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Cities the USA plays in for Group Play in the '14 World Cup.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 2/23/14 at 12:55 pm
Was just looking at the World Cup schedule and we got pretty hosed in the way the matches are scheduled.
Two of my really good friends were sent to Brazil by Tyson's as they climb that corporate ladder for a couple years. Was thinking it might be fun to surprise them and bring them a care package or two from back home and catch a couple matches if I could. The sheer distance and time to travel to the matches is logistically impossible as my buddies are in Rio and Sao Paulo.
Our first match on 6/16 is in Natal, a 34 hour drive according to google, which is probably more likely to be 40 hours, so there's 2 1/2 days of travel. Match 2 on 6/22 is in Manaus, which is DEEEEEEEP in the Amazon and looks to be 4600+KM and clocked at 68 hours of drive time on google. So there's 4 days of travel to get in the backwaters of the Amazon. Then 4 days later for match 3 against Germany on 6/26, it's back to the coast and another 4,600KM trip and another clocked 68 hours of drive time.
Americans will be spending the entirety of group play on the roads traveling to see matches, and we don't even get within 2,000KM of Rio where most of the international flights land. Or get to have off days to sight see and party at the bad arse locales of the coast, it'll just be rain forest, monkeys, checkpoints, roadkill and piss breaks, and small town hassles.
We'd have to win Group and the round of 16 match to finally play in Rio or Sao Paulo in the quarters on the 4th of July.
Seems like a nightmare for anyone trying to go to all of the matches.
Two of my really good friends were sent to Brazil by Tyson's as they climb that corporate ladder for a couple years. Was thinking it might be fun to surprise them and bring them a care package or two from back home and catch a couple matches if I could. The sheer distance and time to travel to the matches is logistically impossible as my buddies are in Rio and Sao Paulo.
Our first match on 6/16 is in Natal, a 34 hour drive according to google, which is probably more likely to be 40 hours, so there's 2 1/2 days of travel. Match 2 on 6/22 is in Manaus, which is DEEEEEEEP in the Amazon and looks to be 4600+KM and clocked at 68 hours of drive time on google. So there's 4 days of travel to get in the backwaters of the Amazon. Then 4 days later for match 3 against Germany on 6/26, it's back to the coast and another 4,600KM trip and another clocked 68 hours of drive time.
Americans will be spending the entirety of group play on the roads traveling to see matches, and we don't even get within 2,000KM of Rio where most of the international flights land. Or get to have off days to sight see and party at the bad arse locales of the coast, it'll just be rain forest, monkeys, checkpoints, roadkill and piss breaks, and small town hassles.
We'd have to win Group and the round of 16 match to finally play in Rio or Sao Paulo in the quarters on the 4th of July.
Seems like a nightmare for anyone trying to go to all of the matches.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 12:59 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Watching USA play on the 4th of July would be sex
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:02 pm to StraightCashHomey21
Please link me the previous thread. This is the first time I've been on this board without immediately hitting the back arrow or clicking on the OT link.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:04 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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This is the first time I've been on this board without immediately hitting the back arrow or clicking on the OT link
prayers sent
but seriously are we not flying to any of these locals?
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:06 pm to cwil177
I'm sure the team will be but chartering flights isn't in my budget.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:06 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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Please link me the previous thread.
Brah, the dates and sites were announced in early December.
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This is the first time I've been on this board without immediately hitting the back arrow or clicking on the OT link.
So edgy, you are.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:10 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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dgaf about soccer
Then what's the point of this thread?
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:10 pm to TN Bhoy
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Then what's the point of this thread?
To ask for our advice while telling us our sport sucks.
I think that's how these threads usually go.
This post was edited on 2/23/14 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:12 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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dgaf about soccer
That's great, but you still felt like typing out 300 words anyway.
Joke is definitely on you.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:43 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
I'm going to go ahead and assume that no one will be driving between venues
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:55 pm to joey barton
I recommend hitchhiking.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:06 pm to joey barton
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I'm going to go ahead and assume that no one will be driving between venues
im glad I didn't end up booking this trip
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:09 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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dgaf about soccer
Then GTFO of our board.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 2:33 pm to WarSlamEagle
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Watching USA play on the 4th of July would be sex
Our game against Brazil in the '94 WC was on July 4. Another July 4 sporting event (non-soccer) that had that effect was the '99 Wimbledon Final b/w Agassi and Sampras.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 5:23 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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im glad I didn't end up booking this trip
I checked via AA a couple of hours ago to see what someone's options would be. The only real pain in the arse seemed to be getting from the coast to Manaus. AA's itineraries would have someone fly from Natal back to Miami (via Sao Paulo, I think) and then to Manaus. On the other hand, there is still availability on direct AA flights from Miami to Manaus.
Posted on 2/23/14 at 8:14 pm to joey barton
the miami airport is retarded
Posted on 2/23/14 at 8:23 pm to joey barton
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getting from the coast to Manaus
Can't you just fly Gol around from the coast to the game sites?
Posted on 2/23/14 at 8:36 pm to Waffle House
Yeah, normally. I'm sure that it'd be easier to find a flight w/more flexibility searching via other sites.
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