Your CM World Cups?

[JonInMiddleGA]

There have been some very good CM dynasty threads posted here from time to time & one of the things I've found most interesting is the results from top competitions like the World Cup.

Well, I really wasn't prepared to tackle a full-blown dynasty thread with my CM 03/04 debut (with Oxford United, now 2nd division & missed the playoffs by 1 point in my 3rd season with the club, a season where we were expected to battle bravely against relegation). But I thought the WC results might be remotely interesting.

This thread may fly, it may die, but I thought there was a chance it might be interesting enough to generate a few reports from various careers that weren't getting the full dynasty treatment.

[Chief Rum]

I would certainly check it out. I love WC reports from CM.

I am trying to move on up toward China 2010 in my Tamworth dynasty, but I am still a year away. I did do a fairly comprehensive writeup of Euro 2008.

CR

[JonInMiddleGA]

2006 World Cup - Host: Germany
Group Stage (with FIFA Ranking)

Group A
Brazil (#1)
Denmark (#18)
Iran (#20)
Saudi Arabia (#38)

Group B
Columbia (#14)
Germany (#27)
Mali (#26)
Russia (#41)

Group C
Japan (#9)
Norway (#29)
Switzerland #33)
United States (#2)

Group D
Belgium (#22)
Canada (#30)
Holland (#12)
South Korea (#5)

Group E
England (#10)
France (#6)
Portugal (#21)
Togo (#53)

Group F
Argentina (#3)
Honduras (#23)
Senegal (#11)
Ukraine (#34)

Group G
Ghana (#28)
Mexico (#7)
Uruguay (#16)
Wales (#63)

Group H
Australia (#24)
Italy (#4)
Morocco (#17)
Poland (#42)

Top-ranked nations not qualifying
#8) Cameroon
#13) Nigeria
#19) Tunisia
#25) Czech Rep.
#31) Croatia
#32) South Africa

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

2006 World Cup - Host: Germany
Group Stage (with FIFA Ranking)

Group A
Brazil (#1)
Denmark (#18)
Iran (#20)
Saudi Arabia (#38)

Brazil should sweep through this one. The rest is tough, though--even Saudi Arabia is much better than their ranking would indicate.

Group B
Columbia (#14)
Germany (#27)
Mali (#26)
Russia (#41)

Columbia and Gemrany should be a good one.

Group C
Japan (#9)
Norway (#29)
Switzerland #33)
United States (#2)

U.S. #2? This is a pretty good group here. Very tough.

Group D
Belgium (#22)
Canada (#30)
Holland (#12)
South Korea (#5)

Another underrated very tough group. South Korea got to the semis in my Germany 2006. Holland and Belgium should have a fun Low Countries War.

Group E
England (#10)
France (#6)
Portugal (#21)
Togo (#53)

Wow! Poor Togo.

Group F
Argentina (#3)
Honduras (#23)
Senegal (#11)
Ukraine (#34)

I know Senegal is a solid squad, but I was a little surprised to see them so close to Top 10, even in the meaningless FIFA rankings. Argentina should easily get out of this one, but the rest of it is a toss up to me.

Group G
Ghana (#28)
Mexico (#7)
Uruguay (#16)
Wales (#63)

Mexico was a Germany 2006 finalist for me. This is an interesting group. Not sure how it will come out. Even the high ranked clubs aren't usually, shut down no doubt about it clubs. And it's easy to underrate the midlevel European clubs and the African nations.

Group H
Australia (#24)
Italy (#4)
Morocco (#17)
Poland (#42)

Italy should sweep through this, but it's a toss up after that. Of course, this all assumes Italy doesn't choke. They usually do.

