Ba Expats Bold World Cup Predictions

[mc kenna]

Teem Howard,hats off to you sonny!!!!you made us proud!

 

[French jurist]

OK, my predictions (yours welcome):
Argentine-Belgium -> Belgium
France-Germany -> France
Brazil - Colombia -> Colombia
Netherland - Costa Rica -> Netherland

 

[internationalguy]

OK, my predictions (yours welcome):
Argentine-Belgium -> Belgium
France-Germany -> France
Brazil - Colombia -> Colombia
Netherland - Costa Rica -> Netherland

I think I agree, except for France of course.

 

[thorsten]

I agree with frenchie on the first and last pick, but predict a different winner in the second (of course ) and third. That being said, I think its a very close world cup so far with the "favorites" not showing their real potential and non-favorite teams playing some really good games.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

[background=rgb(246, 246, 246)] The soccer game and my siesta ended at almost precisely the same time. Coincidence? I think not.[/background]​

 

[Matiasba]

OK, my predictions (yours welcome):
Argentine-Belgium -> Belgium
France-Germany -> France
Brazil - Colombia -> Colombia
Netherland - Costa Rica -> Netherland

3 europeans and Colombia as semifinalists? In a WC played at South America? Are you crazy?

The final will be Bra-Arg and Arg will be the champion. Be sure of that.

 

[Matiasba]

[background=rgb(246, 246, 246)]The soccer game and my siesta ended at almost precisely the same time. Coincidence? I think not.[/background]

Hey!

Quit that. Its annoying.

Bye

 

[scotttswan]

Teem Howard,hats off to you sonny!!!!you made us proud!

nicolas anelka was amazing in goals for the usa. :lol:

 

[Jaredberryman]

My bet is on Argentina now. Messi is just too much and too clutch. Has showed up at just the right time in every game now. I'm wondering if Frenchie wants to rethink his statement that he can't carry a team like Zidane or Maradona?? Because so far he has.

 

[Napoleon]

Really? What do you call black people, the melaninly gifted?

1) It's "pigmentally gifted"

2) As bad as he sounds, he's right about the Swiss. Just because you are born and raised in Switzerland, that doesn't make you a Swiss citizenship. Citizenship from birth is very much a New World practice. Many of the Swiss players became Swiss because they were good soccer players (no matter where they were born). They weren't "Swiss people who happen to become good at soccer."

Switzerland isn't an "immigrant country" like the US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Australia... It's an old world country and you're either Swiss, or you're not... but you can become Swiss.

From Wiki:

Acquisition of Swiss Citizenship
Jus sanguis
A child is Swiss at birth if:

He is the child of a married couple of whom at least one parent is Swiss.
He is the child of a Swiss mother not married to the child's father.
A child of a Swiss father not married to the mother is considered Swiss by birth when a link of paternity is declared.

Notice that just being born in Switzerland isn't enough?

You can be offended by "racist" comments, but Switzerland is the one with the citizenship laws, not the posters on this board.