World Cup 2006

[slimshady]

france sucks.. but argentina are i think serious contenders

[BunnyS]

Argentina can be a strong team imo but I guess we just don't have that many people from argentina playing db or np

[bloodeh]

Individually Argentina isnt the top-team of this world cup. they are one of those favorites, which dont have 3x more famous players on every position compared with german team.

but they seem to have a well working team (of course with technical talented players) - this could be enough to win, but this isnt enough to get the votes of neutral voters.

otherwise riquelme would play in one of european top 10 teams and crespo wont be "just" a reservist. the other players arent the big star-players to my mind.

[fb.shev]

COMEON ENGLAND!

[slimshady]

rooney out --> forget about WC England

[Shinobi]

Rooney is only out for the first game(even that game he could actually make it) and btw France doesn't suck, they have a good team.

I have Brazil, Argentina and Spain as my favorites.

[slimshady]

france have good players, but not a good team
rooney being out only for the first game is the optimistic version .. besides when you come back from an injury you don't always perform really well..
anyway i really hope he will get to play, i love this player

[Shinobi]

Here is the french Squad(they will be dangerous in a tournament, they only struggle when they are the favorites and have to win...in 1998 they weren't the favorites and won):

-------------------Coupet

Sagnol-------Thuram------Gallas------Abidal

--------------Makelele----Vieira

------Wiltord-----------------------Zidane

-------------Trezeguet----Henry

Not bad :p

[slimshady]

are you sure that Coupet will be the main keeper?

[BunnyS]

/me chants "COME ON ENGLAND" o/

oh and btw it's not like rooney is the only deccent player we have

[slimshady]

in attack he certainly is ..

[BunnyS]

He is the best on the team line up for attack yeah, but I don't think we are doomed without him for a few games ....that's all

[slimshady]

hope you do well !

[BunnyS]

Yeah so do I
I don't think we will win it, but we will come close (as per usual)

[Shinobi]

are you sure that Coupet will be the main keeper?

Certain.

I just hope Domenech calls Giuly and/or Pires. Micoud is unfortunately doomed

Btw here is some of the WC countries 23 in my pov:

Brazil:

G- Dida
G- Julio Cesar
G- Marcos
D- Cafu
D- Cicinho
D- Juan
D- Cris
D- Roque Junior
D- Luizao
D- Roberto Carlos
D- Junior
M- Emerson
M- Ze Roberto
M- Ricardinho
M- Juninho Pernambucano
M- Kaka
M- Ronaldinho
M- Baptista
M- Alex
F- Ronaldo
F- Adriano
F- Robinho
F- Fred

Btw Carlos Alberto Perreira announced his starting 11 against Croatia:

Dida, Cafu, Juan, Lucio, R.Carlos, Emerson, Ze Roberto, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Adriano, Ronaldo

France:

G- Coupet
G- Barthez
G- Landreau
D- Sagnol
D- Eric Abidal
D- Thuram
D- Boumsong
D- Silvestre
D- Gallas
D- Givet
D- Jonathan Zebina
M- Makelele
M- Vieira
M- Malouda
M- Diarra
M- Zidane
M- Giuly
M- Wiltord
M- Pirès
M- Ribery
F- Henry
F- Trezeguet
F- Cissé
F- Anelka

England:

G- Paul Robinson
G- David James
G- Kirkland
D- Gary Neville
D- Jamie Carragher
D- John Terry
D- Rio Ferdinand
D- Sol Campbell
D- Lesley King
D- Ashley Cole
D- Luke Young
M- Steven Gerrard
M- Frank Lampard
M- David Beckham
M- Owen Hargreaves
M- Joe Cole
M- Shawn Wright-Phillips
M- Alan Smith
M- Jermaine Jenas
F- Wayne Rooney
F- Michael Owen
F- Peter Crouch
F- Darren Bent

Spain:

G- Iker Casillas
G- Santi Cañizares
G- Reina
D- Salgado
D- Sergio Ramos
D- Puyol
D- Pablo
D- Juanito
D- Marchena
D- Antonio Lopez
D- Pernía
M- Xabi Alonso
M- Cesc
M- Albelda
M- Xavi
M- Joaquin
M- Luis Garcia
M- Reyes
M- Senna
F- Raùl
F- Morientes
F- Fernando Torres
F- David Villa

I really hope that Rooney(England), Vicente(Spain) and Pires(France) make it.

I'll add other teams later this week(Italy, Argentina, Holland, Germany and Portugal) :p