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Underdogs or Favorites?

June 29th, 2006 | By: Jonathan | 131 Comments »

Sportsbooks are falling overthemselves.
Some have Argentina as favorites, others have them as underdogs… and some say, “Make your pick.”

This means that people are betting pretty evenly on both sides.

How do you feel about this?
Do we deserve to be the favorites? How about underdogs?

If you told me before the Cup started that Argentina would meet Germany in the quarterfinals, and that we would also be the underdogs, I would have laughed in your face.

Italy beat them 4 to 1!

However, Germany has looked impressive.
Yes, their most difficult opponent has been Ecuador or maybe Sweden, and Poland gave them everything they could handle, but they are the home team and getting better with each game. They peaked at the right moment.

Argentina?
Maybe reverse.

They destroyed Serbia and became the instant favorites.
Since then, they mustard only a scoreless tie with the Netherlands, and narrowly escaped a Mexican team many had believed they would trash.

Putting your fan support aside, if I were to give you $100 dollars to bet on one team to win… who would you pick?

Do you want Argentina to win, but think it will be the German’s day?
Are you confident that Argentina will win, even if you weren’t a fan?

The only thing that is 100% certain, is that this game will be fun to watch!

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By Melina | June 30th, 2006 at 3:47 pm

check it out the real german team

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6563/germanyteam0ne.jpg

The goalkeeper face is Carlos Saúl Menem the most corrupt president of the argentina history haha.

i’m sure Argentina go kill Germany

Vamos Vamos Argentina!

By LLC | June 30th, 2006 at 3:55 pm

Rain: Good Luck.. I agree with you 50/50. This is definately like the final game, even I am nervous!

Posted from Australia

By Lucia | June 30th, 2006 at 3:57 pm

TEVEZ goes in…!!just heard in the news
VAMOS ARGENTINA!!!!IT LOOKS GOOD

Posted from United States

By zee | June 30th, 2006 at 4:01 pm

Inshallah (God Willing) Argentina will this one and then the World cup.

Vamos Argentina!
-Zee

Posted from United States

By Rain | June 30th, 2006 at 4:10 pm

LLC: Thanks! I am not nervous, I am close to heart attack!!! But now it is time for stop guessing and for GO ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted from Spain

By Keshab | June 30th, 2006 at 4:12 pm

Line up announced by Pekerman officially:

Abbondanzieri

Coloccini, Ayala, Heinze, Sorin

Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Mascherano, Riquelme

Tevez, Crespo

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By Deviilz. | June 30th, 2006 at 4:25 pm

Can the Germans win with a goal or more margin..?
I’m getting restless here…,
any wrong wager,I’m gonna part with my half-month pay.
Which team are worth the gamble..?

Posted from Malaysia

By John | June 30th, 2006 at 4:27 pm

Glad to see Tevez up front with Crespo. I’ve been impressed by both guys in this Cup. I really like Argentina (and I like Germany too). This should be one helluva great game! I believe that if Argentina can survive the first 20 minutes without giving up a goal (think Germany vs. Sweden), it’s anyone’s game. Whoever wins, let’s all hope for a clean but hard fought game that isn’t decided by any controversial ref calls. This game is what the World Cup is all about!

By Keshab | June 30th, 2006 at 4:42 pm

In the absense of Burdisso with injury, I am completely satisfied with the starting line-up. I believe Coloccini is a better choice than Scaloni albeit he is shaky as well. Starting with Tevez is a good idea, because we need speed at the early moments to try to put pressure on Germans and to get our rythm. If things don’t work out, we will have an opportunity to put in Aimar and Messi together in the second half to strengthen our attack.

I don’t think we can win this game defensively. To win, we must attack no matter what.

Good luck Argentina, I am praying with god for you, and this time, I don’t want to sing a song “Don’t cry Argentina”!

Posted from United States

By Jerry | June 30th, 2006 at 5:48 pm

well that first half was won by argentina for sure germany seems to only defend we r passing perfect we just need a chance and finish it go argentina

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By Keshab | June 30th, 2006 at 5:54 pm

We need to take chances, we need to shoot, I don’t want to see a German goal at 80th minute which will make things over for us, we need to score first!

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By Lucia | June 30th, 2006 at 5:59 pm

Agree with Keshab..LET”S GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!shoot!!!!!! ..forget about the Ref!!we need to score fast!

Posted from United States

By Greek | June 30th, 2006 at 6:15 pm

YEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!
YEEEEEESSSSSS!!!

Posted from Italy

By ZZZ | June 30th, 2006 at 6:44 pm

Germany: 1 Arngentina: 1

Noo!!! What did Pekerman do?!!!
Riquelme is out and no Messi!
Tevez can’t do it on his own.

This is not good for Argentina.

Posted from United States

By Keshab | June 30th, 2006 at 6:52 pm

Pekerman messed it up with substitutions, I am disappointed!

Posted from United States

By Raul | June 30th, 2006 at 6:55 pm

what a blunder with the subs ….germany is in much better position to win it now. I think its over ….2010 here we come …and hopefully whoever is the idiotic coach will let Messi play.

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By ZZZ | June 30th, 2006 at 7:05 pm

BullSh!T! Give him a fu**ing card!!!!!!

Posted from United States

By Peckerman's bad substitutions | June 30th, 2006 at 7:11 pm

GERMANY WIN ON PENALTIES!

Posted from United Kingdom

By Peckerman's bad substitutions | June 30th, 2006 at 7:42 pm

PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT!!!!!!!!!

CHEERIO ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted from United Kingdom

By ZZZ | June 30th, 2006 at 8:02 pm

This did not happen!!!!!
Abbondanzieri could not have left in the worst time.
Argentina could have beaten Germany so easily but unfortunately Pekerman made some poor choices!

Posted from United States

By chlorine | June 30th, 2006 at 8:28 pm

f*ck the British and German trolls that come on here…

Pekerman wasn’t patient enough and made the subs too early. Pato injured was the turning point, because that left us with 2 subs.

The boys worked hard, we must cheer for them till the end. Pekerman must take some blame and we just didn’t have the luck.

VAMOS ARGENTINA TODAVIA… I will be cheering for you at the U20 in Toronto next year.

Posted from Canada

By SAM | June 30th, 2006 at 8:34 pm

What the F** was Peker thinking?
He blew it this time with some bad subs.

Posted from United States

By Paul Breitner | July 3rd, 2006 at 3:48 pm

GERMANY - ARGENTINA 5:3 !!!!!!

Don`t cry for Argentina!

By behnam | August 7th, 2007 at 9:04 am

die england die-england is very very bad team with bad player stars-england every time is loser-germany is best football team on the world with best player-you are not hidden this thing

Posted from Islamic Republic Of Iran