OT: 2010 World Cup, who's your team?

Munchlaxatives · Post #101 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Wed Jun 9, 2010 5:16 am

treiz wrote:
Munchlaxatives wrote:
treiz wrote:Arsenal's not in the World Cup...

I beg to differ. There's enough players to field a team.

that's without a goalie as well

Vela-Van Persie-Bendtder
Diaby-Song-Fabregas
Clichy-Gallas-Sagna-Eboue
Schwarzer

It's Gourcuff because I'm not rooting for Xavi and Puyol, AKA Fabregas' team.

Munchlaxatives · Post #102 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Wed Jun 9, 2010 5:17 am

JRMelo15 wrote:Soooo since Russia embarrassingly didn't make the WC I'm rooting for Netherlands.

Anyone else see the irony in rooting for the Dutch in South Africa?

Jugs · Post #103 » by **Jugs** » Wed Jun 9, 2010 2:56 pm

go Croatia..... oh wait

arkhimal · Post #104 » by **arkhimal** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:31 pm

La verde Amarella or Scratch... GO BRASIL

Puertorique · Post #105 » by **Puertorique** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:35 pm

Since Puerto Rico didn't make the World Cup shockingly, I will be rooting for Brazil or Chile, maybe Argentina or Spain. Not sure.

Post #106 » by **Wolfay** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:19 am

I don't know enough about soccer to say who I think will win, but I will be rooting for USA and Germany. I want desperately for England to fail too.

Blame Rasho · Post #107 » by **Blame Rasho** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:24 am

Mexico...

El Turco · Post #108 » by **El Turco** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:55 am

Munchlaxatives wrote:
JRMelo15 wrote:Soooo since Russia embarrassingly didn't make the WC I'm rooting for Netherlands.

Anyone else see the irony in rooting for the Dutch in South Africa?

i assume something related to Hiddink? despite not making the cut, most ruskis i know consider Hiddink era as a success and don't really have hard feelings.

Post #109 » by **Slava** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:19 am

Wasn't South Africa a dutch colony?

El Turco · Post #110 » by **El Turco** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:23 am

ah wasn't thinking about that at all.

cgf · Post #111 » by **cgf** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:36 am

ElTurco wrote:
Munchlaxatives wrote:
JRMelo15 wrote:Soooo since Russia embarrassingly didn't make the WC I'm rooting for Netherlands.

Anyone else see the irony in rooting for the Dutch in South Africa?

i assume something related to Hiddink? despite not making the cut, most ruskis i know consider Hiddink era as a success and don't really have hard feelings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_Republics

Childs2Dudley · Post #112 » by **Childs2Dudley** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:55 am

Cheering for Greece but I see a surprise (England) winning it this year.

Mirjalovic · Post #113 » by **Mirjalovic** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:09 am

Italy FTW.

Post #114 » by **Yuri Vaultin** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:38 pm

Munchlaxatives · Post #115 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:45 pm

Childs2Dudley wrote:Cheering for Greece but I see a surprise (England) winning it this year.

I think the defense is a bit spotty. Terry had an off year, King is an injury waiting to happen, and really, there's not much cover from the midfield.

Of course, Rooney made ManU go for a lot of games.

mowcrowbar · Post #116 » by **mowcrowbar** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:31 pm

St Knick · Post #117 » by **St Knick** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:59 pm

rooting for USA
and i would hope all other americans would root for them as well, you know, we do LIVE in america, people die in the name of this country... than you got some sonic the hedgehog haircut, orange colored oompa-loompa "PEOPLE"* rooting for italy... "oh my grandmother's best friend gynecologist was born in italy!"... please go back to your rented house in seaside heights on your parents dime (deal with these type of new yorkers all the time... im ashamed! haha)

for the record, i am part italian myself, as well as german and english, but im not some front running, anti-american

(this is in response to american's rooting for other teams... to all the other non-americans, to each your own!)

* EDITED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!

and1GS · Post #118 » by **and1GS** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:02 pm

Just so you know guido is still a slur for Italians even though Jersey Shore tried to use it differently...

St Knick · Post #119 » by **St Knick** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:06 pm

so edit my post to "spiky haired, fake oranged skinned, juicing d-bag"... no slur in there

and1GS · Post #120 » by **and1GS** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:00 pm

kthx

Even though you said it crudely, I do agree that it is so odd to see Americans vehemently hating the US national team. You live in America, you're probably 4th or 5th generation American, and yet you hate the US national team? Very odd. I root for Portugal and Italy because that's my heritage, but the US comes first because above all I'm American.

I was at a pub for the US/England game and there were a few England fans and families who were raucous and saying how much they hate the US team...then Green let the goal in and all hell broke loose. Probably one of my favorite match watching moments of my life. The place erupted with USA chants and I think some of the England supporters left because they couldn't take it anymore...which is odd considering the fervent support for English football in England.