World Cup Draw on TV

Discussion in 'USA Men: News & Analysis' started by monster, Oct 20, 2009.

  1. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Baloney. Our group was pretty weak in 1998. Before the fact, it was average in 2002. (AFTER the fact, when we all knew how strong SoKo was at home, we could tell it was a strong group.) 2006 was a very hard group, tough enough to be a GOD in alot of World Cups (not that one; Cote D'Ivoire, Holland, Argy, Serbia was.) But that's one of the last three.
     
  2. kopiteinkc

    kopiteinkc Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 1, 2000
    Shawnee
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Times in GMT from BBC website:

    1700: Fifa's opening sequence, followed by a warm welcome from the top of Table Mountain.
    1705: Message from Nelson Mandela.
    1716: Trophy hand over.
    1742: The official match ball is revealed.
    1755: The draw is scheduled to begin.
    1823: End of draw, followed by analysis
     
  3. YankBastard

    YankBastard Na Na Na Na NANANANAAA!

    Jun 18, 2005
    Estados Unidos
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is there a stream?
     
  4. El Niño Orgulloso

    Jul 5, 2009
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo

    Can you convert that to Cen/Eas Time Zone please? :confused:
     
  5. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
    Jersey City, NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For those not watching, the ESPN crew is Bob Ley, Alexi Lalas, Steve McManaman, and Efan Ekoku (who you've heard on the EPL broadcasts, assuming you watch those).
     
  6. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
    Jersey City, NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eastern Time is 5 hours behind GMT, Central Time is 6 hours behind.
     
  7. El Niño Orgulloso

    Jul 5, 2009
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Awesome, just in time for lunch break. FYI, right now it's snowing in Houston...that's got to be sign!
     
  8. voros

    voros Member

    Jun 7, 2002
    Parts Unknown
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The reality is at this point, you've got 30 teams who present a real challenge and then New Zealand and North Korea. Because of the seeding process, we can't draw either of those so we've got big challenges regardless.

    I think people rooting to draw South Africa are probably out ahead of themselves. Yes it's better than drawing a powerhouse like Brazil and Spain, but probably not by a ton. HFA is normally huge and appears to be even huger in the World Cup. They'll be tough.
     
  9. KALM

    KALM Member+

    Oct 6, 2006
    Boston/Providence
    I was surprised to learn recently that Elo ranked both Germany and Yugoslavia as being in the top 4 teams in the world heading into their matches against the US in 1998. Germany was ranked 2nd in the world (1st by the end of the group stage), and Yugoslavia was ranked 4th.
     
  10. gmonn

    gmonn Member+

    Dec 8, 2005
    Another poster was making the point that drawing the powerhouse is a good thing, because they'll probably beat the other 2 as well.
     
  11. Tucson_soccer_fan

    Feb 11, 2007
    AZ, TUCSON
    Club:
    FC Tucson
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Start the draw already. I can't take it any longer.
     
  12. sccrhound

    sccrhound Member

    Oct 8, 2002
    CT
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This garbage will go on for at least another hour. What a waste of time.
     
  13. N0vaaaaaa

    N0vaaaaaa Member

    Aug 22, 2008
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Was that the new world cup ball next to beckham???
     
  14. TasteTheRainbow

    Aug 22, 2007
    Olathe, KS
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes
     
  15. miked9

    miked9 Member+

    May 4, 2000
    Philadelphia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd happily draw Germany for this reason. You can count on Germany to not let down and gift points or goal differential to other teams in the group.
     
  16. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    I'm just gonna assume we're going to get totally screwed in this draw.

    Then I won't be disappointed.
     
  17. sccrhound

    sccrhound Member

    Oct 8, 2002
    CT
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pretty cool to show Nevada Smith's
     
  18. lemons

    lemons Member

    United States
    Nov 20, 2004
    Club:
    Atlanta United FC
    Sounds about right.
     
  19. frostdude1

    frostdude1 Member

    Aug 2, 2004
    Canada
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    ESPN doing a very good job so far
     
  20. Pinowski AP

    Pinowski AP Member

    Jun 25, 2009
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    -bbc
     
  21. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Cooler still would be if someone swapped in an "Ireland" ball for a "France" ball.

    Imagine the reaction ...
     
  22. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who cares if the reporters left to run after Figo? They don't make the decision. And I'd assume the actual bid presentations (to FIFA) aren't made in public in front of reporters anyway.

    I don't buy that at all.
     
  23. mette72

    mette72 Member

    Sep 29, 2000
    Free America
    This is stupid:mad:
     
  24. mette72

    mette72 Member

    Sep 29, 2000
    Free America
    FIFA is so corrupt....look at that front row of white collar criminals....

    :eek:
     

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