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Soccer questions
#5735459 - 06/10/06 08:18 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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So what determines who gets into the "World Cup"?
Is it anything like American sports leagues? Do all these teams play an 82 game regular season followed by an elimination tournament? Do they trade players? What's the average career span of a soccer player? Who's the Michael Jordan of Soccer?
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Basilides]
#5735484 - 06/10/06 08:25 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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there's a tourney to get to the tourney that takes two years or something
players play for the team representing the country of their birth, there is no trading
michael jordan of soccer, probably pele the best player in the world right now probably ronaldo
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yeah theres like a world cup qualifer that goes on forever it seems like.. then it seems like every country with 12 men get into the cup.
as for trading players and stuff.. that doesnt happen.. its like the world baseball classic.. players play for their nationality.. and then resume play in their leagues.
and pele is def the michael jordan of soccer, ronaldo is the kobe bryant, and its looking like rhidino (spelling off) is the lebron james.. all brazian players mind ya
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Banez]
#5735864 - 06/10/06 10:04 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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ronaldhino i believe it is
nigga's crazy
ugly motherfucker, too
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Banez]
#5735865 - 06/10/06 10:05 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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nice analogies, too
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ronaldino is one ugly mother fucker...
and thanks man.. i tried to make it easy to understand
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Banez]
#5736501 - 06/11/06 12:19 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Interesting.
It seems like an interesting sport. Its foundation is kinda like hockey. A goal seems to be extremely rare in soccer for some reason despite the net being so huge.
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Basilides]
#5737723 - 06/11/06 11:51 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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So how does it go?
The two teams with the highest points go to the next round?
Then why count goals? Is that what it goes too in case of tie?
What if goals are tied too?
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yeah sorry i avoided responding because honestly i dont know the answer.. i actually thought it was the 2 highest pts go.. then if there is a tie. whoever won the match between the 2 teams tied moves on, if those 2 teams (who tied in their match, and are tied for pts), then it goes to goals..
maybe lol
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Basilides]
#5738832 - 06/11/06 05:31 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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its funny,we never qualify but they love pilfering our players away the day australia gets into the world cup will be a sorry day for world soccer and they know it,thats why they always cheat us with dirty refs
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: quiver]
#5738873 - 06/11/06 05:44 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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are you serious? u guys are a joke.. u guys did invent the boomerang thou.
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Banez]
#5738889 - 06/11/06 05:48 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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hahah damn right you know i am and youre wrong again...the boomerang is an indonesian invention
we killed them in cricket and rugby and they know what will happen when we get into the world cup btw:i hate soccer,its for faggots who like to kick
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: quiver]
#5739010 - 06/11/06 06:20 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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yeah im from america.. i dont really follow rugby or cricket.. u can have those sports
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Banez]
#5739087 - 06/11/06 06:41 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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rugby rawks
cricket is cool only because there's a lunchbreak
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rugby isnt bad to play.. i could never watch it.. idk ive watched college rugby a couple times on CSTV but i dont think i could get into watching it like i do other sports
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most cricketers are insane,they wear full clothing in the middle of summer,it really used to ne an offseason sport for league players here
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Does cricket literally have a lunch break
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Basilides]
#5739383 - 06/11/06 07:55 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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and a morning tea and afternoon break
they usually eat cucumber sangas too..how faggy is that huh
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Basilides]
#5739387 - 06/11/06 07:55 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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cricket goes on for two to three days
there's tea and lunch
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Banez]
#5739389 - 06/11/06 07:56 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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OHSBrave06 said: rugby isnt bad to play.. i could never watch it.. idk ive watched college rugby a couple times on CSTV but i dont think i could get into watching it like i do other sports
every once in a while when i'm around good cable, there's fox sports world which plays rugby everyonce in a while real late at night i'm in extacy whenever i can
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lol those Brits and their sports. I was watching soccer the other day and it was complete anarchy clock wise. The clock never stopped and the referee would add a minute here, a minute there whenver he wanted. There's also a rugby team called the Springboks, lol - named after a miniature antelope
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I le magnifique said: cricket goes on for two to three days
there's tea and lunch
theyre test matches i like watching the one dayers sometimes,theyre more exciting if i can say that about cricket at all
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Basilides]
#5739409 - 06/11/06 08:01 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Basilides said: lol those Brits and their sports. I was watching soccer the other day and it was complete anarchy clock wise. The clock never stopped and the referee would add a minute here, a minute there whenver he wanted. There's also a rugby team called the Springboks, lol - named after a miniature antelope
hahahah exactly what i meant when i said australia always gets ripped off
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: quiver]
#5741444 - 06/12/06 11:42 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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well what do ya know
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: Basilides]
#5741872 - 06/12/06 01:39 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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lol those Brits and their sports. I was watching soccer the other day and it was complete anarchy clock wise. The clock never stopped and the referee would add a minute here, a minute there whenver he wanted.
At the end of both halves, the ref can add more play time, it's called over time. It just a way to compensate any stoppage, probably not accurate to the second, but contrary to stopping the clock, it's a way to put the players head into the game and not too much into the clock.
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Madtowntripper said:
The two teams with the highest points go to the next round?
Yes, but in this world cup i think not all second teams on each group will go to next round. I'm not sure but i think only 2 second places will be out. It has to do with the number of groups, there's not place for everyone. In case of tie, goal average makes the decision.
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Then why count goals? Is that what it goes too in case of tie?
What if goals are tied too?
Yes, goals count (goal average) , but first there's a rule in case of tie in the classification: the result of the games with the tied team. Imagine that Mexico is tied with Portugal at the end of the playoff. First you have to see who won the game Mexico vs Portugal, who won gets first place or gets ahead of the other team. If that game resulted in a tie, you apply the goal average rule of all goals scored by both teams in the playoff.
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Edited by MAIA (06/12/06 01:53 PM)
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Re: Soccer questions [Re: MAIA]
#5744865 - 06/13/06 04:01 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/wc2006/schedule/schedule.html
Shows the tournament schedule of how it works.
In the first round the top two teams in every group proceed to the next round.
Also, if you come first in your group, this means you have a better chance because you get to play the team that came second in another group. For example:
GROUP A
1st place: Germany 2nd place: Poland
GROUP B
1st place: Sweden 2nd place: Portugal
So in the second round it would be Germany vs Portugal and Sweden vs Poland.
In the second round it is no longer points - it is elimination. So if you don't win the game, pack yer bags cause you're going home.
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