a hundred degrees: FIFA World Cup 2006

Thursday, June 15, 2006

FIFA World Cup 2006 - Day 7

Group A
Country	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
Ecuador	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
Costa Rica	0	1	0	2	4	-2	0
Poland	0	2	0	0	3	-3	0

Group A
Country	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ecuador	2	0	0	5	0	5	6
Germany	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
Poland	0	2	0	0	3	-3	0
Costa Rica	0	2	0	2	7	-5	0

Ecuador :: Costa Rica
ESPN2 & Univision @ 8a
I didn't see anything except the highlights of the Ecuador - Poland match on opening day. With Germany's win over Poland, Ecuador could seal their advancment with a win here. As a matter of fact, with two clear goals they would only need to draw with Germany to finish at the top of the group. (Top should see England's tag-a-long then Argentina, second England then Mexico or Portugal.) Costa Rica need a result, but don't expect them to sit back and try to get the draw. Ecuador won't be so obliging with the high back line as Germany.
My guess: Ecuador 2 - 0 Costa Rica ECU 3 - 0 CRC

Group B
Country	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
Sweden	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Paraguay	0	1	0	0	1	-1	0

Group B
Country	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	2	0	0	3	0	3	6
Sweden	1	0	1	1	0	1	4
Trinidad & Tobago	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1
Paraguay	0	2	0	0	2	-2	0

England :: Trinidad and Tobago
ESPN2 & Univision @ 11a
In the opening round England won with gutless play and an own goal in their favor. T&T on the other hand played half their game down a man and defended a goalless draw with heart and determination. The biggest selling shirt in north Britain is a Trinidad and Tobago jersey with "Scotland" as the name on the back. I admit, I'd like to see T&T take them and let England get their other three against Sweden. Unfortunately I still don't see where their goal will come from.
My guess: England 2 - 0 Trinidad & Tobago ENG 2 - 0 TRI

Sweden :: Paraguay
ESPN & Univision @ 2p
I imagine Sweden coming out to the tune of The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again." These three points have become impossibly important for them. Paraguay on the other hand just might mount more sophisticated attacks than T&T could manage.
My guess: Sweden 2 - 1 Paraguay SWE 1 - 0 PAR

Posted to Games and Sport at June 15, 2006 3:00 AM

Comments

Wow, your guesses are incredibly accurate. Admittedly, there aren't a lot of score possibilities in soccer. Still.

Posted by: gordon at June 15, 2006 4:46 PM

You're kidding, right? I've gotten one right out of twenty so far. If you just look at whether I picked the right winner, though, thirteen out of twenty looks better.

I've got nine picks in a row for this weekend which I feel pretty shaky about. Likely I'll be back to even or worse by the time these shake out.

Posted by: jmmj at June 15, 2006 11:29 PM