2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

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2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

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Three tough games in a week for Australia.

19/06/17 v Germany

22/06/17 v African Champions.

25/06/17 v Chile.

See Optus Sport has exclusive rights to all games and SBS to selected matches, hopefully that means the Aussie matches are on free to air.

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Does anyone care about this tournament?
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God is an Englishman wrote:Does anyone care about this tournament?
The countries that are in it do. I'm very excited for this.
The Saudi Arabia game is posing as an important game in the lead up to the tournament.

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I don't care.

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Bit like the Fifa Club World Cup final innit?
Time for some righteous indignation

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Lets see if teams put out their best/strongest teams (especially from Europe and Sth America). If they do, we can assume its serous enough.
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God is an Englishman wrote:Does anyone care about this tournament?
the Russians will care about it
its a test event

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I enjoyed the final it started a bit slow and one sided at the start but once RM scored the game improved - KA missed a couple of really good chances and the game may have been different if Ramos got a second yellow just before extra time.

Rinaldo gets a hat trick and he didn't even play that well.

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Mr Red wrote:I enjoyed the final it started a bit slow and one sided at the start but once RM scored the game improved - KA missed a couple of really good chances and the game may have been different if Ramos got a second yellow just before extra time.

Rinaldo gets a hat trick and he didn't even play that well.
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Mr Red wrote:I enjoyed the final it started a bit slow and one sided at the start but once RM scored the game improved - KA missed a couple of really good chances and the game may have been different if Ramos got a second yellow just before extra time.

Rinaldo gets a hat trick and he didn't even play that well.
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God is an Englishman wrote:Does anyone care about this tournament?

Is that because Engerlund has never played in it?
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I look forward to the qatar edition.
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NZ lucky to be only 1-0 down to Russia approaching half time .

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Had a dream last night and Australia beat Germany 1-0. Then again, I often have crazy dreams.
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I went to bed after the Bodø/Glimt game and didn't watch any of this. Glimt won 1-3.
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Wayne Kerr wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:Does anyone care about this tournament?

Is that because Engerlund has never played in it?
Why would that affect why anyone cares for it?

However, I doubt they would care about a friendly tournament even if they did play in it
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Friendly tournament? There's a cup for the winner and hardly a walk in the park to get it. That said, if you asked me who won previous ones, I'd struggle.
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Bomber wrote:Friendly tournament? There's a cup for the winner and hardly a walk in the park to get it. That said, if you asked me who won previous ones, I'd struggle.
There's a cup (well a shield) for winning the Charity Shield. Doesn't mean it's not a friendly though.
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:Friendly tournament? There's a cup for the winner and hardly a walk in the park to get it. That said, if you asked me who won previous ones, I'd struggle.
There's a cup (well a shield) for winning the Charity Shield. Doesn't mean it's not a friendly though.
One off game a bit different to a tournament. Never seen any team stroll through a charity shield game without apparent will to win.
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Bomber wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:Friendly tournament? There's a cup for the winner and hardly a walk in the park to get it. That said, if you asked me who won previous ones, I'd struggle.
There's a cup (well a shield) for winning the Charity Shield. Doesn't mean it's not a friendly though.
One off game a bit different to a tournament. Never seen any team stroll through a charity shield game without apparent will to win.
Should I jump up and down about England's Le Tournoi win in 97 then?
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If you want, why not. You won something, be happy.
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Bomber wrote:If you want, why not. You won something, be happy.
it was a friendly tournament and counted for nothing. It was just a warm up tournament to test facilities ahead of a world cup - sound familiar?
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:If you want, why not. You won something, be happy.
it was a friendly tournament and counted for nothing. It was just a warm up tournament to test facilities ahead of a world cup - sound familiar?
Chalk/cheese.
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Bomber wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:If you want, why not. You won something, be happy.
it was a friendly tournament and counted for nothing. It was just a warm up tournament to test facilities ahead of a world cup - sound familiar?
Chalk/cheese.
Not at all. Both tournaments were friendlies used to test facilities at the next host nation.
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Friendlies don't usually have a trophy as a prize and big TV rights, global live telecasts etc etc.
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Bomber wrote:Friendlies don't usually have a trophy as a prize and big TV rights, global live telecasts etc etc.
Le Tournoi, Charity Shield, Emirates Cup....
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:Friendlies don't usually have a trophy as a prize and big TV rights, global live telecasts etc etc.
Le Tournoi, Charity Shield, Emirates Cup....
Still poles apart from a FIFA sanctioned Confeds Cup.
Have competing nations sent strongest squads?
Are there umpteen subs allowed as is usually agreed in friendlies?
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Bomber wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:Friendlies don't usually have a trophy as a prize and big TV rights, global live telecasts etc etc.
Le Tournoi, Charity Shield, Emirates Cup....
Still poles apart from a FIFA sanctioned Confeds Cup.
Have competing nations sent strongest squads?
Are there umpteen subs allowed as is usually agreed in friendlies?
Le Tournoi was used for exactly the same purpose that this cup is used for. All but qualifying was the same.

Emirates and Charity Shield also FA (so therefore FIFA) sanctioned.

Charity Shield doesn't allow umpteen subs, I don't know about Emirates Cup.
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Won't be enticing me out of bed that's for sure

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Germania sent a 'C' team.
If your Socceroos cant beat them then they may as well give up.

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