Why are all the powerhouses in football doing so terribly?
Italy, England, Portugal, Brazil, now Spain...at least in Brazil's case, they won, but the other teams are doing badly...why is this? what happened to all the predictions of Spain making it to the end, if they couldn't even win against the Swiss (of which I just won alot of money on)?
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1 :
overrated
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the first 3 that you mentioned are done
3 :
Soccer is an unpredictable sport. More and more nations are embracing soccer culture (USA, African Nations, Far East) and each world cup they come back with stronger and stronger teams. It's anybodys game now really and it makes this tournament 100x more fun to watch.
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It's amazing me how so many teams are being way outplayed by the other, like Switzerland was by Spain, yet come away with points. This World Cup is too unpredictable
5 :
Portugal drew against a counter attacking Ivory Coast on home soil, that's not terrible... especially when we were very disorganized and were sloppy. Brazil won 2-1 against a STRONG North Korea side. That's not terrible. A win is a win, doesn't matter how you win.
6 :
Is it the ball after all? It flies out of control
7 :
They choked!
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There are several factors I think: New environment in Africa, the ball, the strange horn sounds. I think this is kind of like football's version of the clay court. But hey im not complaining, this is turning out to be very interesting.
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I don't think they have come to the realization that the rest of the world is catching up and even the rest of Europe that they ignored and brushed off for years. Things change, however mentality usually doesn't.
10 :
Wow, I guess it is possible for any team to beat or tie with the best.
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because of overconfidence.and favorites image? i think even north Korean and south Africa playing with vengeance and superior quality. i think Argentina or Brazil will this world cup.
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They are saying it is the ball and elevation -
