rudyamid on July 7th, 2010 at 12:16 pm

We were at work cafeteria.  It was a cool cloudy day when we talked about: Soccer: World Cup.  Watching the first half of Germany vs. Spain game.  Result was 0-0.  A tight game. How many countries participated for this World cup?  Apparently there’s 202 teams in FIFA world rankings. There are 195 UN recognized countries.  […]

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rudyamid on June 25th, 2010 at 12:49 pm

Soccer is one of those sports that reminds me of my childhood.  When I was a kid in Indonesia, I remembered the people around me stood still watching the game.  Back then, I thought they just loved the game.  Now, I know it was all about the gambling friendly bets. When I was in grade […]

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rudyamid on June 14th, 2006 at 2:46 pm

I’m in this office pool for World Cup Fifa 2006. Normally I don’t do these things but since World Cup Soccer only comes around 4 years at a time, I thought I would give it a shot. A random draw gave me Brazil (Group F) in ESPN’s WC draw. Brazil is the heavy favourites, so […]

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