Seamus
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Quick ?. Why is it so amazing to everyone that the USA beat Portugal. Everyone is saying that it is one of the biggest upset in WC history and to me it doesn't look that crazy. I will admit the skill of Portugal is much better that that of the USA but accourding to FIFA rankings the USA is 13 and Portugal is 4. I think that Senegal beating France is a much bigger deal. France is ranked number 1 and Senegal is 42.
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David,
The US win did get a lot of coverage. The featured it on the evening news, which they hardly ever do for sports. It also made the front page of the USA Today, the biggest nationwide publication here. The problem is most coutries around the world have only one sport soccer(South America & Africa), then the is Europe which is mainly soccer with a small amount rugby, crickett, racing, tennis, hockey and basketball thrown in. And in Asia it is Soccer and Baseball. In the USA we have a complete overload of football, baseball, hockey, racing, basketball, tennis, golf, and God help us all, Professional Wrestling. Soccer is just having a hard time breaking through. With the creation of Major League Soccer, the win over Portugal and if we can get to the 2nd round it will definatly help. The number of players and fans is steadly growing here.
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Diavoletto,
Sorry about that, but the USA has got to do what we have to do and that is go to the 2nd round.
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David,
The US win did get a lot of coverage. The featured it on the evening news, which they hardly ever do for sports. It also made the front page of the USA Today, the biggest nationwide publication here. The problem is most coutries around the world have only one sport soccer(South America & Africa), then the is Europe which is mainly soccer with a small amount rugby, crickett, racing, tennis, hockey and basketball thrown in. And in Asia it is Soccer and Baseball. In the USA we have a complete overload of football, baseball, hockey, racing, basketball, tennis, golf, and God help us all, Professional Wrestling. Soccer is just having a hard time breaking through. With the creation of Major League Soccer, the win over Portugal and if we can get to the 2nd round it will definatly help. The number of players and fans is steadly growing here.
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Diavoletto,
Sorry about that, but the USA has got to do what we have to do and that is go to the 2nd round.