2006 World Cup!

[nettreefrog]

2006 WORLD CUP

The time is almost here --and I wanted to see how many other obsessed fans are out there! It would be great to have a thread listing all of the action and our feelings as it occurs.

Here are a few links to start this thread:

Schedule --> http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/schedule.html
FIFA's Site --> http://www.fifa.com/en/index.html
BBC's WC Site --> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...06/default.stm

Brazil names starting line-up --> http://www.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/footba...ion=cnn_latest


June 9th is the first match!

[msnicolea]

I am BEYOND obsessed with the World Cup--but for me, it's all about the Italians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...aly/index.html

[FutureSA]

DUDE! I totally have to root for the "home team" (US of course)! I love LD!
I am stoked that it is a world cup year!

[suzubeane]

Heh - in MY house, the "home team" is ITALIA! (My kids' entire paternal family is there) My son follows the international soccer scene all year long - his team is Lazio. (None of whom appear to be in the starting lineup according the that article you posted, msnicolea. Hm.)

I'm not a sports fan at all (to an embarrassing degree sometimes) but after watching Italy play Brazil in '94 (losing by one point in penalty kicks! Aack!) I was completely hooked on international soccer. There's no professional sport popular in the U.S. that compares.

[ZoeGirl]

Yay! Soccer fans! I can't wait for the World Cup. Unfortunately, my current employer is not as lenient as my last employer, where three-quarters of the employees would sit in the back room and watch the games...including the boss!

[nettreefrog]

So excited that there are a number of us on CC who are looking forward to the World Cup!

I just came across this article in the Boston Herald about Thierry Henry: http://sports.bostonherald.com/socce...ticleid=139034

[Lindsan]

I will be watching. We talked about getting tickets last year but decided it would be a little too much money to go.

I thought we could list all the groups in the play offs:
Group A
Germany
Costa Rica
Poland
Ecuador

Group B
England
Paraguay
Trinidad & Tobago
Sweden

Group C
Argentina
Ivory Coast
Serbia & Montenegro
Netherlands

Group D
Mexico
Iran
Angola
Portugal

Group E
Italy
Ghana
USA
Czech Republic

Group F
Brazil
Croatia
Australia
Japan

Group G
France
Switzerland
Korea
Togo

Group H
Spain
Ukraine
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia

To me it seems like every single World Cup, European Championship we get stuck with England in our group. Why? A little variation would be nice thank you very much. But on the other hand we know their game and the statistics are in our favour so I guess I shouldn't complain too much. But it's sad because England is my team (not counting Sweden of course).

I guess Brazil is the favourite for the winning spot. There have been seven different winners in World Cup history. Five of those are competing this year. I'd say that one of those five wil win.

So who are your favourite players girls?

[TriSigmaNC]

Eddie Johnson, Josh Wolff and Brian McBride.
First two are KC Wizards.

[bevvied]

SOCA BOYS all the way...GO TnT !!!!!!!!!!

[JenniferH]

I am super pysched for the WC this year. My husband and I are totally addicted. Last time, we were on our honeymoon watching games at 4AM!!!

Fave players: Eddie Pope and Ben Olsen (hometown boy)