Brazil will likely face Germany again in the finals. Germany is currently beating Nigeria 1-0 in the semi finals, and Brazil is already in the finals. Is Germany won. Brazil vs. Germany in the finals ?
I'm not sure if I'm missing a joke or something, but there are actually a lot of non-Germans that love German-style soccer and support their national soccer team because of it.EDIT: OK GUYS I GET IT, WWII. I just didn't think that had anything to do with what soccer teams you do or don't root for. Turns out I didn't miss the joke, it just wasn't funny to me.'German-style' is predominantly team based unselfish play. There is a lot of working together as a single, well oiled machine and very little individual flourish or grandstanding. It has given the german national team a reputation of cool and deadly efficacy.
The Italian team is good looking and when they work right are easily the best team you've ever seen, but 80% of the time they're the football equivalent of "waiting for the aa guy in the rain on the hard shoulder"For example, the German players look clean-cut off the pitch, but send them out there and they'll start belching diesel fumes everywhere they go.Brazil had no business hosting these Olympics. The only way it could have been a more ridiculous pick is if Syria won.What's wrong with Germany though?
I couldn't begin to imagine. They have so much corruption that I guarantee people would die putting everything together for it.Olympics also take place right at the start of European club football season and right now is on the same 4-yearly cycle as the Euro champions that finished last month.Basketball only started to allow professional NBA players on the national teams at the 1992 Olympics. That why we were able to see the "Dream Team" which consisted of the 11 best NBA players at the time (along with Christian Laettner who was one of the top NCAA players at the time).
From my understanding, the countries are required to select an under 23 team, and can then pick 3 'senior' players from outside that bracket if they so desire.A lot of famous names are missing this year because of the Euros and Copa America, most teams were unwilling to permit their players to attend 2 major tournaments in the off-season, especially as the olympics this year is late and so cuts into the start of domestic seasons.
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