# SD FIFA World Cup 2002 prediction game!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2002, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085 "2002-05-14T21:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/81 "2002-05-23T12:19:15Z")
I’ve written a song about Roy Keane. “Roy Keane, f\*\*\*ing it up again Roy Keane, spoiling it for everyone” ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/82 "2002-05-23T12:28:48Z")
Roy Keane sent home and retired from international football ? Holy fook: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team\_pages/rep\_of\_ireland/newsid\_2003000/2003681.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/rep_of_ireland/newsid_2003000/2003681.stm) I demand a re…re…re…prediction. Thing. Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/83 "2002-05-23T12:31:36Z")
there shall be no changing results once they are submitted. Sorry. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/84 "2002-05-23T12:37:36Z")
☹ From [http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/0523/worldcup.html](http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/0523/worldcup.html) > [@](#): > > McCarthy said that a players’ meeting had disintegrated into a “slanging match”, and that he would not tolerate abuse. > > He said that Keane had more disruptive than helpful to the squad, especially in his newspaper interviews, and he could not stand that. > > Niall Quinn, Alan Kelly and Steve Staunton also spoke at the press conference. Quinn said that there had been talk of bravery, but running to the newspapers was not brave. Alan Kelly said that Keane had stepped over the line. The new Republic of Ireland captain, Steve Staunton, said that Keane’s behaviour was unacceptable. Insert lots of pit stuff. It may lift the team to try harder but Keane was the most important player we have and also let his presence felt on the field. I’ll let more knowledgeable people debate the effects of his departure but one thing is certain he’s not going to be very popular in this part of the world right or wrong. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/85 "2002-05-23T12:52:38Z")
Interview with Keane yesterday in the Irish Times with him talking about some of the problems he had. [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2002/0523/2376533567HMP1SPECIAL.html](http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2002/0523/2376533567HMP1SPECIAL.html) ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/86 "2002-05-23T13:06:58Z")
[disclaimer: full facts not yet known] The timing is disastrous. If he had walked out, as threatened, the first time he threw his toys out of the pram, at least Colin Healy could have been called up. Now the squad are a man down. If someone hits him with a golf club before he gets on the plane, could it be called a withdrawal due to injury and Mr. Healy could join the squad?😉 I’ve enormous sympathy for Healy. He was told he was being called up, then he was told he wasn’t and now he can’t be. He must be absolutely sickened. Whatever about the criticisms of the FAI, the “Alex talked me out of it” comment seemed like a calculated attempt to undermine Mick McCarthy. He was probably right to send him home. [/disclaimer] So, presumably it’s Kinsella and Holland in the centre of the park. But you never know - Mick likes to have a stopper in the team so maybe Carsley could get the nod? I’m sure Carsley will see action at some stage. Hopefully the squad will now pull together and focus on the job at hand (how many football cliches can I get into this post?) but he’s going to be seriously missed on the pitch. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/87 "2002-05-23T13:22:26Z")
[Shades of Ruud Gullit in 1994…](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1999/08/28/gullit_factfile/) Keano, you stoopid idiot. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/88 "2002-05-23T13:47:58Z")
it was right for him to be sent home, going on the current facts. Christ, this is the LAST thing we needed. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/89 "2002-05-23T13:48:11Z")
What an ego Keane must have to put himself before team and country. Sorry Irish fans, I hope the rest of your squad can somehow make up for this. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/90 "2002-05-23T13:58:35Z")
Hang on, hang on. I thought this had been resolved, that Keane was now staying? ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/91 "2002-05-23T14:12:46Z")
No, that was yesterday… Roy was interviewed for the papers, and slagged off the set up, the travel arrangements and the facilities. Then there was a ‘clear the air’ meeting with Mick McCarthy which turned into a slanging match. McCarthy said “I cannot and will not be spoken to with that level of abuse” and sent Keane home. As it’s not an injury situation, he can’t be replaced. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/92 "2002-05-23T14:14:55Z")
