World Cup 2014

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:33 pm

Think about this at least 10 times a day.

If Viduka can carry this form (he scored again last night to take Boro into the UEFA Final) I think we may be a chance to get through first round.

His size against the Japanese could be a major factor.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:33 pm

what is TV coverage like here in australia? In canada it is prime time regardless of what time it is, people get out to the sportsbars and pubs.

will foxtel carry games or will I have to go out?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:39 pm

SBS has the rights I think...?

All live.

Most of the Australian games start at 2am - 4am our time.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:55 pm

Pumped to see the boys out here next week. Appearing at Fed[] on Moday arvo + the game. Tickets in hand!

All this talk about Cahill and Kewell. They'll both play, no worries.

ShiKung · Post by **ShiKung** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:00 pm

SBS is playing it all live!! Word.

I'm hella excited!!!!

Melbourne is a special place during the World Cup, seeing all the ethnic areas celebrate or riot after a game. After the last final, I remember watching 500 brazilians dancing on Smith st around a cop car in 3am in June. There were chicks with Bikini's on!!

Its lucky Australia dont have Italy or Greece in their Pool!

ShiKung · Post by **ShiKung** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:02 pm

The first game is on Midnight June 9th. I'll be at Fractured. In fact if all the games are that time it would suck!!

I work 6 nights a week!

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:11 pm

i think that is the earlist of the games, most are more like 2am.

jude the obscure · Post by **jude the obscure** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:03 pm

i think we're 9 hours ahead of berlin? (tho maybe they have daylight saving equivalent then?)

if it's 9 hours:

MONDAY 12 JUNE
Australia v Japan midnight our time

MONDAY 19 JUNE Brazil v Australia 3am our time
(Sunday arvo german time)

Friday 23 JUNE Croatia v Australia 6am our time
(thurs night german time)

can't wait - shit that 2 of the games are in morning before my exams tho! and harry is a worry

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:32 pm

Sydney Times

MONDAY 12 JUNE :: Australia v Japan :: 11pm

MONDAY 19 JUNE :: Brazil v Australia :: 2am

FRIDAY 23 JUNE :: Croatia v Australia :: 5am

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I have an excel file with sydney/melbourne times for every match.
If anyone wants a copy just PM me

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:23 pm

DBoy wrote:Pumped to see the boys out here next week. Appearing at Fed[] on Moday arvo + the game. Tickets in hand!

All this talk about Cahill and Kewell. They'll both play, no worries.

lucky lucky, i wanted to go, but no one else would sort tickets or just organise it, and i was in NZ, so as a result I am not going....

Will have to be Fed Sq then, not the same tho

edit - submit before i had finished - been a loooong day

I am also feeling that Cahill and Kewell will play, they will do everything possible to play....

OK give me your top 2 sides from each group.....
*Germany + Poland
*England + Sweden - although Paraguay could do it.
*Netherlands + Argentina
*Portugal + Iran
*Spain + Ukraine
*France + Korea
*Italy + Czech Republic
*Brazil + Australia (although Croatia will be one to watch but i HAVE to say Australia)

ShiKung · Post by **ShiKung** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:46 am

Stray wrote:Sydney Times

MONDAY 12 JUNE :: Australia v Japan :: 11pm

MONDAY 19 JUNE :: Brazil v Australia :: 2am

FRIDAY 23 JUNE :: Croatia v Australia :: 5am

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Stink!
Working!
Working! (but will have to finish early!!)
oh and um i forgot Working!!

Thats really bummed me out! I never put that much thought into until now. I'm going to quit!

cj the taniwha · Post by **cj the taniwha** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:22 am

Charlie73 wrote:
DBoy wrote:Pumped to see the boys out here next week. Appearing at Fed[] on Moday arvo + the game. Tickets in hand!

All this talk about Cahill and Kewell. They'll both play, no worries.
lucky lucky, i wanted to go, but no one else would sort tickets or just organise it, and i was in NZ, so as a result I am not going....

Will have to be Fed Sq then, not the same tho
)

feq sq not so bad charlie, there will be a sweet smell in the air, and cheap/free booze and snacks and true live are playing to entertain the crowd.

next thursday night yeah?

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:52 am

Here's the world cup times in excel format for those that are interested.

http://www.straypixels.net/files/WorldC ... meZone.xls

Also, I believe Sydney is one hour ahead of us, so Judes times are correct.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed May 17, 2006 11:54 am

Also, 3000 more tickets are going on sale tomorrow morning at 9am.
Sections A through C and also some limited visibility seats.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:57 pm

Stray wrote:Here's the world cup times in excel format for those that are interested.

http://www.straypixels.net/files/WorldC ... meZone.xls

Also, I believe Sydney is one hour ahead of us, so Judes times are correct.

