Time to go home?
- 15 Jun 06, 01:10 PM
By the end of the day, Poland, Costa Rica and Paraguay could all be out of the World Cup. Will you miss them? I'll miss Costa Rica - when I was in Munich for the first game their fantastic fans were everywhere.
They not only kicked off the tournament - they kicked off the party. Poland, I just feel sorry for their fans because they were so disappointing. The players don't deserve to stay. What do you think?
And what about goal celebrations? Peter Crouch says the World Cup is too serious for the robot dance that set England alight in the warmup matches. Then there was the Togolese celebration - my colleague Gill says it was a bird impression but I thought they were riding horses. And what did you think of the Saudis on their knees?
There have certainly been plenty of goals - do you have a favourite celebration so far?
And how about the most annoying player you've watched. This morning the World Cup Have Your Say office was full of condemnation for the diving and other antics of the Tunisians - especially striker Jaziri - against Saudi Arabia. Although I must thank the North Africans for making me throw my support behind the Saudis in a game I didn't care about.
What annoys you most? Waving imaginary yellow cards encouraging the ref to book a player? Rolling around on the ground after minor fouls? Who really gets on your nerves and why?
And what about the lack of upsets? There may be lots of goals, but is it all too predictable? Of the unfavoured teams, only Ecuador looks likely to go through to second round. But perhaps I'm getting ahead of myself - it's still early.
And what about Africa? One draw from five games. It's a big day tomorrow with Ivory Coast in the battle of the oranges against Holland and Angola taking on Mexico. Can they boost Africa's pride or will the favourites win out again?
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With this victory, Ecuador consolidates its hold in Group A. Ecuador was on the offensive. Costa Rica tried to formulate game plans and strategies but were unable to stick to a tried and successful formula [as done by Ecuador]. Ecuador may be on its way to making World Cup History but that would be dependent on its game against Germany.
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I was watching England VS Trinidad & Tobago in a restaurant. Most of the game appeared to be a struggle for a goal. The Last few minutes ended with England scoring 2 to 0 against Trinidad and Tobago. What happens to England depends on the Sweden VS Paraguay Game.
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England VS Trinidad & Tobago as well as Sweden VS Paraguay was actually a struggle for the first goal. Let us see what happens with England VS Sweden as well as Paraguay VS Trinidad & Tobago.
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