MC Prussian Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 I have Ukraine to win 2-1 in the prediction league... UKRAINA!!!
MC Prussian Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 Pro "Saudia-Arabia Out Of The WC Forever Campaign". These guys make it to the tournament in regular intervals, but only because their qualifying group's always a joke... Too weak, no proven goalscorer, bad goalkeepers. They'd better replace it with another team from America, the Caribbean, Africa or Asia. At least those guys can play football.
The People's Hero Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 Pro "Saudia-Arabia Out Of The WC Forever Campaign". These guys make it to the tournament in regular intervals, but only because their qualifying group's always a joke... Too weak, no proven goalscorer, bad goalkeepers. They'd better replace it with another team from America, the Caribbean, Africa or Asia. At least those guys can play football. Didn't seem to bother you when your lot were beating Togo. You make a good point though, Saudi Arabia do seem to be rubbish. FIFA could just come up with a world ranking system which isn't a complete joke and take the top 32.
MC Prussian Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 Didn't seem to bother you when your lot were beating Togo. You make a good point though, Saudi Arabia do seem to be rubbish. FIFA could just come up with a world ranking system which isn't a complete joke and take the top 32. Did it bother you when playing T & T? Concerning the debate surrounding the FIFA Ranking system, take a look at this: 2. Czech Republic 5. USA 8. France 11. Nigeria 17. Egypt 18. Japan 23. Iran Now take a look at the calculator for those rankings and decide for yourself whether it's a fair game or not. Bottom line is that wins count the most, but in uneven qualifying groups, the chance of winning increases dramatically. Especially in Asia, North America, Oceania and Africa, there's a huge difference in skill, experience and power from country to country. That's why it's very often the same teams making it to a WC.
Head Honcho Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 Did it bother you when playing T & T? Concerning the debate surrounding the FIFA Ranking system, take a look at this: 2. Czech Republic 5. USA 8. France 11. Nigeria 17. Egypt 18. Japan 23. Iran Now take a look at the calculator for those rankings and decide for yourself whether it's a fair game or not. An A-level maths student could come up with a better calculation to determine the best teams in the world. There's one word for it corrupt!
Head Honcho Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 An A-level maths student could come up with a better calculation to determine the best teams in the world. There's one word for it corrupt! In this day and age I dont know why we don't just stick all the teams in the hat and the 32 teams that top the 32 groups qualify. So what if it's full of European teams at least the best teams in the world would be there!
MC Prussian Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 4-0 for the Ukraine now, told you those Saudis are a joke. At least Togo showed resistance.
Northants Fox Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 It's 4-0 to Ukraine, they've wiped out the memory of the 4-0 beating they recieved from Spain in the first match
The People's Hero Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 Did it bother you when playing T & T? Concerning the debate surrounding the FIFA Ranking system, take a look at this: 2. Czech Republic 5. USA 8. France 11. Nigeria 17. Egypt 18. Japan 23. Iran Now take a look at the calculator for those rankings and decide for yourself whether it's a fair game or not. Bottom line is that wins count the most, but in uneven qualifying groups, the chance of winning increases dramatically. Especially in Asia, North America, Oceania and Africa, there's a huge difference in skill, experience and power from country to country. That's why it's very often the same teams making it to a WC. I wasn't whinging though, was I? Whether you agree with the groups and the general system or not, all the teams there are there on merit.
MC Prussian Posted 19 June 2006 Posted 19 June 2006 I wasn't whinging though, was I? Whether you agree with the groups and the general system or not, all the teams there are there on merit.
Craig Posted 19 June 2006 Author Posted 19 June 2006 Ukraine will win the tournament now! Come on boyyyys!
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