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The 19th FIFA World Cup is taking place in 2010. South Africa is where the World Cup is to be hosted this year. As South Africa is hosting the cup in 2010 there has been a lot of talk that this may not be the best choice. Every 4 years the FIFA cup is held. Every 4 years is also how often the Olympic Games are held, from all over the world countries compete in this amazing world sporting event.
In 2007 the qualification process took place for this years soccer cup. The qualifications for this years cup took place in August 2007 and there were 204 FIFA national teams competing.
Very close to the Summer Olympics in numbers are the number of competing nations in this world event. Playing in group C, the USA team has qualified for this event.
On American sporting life soccer has not had such a huge impact, over the years the sport has grown more popular. Known as CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) the USA team is ranked first. Ranking in the top 20 in the world is where the the United States national soccer team is placed.
For the 2010 world soccer cup, Group C is where the United States have ended up. The following countries are playing in Group C: England, Slovenia, Algeria and the United States. The USA and England are the strongest of these i believe. In 2010, England could win the cup, it is thought by some.
The following is how the United States schedule will look. On 12th of June 2010, they will be competing against England. They are up against Slovenia on the 18th of June 2010. On the 23rd of June 2010, United States will compete against Algeria. Whether they can progress through this group C is the question now being asked. It is very exciting to see what will happen in this exciting group as they also have England to compete with.
Newly designed soccer jerseys are being sported by teams like the USA. Soccer jerseys are on sale to the general public so they can show support to their country, and have been
designed by many famous manufacturers such as Nike and Adidas. They all look great and each country have both home and away designs. Anyone who supports the USA team should get one of the new jerseys that have come out as they look stunning, and they have a great design.
While watching the FIFA World Cup many people are sporting a soccer jersey to show the support they have for the team they love. For those who support the USA team in the year 2010 it means getting there very own soccer jersey and wearing it while they watch this incredible sporting event.
Team USA should be able to progress to the latter stages of the World Cup and make it through their group this year. They are off to South Africa this year and they have qualified for the last 5 cups. The quarterfinals were reached by the Americans in 2002. For this years cup in South Africa they can probably do even better and go through to the semifinals.
The manager of the USA team is Bob Bradley. He began with the team in 2006 and got them to where they are now. He has done a lot of excellent things for the team, as the head coach of the USA national team.
To conclude, show support to Team USA this year because, against other nations they will surely do very well. In reaching the latter stages of the FIFA World Cup, they have a very good chance. During this year's world sporting soccer event, wear your very own team American soccer jersey.
