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From: Chagney Hunt on 4 Jul 2010 14:01 On Jul 4, 1:14 pm, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote: > Quoting Sven Mischkies in rec.sport.soccer: > > > > >SF appearances (or eq.): > >10 Brasil/Germany > >8 Italy > 4 Sweden > >4 Argentina > >2 England Add also other multiple-semifinalists like France, NL, Spain, Uruguay, Portugal, Hungary... Gosh, England really really REALLY sucks internationally :-)
From: Chagney Hunt on 4 Jul 2010 14:02 On Jul 4, 1:34 pm, hs...(a)der-ball-ist-rund.net (Sven Mischkies) wrote: > Google Beta User <wanyik...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > It's unimaginable for Argentina or Italy to miss a World Cup. > > Nah, it happened for Italy before. Argentina can't miss a WC as the > league like qualification gives a lot of time to make up for blunders. > It helps you only need to finish top half to qualify.
From: Mehdi on 4 Jul 2010 14:12 > Subject : Argentina 1994-2010 > From : anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com > 1994 OF - Lost to Romania (UEFA) > 1998 QF - Lost to Netherlands (UEFA) > 2002 Group - After Sweden (UEFA), England (UEFA) > 2006 QF - Lost to Germany (UEFA) > 2010 QF - Lost to Germany (UEFA) > http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/b5a4b68327a3046d/c8a6e65d8cbb750c?hl=en&q=Spain+%3D+Not+the+best&lnk=ol& Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer From: Benny <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:20:27 +0100 FFS. Not this bullshit about Argentina again. They're the best team in the World like New Zealand are the best Rugby team in the world - until the World Cup when they shoot their load early and go home. -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml
From: Bob on 4 Jul 2010 14:32 Sven Mischkies wrote: > Google Beta User <wanyikuli(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Compared to who? They regularly produce top quality players. And with >> two world cups, I think they deserve to be there with the Germany, >> Italy, Brazil group. > > > Argentina just like England averages QFs at WCs, not SFs like Germany > or Brasil. > > SF appearances (or eq.): > 10 Brasil/Germany > 8 Italy > 4 Argentina > 2 England > SF appearances post WW2 including 2010: 11 Germany 9 Brazil 6 Italy 5 France 3 Argentina 3 Sweden 3 ND
From: RED DEVIL on 4 Jul 2010 14:31
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:12:30 +0100, Mehdi <Benny(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > > Subject : Argentina 1994-2010 > > From : anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com > >> 1994 OF - Lost to Romania (UEFA) >> 1998 QF - Lost to Netherlands (UEFA) >> 2002 Group - After Sweden (UEFA), England (UEFA) >> 2006 QF - Lost to Germany (UEFA) >> 2010 QF - Lost to Germany (UEFA) >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/b5a4b68327a3046d/c8a6e65d8cbb750c?hl=en&q=Spain+%3D+Not+the+best&lnk=ol& > >Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer >From: Benny <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> >Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:20:27 +0100 > >FFS. Not this bullshit about Argentina again. They're the best team in >the World like New Zealand are the best Rugby team in the world - until >the World Cup when they shoot their load early and go home. Benny, your opinion doesn't count for much and it changes like the wind. For instance you wrote this about Brasil.... >Overwhelmed? Rises the tempo? The CIV players started to kick the >Brazilians after going 3-0 down. That's not raising the tempo and this >Brazil team have the best defence in the World and a fearsome counter >attack. It will take a very bad off day or a Paolo Rossi level >performance to beat this side. Face it, you don't really understand this game and are far from being any kind of expert. RED DEVIL |