World Cup update (week #2).
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hnpccSo, catching up with how my five teams (Slovenia, Denmark, Argentina, Chile and France) are doing.
Short answer: 50:50 at this stage.
To start with Group A: France. France, France, France. You really shouldn't have cheated the leprechauns, look where it got you. I swear half of Ireland's been placing curses on you ever since that match. Still, you have four years to re-group and try again I suppose. Not only gone, but bottom of the group. Ouch. Maybe you should go on a pilgrimage and apologise before 2014 though.
Group B: Argentina. Flying along, top of their group. Currently undefeated and have only conceded one goal. I'm trying not to have too high a hope for you, mostly because that usually jinxes whichever team I support.
Group C: Slovenia. I know you came in at 500:1, but I really, really wanted you to get through to the next round! And not just because you're one of the teams I had in a sweep that actually involved money! Damn that goal difference. Also? Who's been training the USA team recently, they're... not bad actually.
Group E: Denmark. Another one bites the dust, although with 6 goals scored against them it was always going to be a bit of a hard ask to get through. Another win, or even a draw, would have helped there too. Farewell Scandinavia, we barely knew you.
Group H: Chile. Came in second to Spain, but are still through and still have a reasonable chance.
Best of all for the Antipodeans though - hey, we didn't get through but neither did Italy. Reigning champions, bottom of their group, first not to go through in, ooh, ages. See, that cursing strategy works. Especially when you've got two nations employing it.
In the next round:
Damn, Germany v England's on Monday midnight!! Not a chance in hell, sorry guys. I'll get the result in the morning.
Argentina play Mexico at 4.30am Monday, which means I might see the last bit before I go to training.
Chile have the seriously unfortunate luck of coming up against Brazil first off at 4.30am Tuesday. Same as above - hang in there guys! You can do it!!
Short answer: 50:50 at this stage.
To start with Group A: France. France, France, France. You really shouldn't have cheated the leprechauns, look where it got you. I swear half of Ireland's been placing curses on you ever since that match. Still, you have four years to re-group and try again I suppose. Not only gone, but bottom of the group. Ouch. Maybe you should go on a pilgrimage and apologise before 2014 though.
Group B: Argentina. Flying along, top of their group. Currently undefeated and have only conceded one goal. I'm trying not to have too high a hope for you, mostly because that usually jinxes whichever team I support.
Group C: Slovenia. I know you came in at 500:1, but I really, really wanted you to get through to the next round! And not just because you're one of the teams I had in a sweep that actually involved money! Damn that goal difference. Also? Who's been training the USA team recently, they're... not bad actually.
Group E: Denmark. Another one bites the dust, although with 6 goals scored against them it was always going to be a bit of a hard ask to get through. Another win, or even a draw, would have helped there too. Farewell Scandinavia, we barely knew you.
Group H: Chile. Came in second to Spain, but are still through and still have a reasonable chance.
Best of all for the Antipodeans though - hey, we didn't get through but neither did Italy. Reigning champions, bottom of their group, first not to go through in, ooh, ages. See, that cursing strategy works. Especially when you've got two nations employing it.
In the next round:
Damn, Germany v England's on Monday midnight!! Not a chance in hell, sorry guys. I'll get the result in the morning.
Argentina play Mexico at 4.30am Monday, which means I might see the last bit before I go to training.
Chile have the seriously unfortunate luck of coming up against Brazil first off at 4.30am Tuesday. Same as above - hang in there guys! You can do it!!
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Date: 2010-06-26 02:48 am (UTC)As for France, oh dear. One really should not go on strike against one's coach in the world cup. Though GermanSoccerNut tells me that the Irish also got an unfair penalty in their favour in either that game or the one leading up to it which they shouldn't have had, so he felt that it evened out in the end. Given his other remarks about France and the French team (which were more or less what you would expect from a German who comes from close to the French border, though not as slanderous as SoccerProfessor on the subject of Argentina), I am inclined to excuse him of bias in their favour.
Also, I am deeply disappointed that Spain beat Chile and that Switzerland didn't manage to beat Honolulu - we all wanted to see Switzerland go through and Spain stay back, because our Japanese postdoc was so unpatriotic as to spurn Japan in favour of Spain, on the grounds that he didn't think Japan were good enough. It would have been perfect if Japan had gone forward and Spain had not...
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Date: 2010-06-27 07:21 am (UTC)The match tonight should be brilliant, but I have a feeling the Germans will bring it home on form.