Ahh, a classic game of two halves! In the first-half England looked mighty impressive. Several players put in eye-catching performances. Joe Cole looked very dangerous going forward and will be a key player in this tournament. Steven Gerrard put in his best 45 minutes for England for some time - he was strong in the […]

This is the final instalment of Jimu’s predictions for Germany 2006. To read how the following teams made it this far, please click here.
Third place play-off
England v Czech Republic
The result cannot be confirmed as nobody watches the game; not even the managers of the sides involved.
THE FINAL
Argentina v Italy 2-3
First-half: In what will be described […]

The World Cup starts today! It therefore seems an appropriate time for a message from Herr Hippo and his team before the action begins.  We hope that World Cup 2006 is a memorable and fun competition played in the right competitive spirit, but most of all we hope that England win! Our recent poll (a massive 101 […]

When I spent eight days inside Machida Police Station, Tokyo, I predicted every match - with one of my cellmate’s World Cup books as the only guide (which was in Japanese and impossible to read.) So here is the third instalment of Jimu’s predictions for Germany 2006. To read Parts 1 & 2 click here. […]

June could be the cruellest month, seeing
England out at the group stage, vexing
Terry and Neville, ending
False hopes via sprung defence.
Winter kept us warm, coating
Dreams in a parochial glow, feeding
A slim chance with hyperbole.
Paraguay may surprise us, coming over the Hochtaunuskreis
With a shower of goals; stopped in Deutschland
And we’re out of the finals, into oblivion 
To drink cherryade […]

Whisper it, but there is a belief in and outside of the country that England can win the World Cup. With the team firmly ensconced in their Baden-Baden headquarters, pundits from around the world are tipping England to lift the trophy. While discussion in this country centres on holding midfielders and formations, they rave about […]

Please find predictions from a selection of our team below. Who do you think will be saying ‘I told you so’ at the end of the tournament? And who will be eating Humble Pie whilst wiping egg from their face?!
Herr Danny
1st – Portugal
2nd – France
3rd – Germany
4th – Brazil
Surprise package: Saudi Arabia
Golden Boot: Thierry Henry […]

WCH is pleased to have received a positive review from the highly respected football magazine When Saturday Comes (WSC). 
Rated 8/10, World Cup Hippo is ‘top of the blogs’! 
The magazine is in the shops now, and you can read the review online if you click here.

WCH was fascinated to discover that the England football team is directly shaping current developments in theoretical physics. Professor Antti Mattor, lecturer in Quantum Sociology at the University of Long Eaton, provides an overview for our readers:
“The dialectical relationship between football and science is particularly acute in my field, theoretical physics. Let me explain! The […]