Neowin's Official World Cup 2006 Thread

[S.MULLA]

WOOHOOOO much better in the last 10mins..

gerrard does what he does best at liverpool... :D

i still think england got alot of things to improve if they wanna get any further in this world cup :/

[Martyn]

Cracking goal from Gerrard, and Crouchy redeemed himself.

Might I mention that both goals came from Liverpool players? Just like all five goals came from Liverpool players when we thrashed Germany 5-1 :p

[Glassed Silver]

gerrard is my favorite footballer. that was a beauty.

never been a big fan of beckham, but his touches on the ball are pretty amazing. so many nice balls served up, with no one able to finish. that cross to krouch was absolutely perfect.

good effort by trinidad.

100% agreed :yes:

-fm

[PaulCabby]

What a goal from Gerrard. You could see him smiling as he kicked it, he knew exactly where it was going... :)

[Ksg]

2-0!!!! Shame it took england 80 minutes to find the back of the net =/

[RadishTM Veteran]

ENGLAND FTW!11!!!!

Excellent goals by Crouch & Gerrard :happy:

Radish?

[L3thal Veteran]

A 57th minute introduction actually.

Ok? :|

What a performance by England. I must say, they are the clear cut favorites to raise the cup July 9th :whistle:

[madnuke]

2-0 to the champions 2-0!

Gerrard was the best, left it for a close call though. :D

[bigbluepride35]

They looked better in the 2nd in half in terms of possession and controlling the midfield just lacked in finishing. Until those last 7 minutes of course lol. Thank goodness no robot from Crouch. :p

[saxondale.]

England were terrible, really bad match, good goals though :)

[Lovell]

Oh yeah.... what a great game from England, just like the German one.

I wonder how will they play when they have strong adversaries.

/sarcasm

You forgot about the great game played by Brazil against Croatia :rolleyes:

[Sigurd]

They will be bringing it home!!

Gerrards goal was a beauty

[PhantomMask]

2-0!

We're gonna win the cup!

[Apex.]

YEEEEEESSSSSS!!!

ENGERLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND

[L3thal Veteran]

2-0!

We're gonna win the cup!

Need I say more?

[Orange]

That game was amazing i mean crap first half but England!!! :woot:

2 Goals!!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

ENGLAND FOR THE WIN!!!

[mikebiacsi]

It took them over 50odd minutes but when they woke up england were by far the better team. Although they sent too many people up which left them weak in defence.

Aaron Lennon had a batter match than Rooney imo, he stretched them on the wing which in turn helped grab the first goal. And what a goal by Gerrard. :woot:

FOOTBALL'S COMING HOME!!!!!!!!!!!

[SamNeeds]

Ah great result! The points are all that matters. I agree, Lennon made a hell of a difference. Without a doubt was a turning point in the match when he came on. Rooney not so much but without a doubt he increased the moral and stuff. Both Gerrard and Crouch played crap but the goals they scored were crackers.

[BlueFighter]

Whats up with all the England stuff.

They played terrible. Even Sweden played better against T&T.

We were wondering all the game why they didnt play like they did on the first goal all the game, Crouch is really tall and they should take real advantage of that.

England won't do good in the playoffs if they play like this.

Time to sweden can step it up against Paraguay, but unfortuneatly im very doubtful of that :/

time will tell....

[sundayx Veteran]

englands performance was lacking. crouch missed excellent oppertunities in the beginning, and gerrard only made the shot because he had less pressure, look at his shots from outside in this match and previous imo. in the end england pulled it together and i hope they can step it up

[PaulCabby]

made the shot because he had less pressure, look at his shots from outside in this match and previous imo

Liverpool v West Ham. FA Cup final 2006. 91st minute. 35 yard volley. 3-2 down.

[Martyn]

Liverpool v West Ham. FA Cup final 2006. 91st minute. 35 yard volley. 3-2 down.

It may also be worth mentioning his goal against Olympiakos, which kept us in the Champions League. Without that we would never of won the competition.

Gerrard is one of the best players in the world. Second perhaps behind Ronaldinho.

Edited June 15, 2006 by Martyn

[madnuke]

Whats up with all the England stuff.

They played terrible. Even Sweden played better against T&T.

We were wondering all the game why they didnt play like they did on the first goal all the game, Crouch is really tall and they should take real advantage of that.

England won't do good in the playoffs if they play like this.

Time to sweden can step it up against Paraguay, but unfortuneatly im very doubtful of that :/

time will tell....

WTF? You didn't score ANY goals when you played them. See you on Tuesday.... :rofl:

[mikebeech]

ENGLAND!!!! What a match, now that's what i call last second entertainment :rofl: Gerrard's goal was class!!! Crouch's goal was very well done.

Go England!!!! :yes:

[kaffra]

england were lucky to get the late goals.