Yeah of coarse. How did that 35 yard upper 90 shot look. Wish I could've seen it. This is gonna be a great cup! USA all the Way!!<br><br>Drizzle<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/9/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">
Jeff Harkins</b> <<a href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">jeffh@moscow.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Hi Drew, <br><br>
Thanks for reply. Just finished watching the Germany/Costa Rico
match - although they lost 4-2, the Ticos distinguished themselves (they
were the third team out of Concacaf - behind Mexico and US.
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Could be a very very exciting WC. USA! USA! USA!</div><div><span class="e" id="q_10bb9fe1e36d8ee3_1"><br><br>
At 08:50 AM 6/9/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="http://">Sweet link Jeff. I had no Idea
the USA was that successful this year. Rob what say you?<br><br>
Drizzle<br><br>
On 6/8/06, <b>Jeff Harkins</b> <<a href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
jeffh@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<dd>You may be surprised at how well we have done in<br>
</dd><dd>Europe. Take a few minutes to find out where most of the US
team plays. <br><br>
</dd><dd>Check out Landon Donovan, Kasey Keller, Claudio<br>
</dd><dd>Reyna, Brian McBride - then look more closely at<br>
</dd><dd>the roster. You may be very surprised at what you
learn.<br><br>
</dd><dd>At 11:30 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:<br><br>
</dd><dd>>Anybody know how many games the US has won in <br>
</dd><dd>>Europe in the past 10 years . . . I think its like 1.<br>
</dd><dd>><br>
</dd><dd>>My prediction. The US gets swept, although I<br>
</dd><dd>>hope not. By the way, anyone who would rank the<br>
</dd><dd>>US in front of either Brazil, England, Holland, <br>
</dd><dd>>Germany, Argentina, France, Spain, or Italy are<br>
</dd><dd>>sort of like people who rank other nations ahead<br>
</dd><dd>>of us in Basketball. . . yes they might beat us<br>
</dd><dd>>from time to time, but that is primarily based<br>
</dd><dd>>on our own issues, not their skill.<br>
</dd><dd>><br>
</dd><dd>>Another issue, in Europe, Futbol is a contact<br>
</dd><dd>>sport . . .our players, especially our players,<br>
</dd><dd>>better like getting hit, especially those<br>
</dd><dd>>MLS/elite upper class suburb atheletes/"hey, he <br>
</dd><dd>>hit me" will not work, the refs will not speak English.<br>
</dd><dd>><br>
</dd><dd>>Not to be a rain cloud . . .I love the World Cup<br>
</dd><dd>>and do hope the US does well, a repeat of last time would be
great<br>
</dd><dd>><br>
</dd><dd>>Cheers <br>
</dd><dd>>Rob<br>
</dd><dd>><br>
</dd><dd>><br>
</dd><dd>>>From: Jeff Harkins
<<a href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jeffh@moscow.com</a>><br>
</dd><dd>>>To: "Drew Hicks"
<<a href="mailto:drizzle.hicks@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">drizzle.hicks@gmail.com
</a>>;,
<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
</dd><dd>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] USA way over-ranked in World
Cup<br>
</dd><dd>>>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:07:14 -0700<br>
</dd><dd>>><br>
</dd><dd>>>The US has a very strong team going in to the <br>
</dd><dd>>>World Cup - if you have followed the US Men's<br>
</dd><dd>>>team since Bruce Arena took over as head coach,<br>
</dd><dd>>>you would know that. Their showing in the 2002<br>
</dd><dd>>>WC was quite impressive. Most of the players <br>
</dd><dd>>>on this year's WC team play for international<br>
</dd><dd>>>clubs - those that don't play in the MLS.<br>
</dd><dd>>><br>
</dd><dd>>>But, do they deserve a #5 ranking - well, based<br>
</dd><dd>>>on the FIFA ranking system - yes. Does that <br>
</dd><dd>>>mean they will make the quarter finals? - I<br>
</dd><dd>>>think that is why they play the games.<br>
</dd><dd>>><br>
</dd><dd>>>And wow, it is the start of the World Cup - so<br>
</dd><dd>>>we don't have to wait too long to find out <br>
</dd><dd>>>about the strength of our team - they open with<br>
</dd><dd>>>the Czech Republic (a very strong team). The<br>
</dd><dd>>>US also has to play in their group - Italy and<br>
</dd><dd>>>Ghana - a tough group for sure. So, forget the <br>
</dd><dd>>>rankings - watch and cheer for the US!<br>
</dd><dd>>><br>
</dd><dd>>>At 10:30 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:<br>
</dd><dd>>>>What's with USA pulling a #5 ranking? What<br>
</dd><dd>>>>have we ever done to deserve that? Has FIFA <br>
</dd><dd>>>>forgotten about the other 15 teams that would embarrass
us in a match?<br>
</dd><dd>>>><br>
</dd><dd>>>>Drizzle<br>
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