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    How far will USA get in the soccer World Cup?

    Ok, now that USA have finally won a soccer cup game after 52 years, are they on a roll? How much further will they go?

    Here are a few thoughts. Good old typical USA. Not only did they score three goals for themselves they also scored one for the opposition. Always as charitable to those in need as ever I see; one might say generous to a fault!

    Why have USA not dominated the world with this game as they do in most other sports? The answer came to me just recently. They don't have the hunger for the game as other countries do. Being the top in so many other fields of sport, I guess it's something that hasn't bother them too much. With the huge pool of human resource in America, I'm sure they could dominate here as well if they really wanted to.
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    No further at all, that's it, they've done their dash!
    17.33%
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    Into the second round
    44.00%
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    Into the quarter-final
    16.00%
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    Into the semi-final
    1.33%
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    Into the final but will lose
    1.33%
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    Into the final and will win!
    9.33%
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    They'll create their own "World Series" of soccer, meaning USA only!
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    I don't know why soccer isn't very popular here. I just don't know...

    Maybe there's too much running?

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    • #3
      They can't go any further in the soccer World Cup because such a thing doesn't exist.
      There is only a football World Cup.
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      • #4
        True. True.
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        • #5
          They'll beat Poland, lose to South Korea and go out on goal difference.
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          • #6
            We have modest expectations for this team. But it's fun watching them play well and win. Good while it lasts!
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            • #7
              second round is very possible now. But i think that's about it.
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              • #8
                If we make it to the second round, we'll be pleased as punch. The best we have done in an awful long time.
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                • #9
                  Ok, now that USA have finally won a soccer cup game after 52 years


                  Um... We beat Colombia in 1994 .

                  We'll make the 2nd Round, maybe even as the #1 team in the group .
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                  • #10
                    Before America played Portugal, I had them down as one of the worst teams in the competition. After the game however I was pleasantly suprised to see how far America had progressed since France 98, where they were poor to say the least. Now I think there is a good chance for America to qualify to the next stage and if they get a good draw, who knows how far the can go? Considering they won today without there star player, Claudio Reyna.

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                    • #11
                      Not so sure. The Portugal team made some bad bad mistakes. They'll probably lose to South Korea, but Portgual is going to have difficulties against South Korea as well.
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                      • #12
                        The US surely deserved the win. It's sad to see players that individually are twice as talanted as their opponents behave like that. The defence was a hen-house and the rest ran around as divas without taking any responibility on midfield. The US on the other hand put good pressure on the man with the ball, maybe to good at times as they could be dribbled and leaving space open behind but since Portugal wasn't smart enough as a team to use that.. Just shows that you can't go out and play when the opponents are working hard as a team.

                        Sure, the goals where kind of flukes but they earned them through a number of qualified attacks anyhow.

                        I'm just scared the US will actually win the WC now. That would be a waste since no one would care.

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                        • #13
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                          • #14
                            Football is not popular because the game doesn't have any commercials. Hence less money. And many sports stars want those big NFL contracts.

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