World Cup Soccer Futures

[beset7]

USA to win at +6600 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (1/2 unit).

(my stupid bet of the year)

[tolga]

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USA to win at +6600 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (1/2 unit).

(my stupid bet of the year)

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while all sports are unpredictable, I think soccer takes the cake. the US now has the talent to match up to anybody (not to BEAT anybody), so consider this a lottery and you've got a couple tickets.

this isn't as stupid of a bet as it may seem...

At least it isn't any more stupid than any other long shot futures bet. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]


just remember, if it wasn't for Oliver Kahn playing out of his mind and single handedly beating the US in 2002, they would have had a crack at the final.

I am sorry but there are SEVERAL teams that are better than the US and that can beat them.

[tolga]

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I am sorry but there are SEVERAL teams that are better than the US and that can beat them.

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I am sorry, but did you even read my post?

there are probably 50 teams in the world that can beat the US. And at least 10 that are flat out better. My point was that any team with a good talent base (US) can take a comptetive shot at the World Cup.

Do you remember that TURKEY AND SOUTH KOREA finished 3,4 in the finals last time around? As a Turk, and a mental mental soccer fan, I still can't delude myself and tell you that Turkey was the 3rd best team in the world cup. But that's what the final table said....

[bb88]

<font color="green"> I don't normally take stabs in the Sports Betting forum, but the odds of the United States winning are much better than being layed I'd think. We certainly aren't the best, but we will be able to give most teams a decent run. With a couple lucky bounces, it's not unthinkable that we could win. </font>

[tolga]

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<font color="green"> I don't normally take stabs in the Sports Betting forum, but the odds of the United States winning are much better than being layed I'd think. We certainly aren't the best, but we will be able to give most teams a decent run. With a couple lucky bounces, it's not unthinkable that we could win. </font>

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well put.

[marbleman]

that seems like a really good line to grab them at.
they are ranked 7th in the world right now.

[20Five]

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that seems like a really good line to grab them at.
they are ranked 7th in the world right now.

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I liken the FIFA world rankins similiar to those of NCAA football, where there is a huge parity amongst the first 3 4 or 5 teams in strength, but the further you get from the top the quicker the parity shrinks between teams.

Will the US Mens Nationals win the world cup? No... is this the worst bet you can make? Definetly not.

GL [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

ps. beasley rules

Soth Korea had a great coach also with World Cup experience. Turkey, yea that was amazing. And sure it is tounament soccer so surprising things can happen, but wouldn't it be better to altleast see what the groups look like? I mean, put Brazil and Holland in there, or Germany and Italy or possibly a good African squad and Somebody like Argentina, and their chances won't hold up long.
It would be a BIG upset and surprise anyway.

[CieloAzor]

I was looking at the World Cup futures a week or two ago and noticed the U.S. were getting fairly juicy odds just to make the Round of 16. I was about to bet it...and then I realized how long my money would be tied up.

If I can find odds like this later on, I'll probably be on it.