The best summer is always the World Cup summer!
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this thread is far too devoid of American chatter
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luckily, football is my sport. (jammed that one through the translator for y'all :razz
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I will of course be rooting for USA come World Cup time, but also for Ivory Coast, and Argentina, as my travel coach for 9 years was an Argentine.
my sworn arch-enemies are Italy, Spain, and the ever-diabolical France. France even more so than usual after the incident against my beloved Ireland
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and Mexico of course.
I also want to watch North Korea get the tar kicked out of them in that group.
I wouldn't count Ivory Coast out too quickly. Drogba is one intimidating human being, he willed a civil war out of existence for chrissake!(exaggeration, yes.) and they have a few very good players. I think they will play out of their skin on African soil. Portugal and Brazil will be tough, but miracle do happen. (Spain-USA Confederation Cup anybody?)