QuoteFull time Australia 4-0 Thailand,Iraq 0-0 Omen
4-0 to Australia
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Full time Australia 4-0 Thailand,Iraq 0-0 Omen
SLIGO ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB
That's that. Australia v Japan on Saturday.
And Iraq v U.A.E.
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Not a convincing performance by Australia. Arnold gets to keep his job for a few more days.
I'm quietly rooting for Iraq in this. I read a book about their football histroy in the Sadaam era, called "Baghdad FC". They've had as tough a time as any team in world football. Players being imprisioned and beaten for missing penalties. There's was no league in Iraq for a few years and the national team has been training and playing all games away from home. They came 4th in the last olympics too.
The glass isn't half full or half empty it's just too damn big!
Apparently, one of his sons was manager for a time, and whipped the soles of their feet on defeat. According to one report I read last year, the football side is one of the only uniting forces in the country, with everyone getting behind them and, it claims, the team is made up of people from many of the divergent ethnic and religious sects. If so, viva Iraqi Football.Originally Posted by shedite
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
Help me, Arthur Murphy, you're my only hope!
Yes, Uday Hussein was the president of the Iraqi FA under Saddam. Poor performances were not tolerated.
Apparently Iraq last played a home game in...1980!
None of the players can ever go home as they are assasination risks. The Iraqi FA is based in Jordan.
It's Iraq v Vietnam and not U.A.E. I'm in Vietnam at the moment and their really happy with how the team is doing.
I talked to a guy before the group stages and we were talking about Vietnam's chances. Of course we agreed that Japan were the team to beat and then I said what about Qatar and the U.A.E. and he said: "Yea, they're strong too."
And I thought we had it rough.
A man is never really poor,
if he can still laugh.
What time's the Australia/Japan game on Saturday and is it on tv over here by any chance?
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
Won't be on tv but bet365 will have a stream.
ko is 11.20am irish time
The big match is on in 10 minutes. It'll be on this site soon:
http://www.bet365.com/home/default.asp?lindex=1
Those pesky yanks. Why did they whack him. We could have used a guy like that.
I think I should the parachute, because I'm great.
In fact, I think I should get both parachutes, in case one doesn't work.
1-1 in extra time. Australia been down to 10 men since 76 minute.
Japan won on penos.
Aussies going home. Ah well, I reckon Japan will go on to win it now.
"Life is like a hair on a toilet seat. Sooner or later you are bound to get pi$$ed off."
"In this league, a draw is sometimes as good as a win" - Steve Morison
It took the sending off for the Aussies to finally wake up a bit in this tournament. Japan, to be honest, didn't really look like scoring until the last minute of ET. Kewell and Neil missed the first two penos
They had 2 clear cut chances in extra time before the Schwarzer save. Football won today. It was the equivalent of England v Brazil. I don't like Australia's football team. Japan weren't at their best but they were still a class above Australia.
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