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af102

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stupid noon exams. gonna have to speed through that one so i can see the us get drawn into some ridiculously hard group. thanks fifa
 

jsireland

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south africa, group a
argentina, group b
england, group c
deutschland, group d
netherlands, group e
italy, group f
brazil, group g
spain, group h
 

MSUCostanza

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Now if we can avoid France or Portugal, you've got to think we at least have a shot to get to the knockout stage.
 

jsireland

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granted, england is strong, but had we drawn south africa than we couldn't be in algeria

group g group of death
 

msubullie4life

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<div id="clockwatch_8391833_event_71"> Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile </div> <div id="clockwatch_8391833_event_70"> Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal (Group of Death to me) </div> <div id="clockwatch_8391833_event_69"> Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia </div> <div id="clockwatch_8391833_event_68"> Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon </div> <div id="clockwatch_8391833_event_67"> Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia Ghana
</div> <div id="clockwatch_8391833_event_66"> Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia </div> <div id="clockwatch_8391833_event_65"> Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece </div>Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
 

msubullie4life

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GERMANY again (C1 v D2 and C2 v D1)..Bring it on 17in Germans, I want a shot at y'all again for the 2002 hand-ball quarterfinal game!
 

o_1984Dawg

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I think you need 4 strong teams. Or at least no cupcakes. North Korea.....not Group of Death material.</p>
 

MSUCostanza

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North Korea might as well not even show up. They will get drilled 3 times. Here's to hoping Portugal finishes 3rd.

If we can beat Algeria, and get some result against Slovenia, then we just need to try to hang on vs. England and not get hammered. 1-1-1 should be enough to put us through.

Anyone know which group we'd be paired with in the round of 16? Hope it isn't D, because we'd probably have to go against Germany.
 

msubullie4life

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are present in that group..Group A might be tough too - France, Uruguay, Mexico and South Africa (WC hosts have never failed to get out of round 1, EVER).

Edited to say: Top 3 strongest teams in a group
 

jsireland

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according to a ticker i have here. times are local (south africa). possibly copied wrong

saturday june 12
england v usa 2030

sunday june 13
algeria v slovenia 1330

friday june 18
sloveia v usa 1600
england v algeria 2030

wed june 23
algeria v usa 1600
slovenia v england 1600
 

o_1984Dawg

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but honestly, none of those teams are impressive. SA got a free ride as hosts. Mexico struggled in qualifying. France and Uruguay both needed a playoff to get in.
 

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England 2-0 USA

Algeria 2-2 Slovenia

Slovenia 1-1 USA
England 3-0 Algeria

Algeria 0-1 USA
Slovenia 1-3 England

England 3-0-0
USA 1-1-1
Slovenia 0-1-2
Algeria 0-2-1