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To be honest, one of the things that makes me happy about Capello managing England, is that it means he's not managing any of our rivals in the Champion's League. Or Real Madrid yet again, they would be unstoppable (he wouldn't take the s*** Florentino gives to his managers though) Really, when has this guy been unsuccesful? (Juventus losing their titles doesn't count)

They'll take Peru. Uruguay will probably be tricky with how s**** they're doing at the moment. I still think they'll edge a spot though, they're Argentina, they'll pull themselves together. But it's an interesting prospect though, with the potential "how do you give "god" the sack?" situation if they don't make it. I have been dwelling in some Argentinian footie forums (I'm like a moth, attracted by the flame), and they are pretty much fine with the idea of giving him the boot. "You were a great player but you are an awful manager" is the sentiment. They are, however, massively deluded regarding their players. Verón is apparently the best midfielder in the world.

Sometimes I wonder if he doesn't want to play players that are too young to have seen him play

Beckham is still one of the best set piece takers in the world, I can see that being an asset in scrappy games as a sub.

Dammit, Dempsey is limping and he's on my FF team.

I should change my username to "Tonto del pueblo".

Favorite?? Really? If we're talking bookie's odds then it's nothing to do with the team at all, just our blind optimism. Spain will be favorites, surely. We have never got past quarter finals in the last 70 years. I fully expect us to go back to our usual bottling ways. Brazil looks like a meat grinding machine tbh. Ok, I exaggerated. Last time we got to semifinals was in 1950.

Kenwyne. T&T's fattie goalkeeper gets to make his first save of the night and injuries himself in the process

USA's been pretty awful so far. Edwards and Jones are being very dangerous.

Trinidad & Tobago's keeper is a porker

Favorite?? Really? If we're talking bookie's odds then it's nothing to do with the team at all, just our blind optimism. Spain will be favorites, surely. We have never got past quarter finals in the last 70 years. I fully expect us to go back to our usual bottling ways. Brazil looks like a meat grinding machine tbh.

When is kick off? Seven minutes ago on ESPN Classic. What the hell, I'll behave like a proper fake yank and and watch it wrapped on a flag.

streaking through the pitch? really? really?

It was against Croatia, whiping boys indeed. Maradona will NEVER get them playing like that, however. Why he is still adored like a demi-god is something I will never understand (for not using less gentle words) EDIT: It was against Serbia, I'm probably going to get hunted by death by some former Yugoslav now.

True. Would be roflicious if they failed to qualify though. I'm banking on Portugal to fail, would give me years and years of abuse towards my Portuguese friends + Cronaldo now at Madrid.

Argentina will be there. They are still fifth I think? That gives them a playoff spot against some crap team from NA.

Henry & Anelka were on the flanks if reports are correct & the big lum Gignac (sp) was upfront. Really? Honestly, that's class-A shooting in your own foot right there.

Still amazed Domenec's still on the bench. However, regarding Benzema... He has Henry and Anelka in front of him, who all scored more than him last season. However, Ribéry not playing these two games is a bit nuts.

There are quite few who were regulars when they were 21 his hero Van Der Sar being the main one. GK's like Akinfeev & Neuer both 22 have been regulars in there teams for a while. Was that lad Shay Given a regular by the age of 21. Casillas, Víctor Valdés, Reina... all regulars since they were 21.

In Liverpool he has that lump Dirk Kuyt ahead of him, that covers his back pretty well. I'm not sure Johnson and Lennon on the same wing is going to work against decent opposition.

Completely different footballers if you ask me. Also a season ago I'd have said the opposite.

Was that Eduardo diving?

Sucks to see all my fantasy footie players scoring points all over the place, and they don't count. I hate international weekends.

Wow, Sweden are really awful these days... 0-1 to Malta with a maltese own goal?

Reading the wikipedia article on the competition it seems that yours was actually the first one where competitors were selected on league placement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup Grats on winning the first proper second tier continental cup, then.