Nice one. THis is now being circulated under the Email topic "Days You Will Be Late to Work"
I actually sent it to my boss as Days I Will Be Late to Work.

spazz · Post by **spazz** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:21 pm

jude the obscure wrote:i think we're 9 hours ahead of berlin? (tho maybe they have daylight saving equivalent then?)

if it's 9 hours:

MONDAY 12 JUNE
Australia v Japan midnight our time

MONDAY 19 JUNE Brazil v Australia 3am our time
(Sunday arvo german time)

Friday 23 JUNE Croatia v Australia 6am our time
(thurs night german time)

can't wait - shit that 2 of the games are in morning before my exams tho! and harry is a worry

Likewise on the exam front!!! SHIT!

Hmm going to have to be good............or CARN AUSSIES!!!!

djboganofbeatz · Post by **djboganofbeatz** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:43 pm

For those of you who dont know true live have been cancelled to play at fed square because of rain etc.

lol, But their gig will be re-scheduled so i will keep u guys up 2 date

lilstormer · Post by **lilstormer** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:09 pm

can't wait for the world cup this tme round, esp as there is actually interest in it here at last...

Already resigned to my team being crap when the crunch comes as usual, esp without our boy wonder... Mr delicate feet.

Will be watching Australia with much interest.... my fave on the team has to be Bresciano... I reckon he will be the standout for Australia... forget Viduka (too slow) and Kewell (too lazy, oh we're losing I"m injured, better get off the pitch, etc..).

numz · Post by **numz** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:35 pm

lilstormer wrote:forget Viduka (too slow) and Kewell (too lazy, oh we're losing I"m injured, better get off the pitch, etc..).

What are you talking about?
Apples and oranges, they are our 2 strikers... one of which might not be fit. Can Bresciano be a playmaker?

FliP · Post by **FliP** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:54 am

we're gonna WIN it - theres NO POINT discussing this..

cant wait. thank god i'll be on holidays for this..

ShiKung · Post by **ShiKung** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:13 am

lilstormer wrote:
Already resigned to my team being crap when the crunch comes as usual, esp without our boy wonder... Mr delicate feet.

Will be watching Australia with much interest....

So who is your team? I always need someone to cheer for if i watch a game. Supoorting your team is as good a reason as any

ShiKung · Post by **ShiKung** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:54 am

Brazil $2.85
Germany $7.00
England $8.50
Italy $9.00
Argentina $10.00
France $13.00
Holland $13.00
Spain $20.00
Portugal $28.00
Czech Republic $41.00
Sweden $51.00
Ukraine $81.00

I know it is a complete redundant statement but how good to Brazil actually look coming into this competition!

P.S i dont endorse gambling at all

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:31 pm

Over 95,000 tickets have now been allocated to the game, with Australian and Greek fans coming together to provide a fitting send off for the World Cup bound Socceroos, and create a record for the refurbished MCG.

Got my tickets here. Pumped. 95 000+ at the G. Will be sick.

Lindemon · Post by **Lindemon** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:52 pm

ShiKung wrote: Its lucky Australia dont have Italy or Greece in their Pool!

If we manage to get out of the pool stage (in 2nd), our 1st elimination opponent will be Italy (providing they win their pool), i think...

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:25 pm

Citizen Smif wrote:
DBoy wrote:
Over 95,000 tickets have now been allocated to the game, with Australian and Greek fans coming together to provide a fitting send off for the World Cup bound Socceroos, and create a record for the refurbished MCG.
Got my tickets here. Pumped. 95 000+ at the G. Will be sick.
Personally i hate the MCG. Miles back from the actual pitch. Just weird.

Nah mate u havnt been there since they've rebuilt it. Its fucking off tap. Even sitting on the 3rd level up the back rows u can still see and hear everything.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:31 pm

I got this wicked e-mail the other day its a whole XL spreadsheet on all the games, tv schedule and stuff, I've JPG's some to post, sorry bout the size :

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:33 pm

ShiKung · Post by **ShiKung** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:49 pm

^^Is that the TV schedule for SBS?

djboganofbeatz · Post by **djboganofbeatz** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:21 pm

excitment is building...I was in lonsdale street on saturday night, It was mad, The greek soccer team were there so, guess what that means FLARES...

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:38 pm

USA...USA...USA!!!

menace · Post by **menace** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:16 am

Im in liverpool right now and the place is a joke every car has england flags ,flags hanging out there house the supermarket is cover in white and red... so is the town with little stalls selling england stuff ..it only going to get worse HERE .. but i do feel the world cup vibe ..

