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Joe

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Dec 20, 2009
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So in a World Cup team draft with my buddies I was able to pick Holland, Italy, Croatia, Ghana, and Ecuador.

Do you guys have any predictions on what the starting 11's might be for these squads? I tried to find some on Google but very limited stuff is available and from the sites that I did find I found their predictions to seem somewhat inaccurate.

Do you guys have any idea on what you think the starting XIs are for these 5 teams?
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
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@Joe

Tough to say atm, 5-6 guys have guaranteed place (bold) and formation is still unknown, but maybe something like this:

Pletikosa

Srna Lovren Ćorluka Pranjić

Modrić Badelj

Kovačić Rakitić Perišić

Madžukić
 

ZoSo

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Jul 11, 2011
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Food confiscated at Italy hotel
By Football Italia staff

Italy and England have seen their hotels booked in Brazil for the World Cup raided and fined for expired food.

Reuters report that the hotel chosen by the Azzurri for their training base at the Portobello Resort & Safari in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro and the Hotel Royal Tulip, booked by Group D opponents England and also in Rio de Janeiro, have been raided by Brazilian health and safety officials.

It is understood that the hotels have been fined after an inspection carried out discovered expired food at both locations.

The raids were part of a wider campaign that also included inspection visits at 13 restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, shops and hotels.

Italy’s prospective hotel was one of the biggest raids carried out and saw 25kg of seafood and margarine confiscated for being past its sell-by date and a further 24kg of meat, sauces, cheese and sugar removed for having no visible sell-by date. including shrimp, beef, salmon and butter confiscated, having been discovered as past their sell-by date, or without a sell-by date indicated.

Meanwhile, England’s hotel saw 2.6kg of salmon, parma ham and butter similarly removed from the premises.

Reuters also report that both hotels were 'warned for not providing condoms to guests, as is required under Brazilian law’.

Netherlands’ team hotel, the Hotel Caesar Park, was also visited, but no irregularities were discovered there.

Many of the 32 competing nations at this summer’s World Cup are expected to bring their own food and chefs to Brazil.


imagine if the players got sick :sergio:
 

Joe

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Dec 20, 2009
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@Joe


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Janmaat-de Vrij-Vlaar-Bruno martins indi-vAanholt
Nigel de Jong- Sneijder- Clasie
RVP-Robben

Most likely
@Joe

Tough to say atm, 5-6 guys have guaranteed place (bold) and formation is still unknown, but maybe something like this:

Pletikosa

Srna Lovren Ćorluka Pranjić

Modrić Badelj

Kovačić Rakitić Perišić

Madžukić
Thanks guys. :tup:
 

DIECI

Senior Member
Jul 12, 2011
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Food confiscated at Italy hotel
By Football Italia staff

Italy and England have seen their hotels booked in Brazil for the World Cup raided and fined for expired food.

Reuters report that the hotel chosen by the Azzurri for their training base at the Portobello Resort & Safari in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro and the Hotel Royal Tulip, booked by Group D opponents England and also in Rio de Janeiro, have been raided by Brazilian health and safety officials.

It is understood that the hotels have been fined after an inspection carried out discovered expired food at both locations.

The raids were part of a wider campaign that also included inspection visits at 13 restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, shops and hotels.

Italy’s prospective hotel was one of the biggest raids carried out and saw 25kg of seafood and margarine confiscated for being past its sell-by date and a further 24kg of meat, sauces, cheese and sugar removed for having no visible sell-by date. including shrimp, beef, salmon and butter confiscated, having been discovered as past their sell-by date, or without a sell-by date indicated.

Meanwhile, England’s hotel saw 2.6kg of salmon, parma ham and butter similarly removed from the premises.

Reuters also report that both hotels were ‘warned for not providing condoms to guests, as is required under Brazilian law’.

Netherlands’ team hotel, the Hotel Caesar Park, was also visited, but no irregularities were discovered there.

Many of the 32 competing nations at this summer’s World Cup are expected to bring their own food and chefs to Brazil.


imagine if the players got sick :sergio:
I wouldn't put it past those Brazilians to do something like this deliberately. Not that there's any proof that it was but they really want to win this WC and as fanatical as they are they would do practically anything to achieve their goal.
 

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