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"Zealot The Crazy Lui" <ktwils...@NOSPAM.comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:59:27 +0800, "Steven Ung"
> <ste...@nodomainname.com> wrote:
>>LOL, Czech Republic is a very strong team and a force to be reckon with.
>
> Of course they are. They're the highest ranked European team and #2
> overall just behind Brazil. That doesn't mean USA's performance in the
> game wasn't uncharacteristically pathetic (it was). They seriously
> lacked energy and organization, and the Czech Republic took advantage
> of it. If the USA was playing their top game, I still wouldn't be
> surprised if they lost to Czech Republic, but I'd expect a closer
> margin and some better playing.
>
>>I doubt that USA is able to beat Italy, sorry.
>
> We'll see Saturday. I think it can happen.

Nope it did not happen, sorry. It was quite a wishful thinking though :p

>>Perhaps that is why the choose to lose vs Czech? :p
>
> That wouldn't make sense, as the winner of Group E (rather than the
> runner up) wouldn't have to face Brazil at least until the final match
> if ever.
>
>>Prediction? That is a known fact actually :p
>
> You just said you thought USA couldn't beat Italy, which would
> probably make Italy the runner up and knock USA out in the first
> round. I think Brazil will beat whoever is the runner up so it doesn't
> really even matter that much.

Italy kinda sucks nowadays :(

>>If you have no idea what this is all about then you're worst than a
>>Desperate Housewife. Nuff said
>
> lolz.
>
>>Playing in their own soil may give them added pressure. Let's hope all
>>strong team crashed out so that the World Cup can be a battle against all
>>newbies. That would definitely lighten things up :p
>
> Heh. That would be funny. It wouldn't surprise me to see Germany in
> the final though.

Well, like they always say (in our country at least) that the ball is round 
and anything can happen.

>>Brazil might drown by their arrogant players if they are not willing to 
>>work
>>as a team but they do have strong players
>
> Yeah... you can never count them out though.

The stronger they are the harder they fall
--
Steven Ung
The Ignorant Asian