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Who will win? We soon shall see. It better be England thats all I can say!

It surprising the effect its had on the country, the streets are empty, even Gordon Brown (our Scottish Chancellor) has, according to some been flying the cross of St. George and David Cameron has been flying a little one on his bike. And I bet must of you in Canada and the USA haven't even noticed!

They are going bonkers outside. Why can't England have a nicer flag, perhaps something with Dragons, like Wales, or even just a red squirrel? That dull old cross does not stand up to aesthetic judgement, and the Goergians use it too anyway.

Let me see, where is my red, white and pale blue facepaint?

And some good shoes for the running...

crouch is a lanky twat who cant dance

thats my opinion

I reckon 3-1 to England.

england will win the match. no contest.

England will win by one goal. I don't know the final score yet, but England comes out on top by one.

England will probably win, Sweden will probably win, the Sweden beats England and there you have how the leaders will be. Sweden - England - Paraguay - T&T. Yep.

England will draw 0-0. The omens of '66 would be for us then!

(England 0 vs 0 Uruguay, last time we played a south american team at the start of a tournament)

Come on England!!!

England will draw 0-0. The omens of '66 would be for us then!

(England 0 vs 0 Uruguay, last time we played a south american team at the start of a tournament)
And England hasn't beaten Sweden since '68 or so. :D

And England hasn't beaten Sweden since '68 or so. :D


What's the last time Sweden won against England?

What's the last time Sweden won against England?
5/6 1999.

5/6 1999.

Righteo.
*unruffled*
You do know about the Badgers?

( check my sigfile )

Righteo.
*unruffled*
You do know about the Badgers?

( check my sigfile )
Yep. I prefer the one from LotR though.

Edit: The results since '68 (Sweden always on the left):
1-3 '68
0-0 '79
1-0 '86
0-0 '88
0-0 '89
2-1 '92
3-3 '95
2-1 '98 (sorry, my bad)
0-0 '99
1-1 '01
1-1 '02

Possible there have been some since '02, this was the most recent I could find.

Is Rooney playing against Paraguay?

I'd enjoy it more if I could go shopping at ASDA without millions of pictures of Wayne Rooney anywhere - the hysteria's just a little annoying. But I was born in Scotland, so...:p

Yep. I prefer the one from LotR though.


Yeah, that was cool indeed :D

Is Rooney playing against Paraguay?
I dont think he is. I think he will be back for the next game.

England all the way. 3:0, you heard it hear 1st. GO ENGLAND!

England wins by only one goal.




ONE THOUSANTH POST!!!

I reckon England 1 Paraguay 0

My bad, last time Sweden beat England was in 2004, 31/3, 1-0 to Sweden in Gothenburg. Friendly though.

I'm rooting for Paraguay.

And I bet must of you in Canada and the USA haven't even noticed!

Maybe the game shouldn't have been on at 6a.m... or at least rebroadcast at a reasonable time.. but I'll be watching it if I can stay awake.

I predict Paraguay wins it, 7-5.

1-0 England!!!!!!!!!!!! In the 3rd minute no less

1:0 England!!!!!!!!!!!! In the 3rd minute no less

Who's on NS and watching the footie, eh?

OMG:eek:

Who's on NS and watching the footie, eh?

ME, oh the Paraquay keeper's going off ... injured.

Who's on NS and watching the footie, eh?

Me.

Great start for Paraguay, an 'own goal' and an injury in 5 minutes.. :rolleyes:

I still say Paraguay 7-5.

Mes watching as well. Every country in the world's gonna struggle defending with them crosses from Beckham.

1-0 England!!!!!!!!!!!! In the 3rd minute no less

4th minute actually :D

4th minute actually :D

You were lagged, dude!

4th minute actually :D

According to SoccerNet, 2:55 - 3rd minute.

And yet, I"m watching it in realtime online and it says 4th minute.

Yeah, It was well within the third minute.

New prediction;

Final Score - England: 3 Paraguay: 1

And yet, I"m watching it in realtime online and it says 4th minute.

I'm watching it on TV. Third minute.

And yet, I"m watching it in realtime online and it says 4th minute.

You're watching real time - and it says 4th minute.

What minute is everyone else on? :p

Gerrard with yellow card, but it's kinda expected.

it was 3rd.

lol, Paraguay screwed themselves over in just the first 5 min... lol

yay England are winning

Bookign for Steven Gerrard... The english people are getting heat :I

Hope they calm down

Come on Mother Country. Win this one for all your former colonies :D

Nelson Valdez has a Yellow Card now.

