[Aziraphale]

ITALY ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS!


WORLD CUP DRAW

GROUP A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

GROUP B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden

GROUP C
Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Holland

GROUP D
Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal

GROUP E
Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic

GROUP F
Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan

GROUP G
France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo

GROUP H
Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia

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World Cup fixtures (All times BST)

FRIDAY 9 JUNE
Group A
Germany 4 Costa Rica 2 (1700, Munich)
Poland 0 Ecuador 2 (2000, Gelsenkirchen)

SATURDAY 10 JUNE
Group B
England 1 Paraguay 0 (1400, Frankfurt)
Trinidad & Tobago 0 Sweden 0 (1700, Dortmund)

Group C
Argentina 2 Ivory Coast 1 (2000, Hamburg)

SUNDAY 11 JUNE
Group C
Serbia & Montenegro 0 Holland 1 (1400, Leipzig)

Group D
Mexico 3 Iran 1 (1700, Nuremberg)
Angola 0 Portugal 1 (2000, Cologne)

MONDAY 12 JUNE
Group E
Italy 2 Ghana 0 (2000, Hanover)
USA 0 Czech Republic 3 (1700, Gelsenkirchen)

Group F
Australia 3 Japan 1 (1400, Kaiserslautern)

TUESDAY 13 JUNE
Group F
Brazil 1 Croatia 0 (2000, Berlin)

Group G
France 0 Switzerland 0 (1700, Stuttgart)
South Korea 2 Togo 1 (1400, Frankfurt)

WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE
Group H
Spain 4 Ukraine 0 (1400, Leipzig)
Tunisia 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (1700, Munich)

Group A
Germany 1 Poland 0 (2000, Dortmund)

THURSDAY 15 JUNE
Group A
Ecuador 3 Costa Rica 0 (1400, Hamburg)

Group B
England 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0 (1700, Nuremberg)
Sweden 1 Paraguay 0 (2000, Berlin)

FRIDAY 16 JUNE
Group C
Argentina 6 Serbia & Montenegro 0 (1400, Gelsenkirchen)
Holland 2 Ivory Coast 1 (1700, Stuttgart)

Group D
Mexico 0 Angola 0 (2000, Hanover)

SATURDAY 17 JUNE
Group D
Portugal 2 Iran 0 (1400, Frankfurt)

Group E
Italy 1 USA 1 (2000, Kaiserslautern)
Czech Republic 0 Ghana 2 (1700, Cologne)

SUNDAY 18 JUNE
Group F
Brazil 2 Australia 0 (1700, Munich)
Japan 0 Croatia 0 (1400, Nuremberg)

Group G
France 1 South Korea 1 (2000, Leipzig)

MONDAY 19 JUNE
Group G
Togo 0 Switzerland 2 (1400, Dortmund)

Group H
Spain 3 Tunisia 1 (2000, Stuttgart)
Saudi Arabia 0 Ukraine 4 (1700, Hamburg)

TUESDAY 20 JUNE
Group A
Ecuador 0 Germany 3 (1500, Berlin)
Costa Rica 1 Poland 2 (1500, Hanover)

Group B
Sweden 2 England 2 (2000, Cologne)
Paraguay 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0 (2000, Kaiserslautern)

WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE
Group C
Holland 0 Argentina 0 (2000, Frankfurt)
Ivory Coast 3 Serbia & Montenegro 2 (2000, Munich)

Group D
Portugal 2 Mexico 1 (1500, Gelsenkirchen)
Iran 1 Angola 1 (1500, Leipzig)

THURSDAY 22 JUNE
Group E
Czech Republic 0 Italy 2 (1500, Hamburg)
Ghana 2 USA 1 (1500, Nuremberg)

Group F
Japan 1 Brazil 4 (2000, Dortmund)
Croatia 2 v Australia 2 (2000, Stuttgart)

FRIDAY 23 JUNE
Group G
Togo 0 France 2 (2000, Cologne)
Switzerland 2 South Korea 0 (2000, Hanover)

Group H
Saudi Arabia 0 Spain 1 (1500, Kaiserslautern)
Ukraine 1 Tunisia 0 (1500, Berlin)

SATURDAY 24 JUNE
Game One:
Germany 2 Sweden 0 (1600, Munich)
Game Two:
Argentina 2 Mexico 1 aet (2000, Leipzig)

SUNDAY 25 JUNE
Game Three:
England 1 Ecuador 0 (1600, Stuttgart)
Game Four:
Portugal 1 Holland 0 (2000, Nuremberg)

MONDAY 26 JUNE
Game Five:
Italy 1 Australia 0 (1600, Kaiserslautern)
Game Six:
Switzerland 0 Ukraine 0 (aet, Ukraine win 3-0 on penalties) (2000, Cologne)

TUESDAY 27 JUNE
Game Seven:
Brazil 3 Ghana 0 (1600, Dortmund)
Game Eight:
Spain 1 France 3 (2000, Hanover)

FRIDAY 30 JUNE
Quarter-Final One:
Germany 1 Argentina 1 (aet, Germany win 4-2 on penalties) (1600, Berlin)
Quarter-Final Two:
Italy 3 Ukraine 0 (2000, Hamburg)

