good luck making it to the second round

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Originally posted by flavdave The US will make it to the second round. Guaranteed.

I'd be surprised.

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Originally posted by flavdave The US will make it to the second round. Guaranteed.

spoken like a true footy n00b...please all you americans who probably havent watched a full 90 minutes or have heard of anyone besides Beckham and Ronaldo dont speak on this issue

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Originally posted by InterMilan31 spoken like a true footy n00b...please all you americans who probably havent watched a full 90 minutes or have heard of anyone besides Beckham and Ronaldo dont speak on this issue

Well looks like I'm allowed to speak on this issue then. The US has a great team and we are capable of winning big games (beating Portugal and Mexico in the WC2002, winning the Gold Cup in 2005). I also know the Italians are perennial underachievers and they're certainly not a lock for the second round like most people have been saying.

although they always fail miserably, you can never overlook the dutch
I'm hoping for an england victory, 40 years on, and in Germany
it would be sweet as fuck

I'm pretty sure Italy wants revenge since they got knocked out by Sweden and Denmark in the Euro 2004. They underachieved against teams like Sweden and Denmark, but you can't win a match if you don't score on all chances you've got. Also, Italy has got some players in topform atm and I think even though Totti played like shit and no matter how much I hate him at Roma, I'm sure he will play really good if he's fit..

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Originally posted by Jantjeuh True, we will probably play some awesome football and then go out in the semi's on penalties.. as usual

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Where has the time gone??????

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Originally posted by flavdave Well looks like I'm allowed to speak on this issue then. The US has a great team and we are capable of winning big games (beating Portugal and Mexico in the WC2002, winning the Gold Cup in 2005). I also know the Italians are perennial underachievers and they're certainly not a lock for the second round like most people have been saying.

The gold cup shut up

Who did they meet in the final of Gold Cup?!

El Salvador or Mexico?

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Originally posted by zoric Who did they meet in the final of Gold Cup?! El Salvador or Mexico?

it was some bullock team El Salvador in penality shoot out

And the 2002 world cup game against Portugal , if the game would have 15 mins extra portugal would beat the U S OF A 4-3 lol

Us national team had a very good luck against Portugal and also Portugal went against the Americans thinkin that they can beat them .

Yeah United States surely will beat Italy and Check republic, in they dream

People, Ghana exists too and is fairly above Angola, Togo and Trinidad's level. It'd be a surprise if they went through, but don't write them off completely.

I want the Czechs to go far but i can't picture them keeping the Euro's level for a long time..

As for US, i'm thinking they don't have much chances at all to reach say a semi-final but could go through in the group.

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I see the Italy playing virgin tight defense and pretty much boring the fawk out of me like they normally do and losing to my beloved countrymen 0-1. Perhaps a tie. The Czech's though will beat USA. I see a very close nailbiter against Ghana but in the end, a U.S. victory.

This will give the U.S. the 2nd seed. Which would set them up against Brazil. Brazil will stomp the shiate out of them. Still.. I'd be happy to make it past the very tough group.

I think the U.S. is strong but not ever vying for any real trophies in the next 20 years. Maybe pushing the top 8 again. They have obviously improved over the last 12 years but I'm not too sure how far they can take it with a lot of disinterest in this country.

But I got your back Eddie, another U.S. supporter here!

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