The final Group games from Group C and Group D are today.

In Group C action it will be

-Holland vs Argentina

-Ivory Coast vs Serbia & Mont.

Ivory Coast and Serbia will be playing for pride alone, while Holland and Argentina will play for top spot in what should be a great match between two of the favourites.

In Group D action it will be

-Portugal vs Mexico

-Iran vs Angola

Angola will be hoping Portugal can defeat Mexico and that they can defeat Iran which would then mean progression for Angola and elimination for Mexico. Mexico only need a point to progress but a win would give them top spot in the Group.

what are your thoughts?

England's Round of 16 opponent will be Ecuador after England secured top spot with a 2-2 draw with Sweden, while Ecuador lost 3-0 to Germany.

Round of 16

GERMANY VS SWEDEN

ENGLAND VS ECUADOR

what are your thoughts?

I haven't made a banner in a while because it seems useless because whenever I load it up it doesn't work. I was really sick of my old one so I decided to make a new one and surprise, surprise it worked.

I decided to make an England one so people know as soon as they come to my profile that I'm going for England in the World Cup!

COME ON ENGLAND!!

I am not very good at Photoshop but I like my banner. It's no masterpiece but I think that it is good enough.

What do you think?

GROUP A TABLE

ecuador           6

germany          6

poland             0

costa rica        0

GROUP A MATCHES

Ecuador vs Germany

Costa Rica vs Poland

So the final matches of Group A have no great importance as Germany and Ecuador are guaranteed to go through. Costa Rica and Poland will be playing for pride while Germany and Ecuador will be playing for the top spot.

Valencia has had a great tournament so far with Ecuador and a draw against Germany will guarantee them top spot

Poland can't progress but will at least want to leave with a win and Zurawski could be the man to get their first goal of the tournament

GROUP B TABLE

England          6

Sweden          4

Trinidad          1

Parauay          0

GROUP B MATCHES

Sweden vs England

Paraguay vs Trinidad & Tobago

If England win and Trinidad win then Sweden will be eliminated from the tournament (depending on goal difference) so this group is a little more interesting. Paraguay will be favourites but don't put it beyond the Trinidadians (i made that word up) but I think that the most they can get is a 0-0 draw. England on the other hand will be very interested in how the Germany vs Ecuador game goes because I am sure they wouldn't want to face Germany in the Round of 16. So if Ecuador claim top of the group then don't be surprised if England play alot of youngsters.

Theo Walcott could play a role for England in their clash with Sweden.

Trinidad & Tobago hope that Dwight Yorke can lead them to victory and possible progression into the Second Round.

Guitar Hero has finally been released down here in Australia for the price of $110 (aus.) with the Guitar.

Gamespot have given this game non-stop praise and all the people on Gamespot that have it seem to like it.

I have one question to the anyone that owns this game - I have no idea how to play guitar, does that matter?

In World Cup news Australia was defeated 2-0 by Brazil in a brave performance against the World's Best. France drew with South Korea and face another group elimination and Croatia drew with Japan which is great news for Australia. A draw with the Croatians and Australia will progress. It definately won't be easy but I think they have the skills to do it under the master coach Guus Hiddink.

Tonights games are Togo vs Switzerland which should be a good game and if Switzerland win then France will need a miracle to progress. Ukraine takes on Saudi Arabia in a crucial match and Spain will look to the progress to Round 2 with a win over Tunisia.

2006 FIFA World Cup

As some of you know I bought 2006 FIFA World Cup for the PS2 last week and I thought I would tell you how I have been going.

I haven't played too much of it because I have been spending alot of time watching the World Cup (games are on late at night in Aus. so I only watch 1 game a night and then tape the other 2 and watch them in the day) so I have only played the World Cup finals 3 times. The first time I played with Australia on Semi-Pro so I could get used to the game and I ended up easily winning the final 5-0 against Spain.

I then played on Proffessional with lowly African team Mali and after making the World Cup I managed to make the Semi Finals before losing to Greece 1-0 in the final minute of Extra Time. I then won my third place match 2-0 against Portugal.

