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Archived Boards => 2010 World Cup - South Africa => Topic started by: Bitter on June 25, 2010, 04:51:16 PM
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Now that the group stages are over, how does it look for the member confederations?
Round of 16
2 CONCACAF
Mexico
USA
(2 out of 3 qualifiers)
5 CONMEBOL
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
(5 out of 5)
1 CAF
Ghana
(1! out of 6)
2 AFC
Korea Republic
Japan
(2 out of 4)
5 UEFA
England
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Slovakia
(5 out of 13)
The OFC had one entrant - New Zealand.
What does it all mean? The strong federations are still as strong as ever. I wouldn't say that there were any minnows in the groups -maybe teams that came not to lose and teams that couldn't overcome the odds. North Korea I think had a letdown after the Brazil game. Honduras ended up with the same results as us in 2006 - two 2-0 losses and a 0-0 tie. They looked more overwhelmed than over matched though, we know from qualifying they are capable of playing better, esp at home.
The African teams I think wilted under the pressure. Cameroon and the Ivory Coast are better than the record suggests.
At this point, I'm still picking Brazil to go all the way, leaving Holland to ponder the empty trophy case.
USA for the semi-finals beating Ghana and Korea. (and I am a hater eh!)
Argentina doing in Mexico yet again, and then taking care of Germany.
Spain wins the Iberian battle and then goes on to defeat Japan.
Speculation, yes. That's why they play the games. We'll know the real answer soon enough.
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Bitter, yuh eh reppin' de haters, Jed. Yuh supposed to give in to de hate and NOT have the us gettin' past Ghana! ;D
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hmmm u do know Ghana IS Africa....they have an overwhelming advantage...USA eh going anywhere. Ghana bringing back 2006 all over again.
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South America only lost one game. Today Chile 1 - Spain 2.
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hmmm u do know Ghana IS Africa....they have an overwhelming advantage...USA eh going anywhere. Ghana bringing back 2006 all over again.
Ghana have scored 2 goals so far. Both penalties.
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ghana have to bring dey A++ game dis time arround, an dey eh show dat yet in dis world cup, dey missing finishin power an' if dey eh figure it out dey goh lose...................and I too am a hate............ hating is one ting, reading d scene is anodder, my two cents
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It's 6 European teams through out of 13 (yuh leave out Germany).
Coincidentally all European teams play each other in the 2nd round.
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Meh I think it will be a rematch from confeds.. don't be surprised..
Last 16 - CONMEBOL 100%, CONCACAF 67%, AFC 50% and UEFA less than 50%. While UEFA sending 13 teams and only 6 make it to the last 16.
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hmmm u do know Ghana IS Africa....they have an overwhelming advantage...USA eh going anywhere. Ghana bringing back 2006 all over again.
I am going to wash my keyboard off with soap when I'm done posting this but, the US team of 2010 eh the US team of 2006....Ghana MUST bring something more (what that is mih he know, a compass on dey shoes perhaps??) than what they've produced so far in this tournament.......
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Before the tournament, the teams in the round of 16 were ranked by FIFA as follows...
1. Brazil
2. Spain
3. Portugal
4. Netherlands
6. Germany
7. Argentina
8. England
14. USA
16. Uruguay
17. Mexico
18. Chile
31. Paraguay
32. Ghana
34. Slovakia
45. Japan
47. Korea Republic
11 of the last 16 teams (69%) were in the top 20 in May......
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hmmm u do know Ghana IS Africa....they have an overwhelming advantage...USA eh going anywhere. Ghana bringing back 2006 all over again.
I am going to wash my keyboard off with soap when I'm done posting this but, the US team of 2010 eh the US team of 2006....Ghana MUST bring something more (what that is mih he know, a compass on dey shoes perhaps??) than what they've produced so far in this tournament.......
these inspirational US montages they showing on ESPN i feel getting to allyuh head ;D :devil:
GO GHANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
edit: speak of the devil as soon as i finish this post ESPN just show one....lol