World Cup draw

RedskinsDave · #1 12-05-2005, 04:17 PM

I will be the first to declare the World Cup draw being held Friday to be a farce. I know, I know, it hasn't even happened yet. Still, I have no doubt that Germany and Brazil will have patsies in their groups and the U.S. will have all top 10 teams to play. We shall see if I am correct.

Fathead · #2 12-05-2005, 04:36 PM

It's screwed up when Mexico has a better chance at a seed than we do when we just kicked them in the teeth.

akhhorus · #3 12-05-2005, 04:54 PM

My official guess for the US Draw is:
US, France, Ukraine and Australia.

But they had a really tough draw in 02 and did great.

fent · #4 12-05-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by akhhorus

My official guess for the US Draw is:
US, France, Ukraine and Australia.

But they had a really tough draw in 02 and did great.

that wouldn't be too bad. France is not the dominant team they were in the late 90s. australia has been tearing it up in qualifying, but they're playing nation's with a total population less than that of DC...of course they're going to blow. we'll find out in 4 days.

akhhorus · #5 12-05-2005, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fent

that wouldn't be too bad. France is not the dominant team they were in the late 90s. australia has been tearing it up in qualifying, but they're playing nation's with a total population less than that of DC...of course they're going to blow. we'll find out in 4 days.

Hey, do you want to reveal our plans now? Or are we still worried that the authorities are watching this thread...

BurgundyNGold · #6 12-05-2005, 05:03 PM

I know about as much about soccer as I know about underwater welding. That said, I still like watching the World Cup. Go Team USA!

fent · #7 12-05-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by akhhorus

Hey, do you want to reveal our plans now? Or are we still worried that the authorities are watching this thread...

sure. somehow i weaseled my way onto the list of people able to buy tickets at face value for the US matches before they go on sale to the general public. if the draw works out well, Akh and i will be in Germany in june for the group games decked out in the good old Red, White and Blue. if we pull it off, i guarantee you we'll be on TV. however, we make no guarantees that we won't end up on FIFA's hooligan list.

PGiddy18 · #8 12-05-2005, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fent

sure. somehow i weaseled my way onto the list of people able to buy tickets at face value for the US matches before they go on sale to the general public. if the draw works out well, Akh and i will be in Germany in june for the group games decked out in the good old Red, White and Blue. if we pull it off, i guarantee you we'll be on TV. however, we make no guarantees that we won't end up on FIFA's hooligan list.

If you guys aren't arrested before the game even starts....

fent · #9 12-05-2005, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PGiddy18

If you guys aren't arrested before the game even starts....

for what? public nudity is embraced there, so we don't have to worry about the crack of doom landing us in prison...on top of that, we figure the germans drink more than either of us, so that rules out public intox...we should be fine.

akhhorus · #10 12-05-2005, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fent

sure. somehow i weaseled my way onto the list of people able to buy tickets at face value for the US matches before they go on sale to the general public. if the draw works out well, Akh and i will be in Germany in june for the group games decked out in the good old Red, White and Blue. if we pull it off, i guarantee you we'll be on TV. however, we make no guarantees that we won't end up on FIFA's hooligan list.

And no guarantees that fent and I might not end up making a mad dash for either:
the nearest US Consulate
the nearest US military unit
the Belgian border

fent · #11 12-05-2005, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by akhhorus

And no guarantees that fent and I might end up making a mad dash for either:
the nearest US Consulate
the nearest US military unit
the Belgian border

good point...we need to have all of the above marked clearly on our maps.

suppitty · #12 12-05-2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fent

sure. somehow i weaseled my way onto the list of people able to buy tickets at face value for the US matches before they go on sale to the general public. if the draw works out well, Akh and i will be in Germany in june for the group games decked out in the good old Red, White and Blue. if we pull it off, i guarantee you we'll be on TV. however, we make no guarantees that we won't end up on FIFA's hooligan list.

Hey I'm on that list too.

I predict the US will be put in a group of France, Iran, and Tunisia. It will be dubbed the group of political tension.

fent · #13 12-05-2005, 09:55 PM

my official guess is that we'll be in the group with italy, angola, and japan

fent · #14 12-06-2005, 09:22 AM

ESPN is reporting that if FIFA uses the same formula as 2002, the USA will barely miss being one of the seeded teams.

RedskinsDave · #15 12-06-2005, 10:26 AM

Mexico gets one of the 8 seeds?!!! We won our group for the love of God.