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June 22nd, 2006 | By: Matt | 32 Comments »

Hopefully this won’t be the last time I will ask you guys for score predictions during the World Cup. A draw is all we need to qualify but a win is what we really want.

What do you predict the score will be come full time and 7am tomorrow morning (Aus time)?

Im picking Australia 2-1 Croatia (I got the Brazil score right ;))

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By Tomislav | June 22nd, 2006 at 8:06 am

Will Australia score v Croatia?
Depending on the attitude of the Croatian side Australia will either win 2:0 or lose 2:0.
Honestly, if Croatia plays as they did v Brazil, it will be very difficult for Australia to get in a position to score goals and there only hope will be long range shots.
With this match, you will know in the first minute by the tempo of the Croatian if it is going to be an Australian or a Croatian win.

Posted from Australia

By Matt | June 22nd, 2006 at 8:17 am

I am suprised Kranjcar has left Klasnic on the bench.

Posted from Australia

By Steve | June 22nd, 2006 at 8:18 am

1:1 with Viduka scoring the Australian goal. Japan loose to Brazil and Australia go through.

Posted from Australia

By Dicko Dickson | June 22nd, 2006 at 10:36 am

Socceroos 4-0 and I put a 300$ TAB BET ON THE ROOS TO WIN.
WE GOT THE BETTER CROATIAN PLAYERS.

Posted from Australia

By Tom | June 22nd, 2006 at 10:40 am

2-0 Australia. They’ll push hard for an early goal, and once they’ve got it, they’ll sit back and wait for Croatia to stuff up. They’ll get a second when the Croatians get desparate and throw everything forward at the end.

Watch out for Klasnic though. He’ll probably come on in about the 55th minute, and playing against tired defenders might be exactly what he needs to get into some form.

Posted from Australia

By matilda | June 22nd, 2006 at 11:26 am

I’m going for Australia 2-0 and crossing all my fingers and toes.

Jono, in the articles I read the Socerros said they thought they played really well in the first half but less so in the second, more offensive, half. This is pretty accurate. The players appear to have a good understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses. A sense of confidence is essential if you want to win but this doesn’t mean they aren’t also self-critical and looking to improve.

Posted from Australia

By troy | June 22nd, 2006 at 12:12 pm

australia 2-0 while missing about 10 good shots. croatia will attack and attack hard tomorrow. which will open up for australias attacking players who love playing counter attack in the premier league. look out for cahill. i think viduka will be marked closely at the front which will create space for bresciano and kewell. the question is do croatia have a striker who can do the freaky. every side has one. australia almost i would say. australia has at least 3 - 4 players on the ground at one time who can score goals (or supposed to viduka)but bresciano, cahill and kewell are the big three attacking that croatia may not be able to stop as well as putting the aussies under constant pressure when looking to attack. this is what i think hiddink will count on. because if australia defend only that will fall into croatias hands. a great game anyway awaits us.

Posted from Australia

By enzo | June 22nd, 2006 at 12:47 pm

Martin Tyler, on SBS tonight, just bet his house that Australia will win, and compared the match equal to the England-Brazil match in the 1990 world cup. That’s high praise from a very respected footbal commentator of many years. I predict Australia will win 2-0, but instead of betting my house I will make a modest outlay even though I am not a betting man. Wishing and dreaming and hoping, because it is probably Viduks’s last World Cup, that he scores at least one goal; two if he wants both. I’ll be happy with that.

Posted from Australia

By enzo | June 22nd, 2006 at 12:49 pm

Sorry, the match Martin Tyler compared to the England-Brazil match, was the recent Australia-Brazil match.

Posted from Australia

By Matt | June 22nd, 2006 at 1:01 pm

Interesting. Martin Tyler is personally my favourite commentator. He is a top bloke.

Posted from Australia

By Tomislav Chagall | June 22nd, 2006 at 1:09 pm

i couldn’t bear watching it, so i just read the ticker, but it must have been one hell of a game! congrats to the australian team — we croats play dramatically even when we don’t advance. crazy shit! that’s why football is the dopest sport.

Posted from Germany

By jegen | June 22nd, 2006 at 1:13 pm

1 - 0 australia with a goal from,who else could it be… Cahill. its going to be a cagey first half.

Posted from India

By Martin | June 22nd, 2006 at 3:02 pm

Yeah, Tyler is my favourite commentator. I have to listen the the vile here on ESPN. It is very ordinary.

Australia 2-1. There will be goals in the game for sure. Croatia have to score. Aussies will play same as always which usually means goals too.

Posted from United States

By jaime | June 22nd, 2006 at 6:04 pm

Australia 3 - 1 yeah!!! next match is Australia vs. Italy.
Go for it….

By phooey | June 22nd, 2006 at 6:09 pm

Croatia to score first … final score 2-1, hard to say who will come out on top … Croatia need the win to advance to the last sixteen

Posted from United Kingdom

By marco | June 22nd, 2006 at 6:48 pm

Enzo .. you gotta remember this .. Martin Tyler is getting paid by australias so he says what they tell him .. deep down all he cares about is england (look at when he comentaits his englands games .. all he talks about its england)

Posted from Australia

By phooey | June 22nd, 2006 at 9:50 pm

What a cracking, frenetic 1st half. I’m buggered just watching it.

Great opening goal, Kalac was a bit sluggish. Pity the equaliser had to come from a spot kick.

Poll right on the ball.

Best 45mins of football so far.

Bring on the 2nd half!

Posted from United Kingdom

By Canuckman | June 22nd, 2006 at 10:15 pm

The Croats will win because the Croats on the Aussie team will lose the game for Australia. When push comes to shove, their loyalties are completely with Croatia - not the land of their birth Australia. Sad but true. Even three Aussie Croats left to play for the “motherland”. These blokes have no loyalty and no one should be surprised when Australia loses today.

Posted from Canada