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From the Associated Press:
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States will play England in its opener at next year's World Cup.And here is your complete look at the groups:The teams will meet in Rustenburg on June 12, their first World Cup matchup since the Americans' 1-0 upset victory at the 1950 tournament in Brazil.
Mexico was drawn Friday to meet South Africa in the tournament opener on June 11 in Johannesburg.
Group A: France, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=abf70576a1" >World Cup Draw Live Blog</a>
Group B: Argentina, Greece, Nigeria, South Korea
Group C: Algeria, England, Slovenia, United States
Group D: Australia, Germany, Ghana, Serbia
Group E: Cameroon, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands
Group F: Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, Ivory Coast, North Korea, Portugal
Group H: Chile, Honduras, Spain, Switzerland
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Does someone think this game is interesting? Watching England playing qualifiers something like 4or5-0 with posession 80-20 sounds like a posibility.. And don´t even think this guy will be watching the opener.
by mamba81 on Dec 4, 2009 1:50 PM EST reply actions
I’m European, and can make this somewhat easier for you… while maintaing the football-is-the-true-sport view of the American.
Watch every English game. They’re pretty much our grandfathers, culturally. Also, and most importantly, and perhaps exclusively, you stand your best chance of seeing a hooligan riot when the English play.
While i’m pretty sure that I’m thinking about rugby… watch the New Zealand team, because I think they do a Haka. If I’m wrong, mark New Zealand down as the only time you want to watch rugby. The team is called the All Blacks, but they have white people.
Watch any small African nation playing a colonial-type European nation. Also, watch former WWII opponents when they square off. Sometimes, the scheduling gods will give you a Bosnia vs Serbia game, which is greater than the sum of her parts.
Watch any South American nation if they get to play the USA. A good rule for watching and avoiding South American soccer beyond Brazil (who are usually the best of the bunch) is to focus on cocaine-exporting nations, while avoiding the more tame Uruguays and Surinames.
Depending on where you live, try to go to a bar in an ethnic part of town if, say, Italy or Portugal advances. Make sure you choose the right scenario here… you don’t want to be the pastiest guy in a taberna if Mexico loses to any team whiter than Egypt.
Watch whichever semifinal game has a wild underdog, and watch the finals til someone goes up 3 or so. That’s the best i can do for you.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Dec 4, 2009 2:59 PM EST reply actions
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