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Qman

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It is still weeks away but I am starting to get geared up for the World Cup. I am trying to get excited about Team USA chances. What does everyone think about their chances?
 
No chance, but it is cool we got a Real player on the squad.
 
Spain 4:1
Brazil 9:2
England 6:1
Argentina 7:1
Holland 12:1
Italy 13:1
Germany 14:1
France 18:1
Portugal 25:1
Ivory Coast30:1
Serbia 66:1
Chile 66:1
USA 75:1
Paraguay 80:1
Ghana 80:1
Mexico 80:1
Cameroon 100:1
Uruguay 100:1
Nigeria 100:1
Denmark 125:1
Australia 125:1
South Africa125:1
Greece 150:1
Switzerland200:1
South Korea250:1
Slovakia 250:1
Slovenia 300:1
Japan 350:1
Algeria 600:1
Honduras 800:1
North Korea1500:1
New Zealand1500:1


Yeah, I think your money would be better spent on this guy:
a_chance-jpeg.jpg
 
I love our chances to get out of group play, but after that it's gonna be rough. I'm already hyper for the USA v. England game.
 
Spain 4:1
Brazil 9:2
England 6:1
Argentina 7:1
Holland 12:1
Italy 13:1
Germany 14:1
France 18:1
Portugal 25:1
Ivory Coast30:1
Serbia 66:1
Chile 66:1
USA 75:1
Paraguay 80:1
Ghana 80:1
Mexico 80:1
Cameroon 100:1
Uruguay 100:1
Nigeria 100:1
Denmark 125:1
Australia 125:1
South Africa125:1
Greece 150:1
Switzerland200:1
South Korea250:1
Slovakia 250:1
Slovenia 300:1
Japan 350:1
Algeria 600:1
Honduras 800:1
North Korea1500:1
New Zealand1500:1


Yeah, I think your money would be better spent on this guy:
a_chance-jpeg.jpg

So you're saying there's a chance!
 
World Cup is a joke. I heard on the radio today that there are still hundreds of thousands of seats available for the games. Meh.
 
Really Archie? The World Cup is a joke? How about you do a little research on it. Also, quit listening/watching Jim Rome. The guy is a douchnozzle to the nth degree.
 
It is still weeks away but I am starting to get geared up for the World Cup. I am trying to get excited about Team USA chances. What does everyone think about their chances?

Eh, on the one hand it isn't really a difficult group. On the other hand I'm not very impressed with the US defense. I hope Gooch gets better. I think they have a shot of advancing out of the group, but it's hardly a sure thing the closer the cup comes.
 
I would like to see the United States and Germany make some noise this year. I really think Germany has a shot, but Ballack's injury is making me worried.
 
Really Archie? The World Cup is a joke? How about you do a little research on it. Also, quit listening/watching Jim Rome. The guy is a douchnozzle to the nth degree.

It wasn't Jim Rome who said it, he might of, but I didn't hear it from him.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/f...tickets-still-available-for-South-Africa.html

What research do you want me to do? The fact that the worlds most popular sport can't even sell out its largest venue? Is that not a joke? Am I missing something?
 
Well first off it's the worlds most watched sporting event. Surpasses the Olympics...

715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany

And from that article you linked a couple paragraphs in
Fifa believe they can still take that figure up to around 98 per cent, a ratio which would be comparable with past World Cups, including the hugely popular and fan friendly 2006 tournament in Germany

On top of that there are a total of 2.9 million tickets available. 100,000 left aint bad, and they will sell most of those. And like the article says, most of those are due to the financial situaiton in South Africa. That doesn't make it a joke. If you want to talk about a joke look at ratings and attendance to the NBA playoffs.
 
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