Mr Casson
Cricketer Of The Year
Would think many people struggle with playing at altitude - it certainly has a marked effect in Rugby Union.
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Group E - Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
What a save!
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
This game was fun to watch!
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Cameroon's passing, final ball and crossing were absolutely atrocious. Even Wright-Phillips has more basic ball skill than that.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, teams like Poland and Greece have really lit up the last couple of world cups with some fantastic play.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Lol are you being serious? Totally dire match, the skill-set and effort of the players was absolutely dire. WTF wasn't Alex Song playing, is he injured or something? Would have been the best player on the pitch by a long way.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
*shrug*, I have no idea how to judge the 'skill'. I found the game itself exciting.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
If Japan & Cameroon are not among the world's 32 then Scotland are perilously close to it.
See Fuller.
nick-o
State 12th Man
I don't think either team "call themselves one of the 32 best teams"
I think they qualified for the WC fair and sqaure, and will take their chances.
By your reckoning, the Netherlands and Denmark will inevitably go through to the last 16, and of course that can still happen. But if, for example, Japan go through ahead of one of the Euro teams, will that change your mind?
I've lived most of the last 20 years in Tokyo, and have watched Japan go from falling agonizingly short of qualifying for the WC, to qualifying for the first time, scoring their first-ever goal, winning their first-ever match, and now winning "away from home" for the first-ever time.
That is what the World Cup is about -- it's about dreams coming true, step by step. You can do your Euro stuff every four years, and have fun with it, but the World Cup is about so much more than that, and if you can't see that then I don't know why you bother watching it.
Matteh
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You mentioned mediocre sides...
Furball
Evil Scotsman
And?
We've not made a finals tournament since 1998, so we're obviously a level below those who I'm having a whinge about.
Jarquis
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Manager said he was going to bench him a few days ago. Was tactical.
****ing idiot.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Thought it was some sort of bad joke when I heard it. And playing Eto'o on the right wing!?!
That bloke needs his head examined.
That bloke needs his head examined.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
R_D
International Debutant
Ah it's that time of the season again where Europeans claim Euro cup >>>> world cup.
What have France, England povided in this world cup so far? Boring games?
Didn't watch the Italian game last night... Knowing the Italians... would've been boring as hell.
So far Argentina, Germany and the south Africa match have been good to watch.
Tbh the Europeans have ruined football to certain extent with over emphasis on defending and having correct shape n just being too technical.... If I want to watch that ****... I watch it every year.... BPL, La-liga etc etc...
World cup is the chance to see what teams from other continents provide....love the attackng play of most south Americans and enthusiams of African teams is great.... They may not have the best set of skills but at least they play the game ...The way It's supposed to play... At least for me...
I enjoyed the Germans game and do appreciate the Spanish team... Most other games involving euro teams are pretty boring..... You expect a boring match because both teams are just too scared to attack.
World cup has never been about best 32 teams...
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