Barney Rubble
International Coach
Dammit! Foiled again.BoyBrumby said:Have to disagree with m'learned colleague there, your honour. The semi-circle in fact is to keep all players ten yards from the ball during penalties.
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Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan
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Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Stick to AFL Barney 
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Something to give cheer to Australian fans.
If Ghana beat the USA in the final round of matches, Australia swing a draw or a win against Croatia, and Italy draw with the Czech Republic, Australia will meet Ghana in the second round, while Brazil meet Italy. Should Australia progress past Ghana, they'll play the winner of G1 vs H2, which given France's poor start could concievably be Korea vs the likes of Ukraine or Tunisia. Ghana are obviously a good side, but you couldn't really hope for an easier path to the semis than that, should Ghana top Group E.
Certainly looks better than facing Italy followed by France, anyway.
If Ghana beat the USA in the final round of matches, Australia swing a draw or a win against Croatia, and Italy draw with the Czech Republic, Australia will meet Ghana in the second round, while Brazil meet Italy. Should Australia progress past Ghana, they'll play the winner of G1 vs H2, which given France's poor start could concievably be Korea vs the likes of Ukraine or Tunisia. Ghana are obviously a good side, but you couldn't really hope for an easier path to the semis than that, should Ghana top Group E.
Certainly looks better than facing Italy followed by France, anyway.
Never thought I'd live to see it but Aus deserved at least a draw tonight.
If it were not for a non match-fit Kewell, Aus would've been leading 2 -1 early in the 2nd half and Brazil, IMO, were history.
A European team wins this WC - not on merit but that's how the moons are aligned.
Italy are crap but FIFA needs an excuse to get the focus of the Serie A disgrace.
Eng are just as bad but are the 2006 version of 2002 Gemany.
Spain or Portugal may dive their way to victory unless they choke first.
If it were not for a non match-fit Kewell, Aus would've been leading 2 -1 early in the 2nd half and Brazil, IMO, were history.
A European team wins this WC - not on merit but that's how the moons are aligned.
Italy are crap but FIFA needs an excuse to get the focus of the Serie A disgrace.
Eng are just as bad but are the 2006 version of 2002 Gemany.
Spain or Portugal may dive their way to victory unless they choke first.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
That must be a joke I'm too stupid to get - I have no interest in AFL at all.Pedro Delgado said:Stick to AFL Barney
steds
Hall of Fame Member
Not even in Rhett Biglands?Barney Rubble said:That must be a joke I'm too stupid to get - I have no interest in AFL at all.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
No. Despite your slightly homoerotic fascination with him.steds said:
Kewell has hardly played of late (due to a groin injury)steds said:I assume you mean non-match fit in not being able to play from the start, rather than not fit enough to make an impact, because he wasn't even on early in the second half. That would be a pretty big assumption to make.
¿Qué?
That's just ********.
Aus, if you've noticed, has few world class players. If Kewell was even hal fit, he'd play more minutes.
So, I assume youre saying Ital and Eng arent crap and Spain and Portugal dont choke>
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
I hope you aren't inferring Kewell is a world class player there...
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Me too.superkingdave said:
steds
Hall of Fame Member
But to say they'd definitely score 2 goals against Brazil if he was fully fit is a bit hopeful.social said:
And I was saying Italy and England are decent teams (maybe not awesome) who haven't played to their potential and to dismiss Spain and Portugal purely as divers/chokers is pretty stupid.
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Best @rse in the Prem though apparantly.
Great Birtannia
U19 Captain
Best losing match from an Australian team I've seen. Hiddink certainly has them well drilled and apart from the first 10 minutes of the second half we held our own. Lucas Neill was huge.
After watching Croatia fire blanks against the Japanese I'm feeling a little bit more confident on progression. Finishing will need to be better, I can see a flukey goal from a set piece deciding it for either team.
Kewell went nuts with the referee at the end. Do FIFA dish out a suspension or some token fine for that sort of thing?
After watching Croatia fire blanks against the Japanese I'm feeling a little bit more confident on progression. Finishing will need to be better, I can see a flukey goal from a set piece deciding it for either team.
Kewell went nuts with the referee at the end. Do FIFA dish out a suspension or some token fine for that sort of thing?
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Kewell certainly went off. Viduka was obviously pretty annoyed about the refereeing at the end as well, though he declined to comment directly and just said that "everyone saw" what happened. I think a suspension is possible if what he said was bad enough, though I can't recall it happening before.
