“Everythings a conspiracy eh?”
Of course it is
There is very little that is honest about the sporting world, and nothing honest about soccer and FIFA
Brazil won’t win WC2006, i’m pretty sure
Go with the percentages, World Cups played in Europe are won by European teams everytime, with one exception, and the host nation always gets the “push”
Just looking at the “fixed” draw, you can see Germany is being set up to go far, they have their 2 big nemesises, Brazil and Italy, very far away from them, as “luck” would have it
I really do hate FIFA for all they stand for, which can basically be summed up with the term “unfair play”
Too much politics in the game
Even when these teams overcome the prejudice and qualify for the tournament, they are still at risk…they were trying to get Iran booted out of this tourney about a month ago, like they booted out Yugoslavia from the 1992 Euro Cup
FIFA are scum, you will see at WC2006 what they’re all about…Again…not looking forward to it, as they just keep getting worse.
For the casual viewer things will appear normal, but to guys like me and you Gooner, who have been playing the game for a long time, it will not appear normal, you know how much even the slightest untimely decision by the ref can dictate the outcome of the game, something as simple as deliberately breaking a team’s momentum on the field, which they are extremely good at, will do the trick, it doesn’t even have to be erroneous penalty calls, or suspicious offside calls