World Cup: Group E [France and Switzerland Advance]

[Locke.]

http://i.imgur.com/9ZXF57N.jpg

Teams:
Switzerland
Ecuador
France
Honduras

Star Players:
Karim Benzema & Paul Pogba (France)
Antonio Valencia & Felipe Caicedo (Ecuador)
Wilson Palacios & Emilio Izaguirre (Honduras)
Ricardo Rodriguez & Josip Drmic (Switzerland)

Group Winner Odds:
France - 4/5
Switzerland - 5/2
Ecuador - 10/3
Honduras - 22/1

Locke's Expert Analysis:
France definitely the strongest team on paper although Switzerland and Ecuador are definitely capable of pulling off an upset.. It's not going to happen for Honduras I'm afraid. France really under performed at the 2010 World Cup and only took 1 point from their 3 games, but that won't happen again and I expect them to go quite far. France & Switzerland to go through, don't trust a team relying on Antonio Valencia to turn up.

[Calderyon]

France will finish first with 2 wins and tie with the Swiss. Switzerland and Ecuador are the ones who will try to upset the group favorite France, but probably fail. Ecuador has a good offence and midfield, but Switzerland has as good as theirs and a good defence as well, which will turn the tide for them to finish second in their group.

Honduras will lose all of it´s games with rough numbers. They´ll be happy to score a single goal in the tournament.

[Novo]

France with great odds to win the group, judging from Ecuador's performance the other night they haven't got to much to worry France and the Swiss are still living of that win against Spain years on

[Locke.]

Switzerland XI: Lichtsteiner, Von Bergen, Inler (c), Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Stocker, Drmic, Djourou, Shaqiri

Ecuador XI: Domínguez; Paredes, Guagua, Erazo, Ayoví; Gruezo, Noboa, A.Valencia, Montero; Enner Valencia, Caicedo

[Drew.]

http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01371/shaqiri_1371980a.jpg

[Calderyon]

I hope Ecuador score an upset against Switzerland.

[Locke.]

The form of this Swiss team is amazing, think I along with most others may have underestimated them

[Brother Leon]

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/620/248/hi-res-176611115-ricardo-rodriguez-of-switzerland-holds-a-ball-during_crop_north.jpg?w=650&h=440&q=75

[Calderyon]

Ecuador 1-0 by Enner Valencia !!! Excellent cross from Ayovi from the free kick.

[Jemal]

The more i watch rodriguez, the more he convinces me that he should be the one to replace evra and not luke shaw.

5 goals and 9 assists last season not bad.
More than any of our midfielders :joker:

[Vanessa]

Come on Ecuador! :dance:

[Locke.]

It seems like Wolfsburg aren't willing to sell though, and they don't need money. I think Rodriguez would be first choice for most clubs that need a LB (which is quite a few this summer).

Shaqiri looking decent here too, we've been linked with him quite a bit recently.

[Calderyon]

Jumping on conclusions there commentator? There is still 45 minutes left.

[Locke.]

Commentators are being a bit annoying.. Switzerland have dominated since the goal and it's just a matter of time until they get a breakthrough

[Jemal]

Did you hear clarke Carlisle saying Jackson Martinez cant get into the Ecuador team :joker:

[Jemal]

Assist for rodriguez. The guy can take a great corner aswell

[Calderyon]

Mehmedi equalizes. Swizerland - Ecuador 1 all.

[Locke.]

Mehmedi comes on at half time and scores in the 47th minute

Was that his first touch?

[Calderyon]

That was a goal taken away from the Swiss. No off-side there.

[Locke.]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The betting losing streak is over thanks to a 93rd minute winner

[Brother Leon]

Crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Rodriquez>>> Fooking hell son.

[Calderyon]

Deserved goal and win for Switzerland. But i feel bad for Ecuador, though. Crushing and i think decisive loss for them.

[Jemal]

Please sign rodriguez.

[Calderyon]

An hour and 8 minutes to the total Annihilation of Honduras.

[Locke.]

Hope LK will be on to give us a minute by minute commentary on Pogba

[Locke.]

Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Varane, Sakho, Cabaye, Valbuena, Benzema, Griezmann, Matuidi, Pogba

Valladares, Figueroa, Bernardez, Izaguirre, Palacios, Bengtson, Costly, Espinoza, Najar, Garrido, Beckeles

[Vanessa]

Match just about to start. Hope France wins. :unsure:

[Crimson Dynamo]

please, please stop with the god sh1it

he killed 20k children today, and yesterday, and tomorrow

you ignorant morons

[Brother Leon]

please, please stop with the god sh1it

he killed 20k children today, and yesterday, and tomorrow

you ignorant morons

Wut

[Brother Leon]

I love Paddy, but I hate France too much to support him.

[BBfanUSA]

I see that Honduras is putting up quite a fight,

Looks like CONCACAF isn't here to mess around.

