French Samba Classics

I don’t know who to root for between Brazill and france game. I love both teams as they both have great players with a strong background.

good luck for both of ya!
To be honest, I was hoping france vs Brazil to be the final game. That match would be just brilliant.

Posted from  New Zealand

for the good of the game, sport, i hope france will do it’s best to win.
they have the experience…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwGBSSgr4XA

Posted from  Israel

You are correct…Brasil has had a very easy road so far, unlike Togo, Switzerland and South Korea.

To judge Brasil; Ronaldo is fat, Roberto Carlos & Cafu are old, Emerson is slow, Ronaldinho is off, the keeper is Brasilian and they have outscored their opposition 10-1.

Let’s be fair…worldwide Brasil is held to a higher standard. Don’t be mad at Brasil due the press & Nike promoting Brasil as the best.

Posted from  United States

France v. Brazil is
Adidas v. Nike
Jose+10 v. Jugo Bonito

Posted from  Canada

Gah. Cringe inducing is about the only way to describe how any article about the Brazilian team strategy or their toilet manners includes a mention of this ‘Golden Quartet’ nonsense. An average at best central defense, along with a bunch of highly overrated wingers don’t make for a World Cup winning team. And it doesn’t stop there. Unfortunately for Brazil, it’s not all good (And this is putting it mildly) if you look beyond Ronaldinho and Kaka.

I can’t believe Brazil are favourites for this one, I really can’t. France with their rock solid defense and midfield (THE BEST IN THE TOURNAMENT. There, I said it! Because it’s as much about breaking plays in the midfield as it is about setting up goals) are clear favourites in my book. Yes the finishing needs to be sorted out a bit, but with THAT defense and midfield, all you need is to get it right once and you’re through. Then a second just to seal it and a third to show them the
‘98 final was no fluke, and then a fourth just to add insult to injury. *

* I don’t mean to sound too demanding, but perhaps a fifth? As punishment to Ronaldo for the ummm moon hair we had to bile our way through in the 2002 final.

Incase you haven’t already realised, GO FRANCE!!

Posted from  India

Who the hell is this stupid Armando guy?

France are boring and they saw twilight ages ago, 8 years ago infact.

I hope Brazil kill the french

six nil

The world cup cannot be a spectacle if both the south american teams get bundled out.

Posted from  New Zealand

i would like to thank “Hiren” for his kind words, apparently he knows nothing about football….and that goes for most of Brazil haters….

tonight France will be weighed, measured…and France will be given a bitter, tough lesson in 21st century football….

Obrigado Brazil……..

Posted from  Lebanon

Hiren, its very rich for you to make such comments. A comment so far from the truth and greater than 2 standard deviations from the mean is quite simply ABNORMAL ( a euphemism).

In Brazil, the world can witness the beautiful freeflowing game at its best. Their passing, their relentless attack, their skills are simply of the highest order.

It is not a fluke that they have such a huge worldwide following. Your ridiculous comments about their supposed frailties merely reflects on your inferiority complex and self-oppression.

Yes, Brazil may lose because they don’t try to defend a winning margin, or because the referee may cheat, but certainly not the reasons you mentioned.

Rest in peace, and with non-sensical comments like yours, you should stick the cricket and curry, coz your intelligence cannot handle the simplicity of beautiful football

Posted from  New Zealand

Aahahahahahahaha aboriginal James, if beautiful free flow is what you’re looking for perhaps you should try some nice hot curry yourself.

Johnny Fashka, apparently Pele too believes France will go on to win. But then, what does Pele know about football eh?

Posted from  India

HIren, you are symbol of Hare krishna….fraudulent, stupid, idiotic and false. Pele did not say Brazil play bad football and ronaldinho is substandard.

You are obviously a one-eye Indian and all that malnutrition has affected your IQ as well. What is it that you put in your curry?

The mighty Aborogines reside in Australia you imbecile

Posted from  New Zealand

FRANCE WILL WIN 2-1.BRAZIL HAVE GREAT PLAYERS,BUT SO DO FRANCE.PLAYERS LIKE HENRY,RIBERY,VIERA,GALLAS,MAKALELE ARE ALL IN THERE THERE PRIME.SO TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE AN OLD TEAM WOULD BE WRONG.THEY TO STRONG IN THE MIDFIELD FOR BRAZIL.

