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The Fonz

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csirl said:
South Americans not looking to hot right now - Argentina and Brazil drawing with mediocre Europeans.........just ribbing you. :)

Brazils age old achilles heal strikes again - not good defending aerial balls.

TV pundits in my area are saying Brazil selected the wrong lineup. Robinho is not good enough to play International football and Jesus not good enough to start. The Man City guy and Firmino should have started. Also saying Neymar doesnt look fully fit - looks restricted. Overall they do not believe this is a great Brazilian team - does not have as many elite performers as past teams.
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Argentina had hard time getting in let alone wining it. I don't think they have chance.
 
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csirl said:
This is a match England should win by c.4-0. But will they have a meltdown?
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I'd like to think you are correct but Tunisia are not that bad actually. They are defensively hard to break down. The FIFA world rankings are not a perfect indication but currently England are ranked 13th and Tunisia 14th.
 
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csirl said:
The percentage win record from Europe will still be the best by far.

This game is a classic example of how in soccer even a weaker team can win. Get an early goal and put everyone behind the ball - Mexico were in a 6-3-1 for most of the 2nd half.

Germany also showed signs of panic - from early in the 2nd half. Best tactic would have been to keep their shape but increase the pace to tire the opposition - Real Madrid are masters at this.
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You are posting complete goofball stuff.
You are seriously leading anyone to question your "football" acumen.
Germany lost because Mexico played much harder then when Mexico went into a defensive shell Germany couldn't hit a shot on target.
Pace was always going to favor the younger, faster Mexican team.
Germany needed to be far more technical and get shots on frame.

Germany has two concerns going forward. The defense looked slow and Muller is old. They need a 9 or 10 capable of scoring a goal per match on average.

Europe has the best teams in the world, but they send 13 (plus this year the Host for 14) and odds of them winning aren't exactly short.
The 6 team qualifying pools generally held 2 legit teams and 4 scrubs.
2nd place finishers had a home and way to qualify and given there are about 16 legit Euro teams you end up with 13 or 14 of them in each cycle.
A couple 2nd place finishers that lose the home and away can feel bummed for sure but like Italy if you fail to score in 2 matches versus Sweden were you really going to scare anyone?
The other round 2 losers: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Greece. None of those 3 would be favored to get through to round 2 of this WC.
 
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Alexi Lalas said something scary (for Panama) -

A few players play in MLS and that has made Panama soccer better....(end)

Ouch - that tells you how much of a chance Panama has today, and watching the first 10 minutes - it could get ugly.
 
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Lot of 1-0 and 1-1 games so far. Brazil and Argentina only one goal and Germany 0 goals. Was thinking those 3 teams would score more than one goal in their openers.
 
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jterrell said:
The other round 2 losers: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Greece. None of those 3 would be favored to get through to round 2 of this WC.
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Ireland would top qualifying in Asia, Oceania, Concacaf and Africa. Would finish in the top 3 in South American qualifying.
 
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