Australia has done it. After going 1-0 down thanks to a goal I will not discuss because I will probably pop a vein while doing so, Australia bagged 3 late goals to make an historic victory.

Tim Cahill came on as a sencond half sub and single handidly changed the game by scoring 2 goals including a potential goal of the competition contender.

Next up is Brazil but we have to soke up this achievment for as long as possible.

Tim Cahill is a legend.

2006 FIFA WORLD CUP

THE PREVIEW BLOG

Welcome to the first ever edition of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Preview Blog. As well as adding my recap of the days action I will now have a daily preview blog in which I will pick one game per day to preview.

Day 4 of the World Cup begins today and the match I am going to preview is AUSTRALIA VS JAPAN from Group F.

World Cup History

australia - Are playing in only their second World Cup and their first in 32 years. Australia have never scored a goal in the World Cup and have only won 1 point which was against Chile. They lost their other 2 group games to East Germany and West Germany.

japan - Japan are playing in their 3rd consecutive World Cup. The first qualified for France '98 and lost all 3 games against Argentina, Croatia and Jamaica. They then automatically qualified for the 2002 World Cup for because they were the host (with South Korea). They topped their group with wins over Russia and Tunisia and a draw against Belgium. They ended up losing 1-0 to Turkey in the Round of 16.

Squads

AUSTRALIA

1. Mark Schwarzer

2. Lucas Neill

3. Craig Moore

4. Tim Cahill

5. Jason Culina

6. Tony Popovic

7. Brett Emerton

8. Josip Skoko

9. Mark Viduka

10. Harry Kewell

11. Stan Lazaridis

12. Ante Covic

13. Vince Grella

14. Scott Chipperfield

15. John Aloisi

16. Michael Beauchamp

17. Archie Thompson

18. Zeljko Kalac

19. Joshua Kennedy

20. Luke Wilkshire

21. Mile Sterjovski

22. Mark Milligan

23. Marco Bresciano

JAPAN

1. Seigo Narazaki

2. Teruyuki Moniwa

3. Yuichi Komano

4. Yasuhito Endo

5. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

6. Koji Nakata

7. Hidetoshi Nakata

8. Mitsuo Ogasawara

9. Naohiro Takahara

10. Shunsuke Nakamura

11. Seiichiro Maki

12. Yoichi Doi

13. Atsushi Yanagisawa

14. Alessandro Santos

15. Takashi Fukunishi

16. Masashi Oguro

17. Junichi Inamoto

18. Shinji Ono

19. Keisuke Tsuboi

20. Keiji Tamada

21. Akira Kaja

22. Yuji Nakazawa

23. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

betting odds

Centrebet

Australia               $2.30

Draw                     $3.20

Japan                   $3.10

TAB Sportsbet

Australia               $2.15

Draw                     $3.40

Japan                    $3.00

Online Betting Guide

Australia                 $2.60

Draw                       $3.20

Japan                      $3.00

INTERESTING NOTE

Australia are favourites with the bookies but it will be regarded as an upset if they beat Japan

Your Thoughts

Please tell me your thoughts on who you think will win this big Group F match between Australia and Japan.

2006 FIFA World Cup.

day 3 results

group c - Serbia & Mont. 0-1 Holland

Arjen Robben (holland) 18th

2006 FIFA World Cup.

Group C, Game 2 

Serbia &  Montanegro vs Holland

Live Score

Serbia & Mont              0

Holland                         1

Arjen Robben 17th (Holland)

Time: Half Time

Other Day 3 Games to follow

Mexico vs Iran (Group D)

Angola vs Portugal (Group D)

Day 2 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup has been and three games took place.

DAY 2 RESULTS

ENGLAND 1 VS PARAGUAY 0

goal - Gammara (og) 3rd minute (england)

I seem to have a fever...world cup fever!!!

Today I bought 2006 FIFA World Cup for the Playstation 2. I bought it from EB games because if I don't like it I can return it within 7 days and get my money back. It was $90 (au) in EB Games but they price matched the $75 price from K-Mart.

I have read a few reviews of this game and they seem to be very critical of this game (especially Gamespot) but I really like it and I'm going to keep it.

I have had no problems with the Frame Rate and it doesn't seem to freeze like many people have said.

It is a great game and the amount of National Teams in this game is mouth watering. I mean there are teams like Faroe Islands, New Zealand, Fiji, Chad and heaps more Internation teams that you wouldn't expect to find.

I will be writing a review of the game after I have played more of it but I can tell you that I will be giving it a good score because it is a great game. Oh and GO ENGLAND!

The 2006 FIFA World Cup has begun with the opening two matches taking place on Saturday Morning (AEST). The two opening matches were Germany vs Costa Rica and Poland vs Ecuador in the opening matches for Group A.

GERMANY VS COSTA RICA

score - GERMANY 4-2 COSTA RICA

goals - LAHM (6th) - GERMANY

WANCHOPE (12th) - COSTA RICA

KLOSE (17th) - GERMANY

KLOSE (61st) - GERMANY

WANCHOPE (73rd) - COSTA RICA

FRINGS (87th) - GERMANY

POLAND VS ECUADOR

score - POLAND 0-2 ECUADOR

goals - CARLOS TENORIO (24th) - ECUADOR

DELGADO (80th) - ECUADOR

DAY 2 MATCHES

england vs paraguay (B)

trinidad and tobago vs sweden (B)

argentina vs ivory coast (C)

Edge-o-Matic has returned from his 4 day camping experience.

It was a long 4 days that was sometimes fun and sometimes c**p. We had to hike for hours a day with really heavy rucksacks. The plan was for us to walk about 9km on Thursday and then camp at the campsite and then walk another 5km on Friday so we could get to the bus on Firday Afternoon. The plan was for us to arrive home at about 7pm. But on Thursday morning we decided to do one giant and excrushiating 15km walk which was mostly up hill. It was tough but we camped at the campsite near the bus and then left on Firday morning. No major injuries except for a really sore back and really sore shoulders. Well actually there is an injury but it's not serious. I have a really badly bruised left knee. It is bruised on the inside and the outside and it is really hard to walk so I will rest up for the long weekend and watch the FIFA WORLD CUP!!

edge-o-matic is back!!

I have had this for about a week now but I thought I would blog about it because I am bored.

My new aim is to become the king of tags and get the Tagger King emblem. 

Welcome to Blog-o-Matic, the blog by Edge-o-Matic.

VIDEO GAME BATTLES

The Video Game Battles for Round 2 have finished and here are the 8 finalists battling for the right to be called the best Video Game Series

* Resident Evil

* Mario Bros.

* Grand Theft Auto

* Tekken

* Burnout

* Smackdown!

* Metal Gear Solid

* Tony Hawk's

FIFA WORLD CUP 2006

The FIFA World Cup is only 1 week away and I can't wait. I am hoping England can lift the cup but it will definately be hard. Please post a comment providing your thoughts on

*Who do you want to win the WC?

*Who will win the WC (apart from "your team")

*Who will provide the biggest shock?

CAMPING

I will be camping in the Aussie Outback from the 6th to the 9th of June so I won't be online for those 3 days. So I will be online on Monday and then I will not be back on the Net until possibly Sunday but hopefully I can get a free couple of hours on Saturday.

Here is a pic of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia which is where I will be camping.