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Levy
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Argentina and the Netherlands! That's a biggie!
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:56 pm |
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Anonymous
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Brazil, Spain or France for us....
EDIT: And it's Brazil. Aussies there as well...
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:58 pm |
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Anonymous
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Wow...C group is really really tough.
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:02 pm |
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Levy
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Group C:
Argentina
Ivory Coast
Serbia-Montenegro
The Netherlands
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:02 pm |
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Levy
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Group A:
Germany
Costa Rica
Poland
Ecuador
we can win this one...
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:04 pm |
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Levy
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Group B:
England
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden
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Levy
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Group D:
Mexico
Iran
Angola
Portugal
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Levy
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Group E:
Italy
Ghana
USA
Czech Republic
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Levy
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Group F:
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Japan
tough group, Nebs
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:07 pm |
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Levy
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Group G:
France
Switzerland
Korea
Togo
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:07 pm |
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Levy
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Group H:
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi-Arabia
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xiayun
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Group E looks to be the toughest. Germany, Spain, and France got a good draw. Portugal got a break with Group D, but last time they were with a supposedly easy group too.
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:10 pm |
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By toughness
Group C
Group E
Group F
Group B
Group G
Group A
Group D
Group H
Imo ofcourse. 
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:10 pm |
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Levy
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I think Group H is actually one of the harder groups. Saudi-Arabia is bad, but the Ukraine and Tunisia are actually quite good
To me it is:
B
C
F
E
H
D
A
G
Last edited by Levy on Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:30 pm |
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Levy
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If you wanna play the World Cup through til the finals:
http://www.spiegel.de/flash/0,5532,12216,00.html
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:35 pm |
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xiayun
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I don't think Group B is that hard. Sweden has name, but they are just an average European team now, IMO.
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:49 pm |
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Levy
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xiayun wrote: I don't think Group B is that hard. Sweden has name, but they are just an average European team now, IMO. Sweden has a fantastic team. And whoever underestimates Paraguay will pay for it. I think England will struggle to survive this group
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:55 pm |
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xiayun
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Paraguay is a very good team. I see England and Paraguay advance from the group without too much trouble.
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Bodrul
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xiayun wrote: I don't think Group B is that hard. Sweden has name, but they are just an average European team now, IMO. The last time we beat Sweden was in 1964. That's no win in 11 games, we had them in the group stages of WC 2002 aswell, we drew. In all honesty I think England drew a very good group, beatable atleast. Unlucky for Italy/Agentina for drawing the hard groups. _________________
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xiayun
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 My early predictions:
Group A: Germany, Poland
Group B: England, Paraguay
Group C: Netherlands, Argentina
Group D: Portugal, Mexico
Group E: Czech Republic, Italy
Group F: Brazil, Croatia
Group G: France, South Korea
Group H: Spain, Ukraine
Second Round:
Germany (1A) beats Paraguay (2B)
Netherlands (1C) beats Mexico (2D)
England (1B) beats Poland (2A)
Argentina (2C) beats Portugal (1D)
Czech Republic (1E) beats Croatia (2F)
France (1G) beats UKraine (2H)
Brazil (1F) beats Italy (2E)
Spain (1H) beats South Korea (2G)
Quarterfinal:
Netherlands beats Germany
Czech Republic beats France
Argentina beats England
Brazil beats Spain
Semifinal:
Netherlands beats Czech Republic
Brazil beats Argentina
Final:
Netherlands beats Brazil
Van Basten is my favorite Netherlands player ever, and Netherlands has always been my favorite team.
I just realized Group E will face Group F in the second round, so whoever finishes second in Group E will likely face Brazil. That makes the prospect of Group E even tougher.
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| Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:59 pm |
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Levy
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Group A: Germany, Poland
Group B: Sweden, Paraguay
Group C: Argentina, Netherlands
Group D: Mexico, Portugal
Group E: Czech Republic, Italy
Group F: Brazil, Croatia
Group G: France, Switzerland
Group H: Spain, Ukraine
Second Round:
Germany (1A) beats Paraguay (2B)
Argentina (1C) beats Portugal (2D)
Sweden (1B) beats Poland (2A)
Netherlands (2C) beats Mexico (1D)
Czech Republic (1E) beats Croatia (2F)
France (1G) beats Ukraine (2H)
Brazil (1F) beats Italy (2E)
Switzerland (2G) beats Spain (1H)
Quarterfinal:
Germany beats Argentina
Czech Republic beats France
Netherlands beats Sweden
Brazil beats Switzerland
Semifinal:
Czech Republic beats Germany
Netherlands beats Brazil
Final:
Czech Republic beats Netherlands
Last edited by Levy on Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:46 am, edited 2 times in total.
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xiayun
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I think Brazil and Germany won't meet in the semi-final if both finish first in the group.
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Levy
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xiayun wrote: I think Brazil and Germany won't meet in the semi-final if both finish first in the group. you're right. I just matched your prediction and you've made a mistake. Your semi-finals should read:
Netherlands vs. Argentina
Czech Republic vs. Brazil
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xiayun
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Levy wrote: xiayun wrote: I think Brazil and Germany won't meet in the semi-final if both finish first in the group. you're right. I just matched your prediction and you've made a mistake. Your semi-finals should read: Netherlands vs. Argentina Czech Republic vs. Brazil Hmm, I don't think I made a mistake. I copied the matchups from ESPN. Looks like your semi-final matches should be Germany plays Czech and Netherlands plays Brazil.
I have Netherlands to finish 1st, while you have them finish 2nd in the group, so that's why I have Netherlands playing Brazil in the final, while you will have them meet in the semi. Me think.
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Levy
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Damnit. The program I used has the wrong match-ups in the semis
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