Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Part 2 - The du Nord Semi-Ultimate World Cup 6 Questions

We asked lots of friends from around the footballing universe to give us their thoughts on some very important questions relating to the WC.

Here is the second batch of folks and their answers:

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Dan Cerwinske
LA Galaxy- Account Executive


Who is your favorite national team?

USA

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

Nigeria

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Brazil v ??

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Javier Hernandez

How will the USA do?

advance to round of 16

Which team do you love to see get beat?

England and Italy

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Beau Dure
Longtime USA TODAY writer
SportsMyriad.com
Personal MMA guru to du Nord


Who is your favorite national team?

Chivas. Oh, NATIONAL -- I thought you meant nationalistic.
All due disclaimers of journalistic impartiality aside, your national team chooses you. And if you want the game to thrive in your country, it's hard to say you want your national team to lose.

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

The one with the best story. Any African team that reaches the second round is a great story.

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Spain over Brazil

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Wow -- I have no idea. The surprises will be people no one has heard of. If I've heard of him, he's not a surprise.
That said, I'm going to say Kanu turns back the clock for Nigeria after getting a good rest through much of the EPL season. Jong Tae-Se, the Wayne Rooney of North Korea (or Japan, really), may sneak in a goal or two in the Group of Death.

How will the USA do?

50% chance of getting out of the group stage, 15% chance of getting to quarterfinals.

Which team do you love to see get beat?

Italy. Every time they lose, Brian McBride's face heals a little.

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Jeff Barber
F-I-F
Global Category Manager, EH&S and Security
Hewlett-Packard Company


Who is your favorite national team?

Definitely the USA

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

Probably the Netherlands

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Brazil v Spain with Brazil winning

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Donovan, Villa and Robben

How will the USA do?

Lose in the quaterfinals

Which team do you love to see get beat?

England

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Dave Wasser
soccer archivist at www.DaveBrett.com


Who is your favorite national team?

USA

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

Australia or New Zealand

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Holland or Spain

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Benny Feilhaber and Jay DeMerit

How will the USA do?

We'll get to the Round of 16

Which team do you love to see get beat?

Argentina

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Bill Archer
Some call me the Scourge of the North.
I'm a simple man from a land far across the sea where instead of saying hello we say "Hooray Beer!"


Who is your favorite national team?

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

Italy

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Argentina/Italy

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Mexico: Vela
France: Gourcuff
Argentina: Aguero
Ghana: Inkoom
Serbia: Sulejmani

How will the USA do?

Second in group, loses first knockout match

Which team do you love to see get beat?

Man, you just can't stomp on France enough to make me happy. 20-0 will not be enough

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Shep Messing
Madison Square Garden & ESPN analyst

Who is your favorite national team?

USA

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

Brazil for Pele, Germany for Beckenbauer and Italy for Chinaglia

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

The last three World Cups were won by very talented but dysfunctional teams going in, so that is an accurate description of this years winner - Argentina - plus we will get to see Maradona naked celebrating in Buenos Aries - not sure who they will beat in the final.

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Angel Di Maria - Argentina
Thomas Muller - Germany

How will the USA do?

Cannot make predictions for the USA - former goalkeeper superstition

Which team do you love to see get beat?

France....would be a beautiful country if not for the __________

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Jon Marthaler
tnabacg.blogspot.com

Who is your favorite national team?

USA

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

England

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Brazil over Spain

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Because I'm an unrepentant homer, I'll say Jozy Altidore.

How will the USA do?

Qualify for knockout round, immediately knocked out

Which team do you love to see get beat?

Argentina, because Maradona is a first-class idiot.

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Daniel Valenzuela
Writer and Editor of the The Green Army

Who is your favorite national team?

USA

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

Brazil

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Brazil v. Spain, Brazil wins

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Giovanni Dos Santos (Mexico), Jozy Altidore (USA), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Luis Suarez (Uruguay), Nani (Portugal)

How will the USA do?

Quarter finals, they'll beat Germany in the second round!!!

Which team do you love to see get beat?

England

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Kyle Sheldon
D.C. United - Director, Marketing Communications


Who is your favorite national team?

U.S.A.

If your team gets knocked out, who do you follow then?

Netherlands and CONCACAF's own Honduras!

Who is in the final and who is going to win?

Brazil-Spain. Spain as winners, 3-1.

Who will be the surprise breakout players of the tournament?

Luis Suarez, Uruguay; Eljero Elia, Netherlands; Giuseppe Rossi, Italy.. oh.. wait..

How will the USA do?

The US will finish second in its group after earning draws against England and Algeria and defeating Slovenia, make it to the knockout stage, but fall to Germany in the second round 2-1.

Which team do you love to see get beat?

Mexico. Mexico. Mexico.

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Jw7 said...

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