World Cup 2006

[DraKon2k]

Well, since it's only 12 days from now, I thought I'd create a thread about it together with a poll.

Personally I think and hope Germany will win, Podolski FTW!

 

[Murphy]

I don

 

[Helmi]

Just for the record, it's called World Cup in English.
I bet a lot of folks are to wonder what "WM" means


Havent' made up my mind about who may win and whatnot, yet.
Guess I'll wait for the preliminary round matches to commence before I make any qualified statement

 

[{YBBS}Sage]

Lol, I don't understand the question? Win what?

 

[Heldentod]

World Cup

the Fifa World Cup 2006(Soccer for those guys on the other side of the great pond) is held in Germany

 

[Murphy]

Just for the record, it's called World Cup in English.

A soccer World Cup which takes place in Germany this time.

 

[SgtH3nry3]

Lol, I don't understand the question? Win what?

LOOOL

 

[Heldentod]

i think sage is form the us
so don

 

[MercyKiller]

Brasil maybe!!!

 

[Lucius]

See signature!

 

[[TW]schneidzekk]

Changed thread title

P.S. Go Germany

 

[Tomcat_ha]

Germany wont win. Im fairly sure they will get kicked out rather fast. At least we will lose of penalties in the semi finals.

 

[[TW]schneidzekk]

Time will tell

 

[kabex]

Definitely not Mexico, one can hope though!

 

[MercyKiller]

what germany? even holland can beat em. my team for the wc is brazil but because , i'm aruban/dutch my second choice would be holland!

 

[Helmi]

How about all those Holland supporters show some guts and pay us a visit during the WC.
Then we can see who will really win, hehe





Nah, it's cool, let's all be happy and chill, shall we

 

[{YBBS}Sage]

i think sage is form the us
so don

 

[Tak]

Yeah, I am. And the original title and post didn't say anything about the World Cup, which I've heard of.

What surprises me is that the US has a team. I didn't think anybody but middle-schoolers played soccer here.

It's really quite big, and the team is pretty good, considering. We will really be doing something worth talking about in another 10-15 years or so, though, once the current 'soccer moms' are retired, and their soccer-loving children are having tots of their own. I expect to see a rise in its popularity by then. As an added bonus, hopefully the NFL/NBA/NBL (or whatever the baseball one is ) will get bumped to more humble levels, so that a REAL sport like soccer can take the spotlight (then, I can dream, HOCKEY!!! )

 

[kabex]

It's really quite big, and the team is pretty good, considering. We will really be doing something worth talking about in another 10-15 years or so, though, once the current 'soccer moms' are retired, and their soccer-loving children are having tots of their own. I expect to see a rise in its popularity by then. As an added bonus, hopefully the NFL/NBA/NBL (or whatever the baseball one is ) will get bumped to more humble levels, so that a REAL sport like soccer can take the spotlight (then, I can dream, HOCKEY!!! )

Football will always be the one and only "world" sport. No other sport will take that title.

It's just too damn popular. None of the "new" sports will grow much(outside of US&Canada, for example) because Football was established centuries ago(or whatever), and grew together with the colonial powers, expanding throughout the world like a virus.

Why do you think Latin-America is so good at football? Because football was big in Spain, and they brought it over here, same with the rest of the world.


Where else is Hockey popular? Nowhere... basketball? Nowhere. Baseball? Nowhere. American Football? Nowhere. Nascar? Nowhere, you get my point.

 

[Heldentod]

baseball is popular in Japan