Huge game tomorrow!!

[Ian]

Lame ain't the word Neil. 

[Scott]

OMIGOD!!!  Switzerland beat Spain 1-0.  Switzerland hasn't beaten spain in the last 19 meetings they had, and Spain is European champion! 

There are some drunk Swiss wandering around...   

[Jericoke]

OMIGOD!!!  Switzerland beat Spain 1-0.  Switzerland hasn't beaten spain in the last 19 meetings they had, and Spain is European champion! 

There are some drunk Swiss wandering around...   

That's what makes the 'single game' tournaments so intriguing... at this level, any team having a good day should be able to beat a team having a bad day.

On Canadian webboards they're wondering what a soccer coach even does (no frequent substitutions like in hockey or basketball, no complicated play chosen from hundreds like in American football...) he's the guy that makes sure the team doesn't have a bad day.

[Scott]

That's because here they don't call them coaches - they call them 'trainers'.  Which is more appropriate for the job they do. 

Among other things, they train them how to fake knee injuries.   

[Neil.P]

That was a good result that Scotty, well done to the Swiss

Neil.P

[cosworth151]

I've had one good thing come from this World Cup. When my daughter gets out of line, I threaten to buy her daughter a Vuvuzela.

Other than that.........

http://www.gocomics.com/thenewadventuresofqueenvictoria/2010/06/16/

[gato]

I flag for Italy/Brazil/Spain, depending on how they does at their own serie. England has italian coach (Fabio Capello) who has won championships in italian and spanish teams so England can do good result. Yesterday I watched South Africa-Uruguay game and Uruguay was clearly better. Tonight I watch France-Mexico that begins very soon.
Please keep me up to dated how the England game finished!

[judy]

OMIGOD!!!  Switzerland beat Spain 1-0.  Switzerland hasn't beaten spain in the last 19 meetings they had, and Spain is European champion! 

There are lots of surprises so far.

Germany lost to Serbia 0-1
England draw with Algeria 0-0
Italy draw with NZ 1-1
Portugal beat North Korea 7-0 (I never expected such a big margin)

[judy]

I've had one good thing come from this World Cup. When my daughter gets out of line, I threaten to buy her daughter a Vuvuzela.

Your threat may backfire! Your granddaughter could blow the Vuvuzela non stop when she come visiting.

[John S]

OMIGOD!!!  Switzerland beat Spain 1-0.  Switzerland hasn't beaten spain in the last 19 meetings they had, and Spain is European champion! 

There are lots of surprises so far.

Germany lost to Serbia 0-1
England draw with Algeria 0-0
Italy draw with NZ 1-1
Portugal beat North Korea 7-0 (I never expected such a big margin)

Can't agree that the Portugal result is suprising Judy, I thought they should have got even more, but the rest certainly are.

[judy]

Can't agree that the Portugal result is suprising Judy, I thought they should have got even more, but the rest certainly are.

I agree that Portugal could have beaten them by even more goals but before the match I never expect such a results. They lost to Brazil by only 1-2 (I missed that match) but based on the scoreline with Brazil, I did not expect them to get thrashed so badly by Portugal.


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[Scott]

The Portuguese that live in Switzerland are usually the star players on the local teams, they are a football crazy country. 

Unfortunately the Swiss lost tonight to Chile 1-0.  We are hoping to at least tie the next two games to advance.  Pretty amazing the Swiss are even in it considering they are such a tiny country.

[judy]

I guess you guys from US and England must be having a big celebration today, that why I don't see anyone else in the forum. 

[greener_09]

Trust me Judy im celebrating gonna have a stinker of a hangover tomorrow.We made it difficult for ourselfs but at least were through to the last 16.Bring on the Germans.

[John S]

Trust me Judy im celebrating gonna have a stinker of a hangover tomorrow.We made it difficult for ourselfs but at least were through to the last 16.Bring on the Germans.

You sure that's not just the drink talking Greener?