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Unofficial Pre FIFA World Cup 2010 Thread

Poll: Who is you favorite team for winning the World Cup? (52 member(s) have cast votes)

Who is you favorite team for winning the World Cup?

  1. Brazil (7 votes [13.46%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.46%

  2. France (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. Argentina (11 votes [21.15%])

    Percentage of vote: 21.15%

  4. Nigeria (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. Italy (2 votes [3.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.85%

  6. USA (7 votes [13.46%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.46%

  7. Spain (12 votes [23.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.08%

  8. Netherlands (7 votes [13.46%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.46%

  9. Germany (3 votes [5.77%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.77%

  10. Portugal (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  11. Chile (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  12. England (2 votes [3.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.85%

  13. Portugal (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  14. Cameroon (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  15. Mexico (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  16. Ghana (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  17. Serbia (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  18. Uruguay (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  19. Cote d'Ivoire (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  20. Other (1 votes [1.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.92%

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#301 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2010-July-04, 15:43

hanp, on Jul 4 2010, 10:32 AM, said:

So far spain hasn't smacked anybody yet. Their play has been absolutely beautiful at times, but only barely good enough to make it through each round.

wtf you wanna talk seriously? :P

ok, seriously, everyone in Spain was convinced that we were gonna meet argentinain the semi finals and they were cheering for germany because they though it was the weakest team of the 2 O_o. If I wasn't so scared I would just rotfl at them. Oh and they think Germany is a piece of cake lol.

Well spannish people ain't so smart anyway. If I could accept a deal to go to penalties I'd do it right now.
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Posted 2010-July-05, 02:08

I must admit that Spain was quite convincing against Portugal, completely dominating the game even after they were leading. But it is hard to call a 1-0 victory "smacking" when Germany just beat Argentina 4-0.
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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Posted 2010-July-05, 03:05

Found this on the net (thanks to Google translate)

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Group stage:
101 goals
48 games
Average: 2.10 goals per 90 minutes

KO stage:
32 goals
12 games + 3 extensions
Average: 2.46 goals per 90 minutes

Total:
133 goals
60 Games + 3 extensions
Average: 2.18 goals per 90 minutes

Overall, still a disappointing record. It is not Germany's fault , they have made by far the most goals (2.6 per game). A large share in the low rate has Paraguay. In 480 minutes, although they received only two goals, they only made 3 goals. Only Algeria and Switzerland made less goals per game.

Teams ordered by the number of goals scored
Germany 2.60 goals per 90 minutes
Argentina 2.00
Brazil 1.80
Netherlands 1.80
Portugal 1.75
South Korea 1.50
Ivory Coast 1.33
Italy 1.33
Uruguay 1.31
Slovakia 1.25
Spain 1.20
U.S. 1.15
Australia 1.00
Denmark 1.00
Mexico 1.00
Nigeria 1.00
Slovenia 1.00
South Africa 1.00
Japan 0.92
Ghana 0.88
Chile 0.75
England 0.75
Greece 0.67
Cameroon 0.67
New Zealand 0.67
Serbia 0.67
Paraguay 0.56
France 0.33
North Korea 0.33
Switzerland 0.33
Algeria 0.00
Honduras 0.00

By number of teams goals in their games (own + goals against)
North Korea 4.33 goals per 90 minutes
South Korea 3.50
Argentina 3.20
Australia 3.00
Denmark 3.00
Germany 3.00
Italy 3.00
Slovakia 3.00
Nigeria 2.67
South Africa 2.67
Brazil 2.60
Netherlands 2.40
Ivory Coast 2.33
Greece 2.33
Cameroon 2.33
U.S. 2.31
Mexico 2.25
Chile 2.00
England 2.00
Portugal 2.00
Slovenia 2.00
Uruguay 1.69
France 1.67
Serbia 1.67
Spain 1.60
Ghana 1.59
Japan 1.38
New Zealand 1.33
Honduras 1.00
Paraguay 0.94
Algeria 0.67
Switzerland 0.67


So within 90 min. the Spanish team scores 1.2 goals while their opps could only score 0.4 goals.

The German team scored 2.6 goals in 90 min. while their opps could only score 0.4 goals.

The Netherlands scored 1.80, but allowed 0.6.
Uruguay scored 1.31, but allowed 0.38.
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Posted 2010-July-05, 16:12

no offence intended, ut making averages with only 5 matches played at most is pointless

oh there is a funny average you missed, Spain averages 1.2 penaltys taht referees don't call per game.
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Posted 2010-July-05, 16:35

Fluffy, on Jul 5 2010, 11:12 PM, said:

no offence intended, ut making averages with only 5 matches played at most is pointless

oh there is a funny average you missed, Spain averages 1.2 penaltys taht referees don't call per game.

I had a good laugh when I ran into it.

(I would not have wasted my time to calculate all the averages.)
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Posted 2010-July-07, 05:56

Aberlour10, on May 17 2010, 02:34 PM, said:

I have voted every time for Netherlands since I got my first football shoes....will I ever get this bet right? :)

It looks like I would have the chance this time! The huge ;) pot with about 180 € is waiting for me in my favourite pub B)
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Posted 2010-July-07, 13:28

What we need now is some more red cards. Injuries would be good too.
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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Posted 2010-July-07, 14:21

The octopus does it again...

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Posted 2010-July-07, 15:05

Well I was hoping for hanp v. cherdanno (excuses to other posters)

but hanp v. fluffy is also entertaining
Kevin Fay
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Posted 2010-July-07, 15:11

spain just looked so much better... except for the selfish play in the box at times.
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Posted 2010-July-07, 16:17

mwuhahahahaha, after Codo, Uwe and Cherdano are gone, now it is time for gerben and han to hit the ground. We gonna make those dutch cry, SHOW NO MERCY!
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Posted 2010-July-07, 19:02

Hanoi5, on Jul 7 2010, 05:21 PM, said:

The octopus does it again...

Octopus, Galician style

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Posted 2010-July-07, 19:14

It's so absurd, 11 players that are not from my country, I've never seen them play in real life, they lost a football game on a football pitch more than 10000 km's from here. Why do I still get affected? :(

Of course Spain were much better, nice play.
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Posted 2010-July-07, 20:44

That's probably what happened: Galicians threated Paul and there you have it! First final for Spain!

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Posted 2010-July-08, 02:00

I hope this was made with some sort of photoshop...
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Posted 2010-July-08, 02:03

Fluffy, on Jul 8 2010, 07:17 AM, said:

mwuhahahahaha, after Codo, Uwe and Cherdano are gone, now it is time for gerben and han to hit the ground. We gonna make those dutch cry, SHOW NO MERCY!

What a demonstration.

Really well done, really deserved.

But our team is young and will improve. They will win 2012 and 2016. :)
Kind Regards

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Posted 2010-July-08, 08:10

Photoshop cat confirms.
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OK
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Posted 2010-July-08, 09:13

Whole Spain loves Paul from Oberhausen
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Posted 2010-July-08, 15:04

Aberlour10, on Jul 8 2010, 03:13 PM, said:

Whole Spain loves Paul from Oberhausen

am I suposed to know what you are talking about?
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Posted 2010-July-08, 15:10

Fluffy, on Jul 8 2010, 05:04 PM, said:

Aberlour10, on Jul 8 2010, 03:13 PM, said:

Whole Spain loves Paul from Oberhausen

am I suposed to know what you are talking about?

Stop Fluffy!

Get on the internet!

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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