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It's official: Pot A seeds will be Brazil and top 7 in October FIFA Rankings
Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:45 am
Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:45 am
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Paul Carr ?@PCarrESPN 12m
Very slim chance #USMNT is seeded. 2 wins + 5 of Colombia, Belgium, Netherlands, Croatia, Portugal, Greece to drop.
5
Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:49 am to Broski
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Netherlands, Croatia, Greece to drop
Could definitely happen.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:50 am to Broski
I BELIEVE
Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:06 am to Broski
If Greece gets seeded and turns this shite into Euro 2004, I might quit watching soccer
Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:10 am to Broski
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Very slim chance
Might as well get the lube.
We'll be in a group with Brazil, Ghana (sketchy penalty gets them though against Egypt), and the highest ranked non-seeded European side.
There are few certainties in international soccer, but the US getting F'd in the A during the World Cup draw is one of them.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:20 am to Sheep
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There are few certainties in international soccer, but the US getting F'd in the A during the World Cup draw is one of them.
Ehh, I know FIFA is shady as frick but outside of 2002 and 06, we haven't really gotten royally fricked since we started making the WC regularly back in 1990. I think it would be fair to say that it has balanced out.
What does worry me is that we got a cake draw in 2010 so we could very well get the group of death this time.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:20 am to Sheep
not in 2010
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:53 pm to Harry Pitts
I've never understood the "weak group" rationale regarding 2010.
Our group opponents were:
- Perenially seeded England
- Slovenia, ranked 25th, who finished second place while allowing only four goals in a decent (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Poland) UEFA qualifying group, THEN beat a good Russia team home and away to qualify
- Algeria, who scored the most points in African qualifying, winning a group that included (at that time) the winner of the prior 3 African Cup of Nations, Egypt.
There's no flashy names in that group, but every team was very good, and every team could have advanced. We did very well to win that group.
People act like we were in a group with Switzerland, New Zealand and North Korea, and nothing could be further from the truth.
Our group opponents were:
- Perenially seeded England
- Slovenia, ranked 25th, who finished second place while allowing only four goals in a decent (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Poland) UEFA qualifying group, THEN beat a good Russia team home and away to qualify
- Algeria, who scored the most points in African qualifying, winning a group that included (at that time) the winner of the prior 3 African Cup of Nations, Egypt.
There's no flashy names in that group, but every team was very good, and every team could have advanced. We did very well to win that group.
People act like we were in a group with Switzerland, New Zealand and North Korea, and nothing could be further from the truth.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:59 pm to Sheep
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Switzerland
You mean the team that beat Spain? The swiss are good bro
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:03 pm to Sheep
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Might as well get the lube.
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There are few certainties in international soccer, but the US getting F'd in the A during the World Cup draw is one of them.
this.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:44 pm to SuperSoakher
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You mean the team that beat Spain? The swiss are good bro
You mean the team that finished last in their group in Euro 2008, at home and didn't qualify for Euro 2012 and finished third in their group even after beating Spain in 2010?
No, they're an average team that got lucky.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 2:11 pm to Sheep
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No, they're an average team that got lucky.
This. FORGET DE SWISS!!!
This post was edited on 10/4/13 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 10/4/13 at 5:08 pm to Broski
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Paul Carr ?@PCarrESPN 12m
Very slim chance #USMNT is seeded. 2 wins + 5 of Colombia, Belgium, Netherlands, Croatia, Portugal, Greece to drop.
I don't even know if there's a "very slim chance". It would seem impossible to make up 150 points in 2 matches.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 6:04 pm to Sheep
1994 was a dream draw. 2010 was one of the easiest draws as well. 1998 was tough, but not ridiculous by any means, and 2002 was a decent draw as well.
The only bad draw for the US was the 2006 group of death.
As corrupt and shitty as FIFA is, and as awful as the seeding system for the World Cup is, I haven't seen any team get repeatedly screwed over in close stretches before.
The only bad draw for the US was the 2006 group of death.
As corrupt and shitty as FIFA is, and as awful as the seeding system for the World Cup is, I haven't seen any team get repeatedly screwed over in close stretches before.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 6:07 pm to Keys Open Doors
Name 1 group in 2010 that was more favorable than ours.
Even the South Africa group, which had the inherent advantge of having a bullshite 1 seed, was stronger.
F and H are the only two groups that come close.
Even the South Africa group, which had the inherent advantge of having a bullshite 1 seed, was stronger.
F and H are the only two groups that come close.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 6:25 pm to PrimetimeDaBoss
quote:NEVER count out ´Gottmar´Hitzfield.
This. FORGET DE SWISS!!!
Posted on 10/4/13 at 8:51 pm to Keys Open Doors
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and 2002 was a decent draw as well.
Ehhh, we got the hosts and a stacked Portugal.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 9:09 pm to Broski
quote:put USA football on the world scene. Nobody cared about the USA until after that WC.
2002
It was a great showing.
LULZ, pulled up a vid of the Portugal match, Landon looks like a little Mexican, Brazilian or Portuguese.
Wow.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 9:15 pm to Dandy Lion
Seeing 20 year old Landon and Beas blazing past European defenders was the stuff wet dreams are made of.
Posted on 10/5/13 at 9:40 am to Keys Open Doors
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1994 was a dream draw
Yes, being put in a group with (arguably) the best team in the world prior to the tournament (Colombia) and a European team with a mercurial (albeit aging) talent in Georghe Hagi, Romania. It was disappointing to not sweep that group.
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1998 was tough, but not ridiculous by any means
You mean Germany, pre-dissolved Yugoslavia and a country that hates us (Iran) playing for the pride of their entire country? Yeah, another cake walk.
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