Who is going to win the World Cup 2010?
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alexandralWith only 4 teams left and 3 out of four are big European countries:
Germany: The Killing machine. Are the other 3 teams shaking in their boots after the horrendous Argentina defeat? Most likely. Germany is on the roll: the machine had a couple of blips in this tournament, easily explainable away by the newness of the mechanism and the parts. Have all the bugs been fixed by now?
Spain : Last Season’s favourite. A pale shadow of it’s own 2008 self, Spain seems to be stumbling from one match to another, pulling a rabbit out of the hat at the last minute. Will they be able to do the trick with Germany or will we see some ugly temper displays?
Uruguay: The dark horse. The only non-European country, representing a tiny nation and containing the Goldilocks of the World Cup 2010, Forlan. Do they have what it takes? Or will the karma of the Ghana match go after them?
Netherlands : The nerves of steel. Have you seen a team losing 0:1 to Brazil and capable of turning the tables in 15 minutes? Are these guys for real?
Semi-finals: My personal wishes:
Germany/Spain: Germany, the lesser of two evils. I have few friends supporting Germany , and although I have realised that for my shallow self everything is about hotness or un-hotness of certain teams and their style, largely regardless of their footballing prowess, I like my friends to be happy.
Netherlands/Uruguay: Netherlands. It should have been Ghana, not Uruguay, plus Netherlands has some attractive players and bright orange uniform.
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Germany: The Killing machine. Are the other 3 teams shaking in their boots after the horrendous Argentina defeat? Most likely. Germany is on the roll: the machine had a couple of blips in this tournament, easily explainable away by the newness of the mechanism and the parts. Have all the bugs been fixed by now?
Spain : Last Season’s favourite. A pale shadow of it’s own 2008 self, Spain seems to be stumbling from one match to another, pulling a rabbit out of the hat at the last minute. Will they be able to do the trick with Germany or will we see some ugly temper displays?
Uruguay: The dark horse. The only non-European country, representing a tiny nation and containing the Goldilocks of the World Cup 2010, Forlan. Do they have what it takes? Or will the karma of the Ghana match go after them?
Netherlands : The nerves of steel. Have you seen a team losing 0:1 to Brazil and capable of turning the tables in 15 minutes? Are these guys for real?
Semi-finals: My personal wishes:
Germany/Spain: Germany, the lesser of two evils. I have few friends supporting Germany , and although I have realised that for my shallow self everything is about hotness or un-hotness of certain teams and their style, largely regardless of their footballing prowess, I like my friends to be happy.
Netherlands/Uruguay: Netherlands. It should have been Ghana, not Uruguay, plus Netherlands has some attractive players and bright orange uniform.
[Poll #1588116]
PS: one most amusing article recommended by awesome
arathesane, The name of the game: Do Americans hate football?. Jack Kemp, the former Buffalo Bills quarterback turned Republican congressman : "Our football embodies "democratic capitalism"; their football is "European socialist"." : hahahaha!
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Date: 2010-07-05 07:48 pm (UTC)I wish Uruguay would go to the finals because they are the only Latin American country left but I don't think so.
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Date: 2010-07-06 12:58 pm (UTC)