One big record WILL be broken at this World Cup
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No European nation has ever won the World Cup outside of Europe
About time as well! :cool:
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Yes, but instead they'll say "No European team has won the World Cup in the Americas".
That's very true, but why has it taken Europe so long! Bit of a way to catch up with South America, though.
Brasil 1958 winners in Sweden (Europe)
Brasil 1970 winners in Mexico (Central America)
Argentina 1986 winners in Mexico (Central America)
Brasil 1994 winners in USA (North America)
Brasil 2002 winners in Korea/Japan (Asia)
South America (even in their so called winter) will not.
But the vast majority of the players in the S. American teams play their football in Europe anyway. Also Argentina, Chille, and Uruguay have similar winter climates to SA.
The whole setting should have mostly favoured the English and the Dutch. (Language) and the whole of Europe time zone wise. With Namibia close where the Germans went maybe the climate seems to be OK for Europeans.
I am sure if the WC would have been held somewhere in Central Afrcia things would have looked entirely differently. Heat and humidity as a start. This would have really favoured african teams.
All been equal. Moody bastarditis in Millionaires. caused by unvoluntary WAG removal and disciplinarian actions removed said advantage imo.
With the odd international that's no problem, but this was a longer term removal.
I guess there is a reason why many old style armies had a trek of "female support staff" following the troops..
No, we'll be saying "No country outside of Brazil will win the World Cup in Brazil."
A lot of people seem to have given Brazil the 2014 World Cup already and nobody has even kicked a ball yet!
Well I guess the Brazilian team will be dry roasted over a VERY small flame for a VERY long time if they won't win it at home ..
maybe because using Brasil only means changing one letter and that is the way they spell the country themselves.
Always wondered why other languages have to change the name of places anyway, surely London should be London in every language not Londres etc
Yep. South Africa faces the sun in the same way as most of South America. The rest of their climate depends on the land it's self. Both South America and South Africa have very high point and low points.
I think we can rule out climate as an advantage to Europe. I think when it came down to the final stages we simply outsmarted them.
Do mean this? Are you saying that the majority of the population in aparthied SA was white, i.e it was white MAJORITY rule? Please explain.
Is this a British person using we and Europe in the same post? :eek:
Be careful you'll be adopting the Euro next..
I only use we to include ourselves in things Europe have been succesful at
Me too. Plus on our WC prediction thing at work, every country was called by it's English name except Cote D'Ivoire. Why?!
http://www.economy-news.co.uk/exchange-rates-05201007.html
Exchange rates: British Pound maintains weakness against Euro
Additionally
http://www.x-rates.com/d/GBP/EUR/hist2007.html
at 0.666 still a way to go to get even the 2007 state back ..
On the long run I have more faith in a bigger framework .. It's still early time for the Euro .. There might be some bumps on the way to get the pigs on line but we will get there.
Cote D'Ivoire is now it's official name....I believe they changed it from the Ivory Coast as it used to be known.
Not in English it's not.
Pretty sure the official name in English is now Cote d'Ivoire. It's listed as Cote d'Ivoire in the United Nations, for instance (whilst all the other countries have their English names).
According to Wikipedia, the government made an official request in 1985 that other nations refer to them as Cote d'Ivoire.
Interesting. Still ridiculous though.
Maybe you should try reading a history book, or at the very least use some common sense so you don't come out with such rubbish.