FIFA Worldcup Germany 2006
06-16-2006, 03:28 AM
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England have a great team (so we're always being told), despite having a player who is not good enough to be 1st choice for a second rate domestic club. But bound to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!!. No doubt will lose on penaltys in the latter stages, it always ends in tears... Germany are bound to go all the way while never looking that convincing, ruthless efficiency. Brazil all hype, got no chance.
Grenade thrown, wait for the explosion!!
Grenade thrown, wait for the explosion!!
06-19-2006, 12:23 AM
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Hey my team Brasil won but again Ronaldo is not fit at all. But happy for them anyways. 
06-19-2006, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by tomper' post='299544' date='Jun 19 2006, 02:06 PM
Hi, guys I didn`t see any comment about Argentina, 
6-0 win against S&M? What do you think of that game?
06-19-2006, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by CRRobert' post='297083' date='Jun 13 2006, 10:25 PM
Can someone tell me exactly what they did with the ball. It seems to be a lot of discussion, but could not nail it down. All, I know is that the Goal keepers seem to hate it, and the field players like it.
Guess I hate it.
I recorded the US game, but don't think I will watch it now. The T&T vs Sweden was interesting to watch. T&T did good with only 10 players. Hislop had some great saves.
Guess I hate it.
I recorded the US game, but don't think I will watch it now. The T&T vs Sweden was interesting to watch. T&T did good with only 10 players. Hislop had some great saves.
There was a piece on them on radio 4 which interviewed materials scientists etc. What they were saying is that a standard ball is not completely spherical. Instead it's made up of a series of 'plates'.
The 'pattern' of the balls surface affects it's aerodynamics and for a straight kick with no spin some patterns make a ball's behaviour more linear and predictable.
The world cup balls have fewer panels than any other ball, but the ball is also more spherical than any other ball. If you look at the ball you can see the large, very strangely shaped panels as opposed to a traditional ball with many more hexagonal panels.
Apparently, the smoother more spherical surface means that the ball will be slightly less predictable in flight, but for players who put spin on the ball (e.g. beckham) it will be MUCH more accurate.
So good for spin, less good for the 'long ball' game.
Anyway - England are through so I'm going to relax for a bit - all the talk is about whether we play the yellow carded players (and risk them for the next round) and whether we should try to avoid playing Germany. Having said which Ecuador look pretty handy so it could be tough either way.
Assume you all saw the USA / Italy game & the ghana / chzech match - that groups wide open still !
This is a cool link for the latest position:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_Wor...Knockout_stages
Just 'mouse' over the flags to see whose who.
06-19-2006, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by needforspeed' post='299580' date='Jun 19 2006, 04:40 AM
Apprently the world cup footballs cost about ?600 each.
More like $130 US.
http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.pro...oduct_Id=234380
Maybe it's as much as you say for a ball used in a match...
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Originally Posted by needforspeed' post='299580' date='Jun 19 2006, 10:40 AM
...means that the ball will be slightly less predictable in flight, but for players who put spin on the ball (e.g. beckham) it will be MUCH more accurate...
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Originally Posted by Iceman' post='299886' date='Jun 20 2006, 05:28 AM
Sp... if Becks kicks another penalty kick he will hit the moon much more accurate this time...
Yeah probably and this time the ball will cost twice as much on ebay.
06-19-2006, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by AC_S5' post='299575' date='Jun 19 2006, 03:24 AM
What do you want to say about them?
6-0 win against S&M? What do you think of that game?
6-0 win against S&M? What do you think of that game?
By the way I don?t know what will hapend ... but at the moment we are considering one of the best..... if not check this link
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My Ride: In a place where the Mercedes density is the highest in the world (no. of MB per square kilometer) I choose a Bimmer, why? because of one thing "The Ultimate Driving Experience"
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Originally Posted by tomper' post='300007' date='Jun 20 2006, 10:17 AM
You know, at least for us (Argentines) was like a dream, probably I saw one of the most wonderful games..... We had the oportunity to see Tevez and Mesi, etc.
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