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Yes what I was saying from the beginning. Not speaking formally. You thought you were correcting me the first time, but you didn’t understand what I was saying. That’s on you.
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The 2017-2018 Football Thread
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No, you said more people called the USA America than the continent.
There are more than 500 million native Spanish speakers. They call the USA "Norteamérica" or "Estados Unidos".
I guess you will agree that the USA is not North America. Brazil were also technically "United States" before.
boast
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When they call someone Americano, they just mean someone from the continent?
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That’s not what I was talking about. You said there were no countries south of America. I was referring the the USA as America. Again on you for not knowing what I was saying. Most people know what I mean.
bmac4
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I don’t understand. It’s a universal term for the USA to be called America and citizens are called Americans. No one calls people from Argentina, Brazil, or Mexico Americans.
I think in some countries the would call people from the USA just "Americano" and in others "Norteamericano".
I think you might hear things like "hermanos Americanos" on Columbus Day, for example.
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I know what you were saying.
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Maybe they don't call them Americans, but in certain contexts they call them Americanos.
The term is just being overridden historically, because they did not start calling people from the USA "Usians" from the beginning.
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I’m usually called gringo by my Hispanic friends.
Certain Asian friends call me gweilo and one particular friend calls me da biza. I refer to her as xiao biza. Haha.
Entertaining match between Poland and Colombia.
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So, Colombia lead Poland by one goal to nil as they start the second half.
Maybe there has been a glut of riches already on the pitch today, but it is a challenge for me to summon sufficient enthusiasm for this game to become engaged by it.
Maybe there has been a glut of riches already on the pitch today, but it is a challenge for me to summon sufficient enthusiasm for this game to become engaged by it.
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Centaurr
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first of all, there is a bunch of South american players in europe. with that comment i can tell you DONT know squat about football, stick to playing fifa on your old xbox. south american teams are better nowadays. brazil USED to be good but not anymore .....7-1 remember?
[doublepost=1529879977][/doublepost]did anyone see that assist from James to Cuadrado, holy moly!
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pachyderm
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I felt like every time i looked at the telly someone from the COL team was on a break all by themselves. 😛
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Haha this is a joke. Because South American players play in Europe that means their national teams are good? Please. Go get some football knowledge. Argentina is a joke, but have some great individual players.
England are basking in their win...far be it from me to ruin the party, but the Belgium - England match is going to be a completely different kettle of fish. For one thing, Belgium are a LOT better than either Tunisia or Panama, and absolutely good enough to beat England.
Southgate has managed both the national team itself and public expectations very well, and I wish him the best, but they could easily lose their next match - and there the real test of this "new" version of England truly begins.
Colombia finally woke up today.
Southgate has managed both the national team itself and public expectations very well, and I wish him the best, but they could easily lose their next match - and there the real test of this "new" version of England truly begins.
Colombia finally woke up today.
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Look: This is not what I hope (or would like) to see....I am a European, after all.
However: Nothing about Poland suggested the remotest possibility of victory - they did not deserve to win, and, one cannot applaud such uselessness on the pitch, even if one hails from - and would like to see - European teams do well.
pachyderm
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Colombia looked like they wanted that game more. They played harder, and just looked like they were hungry.
I am no South American basher, but it’s clear Europe has the edge in this World Cup. Other then Brazil (and I am not sure about them yet), no one in central or South America scares anyone. Belgium right now is the team to beat. England, Portugal, Spain, and France have all looked good at times. There is no doubt one of those teams will win in all this year. My pick is Belgium.
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Centaurr
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youre the one who said south amercians cant "hang in europe" i dont care about argentina
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whats columbia? its spelled Colombia. thats like if i spelled England like this: Ingland
bmac4
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I said the national teams were not as good as the European teams this year. Your argument was that some South American players play in Europe for club teams. That doesn’t mean anything since I am not talking about club football. There is not a national team in South America right now other than maybe Brazil that has a chance of winning the WC.
Pardon my typo. Someone gets real bent out of shape when South American teams get talked about poorly. Sorry I am just stating the obvious. The clear favorites right now after two group stage games are European teams. Please tell me a none European team that has a shot right now?
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What is interesting is how this reflects a wider decline in the calibre or quality of football from the region.
In the 70s and 80s, irrespective of where the WC was played (granted, playing somewhere in the Americas did appear to confer some sort of advantage to the teams from central and south America, as playing in Europe appeared to bestow a small advantage to the European teams)) Argentina, and Brazil, not to mention Uruguay - and occasionally Mexico - were always seen as serious opponents, not to be taken lightly, and two of them, Argentina and Brazil, were always viewed as serious contenders who could compete for the WC right up to, and including, the final.
Not any longer.
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