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If true, that's harsh on Green, but I agree James is the safe option. Calamity James?

Yup, get them under the cosh early, before they start getting ideas.

Good that. Never heard of him.

You lot are always whinging about some little digital change or other.

That's the kind of 'sapping strength' we could all do with.

They are basically trying to re-sell the Afghan war to the west. Holland talking about pulling out recently etc...

Very windy as well and the locals are defninitely racist.

I'd take anything over 6m for him. Useless at best.

Nice.

Hitzfeld mocks Spain: "The game against Chile will be much harder than this."

Hope that will put an end to all the Spain wanking. Was sitting in the bar with some Spanish and bet them Beers Switzerland would win...Met with laughter...Soon stopped...

Spain - 300 passes and then back again.

Agree, Chile are looking good - mobile, quick moves and lush passing.

But for the fluke it would have been a very embarassing night for Bwazeeel.

The theory is that too many of them are moving to Europe too early.

Ivory Coast might do such a lethargic and unmagical Brazil.

Missed pen against Aus did for China looking into it a bit. Would rather have China in the finals mind. How the fuck are Quatar, Iraq and China in the same Qualifying group??

They're all in the bookies though.

Wikitastic The national team has produced some displays of controlled and creative football in friendlies, especially during the 0–0 draw against Brazil in November 2002, the 1–1 draw against Germany in May 2009, and the 1-0 win to France in June 2010. After the 0–0 draw with Brazil, Cafu complimented the Chinese performance and said they were definitely capable of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.[citation needed] The team, however, failed to advance through the preliminary qualification stage, losing to Kuwait on goals scored, even though China scored seven goals in a blow-out against Hong Kong in the last qualifying match. While qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team became the subject of immense criticism in the media and a national embarrassment when it scored only one goal (a Shao Jiayi penalty kick well into final injury time) against Singapore at home in Tianjin, and tied the Southeast Asian city-state in the away game. In preparation for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team spend the weeks leading up to the tournament on a tour of the United States. While the 4–1 loss to a streaking United States was not unexpected,[7] a 1–0 loss to a Real Salt Lake team that finished bottom of the MLS that season raised many eyebrows.[8][9]

It's the heat and the cricket, second sport is hockey. It's just as hot in Brazil and Africa, and even Spain at times? They're too thick to understand cricket though.

It's the heat and the cricket, second sport is hockey.

That reminds me how come China haven't put together a good side yet?

Good post on the Korean striker from a Korean on NO. "His situation, coupled with that of the Korean diaspora in Japan is... complex to say the least. Short version, he has a South Korean passport because his parents are nominally South Korean because they (or their parents) who had been living in Japan because they/their parents were brought there as laborers during the occupation chose "South" when we were divided after Independance. So despite being South Korean they have very little allegiance to South Korea in particular and most likely have never been there, which lead them to send him to a North Korean school in Japan. (because North Korea offers more support to its Japanese diaspora than South Korea, including offering free schooling, probably because they need the better PR.) Having attended a North Korean school from a young age, Jeong identifies himself as North Korean despite living in Japan all his life and having no intention of ever moving to North Korea, just like thousands of other Korean Diaspora in Japan who've attended North Korean schools do. I can understand the reaction to the national anthem. The "Jainichi" are a heavily marginalized minority in Japanese society and he's probably lived with a lot of discrimination his whole life. It was probably a combination sheer joy out of just being there + the feeling of achievement that he's finally in a position to sing the national anthem he learned as a schoolboy without anyone looking at him funny. Like I said, complex Razz"

Yeah that one 1968. Brilliant film. 8.8/10 Trying to 'find' the sequels now.