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/ 7247 days agoGregg’s World Cup Predictions
Group A 1) Germany 2) Ecuador 3) Costa Rica 4) Poland Group B 1) England 2) Sweden 3) Paraguay 4) T & T Group C 1) Argentina 2) Netherlands 3) Ivory Coast 4) Serbia Group D 1) Portugal 2) Mexico 3) Iran 4) Angola Group E 1) Italy 2) U.S.A. 3) Ghana 4) Czech […]
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/ 7248 days ago2006 World Cup predictions
Yes, I had the advantage of seeing the games yesterday before I made these picks. June 24th Germany beats Paraguay Mexico beats Holland June 25th England beats Ecuador Portugal beats Argentina June 26th U.S.A. beats Australia France beats Ukraine June 27th Brazil beats Czech Republic South Korea beats Spain June 30th Germany beats Mexico France […]
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/ 7248 days agoArgentina-Ivory Coast open thread
This could be one of the great games of the first round. Game time is 2:55 EST, or close 9 pm German time. Post your thoughts, before, during and after the game here.
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/ 7248 days agoEngland-Paraguay Open Thread
Post your comments before, during and after the game on this thread. Game Time is 9 am EST, which is 3 pm German time. Wayne Rooney will not play for England, but Roque Santa Cruz may play for Paraguay.
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/ 7248 days agoThoughts on Germany-Costa Rica
Jurgen Klinsmann has taken lots of criticism for his attacking style and his decision to continue to live in California while managing the national team. . While the critics may continue to persist, Klinsmann's Germany side scored 4 goals today and beat Coast Rica 4-2. Miroslav Klose picked up where he left off in the […]
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/ 7249 days agoPICKS
Blogger.com was down yesterday so I apologize for not getting this on the site until this morning June 24th Germany beats Paraguay Mexico beats Argentina June 25th England beats Poland Portugal beats Ivory Coast June 26th Italy beats Australia France beats Spain June 27th Brazil beats USA Ukraine beats Switzerland June 30th Germany beats Mexico […]
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/ 7250 days agoRooney Cleared to play; Returns to Germany
A whole nation rejoiced when this picture was broadcast earlier today. Wayne Rooney has been declared fit and will play in Germany, though his status for Saturday's opener versus Paraguay is still up in the air. With Rooney's return England must be considered among the favorites to win the World Cup. My predictions will be […]
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/ 7250 days ago2006 World Cup Group H thoughts
I must apologize since I have been busy the past few days I was not able to fully research Group H completely enough to be comfortable to do a full preview. However I do like the Ukraine and Spain to advance with Tunisia possibly giving an out of form and somewhat erratic Spanish squad run […]
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/ 7251 days agoWeekend lineup with announcing teams for ABC and ESPN2
ALL GAMES AVAILIBLE IN HD FRIDAY JUNE 9TH 11:55 am Germany vs Costa Rica ESPN 2 Dave O'Brien and Marcelo Balboa 2:55 pm Poland vs Ecuador ESPN2 Adrian Healey and Tommy Smith SATURDAY JUNE 10TH 9 am England vs Pargauay ABC Dave O'Brien and Mareclo Balboa 11:30 am Trinidad vs Sweden ABC JP Dellacamera and […]
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/ 7251 days agoLA Galaxy Fire Former U.S. National Team Coach
In an ironic move, former U.S. National Team defender and current LA Galaxy GM, Alexi Lalas fired his former U.S. Men's National Team Coach, Steve Sampson. I guess winning the MLS Cup last year wasn't enough for Sampson. Yes, the Galaxy are struggling this year but this move smacks of a personal vendetta against Sampson […]
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/ 7251 days agoToday’s World Cup Features From Around the Web
Yahoo Sports has a good feature on Eddie Johnson. How do you beat Brazil? SI's Gabrielle Marcotti has some answers.
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/ 7252 days agoGROUP G PREVIEW
France has experienced opposite extremes in the past two World Cup finals. In 1998 the French did double, both hosting the event and winning it. Two years later this the greatest generation of French Soccer won the European Championships. France entered the 2002 finals as a co-favorite but instead provided no offensive punch and embarrassing […]
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/ 7254 days agoGROUP F PREVIEW
Brazil is the only South American nation to have won a World Cup outside of the Americas with wins in 1958 and 2002. With World Champion coach Carlos Alberto Parreira back at the helm after stints in Major League Soccer and Saudi Arabia, the Selecao look set to go the distance yet again. But the […]
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/ 7254 days agoGROUP E: AN OVERVIEW OF THE USA’S OPPONENTS
Will the USA advance or will we take a step back to our 1998 World Cup form? This question has troubled all of us since the draw was announced in December 2005, and we realized that the USA were to be placed in a group with two of the top squads in the world as […]
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/ 7255 days agoGROUP D PREVIEW
Portugal were among the biggest disappointments at Korea/Japan 2002. From John O'Brien's goal that put USA in the lead early in the opening match until the final whistle in a hard fought loss to South Korea, it seemed Portugal's vast talent was being wasted in desperation comeback mode. This time will be different for passionate […]