Footie footie footie footie ( bis bis bis bis bis )
England ENGLAND!!!!!

Goal - it's a GOAL - goal!

Gerrard with yellow card, but it's kinda expected.

*punches Jeruselem*

*punches Jeruselem*

Dunno, the way he tackles sometimes - it's scary.

Dunno, the way he tackles sometimes - it's scary.


He bested West Ham almost all by himself.

Gerrard = so good he's almost from Yorkshire.

My realtime report also said 4th minute, but I think that was the momen (3.33) that they entered it into the computer. Not actually the Real time when it happened. Thereby flawing the concept of real time internet reports...:rolleyes:

So what happened to the 2nd goal?

England iwll win. We are winning now anyway.

So what happened to the 2nd goal?


It's kept in reserve.
This is, after all ( and like Big Brother) , an Endemol Production.

4 minutes of added time. Damn!!

England 1 and Paraguay 0 at the end of the 1st half.

Couldof played better but at least Englands in the lead

My team is losing :(

is England tiring though, they've been playing fast in the heat for a long time, can they hold out another 20mins?

Deo gratias Anglia redde pro victoria.

Right I think I'll have lunch...........

I reckon England 1 Paraguay 0


Wooohooo. I told you so!!!! What did I win, what did I win???

Well, Poms 1 Paraguay 0.

Would have been 0-0 apart from the Paraguay's stuff-up early.

Well, Poms 1 Paraguay 0.

Would have been 0-0 apart from the Paraguay's stuff-up early.


RRRRULLLLLLLLEEEEEE BRITANIA!



le WOOT! le WOOT!

Not much really happened in that game....im a bit disapointed..:(

Sven has money on someone else to win the world cup.

How else do you explain taking off a fit Owen for Stuart Downing?

Well, Poms 1 Paraguay 0.

Would have been 0-0 apart from the Paraguay's stuff-up early.
Aye, and Paraguay was the better side in the game IMO. Crouch didn't do much right (as far as I saw).

RRRRULLLLLLLLEEEEEE BRITANIA!



le WOOT! le WOOT!

3 points is 3 points :p

Wasn't the most exciting game ever. Oh well next Sweden vs Trinidad and Tobago

Aye, and Paraguay was the better side in the game IMO. Crouch didn't do much right (as far as I saw).

As far as I could see the only side in that match, the one with the most chance of winning, was Mexico.

What a dire display of incompetent refereeing. :headbang:

Aye, and Paraguay was the better side in the game IMO. Crouch didn't do much right (as far as I saw).

True, not terribly effective and racked up a few fouls too by the looks of it.

If T&T win against Sweden, that's shock but I do expect Sweden to win.

Not a very entertaining game but overall England were the better side I'd say because they took their chances in the first half whilst Paraguay who dominated parts of the second half just didn't create anything.

my friends and I got bored after the first half and started pretending the fouls were the score, it was far more exciting that way, England won 14 - 9!

All though Sven's decisions were poor, and they were all pretty exhausted, england were still the better side by far...

Football all afternoon, England won, the sun's shining and the local supermarkets have been stripped bare of all barbeque-related items. Do you know, I think that beer may be being consumed out there?

England deserved there win on the first half play but after half-time what happened? Taking Owen off was madness-nulifying crouchs abilitys by making him a 'lone striker' and WTF was Hargreves coming on for.

And the ref was nuts.

*breaks into a rendition of "God Save the Queen"

And the ref was nuts.

The ref wasn't nuts. He was incompetent.

The ref wasn't nuts. He was incompetent.

The ref was pedantic in the extreme, however it is up to England to adapt to that. Crouch should not have argued with the ref or even shown any dissent, the Ashley Cole throw in was of arguable legitamicy, the Gerrard tackle was wrong and a mistake. The first tackle in the second half Beckham was penalised for, he trieed to tackle with his bottom - hardly the best, and the ref clearly tried to even it up by awarding the next tangle in his favour.

Many World Cup refs are interesting in their interpretations, and just as England were more savvy than Cameroon in QF 1990, we have to ensure we do not lose out to 'interesting' reffing, as we did in the SF 1990.

England deserved there win on the first half play but after half-time what happened? Taking Owen off was madness-nulifying crouchs abilitys by making him a 'lone striker' and WTF was Hargreves coming on for.


Yes.

Then, when structure was needed he added Hargreaves, who clearly does not work. It must be wondered what Carrick has to do. Carrick on for Gerrard would have added a solidity allowing a greater confiedence in attack, despite it being an apparently defensive change.

Let me just laugh gleefully right now:

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

England played like ass.