linkeroo [http://www.football365.com/All\_News/International\_News/Republic\_Ireland\_News/story\_30994.shtml](http://www.football365.com/All_News/International_News/Republic_Ireland_News/story_30994.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/93 "2002-05-23T14:38:58Z")
Just got a mail with a attachment with a picture of Keane with a gun sight on his head and the caption > [@](#): > > Carlsberg don’t do contract killings but if they did they’d probably be the best in the world It always amazes me how quick these things get around. Just the beginning IMO. Oh dear ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/94 "2002-05-23T16:45:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tansu \* > \*\*No, that was yesterday… > Roy was interviewed for the papers, and slagged off the set up, the travel arrangements and the facilities. > Then there was a ‘clear the air’ meeting with Mick McCarthy which turned into a slanging match. McCarthy said “I cannot and will not be spoken to with that level of abuse” and sent Keane home. > > As it’s not an injury situation, he can’t be replaced. \*\* Where’s Jeff Gollhooey when you need him. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/95 "2002-05-23T19:50:32Z")
Jeff who? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/96 "2002-05-23T20:06:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tansu \* > \*\*Jeff who? \*\* I believe that **Twisty** was making a Tonya Harding reference and meant [Jeff Gillooly](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/timeline/timeline.htm). Shawn Eckardt might have been more fitting. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/97 "2002-05-23T20:27:47Z")
1 31-May France vs Senegal 3-0 2 01-Jun Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon 2-2 3 01-Jun Uruguay vs Denmark 1-2 4 01-Jun Germany vs Saudi Arabia 3-1 5 02-Jun England vs Sweden 1-2 6 02-Jun Paraguay vs South Africa 1-1 7 02-Jun Argentina vs Nigeria 3-2 8 02-Jun Spain vs Slovenia 2-0 9 03-Jun Croatia vs Mexico 1-1 10 03-Jun Brazil vs Turkey 2-0 11 03-Jun Italy vs Ecuador 3-0 12 04-Jun China PR vs Costa Rica 0-2 13 04-Jun Japan vs Belgium 1-2 14 04-Jun Korea vs Republic Poland 0-2 15 05-Jun Russia vs Tunisia 1-2 16 05-Jun USA vs Portugal 1-3 17 05-Jun Germany vs Republic of Ireland 2-1 18 06-Jun France vs Uruguay 3-1 19 06-Jun Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia 2-0 20 06-Jun Denmark vs Senegal 1-0 21 07-Jun Sweden vs Nigeria 2-1 22 07-Jun Spain vs Paraguay 3-0 23 07-Jun Argentina vs England 2-1 24 08-Jun South Africa vs Slovenia 1-3 ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/98 "2002-05-24T00:12:21Z")
1 31-May France Senegal **3-0** 2 01-Jun Republic of Ireland Cameroon **1-2** 3 01-Jun Uruguay Denmark **1-0** 4 01-Jun Germany Saudi Arabia **4-0** 5 02-Jun England Sweden **2-1** 6 02-Jun Paraguay South Africa **0-1** 7 02-Jun Argentina Nigeria **2-1** 8 02-Jun Spain Slovenia **3-0** 9 03-Jun Croatia Mexico **1-1** 10 03-Jun Brazil Turkey **3-0** 11 03-Jun Italy Ecuador **3-0** 12 04-Jun China PR Costa Rica **0-1** 13 04-Jun Japan Belgium **1-1** 14 04-Jun Korea Republic Poland **0-2** 15 05-Jun Russia Tunisia **2-0** 16 05-Jun USA Portugal **0-2** 17 05-Jun Germany Republic of Ireland **2-1** 18 06-Jun France Uruguay **3-1** 19 06-Jun Cameroon Saudi Arabia **3-0** 20 06-Jun Denmark Senegal **2-0** 21 07-Jun Sweden Nigeria **1-1** 22 07-Jun Spain Paraguay **2-0** 23 07-Jun Argentina England **3-1** 24 08-Jun South Africa Slovenia **2-0** ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/99 "2002-05-30T06:12:47Z")
Here’s my go… 1 31-May France Senegal 4 - 1 2 01-Jun Republic of Ireland Cameroon 0 - 1 3 01-Jun Uruguay Denmark 1 - 1 4 01-Jun Germany Saudi Arabia 4 - 0 5 02-Jun England Sweden 1 - 0 6 02-Jun Paraguay South Africa 2 - 1 7 02-Jun Argentina Nigeria 3 - 0 8 02-Jun Spain Slovenia 3 - 0 9 03-Jun Croatia Mexico 1 - 2 10 03-Jun Brazil Turkey 4 - 0 11 03-Jun Italy Ecuador 4 - 0 12 04-Jun China PR Costa Rica 2 - 1 13 04-Jun Japan Belgium 1 - 1 14 04-Jun Korea Republic Poland 2 - 2 15 05-Jun Russia Tunisia 2 - 1 16 05-Jun USA Portugal 0 - 3 17 05-Jun Germany Republic of Ireland 3 - 1 18 06-Jun France Uruguay 3 - 0 19 06-Jun Cameroon Saudi Arabia 2 - 1 20 06-Jun Denmark Senegal 2 - 0 21 07-Jun Sweden Nigeria 2 - 0 22 07-Jun Spain Paraguay 2 - 0 23 07-Jun Argentina England 3 - 1 24 08-Jun South Africa Slovenia 1 - 1 ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085/100 "2002-05-31T13:32:01Z")
So it was **Senegal 1 - 0 France**. Did _anyone_ get any points?! pan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-fifa-world-cup-2002-prediction-game/109085.md?page=6)