPORT...

Goes out to all the underdogs... especially Cote D'voire.

muirdo said:

Glad to see your committment to the cause.

muirdo said:

There's a great number of Aussies where I live and I'm planning to go to their major hangout when they play Brazil. I'm gonna wear the brightest yellowest Brazil shirt I can find and can't wait to see the looks on their faces when Brazil hand their asses to them.

saturday at 8am the England vs Paraguay game is being aired on one of the three big TV stations over here.

its the first one that i won't be working for, so i'm watching!! i can't wait!!

fantasyislander said:

I hope the boys don't dissapoint!

PREDOMINANT said:

im sure they wont.
Paraguay are a better team than people give them credit.
Jamaica they aint.

Eriksson ebullient as Rooney takes latest step on path to recovery
England striker delivers encouraging signs ahead of finals

Sean Ingle in Bühlertal
Tuesday June 6, 2006

Guardian Unlimited

Sven-Goran Eriksson today insisted that Wayne Rooney "was looking very good" after the striker took part in light training in England's first session in Germany.
"He looks strong, he's worked very hard and has been extremely professional. The feeling we have about him is perfect," claimed Eriksson. However the England manager refused to say whether he would pick Rooney if the scan on his fractured metatarsal proved negative. "Let's wait until tomorrow," he added. "It will all be decided then."

Certainly, the signs were encouraging as Rooney, sporting the same electric-blue Nike shoes in which he injured his toe against Chelsea, jogged gingerly with his team-mates before working separately with England physio Gary Lewin. A trim-looking Rooney slalomed smartly in-between training cones before undergoing a series of sprint drills with knees high, chest out and arms pumping like pistons.

There seemed no obvious discomfort when Rooney's boot made contact with a football either, although he restricted himself to extravagant ball juggling and shots into empty goals.

However, Gary Neville, who missed the 2002 finals with a broken metatarsal, sounded a note of caution over Rooney's injury.



"I was taken to the specialist thinking I would be given the all-clear, but it wasn't to be and it's not always what you think," Neville told Sky Sports News.



"I was jogging prior to my scan but I was told I had to have an operation four days later."



He also urged supporters and media to calm their expectations with regard to Rooney, adding: "The lad has had a broken foot - let him rehabilitate."



England captain David Beckham, who picked up a minor ankle injury against Jamaica, and Ashley Cole also trained away from the main group but neither looked a serious doubt for England's opening match against Paraguay on Saturday. "Beckham and Cole are both fine," said Eriksson. "Almost for sure both will be in full training tomorrow."

Eriksson's ebullience was also evident when asked about England's World Cup chances. "I am very optimistic," he said. "The squad is more mature, they are fitter than they have ever been, and they are much more confident. Before they hoped they could win tournaments, now they know they can."

muirdo said:

You can't underestimate any South American side, but you just know we are gonna go in there all cocky off the back of the jamaica game and get our asses whooped!

But I hope not

ENGLAND WON'T DEFEAT PARAGUAY

But will take points off Trinidad and Sweden. Just remember where you heard that.

PREDOMINANT said:

fantasyislander said:

and on a completely ridiculous girlie note, I have to say I've been watching the team arrivals on German tv, and these men are GORGEOUS.

The English team showed up in matching suits, Italian cut, and they looked like GQ models...and the big surprise arrival was the team from IRAN! OH MY GOODNESS to HELL with all of the political nonsense between the U.S. and their country, THOSE MEN ARE DROP DEAD HAWT. They make the Italian boys look like yesterday's news in the sexiness department, and we all know THAT is a VERY VERY hard thing to do !!!

fantasyislander said:

I am going to watch all of them!

july said:

I might give Togo V's South Korea and Tunisia V's Saudi Arabia a miss

Electrostar said:

North or South.

PREDOMINANT said:

Those are good. I'm going to be watching match to match. And of course the US games.

England


France


Brazil


Australia


United States

july said:

oh my god.... i will be watching as many matches as i can....

calldapplwondery83 said:

I don't think those players are playing this World Cup, blud

But just let me double check and consult my NewsOfTheWorld-FIFA World Cup pull-out and I'll get back to ya

fantasyislander said:

fantasyislander said:

Great to see an american liking real football. Its the greatest, most watched, most emotional sporting event on earth, yet, the vast majority of americans couldn't care less. Why? Not enough ad breaks 4 ya?


Apparantly USA 94 had the highest attendance of any world cup ever! Kinda ironic, but it must be due to proberly low ticket prices to lure newcomers, and the fact their stadiums are HUGE.


USA 94 was my first world cup. I cant believe no england in it? Also, whatever happened to the brazilian romario? He wasn't in france 98 was he?