Alternate FIFA World Cup - Argentina '78 (24 teams not 16)

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    FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010


    Controversies started eariler for FIFA World Cup France 2010, when head’s group were elected. At the very beginning it would be based on october 2009 FIFA ranking (1) but then another variables appeared on the table, like final positions in South Africa 2006 , 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and continental tournaments, like Copa America or Euro, as background. Like Chile (2) who was Copa America 2007 current Champion, and 2009 Confederations Cup runner-up (defeated by Germany), and Croatia (3), Euro 2008 runner-up in Spain, and part of Top 8 FIFA Ranking (4) , became group’s head, but leaving away to Spain, in arbitrarily manner as many appointed.


    So, groups were that way (5)

    Group A: France, Ghana, Switzerland, and NZ

    Group B: Argentina, Netherlands, South Korea, and Egypt

    Group C: Germany, North Korea, Slovakia and Paraguay

    Group D: Italy, Ivory Coast, USA, Portugal

    Group E: Chile, Algeria, Denmark, Japan

    Group F: England, Republic of Ireland, Cameroon, Honduras

    Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Russia, Mexico

    Group H: Croatia, Australia, Uruguay, Spain


    Chile 2 vs Denmark 0 Group E - FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010


    England 1 vs Republic of Ireland 1 - Group F- FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010



    Messi opening the score...Argentina 2 - Netherlands 1 - Group B - FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010


    Messi's feast against South Korea 4 of 4 goals made by Argentina that afternoon were made by him - Group B - FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010


    Brazil's victory against Russia Group G- FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010


    Socceros'Australia vs Uruguay - Group H - FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010


    Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo - FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010


    Italy vs Ivory Coast - Group D - FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010

    Germany's tight victory against Paraguay - Group C - FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010



    Notes:

    (1) . Like OTL

    (2) As we said before, Chile, in this ATL, is like Chile in OTL 2016

    (3) Did not qualify to OTL WC 2010

    (4) indeed

    (5) In this World Cup ATL, there were some countries that in 2010 OTL did not qualify, like Croatia, Republic of Ireland (which didn’t have to suffer Henry’s hand at play off), and Russia, and not Greece or Slovenia . Not even South Africa and Nigeria, but Egypt, and were 5 african teams and not 6.
     
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    FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010 - VENUES (1)

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    (1) Most of this stadiums were from Euro 2016, some of them didn't exist by OTL France 1998
     
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    MatthewFirth said:
    Firstly welcome back,
    Secondly, having Ireland in is more fairer here. Who would have Ireland defeated in the play-off?
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    Thank you Matthew!, the UEFA play-off for FIFA World Cup France 2010 were

    Nov 14, 2009 (Croke Park, Dublin) - Republic of Ireland 2 vs Greece 0

    Nov 18, 2009 (Olympic Stadium, Athens) – Greece 0 vs Republic of Ireland 1


    Nov 14, 2009 (Bilino Polje, Zenica) - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 vs Russia 1

    Nov 18, 2009 (Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow) – Russia 2 vs Bosnia-Herzegovina 1


    Nov 14, 2009 (Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb) - Croatia 3 vs Austria 0

    Nov 18, 2009 (Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna) - Austria 2 vs Croatia 1


    Nov 14, 2009 (Estádio da Luz, Lisbon) – Portugal 2 vs Slovenia 0

    Nov 18, 2009 (Ljudski vrt, Maribor) – Slovenia 0 vs Portugal 0
     

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    Predictions: -france vs germany
    -spain vs republic of ireland
    -argentina vs italy
    -england vs mexico
    Semis: -france vs spain
    -argentina vs england
    Final: -france vs england
    World Champion: france
     
    FIFA WORLD CUP FRANCE 2010 - Quarterfinals
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    Lukas Podolski, scoring 1 of their hatrick against Ivory Coast...



    Everyone expected more from host team, France, in round robin. the pale image left after a nil nil vs New Zealand, and a mediocre game against Ghana, couldn't be reversed after the 3-0 against well known Switzerland...after all everyone expected this final result against them...or a little more. Now in round of 16 they have seen the face of Netherlands, than despited suffering against Argentina's Messi in the first turn (and argentinian manager Marcelo Bielsa putting Messi on the bench in the last game against Egypt, a display why his nickname is "el loco" - the madman )then they went throught almost walking to second round. Nevertheless, France imposed their locality against dutch and some controversial referee points...enough to win 2-1, after starting on disadvantage thanks to Kuyt and then to put with supreme effort on top, with two goals by Yoann Gourcuff and Florent Malouda...Raymond Domenech, whose based their teams according to astrology - or at least is the rumour - could breath...

    Their next rival would be Germany, the last Euro Champion, the last Confederations Cup champios...the tradition says that last Confed Champion, never get the World Champion title next year...so, Domenech moved all the stars in the sky to attemp a confirmation to that...but Germany had their will and had been working for almost a decade to achieve the goal of being world Champions again...a title they have been elusive since the days of Two Germanys...1974. A hat trick by Lukas Podolski, and two disallowed goals to Schweinsteiger and to young Metzul Ozil...were a living proof that german tactic were enough to ridiculise the phyisical power and the (arguably) talent of Ivory Coast...

