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FIFA...It's Not An Accounting Term

Following soccer in the U.S. is a bit like a cult membership (along with hockey).  I suppose like all cults, we try our best to evangelize outsiders to the cause.  In that vein, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) just completed its grouping selections for World Cup 2010 in South Africa.  The US will play in Group C along with England, Algeria, and Slovenia.  [Bonus points if you can name the capital of Slovenia or the first NHL player to emerge from the country, without looking either up.]  Not to knock either of the other two teams, but I think U.S. and England should emerge from the group to go on to the elimination round.

Also, in years past, one group has been dubbed the Group of Death because of the high concentration of top quality teams.  This year, I think Group G is a possible contender.  Three teams are really good--leaving North Korea.  I guess they'll be playing for their lives, so they at least bring something to the moniker.  [Max Power's alternate suggestion was that DPRK is the country of death...there's a lot of room to play with here.]

Thoughts?  Just dying to come out of the closet as a fan of the sport?  Will the current 2Ls have the audacity to take a week off as summer associates to travel to South Africa to watch the matches as co-blogger Disco Stu did?   

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).