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

[Amparo Connors]

Cool facts Steve; thanks for sharing! My loyalties are split between two low contenders, USA & Colombia! Although my three kids played, I’m not much of a fan; yes I’m a bad tea drinking Colombian ☺

My cousins are nuts about “Futbol” and already are debating who’ll win; they really ‘hate’ Argentina & Brazil.  Praying the games are safe and without major controversies. Hope all fans enjoy exciting matches; Amparo

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From: Steve Maggi - SMA Law Firm [mailto:smaggi at smalawyers.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 12:14 PM
To: fredslist at gothamnetworking.com
Subject: [Fredslist] The world's game: World Cup begins today: A few facts off the top of my head and some tips

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 - 5
Italy - 4
Germany - 3
Argentina - 2
Uruguay - 2
France, 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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