World Cup
May 5, 2010
I finally got to play a few friendly matches of pick-up soccer yesterday. Andrea is the only female who consistently shows up to play with all of the big boys. She plays for the SDSU club team & is among the best soccer players I have seen regardless of gender and I love when she plays on my team because all of the guys assume she is terrible until she dribbles by them and scores a goal. In the excitement of playing last night I started to think about the World Cup and who I thought was going to win. First, America is going to play better than we did last year because of two main reasons. England’s popular player, David Beckam, is out of the tournament because of a torn Achilles and we have been placed in a relatively easy group. So I predict that America will proceed to the third round without any chance of winning the entire tournament. For the teams who have an actual chance of winning the tournament I have narrowed my picks to my three favorite teams. Brazil of course is on the list to win the tourney. With star players such as Ronaldinho, Kaka, and Robinho Brazil is the only team to win back to back World Cups and have the largest number of wins. Next, I have to condider Italy. They have a world class league containing some of the world’s greatest players. Toni, an amazing striker, should always be considered a threat, with Piro backing him up in the goal, and the ability for Italy to draw a foul in almost any situation, I have to be worried that they will take trophy home again. Lastly, I have to pick the home team South Africa. The country has been going through wars, poverty, and imprisoning innocent men, has a lot to prove to themselves and to the world. Also, home court advantage in a month long competition is also a huge advantage over other teams in any sport. Be on the look out this June 11 for the start of game one! Soccer is the greatest sport in the world.
