South Africans have even chased a score of 434 and won the match Against the Australians, and in this rate if the game goes then who would probably win the World Cup 2007? Your Views and Analysis on this Matter?
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Westindies pitches are more suitable for fast bowlers than batsman. So no team can post a score of 400 or above.\n\nLooking back the the recent matches, we can say srilanka, zimbawe and england teams does not show any consistency and the chances for reaching semi itself is feable. \n\nPakistan any way they will never win against india in world cup moreover they have been thrashed very badly in recent matches so their confidence level is very low . Waqar is teaching them now how to reduce sixes and give only fours So they will not play for win they will be playing for descent lose.so they are also ruled out\n\nSo the final teams playing semi finals will be \nIndia\nSouthAfrica\nAustralia\nWestindies\n\nWestindies till now have very good record in home ground so the chances are more for westindies to reach final.\n\nNow its very easy to say india beat SA/Australia in Semis and meet Westindies in final. \n\nThe team which is most expected will win the cup.
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I think you have got the better part of the bet if you have Brazil and Argentina. They are the two teams most likely to win. Hope this helps.
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What is it with people?  The Germans have actually been the most dominant team in the tournament.  Even the Brazilians have had lapses.\n\nI picked the Germans at the beginning and will stay with them.
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Firstly from an Aussie thank you for your congratulations and wishes. That is really nice. Now I don't know why you nearly or otherwise felt sorry for Japan, I certainly didn't. They were very nasty and negative verbally toward our boys prior to the tournament and match. They were the more aggressive party and some of their tactics left a lot to be desired also. So I don't feel sorry for them at all and the correct score should have been 3-0 Australia. \n\nI hope they beat Croatia, I believe they have an excellent chance and that isn't an offence to Croatia, but Australia put together a strong finish and their fitness stood out toward the end. That must come into consideration V's Brazil too. That's going to be a hard match for the boys but they can compete if they are in the right frame of mind. Looking forward to that match.
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Amazing Australia... come to think of it, it's not really that amazing anymore when one consider the phenomenal successes achieved by AUSTRALIANS in sports... it's in their national psyche to be AWESOME in anything they do. Very well done mates.... Go Socceroos!!!
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Underdog rooting.\n\nEventally an African nation will win the world cup. Just as blacks dominate athletics in general, they will dominate Football. I personally can't wait!\n\nMonica\n\nChek out http://www.worldcupmaniac.com
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Please take in consideration that in the soccer World Cup (very unique competition) it is very difficult to make predictions just based on previous games or from individual biased opinion (meaning fans).\nYet, the analysis of the game can be based on few other factors that may or may not result truthful to the game: condition of the players, player's availability and coaches’ strategy.\n\nAustralia is a good team, with few key players and they seem in a good condition, but with evident technical and tactical limits: too often they allow other teams to score first, and if they do so with Italy, it may be problematic for them to penetrate the Italian defensive bunker. In addition, Italy knows very well three players (Grella, Bresciano and Kalac) that play in Serie A and they are not considered "amazing" players (often on the bench in their teams - Parma and AC Milan).\nItaly is improving its game as a "group" and the only real limit they have is to underestimate the opponent.\n\nAustralia will not have Brett Emerton on the pitch (red card with Croatia) and he has been one of the best performers of the Team. I consider this a big limitation for Australia, and the substitutions may not be at the same level. \nItaly will not have De Rossi, and maybe Nesta, but they have plenty of players at the same level available for the same positions.\n\nGuus Hiddink had already made a little miracle with the Australian Team: he has been able to create a good group of players arranged in a good way on the field, but the technical limits of his players is going to be a problem that should not be ignored. Hiddink most likely will start with Kewell and Viduka as forwards and he will have a large number of midfielder to create a filter for the not so strong defense (5 goals in 3 games). \nLippi is a mystery: he will not announce any formation until the beginning of the game and he will organize his Team based on his men's condition during the next three days. My feeling is that he will propose Gilardino-Toni in the attack and keep Totti on the bench, with a Middlefield composed by Pirlo, Gattuso, Camoranesi and Perrotta. Alternatively, he may start with Totti in Camoranesi's place. \n\nMy prediction is that Italy has surely bigger chances of winning the game, considering that in life/death games the Italians change completely their playing style, transforming themselves to one of the best Team in the world.
