Archive for the ‘The World Cup’ Category

1. June

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   Elano, Godin and Pereira Out Of Last Eight

   Filed under: The World Cup - Posted by: Mark

   Injuries aren’t a problem; they’re an opportunity. Today’s team news prior to the last eight ties may have robbed us Fantasy Managers of Elano and Uruguay’s Godin but, on the flipside, their absence has opened the way for a number of new names to force their way into our lineups…

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2. June

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   Spanish Investment Expected With Paraguay Up Next

   Filed under: The World Cup, World Cup Games - Posted by: Sir Paulos

   The quarter-final draw was finalised yesterday with Paraguay and Spain completing the last eight line-up following victories over Japan and Portugal respectively. Having been treated to 21 goals in the first 6 knockout games this round, it ultimately proved too much to ask for a clean sweep of brilliant games, with the first of these [...]

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3. June

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   Brazil Ease Through To Set Up Dutch Classic

   Filed under: The World Cup - Posted by: Mark

   Holland and Brazil will provide us with a headline act of a Quarter-Final after both sides progressed with apparent ease from their second round ties. The Dutch were tested on occasions by the Slovakians but once again weren’t required to shift through the gears before overwhelming their opponents. The same could be said of Brazil, [...]

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4. June

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   Germany And Argentina Progress To Create Attacking Poser

   Filed under: The World Cup - Posted by: Mark

   Tempting though it is to indulge in the Quincy-style post-mortem that’s underway (there was definitely a murder involved), once again I’ll opt to gloss over the inadequacies of another England performance and concentrate instead on the fact that it’s Germany that make progress to the last eight. Argentina’s predictable passage over a plucky Mexican side [...]

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5. June

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   Uncertainty The Enemy As The Last Eight Takes Shape

   Filed under: The World Cup - Posted by: Mark

   With Uruguay and Ghana progressing to the Quarter-Finals, the focus for Fantasy Managers now turns to the task of predicting those sides set to join them in the last eight. Having played the money market in McFIFA, it’s now about maximising the free transfers available to ensure that our lineups can grant us a decent [...]

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6. June

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   Scouting The Final Sixteen

   Filed under: The World Cup, World Cup Games - Posted by: Sir Paulos

   The final round of price rises has now been and gone, and we’re all looking to spend that well-earned extra cash (many thanks to both dadoune30 and Teddy for your McFifa posts) in our managerial budgets before tomorrow‘s afternoon deadline. Obviously, the last 16 draw plays a large part in who’s best to pick for [...]

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7. June

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   Dunga Hints At Elano Caution

   Filed under: The World Cup - Posted by: Mark

   Brazil are set to go into today’s Group G decider without the talents of Elano in midfield with coach Dunga indicating that the two-goal man will be “protected” for the knockout phase. The Galatasaray trickster injured an ankle in the 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast and, along with the suspended Kaka, is set to [...]

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