>>>>>As I predicted, Germany easily beat Brazil! :rolleyes
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>>>>I hope Argentina will save face of South American soccer :)
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>>>I am so scared now... I hope that at least we do show up...
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>>>Anyways, Argentina winning the WC is kind of moot now, we are going to be happy anyways! :)
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>>What if Argentina plays Brazil for the bronze and loses? :))
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>I really hate third place games. Take two teams who didn't quite do what they wanted to and make them play each other. The NFL had one for a long time, the Runner Up Bowl, and finally did away with it. Why risk players getting injured in a game that is essentially meaningless?

For me competing in sports is mostly in competing - winning being the cherry on top, as some compete for the medal, some for memories. Secondly - have you ever been in an elimination-style tournament and had the luck to encounter the later winner in first round ? I have - and could reasonably argue that it should have been the final ;-)

regards

thomas