World Cup 06 Draw - Dec 9th 20:15 CET

[::shinji::]

If the Confed cup was any indication of what's to come, I find it hard to beleive that Brazil can be stopped. Especially if Ronaldinho and Adriano are in good form

 

[#1 Stunna]

If the Confed cup was any indication of what's to come, I find it hard to beleive that Brazil can be stopped. Especially if Ronaldinho and Adriano are in good form

Mexico stopped Brazil at the confeds cup.

 

[dietzgen]

Mexico stopped Brazil at the confeds cup.

Mexico seems like the only TEAM that can defeat Brazil

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Oh come on, Shifty. Holland has arguably the BEST midfield there is out there! Van der Vaart, van Bommel, Sneijder, Cocu, Landzaat, Maduro and Davids? Compared to Germany's stand-out case of... Schweinsteiger. And no, Makaay does not for play for us, there's not even an assurance he'll be selected into the 23-man squad. He does not fit our playing style, that's as simple as it is.

Cocu? He was washed up even as far back as 99. Landzaat? Maduro? Davids? He's been released by how many clubs in the past 3 years? I like VdV, vB, Robben (you forget him!?) and Sneijder, but I don't know, they just don't seem that good together to me.

On the other hand I think Ballack, Deisler, Schweinsteiger, and Borowski work pretty well together, they all do their roles well. Plus if Holland don't play Makaay they don't have nearly as good of an attack. RvN can't do anything except tap it in. Podolski is the MAN and Klose can head probably better than RvN. I think Germany is better. Holland has much more depth though, so injuries or inconsistency could REALLY sink the Germans.

 

[Rob]

The best midfield is any midfield with Frank Lampard.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Oh without a doubt England has the best midfield. Lampard, Gerrard, Becks, and I'm thinking you play SWP on the left wing and tell him to not worry about defense and just get up the sideline, but everyone else thinks J Cole which is a good option too.

 

[Ubik Valis]

If the Confed cup was any indication of what's to come, I find it hard to beleive that Brazil can be stopped. Especially if Ronaldinho and Adriano are in good form

We'll stop them.

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

If the Confed cup was any indication of what's to come, I find it hard to beleive that Brazil can be stopped. Especially if Ronaldinho and Adriano are in good form

In the Confeds cup, they lost against Mexico, and shamefully tied with Japan. Outside that you can find loses with Argentina and Ecuador in the eliminatories, and if we go back in time you can find a defeat against Paraguay in the Copa América.

If everything was already decided before playing, then it's not worth to make world cups or play football at all.

 

[Kibe Kru]

Well, Brazil tend to step up their game whenever it's world cup time, I hope they feel the pressure of being favorites and get out in the round of 16... because I really can't see them going out in the group stage... Croatia seem to be decent enough to beat us, but I believe we'll qualify first in the group... then I hope we get the Czech, and they kick us out... it's ridiculous how nobody in this country rate the Czechs...

 

[WilliamFAlmeida]

STOP ROUTING AGAINST BRASIL

ok we've already talked about this.

anyway

Imagine a round 16 of Brasil v. Italy, England v. Germany, France v. Spain, Portugal v. Argentina, and Holland v. Mexico
Id go crazy

 

[WilliamFAlmeida]

In the Confeds cup, they lost against Mexico, and shamefully tied with Japan. Outside that you can find loses with Argentina and Ecuador in the eliminatories, and if we go back in time you can find a defeat against Paraguay in the Copa América.

If everything was already decided before playing, then it's not worth to make world cups or play football at all.

uh huh.....and they WON the Copa America, beating argentina, WOn the Confed Cup by KILLING argentina with a 4-1, and WON the Eliminatorias

 

[Hendrik]

His point was that Brazil first has to win the title, we've seen so many team that were labelled as the winners before the tournament even started and later went out after horrible performances.

 

[WilliamFAlmeida]

oh I know!
I think Brasil being favorites has SERIOUS complications, and just makes it more impossible for them to win realistically.

 

[Zlatan]

I think only if Ronaldinho breaks a leg(which I don't hope) there's a chance of anyone else becoming champions then Brazil.

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

Well yes, however i see it more probable that Ronaldinho is fit but the rest isn't than Ronaldinho getting injured.

But eh that's all speculation got to wait for the World Cup.