Ultimate Football (Soccer) Thread (2011-2012)

[Nazis in Space]

I seriously don't get where the idea of drawing the host nation or host nations together with the top teams came from? That rarely works out fairly anyways. Imagine when Qatar hosts the World Cup. Host teams should be drawn in pots of team with same quality. Ukraine in the pot of teams who solely have one good player and Poland in the pot of teams who I frankly don't care much about.

Also, please, be careful. Corinthians could be the Libertadores' Champion. If that happen, without cheating from said team, the Apocalipse will happen. I mean it.

All teams are seeded by their ability. For example, Spain an Germany are top seeds. Top seeded teams don't get put in the same group and low team seeds don't either. This is a good thing as it means that all the good teams don't knock each other out of the competition straight away. Imagine if Spain,Germany,Italy and Portugal were in the same group and Ireland,Ukraine,Poland and Denmark were in the same group. You'd have brilliant teams getting knocked out early while the weaker nations would stay in the tournament.

They aren't. Spain was pot one, Germany was pot two.

[The Blaatschapen]

All teams are seeded by their ability. For example, Spain an Germany are top seeds. Top seeded teams don't get put in the same group and low team seeds don't either. This is a good thing as it means that all the good teams don't knock each other out of the competition straight away. Imagine if Spain,Germany,Italy and Portugal were in the same group and Ireland,Ukraine,Poland and Denmark were in the same group. You'd have brilliant teams getting knocked out early while the weaker nations would stay in the tournament.

They aren't. Spain was pot one, Germany was pot two.

The dutch were smoking pot one.

[Serrland]

They aren't. Spain was pot one, Germany was pot two.

The dutch were smoking pot one.

Not that rankings are accurate measures of a team's ability, etc, but I'm curious to see how far the Dutch will fall.

[The Blaatschapen]

The dutch were smoking pot one.

Not that rankings are accurate measures of a team's ability, etc, but I'm curious to see how far the Dutch will fall.

Not that far I think. Unless they keep the coach. Some things need to be figured out, but I think we can qualify against Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra for 2014. Though... except for Andorra, all those teams can be surprising. Estonia managed to get to the playoffs for EURO 2012 qualification after all.

[Serrland]

Not that rankings are accurate measures of a team's ability, etc, but I'm curious to see how far the Dutch will fall.

Not that far I think. Unless they keep the coach. Some things need to be figured out, but I think we can qualify against Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia and Andorra for 2014. Though... except for Andorra, all those teams can be surprising. Estonia managed to get to the playoffs for EURO 2012 qualification after all.

Yeah that is a bit of a gift of a group. Estonia did get to the playoffs, but they went 5-1-4 in their group, and amazingly lost to the Faroe Islands.

[Serrland]

And in more MLS news - Shevchenko supposedly close to making the jump to Chicago!

[Disserbia]

And in more MLS news - Shevchenko supposedly close to making the jump to Chicago!

Surprise so am I

Also AZZURRI AZZURRI AZZURRI AZZURRI AZZURRI FORZA ITALIA

Take that England, TAKE IT!

[Central Lothian]

I find this hilarious:

Saturday - Dizzee Rascal releases updates the 2010 song Shout For England (which he appears on) for Euro 2012.
Sunday - England get knocked out of Euro 2012. Song fails to make the Top 40; I doubt that will change.

[Disserbia]

I find this hilarious:

Saturday - Dizzee Rascal releases updates the 2010 song Shout For England (which he appears on) for Euro 2012.
Sunday - England get knocked out of Euro 2012. Song fails to make the Top 40; I doubt that will change.

If England were a NationStates nation it would be the Jingoist Monarchy of Unrealistic Expectations.

[Oterro]

I find this hilarious:

Saturday - Dizzee Rascal releases updates the 2010 song Shout For England (which he appears on) for Euro 2012.
Sunday - England get knocked out of Euro 2012. Song fails to make the Top 40; I doubt that will change.

If England were a NationStates nation it would be the Jingoist Monarchy of Unrealistic Expectations.

Not even England expected England to win.

[Disserbia]

If England were a NationStates nation it would be the Jingoist Monarchy of Unrealistic Expectations.

Not even England expected England to win.

For once...

[The Icemark]

Not even England expected England to win.

For once...

Wrong. The English are the most pessimistic bunch you'll ever find.

[Disserbia]

For once...

Wrong. The English are the most pessimistic bunch you'll ever find.

LOL

[TaQud]

For once...

Wrong. The English are the most pessimistic bunch you'll ever find.

50/50

[Risottia]

For once...

Wrong. The English are the most pessimistic bunch you'll ever find.

Clearly you never met an Italian trying to survive summer in the Po Valley.

[Nazis in Space]

I like that name. Po Valley.

Makes me feel like spanking the whole river and its sexy curves.

[Serrland]

Piotr Nowak sacked by Philadelphia. Bad situation all around, but the blame doesn't fall solely on him in this case. Some strange decisions - like selling Sebastien Le Toux - but otherwise competent, just troubled with injuries and inconsistent players. Let's not forget that Philadelphia Union is only a two year old club. Growing pains are to be expected for the next few years.

Even though he spent most of his career in Poland he's a living legend for the Chicago Fire. Wish him only the best. I hope he can get a decent managerial gig again in the near future.

[Central Lothian]

Spotted during the England-Italy penalty shoot-out on Sunday, just as Alessandro Diamanti puts his penalty away:

[Nazis in Space]

Spotted during the England-Italy penalty shoot-out on Sunday, just as Alessandro Diamanti puts his penalty away:

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I much prefer it when women go topless during games, tbh.

[Dainer]

FIFA usually puts hosts as group seeds, which aren't part of the draw. They're picked and assigned to groups before the draw.

[Disserbia]

Spotted during the England-Italy penalty shoot-out on Sunday, just as Alessandro Diamanti puts his penalty away:

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Obviously it didn't work.

[TaQud]

Lookout Spain. Portugal going to dominate today...

[Miasto Lodz]

Spotted during the England-Italy penalty shoot-out on Sunday, just as Alessandro Diamanti puts his penalty away:

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I got a suspicion that two pixels would be more than enough.

[Qazox]

Just wondering people thoughts on this article:

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201206/what-if-best-american-athletes-played-soccer#1

To be honest, IF that was the US National team.. either one of two things would happen: #1- The US would dominate football like never before or #2 Ron Artest would choke out about 75% of the Europeans.

[TaQud]

Just wondering people thoughts on this article:

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/list/201206/what-if-best-american-athletes-played-soccer#1

To be honest, IF that was the US National team.. either one of two things would happen: #1- The US would dominate football like never before or #2 Ron Artest would choke out about 75% of the Europeans.

(IMO as an American) we'd would have won 2 world cups by now and basketball and football would weaken...