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Why USA wont win the world cup

posted 15 years ago by philandceny
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According to this movie, a deliberate elbow in the face inside the box is acceptable, slide tackle from behind without taking the ball etc etc. The rules are set by FIFA not the US.

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[–] bobgorilla 14 years ago

The main reason USA wont ever win is because 99% of the country thinks soccer is boring and a game for girls.

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[–] nunu1345 14 years ago

you are right. If I feel like taking a nap, I'll put on either a soccer game or golf. than i am out like a lamp

[–] nordsang 8 years ago

...because 99% of the country thinks soccer is boring and a game for girls.

That is the very problem, people think that women are not worth of attention when it comes to sports, there's actually a public discouragment for women to get into sports such as hockey and professional soccer, people only "acept" girls playing soccer. Male and Female sport leagues should receive the same support from public authorities, from school leagues to professional, it's only fair, when female soccer is promoted then it will have more interest from the masses. BTW USA won the last world cup 🇱🇷

[–] margerita 14 years ago

It's a movie my friend :-)
The opponents are meant to appear "evil" so to make what she achieves look even better. They play with the same rules in the US as we do in Europe, but it really is up to the ref to call the penalties and that can vary from place to place. I'm pretty sure however that most refs would have called an penalty in those situations :-)

[–] dioro 14 years ago

They aren't favorites by any means, but they showed they are capable of beating almost any team on a given day.

Did you see them in the Confederations Cup?

In that tournament, the US team ended Spain's 35 match unbeaten streak in the semi-finals, winning 2-0.

They we're also leading 2-0 against Brazil in the final before finally bowing out 3-2.

US 2 - 0 Spain: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=270153&cc=3888

US 2 - 3 Brazil: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=266850&cc=3888