I'm going for England!
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World's best international team
I'm going for England!
hey where is greece?
well i'm going for england too..just for becham..
"People Always Lie" - House MD.
I don't think there's any doubt that the best International Football Team is found in the United States of America.
Australia. Bitch.
In Rugby of course. I assume this is a soccer poll. I'll take Spain.
For the future: America since Freddy Adu can only get better.
As for right now: England looks strong at the moment. Though I'd be wary of some teams from Africa.
Take care all.
Yes this is a footbal, or should I say 'soccer' (as you Yanks and Aussies call it) poll.
By the way USA and Austarlia suck at football, and Englan dare better than Australia at rugby as well, think back to the world cup.
There can be very little doubt that Brazil have the overall best national side. Most other nations have two or three key players who can change a match in a second. Brazil have those all over the field. The sheer range of attacking options they have is frightening, and some of the very best talents out there actually struggle to get in to the first team (Adriano, anyone?)
What's more, Brazil rarely underachieve. Their loss last week against Ecuador was their first in the entire World Cup Qualifying stage. A single loss in eleven games is something that many European teams could only dream of, with slip-ups against weak opposition being all too common. England fail to beat teams like Macedonia and Austria, France crash and burn in major tournaments, Holland failed to even qualify and of course, every single one of the european giants were beaten by Greece to the Euro 2004 trophy.
I'm not saying that Brazil are faultless, nor that any of their rivals are bad sides. However, they are by far the most reliable and consistent of the international sides in the world.
"The most important and recognize player in the history of the country."
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I were as great as Paulo Wanchope.
they did win the 98 world cup.France crash and burn in major tournaments,
But in the last World Cup and Euro 2004, they were crap.
Brazil are a bit overated in my opinion. In qualification the only test they face is Argentina. Argentina best players are getting too old (Crespo, Veron). Portugal and Spain underachieve, and despite having great individual players, their teams lack spirit. France, Italy and especially Germany all underachieve, and all three have lost recognisable people. Ireland, Mexico, USA, the African teams and the Asian teams haven't got the quality. That leaves England, Czech Republic and Holland, in my opinion, one of these 3 teams will win the next world cup (hopefully England)
i went for the chezch's because they work very well as a team far more than brazil, france ect and also because after watching my England team play like a bunch of americans last wednesday i can't won't vote for them.
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-The allways inspiring leeza
You have to remember, Australia is the only team to make it to the World Rugby Cup final 3 times. They have 2 WRC titles...more than any other team. Australia is ALWAYS a contender in Rugby.Originally Posted by tomamar04
And Uruguay won the 1930 World Cup. What's your point? '98 and '00 were the only two successful tournaments the French have ever had. Apart from that they've made very little progress, and haven't exactly performed well in the games they have won.
England are nowhere near to tournament winning standard, either. We've got the potential, but it never seems to amount to anything, and as long as Sven remains unwilling to try new players this will continue to be the case. Compare the Spanish side of 2002 to today's: Fernando Torres, Xavi, Exteberria and co. have all broken into the first team since then. The only unforced changes in England's team are Rooney and Lampard. Funnily enough, these players have had a hugely positive impact on the team, yet Sven still won't give his younger talents a chance.
Holland are pretty similar. On paper they have a great side (although the defence is a little suspect) but they rarely come together and perform on the big occasions. Consider their quarter final against Sweden in Euro 2004: They were matched quite easily by a team that they really should have beaten, and had to resort to penalties to progress. Their individuals just couldn't combine to tear apart opposition the way they could have.
The Czechs do play well as a team, but one has to wonder how far they can go without Pavel Nedved, and Poborsky on the brink of retirement. The one weakness of the Czechs is that while they'll perform brilliantly on a good day (such as against Holland this summer) on a bad day they'll be absolutely awful (like against Latvia in their opening game).
That is where I think Brazil really shine. I don't think I've seen the current Brazilian side play a bad game of football. They've been average at times, maybe even underachieved a little, but they're never ever bad. On a bad day Brazil might let in 3 goals against Costa Rica, but on that same day they'll score 5 at the other end, and that's why they are the best footballing nation on the planet right now.
"The most important and recognize player in the history of the country."
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be like if I were as great as Paulo Wanchope.
Just to go directly against you mate I.m going for Argentina. Whereas I think Brazil are a top quality side I still think they have defensive frailties that can be exposed by the right team. For every quality player the Brazilians have, the Argentines have one too. Ronaldihno - Saviola. Lucio - Samuel, Adriano - Tevez (who by the way was absolutely awesome in the Olympics and the Copa America and in my opinion the most awesome talent on the planet!!!), Cafu - Zanetti etc etc. I actually think that both teams are on a par with Brazil probably slightly edging it on attacking power but losing out defensively. Anyway I am gonna agree with you on England. We are not good enough at the moment to win a major tournament. The only way I can see that happening is either Sven growing a pair or the F.A. bringing in a fresh approach that isn't Steve McLaren.
I am going to continue agreeing with you cause its fun. And I do. Czechs lack stature at the back and leak goals. Like you say Nedved and Poborsky are on the way out and lets face it what happens if Baros gets injured? Jan Koller on his own upfront. That would be like Heskey playing up on his own for England.
Brazil prove themselves on the world stage consistently, and there are other tests in South America. Ecuador are obviously a well organised team as this is the second time in recent years they have overcome Brazil, then Columbia, Paraguay (who have a very good youth setup) and Uruguay. Argentina's best players are not Crespo and Veron anymore. Think Tevez, Saviola, D'Allesandro and Samuel. I saw no evidence of a lack of spirit from the Portuguese in Euro 2004, particularly against England, and bouncing back from their first day defeat to Russia. USA were 1/4 finalists of the 2002 World Cup and looked every bit a team that played for eachother, the only thing they lack is the support of the American public. They are very well organised not unlike the Czechs. Senegal, Nigeria and Cameroon have been constant obstacles to teams in major tournaments and the quality of African football improves vastly almost every year and while Pele's prediction that an Asian or African team would win a world cup by the year 2000 was a little pre-emptive, Greece's success at Euro 2004 should demonstrate that any team can win or do very well in a major tournament. With strikers like Eto'o and Martins and the influence of foreign coaches who practice defensive tactics to counteract the African's natural urge to play flair football, we could see an African world cup winner emerge in the next 20 years. That's if France and Holland stop stealing all the best players just cause they colonised them. Gullit, Vieira, Zidane, etc.Brazil are a bit overated in my opinion. In qualification the only test they face is Argentina. Argentina best players are getting too old (Crespo, Veron). Portugal and Spain underachieve, and despite having great individual players, their teams lack spirit. France, Italy and especially Germany all underachieve, and all three have lost recognisable people. Ireland, Mexico, USA, the African teams and the Asian teams haven't got the quality. That leaves England, Czech Republic and Holland, in my opinion, one of these 3 teams will win the next world cup (hopefully England)
Still it's nice to see someone else starting football threads.
Brazil need I say more?
Portugal... in football....
(for some reason I've lost my faith in England tream sonce Beckham entered there!)
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