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the u.s. men win the world cup

8/24/2014

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Moving Forward With A World Cup Title
   
   Now that we’ve won a World Cup, about time, it is necessary to stay the course, and keep winning, right? Sure, that’s what Uruguay thought in the 1930’s but over time, and long past their championship of 1950 they remained a top team, but never really a team that would confidently win another World Cup title. Their expectations diminished a little bit. Some took to biting, others realized the best was behind them. We shouldn’t be too shocked to have won a World Cup. As Americans, we have taken a similar path to Brasil. They at first weren’t that good at soccer. The best teams around them were Argentina and Uruguay. From the 50s onward Brasil really took flight and became that team, the team. Everybody expects Brasil to win, all the time. But it wasn’t always that way for them, just as it wasn’t always that way for the U.S. We had to wait an extra long time compared to Brasil. But true to form, just like in our basketball capabilities, we became leaders in soccer. What has kept Brasil so prevalent all these years – despite going through droughts without a Cup title every so often – has been their approach to the game. They are expected to win, but more importantly, they are expected to entertain as well. You can’t just get on a field and win. You also have to entertain. That’s the fun part, that’s the best part. We, as Americans, have to keep our eye on the entertainment part of the game. In the long run, if you out entertain your opponent, you should likely beat them on the scoreboard. 

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Tim
8/25/2014 04:28:07 am

The US men's team wins - HA LOL HA!

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rick
10/27/2014 06:07:15 am

not too sure about them winning altogether!

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Rachel
12/10/2014 07:51:27 am

yeah, right

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