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup - Group Stage Results for Games 1 & 2

Group A
Brazil 4-0 over Iran
Denmark 3-0 over Saudi Arabia
Denmark 3-2 over Iran
Saudi Arabia 1-0 over Brazil

Group B
Germany 5-1 over Russia
Mali 1-1 draw with Columbia
Columbia 1-1 draw with Columbia
Mail 2-1 over Russia

Group C
Norway 2-1 over United States
Japan 2-2 draw with Switzerland
United States 2-2 draw with Switzerland
Norway 3-2 over Japan

Group D
Belgium 4-0 over Canada
Holland 2-1 over South Korea
Holland 2-1 over Canada
Belgium 4-0 over South Korea

Group E
France 1-1 draw with England
Portugal 3-2 over Togo
England 1-0 over Portugal
Toga 1-1 draw with France

Group F
Argentina 2-2 draw with Ukraine
Senegal 5-1 over Honduras
Ukraine 6-0 over Honduras
Senegal 0-0 draw with Argentina

Group G
Mexico 2-1 over Ghana
Uruguay 2-1 over Wales
Wales 3-1 over Mexico
Uruguay 2-1 over Ghana

Group H
Italy 1-0 over Poland
Australia 1-1 draw with Morocco
Italy 1-0 over Australia
Morocco 1-0 over Poland

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup - Group Standings after 2/3 matches

Group A
Denmark 6
Saudi Arabia 3
Brazil 3
Iran 0

It's Denmark vs Brazil & Saudi Arabia vs Iran remaining

Group B
Germany 4 (GD +4)
Mali 4 (GD +1)
Columbia 2 (GD +0)
Russia 0

It's Germany vs Mali & Columbia vs Russia remaining

Group C
Norway 6
Switzerland 2 (GD +0)
Japan 1 (GD -1)
United States 1 (GD -1)

It's Norway vs Switzerland & United States vs Japan

Group D
Belgium 6
Holland 6
Canada 0
South Korea 0

It's Holland vs Belgium & Canada vs South Korea remaining

Group E
England 4
Portugal 3
France 2
Togo 1

It's France vs Portugal & England vs Togo remaining

Group F
Ukraine 4 (GD +6)
Senegal 4 (GD +4)
Argentina 2 (GD +0)
Honduras 0

It's Argentina vs Honduras & Ukraine vs Senegal remaining

Group G
Uruguay 6 (GD +2)
Wales 3 (GD +1)
Mexico 3 (GD -1)
Ghana 0

It's Mexico vs Uruguay & Ghana vs Wales remaining

Group H
Italy 6
Morocco 4 (GD +1)
Australia 1 (GD -1)
Poland 0

It's Italy vs Morocco & Australia vs Poland remaining

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup - Group Stage Results for Games 1 & 2

Group A
Brazil 4-0 over Iran
Denmark 3-0 over Saudi Arabia
Denmark 3-2 over Iran
Saudi Arabia 1-0 over Brazil

Wow, Brazil could be out! They need to beat Denmark and have Saudi Arabia draw or lose to Iran to get in.

Group B
Germany 5-1 over Russia
Mali 1-1 draw with Columbia
Columbia 1-1 draw with Columbia
Mail 2-1 over Russia

Germany scored five goals? Are you sure that's really Germany?

Mali was in Germany 2006, too, although they didn't make a run at the second round.

Group C
Norway 2-1 over United States
Japan 2-2 draw with Switzerland
United States 2-2 draw with Switzerland
Norway 3-2 over Japan

Norway doing well, doesn't surprise me at all, but the U.S. should be disappointed they didn't beat Switzerland. If Norway beats Switzerland, it could come down to US and Japan playing heads up for the final spot.

Group D
Belgium 4-0 over Canada
Holland 2-1 over South Korea
Holland 2-1 over Canada
Belgium 4-0 over South Korea

Wow, South Korea is really choking, even in a tough group. In fact, doing the math, the last two matches are meaningless.

Group E
France 1-1 draw with England
Portugal 3-2 over Togo
England 1-0 over Portugal
Toga 1-1 draw with France

Togo drew with France?!? If I were a French fan, that would really piss me off. England doesn't choke in the group stage, whatdyaknow.

Group F
Argentina 2-2 draw with Ukraine
Senegal 5-1 over Honduras
Ukraine 6-0 over Honduras
Senegal 0-0 draw with Argentina

This one seems pretty messed up. Argentina could be out, too? Ouch.

