Les Bleus - World Cup Draw [R]

[lefutur]

Group E not looking so hot either
Italy, USA, Ghana, Czech Republic....


this is the group of dismemberment

[ilv2]

excellent draw... if we keep our focus, we should advance. That said, the swiss and koreans are both solid solid teams and any slipups will see another embarassing exit.

[gaijin]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/CM2006_Tirage.html

[lefutur]

Yes. A good draw. You might look at S. Korea and say that they were semifinalists in 2002 but I don't expect them to be nearly as strong on European soil. The Swiss we know well and Togo we shouldn't underestimate but I dont see them being another Senegal. They just dont have the players.

I feel a bit sorry for Holland but I think they can still advance, since I see them beating out Ivory Coast.

[gaijin]

I think Togo will be that little bit more fired up to play well though...

[SMSM]

france in top ..

togo in 2

swis in 3

korea normal team dont have any think great ..he just be 4 in 2002 because

refrre agaienst italy and spain ..

trust me he is not great ..he loss againest us saudi arabia :cool: 0\2 :cool:

and drow in second match 1\1 ..

[Nanbawan]

Switzerland is our new Denmark since Euro2004...

We won't complain about this draw, it's really up to the team to progress in the competition.

Yeah JB, I really thought it was going to be Saudi Arabia instead of SK at one point. :D

[AllezParisAllezPSG]

i would have preferred not to play switzerland... i like our neighbors :) ... it will be interesting to see how togo and south korea perform...

allez les bleus!

[sl7vk]

'I have the impression it's still the qualifying rounds,' he said. 'It's a bit tiring (facing the Swiss again). I would have preferred to meet another team.'
-Raymond Domenech

Yeah, well, I would have loved to see his reaction if we had drawn Holland!

[toohyper]

Excellent draw indeed. Let's Hope France and Korea advance.

I would not think too easy of Togo as some of you are. African NTs tend to have speed so an upset is a possibility for any other 3 nations.

Cheers.

[The_Sandman]

Switzerland AGAIN. How insane does it get?

[K:theCore]

Honest question ....do you french think your recent record with the Swiss is because theyre really good or is it because youre not as good as you used to be?

[Eowin]

France and Switzerland have many points in common. Several
international Swiss players play their trade in France, among them, Frei at Rennes and Muller in Lyon. They know some of Les Bleus very well. In their last meeting – in the qualifying campaign - the Swiss didn’t lose (the games finished 0-0 in France then 1-1 in
Switzerland).

France and Switzerland are best placed to dispute the following round. The two countries are bordering on Germany and should be carried by many supporters. Far from their home stadia, South Korea are seen as Outsiders. For their first participation, Togo will try to limit the damage. And who knows, the Sparrowhawks could perhaps emulate the performance of Senegal in the 2002 World Cup 2002...

1. France
2. Switzerland

:D

[Eowin]

i would have preferred not to play switzerland... i like our neighbors :) ... it will be interesting to see how togo and south korea perform...

allez les bleus!

I like France as well, and I am sure both teams will advance!!!

:)

[Eowin]

-Raymond Domenech

Yeah, well, I would have loved to see his reaction if we had drawn Holland!

Oh la la

:D

[sl7vk]

Honest question ....do you french think your recent record with the Swiss is because theyre really good or is it because youre not as good as you used to be?

I thought our results against the Swiss were purely a result of our ineptitude until I saw how them against the Turks. The Swiss have a quality side at the moment.

[KUBI_nu11]

I thought our results against the Swiss were purely a result of our ineptitude until I saw how them against the Turks. The Swiss have a quality side at the moment.

Thanks for someone finally admiting it. :)

I just want to also mention that Switzerland have a lot of very young talents that are 20 years old or less: Vonlanthen (youngest scorer of EURO ever), Senderos who plays in Arsenal, Behrami that every teams want to buy right now (MU, Real Madrid just to metion 2 of them) Barnetta, Chiumiento, etc...

There is no doubt the Swiss Squad has quality players...with an average of 24 years old.

[Metropolitan]

Three French speaking countries out of 4 teams in our group !

[navid90]

wow ya awesome groupe huh guys? just as easy as denmark, urugauy and senegal..... honestly tho i think we'll draw with the swiss for sure and beat the other two but once we hit a big team i think we're honestly done for w/ mr.domenech and his antics.

[gaijin]

The Swiss are like the Swedes really, not a bunch of stars but they have an excellent team.