Poll

Which teams will make it to the World Cup semi-finals?

Argentina - out
7 (17.1%)
Brazil - out
10 (24.4%)
England - out
0 (0%)
Germany
8 (19.5%)
Mexico - out
1 (2.4%)
Netherlands
4 (9.8%)
Portugal - out
3 (7.3%)
Spain
4 (9.8%)
Uruguay
1 (2.4%)
USA - out
2 (4.9%)
Ghana - out
1 (2.4%)

Total Members Voted: 6

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Cees Klumper

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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2010, 19:00:18 »
Hi Jaco, interesting yes, but we already know the outcome of course!
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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #26 on: July 08, 2010, 21:29:27 »
Hi Jaco,
this wasn't a shock for me - the result of the Argentina game was. I did not expect Germany to advance that far - but then I also did not expect that both sides would play such a dull football yesterday.
Lets hope for a more exciting final.
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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2010, 11:39:56 »
Hi Jaco, interesting yes, but we already know the outcome of course!

Cees, with your immense predictive powers, pray what will be the outcome of Spain vs Holland?
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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2010, 13:49:30 »
Paul the German Octopus reckons Spain will win the final

Although he's probably only after your bikes while you're looking the other way.

He also reckons Germany will beat Uruguay, which is likely seeing as the Germans will turn up and play as a matter of pride, despite this being the most pointless of fixtures.
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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #29 on: July 09, 2010, 15:49:27 »
Sunday evening is just a formality, Holland will be victorious  ;D
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Re: World Cup finalists!
« Reply #30 on: July 09, 2010, 21:11:53 »
Holland victorious? Only if the players don't treat it as a comedy like some people do in Amsterdam.  ;)
http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2010/07/09/soccer.jpg?t=1278694594&s=3
The legend to the photo reads:
Let The Games Begin: Sunday's World Cup final inspired an Amsterdam shop to stage a miniature version of the game in its display window, using "comedy condoms" to represent soccer players from Spain and the Netherlands.

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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2010, 11:31:21 »
Trust you to find one with condoms... talk to you tonight after the game...
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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #32 on: July 11, 2010, 16:54:41 »
Peter,
that was easy. It was National Public Radio - the quasi government-run radio station in the USA - that put the photo on its web site!
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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #33 on: July 12, 2010, 03:55:47 »
Well, I guess Albert (Albert-230SL) and "Pago" his trusty 113 get bragging rights this time around! Viva Espana!
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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #34 on: July 12, 2010, 09:11:52 »
 :'(

Nuff about soccer already!

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Re: World Cup semi-finalists?
« Reply #35 on: July 12, 2010, 09:19:32 »
Nails? Haven't any left. For those in the European Event, please hope the Dutch win the finals easily, or else I might have a heart attack (like in the last 2 minutes against Uruguay).

Peter

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