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Post by Perm on Feb 28, 2006 23:07:39 GMT 10
Apparently Ivory Coast is looking doubtful to send a team to this years World Cup in Germany.
Theres still Civil War going on with the Rebels holding the North (for those who know the Geography of Ivory Coast) and the South (which is close to the bottom of the country).
They might not be sending a team as the Rebels have bombed the last form of transport which was a Rickshaw pulled by two goats.
a Bye round in the first leg of the World Cup?
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Post by Bearinator on Feb 28, 2006 23:14:57 GMT 10
gee-up
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Post by Perm on Feb 28, 2006 23:17:31 GMT 10
i aint kiddin chairinator
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Post by shelleybeach on Feb 28, 2006 23:18:35 GMT 10
i'm sure Drogba could afford to buy a few more goats, maybe even a camel train
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Post by Bearinator on Feb 28, 2006 23:20:14 GMT 10
Thats would be very bad for the World Cup. Maybe they will draft in u-r-gay 2 cover for them HAHA NEVER.
What big name players, if any, dose Ivory Coast have??? Drogba???
Just wondered thats all.
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Post by Perm on Feb 28, 2006 23:25:31 GMT 10
Kolo Toure- from Arseanal
and of course diphimina dogbath
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Post by Bearinator on Feb 28, 2006 23:28:55 GMT 10
Yeah, so nobody.
Well I hope they send a team. What would the punishment be if they didnt send their team I wonder???
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Post by Perm on Feb 28, 2006 23:36:22 GMT 10
banishment to Ivory Coast
wait....
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Post by omni on Feb 28, 2006 23:38:38 GMT 10
I doubt they'd punish them if it was due to war.
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Post by Bearinator on Feb 28, 2006 23:41:42 GMT 10
Wait, why can they not send a team again???
Surely they have more than 2 players playing outside the home country, It cant be that bloddy hard 2 get out of the place........ can it........
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Post by shelleybeach on Feb 28, 2006 23:52:50 GMT 10
they are a good team, they recently lost on penalties in final of African Nations cup - drogba missed his penalty (he misses too many shots for what chelsea pay him doesn't he?) - but they are in a very hard group for world cup
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Post by shelleybeach on Feb 28, 2006 23:54:22 GMT 10
i would have though most of their players are in europe, is the story actually true? i thought it was a joke
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Post by Perm on Mar 1, 2006 11:15:04 GMT 10
the story is true, everything besides the goats.
the Prime Minister of Cote dIvoire has said it looks doubtful as the country is still in turmoil.
many were thinking that them making the World Cup for the first time ever would have calmed things down, but it didnt and things are still shaky for the country.
in their group they have;
Serbia,
Holland,
Argentina i think
Ouch.
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Post by Farthing on Mar 1, 2006 18:24:03 GMT 10
It would be very interesting to see if it does happen what FIFA will do, i will bet they bring in another team from africa.
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Post by forzamariners on Mar 1, 2006 19:01:59 GMT 10
They'll be able to play theres surely more than 23 people from the ivory coast not living there that they could call on
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Post by Farthing on Mar 1, 2006 19:06:59 GMT 10
They'll be able to play theres surely more than 23 people from the ivory coast not living there that they could call on Na i dont think there will be that many people living outside of ivory coast that can play football |
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Post by Sam on Mar 1, 2006 19:35:03 GMT 10
i think i have ivory coast background, maybe i can play  Shame about all that, i would love to see them there |
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Post by Dan on Mar 1, 2006 19:53:05 GMT 10
Would be extremely sad if they didnt make it.
Given Blatter's/FIFA's Pro-African stance, i would say 100% another African team to replace them ( Sudan i think).
Even if a European/Concaf nation dropped out, an African nation would get in IMO.
Not that i have an issue with it.
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Post by Murphs on Mar 1, 2006 20:38:47 GMT 10
i think it would be egypt if anyone, unless fifa reverts back to the standing from the world cup qualifiers. they should replace togo and angola why they're at it, or just get egypt and sudan to invade one each
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Post by brett on Mar 2, 2006 10:09:30 GMT 10
The other option I thought of would be getting the two playoff losers Uruguay and Bahrain to play each other to see who is the biggest loser. The winner would get a pity spot because no one could get out of that group of death anyway. But another African team that'd be good too.
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Shame about all that, i would love to see them there
