I def want to see Ecuador VS Italy.....i was watching 2002 WC and they were mad stifff now there flowing.....
Yes but you also have to realize, Italy played with the C team. Anyways, I would like to see this group England Ecuador Ukraine Costa Rica
well, some people think that c team would be better then their a team, which didn't accomplish anything recently
Almost 2 weeks to go. From what I've seen this is how I'd rank the 32 teams. This is of course highly subjective so please feel free to post your own. Tier 1 Brazil Tier 2 Argentina, Holland, Germany, England, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Portugal Tier 3 Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Croatia, Poland, Serbia-Montenegro, Mexico, USA, Paraguay, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Ghana Tier 4 Switzerland, Iran, Korea, Japan, Australia, Costa Rica, Tunisia, Angola, Togo, Saudi Arabia Tier 5 Trinidad and Tobago
I drew names out of a hat and sorted by continent and this what I got: Tier 1 Brazil Poland Ivory Coast Switzerland Tier 2 Germany USA Ghana Iran Tier 3 Czech Republic Serbia-Montenegro Mexico Korea Tier 4 England Ecuador Japan Angola Tier 5 Italy Ukraine Costa Rica Saudi Arabia Tier 6 France Croatia Australia Trinidad and Tobago Tier 7 Spain Holland Argentina Tunisia Tier 8 Portugal Sweden Paraguay Togo
i think if Ecuador drew in that group, we would have a great shot at advancing to the next round. tier 7, besides Tunisia, are teams that could go far.
Hey ill take it! Brasil would have no trouble in that group and Paraguay is undefeated against all 3 of the other teams in group 8
you know it. i would like to see Brasil in a more challenging group. Brasil, with Holland, Japan and Sweden could be a good challenge for Ronaldo and crew.
Five days to go. They will announce the seeds and draw procedure on Tuesday, Dec. 6th. The draw will be on Univision and ESPN2 @ 3:00pm on Friday.
what is the exact time of the draw?? i've heard 8pm eastern time and now 3:00pm?? i live in toronto, so what time is the draw eastern time???
According to Germany's paper Bild, these are the pots: A: Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Spain, France, England, Mexico B: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Angola, Togo, Tunisia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Australia C: Netherlands, Czech, Switzerland, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Sweden, Portugal, Poland D: South Korea, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, USA, Costa Rica, T&T
I suppose not. that is unfortunate, as African teams will probably go out with a whimper, no matter what group they are in. I don't think Ecuador can be pit againts Argentina and Brasil. So that leaves either Alemenia, Espania, Francia, Italia, Mexico and Inglaterra from pot A. I would fancy Ecuador's chances if our group was Mexico Ecuador Poland(revenge ) any of these teams, but S.Arabia and T&T woulde be nice.
Exactly: every group will have one team from Pot A (seeds) and one each from B, C and D (regional pots).
Ecuador's screwed. Every south and central American team is done for except Argentina and Brazil. Mexico's seeding was a curse in disguise. Now they're probably going to get Serbia and another Euro team.
Our best chance for getting an accesible group is getting on the Hosts group, because the only tough one would be germany, and they usually put the host with 3 other not so good team. Se we could have a very good chance to fight for 2nd place in that team.
These are the pots: (Bild was right) A: Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Spain, France, England, Mexico B: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Angola, Togo, Tunisia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Australia C: Netherlands, Czech, Switzerland, Ukraine, Croatia, Sweden, Portugal, Poland D: South Korea, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, USA, Costa Rica, T&T Special pot: (will be in Brazil, Argentina or Mexico group) Serbia & Montenegro
i HATE the idea that ecuador and paraguay could end up in a group with argentina or brazil.... this shouldn't be allowed... lets hope this doesn't happen and we can avoid facing our south american counterparts until at least the second round
are you sure about that? i don't think we can be in the same group as them, just like USA and Costa Rica cannot be with Mexcio.