Group G
Mexico 2-1 over Ghana
Uruguay 2-1 over Wales
Wales 3-1 over Mexico
Uruguay 2-1 over Ghana

Looks like Mexico is going to have to beat Uruguay to get a shot at getting in. I have always liked Wales, though, ever since my Cwmbran Town dynasty with CM01/02 a couple years ago.

Group H
Italy 1-0 over Poland
Australia 1-1 draw with Morocco
Italy 1-0 over Australia
Morocco 1-0 over Poland

Well, they didn't win impressively, but no choke job by Italy. I'm not surprised Morrocco is where they are, but they are going to nee to beat Italy now, assuming Australia beats the Poles.

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup -
Match 3 of 3 Results and Final Group Standings

Group A
Denmark 0-0 draw with Brazil
Iran 3-0 over Saudi Arabia

Final Group Standings
Denmark 7
Brazil 4
Iran 3
Saudi Arabia 3

Group B
Germany 5-0 over Mali
Columbia 3-0 over Russia

Final Group Standings
Germany 7
Columbia 5
Mali 4
Russia 0

Group C
Norway 4-0 over Switzerland
Japan 2-2 draw with United States

Final Group Standings
Norway 9
Japan 2 (GD -1, 6 For)
United States 2 (GD -1, 5 For)
Switzerland 2 (GD +0)

Group D
Holland 2-0 over Belgium
South Korea 2-0 over Canada

Final Group Standings
Holland 9
Belgium 6
South Korea 3
Canada 0

Group E
England 3-1 over Togo
Portgual 1-1 draw with France

Final Group Standings
England 7
Portugal 4
France 3
Togo 1

Group F
Argentina 5-2 over Honduras
Senegal 3-1 over Ukraine

Final Group Standings
Senegal 7
Argentina 5
Ukraine 4
Honduras 0

Group G
Mexico 2-1 over Uruguay
Ghana 1-0 over Wales

Final Group Standings
Mexico 6 (GD +1)
Uruguay 6 (GD +0)
Wales 3 (GD +1)
Ghana 3

Group H
Poland 3-1 over Australia
Italy 2-1 over Morocco

Final Group Standings
Italy 9
Morocco 4
Poland 3
Australia 1

[Chief Rum]

Wow, France, the U.S. and South Korea all out.

CR

[JonInMiddleGA]

And after all that, most of the surprises falter in the final match while the favorites mostly get the job done

2nd Round Matchups
Denmark vs Columbia
Germany vs Brazil
Norway vs Belgium
Holland vs Japan
Argentina vs England
Portugal vs Senegal
Mexico vs Morocco
Uruguay vs Italy

From the group stage
Germany is the scoring leader, with 11 goals in 3 games
(and could have beaten Russia 6-1 but missed a PK)

Both Italy & Brazil allowed just 1 goal in three games

Brazil's Ronaldinho has 4 goals, with 7 players scoring 3 times each.

For the disappointing U.S., it was the loss to Norway that killed them, as Tim Howard allowed a Thorstein Helstad goal in the 88 minute to suffer the loss.

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup -

2nd Round Results

-- Denmark 0(4) over Columbia 0(1) on penalty kicks
-- Brazil 2-1 over Germany Lucio scores in the 86th minute
-- Holland 3-0 over Japan
-- Belgium 3-1 over Norway
-- Portgual 2-1 over Senegal Pauleto in the 90th minute
-- Argentina 1-0 over England Saviola in the 46th minute
-- Mexico 3-0 over Morocco
-- Uruguay 1-0 over Italy Pandiani scores in the 58th minute, 1 of only 2 shots managed by Uruguay all day

Quarter-Final Schedule
Denmark vs Holland
Brazil vs Belgium
Argentina vs Uruguay
Portgual vs Mexico

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup -

Quarter-Final Results
Denmark 2-0 over Holland
2 1st half goals are enough, in spite of being outshot 12-5

Belgium 3-2 over Brazil in extra time
Mpenza nets the winner in the the 98th minute

Portugal 1-0 over Mexico in extra time
Fernando Meira is the hero, scoring in the 102nd minute

