Miroslav Klose (and Michael Ballack)

[guti]

Unluckiest guys in World Football? Been to the semi-final stage (as a minimum) at every World Cup they have been to but never won the tournament.

2002 World Cup: 2nd
2006 World Cup: 3rd
2010 World Cup: 3rd or 4th


Schweinsteiger had a a look on his face this morning as if he was thinking "not again".

[Chade]

Or the luckiest guys - depending on which way you look at it. The German teams for the last 10 years have been bagged as "not good enough, but they'll still do alright in tournaments" - so maybe they're overachieving, rather than under...

I think if Germany had Ballack this morning, they would have beaten Spain.

[Litmanen]

They always lose to the team that wins the tournament.

[BADA BING]

They always lose to the team that wins the tournament.

So Spain have it in the bag then

[Chade]

So Spain have it in the bag then

Check with the octopus first.

[Litmanen]

They always lose to the team that wins the tournament.

So Spain have it in the bag then

I guess so.

It's really only been the last two world cups and the last euro, but it seems to be becoming a trend.


The Dutch having Volatile players should make this interesting, i think Spain will be too good with the Dutch missing some defenders through suspension.

[themagnet]

So Spain have it in the bag then

Check with the octopus first.

[MJ]

[quote="Kitchimo"]Unluckiest guys in World Football? Been to the semi-final stage (as a minimum) at every World Cup they have been to but never won the tournament.

2002 World Cup: 2nd
2006 World Cup: 3rd
2010 World Cup: 3rd or 4thquote]


More fortunate that he, Podolski and trochowski decided not to play for Poland.

[PhilDunphy]

So Spain have it in the bag then

Check with the octopus first.

I've gotta get me one of those

[PhilDunphy]

Unluckiest guys in World Football? Been to the semi-final stage (as a minimum) at every World Cup they have been to but never won the tournament.

2002 World Cup: 2nd
2006 World Cup: 3rd
2010 World Cup: 3rd or 4th


Schweinsteiger had a a look on his face this morning as if he was thinking "not again".

Ballack - 2nd in EPL (won last season), 2nd in UCL final against Man U, 2nd in WC
Schweinsteiger, Klose - 2nd in UCL final against Inter

[Hawkesy]

was ballack in the 2010 squad?

[ruud]

They always lose to the team that wins the tournament.

So Spain have it in the bag then

I guess so.

It's really only been the last two world cups and the last euro, but it seems to be becoming a trend.


The Dutch having Volatile players should make this interesting, i think Spain will be too good with the Dutch missing some defenders through suspension.

noone is suspended

[Litmanen]

^^

So who are you missing? i was under the impression you have a defender suspended?