World Cup 2006 Draw (2 Viewers)

[Espectro]

I just realiece that Appiah will face his former Juventus teamates... I litle revenge for Stephan?

 

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[ThePLaya]

we can only hope.

Me too if not argentina sure i hope The Azzurri

 

[Tourinorum]

I just realiece that Appiah will face his former Juventus teamates... I litle revenge for Stephan?

oh yeah he plays in Ghana doesnt he?

 

[Espectro]

yep, he is their star player

 

[ThePLaya]

appiah will meet FORMER teammates not like Nedved

 

[Tourinorum]

he's more than a piece of meat.

 

[Alfio_87]

no not there star player that goes to Essien!!

 

[Stephan]

Found a nice articel:

World Cup Group E Analysis: Italia 90 Deja-Vu
12/10/2005 12:26:00 AM
Three of the Group E teams were already part of the same group in the 1990 edition.

Group E

ITALY

FIFA Ranking: 12th

World Cup Participations: 15

Best Position In World Cup: Champions, 1934, 1938, 1982.

How They Qualified: First in their qualifying group, that featured Norway, Slovenia, and Scotland as the Azzurri’s most difficult contenders.

Players To Watch: The Azzurri have a series of formidable players on their team including Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon, and Milan stars Alessandro Nesta and Andrea Pirlo. However it is the Azzurri offense, with Roma’s Francesco Totti as playmaker and Fiorentina’s Luca Toni as finisher, that will hold Italy’s future in its hands.

World Cup Aim: A quarterfinal presence is a must, a semifinal presence a good result, a World Cup final an outstanding campaign, a World Cup triumph an achievable dream.

Ghana

FIFA Ranking: 50th

World Cup Participations: None

Best Position In World Cup: None

How They Qualified: Dominated their African WCQ Group with 21 points in ten matches.

Players To Watch: The midfield is surely Ghana’s greatest asset with a strong a technically gifted trio comoposed by Chelsea’s Michael Essien, Udinese’s Sulley Muntari, and Fenerbahce’s Stephan Appiah.

World Cup Aim: A qualification to the knock-out round can already be considered as a great result for the Black Eagles.

Czech Republic

FIFA Ranking: 2nd

World Cup Participations: 8 (all as Czechoslovakia)

Best Position In World Cup: 2nd place in 1934, 1962

How They Qualified: Won their play-off against Norway, aftering coming in 2nd in their group behind the Netherlands

Players To Watch: A very good team, especially of Juventus Pavel Nedved, who is still unsure whether he will go to Germany, will take part in his first World Cup adventure. Other notable players for the Czechs are Villa’s Milan Baros and Borussia Dortmund’s Tomas Rosiky.

World Cup Aim: Quarterfinals are maybe the best Karl Bruckner’s team can do.

United States of America

FIFA Ranking: 7th

World Cup Participations: 8 (all as Czechoslovakia)

Best Position In World Cup: Semifinals in 1930 edition.

How They Qualified: Tied for 1st in CONCACAF Hexagonal.

Players To Watch: PSV’s Da Markus Beasley and MLS 2005 Champ Landon Donovan can give any defense a hard time.

World Cup Aim: Who knows what Bruce Arena’s side can invent this time after reaching the quarterfinals in the previous tournament. A repeat would surely be a great result.

Points of Interest: Italy, the Czech Republic, and the United States were already placed in the same group at the Italian 1990 World Cup, with the Czechs, then Czechoslovakia, and the Italians making it to the next round. 4 Times African Cup winners Ghana have never been to the World Cup.

Flash Prediction:

1. Italy
2. Czech Republic
3. USA
4. Ghana

 

[giovanotti]

I think thateverything is possible,Ghana could be very tough opponent.

 

[ThePLaya]

dont forget USA they could be tough too

 

[Alfio_87]

steph u didnt happen to get that from goal did u?

 

[giovanotti]

----------------Buffon------------------
Zambro---Nesta---Canna----Grosso
Camoranesi----Pirlo----Gattuso------
-------------------------------Del Piero
-----------Toni-------Totti-------------

 

[Alfio_87]

can somebody on gods green earth tell me how the hell are Czechs no.2 in fifa rankings that must b wrong....plz wake me up!!

 

[Stephan]

This is funny, pay attention to bold text:

ITALY

FIFA Ranking: 12th

World Cup Aim: A quarterfinal presence is a must, a semifinal presence a good result, a World Cup final an outstanding campaign, a World Cup triumph an achievable dream.



Czech Republic

FIFA Ranking: 2nd

World Cup Aim: Quarterfinals are maybe the best Karl Bruckner’s team can do.



United States of America

FIFA Ranking: 7th

World Cup Aim: Who knows what Bruce Arena’s side can invent this time after reaching the quarterfinals in the previous tournament. A repeat would surely be a great result.

 

[Tifoso]

This is funny, pay attention to bold text:

ITALY

FIFA Ranking: 12th

World Cup Aim: A quarterfinal presence is a must, a semifinal presence a good result, a World Cup final an outstanding campaign, a World Cup triumph an achievable dream.



Czech Republic

FIFA Ranking: 2nd

World Cup Aim: Quarterfinals are maybe the best Karl Bruckner’s team can do.



United States of America

FIFA Ranking: 7th

World Cup Aim: Who knows what Bruce Arena’s side can invent this time after reaching the quarterfinals in the previous tournament. A repeat would surely be a great result.

Translation: the FIFA rankings are BS

 

[giovanotti]

Translation: the FIFA rankings are BS

You're a good tranlator Tifoso.

 

[Alfio_87]

disgrace.....

 

[Bozi]

Translation: the FIFA rankings are BS

how on earth can USA and mexico be ahead of italy?
czechs did not even qualify top of their group and did not reach the world cup before so how can their co-efficient be so high?

 

[Tifoso]

Agree. The US is better than many here probably think, I can't see them doing any better than last time, TBH

 

[giovanotti]

how on earth can USA and mexico be ahead of italy?
czechs did not even qualify top of their group and did not reach the world cup before so how can their co-efficient be so high?

The one thing is for sure,it want last too much...first 3 games in the WC and that will be totally different.