Explain the World Cup to me!

[debwalin]

Off topic a wee bit but no more than the mini cooper thing...

Were those chickens on France's jerseys yesterday? And if so, what marketing genius came up with that?

[Nokia]

Were those chickens on France's jerseys yesterday?

France......Chickens.......very apt!

And if so, what marketing genius came up with that

The Germans, Italians, Americans, British, Russians....take your pick!

[RoadClosed]

MMM France ... Chickens... Coq au Vin!!!!!

It could be "what's for dinner" if it didn't take 3 days to make. And you don't shortcut good food!

[dalek]

Originally posted here by RoadClosed
[B]Considering (and I could be wrong) the best we have ever done is 3rd place.... actually the world cup IS a big deal. It's only around every few years and it stirs some good competition among cultures. Unless your American, they we just PRAY the team does well.

Hey at least you guy's can put a team into the tournament, I think our only showing was 1982, just think how big it could be if it sold in the US....but it's probably like Canada, half the country follows the tournament because most of them are from those countries, half of TO is Italian and the other half is Brazillian...:-)

[Evil Moo]

I actually saw the game between the US and Italy, it was pretty good. I could only watch it in spanish, so I'm not certain about the calls made--particuarlly where one Italian pretended to be hurt then ran back on the feild very shortly after. I believe he was the reason the US got denied that goal? Once more, entirely unsure--no hable espaniol.

[MURACU]

Actually the bird on the french shirts is a rooster. they have been using it for ever.
Road you are absoulutly right you dont take short cuts on good food.
Dalek

just think how big it could be if it sold in the US

It might make a differance in Canada if it sold in the US but it wouldn't make any differance to the competition itself. The world cup is already about the biggest sporting event outside of the summer olympics. It wouldn't even make much differance to the number of viewers.

[dalek]

Originally posted here by MURACU
Actually the bird on the french shirts is a rooster. they have been using it for ever.
Road you are absoulutly right you dont take short cuts on good food.
Dalek
It might make a differance in Canada if it sold in the US but it wouldn't make any differance to the competition itself. The world cup is already about the biggest sporting event outside of the summer olympics. It wouldn't even make much differance to the number of viewers.

No, what I meant by that was with approx 330 Million Americans, they would have no problem fielding a team that could dominate the soccer scene, if tiny Ecuador can field a top notch team then a country as big as the US should do well? they don't follow through from high school same with us, once school is over that's it, no junior leagues to persue a professional career, not enough solid leagues in North America..travel time sucks, if they could have divisions based upon the European models, then they would be able to supply a team of high calibre, same with Canada, but after school and maybe college sport where do they go?

[MURACU]

True the main thing missing in the US for football is a proffessional structure. Untill they have that it will always be a suprise to see the US doing well in major tournements. I should have said in mens soccer as the ladies soccer team in the US is one of the top 5 in the world.

[dalek]

Originally posted here by MURACU
True the main thing missing in the US for football is a proffessional structure. Untill they have that it will always be a suprise to see the US doing well in major tournements. I should have said in mens soccer as the ladies soccer team in the US is one of the top 5 in the world.

Yeah their women's team got the jump on the rest of the world, but Germany seem to be hanging onto top spot, I think it's thanks to the generous college/university scholorship programs they have in the states, our women's team doesn't do too badly either.The rest are catching up though, and I think the ones to watch will be the Chinese....now there's a country that if pushed to excel at soccer could do so in a big way, the qualifying in Asia for the World CUp over the last decade has gotten tougher, and the teams are getting better (Japan, Korea even Australia).

The next World Cup in South Africa will be an interesting event.Players thought some of the days in Germany were "hot" Lol...wait until they go out onto the pitch in South Africa..

[Negative]

I believe he was the reason the US got denied that goal? Once more, entirely unsure--no hable espaniol.

The goal was denied because of McBride being offside. It was probably the only good call the ref made...

And dalek > there's 330 million Americans?