judging by your avatar i believe you've long since discovered that.jooey said:internet retardation?
Japan, yes, Spain, no.Boogie9IGN said:USA USA USA
Are Japan and Spain in?
Mama Smurf said:But let's not be too hard on Spain, no team would want to be drawn in a group with Serbia & Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
What a tough, tough draw.
Question. Does Freddy Adu play on the US national team?
not yet, let's see if the great US hype will be ready for the 2010 WC.loxy said:Germany/Alemania will destroy them all.
Question. Does Freddy Adu play on the US national team?
Gchaime said:Eff you man, they are hard to beat, they stick together....oh, what? we are not talking about eurosong!? yeah ok, that is pathetic.
while we're currently ranked sixth in the world we are definitely not the sixth best internatinoal team, if that makes any sense. we have the luxury in playing in a relatively weak region and haven't made any stupid mistakes against lesser squads, hence the high rating.Joe said:slowly but surely soccer in america is catching up to the rest of the world. popularity is getting higher and hell the USA team is ranked SIXTH in the world. that's not too shabby (who'd of thought?).
scorcho said:while we're currently ranked sixth in the world we are definitely not the sixth best internatinoal team, if that makes any sense. we have the luxury in playing in a relatively weak region and haven't made any stupid mistakes against lesser squads, hence the high rating.
argon said:The US is a very good team now.. We were ranked 15th in the world by FIFA last year, and this year we're ranked 6th (above England btw) Hopefully we will do decent in the WC.
The team that makes the fewest stupid mistakes is usually the team that wins.scorcho said:while we're currently ranked sixth in the world we are definitely not the sixth best internatinoal team, if that makes any sense. we have the luxury in playing in a relatively weak region and haven't made any stupid mistakes against lesser squads, hence the high rating.
I don't think we ever really have high expectations. I'm just happy to see us do respectably against the best in the world.spliced said:While seeing USA lose is always enjoyable, seeing them lose when they have high expectations is even better.![]()
olimario said:In related news, I can count the number of U.S. citizens that care on one hand.
MetatronM said:I don't think we ever really have high expectations. I'm just happy to see us do respectably against the best in the world.
Mexico (5-1-1) still needs another point in its final three games to make Germany 2006. Its coach, Ricardo Lavolpe, was not impressed by the winners.
"The U.S. is a small team," he said. "They play like my sister, my aunt and my grandmother."
DCharlie said:is anyone actually going to Germany?
i mean, personally.
Hooker said:^ We won't win the Cup without van Bommel, Davids, Seedorf and Kluivert.
Those guys will be back again in the line up, just give it time, Van Bommel, Davids and Kluivert all need to settle at their new clubs. Give it time
Same could be said towards Australia, but that entire tirade of football issues is a whole different story. I am just thanking fuck that we're out of Oceania groupings and heading into the Asian Confederation plus with the huge boost that A-League seems to be getting. 2 weeks into it and crowds are averaging 15,000+ quite a lot more than what they were hoping with 10,000.scorcho said:while we're currently ranked sixth in the world we are definitely not the sixth best internatinoal team, if that makes any sense. we have the luxury in playing in a relatively weak region and haven't made any stupid mistakes against lesser squads, hence the high rating.
i'm planning on backpacking through Europe next summer and hope to make a stop in Germany to catch a game. i need to buy the tickets well in advance and plan my vacation around that.DCharlie said:is anyone actually going to Germany?
i mean, personally.