Group C: Argentina, Cote d'Ivoire, Serbia & Montenegro, Holland

[Pedro Delgado]

bla bla bore off steds

I couldn't give a rat's *** who we play personally, as if you are going to win the World Cup you will have to beat great sides at some point, might as well do it early doors

Unless you're Germany four years ago; Paraguay-USA-South Korea. Lucky ****ers.

 

[aussie]

bla bla bore off steds

I couldn't give a rat's *** who we play personally, as if you are going to win the World Cup you will have to beat great sides at some point, might as well do it early doors

yea, but i'd rather it be in the semi's, since i'd hate to see England go out in the quarters AGAIN.

 

[marc71178]

Come on a mass brawl sparked by a Robben dive.

All 22 men sent off, both sides struggling in 2nd round and knocked out.

 

[TT Boy]

Teams for tonight's game

Holland: Van der Sar, Boulahrouz, Ooijer, Jaliens, De Cler, Sneijder, Cocu, Van der Vaart, Van Persie, van Nistelrooy, Kuyt.

Argentina: Abbondanzieri, Burdisso, Ayala, Milito, Cufre, Mascherano, Maxi, Cambiasso, Riquelme, Messi, Tevez.

Can not wait.

 

[superkingdave]

thankfully stuck £4 on over 8 first half corners@6/4 just need one more in the next 15...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Mildly disappointing thus far. Has the air of a glorified friendly about it. Perhaps I was expecting too much.

Argies been comfortably the better team tho.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Bloody Ivory Coast. Have to concede two early goals in every match they play, as a rule. Get up.

Argentina/Holland game isn't particularly special, but there's been some interesting pieces of play. Argentina look a bit more likely to score.

 

[Kweek]

a boring draw is my guess..it was bound to happen anyway!

 

[luckyeddie]

a boring draw is my guess..it was bound to happen anyway!

It's been a stroll for both sides - just sparring really.

 

[superkingdave]

Interesting fact from the BBC

"55 mins: It is illegal to call the Ivory Coast the Ivory Coast in the Ivory Coast. "

didn't know that

 

[luckyeddie]

Interesting fact from the BBC

"55 mins: It is illegal to call the Ivory Coast the Ivory Coast in the Ivory Coast. "

didn't know that

OK then.

If I ever go there, I'll call it Arthur.

 

[superkingdave]

cmon Cote D'Ivoire one more

 

[superkingdave]

Looks like Faaip's in the money, unless Argies can pull something out of the fire

 

[Tom Halsey]

Interesting fact from the BBC

"55 mins: It is illegal to call the Ivory Coast the Ivory Coast in the Ivory Coast. "

didn't know that

Why?!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

How about that Ivory Coast eh? What a side.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Ho hum. Needed an early goal there really. Both sides happy to play out the draw to a certain extent.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Why?!

Presumably because they want the country to be called Cote d'Ivorie?

 

[TT Boy]

So much for my perceived thought that Serbia can defend.

 

[TT Boy]

Why?!

Because of the colony connotations which are associated with it and the fact that the British contrived the name not the people of Côte d'Ivoire.

 

[TT Boy]

(Jumping the gun) So Holland or Portugal in the quarters, be interesting.