The Beautiful Game

Only 8 days 6 hrs 11mn and 32sec until World Cup 2006!!

Anyone else as stoked about this as I am? It is easily the greatest sporting event on the planet.

Who you cheering for? Since Canada hasn't qualified for a World Cup since - - well I don't think they ever have, I will be cheering for the country of my parent's birth...

LET'S GO DEUTSCHLAND!!!!!



Group A

Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trinidad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group C

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group D

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group E

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group F

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group G

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korea Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group H

Team MP W D L GF GA Pts
Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0

FIFA World Cup Homepage

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/group/index.html

Got DVD this time around, so I don't have to get up at 2-3 in the morning to watch. And while I usually avoid rooting for the USA in any sport, I will for the World Cup because we are just so fucking pathetic in this sport.

Gotta admit though, the US drew just about the worst collection of teams in Group E.

We're going to be humiliated. I hope the US team got a good deal on airfare.

At which point all my love goes to Portugual.

but I will probably stay up to watch them. I liked it when it was in the US, not that I thought the US seserved to host it but they games were actually on at a decent hour (for me).
The last time around we were in the pub at 7:30 in the morning watching the games. It was actually pretty cool being there at that time, getting breakfast and a pint. The place was packed!



The US totally got shafted on the grouping, you're right, it's going to be an early exit for them



Truth be told I don't think Germany is going to get out of the 1st round. I really hope I'm wrong about that.

I'll be cheering for the US but my Ancestoral homeland is my second team.

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Sec. Rumsfeld has bet heavily on the World Cup and, in a money-glazed frenzy, he runs into the Oval Office to gloat.

"The French are being killed by the Brazilians," he tells the President, who's been feeling glum about his ever-sinking poll numbers.

"You're just trying to cheer me up," sez the Prez. "There aren't a brazillion French in the whole world."

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Welcome to DU, WallyTobiasJr! :hi:

It's all about keeping it fresh.

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Mind if I use it??

Thanks for the welcome!

And they're the very soul of brilliance, IMO.

I would be delighted if you were to use my version of it--thanks for asking!

how much of it I'll get to watch, being cable-deprived and all. x(

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

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Failing that, I got nobody. I can't do like the OP and root for my ancestors' team, because almost all of my ancestors are Irish, and they didn't make the cut.

Check out the videos

http://www.irn-bru.co.uk/jasonscotland/index.html