2006 World Soccer....

[bpiets]

:faint: 'I'M' surprised that no 'one' has listed or mentioned the many World Cup Soccer contests that are free to enter nevermind the fact that no-'one' has even mentioned same....happens evry four years....and there's very good prizes also...'i'll' come back some time next week and list as many as 'i' have time for....starts the first week in june....

[headhawg]

Is soccer really a sport in the U.S.? :sleeping:

[bpiets]

Is soccer really a sport in the U.S.? :sleeping:
Yes ...for world soccer 'they' are 'ranked forth over all but aren't picked by anyone ....( that's in the WORLD ) whereas Germany is ranked 18 th .....Englan 14 th or less....and so forth....And same happens every 4 ( four ) years.....( and the contests are with very good prizes.....).... :sleeping:

[cj]

It is certainly big news here. I'm going to at least one US match, either Italy or the Czech Republic. The Czechs are probably the better team of those two, in my opinion.

[Dave Schwartz]

I was actually at the last World Cup in Japan because (conincidently) I was there on racing business at the time. Hadn't been to a soccer game since I was in college.

Once I figured out it was hockey-without-the-ice I really enjoyed it. Went to several games, including the finals.

LOL - When I got home I told somebody I had been to the World Cup and the response was, "Is that skiiing?"


Dave

[toetoe]

bpiets,

I didn't know they had contests. My wife's Brasilian, and it's almost unfair how the Brasilians always go far. They're the only team to qualify for all 17(?) World Cups.

[kenwoodallpromos]

**** FIFA World Soccer Rankings ****

(as of Tuesday, May 16)


Rank Team Points
---- ---- ------
1 Brazil 830
2 Czech Republic 779
3 Netherlands 774
4 USA 760
5 Spain 759
6 Mexico 758
7 France 754
8 Portugal 753
8 Argentina 753
10 England 744
11 Denmark 738
12 Nigeria 737
13 Turkey 733
14 Italy 731
15 Cameroon 723
16 Sweden 717
17 Japan 709
18 Egypt 708
19 Greece 699
19 Germany 699
21 Tunisia 694
22 Iran 692
22 Uruguay 692
24 Croatia 690
25 Romania 687
26 Costa Rica 686
27 Colombia 684
28 Poland 682
29 Senegal 681
30 Korea Republic 678
30 Republic of Ireland 678
32 Cote d'Ivoire 668
33 Paraguay 657
34 Saudi Arabia 655
35 Switzerland 651
36 Morocco 649
37 Russia 648
38 Bulgaria 642
39 Ecuador 636
40 Norway 634
41 Ukraine 616
41 Honduras 616
43 Slovakia 615
44 Australia 614
44 Jamaica 614
46 Serbia and Montenegro 612
47 Trinidad and Tobago 607
47 Israel 607
49 Finland 604
50 Ghana 602

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I like Cameroon!

[Pace Cap'n]

Go Ghana Go!

[Seabiscuit@AR]

Ghana defeated the USA today and eliminated them from the World Cup.

Looks like FIFA might have to adjust their rankings

[Prado Can Ride]

Go Ecuador GO!
Love Tenorio and Delgado

[toetoe]

Spain are the biggest surprise to me. Hard to gauge the good teams, as their early opponents have been terrible.

[toetoe]

Mexico/Argentina :ThmbUp: :ThmbUp:
You won't see another goal like that one for while. :eek:

England/Ecuador; :sleeping:
If England beat Portugal, it will be an upset AND a yawner.

Portugal/Holland: :ThmbUp:
One thumb only, because of the violence and the acting jobs.

[blind squirrel]

Is soccer really a sport in the U.S.? :sleeping:

we seem to be lacking in one important ingredient:HOOLIGANS!

[toetoe]

Don't see how Italia can lose, but maybe they will. I expect Argentina, Portugal and Brasil to advance, setting up a Lusophonic semifinal and maybe a South American final.

[toetoe]

Please, I'll do whatever it takes --- a lifetime of reading threads on trackchampion or About.com, ANYTHING --- but PLEASE discontinue penalty-kick shootouts. They're like having a guy standing in short center field, giving a head start to a runner on third and trying to throw him out ... TO DECIDE A GAME! :(