maybe we could hold a bet on the upcoming world cup. I've never really gotten into soccer, but i know everyone in the world could watch this.

I bet on the USSR to win...they still exist right?

Yer, if we are doing that...WEST GERMANY, BABY. They ROCK! ;ipunk

But seriously..I call dibs on Brazil!

Without a Doubt England will win
;94 ;94 ;94 ;94 ;94 ;94 ;94

Ok, I'm English, but seriously, they won't...and it isn't bcause Rooney isn't playing...

"England great on paper, excrement(sh@t) on grass"!

so it's a maybe? I like playing with Englanders, they follow through on their bets better for some reason. I know you Europeans love Soccer (futball)

Hey Listen this is the only time you will ever catch me being Patriotic, besides if I do not support my home country my life at home will be pretty boring from the 10th June.
As for Rooney he is not the be all and end all of English Footie!! That is not to say he will not be missed though.

At the end of the day we Gerrard and Owen and they will push it forward for us.

If I was, I would be all over Michael Owen.

He is the man.

And I have dibs on USA to not win.

HOLLAND!!!!

you should be happy that you are allowed to play on this world cup...
remember the last one....."ohne holland fahrn wir zu WM" ^^ (we are going to the world cup without holland, sound much cooler in german, though)
just kidding
of course germany will make it

I like this idea. Could be funny. I'll put my geos on France !!! Coz there's only one Zizou

i am a member of sam's army.

heres to rooting for the good old U S of A!

HA! America..play footy...jokes

And, I do support my country...but not 4 money, or geos fro that matter!

HOLLAND!!!!


oh, please ban yourself :D

germany will win :)

Football (sorry we don't call that soccer) has been invented by the English. The brasilians made it beautiful but at the end it's always the Germans who wins (this is not really the case anymore but it used to be !)
I can't remember which famous footballer said that. Anyone knows ?

Do we win nething?
J/K....COme on ENGLAND!!

Do we win nething?
J/K....COme on ENGLAND!!

Lol, i'll give you 100 geos...

I am rooting for the US but they have a very tough draw. As a betting man my money would go on Brazil. Just for fun I am going to root for the Ivory Coast because they have never been here before...

Great link.

I have Brazil playing the US in the first round of 16. Poor US. Brazil and France in the final.

http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/fifa/p/wcp06.xls

WOO HOO ivory coast...ROCK!! DROGBAAAAAAAAA...sorry...i'll stop the random posts now!!

WOO HOO ivory coast...ROCK!! DROGBAAAAAAAAA...sorry...i'll stop the random posts now!!

Chelsea fan ? Don't worry it can happen to anyone !!

Germany no doubt ;ipunk

Oi...buddy! Blue is the colour...it is such a shame though that you know who got beaten last night...I mean although they are a rival London side. Damn Barca...urgghhh...neways...COME ON ENGLAND

Lets have this compo...this will be so much fun...I already called dibs on Brazil...you guys know that right?

What a bloody game... I was expecting so much from Arsenal. Do you think Thierry Henry will stay ?

I hope so...I really do, though we are rivals, he plays some amazing footy and somtimes watching him is such a pleasure. Though I thought he was just annoyed at the result, I didn't think he was going to leave. He has seemed very frustrated recently, and yet occasionaly he plays some inspired football, and has been on good form recently. To be quite honest, I don't know, and although fun, there is little point debating it, because I mean we will find out soon enuff!

I can't wait the world cup. It's gonna be brilliant with so many amazing good players ! What I like in England is that people already put the flags on the car, balconies... U can feel that this country is all behind his team (even if they not gonna win :nana )

Happy that germany finally sorted its football squad out
no more walking dead like Lothar crawling across the pitch trying to find his zimmer frame :)

I have my flag :) But the rooney situation..

it is shocking that the whole of England waits in anticipation for one lad to get fit..although peter Crouch is our No1 striker in for rooney.. ;drunk

This is one of the best England side I think i have seen..and c'mon, they'll have to win it, or do ya think we'd let them back in to the country if we lost to Germany or France in the knockout stages? ;)

Yeah there's a lot of very good player in the England team however they have to play as a team and I think this has been the main problem in the past.
Regarding the strikers, it's a bit scary : one guy injured at the moment (Rooney); another who's been injured a long time (Owen), a kid who didn't even play a premiership game (Walcott). And I don't know what to think about Crouch (we haven't seen him on the FA cup final). Luckely you have Gerrard !!

shocking I know, but even I think England have a chance this time...I promise to support them only on one condition though...we don't have to listen to them crowing about it for another 40 f****** years :D :beat :mad: :growse

shocking I know, but even I think England have a chance this time...I promise to support them only on one condition though...we don't have to listen to them crowing about it for another 40 f****** years :D :beat :mad: :growse
That is so funny I very nearly mentioned 1966 in my last response, because apparently you have to mention 1966 as many times as you possibly can!!

Did you know Geoff Hurst scored 3 and Martin Peters scored 1 when we beat Germany 4-2 in 1966.

Are u sure the ball passed the line ?!! :nana

Are u sure the ball passed the line ?!! :nana

Err Yes the Russian linesman said so!!
Never argue with an official.

Well, we've seen last night that a referee can be wrong sometimes !!

Well, we've seen last night that a referee can be wrong sometimes !!
Well I don't agree I think the Ref was right but that is another thing and I will get moaned at for going ;offtopic

Shoddy refereeing =

http://www.vg.no/bilder/edrum/1104987486103_73.jpg

Even him is Not sure (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4993994.stm) ...

