As AsiaPundit has a soft spot for underdogs, he was hoping for strong 2006 World Cup showings from ‘New World’ nations Australia and the US and Asian nations Japan and South Korea. While pleased that the Socceroos have advanced, he is a touch disappointed that the US and Japan have been eliminated.
Still soccer has never been a big sport for either Japan or the US, so the losses aren’t that big a deal. It would have been an embarrassment if the teams lost at events in which their nations are known to excel.
Oh dear.:
Iran the new robot super-power challenges Japan
RoboCup 2006 Results
I4U - June 18, 2006 Japan is only 3rd with 6 wins after China who won in 9 categories. Surprisingly Iran is fourth with 5 wins. Iran the new robot super-power
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June 23rd, 2006 at 4:57 pm
My understanding is that though the US is not big about soccer as a spectator sport, and not big about soccer as a college or high school sports, it is nevertheless a very popular sport for elementary and middle school kids.