As we have been told that tonight it’s going to be Adidas vs Nike an Adidas victory is obviously in the interest of Europe’s economy and must therefore not be missed under all circumstances

Posted from  Germany

Nike can go to HELL!!! Brazil is NOT well represented by this ecenomic hooligan!

My heart is not on any brand, but in our flag, our gereat nation. Go Brazil!!!

Posted from  Brazil

Phew, now that my team is out,

FRANCE YOU CAN DO IT!! Give us 98
final!! Send them home back to Rio

It is true…France has a real chance…

Parreira is not letting Ronaldinho play !! This is true… he moved back Ronaldinho so he cannot score…

Also everyone should know.. I all practices Brazil 2nd team won over Brazil 1st… Yes this is true.. 4×0, 2×1,5×2, 3×1,4×2

So why Parreira is choosing the loosing team ?

All country is very upset with him.. but I think they already made arrangments… If Brazil not Champion we will be hosts in 2014… Too bad we have to see this sad football..

So cheer up France.. You have wonderful chances..

Posted from  Brazil

I think France can do it and i truly hope they do France is doing great and in my oppinion the best way for a legend like Zidane to walk off a field is by leaving with 2 world cup titles under is belt even though i send my best wishes to France and Brazil and i keep my fingers crossed that France Brings this cup home! Allez les bleus!

Posted from  United States

[...] 20 minutes to go: Over on the France team blog, remembering the previous World Cup meetings between these two teams we have some entertaining games. France has won the last two encounters. I just hope we don’t go to penalties again. I don’t think my heart, or my fingers, can take any more. [...]

Posted from  United States

I am a huge Brasil fan…the better team won. Zidane made Kaka (he must have been hurt) and Ronaldinho look like little boys. Well done France.

Posted from  United States

Ahahahahaha James Hare Krishna might be stupid, fraudulent, idiotic and stupid but its still got you idiots hooked on.

Sorry eh, New Zealand isn’t exactly significant enough for me to know or care. And a Haka (ahahahaha) joke would be ummm too easy, even for a one eyed malnourised IQ deficient indian.

Btw, that hot spicy curry digested yet? How’s the free flow coming? Didn’t see too much beautiful free from from Brazil so you’d probably be hoping team rectum provides the entertainment eh? As it does on most Sundays (Or Fundays, as you’d call them.)

Posted from  India

VIVA LA FRANCE!!!!!!!!!!! MAN IF FRANCE BEATS GERMANY IN THE FINAL WHAT A WAY TO GO FOR THE GRETEST EVER ZIDANEEEEE!!!!!!!
VIVA LA FRANCEEEEEE

Posted from  United States

Zidane is the best player ever!!!!!!!

I have never seen such an elegant and talented player. Nobody even gets close to him!!

Allez Zizou!!!!

Posted from  United States

France showed today that, at the top of their form, they are the strongest team in the world. (It took some time for them to reach that form — remember Switzerland and S. Korea? — but now they’re there.) No one can move the ball as gracefully as them. It’s ballet. Zidane played beautifully, but credit should also be given to Ribery, whose speed was critical in creating chances, as well as the usual great French defense. I’m hoping for a France-Germany final.

Posted from  United States

(by this I mean the politician, not the blogger)

Posted from  United States

Congrats France! -Great game - I am actually an England fan but as you know theyhave been let down by huge tactical errors and bad personnel choices. This Game however I will watch many times - Brazil masters with the ball (at least on Video demonstrations) but lacking the order and discipline of this French team today - the Premiership players came through and Zidane too. Ronaldo McDonald was too fat like Beckham too out of shape to make the difference - He resorted to diving at the end like Beckham dived into the stands. I like Ronaldo though - but the coach played him to placate fans - not because he was the best choice against knowledgable European teams. But all in all - Great Game - the young ones can see how to stroke the ball effortlessly and how to beat a technically superior team by using great teamwork, passing,passing, passing…and patiently waiting for the kill. This is what makes Soccer/football the greatest team game. Let’s at least thank the British for that - but not for the likes of Beckham and Rooney.

Posted from  United States

BRASIL TRASH!
COACH PARREIRA SEU ….*&¨%$%$¨$#¨$$@##@

FRANCEE!

Posted from  Brazil