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Post by Panda on Jun 12, 2010 23:29:09 GMT 1
Group C - Rustenburg ENGLAND 1-1 UNITED STATES Goals: Gerrard 4 Dempsey 40 Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil) 1. England 1-1 (0) 1. USA 1-1 (0) ------------------------ 3. Algeria 0-0 (0) 3. Slovenia 0-0 (0)
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 13, 2010 10:02:09 GMT 1
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Post by o on Jun 13, 2010 13:51:07 GMT 1
We gave Donovan far too much space to get good crosses in, and then failed to deal with those crosses!
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Post by Panda on Jun 13, 2010 14:04:43 GMT 1
Algeria and Slovenia. Two very poor teams. Nothing there to worry England at all...
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Post by Panda on Jun 13, 2010 14:22:06 GMT 1
Group C - Polokwane ALGERIA 0-1 SLOVENIA Goal: Koren 79 Red card: Ghezzal 73 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) 1. Slovenia 1-3 (+1) 2. England 1-1 (0) 2. USA 1-1 (0) 4. Algeria 1-0 (-1)
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 13, 2010 15:44:57 GMT 1
Algeria and Slovenia. Two very poor teams. Nothing there to worry England at all... Don't talk too soon, we weren't the brightest tool in the box yesterday with Robert "Butter Fingers" Green
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Post by Robin on Jun 13, 2010 16:11:33 GMT 1
I'm surprised Rooney hasn't had any criticism. One of the so called best players in the world and yet again he fails to impress. Poor positioning on a number of occasions, ineffective and yet again he's nowhere to be seen when we need him. He'll never do it for England, useless IMO! I wish the press would stop praising him!
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Post by Jordan on Jun 13, 2010 16:44:34 GMT 1
GHANA!!!
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Post by Jordan on Jun 13, 2010 16:45:24 GMT 1
I don't think I'll EVER forget this image!
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Post by Panda on Jun 13, 2010 16:53:37 GMT 1
Group D - Pretoria SERBIA 0-1 GHANA Goal: Gyan (pen) 85 Red card: Lukovic 74 Referee: Hector Baldassi (Argentina) 1. Ghana 1-3 (+1) 2. Australia 0-0 (0) 2. Germany 0-0 (0) 4. Serbia 1-0 (-1)
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Post by Panda on Jun 13, 2010 16:54:46 GMT 1
Decent game. Serbia were maybe the better team but lost their discipline in the last 20 minutes and now have a fight on their hands to make it through. And that could be good for England.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 13, 2010 16:54:52 GMT 1
Serbia, not such a formidable team in the end, shock win for Ghana
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Post by Panda on Jun 13, 2010 16:57:18 GMT 1
Serbia, not such a formidable team in the end, shock win for Ghana They were solid at the back, which I expected, and should've made more of the chances they created but destroyed themselves with a stupid red card and a stupid handball...
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 13, 2010 20:19:11 GMT 1
We've had a problematic path in the past for not winning our group, although in 1982 it was France who got the easier second round group by coming 2nd, with Austria and Northern Ireland, whilst England who won their group got Germany and Spain. Guess which of us reached the semi...
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Post by Chris on Jun 13, 2010 20:35:14 GMT 1
Good win in our group for Slovenia today.
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Post by Jordan on Jun 13, 2010 20:59:48 GMT 1
4 - 0 to Germany
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 13, 2010 22:45:52 GMT 1
Amazing that 2 second-half substitutes have so far been sent off for two bookings! I can't say that I recall this happening before this tournament.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 13, 2010 22:52:18 GMT 1
Tim Cahill was extremely unlucky to go off but Australia were so bad it's untrue !!!
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 0:04:57 GMT 1
Group D - Durban GERMANY 4-0 AUSTRALIA Goals: Podolski 8; Klose 26; Mueller 68; Cacau 70 Red card: Cahill 56 Referee: Marco Rodriguez (Mexico) 1. Germany 1-3 (+4) 2. Ghana 1-3 (+1) ----------------------- 3. Serbia 1-0 (-1) 4. Australia 1-0 (-4)
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Post by Panda on Jun 14, 2010 0:14:11 GMT 1
Impressive performance from Germany but I really don't think this Australia team are up to much and if they're without Cahill for the next two games, it's difficult to see them even scoring a goal. Far too negative and their gamble backfired in a big way.
Scott McDonald was left out of the final 23 because he was unable to score in the system Australia play. I think Pele would've struggled to score in that team.
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