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Japan Has Zero Chance of Winning World Cup — Goldman Sachs
wsj.com ^ | May 29, 2014 | wsj

Posted on 05/29/2014 1:31:24 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Brazil has nearly an even shot at winning the upcoming World Cup, while Japan has none whatsoever. Those are the odds calculated by the investment banking house Goldman SachsGS -0.02% in its World Cup and Economics 2014 report, which gives host country Brazil a 48.5% shot of winning the much-watched international soccer tournament.

Japan’s chance, on the other hand, is 0.0%

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Japan
KEYWORDS: worldcup2014
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1 posted on 05/29/2014 1:31:25 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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FIFA’s Global Stadium opens
2 posted on 05/29/2014 1:41:24 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Pulling off a last-minute trip to Brazil, which is hosting the World Cup for the first time since 1950, isn't impossible, but travelers will need an Amazon-size budget and expedited visa service from the Brazilian government to attend the June 12-July 13 event.

Rebuilding Brazil from the ruins of 1950

3 posted on 05/29/2014 2:02:33 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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▶ PARADISE LOST: a film about Brazil vs Uruguay, the 1950 World Cup final, at the Maracana. - YouTube
4 posted on 05/29/2014 2:04:45 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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It is every coach’s worst nightmare as the start of the World Cup inches closer: injuries.
5 posted on 05/29/2014 2:25:59 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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"Come back, Lula."
"Only if there's a catastrophe."... meltdown during the World Cup
6 posted on 05/29/2014 2:51:03 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Manchester United legend Paul Scholes says England need to play like Liverpool if they are to have any chance of winning the World Cup.

Scholes, who won 66 England caps between 1997 and 2004, urged Roy Hodgson to have five Liverpool players in his starting XI and go for it, avoiding 'dull 0-0 draws'.

England World Cup squad profile: Joe Hart
Hart had a horrific start to the season, with his all-too-frequent gaffes dominating the backpages and causing grimaces amongst England fans as the nation’s No.1 began to unravel. Tame shots were palmed into his own net and routine catches were fumbled, before a comical mix-up with Matija Nastasic saw City lose late on to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at the height of Hart's ineptitude.

Manuel Pellegrini was forced into action, and decided to drop Hart for deputy keeper Costel Pantilimon. “Joe needs a rest and it will be useful for him,” said the Chilean at the time. The 27-year-old spent the next seven league matches on the bench, but a run that saw Pantilimon concede six times in three matches presented Hart with a chance to return to the first team.

Slowly and surely, he has restored his reputation.

England stars in naked picture shock: Troll threatens to post nude images of footie aces

7 posted on 05/29/2014 3:07:11 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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▶ Scarlett's Roses - Roll On Rio - YouTube
8 posted on 05/29/2014 3:18:32 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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http://tvtotal.prosieben.de/tvtotal/wm-songs-2014/


9 posted on 05/29/2014 3:22:57 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Owen: England and Uruguay will advance

1.4%

10 posted on 05/29/2014 3:42:53 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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The Chilean miners who survived trapped underground longer than anyone else before have a message for their country's World Cup team: Don't fear the "group of death."

Chile has a strong squad, but in the first round it faces defending champion Spain and 2010 finalist Netherlands, as well as Australia. Just advancing out of Group B will be seen as a major success.

But for the miners who were trapped deep underground for 69 days in 2010: "Nothing is impossible for a Chilean." That's the title of their stirring television ad released Wednesday.

▶ Comercial Mineros - Apoyo Selección camino al Mundial 2014 - YouTube

11 posted on 05/29/2014 3:46:28 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Brazil’s efforts to tout the benefits of hosting soccer’s World Cup to a skeptical nation have been hit by a lawsuit calling for an advertisement to be withdrawn on the basis it is “absurdly divorced from reality.”

The suit calls for the suspension of television and Internet spots that compare spending on the 12 World Cup stadiums to the amount Brazil invests in health, education and transportation. The government has also issued leaflets with the same information and other examples of how the country will benefit from staging soccer’s showpiece.

“Besides not matching reality, the contents of the advertisement reaches the collective unconscious with the subliminal message that the federal government has fulfilled all its promises,”
prosecutor Ailton Benedito said in comments published on the federal attorneys’ office website. The government’s press office wasn’t able to comment immediately.
12 posted on 05/29/2014 3:57:16 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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This Versace T-shirt might be the worst World Cup souvenir of all time. And it’s $690.
13 posted on 05/29/2014 4:02:36 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Ghana: a World Cup history – video animation
14 posted on 05/29/2014 4:09:30 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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BERLIN, May 29: Germany’s World Cup preparation has been hit by a week of turbulence in which a car crash, injuries, a scandal and a driving ban have all caused disruption.

Head coach Joachim Loew took his squad to a luxury, five-star hotel in south Tirol’s St. Leonhard for 10 days to prepare his stars for their World Cup Group G campaign, which starts on June 16 against Portugal in Salvador.

Yet a series of unfortunate incidents have left some squad members seeking the services of the team’s sports psychologist Hans-Dieter Hermann.

Defender Kevin Grosskreutz caused a scandal just before the camp started by urinating in the foyer of a Berlin hotel after the German Cup final, the same match where captain Philipp Lahm and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer picked up worrying injuries.

15 posted on 05/29/2014 4:26:08 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Could matches at Fifa World Cup 2014 be fixed?
"Everyone has a history," he says. "Teams have history, players have history, refs have history.

"We know warm-up matches were thrown in the last World Cup, so that is also useful information to help us counter things."

16 posted on 05/29/2014 4:34:03 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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"We don't know yet what is wrong with Jesus. He is going to be tested and then we can give a status," coach Miguel Herrera said. "I spoke briefly with him and he said that he was fine, but we need to wait."
17 posted on 05/29/2014 4:39:07 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Why doesn’t China or India ever do anything in the World Cup? Both have gigantic populations and I assume many millions of soccer players. And unlike American football or basketball, you don’t have to be huge to excel in soccer. So why are there no Chinese or Indian superstars or great teams?


18 posted on 05/29/2014 4:48:06 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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Heh, my friends are complaining that the price of concession food will be outrageous with a hot dogs and such being around $10 dollars. This type of stuff is all over the web.

Given the price of a cheeseburger in Tokyo, I could see why the Brasilians want to the Japanese to show up all the same. BRING YEN - LOL!

19 posted on 05/29/2014 5:35:01 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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Uhng, here is the direct link to the article.
20 posted on 05/29/2014 5:37:01 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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