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Big Question: What is your Dream World Cup Final?

   

Today seems like a good day to suspend reality, so throw away your inhibitions and play along with us on this one. Forget the tournament groupings. Ignore which teams are in good form and which teams are not. Pay no attention to world rankings or odds. If you had the magical ability to select any two teams from this year’s 32-team field and to match them up in your dream World Cup final, which two teams would you choose and why. Here are a few matches we’d like to see.

Brazil – Argentina
One of the great rivalries in all of sports. The amount of talent on the field would be enough to keep us smiling all the way to South Africa 2010.

England- Germany
Insert inappropriate joke(s) about war.

Spain – Anybody
People might finally stop talking about all the Spanish failures. Well, only if they actually won.

Tunisia – Saudi Arabia
What could be better than a group play match between these teams? How about a rematch in the final!

Angola – Togo
Could you imagine how cool it would be if the longest of the long shots actually played in a World Cup final? One billion people around the world would have to visit World Cup Blog just to figure who plays for these teams.

Serious or not, we’d like to hear your dream World Cup final. Go ahead and leave your comments.


  • Kris

    Argentina vs Brazil — no doubt about it…for 90 mins the world will stop and enjoy the best futbol available..Pure passion and Beauty

  • jimbo

    Brazil v Netherlands
    ‘94 1/4final, anyone?

  • Luis

    Portugal vs. Brazil. The brazilians of Europe vs. the real deal. Admit it. It’s so good to be luso-liscious!

  • Luis
  • http://sean.keener.org Sean

    USA v England might be fun.

    USA vs any Euro power as well

    Euro power vs and Africa underdawg.

    Personally, I enjoy rooting for the underdawg…George Mason has got me all juiced this year…maybe something similiar can happen in the World Cup?

  • Euler

    Jimbo has a good point there.

    My favorites would be:

    Brazil vs Portugal – party ending

    Brazil vs Argentina – skills + war

    Brazil vs England – they’re too proud

    Brazil vs Germany – re-match in front of their fans

    (in no particular order)

  • http://trinidadtobago.worldcupblog.org smi

    Agree with Euler and Jimbo (Brazil v Argentina or Portugal) and must of course add, Trinidad v Anybody

  • http://portugal.worldcupblog.org Luis Paulo

    Although Brazil and Argentina would seem great if Brazil would win. If not, that would be a disaster. I would like to see Brazil x Italy. The last time I recall them playing is in 97 in France (3×3).

  • http://ecuador.worldcupblog.org/ Trent

    Spain v. Holland (somebody finally puts the the ghosts to rest) or Ecuador v. USA (for personal reasons, while the rest of the world yawns).

  • http://www.bensefels.de Bense

    On the one hand, stripping Brazil naked in front of the home crows would be an appropriate offer.

    On the other hand, I’d love to beat England on penalties or the Dutch in extra time after being down 0:2 :-D

  • Gaston Cufre

    Hands down

    USA – Iran

    or Argentina – Brazil, but only with a guaranteed win :)

  • Chris

    Argentina v England. A lot of World Cup history,66,86,98,2002, plus a war 1982, contrasting styles, always makes this a great game.

  • justin

    how can any match but Italy vs Brazil be number #1. so much unsettled business. last met in 97 !!! 3-3 draw before that WC finals 0-0fulltime brazil wins on PK…..Frank Totti vs Ronaldhino….Del Piero vs Ronaldo…Dida vs Buffon Milan vs Juve…..i dunno thats pritty epic…

    second pick would be Argentina vs England

  • A Melo

    My dream match was Brazil 4-1 Argentina, 2005 Confederations Cup Final.
    But I would love to see Brazil vs France, with no Ronaldo problems, of course…

  • Bidemi

    Jimbo, funny enough Brazil vs. Holland is my actual prediction for this years Finals. It’s going to be a thing of beauty. Total Football at it’s finest!

    Although, my dream finals would be Argentina v Italy. Argentina battles the country that naturalized a lot of it’s own players. It would be an epic match.

  • Euler

    Hey A Melo! Its nice to see more Brazilian people around our Blog! Tell your friends! We have very little Brazilians to debate with the rest of the world here!!!

    Eu sou Brasileiro e sou o blogger do Brasil aqui. O pessoal pega muito no pé dos nossos jogadores e da Seleção. Quanto mais Brasileiros por aqui, melhor!

    Abraço!

  • Gibraldo

    how about

    Serbia-Montenegro – Croatia.

  • http://www.jadransport.org Arno

    Serbia&Montenegro vs. Brazil

    The biggest outsider against the best team at the WC.

  • pf

    Few matches I wouldn’t attend (you figure out the reason why)

    USA – Iran
    Serbia – Croatia

    As to dream final?
    ugh, there are few.

    ARG – BRA (Classic clash of the fans!)
    ENG – GER (better beef up the fences)

    Either way, can’t wait!

  • Eric

    I have to go Brazil vs Holland. The atomspher in Dallas in 94 was great and the game was even better.

    I however would really like for someone other than Brazil to be in the Finals this time around so Germany vs Holland is what I am hopeing for.

