I love the World Cup. I tend to root for Italy and/or Germany. My native heritage comes from those countries.
I have no idea who is expected to win this year, although I'm sure Brazil is an early favorite. I understand that England has a damn good team this year as well.
I will make the bold prediction that the USA won't make it out of their group. I know they are favored (with England) to advance, but I envision something going wrong. As much as I love the USA, I've never liked the USA soccer team.
Do you understand why people like basketball? Because it's pretty much the same thing to me, the only difference is in basketball they trade points even though it hardly effects the game, and in soccer they kick it back and forth and once in a while someone scores.
I only get excited about soccer when it's the World Cup. It might be because my high school was too small to have a football team, so soccer was THE sport. I also attended a World Cup match between the USA and Brazil at Stanford stadium back in the 90's. I've been hooked ever since.
@ Dudebro: I agree that soccer is a difficult sport to watch unless you really enjoy and understand the game. I have to say though, when they score, (which is rare), the goals are usually pretty awesome.
Hey guys, this thread is ment to talk about things related to the World Cup 2010.
Why Dudebro doesn't understand why people like football/soccer is irrelevent.
Dudebro I would appreciate it if you kept to the topic. From what I understand, you don't like the sport. So why go into a thread that is obviously about something you don't like? It seems to me like you're trolling.
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Originally Posted by samejamesbond
The World Cup is always entertaining to watch, I hope Brazil wins this time.
Why would you hope that? They already have 5!
Here's what I think.
Big Three - - Spain - Italy - Brazil
Strong contenders - England - Germany - Portugal -
Contenders - Mexico - Argentina - France -
Teams to watch - Japan - Ivory Coast - Korea - Chile -
Well yeah I don't get why people like most sports but soccer just seems much more boring and pointless than the rest(besides maybe Hockey).
I almost can't believe you dissed soccer and Hockey in the same sentence . wow....
I always enjoy watching the world cup but don't know enough about the teams/ season to make a prediction. In '98 when France beat Brazil that was epic though. I was an apprentice under a France French Chef at the time and soccer was Mandatory!
Nah I was stuck in a small town in British Columbia but was able to watch it on a 'new' 52 inch rear projection. Lots of beer and great food it was awesome.
Oh yeah... They won 3-0 I believe. That was 12 years ago and I still remember it.
When is it again? I know that and the superbowl were close but I can't remember which one comes first. I think the world cup is first lemme google...
Dudebro I would appreciate it if you kept to the topic. From what I understand, you don't like the sport. So why go into a thread that is obviously about something you don't like? It seems to me like you're trolling.
Big Three - - Spain - Italy - Brazil
Strong contenders - England - Germany - Portugal -
Contenders - Mexico - Argentina - France -
Teams to watch - Japan - Ivory Coast - Korea - Chile -
Maybe you were joking, but Dudebro is anything but a troll.
As for the Big Three, I totally forgot about Spain. Those guys are a lot of fun to watch. Torres and Villa are two of the best in the business.
For anyone who is interested, go to Fifa.com FIFA.com - Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) when the tournament starts. I believe you can watch the games live, but the coolest thing that I remember from the last world cup are the highlight reels of each game. Those highlights would impress almost any non-soccer fan.
I think everyone knows by now that I'm no fan of sports in general, but,
If I were locked in a room with a TV that showed only one sport of my choice and nothing else then I think I would choose soccer.
But then I wouldn't be watching TV that much anyhow;
I would be using the computer in the other corner of the room and be here on RU with you guys.
Seriously, soccer is gaining popularity here in Vancouver to the point that they are constructing a huge new stadium to house the teeming hordes of soccer hooligans I assume will be attending up and coming games.
this is a mosh pit at a metal concert, but the effect is the same.
On a funny note, during the beginning of its construction, the structural steel from that site was stolen from right under the noses of the security guards - millions of dollars worth if I understand correctly.
Soccer is actually the most popular sport in the world. It is only not the national sport in a few countries. Such as the usa and Canada where it's football and Hockey.
How can you say something sucks when millions of people like it and it's popular?
Reminds me of the thread were people said the batman movie sucked yet it was a commercial success and won awards. I believe you were on the for batman side in that debate.
OK, now that we've all got that off our chests, let's move on, shall we?
Even for the casual sports fan, I venture to say that the World Cup is pretty awesome. It's pretty much the Olympics of soccer. Teams spend 4 years trying to qualify for a tournament that is only dedicated to about 40 countries.
I was living in England during a portion of the '98 World Cup (hosted by France, won by France). Witnessing this was one of the most memorable, incredible experiences of my life, no exaggeration.
Practically the entire city of London (7+million people) shut down when it was time for England to play. Pubs were packed to the gills with die-hard fans, drinking, singing, trash talking and carrying on. It was wonderful! I remember getting super drunk with the locals, sharing stories, laughing, arguing and getting totally consumed by the whole experience.
I think that even a non-sports fan could appreciate a scene like that.
Yep. There are plenty of countries that stop everything to go watch their national team play at the World Cup. To share a pint with friends and scream "goooooal!" when your team scores and nothing else matters but the game at hand.
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