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Who Do You Like in Group D?
Ok, it's Friday, time for some predictions. Here's some background on Group D: - Steve Goff's group analysis (written the day of the draw). - The Post's short team previews (also written in December). BBC team previews: - Angola - Iran (please note the emphasis on Iran's one WC victory -- vs. the U.S. in 1998) - Mexico (also some good reading here) - Portugal My thoughts: Hard to imagine huge surprises in this group. Iran and Angola just don't seem viable picks to advance. Yes, the U.S. wishes it got the seed the Mexicans did. Oh well. 1. Portugal 2. Mexico 3. Angola (this is my only surprise -- the Angolans will play a good team close and beat Iran, taking third) 4. Iran...
By Jon DeNunzio | May 5, 2006; 12:10 PM ET | Comments (28) | TrackBack (0)
Afternoon Kick-About
- Bad break for South Korea -- top striker Lee Dong-Gook, who missed 2002 with an injury, is hurt again - Becks wants to come to the U.S. Great. In this guy's opinion, MLS needs to be about players who will make a splash in future World Cups, not guys who were stars in 1998 or 2002 ... - Mexico will play Venezuela at the Rose Bowl as part of its pre-Cup schedule. The U.S. will play Venezuela three weeks later, in Cleveland. It's not new, but if you haven't noticed, MLS (technically, MLS's marketing arm) is the entity running and presumably profitting off these games....
By Jon DeNunzio | April 11, 2006; 12:12 PM ET | Comments (12) | TrackBack (0)
Blanco Reacts
Stud forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco is not good enough to play for Mexico, Coach Ricardo La Volpe decided on Monday. Blanco -- not pleased. Don't get me started on international soccer coaches. Too many seem convinced their technical genius is more important than putting the most talented players on the field. More important: "La Volpe can't tell me that I don't fit into his system if I have played under the command of umpteen coaches and have adapted to all of their systems," Blanco told reporters late on Monday. I assume this is a translation from Spanish. I don't speak Spanish, so can someone tell me if there really is a word for "umpteen" en espanol?...
By Jon DeNunzio | April 5, 2006; 09:15 AM ET | Comments (10) | TrackBack (0)
