Who do you think that will win 2010´s Soccer World Cup?

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09 Jun 2010, 6:52 pm

pluto wrote:

I've got a theory that the altitude in South Africa might make a difference. Teams who are used to the thin air may have an advantage.
Here is a list of the main competing countries and selected cities with their approximate heights above sea level. It'll be interesting to see how each team copes

Mexico - Mexico City 7400 ft
South Africa -Johannesburg 5200 ft
Brazil - Sao paolo 3000 ft
Spain - Madrid 2800 ft
USA - Los Angeles 2700 ft
Switzerland- Zurich 2000 ft
Germany - Munich 1700 ft
France - Lyon 1000 ft
Italy - Milan 500 ft
England -Manchester 150 ft
Holland - Amsterdam 0 ft

As a Scotsman I might even find myself supporting England as the underdogs,if altitude is going to play a part.I'd like to see USA do well though,especially as they have 2 players with connections to Glasgow Rangers in Scotland.

Just to add, I looked on a website and Buenos Aires (Argentina) is about 30feet supposedly. Correct me if im wrong, but i thought it was higher than that.

It'd be interesting to see how teams adjust to the altitude and heat, especially england (though most of their games seem to be played in the evening).

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10 Jun 2010, 6:48 am

england are the underdogs of the top 6 at the very least

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10 Jun 2010, 6:59 am

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I think the Netherlands might win it. And I hope they do! I mean, they have really great players like Arjen Robben or Wesley Sneijder and if Robben plays like he did this year with Bayern München, then no other team will have a chance against them.

And I just hope that Germany won't win it (yes, I'm german, but they always play so terrible). Everyone who watched the 2008 European Championship has to agree that the only reason why they were in the final was pure luck. And most of the other people in Germany think it was because they played good. Where did they have their eyes :roll:

I sense dutch - german friendship growing

Germany knows how to win matches, a quality the dutch lack. I am sure Germany will do better than Holland again, but they will not win it. I hope Argentina or Brazil will win the cup.

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10 Jun 2010, 8:17 pm

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Spain to win it but I still want England to win it.

This.

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16 Jun 2010, 4:43 am

:lol:

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18 Jun 2010, 10:10 pm

So was the USA robbed today, or what?

Meanwhile, as I was watching the US boys lobbing these loooong passes downfield and losing possession, over and over, I thought "short passes and dribble, control the ball!" ... then watched Algeria play impeccably in that sense.

It's been interesting so far, watching the big guys falter and some really little guys excel. I guess Argentina is the "big guy" who has most lived up to their reputation so far. But that's what's so exciting about the World Cup -- anything can happen!

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19 Jun 2010, 2:27 pm

That was so unfair on Maurice Edu. I'm a fan of his as he plays in Scotland with Glasgow Rangers.Hope he gets a goal in the next match.

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21 Jun 2010, 5:23 am

WOOOT!! !
NZ 1, World Champs 1
WOOOT!!

I keep expecting us to get pasted but it hasn't happened..yet..

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21 Jun 2010, 7:08 am

I thought Brazil's 2nd goal yesterday should have been annulled because of a hand-ball. But then I thought the Ivory Coast player was off-side when he scored, too, so it all evens out, I guess.

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21 Jun 2010, 7:15 am

Horrible weather in Cape Town, today. Constant, drenching rain.

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21 Jun 2010, 3:05 pm

reginaterrae wrote:

I thought Brazil's 2nd goal yesterday should have been annulled because of a hand-ball. But then I thought the Ivory Coast player was off-side when he scored, too, so it all evens out, I guess.

It did all even out,maybe not so much with the Ivory Coast goal (the slow motion replay showed that Drogba timed his run perfectly to remain onside ) but certainly by Brazil getting Kaka sent off unfairly. The Ivory Coast player cheated by pretending he got hit in the face but then so did Brazil's Fabiano with the hand-ball incidents.

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21 Jun 2010, 3:16 pm

How about the goleada earlier today? 7-0! I think I heard someone say it was a WC record.

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21 Jun 2010, 4:56 pm

7-0 is certainly one of the highest scores,but there have been a few even higher through the years

Hungary 10 El Savador 1
Yugoslavia 9 Zaire 0
Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0

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21 Jun 2010, 5:02 pm

reginaterrae wrote:

How about the goleada earlier today? 7-0! I think I heard someone say it was a WC record.

I believe there have been a couple of 9-0 victories, (Hungary V South Korea, 1954, and Yugoslavia V Zaire, 1974) and a 10-1, Hungary V El Salvador 1982. Also i remember Germany beating Saudi Arabia 8-0 in 2002.

Though the 6 goals might be the most scored in one half, or more specifically the second half of a game.

Can anyone confirm? x

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21 Jun 2010, 5:04 pm

pluto wrote:

7-0 is certainly one of the highest scores,but there have been a few even higher through the years

Hungary 10 El Savador 1
Yugoslavia 9 Zaire 0
Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0

I see you beat me to it! :wink:

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21 Jun 2010, 7:22 pm

I only caught it "out of the corner of my ear", so to speak. Maybe they just said it was a record so far in 2010!

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