Group F

[catanha]

Australia's squad is announced tommorow, this will perhaps be the starting lineup for the match against Japan (first match).

.........................................Schwarzer...........................................
..................Neill....................Moore..............Milecevic....................
Bresciano.............Grella.......................Culina..........................Kewell
............................................Cahill...............................................
............................................Viduka.............................................

Schwarzer (Middlesborough), Neill (Blackburn), Moore (Newcastle), Milecevic (FC Thun), Bresciano & Grella (Parma), Culina (PSV), Kewell (Liverpool), Cahill (Everton) & Viduka (Boro).

Japan and Croatia: be prepared to be bent over.

 

[Handoyo]

You're lucky that Kewell seems to regain his Leeds form just in time before the World Cup.


Handyo

 

[pablito]

Tony Vidmar, a australian defender is ruled out for the cup, which is kinda sad. Australia are gonna really rely on kewell, he really needs to be at it's best.

what do u guys think about the tactic, of going easy against brazil, and then playing our best against the other teams?, if we aint gonna beat brazil, then why waste our reasources

 

[pablito]

Australia World Cup squad

Goalkeepers: Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough), Zeljko Kalac (AC Milan), Ante
Covic (Hammarby).

Defenders: Lucas Neil (Blackburn Rovers), Craig Moore (Newcastle United), Michael Beauchamp (Central Coast), Mark Milligan (Sydney FC), Stan Lazaridis (no club), Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace), Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers), Scott Chipperfield (Basel).

Midfielders: Vince Grella (Parma), Marco Bresciano (Parma), Tim Cahill (Everton), Josip Skoko (Stoke City), Luke Wilkshire (Bristol City), Jason Culina (PSV Eindhoven).

Forwards: Mark Viduka (Middlesbrough), John Aloisi (Alaves), Archie Thompson (PSV Eindhoven), Harry Kewell (Liverpool), Mile Sterjovski (Basel), Joshua Kennedy (Dinamo Dresden).

 

[minterke]

Tony Vidmar, a australian defender is ruled out for the cup, which is kinda sad. Australia are gonna really rely on kewell, he really needs to be at it's best.

what do u guys think about the tactic, of going easy against brazil, and then playing our best against the other teams?, if we aint gonna beat brazil, then why waste our reasources

Whooaaa you guys are feeling confident about the Crots and Japs eh? Anyways that tactic sounds cowardly, play your best against all 3 teams in the WC, and who the f-ck says that it's impossible to beat the Gauchos?

 

[brehme1989]

Why the hell will Viduka play when there's Aloisi? :wth:

 

[shahz_nerazzurri]

Japan and Croatia: be prepared to be bent over.

Frankly speaking I dont think you'll be able to defeat either of them.

 

[catanha]

Frankly speaking I dont think you'll be able to defeat either of them.

Croatia: still living in 98.
Japan:

 

[shahz_nerazzurri]

Nakamura and Nakata are better than any player in the Australian team. Laugh all you want Cantanha, you'll be shocked

 

[catanha]

Nakamura & Nakata don't have anything on Harry Kewell, CL winner with Liverpool and one of their best players this season.

 

[pablito]

shahz please don't let your anti-Australian feelings cloud your judgement , Australia will make it past the group stage!

here's Brazils world cup squad:

Goalkeepers

Dida (AC Milan-ITA)
Júlio César (Inter Milan -ITA)
Rogério Ceni (São Paulo)

Wing-Backs

Cicinho (Real Madrid-SPA)
Cafú (AC Milan-ITA)
Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid-SPA)
Gilberto (Hertha Berlin - GER)

Defenders

Lúcio (Bayern Munich - GER)
Juan (Bayer Leverkeusen- GER)
Cris (Lyon-FRA)
Luisão (Benfica-POR)

Midfielders

Emerson (Juventus-ITA)
Zé Roberto (Bayern Munich - GER)
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal-ENG)
Edmílson (Barcelona-SPA)
Kaká (AC Milan-ITA)
Ronaldinho (Barcelona-SPA)
Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon-FRA)
Ricardinho (Corinthians)

Strikers

Ronaldo (Real Madrid-SPA)
Robinho (Real Madrid-SPA)
Adriano (Inter Milan - ITA)
Fred (Lyon-FRA)

bold= probable starting 11

 

[Hammoudi]

I would have included Mancini and Baptista instead of Ricardinho and Fred. Both Mancini and Baptista are versatile players, and those should be valuable in a tournament like the WC.

