I wouldn't be bothered if we got a good 3 or 4 men red carded that match! On double yellows of course
I would look forward to it for soccer reasons (partly because it'd mean we advanced from the group) but I wouldn't give it any political significance whatsoever.
Henry. Veira. Ljunch I can't spell burg. Zidane. I'm going to go hold my Landon Donovan doll now that I feel insignifact in comparassion to the french team. Wait... Barthez.v Friedel ...Barthez We have a chance!!! He is SOOo horrible.
Lets see no picture taken with both teams at the beginning of the game, no hand shake, and no exchange of shirts at the end.
Ljungberg is Swedish, not French. Trezegol, Henry, Viera, Pires, Zidane, Makelele will be some of the names playing. n btw. i seriously think anyone who dislikes the french because they do not jump into a war is an idiot.
The Dark Scenario Cobble Pot(John Obrien) and The Evil Prince of The City(Landon Donovan) team up against France at the confederations cup and destroy them with that "laser" of a shot... meanwhile Zidane, Henry, Trezeguet, and Pires all laugh because the united states only beat their reserve team... YET, the united states meets France again in the finals where you guessed it Cobble Pot and The Evil Prince of the city team up against France yet again to destroy them once and for all this time by dressing up in the French team uniform and kicking own goals into France's net until the score is 10-0 in which case Cobble Pot and The Evil Prince of The City revert back to the United States uniform and run victory laps... HAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA
FWIW, a lot of Americans agree with you. But yeah, a France US match would be great, since it'd mean that we advance, and that'll help A LOT toward getting seeded. If we can pull of major miracles and beat either Brazil or France, that'll go a long way toward boosting our FIFA rankings, which, although total nonsense, count toward the WC seedings. In fact, as things stand, it almost looks like the US and France are duking it out for that last seeded spot, so a win for us would be a big big boost. but what's this about no Friedel?!? It's not like Blackburn's playing in June and as a keeper he hardly needs the rest that the field players do. What is this nonsense? G.
For your information, I ALWAYS have & ALWAYS will HATE the french, not for soccer reasons, because anybody who doesn't admire the skills of Henry, Trezeguet, Zidane, Viera and so on, doesn't know soccer!! I HATE the french for their arrogrance & ungratefulness, toward America & Americans. We did SAVE your a$$ from the Nazis in WWII!! But, seriously, BEATING the french in the Confed Cup in THEIR own country would be SOOOOOOOO sweet!!! VIVA LA USA!!!!!!
You forgot hypocritical, jealous, condescending, ingrates. And btw, that has nothing to do with jumping into a war at our beckon call, astabo0t.
Call who you want a moron but it's a great chance for non-soccer fans in this country to get behind our team. This could be like the days of the cold war with the frogs taking the place of the soviet union. I think everybody will get pumped up to see us beat France.
My problems with the French are that they gave information to Saddam on how to destroy our military machines, like those big tanks. Call them a friend? right. Also they are a bunch of cowards during WWII as well. Somewhere they have a white flag hidden in their closets. I want to see our boys kick their butts. BIG TIME!
I think a US vs France match will be very good for soccer in America. Since we all hate France, it will gain media attention, and people will watch the game not for the soccer but to see the US kick France's ass, and then maybe they will get into it and watch more!
I've visited the country twice prior to the war and the people are rude. They especially dislike Americans and don't hesitate to show it. I'm sure their are exceptions but that was the general fealing that I got. We can count on a very hostile reception from the fans in every game. So what else is new.
!@#$, France. Just look at how they treat Lance Amrstrong. Lets meet em and beat em. Famous quotes about the French: "I just love the French. They taste like chicken!" ---- Hannibal Lecter "France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes." ---Mark Twain "I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." --- General George S. Patton "The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I don't know." --- P.J O'Rourke (1989)
How about hating them for the descration of the graves of the British soldiers who died on their land to save their asses from the Germans? http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s822062.htm
And we didn't sell Saddam any weapons during the 80's when they were part of our "family of nations"? Gimme a break.