theyd better win, cos ive got a rather funny post all written out ready to post all over the place about 30 seconds after the final whistle blows...

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by TNT
So tell me who's better than us and why!!

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Well you asked.

Argentina -- lethal strikers (yes I know, but plural, plural dammit) passing tighter than a nun's habit, fluid midfield and, if the going gets tough, an absolute refusal to admit defeat. (As Mexico's probably noticed by now)

Brazil -- cos. Late in Brazil v Ghana second half. Brazil leading 2-0 but putting in a lousy performance. Crowd start booing them. Within a minute Ze Roberto's stuck a ball in the back of the Ghanan net to shut them up. Ronaldo looks like the Michelin man in airtex but just became the highest scorer in World Cup history. When they're crap they're fearsome. Be afraid.

Germany -- attack, attack, attack! Wings, centre, we don't care, we'll use 'em, and we won't stop. England struggled to draw against Sweden. Germany annihilated them in the first 20 minutes. For the rest of the match the German midfield used them as target practice.

And all the above have a formation that works and work as a team. England have some of the best players in Germany. Sven's incompetence had done for the tactics; and for whatever reason they’re still not working as one.

Who knows, we could still win it (a lousy German side got to the 2002 finals and Brazil won the 1994 tournament after putting in the dullest world cup final performance in living memory) and I keep hoping I'm proved wrong. But my realism's at war with my patriotism ... and it's winning.

I'm with you!!

Portugal are gonna be no trouble. Then we're gonna see off France in the semi's and then Germany in the finals. It's gonna be awesome! I'm so glad that I'm alive to see this!

Good job there's an English pub right next to our hotel, as we'll be in Turkey for the semi's and the final !!


C'MON ENGLAND !!!!

i'm not getting excited about the final yet, but i certainly think we'll see off portugal without too much trouble. The semi's might be a problem if Portugal play the way they did against Holland and Rooney ends up loosing his temper and getting booked :/

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by Byron
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Well you asked.

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I did, but ya didn't have to answer like that!!! lmao

I still believe! Argentina have a suspect temperament, Brazil are all overweight, German fans were distinctly unimpressed with the German squad who haven't won against a top nation in any real way for 6 years!

And to top all that we've got Crouchy!! (OK, so maybe we've no chance then!)

It'll come peeps, trust me I'm a doctor!

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by TNT
Argentina have a suspect temperament [and] the German squad ... haven't won against a top nation in any real way for 6 years!

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Well you're definitely right on the first one!

Don't cry for me Argentina, cos I'm still laughing my head off!!

Come on Portugal, cos ya going out 3-0

You think there'll still be three players left on the pitch at 90 minutes?

Bit optimistic isn't it?