Review of Group B's action

It was going to be a split-vote between England and Sweden right from the start. Both teams had equally strong team members and both teams has a Swedish coach. Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) and Paraguay never stood a chance anyway.

The results of the group's games:

England 1 - 0 Paraguay
Trinidad 0 - 0 Sweden
England 2 - 0 Trinidad
Sweden 1 - 0 Paraguay
England 2 - 2 Sweden
Trinidad 2 - 0 Paraguay

In the end, it was the Trinidad game that killed Sweden's hopes and resulted in them taking up second position behind England. The Sweden, England game drew 2 - 2 and delivered on of the best goals of the soccer world cup. England will now take on Equador on Sunday June 25 and Sweden will play the hosts, Germany on Saturday June 24.

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I've been so swammed getting all the predictions in, that I have just not got round to blogging about all the matches. I did watch the England vs Paraguay and enjoyed seeing Beckam and the boys taking on the South Americans, but more about that in my next blog entry.

World Cup Coverage: The TV has been approved!

The TV has been approved! It took me a while, but the boss finally gave us permission to have a TV in the office to watch the high profile games. That will mean that I can update my blogs live! And the TV will be in my office.

So here is the plan: Everybody wheel their chairs in to the office while I sit with my notebook on my lap and type the highlights up. I will update the posts after every half. I will report on the guys in the office's view of the game: play by play. An added feature will be the comments of the guys in the office. I know that a big portion of the company is patriotic Spangled Banner fans, leaving the rest to spread around European, South American and African fans... and let us not forget about our one lone Japanese supporter! It will be so cool.

I'll be the first to admit that I go 'boiling' when I'm looking forward to a Teevo'ed game that I have not yet watched and some smuck goes and tell me the score. Hence the big rally by theguys to get the TV. If you do not believe that English soccer hooliganism exists; you should have seen the English supporters in this office: They were ready with a revolt if we did not get the TV!

Alls well that ends well, right? The countdown is on: 8 days to go...

Group B: England

England - Soccer World Cup B

Group B: Sweden

Sweden - Soccer World Cup B

Group B: Paraguay

Paraguay - Soccer World Cup B

Group B: Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago - Soccer World Cup Group B

David Beckham praises Steve McClaren

"David Beckham, England's soccer captain and Real Madrid striker, has hailed Steve McClaren as probably the best coach he has ever worked with." - Citizen

Steve McClaren assisted the previous team boss Sven-Goran Eriksson for five years and will now take over from the Swede after 2006 Soccer World Cup.

McClaren was not the first choice at all; Portugal's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was widely guessed as the favourite - Beckham still however has given his full backing to the Middlesbrough man."

He is the best coach I have ever had and I have had some good ones over the years," he said. "If you asked any of the players he is one of the best, if not the best."

"It is good for the team it is over and done with now. It went on for a long time and now it has been resolved we can concentrate on other things," Beckham told Sky Sports.

England and hooligans

Soccer World Cup Group B is going to see a renewed faith in England's supporters that THIS time they will win it! Ha!