My personal opinion is although we are very good defencive wise,we would still find it hard and we would'nt finish in the top 3.Remember,the best answer wins 10pts :-)
213858
I don't know... Chelsea is a great team, but italian rythm is so hard even for teams like Juventus, AC Milan, Internazionale or AS Roma. One proof of this is the last 6 tied games in a row for Juventus and i think this is a result of the european competitions and also the Coppa Italia although Italian teams has been playing so well that in UEFA Champios League there is at least one team in the battle for the final. 3 Italian teams (Juventus, AC Milan and Internazionale) were in te querter-finals ans that is so hard to do, just Udienese were out. \n\nI think it's interesting to think about Chelsea playing in Serie A, different rythms and different tactics, but i don't think Chelsea could survive, maybe in the 5th place of the ranking, but... we'll never know.
618555
they couldn't unless they change their strategy. weaker teams have an extremely strong defence but they don't have anyone to score. like trinidad and tobago or cote d'ivoir yesterday. they did a great show defending especially T&T's goalkeeper hislop or i don't know who he was. but they're not capable of scoring..
579167
Tue fans, will follow the team no matter what. The bandwagon people, we'll see them again in South Africa 2010. And yes, the team should have played better. Getting beating 3-0 is not good for a team as good as the US. No matter who the opponent is.
96241
The United States are ranked fifth in the latest rankings.\n\nI think they have a real shot.
537072
1) yes, coz they're my favourite team.\nAND, many people are saying that Barca cant qualify. All Barca needs is a little more concentration. If they can get Messi back b4 5th of DEC. they have more chances against BREMEN. WERDER is a strong team, no doubt about it, but if Barca can win against them by luck and skills they qualify with more points.\n\nRijkaard needs to put up a strong formation against Bremen. It isn't gonna be easy, but will sure be an interesting match.\n\nGOOD LUCK BARCA!!!!!!!!!!!
213103
Dread..I'm a Trini born and bred...and doh get me wrong my tail was down in St James celebrating when we qualify...but win???\nThe group we in will give trouble, but by some miracle if they pass the group stage, they'll still meet the winners of anoter group...we all glad they reach...but they dead
294178
The USA don't get to play many competitive games that affect their rating outside of their own group region and because the quality of their opposition is lacking, then they win a lot which gives them the points to move up in the rankings. For instance, if Scotland or Wales were regularly placed in groups that contained teams made up of dead people, girls and the elderly then they would shoot up the rankings also. Mind up, they probably still would struggle in some of those games.
578283
Any team that plays with 10 men for so long in a match and does not lose deserve commendation.  In addition, this is their first appearance at the world cup!  Note that England has not been able to beat Sweden for ages with 11 men! I think they did very well not to lose.
46412
It is unlikely that any of these teams will advance out of the first round.  It is unfortunate, because I love the passion, creativity, and energy they bring to the game.  African soccer continues to progress, and they will have a better chance in the future.
170066
I've been saying this for a long time: this is the best Italian team in the WC since they won it in 82, even better than their finalist 94 team. This team can really play! I do think they could go all the way. Italians concentrate on defense defense defense, they have a killer one coupled with amazing attacking players. Watch out for these guys.
662083
Only if you keep working hard. The competition will only get tougher. Its all about how hard you want it.
37069
They are probably on the wrong side of the bubble right now, and they haven't played that many good teams. They need to win the MAC Tourney in order to go dancing. So even if they did go, they would probably get beat in the first round, unless they were a #12 seed playing a #5. Then they would have a legit shot at the second round, where they wouldn't go any further.
599282
With a performance like today's, no, we'll never win the World Cup.\n\nWe should decline to qualify for World Cups in Europe.  Not sure what it is, but in our last 7 matches in World Cups in Europe, we're 0-7 with 3 goals scored and 16 surrendered.
640493
Nice choice with italy. I've always had a soft spot for them and would want them to do well. I'm for brazil and am pretty satisfied with them as well. That is a good question though, I'm interested to see the answers
540851
They have a pretty decent chance for qualification now, i suppose we'll know in a week or so. As for winning it, well i think you've been drinking to much. they'll be lucky to score a try.
539144
I would consider them leading. The game is not over yet, so I would not say they are "winning" the game. In football/soccer, anything could happen at the last minutes. :-)
603113
Czech is ranked #2 in the world and Ghana #48.\nExcept for Ghanaians, who support based on country loyalty and not actual hope of a win, I don't think anyone expected this.\n\nI don't want to predict the US score against this team. The US has made major changes to the team that played against Czech Rep. Let's see how they perform against Italy first!