[Football] South America vs Europe

[Eeyore]

I've only just learnt that Mexico is in North America.

Mind you, I knew I'd fail my geography O level when I couldn't find the classroom.

Don't worry. I was good at locational geography and regarded it as 'Central America'.

A lot of it depends on your teaching.

 

[dadams2k11]

Colombia are my lucky pick in the workplace sweepstake, so it's time for them to hit the form they were in against Poland to crush the meagre England's false hopes. Up Los Cafeteros!

I pulled England and Brazil [emoji16]

 

[BNthree]

So what are your predictions for today’s games?

I’m going France/Uruguay.

Well predicted!

 

[Eeyore]

I pulled England and Brazil [emoji16]

Not short of choice then.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

One of them can't have a South American team....

Well...

Fair enough.

 

[Juan Albion]

Don't worry. I was good at locational geography and regarded it as 'Central America'.

A lot of it depends on your teaching.

Central America is also in North America.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Central America is also in North America.

Just like the Mid West goes centrally all the way up to the Canadian border, but we expect that of America don't we?

 

[GT49er]

Maybe it would have been better to make the thread 'The Americas vs. Europe' (and yes, I am pretty much writing off Japan!)

 

[Juan Albion]

Just like the Mid West goes centrally all the way up to the Canadian border, but we expect that of America don't we?

By America, I assume you mean the USA?

 

[Juan Albion]

Maybe it would have been better to make the thread 'The Americas vs. Europe' (and yes, I am pretty much writing off Japan!)

Latin America vs Europe. (+Japan for being nice)

 

[Sussex Nomad]

By America, I assume you mean the USA?

You assume correctly, where else on the American continent would this happen, who else has a border with Canada, and who else calls themselves America? Bit pedantic I think.

 

[Juan Albion]

You assume correctly, where else on the American continent would this happen, who else has a border with Canada, and who else calls themselves America? Bit pedantic I think.

Not really pedantic, given the conversation. One thing that really ticks off people from Central America and Mexico (and South America as well) is when people call the US 'America' - or at least when the Yanks do it. It is particularly galling to those being turned away at the border right now who consider themselves "American".

 

[Robot Chicken]

Not really pedantic, given the conversation. One thing that really ticks off people from Central America and Mexico (and South America as well) is when people call the US 'America' - or at least when the Yanks do it. It is particularly galling to those being turned away at the border right now who consider themselves "American".

The 2026 World Cup will obviously be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico making it an American World Cup...

 

[Juan Albion]

The 2026 World Cup will obviously be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico making it an American World Cup...

North American World Cup. And perhaps if the three hosts all get byes into the Finals, Central America will have more representatives as well.

 

[Stat Brother]

On the off chance this hasn't made it tooooooooo NSC:-

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[pastafarian]

Europe teams havnt really set the competition on fire so far, i was thinking no european country if we were on fire and on top of our game would give us serious problems, the French have destroyed that theory.......mediocre to wtf in one round

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Europe teams havnt really set the competition on fire so far, i was thinking no european country if we were on fire and on top of our game would give us serious problems, the French have destroyed that theory.......mediocre to wtf in one round

Croatia were pretty decent. And Modric is something special.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Not really pedantic, given the conversation. One thing that really ticks off people from Central America and Mexico (and South America as well) is when people call the US 'America' - or at least when the Yanks do it. It is particularly galling to those being turned away at the border right now who consider themselves "American".

Fair enough, still pedantic, can't be arsed. Carry on.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

On the off chance this hasn't made it tooooooooo NSC:-

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Best roll/dive since the Argie in 86. Buttreagaeonio, spelt terribly wrong but you know the one.

 

[whitelion]

Great job, Nostradamus

Never said I was. Always good to bet against me.