R16: Belgium vs USA - 1st July

farfan wrote:i feel vindicated, algeria did just as good as i expected.

people need to look past the non-fancy name of the country and actually watch some football sometimes.

how ridiculous is that algeria was rated " the worst team " in the world cup in many polls and according to the bookies ?

There is a lot more that should be said about TEAM work and how it can at times overcome world class players.

There is a lot to be said for the fact that a world class player can come from any country in the world. Footballing talent isn't exclusive to Europe or South America.

Obviously team work plays a huge part but I think people don't give enough credit to certain players because of who they play for.

Bryan Ruiz for example has looked immaculate for Costa Rica and there are many other examples.