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Well at least we know who the U.S. won't be playing in group play at the 2010 World Cup. The United States is in Pot 2 along with: Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Honduras, Mexico, and New Zealand; so the U.S. will not be drawn against those teams in the 32-team field. England named among top seeds for World Cup
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How does Argentina, who barely made it into the World Cup get a top seed?
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FIFA WORLD RANKINGS
POT 1
South Africa
#1 Spain
#2 Brazil
#3 Netherlands
#4 Italy
#6 Germany
#8 Argentina
#9 England
POT 2
#14 United States
#15 Mexico
#21 Australia
#38 Honduras
#43 Japan
#52 South Korea
#77 New Zealand
#84 North Korea
POT 3
#11 Cameroon
#16 Ivory Coast
#17 Chile
#19 Uruguay
#22 Nigeria
#28 Algeria
#30 Paraguay
#37 Ghana
POT 4
#5 Portugal
#7 France
#12 Greece
#18 Switzerland
#20 Serbia
#26 Denmark
#33 Slovenia
#34 Slovakia
NOTICEABLE ABSENTEES
#10 Croatia
#13 Russia
#23 Czech Republic
#24 Ukraine
#25 Israel
#27 Bulgaria
#29 Egypt
OTHER TOP 50 COUNTRIES ABSENT
#31 Norway
#32 Romania
#35 Ecuador
#36 Ireland
#39 Northern Ireland
#40 Colombia
#41 Turkey
#42 Sweden
#44 Costa Rica
#45 Latvia
#46 Scotland
#47 Mali
#48 Gabon
#49 Burkina Faso
#50 Venezuela
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POT 3 is a very favorable bracket for the US
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By screwing around, and not winning their group, either France or Portugal will wind up in "The Group of Death". Let's hope the US isn't in there with them. 
Kids play sports because they find it fun. Eliminate the fun and soon you eliminate the kid.
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POT 3 is a very favorable bracket for the US
It doesn't work that way 'notsofast'. Those teams from Pot 3 will be drawn with and against teams from Pots 1-2-4. So, none of the teams in Pot 3 will be in the same group. Also:
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Pots 2-4 are based purely on a geopgraphical basis and there is no seeding to them. This is to ensure there will be no more than one team from any one confederation, and no pot with more than two European nations (of which there will be five).
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I actually hope that they draw a couple of good teams. I am a huge US fan, but come on; no Guch, no Davies. I would rather lose to good teams then get into an "easy" group and get knocked out. I just don't see us doing much damage unless Jermaine Jones gets fit (and is playing well) and we can find another good defender or two (the Mexican kid and Demerrit healthy). If we go to a 4-5-1, we won't be able to score. if we play a 4-4-2, we won't be able to defend. Either way, the outlook is not very good.
"Boys, even if it means dying on the pitch, we must win!" Marc-Vivien Foe 1975 - 2003
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Spector played well for West Ham last weekend. England US Ivory Coast Portugal Do you think the US could get out of this group?
Kids play sports because they find it fun. Eliminate the fun and soon you eliminate the kid.
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Ouch Hurst, I think you just sunk my battleship >;-0
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What stinks for the US, is that the five weakest teams in the tournament, at least in terms of the world rankings, are in Pot 2. The US has no chance of being grouped with one of these teams, eliminating the opportunity of having at least one "relatively easy" opponent in their group.
Kids play sports because they find it fun. Eliminate the fun and soon you eliminate the kid.
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