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Post by rewardman on Jun 26, 2014 22:33:02 GMT 1
The US need not fear Belgium if they end up as our opponents in the next round.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 26, 2014 22:35:47 GMT 1
Looks like the Belgians have sealed the deal.
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Post by Panda on Jun 26, 2014 22:37:37 GMT 1
10-man Belgium go ahead against South Korea. As it stands: 1. BEL 9 (+3) 2. ALG 4 (+1) 3. RUS 2 (-1) 4. KOR 1 (-3)
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Post by suedehead on Jun 26, 2014 22:38:04 GMT 1
The US need not fear Belgium if they end up as our opponents in the next round. Really? Belgium have played like a team whose place in the next round is already secured and whose minds are on that next round. Who can blame them?
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Post by rewardman on Jun 26, 2014 22:54:00 GMT 1
Congratulations to Algeria. First time in the final 16.
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Post by Panda on Jun 26, 2014 22:54:06 GMT 1
1st round, Group H: Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts | Q | | 3 | +3 | 9 | Q | | 3 | +1 | 4 | 3 | | 3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | | 3 | -3 | 1 |
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Post by rewardman on Jun 26, 2014 22:57:31 GMT 1
I'm not saying that the Belgians won't be tough opponents. I'm just saying that the US need not go into the game feeling that they have little or no chance.
It has taken Belgium until the last twenty minutes of all three games to score. They have won all three games and that is, of course, no mean feat at the World Cup. I'm looking forward to a great match.
Go USA.
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Post by Panda on Jun 26, 2014 22:57:52 GMT 1
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 26, 2014 22:58:14 GMT 1
Well done to Algeria for getting through never expected them to get there, unfortunately I can see Germany beating them though.
Belgium match was really good in the end. I think they could go on and beat USA.
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Post by Panda on Jun 26, 2014 23:06:46 GMT 1
Last 16 breakdown:
Europe: 6 (same as 2010) South America: 5 (same as 2010) CONCACAF: 3 (1 more than 2010) Africa: 2 (1 more than 2010) Asia: 0 (2 fewer than 2010)
Certainly a case for giving CONCACAF an extra place at the next World Cup at the expense of Asia. More likely to come at the expense of Europe instead though.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 26, 2014 23:09:20 GMT 1
Well done to Algeria for getting through never expected them to get there, unfortunately I can see Germany beating them though. Not exactly the hardest game to predict.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 26, 2014 23:13:08 GMT 1
Last 16 breakdown: Europe: 6 South America: 5 CONCACAF: 3 Africa: 2 Asia: 0 Certainly a case for giving CONCACAF an extra place at the next World Cup at the expense of Asia. More likely to come at the expense of Europe instead though. All of the Asian countries have been poor - apart from the ones that have been worse than poor. Common sense says that Asia should lose a place, either to CONCACAF or Oceania getting a guaranteed place. However, FIFA are not known for showing common sense.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 26, 2014 23:13:12 GMT 1
Yeah just like in 1982.
I want to see Algeria win after being robbed in 1982 by Germany and Austria. What sweet revenge that would be.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 26, 2014 23:17:12 GMT 1
Can I comment on the worst theme for this world cup, that Brazil end theme is horrendous.
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Post by Panda on Jun 26, 2014 23:18:21 GMT 1
ALG | ARG | | BEL | | BRA | | CHI | COL | CRC | | | | FRA | GER | | GRE | | | | | | MEX | NED | NGA | | | | | SUI | USA | URU |
Australia | 18/06/2014 | eliminated from Group B
| Spain | 18/06/2014 | eliminated from Group B
| Cameroon | 18/06/2014 | eliminated from Group A
| England | 20/06/2014 | eliminated from Group D
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 21/06/2014 | eliminated from Group F
| Croatia | 23/06/2014 | eliminated from Group A
| Italy | 24/06/2014 | eliminated from Group D
| Ivory Coast | 24/06/2014 | eliminated from Group C
| Japan | 24/06/2014 | eliminated from Group C
| Iran | 25/06/2014 | eliminated from Group F
| Ecuador | 25/06/2014 | eliminated from Group E
| Honduras | 25/06/2014 | eliminated from Group E
| Ghana | 26/06/2014 | eliminated from Group G
| Portugal | 26/06/2014 | eliminated from Group G
| Russia | 26/06/2014 | eliminated from Group H
| South Korea | 26/06/2014 | eliminated from Group H
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16 teams are left in the World Cup
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Post by Earl Purple on Jun 26, 2014 23:38:39 GMT 1
England, Spain, Italy and Portugal all leave early. At least the other 3 could celebrate winning one game. At least England didn't end up with a complete zero. Only Australia, Cameroon and Honduras did.
