with that kind of skills.....?
2006-06-18 23:50:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
lots of luck.........
2006-06-19 00:00:03 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Cutie Emily♥ 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
You mean us, or the USA? ;0)
If you mean us, then it's because someone has to watch and we are qualified to do that.
If you mean the US(A), then hey, give them a little credit; they aren't that bad. Football is the most watched sport in the world, the fastest growing sport in North America (have to include Canada in that stat in order to stay ahead of basketball), and the lil' buggers are 50/50 in good and bad games.
Once they realize how much money is really at stake I'm sure they'll outsource their coaching, up their physical fitness training program to other countries (Germany is already in the program), hand out a few key citizenships to promising forwards and midfielders, and then it will be appropriate to expect more.
So yes, Virginia, the USA does deserve to be there.
ps: It also means you get groups easily divisible by four; eight groups (lucky number in China); Final 16 {Knockout Stage} has a cool acronym, F16; Quarterfinals has four quarters (get it?); four semi-finalists (so someone doesn't fiinish first, second, or third till Third Place Playoff); and you always end up with two at the end: a winner and loser.
(Actually...there are no real losers in the group stage...sniff)
2006-06-19 11:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by colorcanuck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIFA would love to crack the US and make football a mainstream sport there. But there is no way that this could affect the way the qualifying groups are structured, could it?
Like Australia qualifying through Sth America made sense.
2006-06-19 06:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They played much better against Italy. They are expected to be Ghana. If they can't beat a tough Ghana team, they will most likely be out and regardless....don't deserve to be there anymore.
2006-06-19 07:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by highroller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well by winning their conference they have the right to be there. afterall they did take out mexico during qualifying. I can think of other teams that shouldnt be there.................togo comes to mind
2006-06-19 06:53:48 · answer #5 · answered by redcard39_00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
becues they suck like canada whan will they go to the wrold cup
2006-06-26 00:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by josh t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, they are the 5th best team in the world you know.......
2006-06-19 06:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by liam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