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Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22683

New Zealand are the only unbeaten team in this entire world cup.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

italy didnt lose...

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22683

ermmm...... only if you're including Italy's 2-3 draw to Slovakia.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

In italy they never lose, always a conspiricy.

and they just moan at the referee like this...

Yossarian · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:29 pm **Posts:** 801

Mr I wrote:

New Zealand are the only unbeaten team in this entire world cup.

Same as Scotland in 74. Except Scotland don't have New Zealands rich footballing heritage.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:16 am

chip fireball wrote:

spain are by far the lowest scoring team ever to win the world cup.

Yep.

Boring but effective football.

Technically good stuff but not as great to get excited about as a lot of people have done.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12437

Mr Ripper wrote:

chip fireball wrote:

spain are by far the lowest scoring team ever to win the world cup.

Yep.

Boring but effective football.

Technically good stuff but not as great to get excited about as a lot of people have done.

Concurring with Mr Ripper.
A lesson in possession football but overdone for me.

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6477

chip fireball wrote:

spain are by far the lowest scoring team ever to win the world cup.

dunno how many they got, but it was 3 less than whoever the previous lowest was.

Spain scord 8 and that would be 3 less than England in 1966 then

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:58 pm

Fensy wrote:

chip fireball wrote:

spain are by far the lowest scoring team ever to win the world cup.

dunno how many they got, but it was 3 less than whoever the previous lowest was.

Spain scord 8 and that would be 3 less than England in 1966 then

Just as well we scored 4 in the Final then!

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

when both teams play 4-5-1 it does tend to get very compact in the middle which last nights did

Pierrepoint · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 1723

compact... its was more like a cage fight!

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Very true

4-5-1 is a great way to combat the old and dated 4-4-2, as germany did against the bargies and us, just win the midfield battle every single time.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:52 am

Mr I wrote:

New Zealand are the only unbeaten team in this entire world cup.

England and Cameroon were both unbeaten in 1982 aswell!!!! confised

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22683

My point was about this particular world cup which I explained with the words 'this entire world cup'. I was simply highlighting that everyone else including both finalists lost at least one game. New Zealand were therefore the only unbeaten team at THIS world cup.

Why do people keep telling about previous world cups?

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:58 am

And Cameroon and England were both unbeaten in the 1982 World Cup....and interesting fact I think!!!! :grin:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22683

Get your own thread!

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:00 am

MutleyRules wrote:

And Cameroon and England were both unbeaten in the 1982 World Cup....and interesting fact I think!!!! :grin:

Were they?

That is interesting Mr M.

Shall we retitle this thread to make it more relevant?

Mumtaz's rucksack · **Joined:** Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 1643

MutleyRules wrote:

And Cameroon and England were both unbeaten in the 1982 World Cup....and interesting fact I think!!!! :grin:

So were Italy, and they won it as well. :grin:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:03 am

Yes!!!!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:06 am

Mumtaz's rucksack wrote:

MutleyRules wrote:

And Cameroon and England were both unbeaten in the 1982 World Cup....and interesting fact I think!!!! :grin:

So were Italy, and they won it as well. :grin:

But did you realise that Italy became the 1st team to get through the 1st Group Stage without winning a game????

Cameroon done the same but went home!!!! sadx

Facts = Interesting!!!! :coool:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22683

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:14 am

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:54 am

I won £10 of my mate who was trying to say that Ronaldo had got the most goals at one world cup, he wouldnt listen that he has got the most overall and he said i am sure that he has the most at one as well as he heard it on itv.

I informed him that I knew for definate that he didnt as the most he ever got was 8 in one world cup and of the top of my head Muller got around 10 in one, but I knew that a french fella got loads in early years.

We googled it and it was Just Fontaine, £10 to me.

Moral of the story dont listen to ITV.

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:22 pm

yeah I did word it like that and it was his fault for taking the bet as he was going on something he heard on the tv rather than something he actually knew was fact.

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:36 pm

MadJohn wrote:

I hope you were careful how you worded that bet, compo. Ronaldo did score the most goals at one World Cup: the 2002 World Cup :wink:

But for goals at any single World Cup I reckon Ronaldo is joint fifth behind Fontaine, Kocsis, Muller and Eusebio, and the joint highest Brazilian alongside Leonidas.

What about Rayne Wooney?

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:27 pm

And Heskey!!!! confised

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:46 pm

MadJohn wrote:

I hope you were careful how you worded that bet, compo. Ronaldo did score the most goals at one World Cup: the 2002 World Cup :wink:

But for goals at any single World Cup I reckon Ronaldo is joint fifth behind Fontaine, Kocsis, Muller and Eusebio, and the joint highest Brazilian alongside Leonidas.

Gary Lineker got 10 goals in the two W/C he played, not to shabby, however, some were pennas and he was English so it probably doesn't count

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:55 pm

Mr I wrote:

New Zealand are the only unbeaten team in this entire world cup.

My cousin is from New Zealand.

Three draws for their national team in the group stage was a historic achievement for them.

One MP in NZ thought it was such an achievement that he tried to introduce a motion in parliament for a national holiday to be held to commemorate the achievements in SA.

Three draws for England in the group stages would have been a disgrace!! :laugh:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:57 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Three draws for England in the group stages would have been a disgrace!! :laugh:

If they were lucky!!!! confised

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