Argentina 2-0 over Uruguay
Argentina dominates, outshooting Uruguay 18-0, finally breaks thru in the 2nd half with goals from Saviola & Lopez

Semi-Final Schedule
Denmark vs Portgual
Belgium vs Argentina

Leading scorers through Quarter-finals
Saviola of Argentina & Ronaldinho of Brazil -- 5 goals each

Top match rating
Mpenza of Belgium -- 9.00 (in 3 games)

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup -

Semi-Final Results
Belgium 4-2 over Argentina in extra time
[i]
26 min -- Hernan Crespo(ARG) scores on PK after ball comes off Valgaeren's arm in the box
28 min -- Mpzena (BEL) catches Cavallero off his line & evens the score
64 min -- Vermant (BEL) scores on 25 yd free kick, as ball ricochets off of Cambiasso in the wall
72 min -- Lopez (ARG) shoots for the top corner & draws his team level
EXTRA TIME
92 min -- Sonck (BEL) denies Lopez (ARG) with a good clearing effort.
"Angrily, Ariel Ortega kicked out at Valgaeren. The referee reaches into his pocket and showed a red card to Ortega
97 min -- Wesley Sonck[BEL] scores on a loose ball in the box
100 min -- Sonck [BEL] half-vollies on the breakaway ... AND SCORES


Denmark 1-0 over Portugal
72 min -- Less than one minute after entering the contest as a substitute, Peter Madsen scored his first goal of the World Cup competition

Finals Schedule
Denmark vs Belgium

Third-place Game
Portugal vs Argentina

[Chief Rum]

Nice! Some surprises as usual.

Keep up the good work, Jon.

CR

[kingfc22]

Nice read. Should be a good final.

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup -

3rd Place Playoff

Portugal vs Argentina

37th min -- After Ayala pushed Pauleta, Portugal was awarded a free kick ...
"Deco flighted in the free kick ... DECO SCORED FOR PORTUGAL

69th min -- After Cavallero pushed away a Pauleta header, Joao Pinto pounced on the rebound and scored for Portugal to make it 2-0

75th min -- Argentine substitute Bernando Romeo scored from a corner kick, heading in a goal to make it 2-1

80th min -- Javier Saviola broke away to score his 6th goal of the Cup, tying the game at 2.

Extra Time

117th min -- Martin Demichelis placed a header in the net, scoring the eventual game-winner to cap a remarkable rally for Argentina

3rd Place Playoff Final Score
Argentina 3 -- Portugal 2

[JonInMiddleGA]

(from MiddleGA's Oxford career with CM03/04)
2006 World Cup -

World Cup Final
Denmark vs Belgium

6th min -- Wesley Sonck powered a header at the goal and scored on a nice feed from Van Damme -- Belgium takes a 1-0 lead

86th min -- Thomas Gravesen defended a Belgian corner kick try, feeding the ball nicely to Tomas Bogelund ... Bogelund dribbles down, aims for the near post on the right ... Gravesen on the volley ... SCORED !!! Denmark draws level with time running out

99th min -- Blondel advanced with the ball for Belgium ... back to Oliver Deschact ... Deschact comes forward, plays it ahead to Simons ... Simons passes ahead to Wesley Sonck ... Sonck makes himself some space ... fires ... SCORES !!!!!!

Extra time expires, and Belgium wins the World Cup on a silver goal by Sonck.

[JonInMiddleGA]

2006 World Cup Awards

Golden Boot
1) Wesley Sonck - Belgium (Ajax) - 7
2) Javier Savola - Argentina (Barcelona)- 6
3) Ronaldinho - Brazil (Barcelona) - 5

Dream Team
Pablo Oscar Cavallero - Argentina (Celta)
Martin Demichelis - Argentina (FC Bayern)
Walter Samuel - Argentina (Roma)
Francesco Coco - Italy (Milan)
Javier Zanetti - Argentina (Inter)
Christian Rahn - Germany (HSV)
Kleberson - Brazil (Man U)
Pablo Aimar - Argentina (Valencia)
Andres D'Allessandro - Argentina (Wolfsburg)
Javier Savola - Argentina (Barcelona)
Claudio Lopez - Argentina (Inter)
Geert De Vlieger - Belgium (Willem II)
Jorge Andrade - Portugal (Deportivo)
Rui Costa - Portugal (Real Madrid)
Sebastian Diesler - Germany (FC Bayern)
Ronaldinho - Brazil (Barcelona)

