I had initially picked them in a fantasy bracket, but now I'm second guessing (even though he's just one player and wouldn't have contributed as many goals as, say, miroslav klose).

 

I agree, Ballack didn't play a good season at Chelsea so he's not as good as the media always says. However, he's still important as a leader for all the young players.

 

Without him, Träsch, Rolfes, Adler, now without Müller possible as well, I don't really see Germany winning the cup. It's probably one of the most youngest teams of the tournament if not the youngest. So maybe we have good chances in 2014 then. ;) We're always good in tournaments though.

 

I keep my fingers crossed for Germany and New Zealand! :)

Germany hit by injury to Traesch

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8664938.stm

 

Swiss rocked by Streller injury

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8707649.stm

 

McDonald out of Australia squad

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8674381.stm

15 days to go!! :D

I had initially picked them in a fantasy bracket, but now I'm second guessing (even though he's just one player and wouldn't have contributed as many goals as, say, miroslav klose).

 

Generally speaking I have no clue, Brazil's not what it once was, France only made it in via a missed handball... so I dunno, maybe England?

 

Ballack's an important leader. Oh and Brazil will always be Brazil.

U.S. lost in a friendly against Czech Republic. Granted: Donovan, Dempsey, Howard and several other guys were left on the sidelines to give the rest of the team some practice, but its still really disconcerting.

 

Essien out of World Cup

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8709466.stm

 

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is ruled out of Ghana's squad for the World Cup after failing to recover from injury in time.

 

Good news for Germany and England!

cOME ON eNGLAND!!!!!!!

fUCK eNGLAND!!!!!111111111

I hope mexico's coach doesn't insist on slow Cuauhtémoc Blanco.

fUCK eNGLAND!!!!!111111111

fUCK yOU!!!!1111111 :P

England should be interesting in the World Cup. They didn't perform that great against Mexico but still beat them comfortably 3-1. England score a hell of a lot more goals than they ever used to do. They've got easily the best manager with them and if they can sort out some stupid amateur defensive errors they can certainly be contenders. Of course being Scottish I don't have my country to support (yet again) but I won't fall into the ancient, don't support the 'auld enemy' cack because simply that rivalry is long dead. It says something when England's biggest rivals in football are Argentina and Germany and not Scotland. That's because England want to compete with the best. Scotland is still stuck in shortbread tin era. Wearing kilts (they're skirts end of), watching Braveheart, hating the English. Get real saddos.

I think it was pretty funny how they won... Mexico was playing with so much energy and then England gets three chances and scores them all. Those are good teams, the ones that respond when they need to, mexico had like 10 shots at goals and scored only once.

I think it was pretty funny how they won... Mexico was playing with so much energy and then England gets three chances and scores them all. Those are good teams, the ones that respond when they need to, mexico had like 10 shots at goals and scored only once.

 

England are certainly no pushovers when it comes to them attacking. They are much more clinical these days under Capello but if England are to go out of the World Cup it will be down to the sort of defending Ledley King committed against Mexico. He scored a header my granny could have scored but he was pummelled by the Mexico attackers.

The music video of the world cup song was filmed in Montevideo, Uruguay and in the Centenario Stadium, famous for being the stadium where the first final of a world cup was played, and where Uruguay won!

 

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World Cup 2010: Capello picks experimental England

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8712673.stm

 

England team to face Japan: David James, Glen Johnson, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Theo Walcott, Tom Huddlestone, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, Wayne Rooney, Darren Bent.

The music video of the world cup song was filmed in Montevideo, Uruguay and in the Centenario Stadium, famous for being the stadium where the first final of a world cup was played, and where Uruguay won!

 

 

No matter how hard they try, I never seem to like any of the world cup's songs.

Cool fact about it though, I'm not a big soccer fan so it's good to know where they played the first.

HT Japan 1-0 England

 

Crap performance and I fear the worst and the world cup hasn't even started yet! :dozey:

Mexico 5 Gambia 1. Seems good but Gambia did not even advanced to the World Cup. And the fact that Japan beat England and Mexico not is worrying as well. And the dutch could have beaten us 5 or 4 - 1. But I think the important game for all teams is in June 11th.

England came from behind to beat Japan, although Japan did score all 3 goals :P

Edit: stupid me

yeah, these friendlies will only drive you crazy, spain nearly lost to saudi arabia.

The music video of the world cup song was filmed in Montevideo, Uruguay and in the Centenario Stadium, famous for being the stadium where the first final of a world cup was played, and where Uruguay won!

 

 

:smug:

 

 

also in the "GRAN PARQUE CENTRAL" here in Uruguay.

was filmed..

 

 

 

 

 

:awesome:

:smug:

 

 

also in the "GRAN PARQUE CENTRAL" here in Uruguay.

was filmed..

 

 

 

 

 

:awesome:

 

 

I didn't know that :lol:

England were a joke against Japan.

Me don't like this countdown... cause it's also the countdown to my final exams :disappointed:

 

I think the french team is gonna be a huge joke this year^^