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Entries from December 2008

Merry Holidays

December 25th, 2008 · No Comments

A Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone out there. When all you boys and girls dig in and start opening presents, be sure to avoid this pitfall: Merry Christmas!!

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The Road to South Africa

December 15th, 2008 · 8 Comments

There are still 100 teams participating in World Cup qualifying, 31 one of which will join the hosts for the big show in South Africa in 2010. But who really still has a shot to go? And who really should already be making their hotel reservations? Which of the big guns are in trouble? Which […]

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National Team Rankings – 12/15/08

December 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Rank Country OFF Rating DEF Rating 1. Brazil 1.97 303.74 2. Spain 1.57 340.61 3. Argentina 1.80 247.19 4. Netherlands 1.49 295.77 5. England 1.59 248.67 6. France 1.41 279.39 7. Italy 1.38 268.03 8. Germany 1.87 191.00 9. Czech Republic 1.57 212.43 10. Portugal 1.46 204.98 11. Romania 1.33 218.92 12. Croatia 1.33 213.82 […]

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2010 World Cup Qualifying Chances – 12/15/08

December 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Here’s the list of the chances of qualifying based on the 10,000 simulations. Obviously no rounding was needed. Country Qualify% South Africa 100.00% Brazil 99.88% Australia 99.85% Paraguay 99.44% Japan 99.09% Spain 99.09% Netherlands 98.41% Argentina 98.34% Mexico 97.13% England 96.86% Korea Republic 95.59% USA 95.24% Germany 93.42% Italy 91.10% Iran 86.04% Côte d’Ivoire 79.29% […]

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What the Hell Was That?

December 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Hi folks (if there’s anyone still there). I’m back after a long layoff. I could explain things further, but suffice it to say, life happens. But I’m back and will be posting more regularly (I hope). One thing to note is that the site will probably shift a little bit more in the soccer/other stuff […]

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