Group F Thread

[Dagger5]

Group F is one of the weaker groups at this World Cup with only Italy standing out here, even though they have been quite poor as of late. The other teams are Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia.

Match times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Italy vs Paraguay 15 June 04:30
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

New Zealand vs Slovakia 15 June 21:30
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Slovakia vs Paraguay 20 June 21:30
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Italy vs New Zealand 21 June 00:00
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Slovakia vs Italy 25 June 00:00
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Paraguay vs New Zealand 25 June 00:00
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

The winner from this group faces the runner up from Group E. The runner up will face the Netherlands most likely.

 

[Power King]

****ing come on italy.

slovakia are underrated

 

[Dagger5]

What are your thoughts on Lippi's preliminary squad?

I think not selecting Cassano and Miccoli will backfire. In addition your defence apart from Chiellini hasn't been in the best shape as of late like Grosso and Cannavaro.

 

[Power King]

What are your thoughts on Lippi's preliminary squad?

I think not selecting Cassano and Miccoli will backfire. In addition your defence apart from Chiellini hasn't been in the best shape as of late like Grosso and Cannavaro.

I'll be honest, I'm a bit worried.

Beneath the excitement of the impending WORLD CUP!!!!!1111zomg!!!!1111, I don't have a massive amount of confidence in the group.

Hopefully they can be competitive again though and at the least I hope that a repeat of the joke that was 2002 doesn't eventuate.

Devo that Nesta wasn't named

Chiellini is a gun but Canna is turning 37 this year and there's only so much you can expect someone of his age to do, particularly as a central defender (no matter how much of a champion he is).

 

[Dagger5]

Italy squad:

Keepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari), Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo);

Defenders: Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa);

Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Antonio Candreva (Juventus), Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Simone Pepe (Udinese);

Forwards: Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Marco Borriello (Milan), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria).

 

[Bomber Bears]

Whats NZ paying to ge out of the group?

 

[Public Enemy No1]

What are your thoughts on Lippi's preliminary squad?

I think not selecting Cassano and Miccoli will backfire. In addition your defence apart from Chiellini hasn't been in the best shape as of late like Grosso and Cannavaro.

Didnt pick Cassano last WC..Im glad he has left him out again.
Bit worried about the defense myself

 

[Dagger5]

Candreva and Grosso have been cut from the Italy squad at this stage.

 

[belfast_bomber]

Candreva and Grosso have been cut from the Italy squad at this stage.

 

[aaronm46]

best gif ever

 

[Public Enemy No1]

Dont understand this ???? Is that because of that penalty..(was a penalty everyday of the week by the way )

 

[belfast_bomber]

It is because of the penalty. Which I never disputed.

It is possible to accept it was a penalty and still be amused the preening ****wit isn't coming back.

Plus it's a great gif. A walrus! Playing the trumpet!

 

[Deledinho]

Whats NZ paying to ge out of the group?

The longest I've seen is $17, or 16/1 in the old language.

 

[alfamito]

The team that i think that will go throw is italy because the are the strongest team

 

[Dagger5]

The team that i think that will go throw is italy because the are the strongest team

Not saying much.

 

[alfamito]

Group f is the best

 

[that_dood]

The team that i think that will go throw is italy because the are the strongest team

Throw what? Throw a match?

 

[Mottttaaaa]

easiest group itay for sure

 

[alfamito]

Italy for sure Italy Italy

 

[Dagger5]

Pirlo has picked up a calf injury and is in doubt now. He is probably the one player they could ill afford to lose.

 

[THECHAUNCE]

Someone needs to create an injuries thread

Stars are getting beat up everywhere, this is getting out of hand

 

[Frankster177]

Throw what? Throw a match?

They arent the Aus cricket team.

 

[Power King]

If Pirlo gets injured... then, ****, I just don't know anymore...

 

[LFTWNG11]

Looking forward to Montolivo in the starting line-up tonight, the future of the Italian midfield IMO.

 

[HSSB]

I hope Italy lose 10-0 tonight, that'll teach em'