FIFA 2010 South Africa World Cup Thread

[Lerxst]

With the tournament being held in South Africa, here are some interesting points to consider:

-There have been 18 World Cups played to date. All champions have come from either Europe or South America (9 wins each).
-The tournament has been held in Europe 10 times. All but one (1958) were won by European teams.
-The tournament has been held in South America 4 times. All 4 were won by South American teams.
-Of the 4 tournaments held in "neutral" continents (i.e. not Europe or SA), All 4 have been won by South American teams, 3 of those by Brazil.
-Put another way, no European team has ever won the World Cup outside of Europe.

These stats won't necessarily have any relevance to this year, but they are interesting nonetheless.

[Lerxst]

Originally Posted by Lerxst

With the tournament being held in South Africa, here are some interesting points to consider:

-There have been 18 World Cups played to date. All champions have come from either Europe or South America (9 wins each).
-The tournament has been held in Europe 10 times. All but one (1958) were won by European teams.
-The tournament has been held in South America 4 times. All 4 were won by South American teams.
-Of the 4 tournaments held in "neutral" continents (i.e. not Europe or SA), All 4 have been won by South American teams, 3 of those by Brazil.
-Put another way, no European team has ever won the World Cup outside of Europe.

These stats won't necessarily have any relevance to this year, but they are interesting nonetheless.

So, it looks like a European team will now win the World Cup for the first time outside of Europe.

[Fish]

Clint Dempsey did not fully tear his cruciate ligament. USA fans everywhere breathe a collective sigh of relief.

[Tye]

I can't wait for the World Cup to start! What teams should I be keeping an eye on?

[paintballpdh19]

im rooting for... Brazil, Italy, and the good old USA.

[Srbski-kralj]

Me Im rooting for Serbia and USA of course lol. Probably Brazil and Mexico

[wasabi622]

Hey, anyone been keeping up with this??

I freaking love the World Cup, but I haven't seen any of the games so far...

[Fish]

June 11

You won't be able to escape it once its here. It'll be all over ESPN and ABC.

[wasabi622]

Originally Posted by Fish

June 11

You won't be able to escape it once its here. It'll be all over ESPN and ABC.

Excellent! Soccer isn't too popular here, at least, when compared to Korea. When I was over there for the 2002 World Cup.. pandemonium!

[Srbski-kralj]

Oh ull see when it comes lol, June 11 cant wait . i do agree with you wasabi lol in Serbia and i do belive in other european countries there are freaking riots in the street because 1 team lost to another lol. this video was just a SMALL ONE FOR BASKETBALL LOL.<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zdW5RU3IEn8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zdW5RU3IEn8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

the entire stadium is on fire .
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