[Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup

[Jeff Harkins]

For those interested, here is a link to US Soccer 
- results of 2006 games are posted there.

http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_16-06MNTResLU.html

Reminder, WC starts at 8:30 am local time tomorrow.  See everyone in a month.

At 12:47 PM 6/8/2006, you wrote:
>Drew,
>Its a strange Fear/Hate thing. They are afraid 
>if they don't rank us high enough we will attack 
>them or wage some sort of economic war. The hate 
>part comes in because they know they can still 
>crush our men's soccer team whenever they want, 
>so its better to rank us high and have us loose 
>than to rank us low and have us win.
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>Actually, I'm just kidding. I think its based on 
>your performance in your respective region since 
>the last World Cup. We dominate CONCACAF, which 
>is our group (Mexico, Canada, T+T, Jamaica, 
>Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvodore, etc. . .).
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>Cheers
>Rob
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>>From: "Drew Hicks" <drizzle.hicks at gmail.com>
>>To: "Robert Sentz" <robsentz at hotmail.com>
>>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com, jeffh at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World Cup
>>Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 11:52:27 -0700
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>>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
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>>On 6/8/06, Robert Sentz <robsentz at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>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
>>>
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>>> >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
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>>> >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?
>>> >>
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