Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

Man, what sport is that? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif It can't be that important, I haven't heard of it here in the U.S. of A. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

*ducks out of the room as 3 dozen soccer balls are hurled at high velocity in his direction.*

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Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, I love soccer (as we Yanks call it). Much better game than baseball, that's for sure. More continuous action than American football. And more egalitarian than basketball. Sadly, I won't be watching the world cup, because we can't get it on regular (free) TV, which really really stinks.

However, in fairness to the good ol' US of A, there is no other country in the world right now that could field a team that could beat the NBA, NFL, or MLB champ. Anyone who thinks otherwise is living a fantasy. Just for starters, consider that US teams buy up nearly all the greatest non-US players in those sports! (We would do the same thing in the World Cup if the rules allowed it.) So I think the NBA, NFL, and MLB champs have the right to claim that they are world champs. (Just for the record though, I think only MLB officially does that, with its "World Series." The NBA has a Championship, and the NFL has a Superbowl.)

Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

I just love the way you Americans leave out the NHL...which by the way is the best of the professional sports in North America and one damn exciting game.

Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey, aren't Canadians also Americans? Or did they move Canada Last night? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Anyway, ResidentAlien2 only mentioned the Big Three. Maybe he felt hockey was a more international game? Certainly he is no native Philadelphian if he intended to disrespect hockey. Flyers rule!

Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

Me thinks that Captain there watchs too much Royal Canadian Air Farce, Eh? And a bit of This hour has 22 minutes, Eh?

But I believe that that americans are americans and we are Canadians because we have a queen, eh?, and a Prime minister, and wear Touques, Eh, and we pronounce Z "Zed" rather than that forsaken american yankee saying of "Zee" Eh?

And we also pronounce Lieutenants Leftenants and spell Color with an U like it should really be spelled eh?

I heard that there is no Tim Hortons or Mac and Cheese there eh? of course no country is perfect.

*coughs and reverts back to Blue-eyed arabian typing*

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And Just like I've voted, Korea is going to win!

Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey, aren't Canadians also Americans? Or did they move Canada Last night? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Anyway, ResidentAlien2 only mentioned the Big Three. Maybe he felt hockey was a more international game? Certainly he is no native Philadelphian if he intended to disrespect hockey. Flyers rule!</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Flyers croaked real bad this year though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif maybe next year they will rule....

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nah, it's okay. They do that every year just like the Ottawa Senators.

Go Leafs Go!

Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

"Enguullaaannnnndd Enguullaaaannnndddd Engguuulllaaand"

provided "Les Bleus" are off form, England have a good chance, if "Les Bleus" are on form, we have a fighting chance.

All I want us to do is beat Argentina but with Stephen Gerrard definately ruled out of the Coup du Monde? dunno?

At least we have stuffed the Germans sufficiently

Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

I would say... Senegal !!!
Senegal 1 - France 0

Huuurrraaaa !!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Who\'s Gonna Win the World Cup?!
 

Well, historically, Les Bleus tend to be rather good at gathering themselves up after defeat and proceeding to whomp all comers in their next games...

... but maybe this is the year of the African Nations? would be about time.. I like the idea of Senegal, Nigeria or Cameroon being the world cup winners rather than a European or South American team