The Road to the FIFA World Cup - South Africa 2010

MadVillain wrote:Exactly, Croatia had a lull after the Suker's, Boban's, Jarni's all got old, but they've made a comeback through Srna & Modric etc.

For a country as small and unfashionable as Croatia, the team they had circa 1996-98 was absolutely phenomenal, especially their attackers...

----------------- Asanovic Boban ---------------

------- Stanic ---------------------- Jarni---------

-------------------- Prosinecki --------------------

--------------- Boskic ------ Suker --------------

The current group is very good but back then it was really suberb.

'Unfashionable' for whom? Over here, players (and coaches btw.) from (ex-)Yugoslavia have always been rated highly. They have always been known to produce quality players on a constant basis. The team that missed the 1992 Euros due to the war was incredibly strong on paper, for example, a shame that they could never show their talent.

Eastern Europeans seem to be underrated in general in Britain.

Knowing they can no longer qualify, Lithuania and Belgium seem to be having a bet as to who can pull off the most embarrassing result tonight...


Armenia 1-0 Belgium HT
Faroe Islands 1-1 Lithuania L


Could go either way

Belgium are a poor man's Holland. What do people expect?

debaser wrote:Knowing they can no longer qualify, Lithuania and Belgium seem to be having a bet as to who can pull off the most embarrassing result tonight...


Armenia 1-0 Belgium HT
Faroe Islands 1-1 Lithuania L


Could go either way

Faroe's winning now

Lithuania step it up a gear

Faroe Islands 2-1 Lithuania L

Factoid: ex-Ireland manager Brian Kerr is now manager of Faroe Islands.

Belgium respond

Armenia 2-0 Belgium L

Allez Belgique

The talent is there, but you cant form a team if you cant form a country! The break-up is closer then ever before!

I think its cause of Vermeulen

blutgraetsche wrote:Belgium are a poor man's Holland. What do people expect?

God, Belgium are really shit. They're next generation has a lot of talent, but they have a loser's mentality.
If they get their act together they can not only comfortably quality for the EC, but also get to the quarterfinals.

I was trolling a bit, a bad habit I picked up here, but I'm actually saddened by the current state of Belgian football. I remember them having truly awesome teams in the 1980s (and earlier), both the national team and even on the club level. They seem to have a few promising talents coming through, but yet have to assemble a competitive team I guess.

Maybe Advocaat can change that. Good old Dick is the most underrated Dutch coach.

Belgium have put in a good claim with a 2-1 loss at Armenia, but Sweden are dark horses.

Malta

0-0

Sweden

L

Into the 2nd half there, and Sweden still had decent chance of 2nd place. That would be a shambolic result!

Jeez that's bad

Turkey winning Emre scored.

Khadrim wrote:Turkey winning Emre scored.

Could be a HUGE goal.

Sweden are leaving it late! An own-goal nine minutes from time gives them the lead.

The Zlatan effect...

Sheffield gunner wrote:Sweden are leaving it late! An own-goal nine minutes from time gives them the lead.

Lars Lagerback FTW

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Khadrim wrote:Turkey winning Emre scored.

Could be a HUGE goal.

Salihovic just scored a stunning free-kick. Right in the top corner

I think Terim (turkey's manager) has been sent to the stands.

Khadrim wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Khadrim wrote:Turkey winning Emre scored.

Could be a HUGE goal.

Salihovic just scored a stunning free-kick. Right in the top corner

I think Terim (turkey's manager) has been sent to the stands.

I'd be delighted for either if they qualified via the play offs.

anyone got a good stearm for the Italy game?

What a weird couple of years, when N. Ireland and Slovakia are 1 2 in a group, the world is just mad

bluenine wrote:anyone got a good stearm for the Italy game?

anyone anyone? I lost my list of streams...

try myp2p

Ooooh! Pepe scored for Portugal!

bluenine wrote:

bluenine wrote:anyone got a good stearm for the Italy game?

anyone anyone? I lost my list of streams...

http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-gol-tv.html

Frogs losing in Serbia, they really need to get rid of Domenech.

No, France, Portugal, Germany, Argentina

What a planet

What a great year , don't forget about Mexico! they've been looking shoddy!

Murray wrote:Frogs losing in Serbia, they really need to get rid of Domenech.

Titty has equalised.

Liechtenstein 1-1 Finland HT

Also Faroe Islands beat Lithuania :p