    Pekerman's boys, Chile, had it relatively easy against Republic of Ireland, with this unexpected scorer in 2006, Alexis Sanchez being too much for irish to be stopped...one goal, and two assistance, to make Pablo Contreras, the hero of his neighbourhood, and Boca Juniors new player, Gary Medel, sealed a 3-0 that was 3-1 after a corner, and header by Whelan




    Argentina had a hardened match against Ghana, despite the final result...the unexpected hero was 36 year-old FW from Boca Juniors, Martin Palermo, scoring their first goal in a World Cup at 87 minutes...Messi had opened with a free kick minutes before the end of first half...and their rivals would be, the mediocre but lucky Italy, who eliminated on penalties to the amazing Paraguay, led by manager Gerardo Martino, who became Chile's Manager after Argentina's Copa America 2011.



    England had it easy against Japan...manager Carlo Ancellotti moved their pieces in such way that GK David James, almost didn't touch the ball with his hands...Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Rooney x 2 and the last goal in a World Cup made by Peter Crouch, made England to meet with a renovated Uruguay, which didn't do it right in previous tournaments...with a new band of players, like Edison Cavani, Luis Suarez, Argentina's River Plate defender , Diego Lugano (1), and Spanish la liga main top scorer, Diego Forlán, displayed a high fly football, but not forgetting their wacky taste for hard fouls made in Montevideo.


    Jamie Carragher against Japan




    The dramatic feat, or at least not expected, was Brazil's premature elimination at Spain hands...Xabi Alonso opened the scored and Michel Bastos tied, in a match where the Canarinha had absolute control of match...but manager Luis Aragones wanted penalties...and they got penalties. When Santos star, Elano, failed brazilian's last penalty of the series and "el niño" Torres scored his turn..la Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid filled with ecstatic spanish fans, which celebrated untill the next day...that wasn't the case of Brazil. Manager Mano Menezes (2) was fired inmediately, and Dunga was appointed in his place, with the objective of take Brazil to glory...but in 2014

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    (1) Actually Diego Lugano in OTL was from brazilian team Sao Paulo's defender

    (2) Mano Menezes was appointed in 2010 in OTL as Brazil's Manager...but was fired in 2012. In 2005 he was one of candidates to led brazilian teams, but Dunga was appointed as coach in 2006. ITTL, Luis Aragones and not Vicente del Bosque is the spanish coach.
     
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    Ruperto Pesto said:
    and argentinian manager Marcelo Bielsa putting Messi on the bench in the last game against Egypt, a display why his nickname is "el loco" - the madman
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    I thought that was because some fans tried to beat him up after Newells got beaten badly and he made them flee with a grenade.

    Ruperto Pesto said:
    Pekerman's boys, Chile, had it relatively easy against Republic of Ireland, with this unexpected scorer in 2006, Alexis Sanchez being too much for irish to be stopped...one goal, and two assistance, to make Pablo Contreras, the hero of his neighbourhood, and Boca Juniors new player, Gary Medel, sealed a 3-0 that was 3-1 after a corner, and header by Whelan
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    YES! Alexis being a nightmare for the defenders as usual, Pablo Contreras scoring(although Sydney 2000...grrrr. Yes, I know. Different outcome ITTL.) and Gary Medel giving it all to play. Does his Memetic Badass rep from OTL stay ITTL too?
     

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    Paradox-less said:
    I thought that was because some fans tried to beat him up after Newells got beaten badly and he made them flee with a grenade.
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    Hahaha, they say that was true…after San Lorenzo beated 6-0 to Bielsa’s Newell’s Old Boys in the first match of 1992 Copa Libertadores (Argentinian teams shared group with Three chilean teams...Colo colo and the other two i cannot remember, I guess it was Coquimbo the other)….and some fans tried to beat the entire team and Bielsa took a grenade, which was some present from a friend of Fabricaciones Militares “Fray Luis Beltran” Plant, near Rosario…and couldn’t detonate.

    By the way, Newell’s after that encouraged their level and became finalist, only to be defeated by penalties at hands of Tele Santana’s Sao Paulo.

    The year before, 1991, Newell’s beated Boca Juniors in a dramatic final (althought Boca didn’t have Latorre and Batistuta, because they were playing 1991 Copa America in Chile…what a beautiful national teams tournament that it was…really). And in 1990, was that image of Bielsa, after crowining national champions, leaving River Plate as runner up…screaming like a fan for his Newell’s

    As I read, if my memory doesn’t fail, he was nicknamed “loco” from teenage years. He was responsible of maintain Batistuta in Newell’s and not to be dropped because he was “fat”…Bielsa put him on a regime, Batistuta lost almost 12kgs…and for a prize of his effort, he gave Batistuta a box of alfajores (for non Spanish speakers, google “alfajor”)

    Paradox-less said:
    Yes, I know. Different outcome ITTL.) and Gary Medel giving it all to play. Does his Memetic Badass rep from OTL stay ITTL too?
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    No matter the TL, he always will be a badass....the kind of badass you want in your team
     
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