  • http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/big-question-which-teams-have-the-most-potent-offenses.html Pedro P

    As I am portuguese, a POR vs BRA final would be the tops. POR winning, of course. ;-) Two teams that like to play pretty and good. Also because BRA is the best in WCs, because of what they stand for in the way they play and because of our joint history and all the bonds we share. Not to mention it’d be a final spoken in portuguese. :-)

    If not BRA than a team that likes to play ball. CRO, HOL, CZE, ARG and ENG would be my choices. Although if the english win, nobody can shut them up in the next decades…

    If POR doesn’t reach it, than I’d vote for BRA against a tallented underdog or even two tallented underdogs. To be there and to win. It’s also time for new blood.

    In either case, should POR go home, Euler you can count on a huge support to the brazilian hexa from Lusitania. I don’t care if sometimes you’re snob. In my view you’ve gained that right. It’s not “puxa saquismo”… ;-)

  • Ivo

    Portugal-Ukraine

  • Bleky

    Brazil v. France ( a rematch of 1998’s final; i’m sure this time the outcome would be different)

    Brazil v. Argentina (messi v. robhinio, Ronaldhinio v. Riquelme) Could be a very good match up

  • Dido

    There is still more ‘pegar no pe’ to come Euler. Dont complain yet.

  • nicholas ohio

    Holland v Germany would be a classic. A wonderful rivalary. Some key moments that come to mind World Cup ‘90 Voeller v Frank Rijkaard. Euro ‘92 group phase- what a match, 1974 WC Final. This would be a treat for football fans all over the world. By the way! Holland v Brazil or Argentina wouldn’t be bad either. England v Germany would also be a classic.

  • Euler

    I know, I know… keep it coming.

    Posts like these compensate the hard times. Look how many people mentioned the Seleção.

    I hope they deliver what people are expecting grom them.

    ;-)

  • A Melo

    Hi Euler! I’m brazilian, and like World Cup atmosphere a lot!

    I’ll try to make part of several debates about FIFA Tournament.

    More games I’d like to see in this World Cup (not necessarily Final matches):

    Germany – England (tough match)
    Italy – Germany (4-1 revenge?)
    Croatia – Serbia (good fight!)
    USA – Iran (not pacific match this time)
    Czech Rep – Holland (fine skills, best match Euro-2004)

  • Otto

    O Euler eu escrevo dos EUA mas eu sou brasileiro deixa eles pegarem no nosso pé…isso é dor de cotovelo

  • Luis Carlos

    1. Mexico – Argentina

    I wouldn’t want to see Brazil in the finals these year cause they’ll probably win and that would give em 6 stars, how can anybody catch them then.

    2. Italy – England
    3. Netherlands-Italy
    4. Ukraine – Netherlands.

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  • kapcro

    Wouldn’t want to see Croatia vs Serbia (too much blood and there’s enough violence on TV) Would like USA vs any elite team. Great US exposure and maybe a good game.

  • G

    england- germany
    ballack scores
    owen equalizes
    lampard takes it to 2-1 in the 92nd minute- rocket from 30 yards out, england fans go mental!!!

  • Gio

    the worst final wuld b iran vs angola
    zzzzzzzzzzzz… boorin
    grudge matches wud b:
    serbia vs czech rpblc
    ghana vs any togo or tunisia or ivory coast
    germany- holland
    england-germany
    south korea-japan
    spain-portugal
    iran-saudi arabia

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  • Todd Utah

    Argentina vs Brasil and dont give me that Confederations Final BS. That was mainly Argentinas B team. These teams both have the most talent and it would be a great final but I think that the most likely final and it would be great as well is Italy vs Argentina. I see Messi scoring about 5 goals , Tevez 4 goals in the tournament and throw crespo in for 2 and there you have it, Argentina WC champions.

  • Karl

    Netherlands vs. Spain
    Perhaps the two best teams never to have won a world cup.

    USA vs. Germany
    I always route for the US, and then if they get knocked out, switch to the Germans.

  • http://www.kabeza.net KEZMAN

    Serbia&Montenegro vs Trinidad&Tobaggo
    :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  • josh

    england v germany

    germany gets a one point head start

    england equalises with a volley from lampard…from his own half

    beckham breaks his leg …

    micheal ballack scores in a penalty

    robinson scores a goal

    half time 2-2

    germany slots one past robinson with a free kick from frings

    germany domonjates possesion until the 89th minute when robinson passes to john terry, terry throughs it to lampard lampard is about to get tackled when he taps it to gerrad then gerrrad hits it home.

    extra time involves two goals one from lampard one from ballack

    PENALTYS! in the penalty shoot out 3goals are scored untill there is one left for england to win. The suspense then rooney slots it in the topleft hand corner. the english smile and cheer as the germans sink their faces into thier bratwurst.

    ENGLAND = WORLD CUP 40YEARS COME ON ENGLAND

  • JOB

    USA V iran lol

  • don ifzal

    i bang all ur mums brazil all da way. rooney da alu (potato)

  • Adam Rupolo

    This post can not BE any later and NO ONE will read it but id like to see Spain-Netherlands. Like someone else said they’re the two best teams never to have won a cup :-P

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