[Chief Rum]

Good stuff, Jon. The way Sonck was playing, I'm not surprised Belgium won the Final, although no way would I have called it from the group stage.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will NOT be the way the real Germany 2006 goes (although after that madcap Euro 2004, who the heck knows for sure...)

CR

[JonInMiddleGA]

Okay, so this thread didn't spark the mass posting of other CM'ers World Cup results like I had hoped. But I had some fun with it, and so it's time for ...

The 2010 World Cup
Host: Spain
Holders: Belgium

Group Stage (with FIFA ranking)

Group A
Argentina (#6)
Denmark (#9)
Ireland (#26)
Turkey (#41)

Group B
Columbia (#13)
Senegal (#4)
U.A.E. (#43)
Uruguay (#27)

Group C
Brazil (#1)
Italy (#19)
South Africa (#46)
Ukraine (#36)

Group D
Germany (#14)
Honduras (#37)
Sierra Leone (#53)
U.S.A. (#2)

Group E
Bulgaria (#59)
Holland (#21)
Japan (#10)
Mexico (#37)

Group F
Canada (#40)
Czech Rep. (#17)
England (#30)
South Korea (#3)

Group G
Algeria (#12)
Australia (#5)
France (#32)
Zimbabwe (#54)

Group H
Russia (#50)
Saudi Arabia (#20)
Scotland (#22)
Spain (#42)

Top nations missing the competition include:
#8 Nigeria -- finished 2nd in AFR group to Senegal
#11 Belgium -- lost EUR qualifying playoff to IRE 5-3(agg)
#15 Iran -- lost ASIA playoff to Honduras 4-3 (agg)
#16 Cameroon -- finished 3rd in AFR group to Senegal & Nigeria
#18 Ghana -- finished 3rd in AFR group behind S.Africa & Ivory Coast
#23 Guinea -- finished 2nd in AFR group behind Algeria
#24 Morocco -- finished 2nd in AFR group behind Algeria & Guinez
#25 P.R. China -- lost 3rd round playoff to Iran 4-2 (agg)

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

Group Stage -- After 2 games

Group A

Ireland 3 -- Argentina 0
Denmark 2 -- Turkey 0
Argentina 2 -- Denmark 1
Turkey 1 -- Ireland 0

#26 Ireland 3 pts / +2
#9 Denmark 3 pts/ +1
#41 Turkey 3 pts / -1
#6 Argentina 3 pts / -2


Group B
Senegal 4 -- U.A.E. 0
Colombia 0 -- Uruguay 0
Colombia 1 -- Senegal 0
Uruguay 3 -- U.A.E. 2

#13 Colombia 4 pts/ +1
#4 Senegal 3 pts / +3
#27 Uruguay 3 pts/ +1
#43 U.A.E. 0 pts/ -5

Group C
Brazil 2 -- Italy 0
Ukraine 1 -- South Africa 1
Brazil 1 -- South Africa 1
Italy 1 -- Ukraine 0

#1 Brazil 4 pts/+2
#19 Italy 3 pts/-1
#46 South Africa 2 pts/+0
#36 Ukraine 1 pt/-1

Group D
Germany 1 -- Honduras 1
USA 0 -- Sierra Leone 0
Germany 1 -- Sierra Leone 1
USA 3 -- Honduras 1

#2 U.S.A. 4 pts/+2
#14 Germany 2 pts/+0
#53 Sierra Leone 2 pts/+0
#37 Honduras 1 pt/ -2

Group E
Holland 2 - Mexico 2
Bulgaria 1 - Japan 0
Holland 3 - Japan 1
Bulgaria 3 - Mexico 1

