3rd Place Play Off

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3rd Place Play Off

Postby SE13 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:03 pm

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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Fabrestuta » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:07 pm

The most pointless game in sport. Give both teams a bronze medal and be done with it.
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Popey » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:08 pm

Fabrestuta wrote:The most pointless game in sport. Give both teams a bronze medal and be done with it.


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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Massa » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:09 pm

Not pointless for the fantasy league players!
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Gunner Down Under » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:35 pm

Germany beat Uruguay 4-0. No contest imo

It might not be as close as that but that's what I'm hoping for
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Est83 » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:59 am

Not pointless from Klose's point of view.
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Fabrestuta » Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:45 pm

Est83 wrote:Not pointless from Klose's point of view.


Klose may still have a chance at the golden boot but the players NEVER want to play in the 3rd place game. Can you imagine how it feels to be so close to playing in a world cup final then have to play in a game that serves to remind you that you just fell short?
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Gunner Down Under » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:57 pm

This is Germany's 2nd 3rd place playoff in 2 World Cups.......
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Libertine » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:10 am

Depends on what line-ups the teams choose.
Some countries opt to give fringe players a run out in this game as it is utterly pointless.
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Libertine » Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:12 am

Fabrestuta wrote:The most pointless game in sport. Give both teams a bronze medal and be done with it.


No need for even a bronze medal mate, they're just beaten semi-finalists.
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby SE13 » Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:23 pm

The octopus tips Germany apparently.....
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Massa » Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:34 pm

So do the sealions
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby Est83 » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:31 pm

I get £70 if Germany win 3-1
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby tkmullan » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:39 pm

Fabrestuta wrote:
Est83 wrote:Not pointless from Klose's point of view.


Klose may still have a chance at the golden boot but the players NEVER want to play in the 3rd place game. Can you imagine how it feels to be so close to playing in a world cup final then have to play in a game that serves to remind you that you just fell short?

That's one way of looking at it, and it's valid enough, but if you look at the comments made by the two teams in the press leading up to this, they definitely don't seem to see it that way.

It can be seen as a pointless waste of time that serves to only remind a team of their failure, or you can look at it as a 'consolation' game for doing very well.

I know you see it in very few, if any other competitions, but I have no issues with it being in the world cup.
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Re: 3rd Place Play Off

Postby SE13 » Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:48 pm

1-0 Germany!
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