BRAZILLIANT! SAMBA STARS TOP GROUP F
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poptimistsGroup F Final Results
Brazil narrowly beat Japan to top Group F in last night's entertaining game, though in truth the result could have gone either way. With both sides already qualified, the game had the feel of an exhibition match in places, with both teams eager to avoid hard challenges and showing off the arsenal of tricks and skills that had seen them convincingly beat their Group F opposition with a game to spare. Brazil go through to the round of 16 to face the unfancied Czech Republic, and after this display![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thenipper can convincingly argue that whatever the betting says, it's his team, not Japan, who are favourites to go all the way. Japanese gaffer cis will be perfectly happy with her team's performance, though, and may feel that this defeat owed as much to luck as any real superiority. Japan performed better in every game and seem to be hitting form at the right time, which should worry their second-round opponents Ghana.
Brazilian fans celebrate pop success
In the other group F match, neither Australia or Croatia will be pleased with their bore draw, which means neither team can go home with a win to their names. Both teams had committed fans but most neutrals will have been left with the impression of competent, defensively-minded outfits which simply came up against far superior opposition on the day. Australia bosscatsgomiaow will be left rueing her team's lack of striking opportunities, and Croatia's anatol_merklich will chalk this one up to experience and hope for better results in 2008's Europop Championships.
In the end, this group was all about Brazil and Japan, and after last night few would bet against these teams meeting again in the final.
Group F Results In Full
BRAZIL - 152 points (qualify as winners)
JAPAN - 141 points (qualify)
AUSTRALIA - 95 points
CROATIA - 92 points
Brazil narrowly beat Japan to top Group F in last night's entertaining game, though in truth the result could have gone either way. With both sides already qualified, the game had the feel of an exhibition match in places, with both teams eager to avoid hard challenges and showing off the arsenal of tricks and skills that had seen them convincingly beat their Group F opposition with a game to spare. Brazil go through to the round of 16 to face the unfancied Czech Republic, and after this display
thenipper can convincingly argue that whatever the betting says, it's his team, not Japan, who are favourites to go all the way. Japanese gaffer cis will be perfectly happy with her team's performance, though, and may feel that this defeat owed as much to luck as any real superiority. Japan performed better in every game and seem to be hitting form at the right time, which should worry their second-round opponents Ghana.Brazilian fans celebrate pop success
In the other group F match, neither Australia or Croatia will be pleased with their bore draw, which means neither team can go home with a win to their names. Both teams had committed fans but most neutrals will have been left with the impression of competent, defensively-minded outfits which simply came up against far superior opposition on the day. Australia boss
catsgomiaow will be left rueing her team's lack of striking opportunities, and Croatia's anatol_merklich will chalk this one up to experience and hope for better results in 2008's Europop Championships.In the end, this group was all about Brazil and Japan, and after last night few would bet against these teams meeting again in the final.
Group F Results In Full
BRAZIL - 152 points (qualify as winners)
JAPAN - 141 points (qualify)
AUSTRALIA - 95 points
CROATIA - 92 points
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Date: 2006-02-28 11:52 am (UTC)i am not bothered that i didn't vote this time as my votes would have had 0 effect on the result as i would've voted in the order they came...