poptimists | The Pop World Cup: England v Portugal (Reply)

Only eight teams now remain in the competition and the tension is incredible. This quarter-final sees England come up against Portugal, the team who dumped them out of Europop 2004 at this same stage. Can

zenith's bold selection break the jinx, or will

thebopkids' far-reaching scouting policies prove a match-winner? YOU DECIDE.

Tracks can be found at http://www.freakytrigger.co.uk/popworldcup/ - if there's any problem email me at freakytrigger@gmail.com

England

Paul Oakenfold ft Brittany Murphy - "Faster Kill Pussycat": Confident supremo

zenith said: "I know a lot of people may have lost faith in this old soldier, Oakenfold, in fact some of you, like me, probably never had that much faith in him in the first place - but all that's in the past now! As a result of a new training regime instituted by the fetching Ms. Murphy, a young American more famous for a different sport and with whom my relationship is strictly professional, he's produced a cracking result, whoomph, there it is as we used to say, in my day, watch the chorus go curling over the goalkeeper's head, unstoppable really, more than able to able to match the pace of today's young whippersnappers, who says there are no second acts in pop Tom."

Portugal

Nelly Furtado ft Timbaland - "Promiscuous Girl": Forthright gaffer

thebopkids told us "It’s certainly difficult when you star performer isn’t available for selection. We had her in the squad, sure, but it wasn’t at all clear that she’d be fit for any part of this competition. We’ve had to experiment with varying styles in a bid to compensate for her absence, but we really think that Nelly, on top form, has the skills to turn any match around.

Born in Canada to Portuguese parents, Nelly has not always been the most consistent performer, but when she’s on her game she’s a match for anyone. She seems to be hitting top form more and more in recent seasons: it may be that she is responding to some of the intensive training techniques of her new American coaches.

And this song’s an example: it’s a dominating, box-to-box performance. Energy levels are high, and there are plenty of crunching tackles, but it’s not without the subtle touches which can bamboozle defenders. She’s got it all, really: she’ll hold the play up when it’s necessary, she’ll flick on the killer pass for Tim, and she’ll pop up, when you least expect her, to smash it home. Get in."

So how will this match be decided? There's NEW RULES for the final knockout stages...

It's very simple. Listen to both the tracks, and mark each of them out of 5. You can give both of them 5 if you want, or both of then zero, or whatever you like. Write your votes in the text boxes below, and that's all. So easy even CLOWN SVEN could do it. If you dont want to use the poll you can email the votes to freakytrigger@gmail.com.

From now on, also, we won't be taking into account the managers' votes, so don't bother if you're Tim or Joe - use the comments box to scream your touchline exhortations instead.

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The deadline is NOON on FRIDAY. Watch out this afternoon for the second quarter-final.