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| The World Cup Thread | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 9 2006, 10:14 AM (4,263 Views) | |
| Klaus | Jun 9 2006, 10:14 AM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Germany - Costa Rica: 4 -2
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| Trifonov Fleisher Klaus Sokolov Zimmerman | |
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| ***musical princess*** | Jun 9 2006, 10:16 AM Post #2 |
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Good start for Germany!! I'm feeling i should probably show my support... time for a sig channge... x |
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| Klaus | Jun 9 2006, 10:34 AM Post #3 |
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Good luck against Paraguay! I heard Beckham wants to become the 2nd Bobby Moore Does anybody watch the worldcup in the US or is it still as unpopular as it used to be? |
| Trifonov Fleisher Klaus Sokolov Zimmerman | |
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| LWpianistin | Jun 9 2006, 10:36 AM Post #4 |
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I watch it when I can, but only because I learned to love the sport whilst living in England.....you kind of have to :lol: MP, love the sig!
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| John D'Oh | Jun 9 2006, 10:37 AM Post #5 |
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MAMIL
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Nobody gives a toss over here as far as I can tell. |
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| ivorythumper | Jun 9 2006, 10:38 AM Post #6 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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You seem pretty excited for beating a country that has less than 1/20 of your population. If they were able to score 2 goals against you, you should have been able to score 40 against them.
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| ***musical princess*** | Jun 9 2006, 10:40 AM Post #7 |
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I demand that every American member on this board supports England. ![]() x |
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| LWpianistin | Jun 9 2006, 10:41 AM Post #8 |
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:lol: Count me it! (of course!) |
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| Steve Miller | Jun 9 2006, 10:42 AM Post #9 |
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Bull-Carp
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Depends on the neighborhood. Go over to east LA and it's HUGE. |
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| Klaus | Jun 9 2006, 10:42 AM Post #10 |
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Our soccer "success" in the last years has made us humble, so we are happy even about winning against Costa Rica |
| Trifonov Fleisher Klaus Sokolov Zimmerman | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jun 9 2006, 10:43 AM Post #11 |
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People watch it here, but I'm a little disappointed on the fan support. The cool thing to do is pick another team besides the US to cheer for. [snarky]Apparently they feel prouder for a team belonging to a country that 20% of their great-great-great-grandparents come from, rather than their own. [/snarky] Perhaps this is inaccurate, but with my own experience I know a good handful of folks who are backing other teams, not the US. I dunno, for me the World Cup and the Olympics are about supporting YOUR atheletes, YOUR representatives in a world sport arena. If you're going to care at all, why not get into your own team? This wouldn't be so bad were it not for the fact that, despite the US being ranked 5th in the world, we're STILL not taken seriously as a legitimate soccer team. I guess it'll just take a World Cup win to prove 'em wrong.
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| LWpianistin | Jun 9 2006, 10:45 AM Post #12 |
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I think if there was more of a fan-base here, that would help, Aqua. Maybe? I do find that interesting. I will be supporting England, but I have some of an excuse, as I did live there, and it is still part of my life, with my dad and brother living over there and all. |
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| ivorythumper | Jun 9 2006, 10:46 AM Post #13 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Kleine siege sind besser als keine siege. :lol: (pardon the bad German!) |
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| ***musical princess*** | Jun 9 2006, 10:48 AM Post #14 |
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We INVENTED football!! We DESERVE to win!! ![]() (Aqua - you wonder why you aren't taken seriously yet you call it soccer??!!?? )x |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jun 9 2006, 10:49 AM Post #15 |
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Well there's no fan base, because everyone's busy cheering for other teams. And it's not like we're too wrapped up into football. The World Cup is once every 4 years, and for cryin' out loud, regular season BASEBALL is the only thing the World Cup is competing with, and it's STILL not as popular. It's not like we've got a bad team, either, so I just plain can't figure it out. No pride. ![]() And YES MP, it is soccer, I'm sorry.
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| ***musical princess*** | Jun 9 2006, 10:54 AM Post #16 |
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Dude, we invented it, you can't just CHANGE it's name!!!! ![]() x |
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| ***musical princess*** | Jun 9 2006, 10:55 AM Post #17 |
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The FUNNIEST thing about watching the world cup is that hardly any of the players know their own national anthem! :lol: Like right now, Equador, some of them are just mumbling along. ![]() x |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jun 9 2006, 10:57 AM Post #18 |
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Okay for one, you didn't "invent" it. If I had to attribute modern day soccer to any nationality, it'd be the Chinese (or maybe even the Romans). You invented the modern rules. And for two, football does make more sense, but we have that other silly sport over here, which is more popular, that took the name. I don't get that though, since most of THAT game is played using your hands, but whatever, soccer be just fine with me. |
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| ***musical princess*** | Jun 9 2006, 11:06 AM Post #19 |
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Well, at least you admit the name of your game is stupid for American football. It's a start. ![]() x |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jun 9 2006, 11:08 AM Post #20 |
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http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/fifa.html Hey, what's that say? What do those numbers beside the US and England mean? ![]() EDIT Y'SEE??? This is the crap I'm talking about!!! ![]()
YES, damm!t, yes we ARE that good, or else that wouldn't be our rank! Are you saying they don't deserve it, that the numbers are fixed somehow??? ![]() I hope our team brings back the win, and thanks THEMSELVES for believing in each other. <_< |
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| The 89th Key | Jun 9 2006, 11:21 AM Post #21 |
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I heard USA has a 18:1 shot. Worse that Germany's 7:1, but better than Costa Rica's 350:1 ![]() Klaus, I watched the match today...good game, and a good result!! |
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| Klaus | Jun 9 2006, 11:27 AM Post #22 |
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This is the current ranking of the odds from a betting agency. http://www.willhill.com/iibs/en/buildcoupo...choice=WC988239 This is probably a bit more realistic than the "FIFA World Rankings" ![]() Brazil 3.25 England 7.00 Germany 8.00 Argentina 9.00 Italy 10.00 France 13.00 Spain 15.00 Holland 15.00 Portugal 23.00 Czech Republic 34.00 Sweden 41.00 Mexico 51.00 Ivory Coast 51.00 Ukraine 67.00 Croatia 67.00 Usa 81.00 Australia 81.00 Switzerland 101.00 Serbia & Montenegro 126.00 Korea Rep. 201.00 Paraguay 201.00 Japan 201.00 Ghana 251.00 Tunisia 401.00 Togo 501.00 Iran 501.00 Saudi Arabia 751.00 Angola 751.00 Trinidad And Tobago 1001.00 Costa Rica 2001.00 |
| Trifonov Fleisher Klaus Sokolov Zimmerman | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jun 9 2006, 11:30 AM Post #23 |
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Well if we beat the Czech Republic, there goes that point system, too. That would appear to be a huge upset with those rankings. |
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| John D'Oh | Jun 9 2006, 11:39 AM Post #24 |
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MAMIL
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I'm just pulling this out of my ass (as usual) but my guess is that the US gets a higher ranking as it performs better than it otherwise would by playing countries who aren't fielding their 'A' team. Brazil, for example, has a team who are almost all playing in Europe, so it needs to field a bunch of ringers for less important games. Does anybody know for a fact how the rankings are obtained? Having said that, the US team isn't all that bad, is it? I seem to remember it did pretty well last time round |
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| AlbertaCrude | Jun 9 2006, 11:41 AM Post #25 |
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Bull-Carp
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As soon the Stanley Cup is over- soon by the looks of things- then I'm rooting for 1) ENGLAND 2) AUSTRALIA 3) UKRAINE |
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