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Who’s Your No.2?

June 5th, 2006 | By: Trent | 11 Comments »

Less than four days from Ecuador’s Group A opening match against Poland. Germany and Costa Rica will kick things off just before that game. Sixty-four matches in a month’s time. Sweet!

Which got me thinking–what other team(s) do you root for and why? Is there some complicated calculus that leads you to cheer for the Netherlands, or did you once find a Togo jersey at a second-hand store? Same continent? Different continent? Uniforms, star players, your wife/husband/girlfriend/mailman’s home country? Any of you cheer for Ecuador even though it’s not your primary team?

Let’s hear it.

Tags: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Poland, rooting interest

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By mdo | June 5th, 2006 at 6:11 pm

spain…i was born and raised in ecuador, but my family fled from spain during the franco times. i still have family in catalunya. so spain is number 2, but ecuador is a solid 1…

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By Trent | June 5th, 2006 at 6:26 pm

Nice story, mdo. Well, not that your family had to flee Spain, but you get my meaning.

You can count me in the surely-Spain-will-advance-far-this-time crowd.

By chamo | June 5th, 2006 at 6:47 pm

The Confed Cup was a little World Cup and Argentina suffered a sad defeat.

So als Football allways gives a second chance, this time ist Argentina’s turn…

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By Orlando Pasto | June 5th, 2006 at 7:17 pm

my number 2 pick has to be United States. i was born in the u.s. so i have to cheer for them. My Dad and my Mom are from Ecuador (Guayaquil)

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By Ecuador4life | June 5th, 2006 at 7:42 pm

In the spirit of the under dog. I”ll have to pick Trinidad and Tobago to take it all. If this were to happen I can see a nice little Disney movie similiar to the “Jamaican Bob sledding team” soon to be released in a movie theater near you.

E4L

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By Roland | June 5th, 2006 at 8:31 pm

The United States. My family is Spanish, so I hope La Seleccion has more luck this time around, but I was born in the US, so they’re my definite no.2.

That said, if the Yanks don’t advance I’ll probably root for either Portugal or Mexico. But I sure hope Spain bucks the trend and finally shows what they can do.

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By malik | June 5th, 2006 at 8:43 pm

GOOD BLOG!!!
I am from north africa, so anyone from africa is a favorite..i was born in argentina so that is also my favorite, and i live in USA, so i hate the us national team.

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By Trent | June 5th, 2006 at 8:52 pm

Thanks, Malik.

Speaking of North Africa and the USA, Maroc looked pretty good against the United States last week.

By Martin | June 5th, 2006 at 10:18 pm

Argentina. Since Ecuador made it a habit, until 2002 of not comepting in a World Cup, I always supported Argentina. I wasn’t too wild about Argetina’s teams in 1990 and 1998 due to their style of play but other than that I have always followed Argentina. And I especially like their current team.

Since I now live in the US, I also want to see the US team do well but with Bruce Arena as the coach I just don’t like the team and many of the players on the US squad I don’t care for either. This World Cup will be the one where I least care about the US doing well since their return in 1990 to the World Cup stage.

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By pf | June 5th, 2006 at 10:25 pm

Poland — by heart
Brazil — by marriage!

If the first one flops (which is usually the case) I get to put my “cors do Brasil” and enjoy tense family gatherings all the way to the finals!

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By Robbie | June 6th, 2006 at 5:59 am

If Ireland were in there it would be ecuador and ireland jointly but since they’re not and i’m a 1/16th spanish then it has to be spain. I also wouldn’t mind england doing well.

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