Big Question: What is the Best Team not to Advance?
The Round of 16 is complete and what a group of teams that are left! The tournament is really going to heat up now that we are in the knockout stage and so many of the big powers are playing one another. Before we move forward, let’s take one last look back at the group play by looking at the 16 teams that did not advance.
In your opinion, which team played the best but did not make it to the second round?
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By glroig | June 24th, 2006 at 1:49 am 
Ivory Coast !
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Argentina
By Daniel | June 24th, 2006 at 2:13 am Ivory Coast
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United States
By Kiko | June 24th, 2006 at 2:17 am Angola and Ivory Coast
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United Kingdom
By gasmama | June 24th, 2006 at 2:17 am Japan. They snatched a goal from Brazil. Kawaguchi did a good job.
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Japan
By Miguel | June 24th, 2006 at 2:33 am Easily the Czech Rep. followed by Ivory Coast.
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Hong Kong
By diego | June 24th, 2006 at 2:34 am Ivory Coast with miles and miles of heart.
The Czech Republic on paper, but their team would’ve been so depleted by this time, they would’ve been a non-factor anyway.
Posted from United States
By Fan's Attic | June 24th, 2006 at 2:42 am czech republic and ivory coast.
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By Paul | June 24th, 2006 at 2:54 am Without a doubt … Paraguay.
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By Elephant dancer | June 24th, 2006 at 2:58 am Ivory coast without a doubt and maybe tunisia. Sheva will fit right in with robben at chelsea. Wat diving prowess!
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Australia
By enzo | June 24th, 2006 at 3:14 am I agree with the majority, Ivory Coast was my disappointment not to be in the final 16.
Posted from Australia
By Roland | June 24th, 2006 at 3:51 am Czech Republic
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By Micha | June 24th, 2006 at 4:02 am To me, Ivory coast not going through to the elimination round was not a surprise. From the minute their draw was announced, you knew it would be practically impossible for them to emerge from the group of death. Almost any other group and they would have been through. But Czech’s not making it through was a shocker, who would have predicted it before the start of WC or after their dominating performance in the first game? It seems the loss of Jan Koller completely unraveled the team. Rosicky was rendered useless, Baros was never fit and would not have played at all if it wasn’t a matter of life AND DEATH. The biggest regret is seeing Pavel Nedved on the world stage for the last time. He played incredible, if the Cech’s only had another Nedved they would have come through. But then what team couldn’t use a Nedved? I sure wish we had him in the mid-field. Hup Holland!
By Rebecca | June 24th, 2006 at 4:47 am Ivory Coast
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By nick | June 24th, 2006 at 5:01 am Ivory Coast. Whilst not seeing perennial diver Drogba is a relief, the fact that such talented players like zokora, the toures, eboue, boka and kone are going home is a dissapointment to all football fans.
Posted from Australia
By AUS | June 24th, 2006 at 6:14 am :THUMBS DOWN: for korea and japan, worse than last world cup. Korea in last world cup was all about Guus Hiddink, REMEMBER!!
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Malaysia
By Kelvin | June 24th, 2006 at 6:30 am Ivory Coast!
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Canada
By Majid | June 24th, 2006 at 6:42 am Ivory Coast
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United Arab Emirates
By CP | June 24th, 2006 at 7:26 am Clearly Ivory Coast were the best performed of the eliminated teams. As for the Czechs, you can’t expect to play well in only one game and go through. Unless you’re France.
Posted from Australia
By yaju | June 24th, 2006 at 7:36 am agree with you diego, nick, rebecca
What is the Best Team not to Advance?
Ivory Coast. Not the Czech Republic
And I have some reasoning…
Czech’s played Holland twice during qualification and lost 0-2 in both games. Holland picked up only 1 yellow card in two games. Dominated the games with ease and had way more shots on goal (And Robben didn’t even play one of the games)
Now when Holland played Ivory Coast last week, It was a completely different story. Even though Holland won by one goal margin, they had real tough time defending Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast deserved that game. They had the attacking flare, had more shots, corners, more shots on goal. I’ve never seen the dutch team under so much pressure playing defense. Holland committed 25 fouls and took 5 yellow cards in a single game to defend them. That really shows how comfortable they were playing Ivory Coast. Van der sar was on his toes till the very last minute.
Anyway, Its really sad to see them go. I hope they explode in south africa next world cup.
Posted from Canada
By Claude | June 24th, 2006 at 9:32 am Czech Republic. Did you people really think Ivory Coast could beat Argentina or the Netherlands? You probably also thought the US would advance.
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By DT | June 24th, 2006 at 10:11 am I have to agree with the majority here. Ivory Coast is the best of the rest.
Claude, I knew they were not good enough to beat Argentina or Holland. I never expected them to progress. But Ivory Coast played better football than England, Switzerland, Ukraine, France, Sweden and Mexico.
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By arcturus | June 24th, 2006 at 10:47 am Claude:
Seeing them play, yes I thought they might beat either team. The US team does not compare to Ivory Coast’s team, not even close. I think the quality of the world cup was lessened by their early exit.
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Mexico
By Keyser | June 24th, 2006 at 2:13 pm Ivory coast, no doubt about it.
I would’ve loved to see the czech with baros and koeller.
and korea’s elimination showed that their 4th place 4 years ago was nothing but being at home and getting help from referees against italy and spain.
By eowu | June 24th, 2006 at 2:54 pm ivory coast – strong opposition, better luck next time
czech republic – more of a surprise.. a big pity, i’d really loved to see them challenge brasil… but ghana is a respectable replacement
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Netherlands
By watt | June 24th, 2006 at 2:55 pm Ivory Coast wouald have qualified in most other groups.
Czeck and Korea the other two that are strong but were unlucky.
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