Category Archives: - World Cup 2006

Broken Hearted and Pleading

6/28/2006 – 4:00 pm

/ I have to say that a lot of my emotion drained out of this World Cup once Spain capitulated against France. It’s not that I don’t care—you should know better than that—but rather that I’m just ambivalent about the teams that remain. I guess I’m still pulling for Germany to win it—I am Hergenrader [...]

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Haves and Have-Nots

6/28/2006 – 9:08 am

A sobering look at the compiled World Cup table. Unless you’re European or South American. WORLD CUP as of 06/28/06  TEAM P   W   D   L   F   A   GD Pts Confederation 1 Germany 4 4 0 0 10 2 8 12 UEFA 2 Brazil 4 4 0 0 9 1 [...]

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“Five African Beers” and Three Limericks

6/27/2006 – 3:28 pm

My latest effort entitled “Five African Beers” was completed today at approximately 3600 words. Short, yes, and a first glance suggests it needs a lot of work but I’m going to try and get it distributed to my first readers no later than tomorrow. You’ve been forewarned. Three World Cup limericks courtesy of Paul Thompson. [...]

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For Refs, From a Ref

6/27/2006 – 12:15 pm

Hands down the best article on the referee madness that’s descended on this World Cup and why all cards not equal. A snippet: When I went to referee school, we were told that no matter how old the game was, a booking is a booking, a red card is a red card. The offence does [...]

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Non-World Cup Post of the Week for June 26-30

6/27/2006 – 10:43 am

/ Okay, one World Cup tidbit. I’m a little nervous about Spain vs. France this afternoon. C’mon Spain! I have not written as much as I ought to have since returning from Portugal. My output has been, in a word, pathetic. The biggest factor is a spike in work and the rest of the time [...]

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No Surprises

6/26/2006 – 7:25 pm

Two qualms with this generally excellent World Cup thus far: 1) the generally low quality of officiating (a repeat of 2002) and 2) lack of upsets. The men in the middle aren’t entirely to blame for the debacle. I have to believe a FIFA directive told them to be liberal in doling out the cards [...]

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US Finishes 25th in World Cup

6/26/2006 – 10:09 am

Here are the team rankings after the group stage of the World Cup. What does this mean? Not much, really, but it does suggest that certain teams had an easier time navigating the group stages. It’s worth noting that all four winners this weekend had a higher ranking than their opponent which suggests Italy beats [...]

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This Weekend’s Slate of Games

6/26/2006 – 8:35 am

The field has been winnowed from 32 to 16 to 12 in the past three days, and by Tuesday it will be down to 8. Exciting stuff. I watched all four games this weekend. Here’s my take. Germany vs. Sweden was about what I expected but my respect for the German squad has continued to [...]

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World Cup Limericks VII

6/23/2006 – 11:34 am

In which the limericks are predominantly about the US’ exit and contain many in-jokes relating our defunct team which was the most dominant co-ed squad ever to set foot on converted baseball diamond/soccer fields in Chicago’s SportsMonster league where we won back-to-back-to-back championships. And one gloating Aussie. “KNEE OVER” by Trent ‘Elmo’ Hergenrader In the [...]

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Jeff Carlisle Says It All

6/22/2006 – 9:31 pm

/ Jeff Carlisle’s “U.S. Exits With a Whimper” is probably the best single assessment of the US performance in the World Cup. Also, check out Jeff’s reports on the game against Italy (“Witness to the Moment” and the opener debacle against the Czech Republic (“Change in attitude required”) as all three of these articles make [...]

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