SATURDAY 1 JULY
Quarter-Final Three:
England 0 Portugal 0 (aet, Portugal win 3-1 on penalties) (1600, Gelsenkirchen)
Quarter-Final Four:
Brazil 0 France 1 (2000, Frankfurt)

TUESDAY 4 JULY
Semi-Final One:
Germany 0 Italy 2 aet (2000, Dortmund)

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY
Semi-Final Two:
Portugal 0 France 1 (2000, Munich)

SATURDAY 8 JULY
Third/Fourth place play-off:
Germany 3 Portugal 1 (2000, Stuttgart)

SUNDAY 9 JULY
Final:
Italy 1 France 1 (aet, Italy win 5-3 on penalties) (2000, Berlin)

This post has been edited by moogles: 09 July 2006 - 01:09 PM

[cmank]

i just saw the draws
group c looks fun to watch
argentina v netherlands

[kensai]

South Korea got the easiest draw ever. It's pathetic if they don't advance.

United States got shafted. Sucks. 9th seed and stuck in that group...

[chinkboye22]

i hope Korea pulls thru most likely they will
Japan has a damn hard group for them; I hope they play well against Brazil like in the Confed Cup* gonna be a breathe taker
as for Spain i hope they dominate their group and hopefully Raul and Xavi will be back from injury to play, they got the players but do they have the teamwork
wow i can feel the tension

[supa'Wanki]

Group B and Group E looks like a hard group. Also with Brazil and Japan.. Sucks for Australia.

[Raw]

Nightmare scenario for Team USA. Even if they somehow get 2nd place and advance they will most likely face Brazil. Ouch. Argentina still got it louzier as they were put in the Group of Death for the 2nd consecutive World Cup.

On the other hand Korea couldn't have asked for a more favorable draw. They should get at least to the Second Round and even more as they will face Group H in that round.

Here's my ranking of the groups from harders to easiest:

GROUP C
Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Holland

GROUP E
Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic

GROUP F
Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan

GROUP B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden

GROUP D
Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal

GROUP H
Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia

GROUP G
France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo

GROUP A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

[Tuffcore]

suks for Japan... i think they will lose all 3 games.
s.Korea drew an easy group... Swiss and Togo should be very beatable.

[projeKt_dc5]

England shall win.

[loveK]

England shall win.

Oh yeah I hope so too. I want to see England or Italy wins this time

[JohnnyMoon]

South Korea really got off easy, but Swiss and Togo aren't teams to easily look over. Swiss have a fast, efficient offense while Togo prides itself on their speed and technique.

[lidge_fan]

1980 = miracle on ice

2006 = miracle on grass, maybe?

can u guys imagine if the US actually wins the WC. i'm sure this country would go crazy - well, at least for 1 day then of course it's back to baseball

i know Brazil, England, France are considered to be powerhouses and we're the little baby but stranger things have happened in sports. look at what happened to France 4 yrs ago. i know the US winning it all might be a long shot but i'll still root for them to come out on top. here's to blind faith *cheers*

[jurassic5]

damn...group e....a very difficult grouping for the US. 1990 all over again.

the czechs are damn good, italy is italy and ghana is no pushover.

i wish the US was playing Italy first (before they get time to gel) and then Czech. but oh well, that's the luck of the draw. having to face Ghana last is a good thing, that way the US will know how to play them and what they need to advance.

On paper, US is 3rd best in the group. In reality....who knows....the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

as for korea's group. the swiss are no pushover and no one knows what to expect with togo. unlucky for korea to have to play togo before anyone gets to see them play. hopefully korea can get out of this group and advance. if they keep improving their form under dick, they have a good chance to.

[aznboy78]

I hope Korea does well.


KTH/IVY <3

[JuWon6o]

England play the Swedes again. I would have thought they wouldn't play each other since at the last world cup they were in the same group.

I think Korea's group is pretty good, it could have been much worse. France is not the same as they used to be even though Zidane returned a while ago, a draw with them would be great. The Swiss are beatable but we shouldn't underestimate them, I saw them play France and the Swiss weren't that bad. No idea where and who Togo has. If Korea can draw France and beat Swiss or draw Swiss and beat Togo then I think we can defenitely advance. 4 points sounds like enough.

I hope England can win. Really rooting for them this world cup.

[jjowah]

good for kore.a man if they don't take advantage of their draw... the fans will be pissed. they've been waiting 4 years!!!

[dark_chancellor]

haha..i like how CNN first reported: "US Drawn into Group of Death"

I really do hope Korea can advance. I think the only team in the group that I'm worried about is France, but then again, the Swiss actually aren't half bad when they play well.

Go Korea o_o

[KAME]

ill be waiting to watch some of these games =x

[vi]

i hope germany will win~~~

[VietForce]

really team usa stinks

[chyea dann]

1980 = miracle on ice

2006 = miracle on grass, maybe?

can u guys imagine if the US actually wins the WC. i'm sure this country would go crazy - well, at least for 1 day then of course it's back to baseball

i know Brazil, England, France are considered to be powerhouses and we're the little baby but stranger things have happened in sports. look at what happened to France 4 yrs ago. i know the US winning it all might be a long shot but i'll still root for them to come out on top. here's to blind faith *cheers*

too bad America can care less about soccer -___-