USA vs England: Will you still like us when this match is over?

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Group C - England vs USA

"Englund!" boom,boom - "Englund!" Boom, boom! The fans scream as the drum is beat.

"USA! USA! USA!" Flags are waving, people are painted in red, white, and blue

Opening match in the World Cup, does it get any better?

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/4713726/ce/us/united-states-draws-england-first-game&cc=5901?ver=us

Is anyone a fan? Do you have a favorite? Can you wait till next year? Is it too early to start thinking about the cup?

True, today we are kin, next year, some of us may hate each other. Will the match break up the JW Anglo-American world power partnership and prove the WTS wrong again?

Chime in if you are a fan, we don't have much time until we play.

Dissed - Can't wait for the match and the after game riot. Yeah baby!

keyser soze

I suspect the majority of Americans don't really care. Those that do don't really expect the US to win.

JWinprotest

I'm a huge fan, and I've been following qualification quite closely. Italy is my team howevr if England has both Lampard and Gerrard healthy, I think they will be the team to beat.

freddo

Poor old England! David Mellor one of our ex-politicians said of the England team something like "We never seem to reach higher than the upper slopes of mediocrity."

I reckon that since the World cup win of 1966 with chants of "Two World Wars and a World cup too!" (towards West Germany, the losers) from the less reverent fans that England fans are desperate for success. But save for one brief flurry of hope in 1990 (?) where Gary Lineker was captain and they got to the semi-finals, it's always been "out on penalties" (England are pretty consistently rubbish at penalty shoot-outs) or crash and burn in the early stages.

Whereas Britain punches above her weight on the world stage of politics, England always punch below their weight in footie! (Soccer)

I really really hope and pray that England reach the final next summer, so that I can drive on empty roads to the beach and get some peace away from it all!

freddo

Oh, forgot to add:- England will comfortably beat USA ... and so they should. (Unless it goes to penalties of course!)

But it's a bit like the US Navy beating the Royal Navy - a foregone conclusion - we might get a few of your ships but you'll still have a dozen carriers left while ours are playing at being permanent submarines!

dig692

I used to be a big fan. I would start off cheering for USA but as soon as they were out of the running (which usually happened pretty quickly) I would switch over to Brazil or Italy because they were the better teams

finallysomepride

I can't see how either team is going to win, one plays 'Football' & the other play 'Soccer' LOL

cantleave

EN-GER-LUND, EN-GER-LUND, EN-GER-LUND! as we shout when England play.

Of course it won't changed Anglo-American realtions, but boy we will whip those yankee assses!!!!!!

jambon1

I hope USA tear England a new one in that game.

Mon the yanks!

dissed

Sorry cantleave - It sounded like Eng-lund! But was hard to tell with the heavy accent and all. lol

USA had a pretty good showing in South Africa earlier this year. Gives me hope, sort of.

Trivia quiz: What is the most played sport in the USA for young kids?

Answer: Soccer

Its just a matter of time before the USA consistently fields a world contending team.

USA vs England: Will you still like us when this match is over?

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