#59 Bulgaria 6pts/+3
#21 Holland 4 pts/+2
#37 Mexico 1 pt/-2
#10 Japan 0 pts/-3

Group F

England 3 -- Canada 2
South Korea 1 -- Czech Rep. 1
England 1 -- South Korea 0
Czech Rep. 3 -- Canada 0

#30 England 6 pts/+2
#17 Czech Rep. 4 pts/+3
#3 South Korea 1 pt/-1
#40 Canada 0 pts/-4

Group G
Algeria 2 -- Zimbabwe 2
Australia 2 - France 2
Australia 3 -- Zimbabwe 1
France 2 -- Algeria 0

#5 Australia 4 pts/+2
#32 France 4 pts/+2
#12 Algeria 1 pt/ -2
#54 Zimbabwe 1 pt/-2

Group H

Russia 3 -- Spain 1
Scotland 3 -- Saudi Arabia 2
Spain 4 -- Saudi Arabia 0
Scotland 1 -- Russia 1

#50 Russia 4 pts/+2
#22 Scotland 4 pts/+1
#42 Spain 3 pts/+2
#20 Saudi Arabia 0 pts/-5

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

Group Stage -- After 3 games

Group A

Ireland 3 -- Argentina 0
Denmark 2 -- Turkey 0
Argentina 2 -- Denmark 1
Turkey 1 -- Ireland 0
DENMARK 2 - IRELAND 2
TURKEY 2 -- ARGENTINA 0

#41 Turkey 6 pts/+1
#26 Ireland 4 pts / +2
#9 Denmark 4 pts/ +1
#6 Argentina 3 pts / -4


Group B
Senegal 4 -- U.A.E. 0
Colombia 0 -- Uruguay 0
Colombia 1 -- Senegal 0
Uruguay 3 -- U.A.E. 2
SENEGAL 4 -- URUGUAY 2
COLOMBIA 2 -- U.A.E. 1

#13 Colombia 7 pts/ +2
#4 Senegal 6 pts / +5
#27 Uruguay 3 pts/ -1
#43 U.A.E. 0 pts/ -6

Group C
Brazil 2 -- Italy 0
Ukraine 1 -- South Africa 1
Brazil 1 -- South Africa 1
Italy 1 -- Ukraine 0
BRAZIL 0 -- UKRAINE - 0
ITALY 2 -- SOUTH AFRICA 0

#19 Italy 6 pts/+1
#1 Brazil 5 pts/+2
#46 South Africa 2 pts/+-2
#36 Ukraine 1 pt/-1

Group D
Germany 1 -- Honduras 1
USA 0 -- Sierra Leone 0
Germany 1 -- Sierra Leone 1
USA 3 -- Honduras 1
SIERRA LEONE 3 -- HONDURAS 2
USA 0 -- GERMANY 0

#2 U.S.A. 5 pts/+2
#53 Sierra Leone 5 pts/+1
#14 Germany 3 pts/+0
#37 Honduras 1 pt/ -3

Group E
Holland 2 - Mexico 2
Bulgaria 1 - Japan 0
Holland 3 - Japan 1
Bulgaria 3 - Mexico 1
BULGARIA 1 -- HOLLAND 0
JAPAN 1 -- MEXICO 0

#59 Bulgaria 9 pts/+4
#21 Holland 4 pts/+1
#10 Japan 3 pts/-2
#37 Mexico 1 pt/-3

Group F

England 3 -- Canada 2
South Korea 1 -- Czech Rep. 1
England 1 -- South Korea 0
Czech Rep. 3 -- Canada 0
ENGLAND 2 -- CZECH REP. 0
SOUTH KOREA 2 -- CANADA 2

#30 England 9 pts/+4
#17 Czech Rep. 4 pts/+1
#3 South Korea 2 pt/-1
#40 Canada 1 pts/-4

Group G
Algeria 2 -- Zimbabwe 2
Australia 2 - France 2
Australia 3 -- Zimbabwe 1
France 2 -- Algeria 0
AUSTRALIA 2 -- ALGERIA 1
FRANCE 4 -- ZIMBABWE 0