*Waits for the US to lose 5-0 to Ghana or something*

[Calderyon]

Penalty for France and a red card for Palacios. France on one man advantage will demolish Honduras on the second half.

EDIT: 1-0 Benzema for France.

[AnnieK]

Pen....

[AnnieK]

Goal..

[Legend killer]

Pogba is so overrated does he realise he is not suppose to dominate games

[Locke.]

Thought Pogba was going to get sent off earlier for the kick out at Palacios, thankfully not though.

Enjoyable first half, I've always liked watching France.

[Legend killer]

I love Paddy, but I hate France too much to support him.

Does it hurt everytime Paul destroys an international team??

[Brother Leon]

Does it hurt everytime Paul destroys an international team??

Why you ignoring the NBA thread,brah?

[Legend killer]

Paul been player of tourney so far looking to add to his WORLD YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD which he took just from major talent Tom Cleverly by a couple of votes

[Legend killer]

Why you ignoring the NBA thread,brah?

Like a ghost town in there why is everyone ignoring it brah??

[Locke.]

Honduras dirty bastards again.. Probably even worse than they were against England the other week

[Calderyon]

France got a comfortable and convincing win over Honduras, who seemed to want to injure half of France´s squad. Dirty players...

[seanraff07]

Very good performance by France, always want them to do well at major tournaments but they normally let down.

So far so good, played some nice stuff. Benzema at top of his game and Cabaye, Valbuena and Pogba pulling the strings in the middle could take some stopping.

[Locke.]

Where is the Pog!?!?!??!

[Drew.]

GIROUD!!!!

[Josy]

Is anyone elses channel that the football is on going all weird during the ads, like they are underwater or something? :laugh:

[Locke.]

Josy where is Pogba?

[Locke.]

France!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 goals in 30 seconds

[Calderyon]

Giroud scores from the corner. 1-0 France. And now it´s 2-0 already. Matuidi the scorer.

Switzerland has been beaten, i think.

[Drew.]

GIROUD!!!!

GIROUD!!!!!!

[Calderyon]

Penalty kick for France, Benzemar as the kicker. No goal, saved !!! Rebound on the crossbar.

Still 2-0.

[Locke.]

Benzema penalty saved and Cabaye hits the post with the rebound, how has he missed

[Locke.]

Valbuena!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Calderyon]

3-0 for France by Valbuena. What a strong team this is.

[Drew.]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqmQNRlIcAAvpN-.png:large

[Shaun]

good ol' olivier

[Samuel.]

France and Germany the only top teams that have shown up this world cup

Shame that they'll end up meeting each other so early

[Shaun]

Who scored the fourth?

[Samuel.]

Benzema

[Shaun]

ouch :/

every prem averageman getting a goal (edit: not benzema obviously)

[Locke.]

France >>>

5-0, Sissoko

[Shaun]

the swiss are back in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Calderyon]

Very good and convincing win for France earlier.


Honduras scores and leads 1-0. Costly the scorer.

Ecuador is in trouble.

[Calderyon]

Ecuador equalizes after less than 3 minutes. Enner Valencia´s second goal of the tournament. 1-1 now.

[Jords]

Honduras scored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Novo]

Come on Ecuador, knock these dirty bastards out

[Calderyon]

Honduras scored just before the end of the 1st half, but the goal was disallowed. Handball?

[Novo]

Handball for sure

[Calderyon]

Enner Valencia´s second goal of the night and now it´s 2-1 Ecuador. Good stuff.

[Calderyon]

Game over. Ecuador wins it by 2-1. Honduras is pretty much out of the cup.

[Locke.]

Sakho played 155 mins w/out conceding this WC.
Kosc gets on, gives away FK & SWI score, loses his man & SWI score

Sums it all up perfectly

[Brother Leon]

:joker:

[Drew.]

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[Brother Leon]

That was amazing .joker:

Their faces when he drops the champions league line.

[Locke.]

Come on France!!!!!!!!!!!

Guaranteed to concede with Kos playing but we'll see how it goes

[Drew.]

Schneiderlin starting :worship:

[Locke.]

1-0 Switzerland, if they win then Ecuador need to beat France

[Brother Leon]

Both French kits are tidy.

[Shaun]

shaqiri shaqiri~

[Locke.]

Goodbye Valencia you dirty bastard

[Jemal]

Why did we give that twat valencia a con

[Locke.]

shaqiri shaqiri~

shaqiri

[Novo]

Pity he doesn't play this great more often

[Locke.]

France win the group, Switzerland finish 2nd.

France - Nigeria
Argentina - Switzerland

in the last 16

[Brother Leon]

France out next round then.

[Raph]

GET IN SWITZERLAND!! Time to put Shaqiri in my sig and avatar i'm thinking

[Legend killer]

Anyone else gutted we were denied the mega battle between Patrice and Tony??

[Shaun]

well at least we have some more european representation :laugh: still, only 4 out of 12 teams so far...