World Cup: Winners, wannabes and wishes.

**Jocasta** · 06-01-2006, 11:42 AM

Wow... I made a thread!

List your World Cup teams for the following;

a) Who you want to win.

b) Who you think will win.

c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win).

d) The team you don't want to win.

Moshe.. · 06-01-2006, 02:59 PM

Always support england and italy. Happy to see good football from portugal, france, czech, holland, spain, france. And japan and africans. Hate argentina, yugoslavia, uruguay and croatia. Kind of feel sorry for germany nowadays.

**eliza'snumber1fan** · 06-01-2006, 03:47 PM

who do i want to win ENGLAND

i think brazil will win as they've the strongest squad

outside tip, ivory coast,maybe japan also they looked pretty good the other night when i saw them.

i dont want to win is germany. and argentina, although i hope heinze comes through the tournament without any injury setbacks,utd missed him in defence last season

also looking forwad to watching, italy, portugal, holland.

**Jocasta** · 06-01-2006, 06:24 PM

Of course I want England but I fear Germany with home support could be a nasty shock. Yes, I'm sorry but I don't want Germany to win... it's a cliche I know but still, there it is.
Ghana are my surprise performers, even if they don't get past the group stages. In girly mode I like Spain and Portugal!

And yeah, I do realise Brazil have the best squad and the best 11 men but like I said, I'm a pessimist.

06-01-2006, 07:15 PM

a) Sweden. ain't gonna happen tho...

b) Brazil. duh...

c) Ivory Coast and Japan.

d) France. ugggh...

06-02-2006, 02:11 AM

a) Who you want to win.
Australia

b) Who you think will win.
Brazil

c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win).
Australia

d) The team you don't want to win.[/quote]
England

Captain Beefheart · 06-04-2006, 12:51 AM

Top Scorer: Adriano (just a hunch)

Best up and commer 18-22 yr old range: Lionel Messi

Teams I look forward to watching play LIVE: Brazil, Holland, Argentina, Sweden, Czech Republic.

Teams I'd rather TIVO and then watch based on results: Spain, Italy, England, Germany, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Mexico, Iran.

Most anticipated first round clash: Argentina vs. Holland, Italy vs. USA, England vs. Sweden, Brazil vs. Japan.

Quote:

In girly mode I like Spain and Portugal!

06-04-2006, 07:12 AM

a) Who you want to win.

England.

b) Who you think will win.

Brazil.

c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win).

Far east teams, Aussies and Nuovo African teams.

d) The team you don't want to win.

Argentina. Closely followed by Paraguay (no chance), Croatia, Czech Republic, Portugal and Serbia (no chance).

06-05-2006, 02:53 PM

a) Who you want to win: USA

b) Who you think will win: Brazil

c) Your outside tip for success: Ivory coast
d) The team you don't want to win: Italy

06-05-2006, 04:27 PM

a)who i want to win/england
b)who i think will win/trinidad and tobago
c)outside tip for success/ivory coast
d)who i dont want to win /germany/argentina/brazil

**Val** · 06-05-2006, 09:40 PM

I like this thread.

**Jocasta** · 06-06-2006, 06:32 PM

I wondered when we'd see our favourite Brazilian in here. You can't gloat yet, Val.

**Val** · 06-13-2006, 05:21 PM

So ... the first victory from Brazil.
Tha next will be Australia ....
Sorry people!

06-13-2006, 05:42 PM

Obviously I want England to win but I have a Brazilian sister-in-law so they are my second team

I'd love one of the African teams to do well too...

I think Brazil will win but Germany, Italy and Argentina have a chance.

The team I dont want to win is Italy because I've never been a fan of their style of play...and Germany of course

06-14-2006, 12:07 AM

a) Who you want to win.

Netherlands or England

b) Who you think will win.

Netherlands can do it, but judging by our skin-of-the-teeth win against against Serbia the other day, we are not World Champion material. We have enough talent to form an unstoppable force if our squad gels, but isolated displays of brilliance by guys like Robben are just not going to cut it.

c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win).

African teams. After seeing Ivory Coast in particular against Argentina, I really hope they somehow manage to qualify above them with Netherlands. African teams, esp. Ivory Coast seem, to play very nice football.

d) The team you don't want to win.

Argentina, Germany, Brazil.

06-16-2006, 05:00 AM

a) Who you want to win.

Germany :D Though this is probably not going to happen, so I would go with the Netherlands. I really like the English team (some of my favorite players are on that squad (Rooney and Gerrard), but they already have a WC win under their belt and I think the Netherlands deserve to finally go all the way.

b) Who you think will win.

Italy. Best all-around team and the right mentallity.

c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win).

Spain. Usually they are among my favorites to win a tournament, but up until now they have always disappointed me. Therefore I list them now as my outside tip.

d) The team you don't want to win.

- . Friendly rivalry is a great and fun thing, but in the end I believe that whoever winds the finale deserves it. Actually I do want the best team to win no matter who that might be (well, actually I do hope it will be Germany ;) )

**Jocasta** · 07-10-2006, 04:33 AM

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b) Who you think will win.