Next I was Mexico on World Class difficulty and after making the World Cup I was drawn in the Group of Death with Italy, Portugal and South Korea (i have a special way of picking the groups which makes it more exciting). I was 2-0 down to Italy at Half Time in my first group game but made a great comeback to draw 2-2. I then played South Korea which ended in a 0-0 draw. So I had to defeat Portugal in my last Group game or I wouldn't progress. They took the early lead but I managed to grab one back before half time to make it 1-1 at the break. Jared Borgetti was the man to finish it off and give Mexico qualification with a 2-1 victory over Portugal. I was then drawn with Croatia in the Round of 16 and defeated them 1-0. Then it was the Czech Republic and Borgetti struck early in the second half and when it seemed like I would progress that's when Czech scored and sent it into Extra Time. I ended up winning on Penalties 8-7 and it ended with my Keeper scoring the winning goal. I then played Argentina in the Semi Finals and scrapped through with a 1-0 win.

THE FINAL - BRAZIL VS MEXICO

So I ended up facing Brazil in the final and it started off very bad when Ronaldo scored in the opening 20 minutes of the first half. So Brazil led 1-0 at Half Time. The hero of so many games and the eventual Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner Borgetti netted an equalizer around the 70 minute mark. But then in the 87th minute I made an error which allowed Ronaldo to score and give Brazil a 2-1 victory. I was very peed off!!!!!

I will probably go into the European Zone with someone like Italy or Croatia or maybe even England.

the world cup so far

The world cup has been very good and entertaining so far with some very good matches. I think I will have a top ten list and it will be the top 10: my favourite matches to watch in the World Cup 2006 so far.

10. Korea Republic 2 vs Togo 1

Very enteraining game. Korea are a very good team to watch.

9. Sweden 0 vs Trinidad & Tobago 0

An amazing result which was basically Sweden attacking the whole team with T&T desperately trying to get a result, which they miraculosly did. A very entertaining 0-0 game.

8. Tunisia 2 vs Saudi Arabia 2

Two of the "worst" teams in the World Cup did battle in Group H. Tunisia were the favourites but Saudi Arabia played very well and were unlucky to not get the win. Highly entertaining.

7. USA 0 vs Czech Republic 3

How can you not be entertained by watching the USA get smashed?

6. Netherlands 2 vs Ivory Coast 1

Ivory Coast are a top quality side that are unlucky not to progress after been drawn with two great sides. A very entertaining match and both teams played well.

5. Argentina 2 vs Ivory Coast 1

Ivory Coast were very entertaining in this game as well. Both teams had great chances and Ivory Coast deserved a point for their efforts. Riquelme played very well and his set up for Saviola's goal was sublime.

4. Mexico 3 vs Iran

Another highly entertaining game. The second half wasn't as good as the first but overall it was a very good game.

3. Argentina 6 vs Serbia & Mont. 0

This wasn't entertaining by the fact that both teams had alot of great chances and was very even but It was entertaining to see how well Argentina played (and how bad S&M played) The second goal was fantastic and it definately has to be seen. It wasn't a great long range shot or anything but it was one of the best team goals you will ever see.

2. Australia 3 vs Japan 1

You may think this is byist but I am an England fan so it isn't byist at all. It was a very good match and the Socceroos comeback and Cahill's heroics were amazing. A fantastic match that was slightly ruined by the fact that a Japanese player was on the ground crying about nothing every 5 minutes.

1. Germany 4 vs Costa Rica 2

The opening match of the tournament was still my favourite to watch from an entertainment point of view and it will definately take some beating. A fantastic match which included some superb goals.

Please tell me your thoughts on the games so far and tell me if you agree with my list. And are there any that shouldn't be in their? Are their any that I have forgotten?

just a quick blog today but please let me know yout thoughts on day 5's results and day 6's fixtures.

