WC 2006: Group C (3 Viewers)

Which two teams will go through?

  • Argentina

  • Côte d'Ivoire

  • Serbia and Montenegro

  • Netherlands

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JCK

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May 11, 2004
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Teams:
Argentina
Côte d'Ivoire
Serbia and Montenegro
Netherlands

Match Schedule:
5 10-Jun-06 Hamburg ARG : CIV 21:00
6 11-Jun-06 Leipzig SCG : NED 15:00
21 16-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen ARG : SCG 15:00
22 16-Jun-06 Stuttgart NED : CIV 18:00
37 21-Jun-06 Frankfurt NED : ARG 21:00
38 21-Jun-06 Munich CIV : SCG 21:00

Discussion about the group's teams and their matches is in this thread.
 

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ReBeL

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Jan 14, 2005
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ARGENTINA

Manager: Jose Pekerman
Fifa ranking: 4
Key man: Hernan Crespo (Chelsea)
Previous World Cups: 13
Best Winners 1978 & 1986
Killer fact: When he stopped playing, manager Jose Pekerman worked as a taxi driver before taking up management.

IVORY COAST

Manager: Henri Michel (Fr)
Fifa ranking: 41
Key man: Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Previous World Cups: None
Killer fact: In 2002, players were detained by military officials for their own safety, after elimination from the African Nations Cup, to protect them against reprisals from angry fans.

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

Manager: Ilija Petkovic
Fifa ranking: 47
Key man: Mladen Krstajic (Schalke 04)

Previofus World Cups: 10.
Best SF 1930, 4th 1962 (as Yugoslavia)
Killer fact: Only conceded one goal in the qualifiers. The lowest total in the European qualifying section.

NETHERLANDS

Manager: Marco van Basten
Fifa ranking: 3
Key man: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester Utd)
Previous World Cups: 7. RU 1974, 1978, 4th 1998, QF 1994
Killer fact: The Dutch's only international success came in 1988 when van Basten scored an outstanding volley in the European Championship final.
 
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    Stephan said:
    i have a feeling argentina wont go through on this one, or if they even go, they will not progress far.
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    What do you expect from a team where the two main midfielders fight?
     
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    JCK

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    May 11, 2004
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    Stephan said:
    what? never heard about that, who are those two?
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    Did you watch Villarreal - Inter, the second game?

    Veron and Sorin had a big fight.
     
    Stephan

    Stephan

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    Nov 9, 2005
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    no i didnt watch that game, but now i remember, i read something about that. But to be honest veron is not that important for argentina anymore imo. he didnt play in conf cup if i remember right and not in wc qualification games(well mabey he did, i didnt saw argentina q games, but against brazil he didnt when they won 3:1, and that was probably argentinas moust important game, and veron didnt play there).
     
    Intro

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    Jeeks said:
    Did you watch Villarreal - Inter, the second game?

    Veron and Sorin had a big fight.
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    Apparently it is all over the captaincy - read this article:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4893630.stm

    Some of these problems within the Argentine squad ring alarm bells for me. That said this is the best quality of players they have had for some time. Probably the only team that would be able to deservedly beat Brazil in the tournament.
     
    Stephan

    Stephan

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    Nov 9, 2005
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    Intro said:
    Apparently it is all over the captaincy - read this article:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4893630.stm

    Some of these problems within the Argentine squad ring alarm bells for me. That said this is the best quality of players they have had for some time. Probably the only team that would be able to deservedly beat Brazil in the tournament.
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    well everyone has its own opinion, imo its europe teams who actually could give argentina more headache than brazil, after all both teams are from same continent and have played often.

    holland has a chanse, though they dont have as good team as they have had before, but thats the thing, they will be underrated because lots of Big names have retired.
     
    PhRoZeN

    PhRoZeN

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    Mar 29, 2006
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    I see an upset happening in this group, with argentina or holland possibly going out in the group stages. Ivory coast did well in the africans nations cup and I certainly wouldnt underestimate them despite the CAF and WC incomprable.
     
    HelterSkelter

    HelterSkelter

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    Apr 15, 2005
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    for the sake of a good tournament in the latter stages,i hope both holland and argentina make it through to the 2nd round.no offence intended,but im seriously not too fond of teams like south korea killing off the giants to make it far in the torunament.its been a while since the latter stages of the tournament involved all the big teams.im hoping it will happen this time.
     
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