ok LJ..i believe you..i think :)

Still dont understand why you said that Finland demoralized Sweden in the semi. Sweden lost big (1-6) to the Czech Republic in the quarter.

*confused*

Long John...you been sleeping?

Finland won their semi final by 2-1 , not too demoralizing imo...and they won against USA. LOL

Ferjo...I just (9.30 pm ET) watched the high jump, fun watching for a swede :)

Ferjo..Here in USA the show it on TV at 8 pm, about 4 hours too late :(

Ivan Hlinka, one of the greatest hockey players ever has died after a car accident.
Respected and loved both in Europe, Canada and USA

RIP

Semi - Final

Portugal 2 1 Holland

Congrats Portugal

Quarter-Final

Sweden 4 5 Holland (penalty kicks)

Congrats Holland

Portugal 8 7 England after penalty kicks..congrats
Portugal, sorry England.

LOL..yup :)

LOL..I dont think you'll be alone :)

Sweden 2 2 Denmark. Well the game is on tuesday but the italian media already are accusing Sweden and Denmark for a "deal game". 2-2 should take both Swe and Den through to the quarters.

Italy 1 1 Sweden (final) :)

Dont blame the coach!! LOL

But if a good game gives you a reason to have a 12-pack Stella? LOL

Dont you sit there with a 12-pack of Stella and cheer "GO ENGLAND" ? LOL

Ok..thanks ..see you in the finale :)

Ian...how many teams from each group to play off?
..too lazy to search :)

yup :)

0.497 behind...close :)

...and Trulli won :) No bad "guess" Stevie LOL

I guess Schumacher isnt there then? :)

Pedro..i suppose you could watch the game, i couldnt. Hockey WC isnt a big event here in USA.
But i have seen pictures how the chicken Niedermayer is trying to kill his teammate from Colorado, Forsberg. I guess that is what Maple leaf is calling "attitude"?
As you (Pedro) know the Canadians have their way to play hockey and Europe has their.
From what i have seen in swedish news was the attack on Forsberg the turnpoint, he says he is happy to still be alive so i guess its more worth for him than a "World Cup" gold.

Semi finals :

Canada vs Slovakia 2 - 1
Sweden vs USA 3 - 2

Sweden vs USA 3 - 1

LOL Long John...dont be too excited, know that the best players are playing the Stanley Cup playoffs.
World Cup is a "joke" :)

Hockey World Cup:

Finland - USA 4-2
Sweden - Denmark 5 - 1
Slovakia - Ukraine 2 - 0

...i know MM..Arsenal didnt allow Ljungberg to play :)
Nope i didnt watch it, they dont show much football/soccer here in PA :)

Sweden vs England 1-0 ooops :)

Lendl is a rather good golf player now, i saw him in a celebrity golf (TV) not long ago

I dont think Antje knows icing yet LOL

When i came here i was surprised how "small' hockey is. In Sweden every little "village" has an arena with artificial ice. I brought my skates but i havent used them yet...ive been here 4 years now LOL

LOL..Not sure Pedro will like that remark about Lendl :)

Yup..im old, the first "great" hockey game i saw was the first win Sweden had against Soviet Union
in World Cup. 1963!! 2-1 :)..i still have the ticket, maybe i can sell it on E-bay? LOL

Nope Pedro, they are going back to Modo.

LJ..Sure, i remember those games with Borg, i saw him once in Stockholm Open, unfortunately he had no chance against Ilie Nastase in that game.
Nastase was a "genious" too :)

LJ..I guess you are too young to remember Björn Borg, he started the swedish "tennis wonder".
Im afraid that NHL will miss Forsberg from next season, he is going back to Sweden, so is Salo, Avs new goalie.

Pedro...i read about Flyers game yesterday in the newspaper. The poor writer couldnt find enough excuses but seems the goalie had another bad day:)
My wifes boys were at the game, poor boys, no fun Christmas present :)
If Forsberg is ok then Avs will have the trophy back again, no doubts :)
They have a new good goalie now too :)

An old friend of mine was speedway rider in Reading many years ago :)
wonder if they still have a team?

I usually wait to watch til Play off, but Näslund is always fun to watch :)

Has anyone of you US guys heard of Billy Hamill?

Pedro: Sweden, Czech, Portugal and France are in 1st seeding group so they wont meet in the group play...lucky you :)

Absolutely correct Sir :)

LOL..sorry..thats a swedish expression..meaning "very unbelievable / fantastic"

LOL Pedro..its more fun if Czech's goalkeeper makes an "idiotic save" and is the hero!! :)

Pedro..its football..not hockey!! :)

Semi finals:

Sweden - England 3-1
Germany - France 1-0

Final

Sweden - Germany 2-1

Believe it or not LOL

Its the European Cup Qualies/Playoff

Last year i made a "Turkey" (3 strikes in a row) on Thanks Giving Day LOL

MM..Im sure you are aware of that Football in USA is something completely different to the beautiful Football they play in Europe :)

Golf is the same everywhere :)