Tariq, I think that the goalkeeping of Brazil's Marcos was better on Sunday, than the much touted Kahn. The German frontline did not have the punch of previous years. They also got away with a few blatant fouls against the Brazilians. The game could have gone either way. Yes, Turkey was the only team that looked like being able to beat the Brazilians.
In response to Marlon:- One other bit of thing to note is, all the Turks in Germany are not illegal immigrants. As per what I have read, prior to the 1972 Munich Olympics, W.Germany badly needed labourers to work on the building of the Olympic stadia. This was achieved by sending empty planes to Turkey and bringing in people by the thousands. Those Turks stayed in Germany and the Germans have refused to grant them citizenships! Many of these Turkish players are children of these Turks and are in a way unwelcome guests now. They have had their first exposure to football in Germany but cannot play for the country they were born in!! Most of the Nazis who fled Europe, have settled down in Argentina. Brazil has more of people from Portuguese descent. http://www.culturegrams.com/demo/premium/brazil/people/population.htm Nagesh Bhatcar >From: Tariq Siddiqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Brazil's opponents have only themselves to blame. Brazillian defense was >suspect the whole tournament, but the lack of creative midfield play from >the rest of the world ensured the success of Brazil. I think it was only >the illegal immigrants to Germany (i.e. Turkey) who gave the Brazillians a >run for their money in both games. > >-Tariq > > >On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, Marlon Menezes wrote: > > > In an historic achievement, Germans took the first three places in the >world cup tournament. Brazil like many of its S.American neighbors, whose >population mainly consists of descendents of escaped Nazi war criminals, >gas chamber operators and human guinea pig experimentalists were lucky to >beat their motherland in the finals. > > > > In the other match, the Turkish soccer team whose team consists of >descendents of illegal immigrants who eventually gain permanent residency >in Germany, beat their Korean hosts for the 3rd place. > > > > Looking forward to the 2006 world cup in homeland of football. > > > > :) > > Marlon > > Germany, 2006 World Cup champions > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
