Football (Soccer) Thread

[Josquius]

I want North Korea.
Both because they suck and it would likely lead to the British media having some intersting things to say.

[Liep]

Germany
North Korea
Paraguay
Switzerland.
:eek:

I'm glad you didn't choose Denmark as poorest from seed 4.

[Maladict]

So as an England fan and diehard pessimist, I predict:


England
Mexico
Ivory Coast
France.

Yuck.

And my most hated team Germany:

Germany
North Korea
Paraguay
Switzerland.
:eek:

I predict South Africa will miraculously avoid both France and Portugal. 

[Valmy]

Very soon we will find out which three poor suckers get to be humiliated by the mighty Americans in the first round.

[dps]

Noon EST on ESPN2.  Unfortunately, I won't get to watch most of it.   

[Maladict]

Why does everyone rate Ivory Coast so highly? Have they ever achieved anything?

[Valdemar]

Why does everyone rate Ivory Coast so highly? Have they ever achieved anything?

Not as a team, but the material they have to work with is pretty good.. Toure, Drogba and so on

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[The Larch]

Why does everyone rate Ivory Coast so highly? Have they ever achieved anything?

They're quite probably the best African team, and have some really great players, like Drogba, amongst the world's best strikers.

[Liep]

They're quite probably the best African team, and have some really great players, like Drogba, amongst the world's best strikers.

And most annoying strikers, which is saying a lot.

[Josephus]

Why does everyone rate Ivory Coast so highly? Have they ever achieved anything?

1. It wouldn't surprise me to see an African team do well because A), they've been narrowing the gap for years and B) It's being held in Africa.

2. Ivory Coast has one of the greatest strikers in the world in Drogba

[Valmy]

A), they've been narrowing the gap for years

And we do mean for years.  We have been warned of the imminent African domination of the sport for 40 years now.

[Valmy]

Aaaaand we are drawing.

[Valmy]

Wait WTF?  They are not actually going to draw any teams for another 45 minutes?  Nevermind back to work.

[Valmy]

I already had somebody calling me all excited thinking our draw was:

Australia
Honduras
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
North Korea
South Korea
United States

Yeah that is our POOL not our group.  Pity.

[The Larch]

Wait WTF?  They are not actually going to draw any teams for another 45 minutes?  Nevermind back to work.

You know how these things go. The drawing itself takes 10 minutes, and the rest of the 2 hour show is spent with traditional dances feel good clips and introducing former stars and players who get to wave to the cameras for a while.