FRANCE!!??!! ARE YOU INSANE? The US has a better chance than France if it wasnt for a difficult draw and a cakewalk to the quarterfinals for France. Once they make it there they'll be toast
Brazil are the favorites, of course. But if they get upset, who can be the team to grab it. For me it would be Holland or England...in that order.
ENGERLLLLAAAND , ENGERLAAAAAND , ENGUUUUUURRRLANDDD.. (IN THE WALTZ TUNE, ALL YOU ENGLAND FANS KNOW HOW IT GOES) nah nah nah, nah nah nah , nah nah nah..... nah nah nah, nah nah nah , nah nah nah..... nah nah naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh nnah.. sorry everyon else.... seriously tho , can anyone NOT imagine david beckham holding up the cup , all red and white paper thingies being spewed up in the air.... coz he won't be in south africa..... soooooooooooooooooooo.........
If you're referring to the handling non call on the corner kick, the call was correct. The player's arm was hanging at his side in a natural position and he never moved it to play the ball. Therefore, it was not deliberate handling. But, even Germany said we were the better team that day and we could have gone all the way if other things had happened.
FIFA World Rankings No opinion, just the facts. Who's ahead of who here? Rank Team +/-Rank Oct 05 Pts: Nov 05 +/-Pts: Oct 05 1 Brazil 0 841 1 2 Czech Republic 1 796 13 3 Netherlands -1 791 -6 4 Argentina 0 774 -4 5 France 0 772 -4 6 Spain 2 771 7 7 Mexico -1 768 -1 8 USA -1 766 -2 9 England 0 757 3 10 Portugal -1 754 0 11 Turkey 0 749 6 12 Italy 0 741 5 13 Denmark 1 732 2 14 Sweden -1 731 -2 15 Japan 1 713 2 16 Germany -1 710 -2 17 Greece 1 708 2 18 Uruguay -1 706 -3 19 Iran 2 702 3 20 Croatia -1 701 -1
Anyone who uses the FIFA world rankings to justify their pick obviously doesn't know what they are talking about. Although Brazil is a popular and logical pick, I think a European team will win the 2006 World Cup. 8 of the 9 world cups played on European soil have seen a European side hoist the trophy. I will pick Italy to win. I think a lot of people are underestimating the quality of the Italian team because they went out early at WC 2002 and Euro 2004, but those performances don't concern me. At WC 2002 Italy were eliminated by the referees, not South Korea. At Euro 2004 Italy did not lose a game playing without Totti.
i was in chicago last summer , to see englands B team beat usa most of our team were picking up their first cap AND it was a friendly (i only said this coz you put a lol icon next to england.) i bet usa are out of the top ten in january... anyone want to bet??? with a draw against scotland , then norway are going to beat them
antoher little baby , in here , neg repping coz he thought i was personally attacking him.... excuxe me sir i am sorry , i didnt realise you were the USMNT are you all eleven ????? how was it a personal attack mate ?????? heres one then: you are pathetic.
I cant go against Australia But realisticly it could be Brazil, England, Germany or my favourite european team the Dutch
Wow that's an understatement. IF the US get a win vs either italy or czechs?? That alone isn't going to happen, even though italy and czech rep are both overrated. The point is, USA isn't going to make it out of their group stage, they just aren't good at soccer! You Americans can say you're the best at basketball and football, but you just aren't good at soccer. Give it up.
- Damn, This are the top 3 in the poll for now: 1.Brasil (494) votes 2.USA (422) votes 3.Mexico (311) votes
Please, don't make me laugh...uauha We know Brazil is going to win...but if USA and Mexico are second and third I promisse to kill myself because it's going to be sure that George Bush sold the bodies of the American and Mexican players to aliens who would be playing instead of the actual humans.
CROATIA has it baby!!! I have a feeling Croatia is going to surprise Brazil this time around. They finished top of their group and tied them in serious full squad play in Croatia last month. Ciao
Is it alright if I buy the knife that you are going to use?? I mean seriously if you saw what happened with USA Portugal, you cant ever say NEVER about something like this. Ciao
You cant count on the Fifa world rankings anymore, they switched over to the new system now and it f$*ked up the rankings even more. Sorry, no way to slice up statistics to favor your teams on the field. Just look at who is bringing who and decide.
right now: 1-Brazil 558 20.14% 2-USA 469 16.93% 3-Mexico 419 15.13% 4-Holland 219 7.91% 5-England 197 7.11% 6-Argentina 164 5.92% 7-Germany 140 5.05% 8-Other (who?) 132 4.77% 9-Italy 127 4.58% 10-Portugal 118 4.26% 11-Spain 91 3.29% 12-Czech Republic 58 2.09% 13-France 47 1.70% 14-Sweden 31 1.12%
I can't believe Brazil is ahead of the US and Mexico!! Didn't Brazil lose to Mexico twice the past year... in important tournaments?
Are you for real? You really are confused. Of course Brasil is favored over everyone. Did you see the past 3 world cups? The only one they lost was in the final against the host country. Do you think anything that has happened in the 12 years in between any of those tournaments actually effected their success in the World Cup? Why would anything that's happened in the past 4 years leading up to this Cup make them out of favor against..Mexico and USA? Mexico and USA? I mean, they're both good, I hope USA wins it all and I think they have a slight slight chance, but Brasil's World Cup record speaks for itself I'm pretty sure most people (if you include non-English speakers since everyone here is apparently England-biased) would agree they are favorites once again. England on the other hand, I can't believe how many England lovers are on this website. They're gonna choke once again. People seem to have the idea that their national team is so great, apparently just because their professional league is the best, while it's stacked with African and non English European stars. And one guy gave me all kinds of hell for saying they think the national team is great just because of the league, but I don't see how else someone could get so confused and think that England has a great national team. They are very good indeed, but they are not top 5 and thus have an off chance of winning it all. But I personally think England will not make it to the round of 8.