Group C

**Ziyad** · 09 Dec 05, 20:02

1- Argentina

2- Ivory Coast

3- Serbia & Montenegro

4- Holland

**brehme1989** · 09 Dec 05, 20:09

The toughest group in years for the WC... Looking forward for it

**Ziyad** · 09 Dec 05, 20:11

It is the toughest I agree...

**kova9** · 09 Dec 05, 20:44

its called "the group of death"...

**Ziyad** · 09 Dec 05, 21:04

MILAN - "The more difficult, the more exciting," said Inter midfielder Dejan Stankovic on Serbia & Montenegro's World Cup draw in Group C with Argentina, Ivory Coast and Holland. "We will talk a lot about this amongst ourselves, it will be a derby with my (Argentine) team-mates and then there's Holland who we always meet on our path. They were also in our group at the 1998 World Cup in France and at the 2000 European championship. But we will go ahead on our path, with our pride, and we will try to do well."

**Stefan** · 09 Dec 05, 21:04

Argentina had the group of death in 2002 as well. Talk of bad luck.

**Adriano@10** · 09 Dec 05, 21:26

Yep but i have the feeling argentina is going to win this and serbia will finish second i don t trust Holland

**BlueBacchus** · 09 Dec 05, 21:36

I think Serbia have a great sqaud.
They should do fine.

**Cro Nerazzurro** · 09 Dec 05, 21:37

forza ivory coast!

**shahz_nerazzurri** · 09 Dec 05, 21:42

LOLZ holland should have been seeded in first place to beign with. I consider them a very big threat. Its going to be great to see Agrentina vs Holland, their old rivalry. Argentina would look to go get back at the dutch for 98 WC.

I dont know who will be the favourites form this group, but dutch's main strenght is their wingers, Van der Vart & Robben, Plus their midfield also has Cocu, Van Bommel & sjnedier(spelling). One of the strongest midfield in the world. Their Striker's are not that great, with ManU's horse face way past his prime. Makay has always failed to impress on international arena, I hope Veneegor of Hesslink gets a start at the WC

**BlueBacchus** · 09 Dec 05, 21:45

Van Persie and Kyut

**shahz_nerazzurri** · 09 Dec 05, 22:00

Yeah sorry I forgot about Kuyt, he is one hell of a striker, Van Perise, I serioulsy dont think he is good enough to be a starter for the dutch team

**brehme1989** · 09 Dec 05, 22:10

Makaay has not failed to impress. It's only that Holland plays with one striker, and that guy is always Ruud, coz he plays for United. Not that he's not good, it's just that Makaay is one of the best of Europe, and Ruud has mostly scored tap-in ins in the CL... Overrated V Underrated...

**UhUhOleguer** · 09 Dec 05, 22:48

Poor Ivory Coast! In any other group they would have advanced..

this is a way too tough group and it features the three most likeable world cup teams.

Since this is the group of death, I'm really really scared that once again a rather outsider will make it, but I really hope and pray that Argentina and the Netherlands make it...just for the sake of the most beautiful football.

But this draw is just unfair...they were probably the strongest teams from each pot.

**catanha** · 10 Dec 05, 00:26

LOL @ Fifa, you farking clowns. 2 WC's in a row.
Oh well, Holland is no sh1t team, they have always done well in Germany. Made the final in 74 and won Euro in 88 in Germany.
Saying that, we'll still beat them. They will not have enough firepower nor enough in defence to hold out Riquelme and co.

bring it on.

**Cro Nerazzurro** · 10 Dec 05, 03:11

nightmare for my ivory, but something is telling me it's better for them to be in hardest group, then playing with "average teams"
I know ivory have enough quality to beat holland and argentina every day, so it will be very interesting, all ivory needs is a draw or win in first game, and then it will be all ivory

by the way I just recived their flag I ordered, forza cote d'ivoire

**Hammoudi** · 10 Dec 05, 03:16

WOW Marti, you are truly a Cote d'Ivoire fan, nice to know. I really admire your knowledge in International soccer, you remind me of a young me

Don't lose the interest though since you are in USA. God knows how pathetic NA is when it comes to soccer. But it is much easier now with Internet and stuff, a decade ago I felt like I will lose my soccer identity.

Tell us more about the Ivorian team. More players other than Ibrahim Bakayoko, Drogba and Michel Zoro.

**brehme1989** · 10 Dec 05, 05:44

Yaya Touré plays in Greece and European Giants are after him now
Kolo-Abib Touré his brother, who plays for Arsenal

That's all I can remember now, I've seen only one game of them, and don't quite remember the names

**Cro Nerazzurro** · 10 Dec 05, 06:11

:-)hamed
My whole life is in soccer, and sometimes I tell myself it's crazy but that's just me, I may be sick or what but football is my one love, and only

about ivory, They are my favorite national team. It all started when young unkown kolo toure started to play for arsenal last 5 minutes of matches. He was attacking mid, offten played as both winger, sometimes as fullback, ended as central defender, and I just fall in love with him. Then I found out that belgium club beveren is arsenal left hand, and taht every year few buses full of ivorians comes to beveren to train, and best of them stay there. And that's how my love started and continued, and I even gave myself an african,ivorian, name Mee N'Cote :-) (pharse"me and cote(ivory))

about their team.
well, biggest star is drogba. but I rate few others at same lavel. yaya toure, holding mid from olympiakos, amazing player, even kolo admited yay is better then he is.
Kolo Toure, you all know and saw him.
Behind drogba biggest star is bonaventura kalou, psg player. player of great qulitiys, pure second supporting striker, expect him with drogba in attack, great great player.
then, highly rated didier zokora from st. ettiene. Man U and arsenal are fighting over him. Best way to dicribe him is "posible new makelele".:-)
who else. One of my favorite, kanga akale from auxerre. best games of akale are while bonventura was at auxerre too, they work so well together. akale is skillfull left winger. some great touches and moves.
tebily, whoever watchs premiership knows him.
romaric n'dri, was my favorite, still is. moved from beveren to la manse this season.
once someone told he is the new adriano, but I would describe him as new recoba.
he seams to be lazy, so if you play him as midfielder he doesnt help to much at defending, and playing him as support striker isn't that smart to for lazy guy, but he has amazing left foot, pure class foot. but he is still young and in a few years his talent should bring him a bigger club transfer.
aruna dindane from lens, ex-anderlecht player, 2nd striker, great skills.
aruna kone from feyenoord, speedy skillfull winger, arsene wenger is big fan of him.
I mean, this story never ends. they are so well covered in mid and attack, but their defence and gk can be shaky. but they cover it woth team work, hard work and big passion.

it's so nice be a soccer fan:-)

**Cro Nerazzurro** · 10 Dec 05, 06:40

and by the way hamed what does that NA means, in youre sentance?
and so nice to see someone here is, or was like me, 24 hours a day soccer maniak

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