Re: World Cup Fever
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no, b/c you seem intent on mentioning this useless fact in every post.
instead:
1) how about you tell me why this matters to the current US team
2) why don't you tell me why you are ignoring the last World Cup, where we reached the quarterfinals and outplayed eventual finalist Germany.
3)Tell me why you think 1998 is more important than 2002.
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1. It was a reason why Mexico was a seeded team and the US wasn't.
2. Yes, the USA qualified after the Round Robin Stage - but barely. Losing to Poland and drawing with South Korea. The Portugal victory was ok, but if they played today Portugal would be favourites. A victory over CONCACAF rivals Mexico. Fair enuff! But Germany is not what it used to be. Sure USA has improved but if you think you are worth your number 8 ranking in the world - Then you must think think the world only exist in Columbus, Portland and Salt Lake City.
3. It just shows you that the US can perform better than other times. In 1998 the US was crowned the worst team at the WC tournament. 2002 was a much better performance. But I reckon the time zone of Asia helped. This time in Europe lets see which teams are drawn out of the hat Dec. 9th.
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