Irlandos Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Probably the biggest matchup of the first knockout round pits neighbours France and Spain against each other. Will Spain hold true to form or is this the game where they will perform their usual chokeroo? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCity1924 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 So far Spain has shown that they want the win more and are playing on a higher level. France struggled through the qualifiers and it transfered into the WC. Lets go ESPANA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEK_DCV Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I see spain winning this. France hasn't looked strong enough to get by a Spanish team that is playing the best they have in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKIS Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 IF FRANCE PLAYS WITHOUT ZIDANE ,THE WAY THEY PLAYED TODAY, THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE FOR SPAIN. I SEE FRANCE IN REGULATION WITH HENRY HAVING A GREAT GAME AND SCORING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 Imo, Spain are younger, have more depth and - unlike France - can be explosive. France will really have their hands full and will need a top performance to go through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStriker Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Spain is in better form and should win. But with some luck I believe France can pull an upset. It should be an interesting match-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Spain are incisive and explosive. France look old but their experience will get them to ET. After that I think Spain will overwhelm them as the French tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOLLYWOOD Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Spain to win 2-0... However as we all can agree form from the previous stage sometimes does not dictate the game... what i mean is that even though france seemed shity in there group they can still perform well this time around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 Ribery is much faster than Zou-Zou but cannot shoot for the life of him and Makelele was very poor yesterday. France will be big underdogs in this battle but that's NOT to say they cannot win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS1905 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 this game reminded me of the Last 16 game between France and Italy in Mexico 86... A great team that is way beyond its peak (that was Italy) and a tough-to-beat young squad (France) met and it was 2-0 in the end... France has creativity problems and Ribery must play... Torres and Villa... 2-0 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Spain looks a lot better and more fresh than the French side that is why i believe that Spain will get the win here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakos13 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 3-1..... i dont mean to complain....i cant stop my hate for Henry...that fake "being elbowed in the face" was simply pathetic.....hes a simple peice of trash. Rivaldo did similar last WC---but Rivaldo at least had some reason...the player obnoxiously kicked the ball right at him...Henry just got beat on a 50/50 ball and pretends to be smacked in the face.....and that lead to a goal..... I dont blame the referee, he obviously couldnt see because there backs were turned to him...but i hope brazil gets revenge and throws Henry away to make statements about referees again or fans or 'racism' or anything but his own performance like usual.... but at least Ribery showed he was class......i cant beleive Galatasaray let him go...hes gonna be a top player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS1905 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 well.. France upped a gear and had a good game vs Spain and deserved to win... our idiot idiot chairman, be proud of what you've done!!! you've lost a WORLCLASS FORWARD... :xxx: :xxx: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOLLYWOOD Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 However as we all can agree form from the previous stage sometimes does not dictate the game... what i mean is that even though france seemed shity in there group they can still perform well this time around... :nw: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 3-1..... i dont mean to complain....i cant stop my hate for Henry...that fake "being elbowed in the face" was simply pathetic.....hes a simple peice of trash. Rivaldo did similar last WC---but Rivaldo at least had some reason...the player obnoxiously kicked the ball right at him...Henry just got beat on a 50/50 ball and pretends to be smacked in the face.....and that lead to a goal..... I dont blame the referee, he obviously couldnt see because there backs were turned to him...but i hope brazil gets revenge and throws Henry away to make statements about referees again or fans or 'racism' or anything but his own performance like usual. I agree 100% with you.From that little show came the second goal and the yellow card for the spanish side when it should be the other way around.In my mind this game was totaly changed by that decision and FIFA needs to do something about it. :tdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick13 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 france where much better than spain! plain and simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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