do you think Sven goran Erikson squad will do well in the World cup?
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Hi, everything at the moment is wayne rooney what are we going to do without him, I tell you what we will do,get nother striker that will impress as all like rooney did in 2002 and we will reach the semi finals and probably lose but I tell you what the english are proud people so no mater what happens sven will get the team to a point that english people will yet again find another wonderful striker to become their hero, gazza, owen, rooney, who is next ?????
1069473
More of a fitness boost and tactical viewing by Sven in my opinion. See how the players work together, for me it was before the match and after the match a pre-tournament friendly.\n\nI know what Sven is doing, just getting past the first round to get into the Quarters to turn up the heat.\n\nAs for the game itself, i think he had it on the nail. Our attacking chances were excellent, even if we didnt score (thanks, Paraguayan bloke) but we got the win and thats good.
321223
Brazil, once again, has the potential to bring the cup home once again. However, they need to restructure their attack to allow players like Ronaldihno and Kaka do their job. My only concern is the strikers. Ronaldo, Adriano and Robihno are not playing at their top of their game right; but we all now that a similar scenario occurred in the last world cup, and they ended up kicking some serious BUTT! - However, beware of Italy, England, Germany and Holland
310798
Rooney will be the top scorer in my opinion but with the way Ronaldinho is playing it wouldn't surprise me if he scored 10 in every match, especially when Brazils group contains cannon fodder like Japan, Croatia and Australia.  Sneaky feeling that Hernan Crespo may do well for Argentina and Henry is obviously looking forward to a good tournament with France.
46834
we are talking here about a world cup not a normal friendly cup.\nthe team must be a real good team and take our respect for his result ,carriere, play and the stars of the team\ndo you think that Poland able for that?
335690
I think Eriksson will take him into the final 23. He's a great player. I just hope he recovers in time cuz its his time now.
999162
Agree for the most part but England will definitely finish first, Sweden second. Sweeden took advantage of very weak teams in the prelims (13 goals out of the 30 came against Malta). But keep in mind they lost both games to Croatia. England has been ramping up and is long due for a good show. They should do well in this cup if they don't let Beckham screw up too much
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Alright Chelsea Hooli\n\nI think Englands chances are pretty poor mate...... \nNot because of the players, because you have some really great players BUT Sven is a poor coach and is not playing to their strengths.\nHe is really ruining Englands chances, When you meet a Top team Sven will be found out.
663283
yes i think so...With the world cup just few days away, the people are all getting ready to have a time of their lives. The Fifa World Cup 2006 promises to be the biggest and the best ever with enhanced technologies in refereeing, player’s protection and many more. Enhanced styles of defending, attacking and enhanced team strategies have all made this competition bigger and better.\nAll 32 teams competing in the tournament will come to Germany with just one motto….Winning the World Cup and holding aloft the famous Jules Rimet trophy and bringing their country enormous pride and fame.\n\nWayne Rooney’s possible withdrawal from the England national team due to injury has affected the morale of the English team in a negative way. Moreover, it has cast a dark shadow over the tournament. He was supposed to be the player to look out for, but no more. But, this won’t stop the fans from watching the tournament, or at least England’s matches. Each one of the seats is expected to be filled on every match occasion. After all, Rooney is not the only player in the English national team. Other famous names like Micheal Owen, David Beckham and Steven Gerrard are sure to entertain and they will also be enough to win the trophy. The favourites should not go to the tournament with over-confidence and the underdogs can always take inspiration from North Korea ( 1966 ), Senegal ( 1999 ) and South Korea (2002 ). They should go into the tournament mentally strong as they have nothing to lose. For Robinho (Brazil), Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero (Argentina), Torres, Fabregas and Sergio Ramos (Spain) and numerous other young players from different countries, it will be a test on the big stage, a test of courage, skill and stamina.\nFor the more experienced ones like Christian Veiri (Italy), Raul (Spain), and others, it will be the last opportunity to win a Major trophy.\nBrazil look the clear favorites, with Germany and England also standing a huge chance. But in the big stage, no team is big and no team is small. We can take example from different occasions, North Korea beating overwhelming favorites Italy in the 199 world cup, Senegal beating host nation France in the first match of the 1998 world cup and co-host South Korea overcoming hurdles like Italy, Portugal and Spain to reach the semi-finals of the 2002 world cup. The pride of their countries is at stake. Everyone will go there to win but, there will be only one winner. Should Brazil win it,it would be their record 6th title and if England do so, they will get to win the title after 40 years. Germany, the host nations will also be making efforts to win the title after narrowly missing out on the 2002 competition after being beaten by Brazil in the finals. Spain, with their young team which is going to set the whole tournament on fire fancies it’s chances too. Only God knows who is going to win. We can just pray that the nation we support get to win the title. But as it is said, Victory belongs to the most persevering. May the best team win.
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i think they play very good,they can win the world cup.
314006
I think that England is fully prepared to win the World Cup. They have a strong keeper in Robinson, and the attack and pace of Rooney and Owen up front would give any team trouble in Germany, with Crouch giving Erickson a different option to strike at goal. The midfield of Beckham, Gerrad, Lampard and Joe Cole can control the game at will. The best part of this team is its defence, although Ferdinand needs to get better, but the way that Man U is playing right now, he seems to be on the upside now. Barring an injury to Campbell, Terry, or Cole, Jamie Carragher can fill in at any of the four spots in the back and the defence will still be strong.
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Probably not.\n\nBefore every world cup or european championships there is a lot of hype from the press, usually generated from one of the "star" players. In this case Wayne Rooney. They've got the heart to win it, but I'm not sure about the skill.\n\nI'd love to see them win it, but they'll get beaten in the quarters or semi's.
355182
Again, yes. But not this year. They are not as strong a team as they were compared to past years. England and Netherlands are strong too. So this world cup will be one of the more exciting ones
716508
I would have to say yes thier list is incredibly young for a side looking to make it back to back  (2nd youngest in the competition) i would be more suprised if they didn't. they will definitly be the side to beat in the next few years
1014758
Sweden needs to win (Sweden could also tie tough) but I think the English will try to avoid Germany in the next round. Moreover, I think England will not play at 100% and with many substitutes
1008925
yes...definitely...they havent been playin their best and i know that they can do a way better job then this...im not surprised that they made it this far...Wayne Rooney is in shape and ready to take on anythin and David Beckham is to his regular self and Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole and Joe Cole has been playin tremdously good. so i hope/think they will beat Portugal.
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France, altought it has not too many expectative, it could be very competitive in this world cup.\nIt has very good players, and cause zidane is retiring from futbol (soccer) in this cup, maybe the team will give something extra when they play. \nFrance has been a lot of times in the world cup, they also won a cup in France 98, against Brazil in the final\n\nArgentina, has a very good team, there are a lot of good players, has a very competitive team. But, the big problem is that they are in the death group, and is very hard to say what will happen. \nAs an extra tip, Maradona, their biggest star from all times said that the people should not have too much expectatives about their team.\nAlso, Argentina have been in a lot of world cups, always arriving with lot nof expectatives, and has 2 world cups in his power.\n\nEcuador, we have to see. They have a very competitive team. Almost all the starting team have been playing together for about 8 years, so it will be interesting. \nIt has to play against Germany (it will be hard, but at the match time, Germany will probably be classified to the next round), Poland (the harder game) and Costa Rica (almost the same level, so its hard to say who will win) \nEcuador has classified for first time to Korea Japan 2002 world cup. In the world cup, it beated Croatia, and lost against Mexico and Italy