North Korea has shown its cannon fodder qualities...

Anyone guessed 7 : 0?


So, let's see...everybody has noted the victories of the both major teams Spain and Argentina.

Additionally Bradley was right with Uruguay


Robert has also seen how desintegrating the past days have been for Les Bleus - poor French fans.


Wednesday 23nd

Slovenia - England 0 : 2

USA - Algeria 2 : 1

Ghana - Deutschland 0 : 6 (Denen ballern wir die Hütte voll!)

Australia - Serbia 2 : 2

Wednesday 23rd

Slovenia - England 1 : 3
USA - Algeria 3 : 0
Ghana - Deutschland 1 : 2
Australia - Serbia 0 : 2

For some reason I can´t see England repeating their performance against Algeria.

Yeah I have been following the news around les Blues very closely last days and could not come to think that the French would recover from either the bad results as the stuff that is going on between staff and players. The only real loosers in that squabble are indeed the French fans. It is a disgrace how they have been treated by the French Squad. I also found it a bit unsportive from Domenech when Coach Parrera of the Bafana bafana wanted to shake his hand after the Match and DOmenech simply refused. I think he was afraid Parrera would laugh at him... I think Domenech doesn;t see that he and his players are already the cause of being the laughingstock of the Football world.

Here are my picks of the day

Wednesday 23rd

Slovenia - England 1 : 2
USA - Algeria 2 : 1
Ghana - Deutschland 0 : 2
Australia - Serbia 1 : 1

I don´t blame the French squad either. I believe the blame lays squarly on the shoulders of the FFF. Bad management has ruined it for all. Domenech has been a problem source for some time, and it hit boiling point here and now. I dont think any of the French squad went out to lose ... I believe frustration has taken its toll.

Congratulation Aussies for your final victory.


Thursday 24th

Slovakia - Italy 0 : 2

Paraguay - New Zealand 2 : 1

Cameroon - Netherlands 1 : 3

Denmark - Japan 2 : 0

Thursday 24th

Slovakia - Italy 0 : 1

Paraguay - New Zealand 2 : 1

Cameroon - The Mighty Dutch eleven 0 : 3

Denmark - Japan 1 : 2

"The Mighty Dutch eleven"

I'm VERY glad Robert was wrong about Italy. Now they are packing their (designer) bags and going off back to whatever retirement home Lippi recruited them from

Football in the WC just improved by a significant amount...

Contemporary statistics indicate that the amount of diving in the remaining tournamnet will decrease by 73% after today.

Japan...Japan...


The final curtain

Friday 25th

Portugal - Brazil 1 : 1

North Korea - Côte d'Ivoire 0 : 2

Chile - Spain 2 : 1

Switzerland - Honduras 2 : 0

Round of 16


(Results include extra-time but no penalty shootout)


Uruguay - South Korea...2 : 0

USA - Ghana............1 : 1

Deutschland - England.......1 : 0

Argentina - Mexico.......3 : 0

Netherlands - Slovakia....3 : 1

Brazil - Chile...........3 : 1

Paraguay - Japan.........1 : 2

Spain - Portugal.........2 : 0

England:Deutschland either 2:1 or a German Win on Penalties

My predictions for the quarter-finals:

(Results include extra-time but no penalty shootout)


Netherlands - Brazil......1 : 2

Uruguay - Ghana............2 : 0

Argentina - Deutschland....2 : 3

Paraguay - Spain..........0 : 3

Netherlands - Brazil......2 : 1 Very optimistic I know but hey I like the Orange squad to win

Uruguay - Ghana............3 : 0

Argentina - Deutschland....2 : 1

Paraguay - Spain..........0 : 1

So I was slightly out, still no-one could have predicted the result...

@ Loobes
True nobody could have predicted such a score. Sad the brits did not play well even with the goal that was denied by the ref I think Germany would have won.. Allthough it probably would be a whole different match.

Well I was wrong with Uruguay vs Ghana but my optimism of Holland against BRazil paid off... And I even had the correct score. Another step further in the direction of the final

Yesterday our entire Mannschaft was the Fist of God for Diego...

Robert, a full hit concerning Spain's victory...again...



The semi-finals

Tuesday 6th

Uruguay - Netherlands.....2 : 1


Wednesday 7th

Deutschland - Spain.......3 : 1


I'm pretty sure that the Netherlands will make it and I am looking forward to a final like in 1974 but I simply like Uruguay

Tuesday 6th

Uruguay - Netherlands.....0 : 2
Of course I'm going for a win for the Mighty Dutch Eleven can't expect much else from a Dutchy right?


Wednesday 7th

Deutschland - Spain.......2 : 2 Germany wins penalties




For many of the Dutch that is the dream final and I hope, I really hope that we get that far. First we have to win from Uruguay... And they didn't get this far by sitting against the goal post. So hopefully we can celebrate another party tomorrow evening.

Hmmm I was wrong with both of my guesses.

Pitty for Germany for not going through.
I was wrong on Holland... allthough luckily I got the winner right. With Germany I was dead wrong... I really expected more of a match between two such powerhouses.

Still Now the poster says Holland vs Spain. 2 teams that never won a World Cup in their lives. The Underdog VS the Favorite to win even before the first ball was kicked at this tournament.
Who will win? I don't know for sure. But being Dutch I can't do much else then stand behind our National team. Go Orange!!!