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First I'd like to say that I'm NOT a fan of Argentina (they've robbed England twice in The World Cup!!!!)....but as a true football fan, I'd have to say that unfortunately, Argentina has been playing some very fine football recently, and they definitely look like the favourites to win that match. Having said that, as everyone knows, sports can be completely unpredictable at times. I firmly believe that although certain teams/players are favoured to win matches in sporting events, ANY team/player can beat ANY other team/player on ANY given day.....stranger things have happened in the world of sports....Mexico beating Argentina.....unlikely, but not impossible.....it's definitely within the realms of extreme possibility.
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No.  They played 90 minutes and Australia had a man advantage for 40 of them.  They can only blame themselves for not having scored before then.
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Did you watch your team of Champions get looked after (25-9 fouls) vs AUS (Yes you still should have won the game)\nor AUS vs JAP???? \n\nBRA vs AUS: Ronaldinho trips over the ball, no Aussie within 5 metres, 5 METRES......   FOUL.   \n\nAUS vs JAP: How did JAP score.  haven't seen it?  Do yourself a favour - HAVE A LOOK!!  The Ref didn't!!\n\nWHAT DRUGS ARE THEY ON?  IF THEY ARE NOT THEY SHOULD BE!!!!
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the game will ended draw probably and will get on penalties....both teams had a great coaches ( hiddink and lippi ) and both are pro on making strategies. if hiddink didn't repeat his mistake not to put mark schwarzer on the goalpost like when played against croatia.....aussies had a chance to stun the azzurris...( hoping australia got the game )
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well i sure hope its BRAZIL.... but ive been watching every single match so far and i must say its a pretty confusing question this mondial... big teams - very disappointing performance.... small teams rising !! so far ive enjoyed matches by teams like poland, portugal, australia etc etc much more than those by england, brazil, argentina.... so... lets wait and see *fingers crossed*
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Like I've said on previous questions about 'who would win the world cup' i think that Australia will win the world cup.
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Hello there Hamsterboy,\n\nAll the opinions are flowing...mine too...lol...on the performance of the Brazilian team. Some are saying it was all tactical and they were holding back, some say they do not want injuries to impede them ( but who does).  \nFor me, they were less than dynamic and less than impressive. I don't know what the problem was, maybe they were over confident and took Croatia a little for granted which put them on the back foot against a team that played very well. Croatia impressed me. A bit of polish on their finishing of shots will see them threaten a lot of teams in time to come. Ronaldo has problems, that is obvious but the lack lustre performance was not his problem alone. They did enough to win and whether that was a tactical decision or not we will have to wait and see, but if they are going to win that form and performance will not see it happen a 6th time. They made themselves look over rated today or perhaps Croatia did. Guess it's a waiting game now. I'm really excited to see how my team Australia goes against Brazil now. I can't wait for that game.
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Australia only really cares because the socceroos are doing well. Interest will die down after the World Cup. However i think the rest of the world will remain soccer mad.
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Dude.........\n\nWell according to the form of Australian Cricket Team, I think Australia may win the World Cup 2007.\n\nAustralia are gifted with hardworking players especially all-rounders.\n\nPlayers like \n1)Adam Gilchrist\n2)Mattew Hayden\n3)M.Hussey \n\ncan prove a good start to the innings.\n\n4)Captain Ricky Ponting is doing well in the field.He is one of the prominent players of Australia & best in the world.\n\n5)Damian Martynm, Andrew Syemonds,Bradd Hogg can prove perfectly well as allrounders & contribute the team with runs in the middle order.\n\n6)Jason Gillespie,Micheal Kasprowicz,Glenn McGath,BretLee,Mitchel Johnson etc. are the best options for the bowling order & can help the team in taking wickets.\n\nFurthermore Shane Watson has proved beneficial to the team as an all rounder.Therefore he can be very much helpfull in the team during the World Cup.\n\nIn addition majority of the Australian Players are in form, so it can be clearly analyzed that they have a lot of chance in winning the World Cup 2007.\n\nI hope you got your answer.
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Yes that sounds like a good bet, although I really think Aussies will win!