New Zealand, the only....
Do you reckon the Swiss are crowning themselves unoffical World Champions today?
lets not get carried away.
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrolindex/ranking.html
is a bit odd that chris killen is better than players like evra etc
Players must lose points for bookings? But that does not explain why Suarez is the second ranked striker.
It may have taken Spain seven games to win the World Cup and be crowned the best it the world, but it only took three games for us to prove we could not be beaten in the 2010 World Cup. I'm loving it!
Don't take yourself so seriously.
http://www.castrolfootball.com/rankings/about/
The methodology to the madness.
They forgot the British virgin Islands. Knocked out on away goals in their first tie in qualifying. 1-1 and 2-2. so technically they are the only undefeated team for the part in which they took part.
Mr Vintage already put a limited edition shirt out. i got it. only 200 of them. it's got Undefeated on the front and "the invincibles class of 2010" on the back with all the players names.
Do you reckon the Swiss are crowning themselves unoffical World Champions today?
The full list of undisputed UFWC and WC champions is:
Italy 1939
Uruguay 1954
West Germany 1958
Brazil 1958
England 1966
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Italy 1982
Argentina 1986
Brazil 1998
Brazil 1998 (lost and regained the undisputed title in same year)
France 1998
France 2000
Italy 2007
Spain 2010Oska2010-07-13 16:25:47
Mr Vintage already put a limited edition shirt out. i got it. only 200 of them. it's got Undefeated on the front and "the invincibles class of 2010" on the back with all the players names.
I'm sure white noise can come up with something better
teeheeOska2010-07-13 16:49:56
Liverpool
DumbOska2010-07-13 16:50:39
It may have taken Spain seven games to win the World Cup and be crowned the best it the world, but it only took three games for us to prove we could not be beaten in the 2010 World Cup. I'm loving it!
Don't take yourself so seriously.
I'll take some later tonight.
I am pretty sure from memory that Australia's 1998 qualifying team did not lose a game either.
And the British virgin Islands in qualifying for 2010. Lost on away goals after drawing their two matches 1-1 and 2-2.
And the British virgin Islands in qualifying for 2010. Lost on away goals after drawing their two matches 1-1 and 2-2.
George Costanza2010-07-14 19:29:13
Couldn't be bothered taking a photo but rememebered i had an email with these pics in it.
This. We'll be all too happy if the All Whites lose a game next time, as long as it is in the second round ... or further.
Ratue can suck it, and keep on sucking it.
Ratue can suck it, and keep on sucking it.
Couldn't be bothered taking a photo but rememebered i had an email with these pics in it.
I've got one , and yes we didn't a game but hey, I didn't think we'd not lose either.
Argue a much as you like, I bet you will smile when you're in a pub quiz in 20 years or so and 'Who was the only undefeated team at the 2010 Football World Cup?' pops up.
I'll end up giving the answer to the rest of the room because I won't be able to stop myself from yelling it out.
I was watching the highlights of this and the bahrain game as i was feeling tired and stressed. nothing makes you feel better. imagine if woods' strike against Italy or Paraguay went in instead of just going wide??? some of us would still be partying...
I love threads like this being brought back up years later. Whooooo and Luis Garcia moaning like miserable pricks is forum gold!
Yep the godfather had a good shot against the Italians too, and Elliot against Paraguay I think.
I love threads like this being brought back up years later. Whooooo and Luis Garcia moaning like miserable pricks is forum gold!
A great historic thread - what I don't get is when Kiwis (most rugby heads but many football fans too) denigrate the All Whites for not being on the same level as the world's best sides - as if that's a fair comparison.
Success and achievements in life are always relative - to circumstances etc. Most of us will never be millionaires, win an Academy Award or Nobel Prize - but can have our moments...
Why not just appreciate any success NZ teams have in context as a football minnow without expecting performances on the same level as the world's best sides?
We can just weigh up what success means, what constitutes a decent level of performance in our own terms.
2010 and 1982 All Whites - both teams surpassed all expectations in different eras. Great results in our own circumstances.
I recently came across some British World Cup 2010 previews online and it's actually hilarious now to read their dire predictions of the hammerings we were going to receive, how mediocre most of our players were supposed to be etc.
2009 - 2010: a great era in NZ football: This is what FIFA had to say in their review of the 2009 World Club Championship where Auckland City's success was the icing on the cake to me (I'll never forget the stadium PA blaring Bowie's "Heroes" after Auckland's unlikely victories) : no informed person would expect a tiny semi-pro team (mostly amateur players) to beat the fully pro UAE club hosts Al Ahli (annual budget of millions) and the African champs TP Mazembe (from a continent of passionate millions where football is the only game in town) who made the Final against Inter the following year.
http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/
"...at the conclusion to the tournament multiple sources had reason for celebration: the United Arab Emirates for playing an estimable role as hosts; Auckland City for enhancing what has been a glorious year for football in New Zealand...
It's been a fantastic tournament for us. We weren't expected to win one game, but we've won twice and finished fifth. It's an amazing feeling.
Auckland City coach Paul Posa
Auckland City, alike Pohang, exceeded all expectations. New Zealand’s record at the FIFA Club World Cup read four matches, four defeats prior to kick-off. However, Paul Posa’s disciplined, industrious outfit upset local side Al Ahli to reach the quarter-finals, where they gave Atlante a stricter examination than most predicted in a 3-0 defeat, and the Kiwis belied the odds once again in the match for fifth place, beating Mazembe 3-2."