Who else thinks this years World Cup will be the worst one in decades???

[wrknhrd00]

Seriously, this is the tournament where we are supposed to watch the best teams in the world play football at its highest level.

Instead of seeing great footballing nations like Russia, Sweden, Croatia, Ecuador, Czech Republic, Turkey, Tunisia etc., we are forced to watch Slovenia, Slovakia, Chile, New Zealand, North Korea and Denmark.

Instead of seeing Arshavin, Ibrahimovic, Modric, Valencia, Rosicky, Arda Turan etc. this World Cup, we'll be watching a bunch of no-names play for the most prestigious trophy in the world.

Plus, we wont be seeing Cambiasso, Zanetti, Riquelme, Ronaldinho, Pato, Nasri, Benzema, Essien, Ballack etc. for their nations.

The lack of talent is very sad, this tournament will be a disappointment.

[Mighty Matt]

[gswarrior510]

i agree.

[wesbender]

It does suck that many good teams didn't qualify, but it's still gonna be a great tournament. Maybe the group stages won't be exciting, but I seriously doubt those lesser teams are going to make it to the knockout rounds anyway.

[Replicator]

The only two decent teams missing that you mentioned are Russia and Croatia.

Chile are a really good team, Slovenia and Denmark are pretty good too.

NZ and North Korea are poor but it will still be a great tournament.

[benlfc]

vezuvela will ruin this tournament

[the_guvna]

it's gonna be great to see england smash the usa next month though and then have americans claim they don't care about football but deep down they are ragin'

[wesbender]

vezuvela will ruin this tournament

vezuvela

it's gonna be great to see england smash the usa next month though

lol england.

[wrknhrd00]

The only two decent teams missing that you mentioned are Russia and Croatia.

Chile are a really good team, Slovenia and Denmark are pretty good too.

NZ and North Korea are poor but it will still be a great tournament.

Brah, Sweden and Turkey are much better than all of the lesser teams I mentioned, plus the Czech always play attrective football. And Ecuador are much better than Chile.

[wrknhrd00]

it's gonna be great to see england smash the usa next month though and then have americans claim they don't care about football but deep down they are ragin'

Brah, USA be on the rise in football (SRS). Im not American but theyve put in some crazy performances recently.

Clint Dempsey FTW.

[Dysrhythmia]

lol @ Ibrahimovic, the dude sucks.

And man for man, Spain have the best team and will probably win it.

[Replicator]

Brah, Sweden and Turkey are much better than all of the lesser teams I mentioned, plus the Czech always play attrective football. And Ecuador are much better than Chile.

Chile have some of the most exciting tactics in modern football (serious).

[the_guvna]

Brah, USA be on the rise in football (SRS). Im not American but theyve put in some crazy performances recently.

Clint Dempsey FTW.

i've seen the standard of american football, it's awful

[wrknhrd00]

lol @ Ibrahimovic, the dude sucks.

And man for man, Spain have the best team and will probably win it.

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[wesbender]

i've seen the standard of american football, it's awful

MLS =/= the national team.

[omg_otters]

surely not srs

[Dysrhythmia]

He hasn't done shi t for Barcelona in the last 10 or so games, hopefully they get rid of him.

[*DH*]

Argentina!!!!

[MiKey4]

Hahaha ITT OP bitches because his country did not make it in.

How are Croatia, etc. good if they didn't qualify? Get with the times, this world cup will be awesome like every single world cup in history.

[wood.aaronj]

OP you're a fcking retard...if all those teams are so incredible then they should've qualified...if those players you mentioned didn't play during qualifying or they weren't called up or they played and their team lost then boo fcking hoo.

Why do I give a sh!t about watching Ibrahimovic play for the shtty Swedish national team? I'd much rather watch him play with Barca...same goes for Rosicky and Arshavin...if the Russians and Swedes and Croats aren't good enough to qualify then I don't want to watch them stink the joint up during the World Cup.

[Antonio519]

i've seen the standard of american football, it's awful

Why are you always mad?

Why do most English people feel inferior to Americans? (for example: the_guvna)

That's the only reason I could think of as to why you are always raging at the U.S..

[tmc.]

Umm, every team went through qualifying... It's not like they play 2 games and flukes happen all the time.

Big name =/= good team

[wrknhrd00]

Hahaha ITT OP bitches because his country did not make it in.

How are Croatia, etc. good if they didn't qualify? Get with the times, this world cup will be awesome like every single world cup in history.

OP you're a fcking retard...if all those teams are so incredible then they should've qualified...if those players you mentioned didn't play during qualifying or they weren't called up or they played and their team lost then boo fcking hoo.

Why do I give a sh!t about watching Ibrahimovic play for the shtty Swedish national team? I'd much rather watch him play with Barca...same goes for Rosicky and Arshavin...if the Russians and Swedes and Croats aren't good enough to qualify then I don't want to watch them stink the joint up during the World Cup.

in after Slovenia, New Zealand, North Korea are better than Russia, Sweden and Croatia because they qualified and the others didnt.

Croatia actually had more points in qualifying than a lot of the teams who actually made the World Cup (ie. Portugal), its just Croatia had a much tougher group.

[QB_Killa]

if they were that good they would have qualified /thread

[Frenchie_G]

Argentina!!!!

x350.

However, I hope they don't choke at the quarter or semi finals like they did last time. And the time before that. And the time before that. ANd the time before that... FUUUUUUUUUUU!

[badapple]

The world cup has showcased emerging talent for years and new stars will be born. Last world cup there was Togo, Costa Rica and a load of **** teams. That s why the European Cup is much harder to win, more strength in depth.

However the best teams are all there and as a English Arsenal fan i would like to see Holland pick up the trophy, shame about the defence.

[wood.aaronj]

it's gonna be great to see england smash the usa next month though and then have americans claim they don't care about football but deep down they are ragin'

lol...you mean the same England that has no keeper worth a sh!t, a captain who was just demoted, Gerrard and Lampard who can't play together, and no 2nd striker to pair with Rooney? That England?

Against the US who beat Spain and has hung with Argentina AND Brazil in the last few years?

England...lulz

[Baccaga]

Brah, USA be on the rise in football (SRS). Im not American but theyve put in some crazy performances recently.

Clint Dempsey FTW.

Dempsey is a great American player but not a world class talent. I played against him (and Ricardo Clark) in my last college match years back. Still, better than what the USA could have offered until relatively recent times.

The claim that American soccer/football is on the rise is rather ridiculous though. I have heard the same thing for the last 15 years or so after a couple of good performances and then everything goes back to square one. The MLS continues to be a pathetic league (regardless of expansion) played in the extreme heat of summer where the game has little/no technical and tactical concern and instead becomes a conditioning competition. Very little American player development; too many players brought on from small Caribbean countries or Central America or wherever else.

Can the US be better than they have been historically? Yes. However I sincerely don't see any rise to be a consistent world power in the foreseeable future. The infrastructure just doesn't exist.

[JustAnotherUser]

I really don't give a **** about the actual teams, except that I'd like to see France win a little. All I want are good games that are fun to watch. And we'll just have to wait and see if that happens or not.

[m0fo]

Ecuador is a great football nation? They've only been in the tournament like 3 times lol