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So now that Diddyland has went out - who do you think will win the World Cup?

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Well as ive always wanted Portugal to win it (being portuguese) Im still rooting for them!

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Germany.

Usually, I would want whoever knocked us out to win. As I did in the World cup 2002 (Brazil) and Euro 2004 (Portugal). IMO, the best team won both times. But this saturday, the best team did not win. They cheated their entire way through, it was like watching Platoon every time Portugal touched the ball, you would've thought there was a sniper in the crowd. :rolleyes: I can see plenty of Soccer AMSs 'Why' being taken up with those very poor displays of sportsmanship for some weeks. Bring in video ref - look at rugby, it works.

I'd like Italy to win, but I think Germany will.

And PS, If Rooney doesn't get the chance to give that little **** Ronaldo a good kicking, I will. He's on a suicide mission if he plans to come back to England at any point :mad: :upyours:

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It really does annoy me when english fans moan about other players falling over/diving all the time. Joe Cole, Michael Owen, Ashley Cole, Gerrard all have been guilty of falling over very easily. Yes the Portuguese did go to ground abit to often, but its not a case of this not happening with england players.

Ronaldo has been called a cheat by every single england fan ive bumped into today, but it wasnt him who stamped on a players groin or pushed at another player under the ref's nose. Oh and he also didnt slip on Gerrard's, Lampard's or Carrager's tops during the shoot out and took their penalties for them.

Yes they were clearly out to phsyche out Rooney, but thats football/competition for you. If you can't handle the pressure and provocation in a world cup quarater final then you shouldnt be playing in it at all.

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Again Petit was standing alongside Ronaldo remonstrating with the ref, why is there no anger directed at him?

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I'd quite like Germany to win it, I have had a soft spot for them ever since the Paul Breitner days, what a character.

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France will beat Portugal easily if past form is anything to go by (well at least France's games against Spain and Brazil).

Germany will beat Italy... although I think this one will go to penalties.

Final - Germany v France. Zidane will be going out in ultimate style, as a World Cup winner!

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Each team knows who the best players are they are playing against, and if you take those players out of the team, you will have a better chance of winning. I think portugal did well to frustrate Rooney so much, but the same can not be said of the Englnd players.

I do not think that he should have been sent off, it seemed as if he was stumbling back and well - painful.

Cheating happens in every sport, its just something we have to live with and move on. I am sure the England players are as Guilty as was ronaldo.

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And if you can't deal with a player on a PLAYING level, you shouldn't be in the tournament either. I believe an awful lot of defenders are scared of Rooney, and know they can't outplay him, so they use other tactics (aside from playing proper football) to deal with him. Brilliant sportsmanship there. :rolleyes:

I have no issues with diving as such - it's the rolling around, holding your knees to your chest, crying out in agony as if you've been shot when there's **** all wrong and you're after more than a freekick for something that didn't even happen, and then when you either get your way, or realise the ref is not interested, you pop up and jog aroudn like you never went down.... And sorry, but how often did you see any of the England players do that???

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I assume you don't watch Joe Cole much?
If you watch Soccer AM's Platoon section then I'm sure you must have seen him there?


Anyway, I'm positive the Ronaldo will be at Utd next season, a man who obviously holds such power over the worlds officials will be a great asset!

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I watched every minute of every game he played in the world cup. And, no, there was nothing worthy of platoon.


lol. bloody right.

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Is he lying ?

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Question for England fans.
Lets say you made it to the final and are about to play Germany. Do you really think, knowing what Mad Jens is like, that England wouldn't be saying lets get in his face at corners, lets wind him up and see if we can get a reaction out of him?

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have to agree with you there.. if i was the England manager or any team playing arsenal i would tell them to wind up Mad jens alot too

the thing with all the diving and cheating and rolling about stuff is that unless we get tens of thousands of fans not turning up for games then no one will do anything about it.. the World Cup makes about 1 billion pounds for FIFA so why do they care

i've seen viera do his usual diving all the time and just look at the size of him :Yikes:

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it's funny, a lot of people blame ronaldo for rooney getting sent off.

that's odd, i could've sworn it was rooney who stood on ricardo carvalho