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Post by Mart!n on Jun 18, 2014 20:21:32 GMT 1
And Chile are off to a flying start. oops
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Post by rewardman on Jun 18, 2014 20:23:27 GMT 1
The Spanish were in disarray. Awful defending.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 18, 2014 20:42:17 GMT 1
The way Spain are playing you could be forgiven for thinking they want to go home early.
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Post by Panda on Jun 18, 2014 20:43:58 GMT 1
Oh Spain...
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Post by rewardman on Jun 18, 2014 20:44:06 GMT 1
Well, well, well.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 18, 2014 20:44:52 GMT 1
Casillas = major fail.
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Post by Panda on Jun 18, 2014 20:45:02 GMT 1
The hunger just doesn't look like it's there for Spain anymore. These players have won everything there is to win and the other teams they're playing just seem to want it more.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 18, 2014 20:45:18 GMT 1
Poor Spain... I can see the spanish Manager not staying on after their last game, if they lose it.
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Post by Panda on Jun 18, 2014 20:46:21 GMT 1
If Spain lose, it will be the third time in the last four World Cups that the champions have gone out in the first round.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 18, 2014 20:47:27 GMT 1
A tournament too far for this squad of players.
In a nutshell.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 18, 2014 20:47:45 GMT 1
If Spain lose, it will be the third time in the last four World Cups that the champions have gone out in the first round. Did Italy or France go out after two games?
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Post by suedehead on Jun 18, 2014 20:48:46 GMT 1
A tournament too far for this squad of players. In a nutshell. There were people saying that before the tournament began but I don't think they expected to proved right quite as easily as now seems likely.
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Post by raliverpool on Jun 18, 2014 20:50:18 GMT 1
As Kate Bush once said:
"Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow ... unbelievable".
Spain are resembling Sir Alf Ramsey's World Cup winning England side circa 1973.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 18, 2014 20:53:30 GMT 1
Spain are not that good as they used to be though, it seems the flame has just extinguish.
I would love to see a new country engraved on that cup. I do think Netherlands could go all the way and win it.
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Post by Panda on Jun 18, 2014 20:55:04 GMT 1
If Spain lose, it will be the third time in the last four World Cups that the champions have gone out in the first round. Did Italy or France go out after two games? No. France lost to Senegal and drew with Uruguay and needed to beat Denmark to stand any chance but they lost 2-0. Italy drew with Paraguay and New Zealand, then lost to Slovakia. The way the results went, a third draw would've been enough to put Italy through.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 18, 2014 21:04:01 GMT 1
So Spain, after dominating world football for several years, could be about to become the worst defending world champions ever.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 18, 2014 21:06:02 GMT 1
Well, it's all down to the next 45 minutes.
A few heads will roll if they don't get at least a tie. Even then it will be the end of the road for some of these guys.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 18, 2014 21:14:05 GMT 1
They just had 2 missed opportunities at goal, they must be smoking the wrong backy wacky
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Post by raliverpool on Jun 18, 2014 21:17:32 GMT 1
How European champions fared in the following World Cup: 1962: USSR - quarter-finals 1966: Spain - 1st round 1970: Italy - runners-up 1974: West Germany - winners 1978: Czechoslovakia - did not qualify 1982: West Germany - runners-up 1986: France - semi-finals 1990: Netherlands - 2nd round 1994: Denmark - did not qualify 1998: Germany - quarter-finals 2002: France - 1st round 2006: Greece - did not qualify 2010: Spain - winners For a comparison: How the reigning Copa América (South American Champions) fared in the following World Cup: 1930: Argentina - Runners Up 1934: Argentina - 1st round 1938: Argentina - Refused to participate 1950: Brazil - Runners Up 1954: Paraguay - Did not qualify 1958: Argentina - 1st Round 1962: Uruguay - 1st Round 1966: Bolivia - Did not qualify 1970: Uruguay - Semi Finals (4th) 1974: Uruguay - 1st Round 1978: Peru - 2nd Round group (equivalent of Last 8) 1982: Paraguay - Did not qualify 1986: Uruguay - 2nd Round (Last 16) 1990: Brazil - 2nd Round (Last 16) 1994: Argentina - 2nd Round (Last 16) 1998: Brazil - Runners Up 2002: Colombia - Did not qualify 2006: Brazil - Quarter Final 2010: Brazil - Quarter Final 2014: Uruguay - ? So no reigning South American champions have gone on to win the World Cup!
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Post by rewardman on Jun 18, 2014 21:20:04 GMT 1
Desperation now .....
Torres warming up.
Sorry
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