tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555502.post114983668966492611..comments2023-10-30T08:12:13.060-07:00Comments on Thosethingswesay: World Cup!Mike M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14716539792698477275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555502.post-1150225200133199062006-06-13T12:00:00.000-07:002006-06-13T12:00:00.000-07:00CONCESSION/CORRECTION:Also, given Australia's 3-1 ...CONCESSION/CORRECTION:<BR/>Also, given Australia's 3-1 victory over Japan, I may have to eat my words about their being "demonstrably inferior" to the US team. Now Australia was trailing until the 80th minute, and Japan has been looking lousy lately, but Japan has a decent team, and Australia beat that team.<BR/> The US players (and their coach), meanwhile, looked bad and then sounded bad bitching amongst themselves in the press conference afterward. If they don't get their act together, the only teams demonstrably inferior to them will wear reversible jerseys and eat oranges at halftime.Jon E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07879175378866305992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555502.post-1150213295857817642006-06-13T08:41:00.000-07:002006-06-13T08:41:00.000-07:00UPDATE:Yesterday America lost 0-3 to the Czech Rep...UPDATE:<BR/>Yesterday America lost 0-3 to the Czech Republic, one of the world's top teams. We weren't as bad as the scoreline makes it sound, but we weren't good either.<BR/><BR/>Next up: Italy (June 17, 3 p.m. EST).Jon E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07879175378866305992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555502.post-1149866275137278602006-06-09T08:17:00.000-07:002006-06-09T08:17:00.000-07:00US football team has really improved much in the r...US football team has really improved much in the recent years. Though it is not expected to see US at the 5th position in the Fifa ranking, there is no question about the quality of their players as they have some players who are playing in the European leagues.<BR/>It is true that they are in a very tough group but I think they have also chance to go to next round. There is nothing to be optimistic as it is also a very big success to become a team among the 32 teams out of over 200.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com