well, that single country you've picked has done it once

(we did lose in the semis in 1970, didn't we?) which is more than the entire continent of Africa has managed.

But more generally, your point about them being t a disadvantage having never hosted it is totally fair, obviously.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 1st 2006 at 13:34:39

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Question - if England don't win the world cup, who would you choose to lift it instead? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 13:12:15
- iran (n/m) (Other Football) - johnmcdowellshair, Jun 1, 13:27:15
  - how quickly? (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Jun 1, 13:27:56
    - I would have said Colombia as they might get shot but it seems they didnt qualify (n/m) (Other Football) - Duck and Chips, Jun 1, 13:34:38
- Dutch - best outcome, USA - worst outcome (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 1, 13:21:03
  - yeah, was toss-up between Australia and US for me as worst outcome (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 13:21:59
- Ivory Coast as I would be ?1000 richer (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:17:08
- Ivory Coast (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 1, 13:14:58
  - forget all these minnows winning it. Would devalue the achievement of previous winners (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 13:16:54
    - Oh say one of the minnows played Germany in the final... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:23:02
      - nope, would support the minnow in that case (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 13:26:14
    - so it would have been sh*t for the Prem if we'd won in 92/3? (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 1, 13:22:07
      - Well, it would have been fantastic for us, but (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 13:23:42
        
        wasn't the Prem a bit crap last season? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 1, 13:26:36
    - I don't see how that's good for football at all (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:20:44
    - African nations are always foolishly underated at world cups (Other Football) - pants, Jun 1, 13:19:55
      - They havent really achieved much in world cups though (Other Football) - earlydoors, Jun 1, 13:25:32
      - No they're not... (Other Football) - Jono, Jun 1, 13:23:25
        
        they only have 5 teams though...2 usually go through... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:25:43
        
        Yes but how often do they reach the semis ir better (n/m) (Other Football) - earlydoors, Jun 1, 13:29:22
        
        how often do England reach the semis or better outside of Europe? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:32:38
        
        How long has england been a continent (n/m) (Other Football) - earlydoors, Jun 1, 13:36:29
        
        I was just making a European team an example... (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:41:27
        
        well, that single country you've picked has done it once (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 13:34:39
        
        no they lost to West Germany in the QF...but Europe have 15 countries... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:37:49
        
        no we didn't (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 1, 13:37:08
        
        point is - Chances of their being a European winner are far greater (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:43:30
        
        Yeah but progressing to the knockout stages... (Other Football) - Jono, Jun 1, 13:28:10
        
        they've never hosted a World Cup and when they do... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 1, 13:31:53
        
        Yeah, that's a fair point... (Other Football) - Jono, Jun 1, 13:39:35
    - Where do you draw the line? Are Sweden proper? (n/m) (Other Football) - redacteur de lait, Jun 1, 13:19:13
      - Like Sweden me... (Other Football) - Jono, Jun 1, 13:24:05
      - Not in my mind, no. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 13:20:23
        
        like big clubs, big football nations are all w*nkers (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 1, 13:24:05
        
        I want the team who are most entertaining to win it, that might put more expectation on (Other Football) - lovely old job, Jun 1, 13:27:36
      - Mattias Jonson to end up with the golden boot to further show us all what a **** worthless (Other Football) - lovely old job, Jun 1, 13:20:15
    - Paraguay then. (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Jun 1, 13:17:30
- Ecuador (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 1, 13:14:22
- Angola. What a party that would be! Especially if you live in Luanda. (n/m) (Other Football) - redacteur de lait, Jun 1, 13:13:59
- Spain (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Jun 1, 13:13:38

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