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One of the most recurrent things in football is that everybody always seem to underestimate the
United States side, leading to way too many surprises. The first such surprise was the legendary
victory of the USA in the 1950 World Cup over England, but it has happened in later times as well,
such as Colombia-USA in 1994, Argentina-USA in 1995, and Portugal-USA in 2002.
Last week Rio de Janeiro was awarded the hosting of the 2016 Olympic Games in a close contest with
Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago. All countries had brought leaders and celebrities to Copenhagen to
promote their bids. The US President Barack Obama even came to promote Chicago, that nevertheless,
to many people's surprise, were the first to be eliminated.
Beer and football go hand in hand - don't believe otherwise! And I love drinking beers while
wathing a football match! This is my personal list of the best beers to drink during football. It
must be underlined that the list builds on my experience while watching footbal, and that they do
not necessarily constitute what I consider the best beer!
On BBC World Football phone this weekend they talked about their favourite world cup memories,
which led myself to reflect on my favourite world cup memories.I started watching the world cup in
1982 when I was 7 years old, but 1986 was the first world cup that I watched passionately as a fan.
In spite of this limited timeframe, I still have difficulties in defining my one moment, so I have
made a
This is my very personal list of 99 matches I can come up with, which I remember I have watched,
remember the results, and the circumstances that I have watched it in. It is not necessarily in
prioritised order; I have just listed them as I come up with them!1) Denmark-Germany, 1992: I think
every Dane remembers this match, the 1992 Euro final, where Denmark sensationally defeated the
German
Not counting the Guyanas and Surinam, there is only one country in South America that has never
been to a World Cup: Venezuela. Considering that I love football so much, and that South America
indeed is the powerhouse of football passion, it may seem ironic that I have recently moved to
Venezuela.Its special history and closer links to the Caribbean and the US, made that the main
sport in
