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Well done New Zealand

  • 24-06-2010 4:00pm
    #1
    DB10
    Site Banned Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭


    With all the drama there, forgot about the NZ game.
    Drew with Paraguay, great stuff.

    NZ leave the WC finishing ahead of Italy and most importantly unbeaten....:eek:

    Remarkable achievement, fair play to all of them. Certainly not the whipping boys they were expected to be.


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  • #2
    Fizman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭Fizman


    Arguably they have performed better than their rugby union compatriots ever have at a major event! :pac:


  • #3
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    Yeah, well done NZ - they were heroic against Italy


  • #4
    CiaranC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,300 ✭✭✭CiaranC


    Heroic effort


  • #5
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    Agree with others. Fair play to NZ.

    Before the tournament a lot of people were criticizing how NZ could be there instead of some bigger teams, but they've shown that they deserved to be at the world cup


  • #6
    Malmedicine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭Malmedicine


    Fizman wrote: »
    Arguably they have performed better than their rugby union compatriots ever have at a major event! :pac:


    All Blacks won the world cup in 1987 :p


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  • #7
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    They did as well as Ireland in 1990. Exact same record I think. they might be shorter than 500/1 next time out. Good show lads!


  • #8
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,919 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Mark Paston was their Player of the Tournament for me. He was only in the team because Glen Moss was suspended but he was heroic throughout.

    Delighted to see Shane Smeltz hit the net after finising top scorer in the A-League for the last two seasons.

    Whipping boys me arse!


  • #9
    rebel girl 15
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    Fantastic WC for a nation with so few professional players to pick from! Going through the tournament unbeaten, and also today's game against Paraguay was the first time they ever kept a clean sheet in a WC game!


  • #10
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Really wanted them to get through, but they can hold their heads up high. Hopefully this encourages a few more of them down there to pick up a football and stop shagging those sheep!!


  • #11
    Dean820
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭Dean820


    Gotta love the underdogs.


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  • #12
    Kiwi_knock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,463 ✭✭✭Kiwi_knock


    Great performances throughout the competition, really looked like they could ship a few goals but to finish unbeaten is a fantastic acheivement. Should boost the profile of football in NZ but it will take a long way to rival the oval ball.


  • #13
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,460 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    I did say New Zealand would do better in another thread. For once I was right.

    Fair play to them. As for Italy.........


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