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History Forum / General / British History / June 2006World Cup - Rankings after 2nd round
Sorry I didn't produce any rankings at the end of the group stage but a rather nasty bit of reality bit at the weekend and concentrated the mind elsewhere. The continued rankings include all 32 teams as their scores against the teams that succeed in the later rounds affect those rankings. 19 Spain 17 Brazil* 17 Germany* 16 Argentina* 15 Italy* 15 Portugal* 13 Switzerland 12 England* 11 Netherlands 9 Ecuador 9 France* 9 Ukraine* 8 Ghana 8 Sweden 6 Mexico 5 Australia 5 South Korea 4 Paraguay 3 Czech republic 3 Ivory Coast 2 Angola 2 Croatia 2 Poland -1 Tunisia -1 USA -2 Iran -2 Trinidad & Tobago -3 Japan -3 Saudi Arabia -4 Togo -5 Costa Rica -6 Serbia & Montenegro So what went wrong with Spain? According to my assessment they should have been in the final - and France should now be out. The other anomaly is Switzerland and Ukraine but, in my opinion, both should have been dumped out of the competition for lack of interest and Australia been given another chance to meet Italy. Other than those the table shows that England and Portugal had the most difficult tasks in getting through to the next round which should make their match on Saturday 'interesting'! Predictions? You must be joking! OK Germany v Italy and England v Brazil in the semis - but at this stage there is too much luck (esp with the referees and injuries) to make prediction anything but a guess. A Germany v England final is a distinct possibility but the chances of England scoring their 4th goal in the last 10 seconds are a touch remote. ;-) BTW [bit of real history] 40 years ago I watched the England semi-final match in a youth hostel and the Germany match in a bar - both in Germany. Thankfully we managed to escape that country just in time for the final. ;-)  SignatureJohn Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing > Sorry I didn't produce any rankings at the end of the group stage but a rather > nasty bit of reality bit at the weekend and concentrated the mind elsewhere. <snip> > So what went wrong with Spain? According to my assessment they should have > been in the final - and France should now be out. The other anomaly is [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Germany match in a bar - both in Germany. Thankfully we managed to escape that > country just in time for the final. ;-) The officiating is shamefully biased. Some of them ought never to be allowed onto a pitch outside their home country. Australia can rightfully claim, "We wuz robbed!" SignatureAndrew Chaplin SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.) >> Sorry I didn't produce any rankings at the end of the group stage > but a rather [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > allowed onto a pitch outside their home country. Australia can > rightfully claim, "We wuz robbed!" Some teams should have been banned for masquerading as footballers, more like amateur dramatics. I'm surprised that a 5th official has not been appointed to watch the TV coverage and help the ref out with the divers and head holders - and head butters - if they are really serious in cleaning up the game. It's still supposed to be a physical sport, but a lot of yellow cards have been sprayed around making the game a joke at times. I've got the Argentinians on the sweepy at work, so I've got to sell my soul for the posibility of winning £20.....! In "nineteen shixty shixt" as Motty would say, I was in Hyde Park on my first trip to London, never knew there was a footy game on, but never been allowed to forget there was since then! Mever been allowed to forget who won either.....! Jim Baxter is God.... BP == > It's still supposed to be a physical sport, but a lot of yellow cards have > been sprayed around making the game a joke at times. there has already been a record amount of both yellow and red cards, ands its just over halfway.. > > It's still supposed to be a physical sport, but a lot of yellow cards have > > been sprayed around making the game a joke at times. > there has already been a record amount of both yellow and red cards, ands > its just over halfway.. We have had 56 matches - with only 8 more to go! Though I agree that the refereeing has been unbalanced. I would like to have seen more red cards for players who dive and try to get their opponents carded - just yellow for ordinary dives. But ordinary play needs to be left alone to flow. SignatureJohn Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822 Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing >> It's still supposed to be a physical sport, but a lot of yellow cards >> have >> been sprayed around making the game a joke at times. > > there has already been a record amount of both yellow and red cards, ands > its just over halfway.. I see another conspiracy, this time a Russian referee (Ivan Sendemov) getting shot of the Portugese midfield and Dutchmen just for a laugh, to ease England into the semis.... Wait a sec, do England use a midfield or just punt from back to front or wait for dead balls? Only the results matter! BP == |
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