why do i bother too much for  World cups?
453790
You love it, thats why! :)
1050728
Well Boot, it would be nice if you can give some decent tips for the final group games or the 2nd rd.\nI have been having a dreadful World Cup\n\nYou IM me with any of your tips.\n\nCheers.
1121046
Well, it only happens every four years and when it does come around - The FIFA World Cup holds the entire global public under its spell. An accumulated audience of over 37 billion people watched the France 98 tournament, including approximately 1.3 billion for the final alone, while over 2.7 million people flocked to watch the 64 matches in the French stadia. These numbers top even the Olympics!\n\nI lived in Italy for about 10 years, and when I got married there, my family came over for the wedding.  My brother is a HUGE football fan, and loves many of the teams in Italy.  We got tickets for him and my cousin to see a game in Genova - they were playing a team from Bologna - he was utterly amazed when he got there.  First, the visiting team fans had to be escorted into the stadium from the Carabinieri (the nations police) and then they were in a confined area that was covered in non-breakable glass (and bullet proof!)  It was not until then that my brother really understood the passion that these countries have for their teams - it is like a religion - countries go in mourning if they loose!\n\nSo WHY DO THEY GET SO UPSET?? - every four years, each country picks their top players and pray, chant, scream etc.. for them to win.. and if they do.. it is worth more to the country than any Gold Olympic medal.
324233
I think it's a great decision.  Since the world cup is every 4 years, just because a team was good enough to win the World Cup 4 years ago does not mean they are good enough to even make it past the qualifying round.  Just look at France in 1998 and then in 2002...two completely different teams.  I can see the host country because that's where a lot of your attendance is coming from and you don't want to alienate the citizens of that country.  Good job FIFA!!!
414867
it takes not only skill, but organization and heart, as well. in football, spirit is more valuable than in any other sport. that's why a world cup is so revered. Isn't it a beautiful game? You need all three. If your skill and tactics lag behind your energy, you will fail. You need all three.
503876
NICE ...check out http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com for ideas to improve
681165
IF I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY..BUT I DONT WANT TO WATCH WOLRD CUP, THE TRUTH IS I WANT TO WATCH WORLD CUP..thee..hee
540094
Well maybe you should sit and let them know how important this game is in your life and around the world. Remember that the world cup is coming up and you should use it as an example to make your case. Show your family the beauty and comradely in the game, the sportsmanship and the unity this game can create among different races. Good luck.
406119
It's certainly cool here in England (we call it football)and it is the world's most popular sport. Look out for the Football World Cup starting in Germany this June. The US have qualified and will have done well if they get to the knock out stages. The first games are on a 4 team, league basis with 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. They play each other once, 3 games in total. The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the next rounds where it becomes a straightforward knockout in each match. Win - and you advance towards the final. It is a hell of a lot bigger than the Olympics, although most Americans do not know of it's existence. Get your kids playing on to an adult level. With your population you should be worldbeaters - but you are nowhere near it. Catch the World Cup on TV if you can. The atmosphere will be phenomenal!
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It may be meaningless but is a chance for a country to be united in a celebration; they (and we all) celebrate victories in the world cup because it is a competition against the best 32 teams of the world; if you win a match you CAN say it is meaningless because of the round or the game circumstances but nevertheless it is your country winning against one of the countries that proved to be good enough to qualify. Maybe Germany is not the best team in the world right now but it is their world cup and they should enjoy it as I think they are.
362685
There are other competitions that are scheduled round it such as the European cup, this is every 4 years too. So European teams spend the first 2 years after the world cup qualifying for and playing in the Euro Championships then once these are over qualifying for the world cup.
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my best guess is that more people are home at night. it would really suck to miss the world cup final because you're at work.\n\nthere are so many other preliminary games that i'm sure it's far too expensive/difficult to plan to have them all at primetime.
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I don't give a toss who comes in where. \nor even who wins the world cup.\nI have waited for 4 years for this tournament. \nand all i want to see are good and exciting games of world class football.
115807
football? many cups. go to the fifa website and check
1012478
you can try.\ngo to google and put in world cup tickets,\ni did it yesterday\nthey are expensive
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Because Germany is a "super-power" whether in soccer or political but a lot to be desired, cos it don't make any sense for a country to be hosting the world cup more than once considering the number of countries in the world.\n\nDove162
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For a single sports event, no doubt the Fifa World Cup, held every four years, where the continental champions and the best soccer teams of the world (becuase they earned their right to qualify afrer a tedious qualification process) face off to see who is crowned as the best team of the World after that tournament.