[Fredslist] The world's game: World Cup begins today: A few facts off the top of my head and some tips

[Steve Maggi - SMA Law Firm]

Today is the happiest day of my life until four years from today and so on
and so on...why? It's the first day of the World Cup!! It's the 20th world
cup.

Here are a few facts: There have been 19 world cups played and only 8 teams
have won it.Brazil - 5Italy - 4Germany - 3Argentina - 2Uruguay - 2France,
Spain and England - 1 each
The 7 times the Cup has been hosted in South America, it has been won by a
South American team.The 7 times it has been hosted in Europe....a European
team has won it!(Is there a them here?)it was also in the US (94),
Korea/Japan (98) and South Africa (2012).
So what will happen this time around?
My prediction: 3 South American teams and Ghana in the semi's. After that
it's a crapshoot!
I recommend you go to some local bars where people root hard-core for their
respective nations. I will be going to a lot of them. The NY Times has a
good article on this...
Go Ghana!!
Enjoy the cup!!
Steve Maggi
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