#32 France 7 pts/+6
#5 Australia 7 pts/+3
#12 Algeria 1 pt/ -3
#54 Zimbabwe 1 pt/-6

Group H

Russia 3 -- Spain 1
Scotland 3 -- Saudi Arabia 2
Spain 4 -- Saudi Arabia 0
Scotland 1 -- Russia 1
RUSSIA 3 -- SAUDI ARABIA 0
SPAIN 3 -- SCOTLAND 1

#50 Russia 7 pts/+5
#42 Spain 6 pts/+4
#22 Scotland 4 pts/-1
#20 Saudi Arabia 0 pts/-8

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

Group Stage Recap
-- Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal) of France has been the most outstanding player so far in the Cup, with an average rating of 9.33 and 6 goals scored.
-- Danny Invincible (Reggiana) of Australia and Mamadou Diabang (HSV) of Senegal each have 4 goals.
-- Several teams will be missing players in the second round for disciplinary reasons:
Turkey will be without DC Mustaf Dogan (1.FC Koln)
Brazil will be without DM Kleberson (Man U), AM Alex (Inter), D Mancini (Inter),
England will be without F Jonathan Forte (Wolves)
Russia will be without F Sergei Ignasevich (Lokomotiv)
-- Senegal, France, and Spain each scored 8 goals in the group stage
-- USA, Brazil, France, and Colombia each allowed only 1 goal in group play
-- Colombia has played 7 straight internationals without a loss
-- England and Bulgaria have each won 3 straight matches
-- Colombia, Brazil, Holland, Senegal, England, and Italy all advance out of groups for the second straight WC.
-- 2006 second round teams that failed to advance include Denmark, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Argentina, Mexico, Morocco, and Uruguay.

2nd Round Matchups

Senegal vs Turkey
Ireland vs Colombia
Italy vs Sierra Leone
Brazil vs USA
Bulgaria vs Czech Rep.
Holland vs England
France vs Spain
Russia vs Australia

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

2nd Round Results

Turkey 5 -- Senegal 1
Turkey routs the 'Keeper-less Senegal

Colombia 3 -- Ireland 2
Three 1st-half goals are too much for Ireland to overcome

Italy 5 -- Sierra Leone 1
Cinderella hears the clock strike early ... and often

USA 2 -- Brazil 0
Mike Pavicic scores a pair in the first 39 minutes

Bulgaria 3 -- Czech Rep. 0
Emil Kolev nets a pair in the first half

Holland 2(e) -- England 1
Arjen Robben (Milan) scores the winner in the 119th minute

France 2 -- Spain 0
Anthony Le Tallec scores on penalties at 20 min & 50 min

Australia 2 -- Russia 0
Defensive domination by the Aussie's

2010 World Cup - Quarter-finals
Turkey vs USA
Italy vs Colombia
Bulgaria vs Australia
Holland vs France

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

2010 World Cup - Quarter-finals
Turkey 2 -- USA 0
An early red card for Onyewu leads to a 24-2 shot advantage & a rout

Italy 1(p3) -- Colombia 1(p1)
Italy rolls on via penalty kicks

Australia 2 -- Bulgaria 1
Mark Bresciano gets the deciding goal for the second straight match

France 1 -- Holland 0
Nicolas Anelka scores in the 2nd minute and it holds up for the win

2010 World Cup - Semi-finals
Turkey vs France
Italy vs Australia

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

2010 World Cup - Semi-finals
Turkey 0(5p) -- France 0(4p)
Veteran keeper Recber Rustu (Barcelona) turned asidel 9 shots in regulation and extra time, and 21 year old D Altay Gokhan scored a game-winner in the 7th round of penalties for a dramatic win

Italy 2 -- Australia 0
Giampaolo Pazzini scored twice to send Italy to the Finals for the first time since 1994. Australia managed only 1 shot in 90 minutes.

2010 World Cup - Finals
Italy vs Turkey

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

2010 World Cup - 3rd place playoff
Australia 2 -- France 1

AUS - Brett Emerton (Blackburn) 2nd minute
AUS - Lindsay Wilson (RKC) 39th minute
FRA - Benoit Pedretti (FC Bayern) 79th minute

Australia wins despite being outshot 23-3 and despite an amazing 49% of action taking place in their defensive end.



