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I'm surprised that Nate Silver fancies Uruguay so much.

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by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Sat Dec 5th, 2009 at 03:59:33 AM EST
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Nate's got Uruguay ranked at #10, which is a lot higher than their FIFA ranking. But even there they're ranked as #19.

They don't have a lot of depth in their team, but you're playing them for the first game. They're going to be dangerous.

Also, remember the last time an underperforming French team drew the host...

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sat Dec 5th, 2009 at 06:29:01 AM EST
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"They don't have a lot of depth in their team, but you're playing them for the first game."

Unlikely.
I don't reckon I'll be picked.

As far as I'm concerned, they're playing them. And indeed France may well struggle -they do have the worst coach in the world.

"Also, remember the last time an underperforming French team drew the host..."

When was that?

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Sat Dec 5th, 2009 at 06:44:28 AM EST
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Heh, I'm used to employing nationalistic shorthands for football teams. It's what makes the European and World Cups interesting! If I'd only care about the quality of the playing I'd prefer the champions league.

As for the 'last time', I got my facts mixed up.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sat Dec 5th, 2009 at 09:14:50 AM EST
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