Argentina or Germany ?

31 comments

• Papi_Chulo

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  10 years ago

  I’m pulling for Argentina but think Germany is the better team
• Dougster

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  10 years ago

  Deutschland! Deutschland! Deutschland!
  
• ime

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  10 years ago

  zee Germans
• samsung1

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  10 years ago

  Germany!
• DandyDan

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  10 years ago

  Germany 2-1.
  
  Bizarre fact of the day, the two living men who have been pope are from Argentina and Germany.
• Clubber

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  10 years ago

  Well, since my ancestors were German, I work for a German firm, and I like German beer and wine, I'll pull for the Germans.
• StanC

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  10 years ago

  Never been to Argentina, but Germany I've been to many times. Can easily recommend it. It's just awesome! :))
  
  S.
• steve229

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  10 years ago

  "Bizarre fact of the day, the two living men who have been pope are from Argentina and Germany."
  
  Tough call for the man upstairs
• tumblingdice

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  10 years ago

  Steve,put some lyrics to it.
• scatterbrain

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  10 years ago

  Messi, unbeatable. I'll be the dissenting vote for Argentina
• ATACdawg

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  10 years ago

  Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles!
• londonguy

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  10 years ago

  As long as the best team wins I don't mind who wins. Omens not good for Germany though as no European team has ever won it in South America.
  
  BTW, I heard soccer would be more popular than it is in the states but the football people and others are getting together to suppress coverage as they fear it will overtake football. I even heard that soccer is the second most played game in the U.S. Could both be true?
• Clubber

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  10 years ago

  london,
  
  As a resident old fart, I believe their is truth to that. As a youngster growing up in the US, soccer was but a joke. No way would guys play soccer or would parents even want them to do so. But as time went on and football became to "violent", kids were introduced to soccer. As that and future generations aged, it has become acceptable to play soccer, and we old football lovin' farts are dying off.
• shadowcat

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  10 years ago

  LG - I have to agree with Clubber. In my town, of 35,000, that I live in their are numerous soccer fields for little league but no American foot ball fields.
  
  As for major league sports of any kind, I believe that they are capable of anything to make a buck.
• dollardollarbillyall

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  10 years ago

  This is an American website, any real American pulling for another team seems like any real American rooting for another country to win in the 2016 Olympics.
• ime

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  10 years ago

  reading comprehension try it - it says Argentina or Germany? What is your pick? If USA isn't in the game you can't really pick them.
  
  
• mikeya02

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  10 years ago

  Have to keep an eye on the Germans. First the World Cup, then the world.
• steve229

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  10 years ago

  ^^^
  Right, so who are all the old Nazi's in Argentina rooting for?
• mikeya02

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  10 years ago

  ^^^lol, why they're rooting for a clone of Hitler to finally happen.
• Clubber

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  10 years ago

  Isn't Hiliter a club in Phoenix?
• SlickSpic

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  10 years ago

  @Steve-Looks like somebody watches Seth Meyers.
  
  @Clubber-Haha. You're a clever one.
• SlickSpic

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  10 years ago

  Germany has an amazing team. A team that's just a bit better as a whole than Argentina. They had an amazing game against Brasil but tied Ghana. They've allowed 4 goals to Argentina's 3. 2 goals scored against Argentina were in the game versus Nigeria, where Musa had a great game.
  
  This one will be tough. Great rivalry. Messi might be the difference. And it ain't hard to tell who I'm rooting for. My Pops is from Rosario, like Messi. Che Boludos.
• Clubber

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  10 years ago

  SS,
  
  Clever? Thanks. That comment was regarding:
  
  https://www.tuscl.net/postread.php?PID=2…
  
  
  
• londonguy

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  10 years ago

  Thanks Clubber and SC :-)
• Dougster

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  10 years ago

  Extra time, baby!
• steve229

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  10 years ago

  Zzzzzzz......is it over yet?
• Dougster

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  10 years ago

  Deutschland, baby! Who else?
• Papi_Chulo

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  10 years ago

  That was a heck of a goal by that German dude.
  
  I guess the better team won.
  
• Clubber

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  10 years ago

  Well since I work for a German firm, I figure I should be getting a big bonus soon, don't ya think?
• DandyDan

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  10 years ago

  Londonguy-
  I don't know if soccer is the second most popularly played sport in the USA, but it's certainly up there from even when I played soccer as a kid. As far as popularity, I'd have to say it is no better than 5th most popular team sport, with (American) football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey more popular. I personally equate the level of soccer's popularity with the level of hockey's popularity. Many people in the USA love hockey, but the ones who don't do not care for it at all. Soccer is much the same way. But the difference between soccer and hockey is that while everyone loves an NHL team for hockey, for soccer, it can be an MLS team, but when casually out and about, if I see somebody wearing a soccer-oriented outfit, it's for a European team like Manchester United or Barcelona, or it's somebody else's national team like Brazil.
  
  One thing I have learned about soccer is you can blow your head off trying to read everything about it.
• Papi_Chulo

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  10 years ago

  I would not doubt that soccer is played by many youngsters in the U.S. – the question is whether the absolutely best athletes pursue it.
  
  Currently football and basketball are the most popular sports and pay the most *in the U.S.* - so that is where the talent is going to flow.
  
  I also wonder if corporate America may not be gung-ho with supporting soccer as there aren’t many stoppage of plays for their to be commercials played?
  
  Some people claim that American football (NFL) may begin to start losing future athletes b/c of the violent nature of the game – and then perhaps these athletes may choose soccer if the $$$ is there which right now is there but overseas.