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:00 pm

we've got a trip up for grabs for 2 all expenses to the world cup on yahoo7

http://www.menshealthmagazine.com.au/di ... A55A465626

i'm going tomorrow night to see the socceroo's and i'm pretty pumped!

menace · Post by **menace** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:34 am

Citizen Smif wrote:
menace wrote:Im in liverpool right now and the place is a joke
standard

they love broken glass

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:21 am

So where is everyone watching the game tonight?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:32 am

from the wing of the G, first tear.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:01 pm

Nice one, would love to be there.
I'm heading down to the bridge hotel if anyone is in the Richmond area.
Was good fun watching the last aussie match there.

AJ · Post by AJ » Thu May 25, 2006 2:40 pm

Pfft, Shepherd, you're such a bandwagon jumper. I'll be sitting with my hardcore/every weekend we're in Dandenong playing Mauritians/get up at 4am for the Intertoto Cup mates in the cheap seats.

Still, at this point the more the merrier - it's good for the sport!

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:42 pm

i'm in row ZZZ so I think I'm somewhere on the roof of the G ... but still, a free ticket is a good ticket regardless of location.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:47 pm

Not sure if I can be assed making the Fed Square trip.

Most likely on the couch at home with a few cold ones, a couple of hot ones and the SBS inside the ride.

dust · Post by **dust** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:01 pm

Reports please anyone who went last night.

How was a sold out G? Good vibes? Angry mobs (i know there weren't, but it would have made for an interesting story), Flares going off, Booze, Women??

Game seemed a little flat after the Oz goal. Greece didn't seem all that in the game at any point.

Oh well, Australia won. Good for morale leading up to the World Cup i suppose.

valuetime · Post by **valuetime** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:10 pm

i'm not a patriotic person, but that goal had me off the couch, on my toes, hands in the air. skoko!

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:12 pm

I missed the goal

Great to be sitting in a packed MCG ... game was a bit flat but I'm not really much of a soccer expert.

Lots of flares. No trouble from what I saw.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:16 pm

Greece were terrible.

We probably could have had another 2 goals late in the 1st if it weren't from dodgy Greek foul's, there was a blatant shirt-pull on Viduka and another dude had his legs taken from under him.

Fantastic to come away with a win though.

Netherlands are going to be tough!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:28 pm

Citizen Smif wrote: that wont be the same greek side in the world cup

No it wont be, casue they didnt even qualify :noteef:

Dark Lord Piddle Bottom · Fri May 26, 2006 7:44 pm

I'm off the Berlin on Sunday!

Though for some silly reasion I will be back in London on the 9th. So won't really get the full feeling of the world cup!

But I get to watch the games with my mates in London.

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Sun May 28, 2006 11:08 am

lilstormer wrote:Will be watching Australia with much interest.... my fave on the team has to be Bresciano... I reckon he will be the standout for Australia... forget Viduka (too slow) and Kewell (too lazy, oh we're losing I"m injured, better get off the pitch, etc..).

huh???

strikers are not all about pace, Viduka (come on you big man) has strength, abilty and makes so many plays happen. Kewell - while a form slump when he first joined Liverpool, has started to find the twinkle toes of old, not back to his best but well on his way.....

Marco Bresciano, is good, but he will def be no where near enough for Australia against World Cup sides, even Greece did not give us (although they did pick up in the 2nd half but hte first half they were lazy and asleep) a good enough view of world cup standard of game play. They were not a shadow of the Euro Champions....

Now the Netherlands there will be a testing match....

but to rule out viduka and Kewell ???? Frankly without them we would be in trouble, while they are not the whole side they are a very important part.

My heart does go out to Tony Vidmar tho...

Citizen Smif - yes it was a friendly and no, people do not want to injure themselves however it is a very crucial time to get ourselves to where we want to be for the first match of the World Cup, and as such you DO play to a certain level, while of course you will not contest as hard you still have a game to paly and win.

Besides whst did Greece have to loose? They were nothing like the team that won Europe, That team would NEVER have won Europe Champions

menace · Post by **menace** » Sun May 28, 2006 12:45 pm

do it

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:17 pm

I love to play soccer.
It's fun and exciting.
It gets violent at times.
That's why I love to play soccer.

marke · Post by **marke** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:24 pm

less than a week now..
so excited

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:27 am

WOW! Anyone else watch last night. I must say I was nervous after that first goal, but think that we did a great job in adjusting to be able to hold them down. Guus is a legend in his own right for sure.

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