http://frenchfootballweekly.com/201...dy-to-help-les-elephants-stomp-through-brazil Serge Aurier sounds like the perfect successor to Rangel but the way he is talked up in this article would be out of our price range.
please log in to view this image World Cup Winners 5 - Brazil 4 - Italy 3 - Germany 2 - Argentina, Uruguay 1- France, England, Spain Runners Up 4 - Germany 3 - Holland 2 - Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Brazil, Italy 1 - Sweden, France Finalists 7 - Brazil, Germany 6 - Italy 4 - Argentina 3 - Holland 2 - Uruguay, France, Czechoslovakia, Hungary 1 - England, Spain, Sweden World Cup Finals 1930 - Uruguay 4–2 Argentina Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay 80,000 1934 - Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia (after ET) Stadio Nazionale, PNF Rome, Italy 50,000 1938 - Italy 4–2 Hungary Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France 45,000 1950 - Uruguay 2–1 Brazil (Final Group Match) Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 174,000 1954 - West Germany 3–2 Hungary w**kdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland 60,000 1958 - Brazil 5–2 Sweden RÃ¥sunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 51,800 1962 - Brazil 3–1 Czechoslovakia Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile 69,000 1966 - England 4–2 West Germany (after ET) Wembley Stadium London, England 93,000 1970 - Brazil 4–1 Italy Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 107,412 1974 - West Germany 2–1 Holland Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany 75,200 1978 - Argentina 3–1 Holland (after ET) Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 71,483 1982 - Italy 3–1 West Germany Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 90,000 1986 - Argentina 3–2 West Germany Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 114,600 1990 - West Germany 1–0 Argentina Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 73,603 1994 - Brazil 0–0 Italy (Brazil win on pens) Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, United States 94,194 1998 - France 3–0 Brazil Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 80,000 2002 - Brazil 2–0 Germany International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan 69,029 2006 - Italy 1–1 France (Italy win on pens) Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 69,000 2010 - Spain 1–0 Holland (after ET) Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa 84,490
Could only get odds of 23/1 - 25/1 in the end so went with £20 on Brazil to win with Sergio Aguero as top scorer at 50/1. Will win a grand if it comes in. I'm that sad I mapped the tournament out before placing the bet To go through the groups I've got.... A = Brazil and Mexico B = Spain and Holland C = Ivory Coast and Colombia D = Uruguay and Italy/England (probably Italy) E = France and Ecuador F = Argentina and Bosnia/Nigeria (Bosnia I reckon) G = Germany and Portugal/Ghana (I fancy Ghana) H = Belgium and Russia/S. Korea (plumped for Russia) Which leaves the knock out stage like this imo.... 2nd Round Brazil v Holland Ivory Coast v Italy Spain v Mexico Uruguay v Colombia France v Bosnia Germany v Russia Argentina v Ecuador Belgium v Ghana Q-finals Spain v Uruguay Brazil v Ivory Coast Argentina v Belgium France v Germany Semis Spain v Brazil Argentina v Germany Final Brazil v Argentina Obviously anything can happen and it won't look exactly like that but am confident on the 4 in the semis. Argentina and Germany have a relatively easy passage through to the semis. I think Argentina have got the kind of group where it's possible to score a good few goals (why I went with Aguero) and should play at least 6 games if they play to their potential. Went for Brazil as they are at home. Wouldn't be surprised if Spain or Argentina won it though. Spain v Argentina in the final is 35/1!!! Good value I reckon. The dark horses for me are Uruguay, Mexico (you can get 200/1 on them winning the thing) and the Ivory Coast. Also fancy Lukaku as top scorer, they've got a good group....all you need is 3/4 goals in the group for a striker and he's on his way to being top scorer.
Very unusual bet that...you don't get good odds on that no matter which team you choose. England - 1/8 Italy - 1/8 Netherlands - 1/8 Portugal - 1/8 Uruguay - 1/8 Colombia - 1/6 France - 1/6 Belgium - 2/9 Spain - 1/2 Germany - 4/6 Argentina - 5/6 Brazil - 10/11
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Netherlands flew from its training base in Rio to Salvador on Wednesday with an apparently fully-fit squad, giving Louis van Gaal a dilemma about who to play in midfield. Swansea's Jonathan de Guzman appears to have fully recovered from a hamstring strain and to be fit enough to play in the Netherlands' crucial Group B opener against defending champion Spain on Friday, a rematch of the 2010 final the Spaniards won 1-0 in extra time. Earlier this week at training, Van Gaal looked to have settled on Feyenoord's Jordy Clasie as one of his three midfielders alongside Nigel de Jong and playmaker Wesley Sneijder. Now the Netherlands coach has to make a choice. The midfield berth looked to be the only undecided position in Van Gaal's team as it flew out of Rio ahead of a closed training session Wednesday evening in Salvador. Van Gaal is expected to play a five-man defense to stifle Spain's attacks and hope for a goal on the counterattack from his potent strike force of Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben. Sneijder would have a roving role behind them looking to supply the decisive final pass. De Guzman impressed Van Gaal in warm-up matches before the Dutch squad flew to Brazil, but arrived in Rio nursing a hamstring strain and began preparations training lightly and away from the main group of players. On Tuesday, he joined what is expected to be Van Gaal's starting group of players — including Clasie — for training. After the Spain match, the Netherlands plays Australia in Porto Alegre and finishes group play against Chile in Sao Paulo.
During last practise Jonathan de Guzman was training with the starting eleven group in Salvador. Looks like he is playing tomorrow lads
They just as we'll ban tackles in this modern day game. It's a piss poor example of the game 10-15 years ago
Un-****ing-believable refereeing. Mexico should have these 3 points in the bag already and be thinking about their goal difference! Scandalous.
