Gunner_Mania Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I didnt put any money on them tonight:(( and yes Spain will play Portugal unless Swiss win by a big margin tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satishg Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 any free links guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 ^ If Swiss win by 2 clear goals and Chile dont score any here Hope that won't happen. Chile is a far better team than Swiss but they have only themselves to blame for not winning with a good margin against Honduras :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 satish try footyfire.com I'm on TV :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 any free links guys? espn360.com in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Spain playing very well today. Spain vs Portugal seems like an unfair round of 16 match up. Same with Brazil vs Chile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 this link is in spanish but works awesome.. http://futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/partidos-en-vivo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Spain playing very well today. Spain vs Portugal seems like an unfair round of 16 match up. Same with Brazil vs Chile. yeah, Netherlands bracket is very easy it seems.. they have a clear shot at making into semifinals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Spain playing very well today. Spain vs Portugal seems like an unfair round of 16 match up. Same with Brazil vs Chile. What do you mean unfair :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 What do you mean unfair :hmmm: FIFA rankings: 1 - Brazil 2 - Spain 3 - Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 What do you mean unfair :hmmm: I mean US vs Ghana two lesser teams facing each other in 16, whereas Spain vs Portugal two of the top teams. Somehow it doesn't seem to add up. I think they should reseed teams after league stage based on points for round of 16 onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Chile score 2-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Chile scores 2-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I mean US vs Ghana two lesser teams facing each other in 16, whereas Spain vs Portugal two of the top teams. Somehow it doesn't seem to add up. I think they should reseed teams after league stage based on points for round of 16 onwards. they cant reseed teams while tournament is on-going.. they have split up the groups pretty badly it seems.. for example, you cant have portugal and brazil sitting in one group.. while in US group you have UK and other two weak teams... its like group A, B, C, D got only few strong teams and E, F, G, H got lot many strong teams.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I mean US vs Ghana two lesser teams facing each other in 16, whereas Spain vs Portugal two of the top teams. Somehow it doesn't seem to add up. I think they should reseed teams after league stage based on points for round of 16 onwards. Brazil/Portugal v Spain was a given before the tournament started. It had nothing to do with seeding. It was the luck of the draw. What you are suggesting is that the lesser teams like US & Ghana should go out early and the top seeds should face in the later stages. Why have the lesser teams in the first place then? In reality it should have been German v USA & England v Ghana, but because the English screwed up, it became US v Ghana & Eng v Germany. Why should US & Ghana be penalised for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 they cant reseed teams while tournament is on-going.. they have split up the groups pretty badly it seems.. for example, you cant have portugal and brazil sitting in one group.. while in US group you have UK and other two weak teams... its like group A, B, C, D got only few strong teams and E, F, G, H got lot many strong teams.. There was no splitting. It was just the luck of the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Brazil/Portugal/Ivory Coast , England/USA, Spain/Chile, France/Mexico, Germany/Ghana, Netherlands/Denmark, Italy/Paraguay There were good teams in most group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 they cant reseed teams while tournament is on-going.. they have split up the groups pretty badly it seems.. for example, you cant have portugal and brazil sitting in one group.. while in US group you have UK and other two weak teams... its like group A, B, C, D got only few strong teams and E, F, G, H got lot many strong teams.. Ofc they can reseed for the knockout stages. The first round is league stages and then it is knock out. It makes sense to have 1 through 16 properly listed for the knockout. It would also make sense to have the groupings and the team allocation properly so that they don't have an absurd Spain/Portugal vs Brazil round of 16 possibility. Anyways here is how they did it (approx info): http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2456718/2010_world_cup_groups_draw_for_united.html?cat=14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Brazil/Portugal v Spain was a given before the tournament started. It had nothing to do with seeding. It was the luck of the draw. What you are suggesting is that the lesser teams like US & Ghana should go out early and the top seeds should face in the later stages. Why have the lesser teams in the first place then? In reality it should have been German v USA & England v Ghana, but because the English screwed up, it became US v Ghana & Eng v Germany. Why should US & Ghana be penalised for that? Ok, why should Brazil vs Portugal/Spain be by luck of the draw? That approach seems flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 And no WC passes by without having a "Group of death". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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