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"Who will win the next world cup?"

I think England might win the next world cup as the team's players are getting better.

Spain will always have a team that can win tournaments, but they'll never manage it.

Goalkeepers:
Canizares, Iker Casillas, Molina

Defenders:
Michel Salgado, Manuel Pablo, Marchena, Puyol, Ivan Helguera, Aranzabal and Raul Bravo

Midfielders:
Joaquin, Xavi, Guti, Valeron, Fran, Baraja, Vicente, Albelda, Mendieta, Rufete

Forwards:
Fernando Torres, Raul, Diego Tristan, Reyes, Morientes

Come on, with that team, you should be winning every tournament. But Spain are an exception. They just can't seem to blend well, and play together as a unit. It's saddening, really. They've always had a team capable of pulling it off in a major tournament, yet come the final stages, they'll always fall short.

Ah well, what do I care? It's only Spain...

Next World Cup..... I'll go for Paraguay. ;-)

down wrote:
> Indeed, it's going to be random, as great players are coming through
> from most of those countries.
>
> France - Le Tallec, Sinama-Pongolle
> Argentina - D'Alessandro, Cavenaghi
> Brazil - Robinho, Diego
> England - Rooney
> Italy - Miccoli
> Holland - Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Robben
> Spain - Reyes, Torres
> Portugal - Quaresma, Ronaldo
>
> It will just depend on how good the old players still are, and how
> much these players improve.


Le tallec and pongolle don't make melaugh, they wont be in the team.

Henry, cisse will still be young enough!

Your having a giraffe if you think le tallec will displace any off thefrench mid even when zida retires.

arg- good call, still neither will be be huge influences as argentina's team will be much the same.

same goes to brazil. Ronaldo and ronaldino ho have about 7 or so years in them. Diego could be useful as centre mid isn't that strong only emerson really.

Rooney- HOHOHOHOHOHOHO he's rubbish

Micolli- good call

Holland are who i'd bet on for euro 2004, it will be them or us in my opinion. Good blend of youngsters and oldies. Robben and van der vaart are awesome. Sneijder has shown loads of potential. they have probably the best choice of strikers in the world: Horse, Makaay, Kluivert, Hasslebaink. (only italy, brazil and arg are anywhere near but can't compare),

spain are good both youngsters are very good

Portugal- quaresma is silky smooth, ronaldo i'm reserving judgement on don't think he's great at the mo, we'll see in the future.

Sorry did I say Arsenal?

I meant France.

I think Arsenal will.

Indeed, it's going to be random, as great players are coming through from most of those countries.

France - Le Tallec, Sinama-Pongolle
Argentina - D'Alessandro, Cavenaghi
Brazil - Robinho, Diego
England - Rooney
Italy - Miccoli
Holland - Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Robben
Spain - Reyes, Torres
Portugal - Quaresma, Ronaldo

It will just depend on how good the old players still are, and how much these players improve.

You can't really make any judgement now, considering it's a couple of years away.
The teams could drastically change.

its pretty much random, lets face it.

Could be any one of:

France
Argentina
Brazil
England
Italy
Holland
Spain
Portugal

Coould probably win it, its mainly down to luck

I think England might win the next world cup as the team's players are getting better.