as a south american myself and because I know about soccer im sure south america would beat europe.\n\nwe just have best players of the world ;)\n\nwe dont go to soccer school to learn it, we are born with it we learn it playing barefoot on the streets or in the beach, for us only one sport exist.
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If an all-star South American team played an all-star Europe the South Americans would win for sure. They have technique and they play the game the way it was meant to be. Europeans usually just kick the ball up to a speedy forward and hope that he can score. It isn't as much fun to watch them play.
129471
How about having the olympics in an African or South American city.  I know the olympics have not taken place in Africa and I am pretty sure about South America too.  Just my two cents.
558594
Yep, I totally agree. Brazil has just poor fame all over the world, although in fact it just an own estupides itself. The team most respected in South America I think is Argentina. I am not in S. A. and I support to Argentina in this world cup and forever
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My answer has already been given, so I'll just repeat it here, now in capitals:\nONLY PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL PAY ANY ATTENTION TO FIFA RANKING\n\nBrazil has been number 1 forever. Ask any Brazilian if they give a damn. The answer is no! The reason is: they know the game.
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bitc.h above m e\n! SOCCER IS THE BEST !\nOnly dumb people cannot find it interesting\nit's something amazing that hamburger-like americans would never understand, ........it's european thing, leave it for us, \nEUROPEANS DO IT BETTER
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That would be awesome!!\nLet's go for 2014 and 2018 first - South America has hosted it before and Europe has hosted it many times so it would be s smart move for FIFA to give Australia a shot at being host. It would be great for the game of soccer both in Australia and Asia (as Aus is now part of the Asian league for WC qualification).
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lol yeah. It's more intense and harder to score. I watched the 2004 beach soccer reruns on world sport and I saw Cantona playing for France. I was like.....whoa! That's so cool! hahah. yeah i'd like to see Ronaldinho play for his national beach soccer team after he retires like what Cantona did. That would be so tight to watch!!
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AFAIK, it is too early to know that yet. Usually, world cup qualification system is defined after the world cup, so probably it will be set in a year or so. Rumors are that the South American group won't follow the "league" format they had until the past qualification leg (rumors say that they will be splitted in 2 groups), so it is very likely that the Oceanian zone will change their playoff format... and I would say as well that don't expect a direct spot to the WC finals, more likely the playoff format will stay, and don't be surprised if actually they have to play an additional one...
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Colombia didn't qualify for the finals.  They finished sixth in the CONMEBOL (South American) qualifying.  South America had only four qualifiers this year:  Brazil, Argentina, Equador and Paraguay.
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On paper it should be England first place and Sweden second place, however there are some x factors.\n\nEngland has a problem with Sweden as we havent beaten them for 30 years or more so there is a psycological element there.\n\nAlso I am not dismissing Paraguay as there is no such thing as a bad South American team.\n\nTrinidad and Tobago should be an easy game, but this is football and luck is always a massive factor.
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Europe is best at everything!\nUSA...has no experience!
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I think the world would give us more respect. I still think it would be very difficult to win the World Cup. Remember, we would be playing against the rest of the world.
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Because they not that good. They have great invidual players but do not play for 1 team Drogba plays for ivory coast and eto I  plays for the cameroonstheir leugues are not as strong as the South american and Europe ones. Incidently teams from onle Europe and South America have ever won the World Cup
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Europe had 51 countries, and 13 qualified - that's around 25% of teams qualified. Asia had 32 teams, and 4 qualified - which is 13%. Africa had 5 qualifiers from 30 countries, 18%. South America had 4 qualified from 10 countries - 40%. North and Central America had 4 teams from 12 - 33% and Oceania had one team from 12 - 9%.\n\nSo South America has more teams in the World Cup as a ratio of teams entering, followed by the rest of America, then Europe. And South America would have had half of their countries qualifying if Uruguay had beaten Australia in the play-off. \n\nI think that because the teams from Europe and South America are considered to be the best teams, it is only fair that they should have more countries repesenting them. But I can't understand why North/Central America have so many considering they never do well in the World Cup.
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1) I migated from Uruguay\n2) In Uruguay soccer is very important. We play soccer at least 2 hours a day\n3)I live in washington dc and all the imigrants from larin america are all from El Salvador. (el salvador is horible at soccer but it is very important to them)\n4)I personaly think that Soccer in america is much slower than latin american soccer. And i think america has the most athletic people in the world but they are more interested in american football or basketball.\n6)Well i agree with this you sort of because when i was in high school everyone immediatly thought i was the best player in the school\n\ni hope i helped you out
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I'm not a good-weather fan so I'm supporting MY TEAM, as always: Germany. I don't know too many real soccer fans who don't support their homecountry. Yes, if you live in Canada (like I now do) or Austria *grin, didn't make it again* or Greece (damn, Euro champ and didn't qualify !) you perhaps pick another team or just watch to see the best teams in the world play the best game in the world in front of some of the best fans in the world in some of the most modern and comfortable (and cool looking as the Munich stadium is concerned) stadiums of the world. I can't wait !
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Brazil plays beautiful football, but Argentina can rack up the goals.  I like Italy, partly because the cup in being held in Europe this time, and generally Euro teams win when it's in Europe.  Also would be happy with England and Germany winning.