Originally posted by: spherrod
Originally posted by: dr150
UK will be lucky to make it out of the bracket.
UK FTL.
and you are basing that on what exactly? BTW - the UK has no team going to the World Cup, only England.
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: spherrod
Originally posted by: dr150
UK will be lucky to make it out of the bracket.
UK FTL.
and you are basing that on what exactly? BTW - the UK has no team going to the World Cup, only England.
Maybe he means Ukraine?
Originally posted by: CombatChuk
Argentina! Argentina! Argentina!...
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Good News For The USA
Czech midfielder Smicer ruled out of World Cup
AFP
June 1, 2006
PRAGUE (AFP) - Czech midfielder Vladimir Smicer has announced that he will not play for the Czech World Cup squad in Germany.
Smicer, 33, made the announcement to journalists in Prague after a meeting with national squad manager Karel Bruckner and doctors at which they concluded that his long running injury problems prevented him starting in the competition.
Smicer broke the news to fellow players at midday Thursday.
"It was not easy. It was emotional and tears were shed. But it would not have been fair of me if I was to go to the tournament and was not able to help the team," he said.
Czech football federation officials have invited him to spend some time with the team in Germany.
Smicer has been sidelined since February with a tendon injury sustained when playing for French side Bordeaux. His problems worsened last week when he was taken to an Austrian hospital after injuring his right leg during shooting practice with the national squad during World Cup preparations at an Austrian Alpine retreat.
In spite of the fresh injury Bruckner refused to rule out the ex-Liverpool player from his World Cup plans saying that he had until June 11 to take a final decision.
Smicer's possible replacement, Libor Sionka, newly signed for Glasgow Rangers from Austria Vienna, joined the Czech squad at their Austrian retreat last week.
Czech team spokesman, Lukas Tucek, said Sparta player Tomas Sivok had also joined the team, the agency CTK reported. A final decision on Smicer's replacement has not been taken.
The Swiss are tough and the Italians are a bunch of pussies. I doubt anyone was hurt, but the coach was protecting his players. Remember, "Primadonna" is an italian word...Originally posted by: astrosfan90More good news for the USA
The 32 qualified nations have been playing a series of friendly matches designed to try out new tactics and help teams to gel, but Italy coach Marcello Lippi said he had feared for the health of his players in their match in Geneva on Wednesday.
"We came for a friendly, but we came across a team that was aiming for a little more than that," he said.
Lippi said he had been forced to change half his team in the second half because of Switzerland's physical tactics.
"We suffered from so many incidents that I was forced to make substitutions that I hadn't planned."
On a positive note, Italy's talismanic Francesco Totti proved he is regaining sharpness.
Originally posted by: Mwilding
The Swiss are tough and the Italians are a bunch of pussies. I doubt anyone was hurt, but the coach was protecting his players. Remember, "Primadonna" is an italian word...Originally posted by: astrosfan90More good news for the USA
The 32 qualified nations have been playing a series of friendly matches designed to try out new tactics and help teams to gel, but Italy coach Marcello Lippi said he had feared for the health of his players in their match in Geneva on Wednesday.
"We came for a friendly, but we came across a team that was aiming for a little more than that," he said.
Lippi said he had been forced to change half his team in the second half because of Switzerland's physical tactics.
"We suffered from so many incidents that I was forced to make substitutions that I hadn't planned."
On a positive note, Italy's talismanic Francesco Totti proved he is regaining sharpness.
I am actually looking forward to watching the play of Switzerland's Phillipe Senderos. I saw a profile on him over the weekend, and that guy is tough.
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Reason #17 why Saudi Arabia will not get to the second round: This guy isn't playing anymore
Originally posted by: Mwilding
The Swiss are tough and the Italians are a bunch of pussies. I doubt anyone was hurt, but the coach was protecting his players. Remember, "Primadonna" is an italian word...Originally posted by: astrosfan90
More good news for the USA
The 32 qualified nations have been playing a series of friendly matches designed to try out new tactics and help teams to gel, but Italy coach Marcello Lippi said he had feared for the health of his players in their match in Geneva on Wednesday.
"We came for a friendly, but we came across a team that was aiming for a little more than that," he said.
Lippi said he had been forced to change half his team in the second half because of Switzerland's physical tactics.
"We suffered from so many incidents that I was forced to make substitutions that I hadn't planned."
On a positive note, Italy's talismanic Francesco Totti proved he is regaining sharpness.
I am actually looking forward to watching the play of Switzerland's Phillipe Senderos. I saw a profile on him over the weekend, and that guy is tough.
Originally posted by: junkerman123
Do you really need 17 reasons why Saudi Arabia won't make the 2nd round?
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Reason #17 why Saudi Arabia will not get to the second round: This guy isn't playing anymore
Zidane no longer France's darling... :QOriginally posted by: DainBramaged
I'm really looking forward to watching Zidane play. I'm hoping that he does a lot for the team.
I already made arrangements to be home on June 13th between 12:00 and 2:00.
Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Can anyone find a TV schedule/channel listing? I want to know which games are being aired on which channels and when.
Originally posted by: Bucks
Originally posted by: LukFilm
All of it in HD if you have the proper TV service. ESPNHD, ESPN2HD and ABC will air them all in HD.
"All of the tournament matches will be simulcast in high definition for the first time ever on ABC HD, ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD."
http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_280824.html
Originally posted by: kalster
I'll love watching England choke in the big game yet again.
Originally posted by: kalster
I'll love watching England choke in the big game yet again.
Originally posted by: Mwilding
The USA really tore it up last night in a warm-up match against Morroco.
Final Score: Morroco 1 USA 0
Not a good omen...