As we enter the last round of the group matches in the World Cup 2006 (WC06), we have four matches daily for the next four days. So, 8 groups, 16 matches, 4 days to decide who shall be the lucky 16 to get into the next round. The remaining teams, can all - Thank you very much - go back home and watch the hallowed 16 fight it out for glory.
Some of these matches in the next couple of days are not really for qualification into the next round, some are for deciding the positions in the groups, which will determine who will play whom in the next round. For some, these matches are just a matter of fighting for some pride.
Today - Sweden take on Eng, and Ecuador take on Ger. The winners of these matches might have to meet the losers of the other match. So, Ger would want to get this win, so that they not have to meet Eng (assuming, Swe will not be able to defeat Eng). But as they say - on any given Sunday, you can win or you can lose and this world cup has shown enough surprising results to
doubt it.
Poland lost, Ecuador won - the group tables surprised everybody. Poland would be looking to winning some pride back against Ivory Coast, while Trinidad and Tobago will want a good victory over Paraguay and hope that Sweden loose miserably to Eng, for their survival into the next round. Lets see..
Lets catch up on those mugs of beer, cheer for our best teams, hope for some exceptional football !!!
May the best teams win!!
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