World Cup buildup... it's not too early.

I hope we get some good ads like last time.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkm86AfI48I"]YouTube- Adidas Jose + 10 Full Version[/ame]

 

Landycakes did the US (and us + Man U) a favor by breaking Mr. Cole's ankle literally and figuratively.

 

It had to be said.

I want the US and France to do well.

I really don't care about any team failing except for Italy and Portugal. Both those teams are full of cheating scumbags.

I'd like to see New Zealand do well, in addition to Slovenia.

 

It's a good idea. People are relatively sane here.

 

Q: Is their soccer team called the All-Blacks too?

Where's Jitty.....

 

The All-Whites I believe.

 

Thought that was France's team's nickname! BOOM!

That's not racist, is it?

 

Yep. The All-Whites.

 

I don't think people underestimate the players, but the team deserves to be discounted somewhat. They barely qualified. At times during qualifying they were horrible. They lost to Bolivia, granted it was away in altitude, but they've played at altitude before. In fact, Argentina with maradona won a world cup at altitude.

You say "if they're organized" you wouldn't bet against messi. If the team is organized is a big if. Organization was lacking throughout qualifying. The AFA hired someone with a poor coaching track record (and poor puts it lightly). I don't know why one can expect the federation who hired him and stuck with him in spite overwhelming evidence that he's not the guy to get it right. More than anything, we've just learned how stubborn the AFA can be.

Argentines for a while have been complaining about how their players don't perform for their country the way they play for their clubs. Messi being one of the guys targeted. Which is a situation occurring elsewhere as well (e.g. Ivory Coast).

I hope they get it right because they have some great players, but i'm not expecting anything special.

 

It is too early.

 

We all know that the Arsenal forum is going to crash and suffer a violent death on June 12th.

 

Teams I like:
USA
Holland

Teams I like to see do well:
Spain
Austrilia

Teams I want to see crash and burn:
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Italy
Portugal

Wonder how many people will upgrade to BS Prem for June.

 

Their basketball team is the "Tall Blacks"

no, that isn't made up.

 

Using Texan's format...

Teams I like:
USA
France (No one played the game like Zidane.)

Teams I like to see do well:
Holland (I like orange?.. going there this fall w/ my wife)
England (lived there a while)
Germany (ancestors are all German)
Spain (visited once and LOVED it there... plus I have a total man crush on Cesc)

Teams I like to see crash and burn:
Portugal (douchebags)
Italy (douchebags)
Mexico (la douchebags)

 

That's hilarious.

 

I believe it's "los douchebags"

 

As long as Italy and Portual lose, I'm good.

 

My spanish is ********ing awful.

 

It's Las Douchebags. Las Duchabolsas. Bags is feminine.

 

Who I'm going for: Australia

Who I think will win: Spain

Team I hope to see crash and burn: Italy

 

Forgot about the Germans. Like how they play.

 

usa suck

uncle sam spazzos going on about beating spain in a friendly competition

england>>>>u

lulz

 

team failing to make it out englands group....usa after losing to algeria and slovakia (plausable)