Have World Cup teams always risked injuring their players with friendlies in the
week before the World Cup, or is this new ?
I can't remember teams normally having friendlies right before the tournament. Maybe a kickabout with a local team or something.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on June 9th 2010 at 11:24:38
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- Have World Cup teams always risked injuring their players with friendlies in the (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:24:38
- You mean like Spain vs Poland and stuff? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 9, 11:25:18
- Yeah and the Dutch playing Hungary, etc, Ivory Coast playing someone, etc (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:29:04
- They don't play their first group games for a week or so do they? Could be why? (n/m) (Other Football) - lmc, Jun 9, 11:33:34
- Still, can't remember that sort of thing happening before previous World Cups (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:38:01
- It always happens (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 9, 12:40:31
- Who were Ivory Coast playing the other day again? (Other Football) - pants, Jun 9, 12:00:34
- Japan I think. Careful - I was just saying on Friday how you'd been less mental lately. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 12:03:51
- on Friday 4th. Was when Drogbarr got his armcrock. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 9, 12:08:32
- Japan I think. Careful - I was just saying on Friday how you'd been less mental lately. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 12:03:51
- Still, can't remember that sort of thing happening before previous World Cups (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:38:01
- Good to see you've done your research (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 9, 11:30:52
- Am I allowed two etcs in the same sentence, or does the first make the second superfluous? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:30:28
- Actually I think the first was the superflous one. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 9, 11:31:17
- Intut (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:33:04
- Actually I think the first was the superflous one. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 9, 11:31:17
- They don't play their first group games for a week or so do they? Could be why? (n/m) (Other Football) - lmc, Jun 9, 11:33:34
- Yeah and the Dutch playing Hungary, etc, Ivory Coast playing someone, etc (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 11:29:04
- You mean like Spain vs Poland and stuff? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 9, 11:25:18
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