The World Cup 2006 Thread.

Let the games begin...or should that be the qualifiers? I know there WERE games played before Saturday 4th but that day had the biggest glut of qualifying games to date so why not mark it with a thread to get things underway...

Will WC'06 see another underdog take the crown like EC'04? Who knows! Judging by the way the BRAND NAMES played yesterday, anything's possible! Not even Sweden knocking in 7 against Malta away from home impressed.

No... it was Israel that took the plaudits! Holding France to a draw in Stade De France takes some achievement...particularly in a competitive game. Nice one...BUT the Israelis's are in OUR group. Tough times ahead, I think!

GREECE proved against lowly Albania what we knew all along...EC'04 was a terrible tournament. Good luck to them for winning it BUT shame on the so called WORLD POWERS they beat!

There again WC2002 wasn't very much either. A poor German team contested THE FINAL...the same team that couldn't even beat a second string Czech team and get out of their group two years later...

Roy THE BOY Keane makes a return for Wednesday's night Battle Of Basel! That injury he had for the Cypriot game seems to have cleared up rather quickly...more likely he told that Scottish git with the purple head -Alex Ferguson- where to go...about time he stood up for himself and got his priorities right...

In a GREEN shirt!!! 😮‍💨 Let the first REAL test of The Republic's WC qualifiers commence!!! 🤣

It now seems Damien Duff has only a 50/50 chance of playing Wednesday night. 🙁 He's without doubt a vital cog in the Irish playing machine and will be badly missed if he dosen't make it...

What's wrong...no-one got a team that's going to Germany in 2006? 😂 An easy romp for us Irish so...as nobody else is going to turn up!!! 🤘

we wish, but kerr needs to sort himself out for the france game

It WOULD help if he used the offside trap a bit more to releive the pressure...the Swiss were'nt caught offside even once...and not giving the ball away cheaply would benefit things too!

Like I was saying...no one else going to the World Cup??? 😂

Originally posted by The Redeemer
Like I was saying...no one else going to the World Cup??? 😂

Obviously not! 😂 Anywayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...dem days are counting to Stade De France... 🤘

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I THINK that the fact that YOU randomly CAPITALIZE words is throwing people off who are TRYING to read this.

US is in GOOD position to qualify, even though THEY have to play in the tough away conditions such as at Jamaica, EL salvador, ETC. Should get into the next round quite easily, looks like it will be the US, MEXICO coming out of CONCACAF with a host of teams battling for the third SPOT.

DUTCH ALL THE WAY!!!

if the dutch get along with each other who knows?

Originally posted by The Redeemer
GREECE proved against lowly Albania what we knew all along...EC'04 was a terrible tournament. Good luck to them for winning it BUT shame on the so called WORLD POWERS they beat!

bite me, TR 😒

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Originally posted by ElectricBugaloo
I THINK that the fact that YOU randomly CAPITALIZE words is throwing people off who are TRYING to read this.

Now THAT has to be THE best comeback EVER!!! 😂

Originally posted by Shadow_King
DUTCH ALL THE WAY!!!

With Van Basten in charge they just might get their chance!!! ✅

Originally posted by Evy_O
bite me, TR 😒

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You don't REALLY expect to win THE WORLD CUP, do ya??? 😉

Originally posted by pr1983
if the dutch get along with each other who knows?

Like Roy Keane got along with his team in Saipan, you mean??? 🙄

Originally posted by The Redeemer
You don't REALLY expect to win THE WORLD CUP, do ya??? 😉

no, but stop rubbing it in cry

Hey, you won The European Championship, did'nt ya??? 😱

I want more! more! I'm greedy! 😛