 

[Gaetan]

I would have included Mancini and Baptista instead of Ricardinho and Fred. Both Mancini and Baptista are versatile players, and those should be valuable in a tournament like the WC.

Amantino being left out is a shame, but that was to be expected. Parreira has never really tooken a liking to him, in fact, I think the only time he was called up was to play as a RB in the last Copa America and he got benched after a poor game. Both Cicinho and Cafu are no where near the player that Dani Alves has become either.

Baptista is terrible. It'd be a terrible injustice if they kept Fred out of the squad. He's probably Brazil's most on form player in the team barring Ronaldinho.

 

[snake]

.........................................Schwarzer...........................................
..................Neill....................Moore..............Milecevic....................
Bresciano.............Grella.......................Culina..........................Kewell
............................................Cahill...............................................
............................................Viduka.............................................

Great team that. Catanha are u coming to fed square for the first game, will be ~11pm our time.

Shahz: Watch and see

Mike: Its Croats, not Crots

Yuko: Aloisi = Bench, will be used as a sub each time me thinks.

 

[Inter101]

who the f-ck says that it's impossible to beat the Gauchos?

:hush:shhhhhhhhhh!!!! The goverment will throw your ass in jail if that comment were to be in the wrong hands. We, the UABWC (underground anti-Brazil for world cup) suspend you for 2 days and 3 hours due to reckless endangerment ( we could all be caught), and we'll sue you for breach of contract, page 343, line 15, It clearly states you cannot critisize the Brazilian NT team in a public forum. You're suspension starts now, and call your lawyer.

 

[Alexi_Croatia]

Croatian squad for WC

Goalkeppers:

Tomislav Butina - Club Brugge
Stipe Pletikosa - Hajduk
Joey Didulica - Austria Beč

Defenders:

Josip Šimunić - Hertha Berlin
Robert Kovač - Juventus
Mario Tokić - Austria Beč
Stjepan Tomas - Galatasaray
Dario Šimić - Milan

Midfielders:

Niko Kovač - Hertha Berlin
Niko Kranjčar - Hajduk
Darijo Srna - Šahtjor Donjeck
Igor Tudor - Siena
Marko Babić - Bayer Leverkusen
Ivan Leko - Club Brugge
Jerko Leko - Dinamo Kijev
Jurica Vranješ - Werder Bremen
Luka Modrić - Dinamo Zagreb
Anthony Šerić - Panathinaikos
Marjan Buljat - Dinamo Zagreb

Attackers:

Dado Pršo - Glasgow Rangers
Ivan Klasnić - Werder Bremen
Ivica Olić - CSKA Moskva
Boško Balaban - Club Brugge
Ivan Bošnjak - Dinamo Zagreb.

 

[Gismo]

I'm supporting Brazil. Obviously this Brazil dreamteam will completely destroy all opposition in this group. 3 victories or two victories and a draw vs. Croatia.

The hard part in my pursuit for the World Cup trophy begins when Brazil will meet either Italy or Czech Republic. And then it gets harder and harder as the tournament progresses...

 

[pablito]

trust me gismo, Australia will give brazil a run for their money lol
i just don't think brazil are that much of a good team, take one or two players out from the squad, and they are totally beatable

 

[Gismo]

All the respect for Australia. I am in love with the country.

But...

I will bet that Brazil will win with at least 2 goals vs. Aussie!

 

[catanha]

Great team that. Catanha are u coming to fed square for the first game, will be ~11pm our time.

You mean Australia's first game or the first game of the WC mate?
Either way, I think it'll be with the family, but feel free to set off some flares, I wanna hear about "sokkah violence" the next day on all the mainstream channels and how peaceful AFL and NRL are.

I think we have a good squad, midfield is the key. I think it was Arrigo Sacchi who said that Grella was one of the best defensive midfielders he'd seen in the Serie A (last season), and he has improved so much this season, I reckon he's the key to our team.