2010 World Cup - Finals
Italy vs Turkey

51st min -- "Off the corner ... Pazzinni scores" for Italy

85th min -- Substitute Umit Karan breaks free of the last defender ... Karan scores easily ... We're level at 1

90th min -- "Pirlo played it past Mustafa Dogan ... Andrea Pirlo shot right-footed on the half volley ... PIRLO SCORES FOR ITALY"

ITALY 2 -- TURKEY 1
ITALY WINS THE 2010 WORLD CUP

[JonInMiddleGA]

July 11th, 2010

Holland manager Tonnie Bruins Slot has been sacked.
England manager John Carver has been sacked.
Spain manager Victor Fernandez has been sacked.
Germany manager Felix Magath has been sacked.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The 2010 World Cup

Dream Team
Rudy Riou (Montepellier) - France
Phillipe Mexes (Betis) - France
Allessandro Mesta (Milan) - Italy
Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus) - Italy
Theo Lucius (PSV) - Holland
Rafael van der Vaart (Dortmund) - Holland
Lucas Neill (Blackburn) - Australia
Benoit Pedretti (FC Bayern) - France
Yildiray Basturk (Tottenham) - Turkey
Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal) - France
Anthony Le Tellec (Liverpool) - France
Ivan Pelizzoli (Roma) - Italy
Kahraman Ugur (Aachen) - Turkey
Xabi Alonso (Real Sociedad) - Spain
Mark Bresciano (Arsenal) - Australia
Kaka (Milan) - Brazil

2010 Golden Boot
Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal) - France - 7 goals

[NevStar]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

The 2010 World Cup - Host: Spain - Holders: Belgium

2nd Round Results

USA 2 -- Brazil 0
Mike Pavicic scores a pair in the first 39 minutes

Whoa! How the mighty have fallen.

[Chief Rum]

What surprised me was that Belgium didn't even make it back!

If this happened in real life, Pirlo would be having statues erected for him in Italy right now. A game-winner at the death of the World Cup final? Wow.

I lvoe this stuff. I would post my own, but, of course, I have my own thread for that (i.e. Tamworth, etc.).

Good job again, Jon. How's your managing career going in this one anyway?

CR

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

What surprised me was that Belgium didn't even make it back!

Kinda shocked me too. I had to backtrack & see what happened to them & several of the other likely teams, so I figured I might as well post it.

If this happened in real life, Pirlo would be having statues erected for him in Italy right now. A game-winner at the death of the World Cup final? Wow.

Apparently TNT ain't the only one's who "know drama"

Good job again, Jon. How's your managing career going in this one anyway?

Thanks, alas I wish my career was as exciting as the '10 World Cup.
I'm still in 2nd Division, with a team that "feels" like it's getting better each year but that is actually slipped back 1-2 spots/3-6 points each season since promotion. I've got a great scorer (Andrei Pereplyotkin), my midfield play is solid, my keepers are adequate/above average for the division, and my outside defenders are very good, especially Che Wilson on the right side.
It's a bit of a revolving door in the center of the defense (4-4-3) but by & large the play is at least average nearly every match. And yet, I keep suffering losses I shouldn't, usually due to a soft goal or two at critical moments. It's like we can't get over the hump or something. Ah well, maybe this is the year.

Thanks for reading along, feedback is encouraging on things like these.

[Chief Rum]

Yeah, that Pereplyotkin guy could be pretty good.

I have NOOOOOO idea why I wouold know that, though.

He should be tearing it up in the Second Division for sure.

CR

[JonInMiddleGA]

Just a little footnote, since I had mentioned my recent struggles.

In 2011, Oxford United earned promotion to the First Division by winning the Second Division championship with a record of 26-8-12.

Andrei Pereplyotkin led the team with 37 goals.
Fraser Logan had 11 goals & 14 assists.
Che Wilson avg 4.7 tkls/90 mins, with an avg rating of 7.39