Italy. Best all-around team and the right mentallity.

Congrats to ottilie... the only one to predict the winner!

06-01-2006, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,160 My Profile	World Cup: Winners, wannabes and wishes. Wow... I made a thread! List your World Cup teams for the following; a) Who you want to win. b) Who you think will win. c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win). d) The team you don't want to win.

06-01-2006, 03:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
eliza'snumber1fan moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Countdown to new york starts now!! Posts: 5,083 My Profile	who do i want to win ENGLAND i think brazil will win as they've the strongest squad outside tip, ivory coast,maybe japan also they looked pretty good the other night when i saw them. i dont want to win is germany. and argentina, although i hope heinze comes through the tournament without any injury setbacks,utd missed him in defence last season also looking forwad to watching, italy, portugal, holland. Last edited by eliza'snumber1fan : 06-01-2006 at 03:49 PM.

06-14-2006, 12:07 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dennis- Posts: n/a	a) Who you want to win. Netherlands or England b) Who you think will win. Netherlands can do it, but judging by our skin-of-the-teeth win against against Serbia the other day, we are not World Champion material. We have enough talent to form an unstoppable force if our squad gels, but isolated displays of brilliance by guys like Robben are just not going to cut it. c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win). African teams. After seeing Ivory Coast in particular against Argentina, I really hope they somehow manage to qualify above them with Netherlands. African teams, esp. Ivory Coast seem, to play very nice football. d) The team you don't want to win. Argentina, Germany, Brazil. Last edited by Dennis- : 06-14-2006 at 12:10 AM.

06-01-2006, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Moshe.. il dolce far niente Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: hampstead Posts: 1,004 My Profile	Always support england and italy. Happy to see good football from portugal, france, czech, holland, spain, france. And japan and africans. Hate argentina, yugoslavia, uruguay and croatia. Kind of feel sorry for germany nowadays.

06-01-2006, 06:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,160 My Profile	Of course I want England but I fear Germany with home support could be a nasty shock. Yes, I'm sorry but I don't want Germany to win... it's a cliche I know but still, there it is. Ghana are my surprise performers, even if they don't get past the group stages. In girly mode I like Spain and Portugal! And yeah, I do realise Brazil have the best squad and the best 11 men but like I said, I'm a pessimist.

06-01-2006, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jonny Posts: n/a	a) Sweden. ain't gonna happen tho... b) Brazil. duh... c) Ivory Coast and Japan. d) France. ugggh...

06-02-2006, 02:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sam Posts: n/a	a) Who you want to win. Australia b) Who you think will win. Brazil c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win). Australia d) The team you don't want to win.[/quote] England

06-04-2006, 07:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Avaya Posts: n/a	a) Who you want to win. England. b) Who you think will win. Brazil. c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win). Far east teams, Aussies and Nuovo African teams. d) The team you don't want to win. Argentina. Closely followed by Paraguay (no chance), Croatia, Czech Republic, Portugal and Serbia (no chance).

06-05-2006, 02:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Explosivo Posts: n/a	a) Who you want to win: USA b) Who you think will win: Brazil c) Your outside tip for success: Ivory coast d) The team you don't want to win: Italy

06-05-2006, 04:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
davey Posts: n/a	a)who i want to win/england b)who i think will win/trinidad and tobago c)outside tip for success/ivory coast d)who i dont want to win /germany/argentina/brazil

06-05-2006, 09:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Val Gear Heads Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 7,910 My Profile	I like this thread.

06-06-2006, 06:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,160 My Profile	I wondered when we'd see our favourite Brazilian in here. You can't gloat yet, Val.

06-13-2006, 05:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
Val Gear Heads Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 7,910 My Profile	So ... the first victory from Brazil. Tha next will be Australia .... Sorry people!

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06-13-2006, 05:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
BD100 Posts: n/a	Obviously I want England to win but I have a Brazilian sister-in-law so they are my second team I'd love one of the African teams to do well too... I think Brazil will win but Germany, Italy and Argentina have a chance. The team I dont want to win is Italy because I've never been a fan of their style of play...and Germany of course

06-16-2006, 05:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
ottilie Posts: n/a	a) Who you want to win. Germany :D Though this is probably not going to happen, so I would go with the Netherlands. I really like the English team (some of my favorite players are on that squad (Rooney and Gerrard), but they already have a WC win under their belt and I think the Netherlands deserve to finally go all the way. b) Who you think will win. Italy. Best all-around team and the right mentallity. c) Your outside tip for success. (not necessarily to win). Spain. Usually they are among my favorites to win a tournament, but up until now they have always disappointed me. Therefore I list them now as my outside tip. d) The team you don't want to win. - . Friendly rivalry is a great and fun thing, but in the end I believe that whoever winds the finale deserves it. Actually I do want the best team to win no matter who that might be (well, actually I do hope it will be Germany ;) )