[Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup

[Drew Hicks]

Why do you think it is that we pulled the ranking though. I don't get it. I
will be cheering for USA of course, I still don't get how they could ranked
that high--conspiracy?

drizzle

On 6/8/06, Robert Sentz <robsentz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Anybody know how many games the US has won in Europe in the past 10 years
> .
> . . I think its like 1.
>
> My prediction. The US gets swept, although I hope not. By the way, anyone
> who would rank the US in front of either Brazil, England, Holland,
> Germany,
> Argentina, France, Spain, or Italy are sort of like people who rank other
> nations ahead of us in Basketball. . . yes they might beat us from time to
> time, but that is primarily based on our own issues, not their skill.
>
> Another issue, in Europe, Futbol is a contact sport . . .our players,
> especially our players, better like getting hit, especially those
> MLS/elite
> upper class suburb atheletes/"hey, he hit me" will not work, the refs will
> not speak English.
>
> Not to be a rain cloud . . .I love the World Cup and do hope the US does
> well, a repeat of last time would be great
>
> Cheers
> Rob
>
>
> >From: Jeff Harkins <jeffh at moscow.com>
> >To: "Drew Hicks" <drizzle.hicks at gmail.com>;, vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup
> >Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:07:14 -0700
> >
> >The US has a very strong team going in to the World Cup - if you have
> >followed the US Men's team since Bruce Arena took over as head coach, you
> >would know that.  Their showing in the 2002 WC was quite
> impressive.  Most
> >of the players on this year's WC team play for international clubs -
> those
> >that don't play in the MLS.
> >
> >But, do they deserve a #5 ranking - well, based on the FIFA ranking
> system
> >- yes.  Does that mean they will make the quarter finals? - I think that
> is
> >why they play the games.
> >
> >And wow, it is the start of the World Cup - so we don't have to wait too
> >long to find out about the strength of our team - they open with the
> Czech
> >Republic (a very strong team).  The US also has to play in their group -
> >Italy and Ghana - a tough group for sure.  So, forget the rankings -
> watch
> >and cheer for the US!
> >
> >At 10:30 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:
> >>What's with USA pulling a #5 ranking? What have we ever done to deserve
> >>that? Has FIFA forgotten about the other 15 teams that would embarrass
> us
> >>in a match?
> >>
> >>Drizzle
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