2006 FIFA WORLD CUP DAY 5 RESULTS

South Korea 2-1 Togo

France 0-0 Switzerland

Brazil 1-0

DAY 6 PREVIEW

spain vs ukraine

tunisia vs saudi arabia

germany vs poland

so the last of the opening group fixtures are today with the 2 group h matches. then group a's germany and poland have their second match. remember that germany won their opener against costa rica, while poland lost to ecuador

welcome to edition number 2 of the Preview Blog.

Day 5 of the FIFA World Cup is coming with three big matches.

- south korea vs togo (G)

- france vs switzerland (G)

- brazil vs croatia (F)

With school in the morning I won't be watching all three games tonight (it's on very late over here in Australia) but the plan is to watch as much as Korea vs Togo as I can and then go to sleep before waking up at 4:30am (adelaide time) to watch the champions Brazil take on Croatia.

I am really looking forward to this game for many reasons. Brazil are very entertaining to watch because they have many great players (Ronaldinho, Ze Roberto, Ronaldo, Adriano just to name a few). I also want to watch it because it has a big effect on Australia's chances of qualifiying. Although I am an England fan, I still want Australia to do well and reach Round 2. The best possible result for Australia is a Brazil win because then the Aussies can let Brazil get their wins and qualify for Round 2 and then get the job done in that final game against Croatia. Another reason why I want to watch this game is because one of my mates is actually Croatian so I would like to say how they go (my friend isn' very confident and I don't blame him).

Let me know your thoughts on the three game from day 6.

-What game are you most looking forward to and why?

- Who will win the matches?

JOKES OF THE DAY: EDITION 1

Welcome to edition one of jokes of the day.

Today's subject is Australia because comb_over made a couple of jokes about England in one of his recent blogs so I thought I would return the favour.

this one shows how smart aussies really are

1.An Englishman wanted to become an Irishman, so he visited a doctor to find out how to go about this. "Well" said the doctor, "this is a very delicate operation and there is a lot that can go wrong. I will have to remove half your brain". "That's OK" said the Englishman. "I've always wanted to be Irish and I'm prepared to take the risk".

The operation went ahead but the Englishman woke to find a look of horror on the face of the doctor. "I'm so terribly sorry!!" the doctor said. "Instead of removing half the brain, I've taken the whole brain out". The patient replied, "No worries, mate!!"

aussies can be sensitive aswell

2.Three Aussie guys were working on a high-rise building project - Steve, Bruce and Kevin.

Steve falls off and is killed instantly.

As the ambulance takes the body away, Bruce says, "Someone should go and tell his wife."

Kevin says, "OK, I'm pretty good at that sensitive stuff, I'll do it."

Two hours later, he comes back carrying a case of Fosters.

Bruce says, "Where did you get that, Kev?"

"Steve's wife gave it to me,"

Bruce replies. "That's unbelievable, you told the lady her husband was dead and she gave you the beer?"

"Well not exactly," Kevin said. "When she answered the door, I said to her, 'You must be Steve's widow'.

She said, 'No, I'm not a widow.'

And I said, 'I'll bet you a case of Fosters you are'."

australia is run by the smartest man alive...

3.An airplane was about to crash; there were 5 passengers on board but only 4 parachutes. 
The first passenger, said, I'm Kobe Bryant, The best NBA Basketball player, the Lakers need me, I can't afford to die..." So he took the first pack and left the plane.
The second passenger, Hillary Clinton, said, "I am the wife of the former President of the United States, I am the most ambitious woman in the world, I am also a New York Senator and a potential future President." She just took the second parachute and jumped out of the plane.
The third passenger, John Howard , said, "I am the Prime Minister of Australia, I have a great responsibility being the leader of a great nation. And above all I'm the most intelligent Prime Minister in Australian history, so Australia's people won't let me die".
So he put on the pack next to him and jumped out of the plane.
The fourth passenger, The Pope, says to the fifth passenger, a 10 year-old school boy, "I am old and frail and I don't have many years left, as a Christian I will sacrifice my life and let you have the last parachute.
The boy said, "It's Ok, there's a parachute left for you. Australia's most intelligent Prime Minister has taken my school backpack.