World Cup Countdown Thread

[batgirl]

Since Canada is too busy whipping ass in Hockey all the time, we don't have the luxury of having much of a soccer team I guess. There is quite a big following in Quebec though, we loved when the world cup came on.

For me, I'm not too much into the teams and stuff and since teams I would root for aren't in the cup (Canada, Israel), I will root for the always fun Brazil.

Also (and this might just be my lack of being a huge soccer fan), why aren't Scotland or Ireland in here? Are they really that bad? I thought that they had good teams...

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Originally Posted by batgirl

Since Canada is too busy whipping ass in Hockey all the time, we don't have the luxury of having much of a soccer team I guess. There is quite a big following in Quebec though, we loved when the world cup came on.

Didn't Canada lose every game at the last hockey world cup?
Oh wait, you mean "hockey", another bastardised sport that you guys play because you're too crap at anything to compete with the rest of the world. My bad.

Also (and this might just be my lack of being a huge soccer fan), why aren't Scotland or Ireland in here? Are they really that bad? I thought that they had good teams...

Nope, they both terrible. They do get to the world cup every so often (depends on what qualification groups they draw) but that's it.
That said they do expect to get through and there wa sa lot of bitching when they didn't. But only 32 teams get to the world cup and a lot more temas than that have good squads.

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

Man, this bites. Why does Canada have to suck so bad at Soccer(FootBall)

I was going to cheer for the lowest ranking team but that's North Korea and no one wants to cheer for them. I suppose I should cheer for England so my Grandpa doesn't kill me.

Surely the NZ team are the lowest ranking, they have amateurs in their squad compared to players earning 100s of thousands of pounds a week! Also they will lose every game.

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by batgirl

Since Canada is too busy whipping ass in Hockey all the time, we don't have the luxury of having much of a soccer team I guess. There is quite a big following in Quebec though, we loved when the world cup came on.

For me, I'm not too much into the teams and stuff and since teams I would root for aren't in the cup (Canada, Israel), I will root for the always fun Brazil.

Also (and this might just be my lack of being a huge soccer fan), why aren't Scotland or Ireland in here? Are they really that bad? I thought that they had good teams...

They have a tough qualifying area. And Ireland lost to France due to hand ball goal. Really controversial and what not.

Canada's should be content with kicking ass in Hockey and Lacross! We need to start kicking ass in Soccer, we have soccer fields all over the damn place anyways so we might as well be using them! Put all the kids through soccer farms!

Edit: I got lazy and made a list of the rankings for world cup teams


BRA =1
ESP =2
POR =3
NED =4
ITA =5
GER =6
ARG =7
ENG =8
FRA =10
GRE =12
USA =14
CHI =15
SRB =16
MEX =17
URU =18
CMR =19
NGA =20
AUS =20
SVN =23
SUI =26
CIV =27
PAR =30
ALG =31
GHA =32
DEN =35
SVK =38
HON =40
JPN =45
KOR =47
NZL =78
RSA =90
PRK =106

Yeah I know, I'm a stat junkie

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

They have a tough qualifying area. And Ireland lost to France due to hand ball goal. Really controversial and what not.

Oh yeah I forgot about that. The main reason it was so controversial was that it was deliberate, he hit the ball twice into perfect kicking area and didn't deny it afterwards.
Also France are a much stronger team than Ireland so having to cheat to go through was even worse.

Also if Canada needs a new sport, totally rugby. You ahve a reasonable squad already- as in better than the other minnow countries, with mroe players you could be real good.

[batgirl]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

Didn't Canada lose every game at the last hockey world cup?
Oh wait, you mean "hockey", another bastardised sport that you guys play because you're too crap at anything to compete with the rest of the world. My bad.

Er, we won Gold Medals at the Olympics in both men and women's hockey.

Also, I wasn't trying to be an ass or anything to you, and I certainly didn't talk badly about your country, so I'd appreciate you not being an ass to me or my country. I don't know what brought on your "Canada sucks at everything so suck it" attitude, but I didn't go around saying how shitty NZ is (and I wouldn't, I have no idea about your sports other than the All Blacks), so I'd appreciate a little more respect.

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by batgirl

Er, we won Gold Medals at the Olympics in both men and women's hockey.

Also, I wasn't trying to be an ass or anything to you, and I certainly didn't talk badly about your country, so I'd appreciate you not being an ass to me or my country. I don't know what brought on your "Canada sucks at everything so suck it" attitude, but I didn't go around saying how shitty NZ is (and I wouldn't, I have no idea about your sports other than the All Blacks), so I'd appreciate a little more respect.

Smarty's being a his smart ass self and talking about Field Hockey. He's bitter towards any sport that involves Ice or snow. Probably because he thinks it's to freakin cold out to go out and play those sports. Also, you can always mention how his lovely All Blacks can't win the big game!

[BloodyMage]

It's not just Canada, he was doing it towards America like a page ago. He's indiscriminately bitter.

[Rejected Again]

Originally Posted by BloodyMage

It's not just Canada, he was doing it towards America like a page ago. He's indiscriminately bitter.

Originally Posted by BloodyMage

He's indiscriminately bitter.

Originally Posted by BloodyMage

indiscriminate.

Are you talking about the same SMB that normally posts on these forums?

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by BloodyMage

It's not just Canada, he was doing it towards America like a page ago. He's indiscriminately bitter.

Can you blame him? Last time New Zealand won anything in big in sports was 1986. And he has to suffer through the All Blacks choking continuously. Canada was pretty Bitter about Hockey in the Olympics till 2002 ya know.

[BloodyMage]

Originally Posted by Rejected Again

Are you talking about the same SMB that normally posts on these forums?

Have you seen that thread where he shoots down every scientific(and a few not so scientific) idea that is thrown at him, even those he cherishes and looks favourably upon?

Originally Posted by krogothwolf

Can you blame him? Last time New Zealand won anything in big in sports was 1986. And he has to suffer through the All Blacks choking continuously. Canada was pretty Bitter about Hockey in the Olympics till 2002 ya know.

I think they still have a better track record than Ireland(where I'm from, specifically the North) which has been stated in this very thread to not even have made it to the World Cup. The best we can usually hope for is the Six Nations Rugby.