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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Originally posted by: oojason
Still believe that 18/1 for a 'double bet' - Brazil to win the tournament AND Ronaldo to finish top scorer is worth a flutter of anyone's money...
If I was in England right now I would be putting on my coat and heading to the bookies with a tenner in hand.



ladbrokes.com, willhill.co.uk and paddypower.com are all respectable online betting sites of their high street names - I think they'll take bets from anyone anywhere in the world - though on tonight's performance from Ronaldo maybe I should have just gone for Brazil to win the tournament...





Re USA - McBride is indeed a very decent threat in the air and can hold the ball up well and bring people into play - but he does seem to need a foil to play off him - some one quick and sharp who can take people on and make runs around the penalty area. Also, McBride will need better service from out wide in the next 2 games for the USA to get points on the board...


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Brazil nersus Croatia. OK first of all my impressions of the game itself.

That was bad. Real bad. The team couldn't move, and didn't get the game going. Lucio did some terrible mistakes. Emerson seemed to WANT to get a red card. Ronaldo... that was just sad. It was "Orson Welles at the end of his carrier doing voice-over for Transformers for money" sad. And then Parreira (the coach) got him out and put Robinho in! Robinho can't control the ball, cannot pass and cannot kick. He's worse than a fat, tired, uninspired Ronaldo. He should have got Ricardinho there, playing along with Cafu, to get the plays to move better from the midfield to the foward players. The only one who even tried was Kaká. By the way, he has the same name and last name as I do...!

Regarding the whole experience today: it was very cool. Got out to this pub to watch the game, and the traffic in the way was just unbeliveable. The place was packed, almost everyone dressed in white, yellow, green or blue - I felt out of place with my red t-shirt! Everyone cheering and singing along out national anthem, it was deafening! People booing Croatia's (which I feel to be disrespectful, but it was ok on that place under those circustances). But it felt like... watching a Star Wars premiere. Like when people booed Vader back when Star Wars was released. Or the whole excitment on the lines outside the theater. Being with friends, laughing, cheering, drinking - by the time the game was on 30 minutes of the first period, I was absolutely and completely drunk - and it was 4:30 in the afternoon of a tuesday!

It was great. Gonna watch the following game with my parents at my home town and the game against Japan, most likely at home, alone, working and looking at the TV at the same time. After that, who knows... I am not very confident on this team. Mark my words, the final will be Netherlands and Argentina. But I don't know which one will win.
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
It was "Orson Welles at the end of his carrier doing voice-over for Transformers for money" sad. LOL!!!!

Originally posted by: ricarleite
The only one who even tried was Kaká. By the way, he has the same name and last name as I do...!
I thought your name was Ricardo Leite? BTW, do you know what Kaka means in Italian?

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Originally posted by: ricarleite
The only one who even tried was Kaká. By the way, he has the same name and last name as I do...!
I thought your name was Ricardo Leite? BTW, do you know what Kaka means in Italian?


That is his name too.

No, I don't know what it is, but I asume it's something nasty.

My head hurts SO bad... I've never drank so much so early in the afternoon...
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So what is KaKa'? A nickname?

Kaka means poo in Italian.

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glad you had a great time watching the game in the pub Ric - the way footy should be watched

good thing about Brazil tonight is that it's hard to imagine them playing as bad as that again - and you still got the 3pts


Thank god Kaka doesn't live up to his Italian name

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
So what is KaKa'? A nickname?

Kaka means poo in Italian.


Yes, it is a nickname, there is no such name here. Comes from Ricardo. Sometimes, over here, nicknames come from a certain sillable from one's name, often repeated. Like "Ca" in Ricardo - which is spelt with a K because "Caca" (with no "á") means "dirty thing, filthy thing" in brazillian portuguese. There's a player called Dodô, his name was also Ricardo. As for myself, I am usually called Ric or Ri by close ones.
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saw the last few minutes of the Brazil game when i was on break in the mall. damn straight 1-0 win. i would have been extremely angry if that was a brazil loss.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
I made a mistake in my post. I meant to say there's a difference between European and American fans.

But while we're on the subject, there's a difference between European and English fans too. England is part of Europe by name alone. We have a lot more in common with the USA than our neighbours in Europe (I have travelled both places extensively). We are the black sheep of Europe - and not just in sports.


i dunno if i agree with you here. some americans are into soccer. but i don't think the majority are fans when say comparing to baseball or hockey. soccer isn't really a big american sport. i mean it is growing, but it's not as big as other ones.

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if we are doing projections, let me do mine. final game, italy v mexico.

but i'm still routing for the home team.

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yeah i watched that brazil game my god, is all i have to say, if brazil can get its act together, they will be unstoppable. there problem is that they were choking too much, that give away in like the 5th min should have been converted. along with a few other opertunities. all in all i was really surpised by croatia. they have a pretty solid team, and were better then i expected.

of all the teams i have watched so far the one that seems to have geled the most is the czeh team, look for them to do something big.
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Credit ot the Croatian team as well - they have a gameplan and they stick to it - very organised and most of htem have played together for some time. They make it very awkward for their opponents by trying to force them to change their tactics - whilst posing a threat at the other end.

Very decent team who may well upset a few of the 'bigger' teams along the way...


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Spain 1-0 vs Ukraine - flicked on header from a corner 10mins in - think it was Garcia or Alonso who got the goal...

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Today's the second game for Germany, right? Should be interesting.
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Today's the second game for Germany, right? Should be interesting.


Espeicially with the rival shit against Poland...Extra security is on board!!

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OMG.

Saudi Arabia and Tunsia...AMAZING 2nd half. I didn't think this game would have much excitement, but this is one of the best halves in this tournament so far.
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i heard something about 3 goals in the first 17 mins on the radio, what game was that?
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Last minute goal ey ?

Poor old Poland, though from 60 minutes onwards I barely saw the ball in the German half.

Good for the hosts to have a good run, but I don't fancy them - unless Klose does his boots up
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What does everyone else think? Can Germany win the Cup?

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I am so proud of my team!!! And I think we have a good chance to play a part in the final decision for this world cup. You should hear the people here walking through the streets, singing and dancing. this is incredible and it is exactly what Germany needs, something to keep us together. After so many years this is the first time Germans seems to be proud again to be German and there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn't be.
All in all it is a great world cup so far.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
What does everyone else think? Can Germany win the Cup?


Could go a bit far pushed by the fact that it's playing home, but no more than Korea did back in 2002. That's no team to win a World Cup. Could happen, but it's very unlikely. I'll keep my present bet: Argentina and Netherlands in the finals.
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Spain could do well - and the Czech could go far if they avoid Brazil in the next stage...


BBC World Cup Predictor

^ though on the Predictor I had:-

1. Brazil
2. Czech
3. England
4. Argentina


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my bets for the final are england, cezh, brasil, or argentina.