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Post by rewardman on Jun 26, 2014 23:47:27 GMT 1
England, Spain, Italy and Portugal all leave early. At least the other 3 could celebrate winning one game. At least England didn't end up with a complete zero. Only Australia, Cameroon and Honduras did. England did better than Australia, Cameroon and Honduras. Yeah!!!
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Post by Robin on Jun 27, 2014 10:50:19 GMT 1
LOL at Capello and the Russian keeper blaming the laser light for blinding him before the goal! The goalie looked unfazed to me at the time. Just a poor excuse for not being good enough!
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Post by Panda on Jun 27, 2014 19:34:00 GMT 1
Number of 1st round exits per team in World Cup history:
(number of 1st round exits/number of finals appearances)
Algeria (3/4) Angola (1/1) Argentina (4/16) Australia (3/4) Austria (3/7) Belgium (6/12) Bolivia (3/3) Bosnia-Herzegovina (1/1) Brazil (3/20) Bulgaria (5/7) Cameroon (6/7) Canada (1/1) Chile (5/9) China (1/1) Colombia (3/5) Costa Rica (2/4) Croatia (3/4) Cuba (0/1) Czech Republic (5/9) (4/8 as Czechoslovakia) DR Congo (1/1) (as Zaire) Denmark (1/4) East Germany (0/1) Ecuador (2/3) Egypt (2/2) El Salvador (2/2) England (3/14) France (6/14) Germany (1/18) Ghana (1/3) Greece (2/3) Haiti (1/1) Honduras (3/3) Hungary (4/9) Indonesia (1/1) (as Dutch East Indies) Iran (4/4) Iraq (1/1) Ireland (0/3) Israel (1/1) Italy (7/18) Ivory Coast (3/3) Jamaica (1/1) Japan (3/5) Kuwait (1/1) Mexico (7/15) Morocco (3/4) Netherlands (2/10) New Zealand (2/2) Nigeria (2/5) North Korea (1/2) Northern Ireland (1/3) Norway (2/3) Paraguay (4/8) Peru (2/4) Poland (3/7) Portugal (3/6) Romania (4/7) Russia (4/10) (1/7 as USSR) Saudi Arabia (3/4) Scotland (8/8) Senegal (0/1) Serbia (4/11) (2/9 as Yugoslavia) Slovakia (4/9) (4/8 as Czechoslovakia) Slovenia (2/2) South Africa (3/3) South Korea (7/9) Spain (5/14) Sweden (3/11) Switzerland (4/10) Togo (1/1) Trinidad & Tobago (1/1) Tunisia (4/4) Turkey (1/2) Ukraine (0/1) United Arab Emirates (1/1) United States (5/10) Uruguay (3/12) Wales (0/1)
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Post by paulgilb on Jun 27, 2014 22:55:11 GMT 1
Interesting to see that the records for Most Appearances Without Ever Getting Past The First Round and Most Appearances Without Ever Getting Knocked Out In The First Round are both held by home nations.
As an aside, I tried to consider how the knockout matches *might* have looked if the referees had got things right. Obviously, it is impossible to know exactly how the matches would have panned out, and also it is impossible to correct for a player not being sent off when they should have been. The differences that resulted:
Mexico v Chile Netherlands v Brazil (counting Brazil v Croatia as a draw to due Croatia having a goal wrongly disallowed and Brazil getting a penalty that they shouldn't have got) France v Bosnia-H (Bosnia-H had a goal wrongly disallowed v Nigeria, this match is now thus a draw, so Bosnia-H go through instead of Nigeria)
Other results are affected, but they do not affect the knockout matches.
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