But as you said, it's going ;offtopic

Shoddy refereeing =

http://www.vg.no/bilder/edrum/1104987486103_73.jpg

I agree but that was Man Utd - Spurs and the linesman was not in the right line os sight but again ;offtopic

Are they playing football in Manchester ? ;) ;)

;offtopic ;offtopic ;offtopic ;offtopic

Are they playing football in Manchester ? ;) ;)

;offtopic ;offtopic ;offtopic ;offtopic

No they only play REAL football according to Appo W in Liverpool, can't say I agree with him because I am a Southerner but that is another subject!!
;offtopic ;offtopic ;offtopic

If you are playing to bet on the football, then why not use http://www.dozenholes.com/ to keep track of it.

It is a site that allows you to keep track of all your bets, and who owes who what. You can bet anything you like (including Geos)

Yes, the name is a little suspect, but read the description of why it is names this way...

*a few minutes later*

OK, I have set up a group on the site called GEWar, the password is secret. Sign up the the group here (http://www.dozenholes.com/joingroup.php)

http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/eu/fifa/p/wcp06.xls

Or there is this one:
http://www.excely.com/worldcup2006.zip

Go Australia

Although highly unlikely.

I'm going for Brazil (or Brasil)

England: A country that invent games that they suck at (cricket, football (soccer), rugby, etc)

Anyway, about the betting thing, sounds good.
Could start a tipping competion.
eg. http://proj1.fit.qut.edu.au/itb007/2006_1/team035/default.aspx (first site I foundon Google (http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-13,GGLJ:en&q=world+cup+tipping))

England: A country that invent games that they suck at (cricket, football (soccer), rugby, etc)
Does "suck" mean "excel"?

Cricket: Ashes
Football: edged out last time by the eventual Champions.
Rugby: World Champions

Here Here...Howzat..."I think he's out...."

Flukes I tells ya, flukes...
Maybe they were, but they havn't done much since :p

But lets not start going off topic
Ronaldhino is my idol...well my favourite person to learn tricks off atleast

Hmmm...still not on topic

How about confirming my position and saying yes, the idea is a good one

It seems that when it comes to football, it is easy to go ;offtopic !! Dunno how to get back on the topic... But speaking about idol : there's only one Zidane !!!

Idol idol idol....hmm.
Mine would have to be Pele..the unproven 17 y/o who became possibly the greatest football legend..Wonder if we can say the same thing for our own Theo Walcott ;drunk

;offtopic does'nt even begin to describe it. Lets put a list of Teams that are probable and start betting. I don't know much soccer, so you guys provide teams.

1. Brazil
2. Germany
3. England
4. France
5. Italia
6. Argentina
7. Spain
8. Portugal
9. Holland
10. Ivory coast !

Good job leaving out USA....

I'm just realistic and don't think they can make it. Anyway, this is just my choice so go for it and add the US on the list

my bets for the top 5 are;

1.brazil
2.germany
3.italy
4.france
5.england

Deutchland, Deutchland, uber alles in der welt!... :D
(loosely translates to: Germany, Germany, over [read: better than] everything in the world!...)

May the soccer gods smile apon them!

T.

Deutchland, Deutchland, uber alles in der welt!... :D
(loosely translates to: Germany, Germany, over [read: better than] everything in the world!...)

May the soccer gods smile apon them!

T.Just to be pedantic: Deutschland.

If Germany is "über alles" then England is the "Land of Hope and Glory" (more hope than glory) :).

1. Brazil
2. Germany
3. England
4. France
5. Italia
6. Argentina
7. Spain
8. Portugal
9. Holland
10. Ivory coast !


Where is Mexico in your list? England will lose in the 1/4-final against Mexico. And France isn't strong they will lose in the same round against Italy.

Greece or Holland should win.

Argentina or Brazil will win.

Mark my words ;)

luke want a bet? 50 geos says argentina and brazil dont win...

luke want a bet? 50 geos says argentina and brazil dont win...

Let's make it a 100 geos and I'll throw in Greece and Holland ok?
So I only have 4 countries and you have the rest.

i'd bet 1000 geos that either germany or brazil or mexico will win.
anybody wants to bet against this?

Let's make it a 100 geos and I'll throw in Greece and Holland ok?
So I only have 4 countries and you have the rest.

Luke, I bet all my GEOS (1.800.000) that Greece will not win the Fifa World Cup -Germany 2006. If I win you give me 100 GEOS. Is this okay?

Luke, I bet all my GEOS (1.800.000) that Greece will not win the Fifa World Cup -Germany 2006. If I win you give me 100 GEOS. Is this okay?


hahahahaha thats ok. I know they won't win but I'll bet just for fun :D
I still think Brazil or Argentina will win.

I'm betting, out of my massive geo stock, 300 Geos that En-ger-lund will win it
Furthermore, ill bet 100 geos that Germany or Togo dont win it :)

If Greece were qualified maybe you could bet on it Luke !! But unfortunetelly they won't be there...

Where is Mexico in your list? England will lose in the 1/4-final against Mexico. And France isn't strong they will lose in the same round against Italy.

You're right, Mexico could be a good surprise. Regarding France, I'm sure they will surprise you ! They may not win but for sure will do better than 4 years ago !

go engerland, put the fut back on soccer! dont mention the war myspace mp3 (http://thefirsteleven.co.uk/)

luke im tempted but holland have a chance...

i dont know, still i wll bet the orignal 50 goes that brazil and argentina dont win if your up for it.

Go Aussies!! I'm with Brendo on this one ;drunk


Let's hope we actually win at least one game.

(not like our only other appearance ever at the world cup in 74, when we didn't win any games!! ;raincloud )

Its obvious Italy will win