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Allright this is it... what soccer/football fans have been waiting for. In Two days the Yanks and Limeys square off in a 234 year old grudge match.

Will it be Rooney and gang? Or Donovan and gang?

I predict USA wins in a supr duper underdog special upset 2-1.

Remember 1950?

GG

even I can't remember that far back mate!

there was another embarrassment more recently.
Lay down your head Tom Dooley

I'm going for an edgy 1-0 to England, we always open the World Cup poor though, so this might be the best time for USA to have us.

generalgrog wrote:Allright this is it... what soccer/football fans have been waiting for. In Two days the Yanks and Limeys square off in a 234 year old grudge match.

Will it be Rooney and gang? Or Donovan and gang?

I predict USA wins in a supr duper underdog special upset 2-1.

Remember 1950?

GG

Viva Mexico! Oh wait...er...nevermind...

2-1 to England. USA score first, England equalise with a dubious/comical leveller ( it''ll be an own goal or come off of Crouch's shin/similar) and then we sneak a cheeky winner with a few moments to spare.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:even I can't remember that far back mate!

there was another embarrassment more recently.
Lay down your head Tom Dooley

That'll teach em to eat jellied eels and blood pudding before a match!


GG

234 year old grudge match?

Were English, we have such grudges against the French, Germans, Japs and pretty much the rest of the world, we cant have a "grudge" match with former colonies

A slight wish to win maybe.. but not a grudge match.

Personally i dont care either way, my missus will whinge at me if England win, but id prefer them to win (slightly) so i still havent made up my mind who i want to win, i think lack of whinging from the Long Haired Colonel is better than my own leaning though.

I'm not an expert in football but I don't think USA has a chance to win England.

Can't imagine that we'll win, but then we have a pretty good historical record in an underdog role vs. England.

yup, that would put anyone off their game!
I'm so glad I am a vegetarian!

whatever the result, generalgrog,

We've got better songs than you!
Weee've got be-e-tt-er songs than yoou!

gorgon wrote:..... we have a pretty good historical record in an underdog role vs. England.

This


GG

Erasoketa

your lack of soccer knowledge sure is showing
everyone has a good chance of winning against England

I'm going for 1-1. I hope it's a boring game, because I'm going to miss it. Wife going into labour that day (12 days overdue, so no choice anymore).

And no we are not naming it after the first goal scorer. No son of mine is being called Wayne (apologies to any Waynes here on Dakka, I'm sure it's a fine name once you get used to it).

Especially since the USA beat Spain 2-0(erosekatas country) last year, and they weren't supposed to beat them either. :-)

GG

Flashman wrote:I'm going for 1-1. I hope it's a boring game, because I'm going to miss it. Wife going into labour that day (12 days overdue, so no choice anymore).

What, so cos your missing it we all have to watch a sucky match?

Selfish prick.

Flashman wrote:I'm going for 1-1. I hope it's a boring game, because I'm going to miss it. Wife going into labour that day (12 days overdue, so no choice anymore).

And no we are not naming it after the first goal scorer. No son of mine is being called Wayne (apologies to any Waynes here on Dakka, I'm sure it's a fine name once you get used to it).

How about Landon?

GG

@ mattyrm - thank you for those kind words of support, now I hope England lose 6-0 (seriously, enjoy the game mate)

@ general grog - Landon could work, but it's a little too close to Lando for my liking.

America will win in soccer, but lose in football.

halonachos wrote:America will win in soccer, but lose in football.

I am hoping those Lakers beat the Celtics! Too long have those West Coasters lorded over the East Coast teams!

Our time for redemption is at hand!

4-1 England, It will be tied until last period when the US team will do as it always does, Choke like a Texas Baseball team in the playoffs.

Handsdown win to England I predict

Nah
like Morathi said England always make hard work of early games in these competitions.
If they win it will be by a single goal.
First matches tend to be a bit cagey, though for those watching I hope it won't be a dull draw.

we cant have a "grudge" match with former colonies

Tell that to the Aussies!
okay, Australia was technically a dominion but it's close enough

The local Irish pub is offering a free round of drinks during the World Cup any time a team scores a goal against England or France!

Why?

The French connection is obvious, because of Tierrys handball that cost Ireland a spot in the world cup. The England connection must be some loyalty to the IRA or something.

GG

Right.


Let's be real here for a second. Team USA aren't terrible. But they aren't in the same league as England. They're not even in the same SPORT.

Of course, in the modern game the gulf in class between any given international team isn't as big as it used to be in years gone by - all countries who succesfully qualify for the World Cup are of a pretty high standard and can beat any other team on their day, depending on various factors. Form going into the competition plays a big part, as does team morale/confidence, sheer skill/athleticism, not to mention a healthy dose of luck. Team USA could get lucky and conceivably sneak a draw or a very narrow win. That's not in doubt.

However, England are in good goalscoring form, are confident, have a better manager, better coaches and vastly superior players to the USA team. Although we like to downplay our chances, England are one of the top teams in the world - every match they play is like a cup-final for the other team, because beating England is a pretty big feather in the cap. We've also had the luck recently, and the team have shown that they can grind out results even when we aren't playing well. Look at the Mexico game: England beat them 3-1 without really even trying.

This isn't 'trash-talking' on my part, as I don't really believe in that. It's tacky. That said, England are by far the superior football team - it's just a fact. The USA's best players play for mediocre English Premier League clubs - England's players play for some of the best clubs in the world and we have a world-class manager.

Come on, what would the yanks be saying if it was USA vs. England in Basketball? They'd be talking about how much they're gonna kick our limey arses, and with good reason.

I think Team USA will be lucky to keep the score down to a 2-0 victory to England. Look at Rooney's eyes - he's not messing around this time. That said, I want to see Team USA do well in the competition and I wouldn't begrudge them a win against us - it would be a big achievement for them, so there would be no sour grapes from me.

Good luck to our cousins across the pond!

The latter I reckoned on. Hey ho.
The former I had forgotten about.

not sure which outcome I would prefer.

Maybe England keeping a clean sheet every game but France getting stuffed each match so badly the pub gets drunk dry and is made bankrupt having given away all the beer
yup that would work, it ain't gonna happen but one may live in hope.

I pretty much agree with everything Albatross said.

Except the part about the U.S.A. losing.


GG

p.s. I'm a Man-U fan so I know what Rooney can do, if he keeps his head on.

I'm a Man-U fan

NOOOOO!
that is the equivalent of the smurfs
nearly as bad as admitting you support Aston Vanilla