# US Soccer fans- fancy a little bet?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 1, 2000, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soccer-fans-fancy-a-little-bet/21100 "2000-06-01T11:39:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soccer-fans-fancy-a-little-bet/21100/21 "2000-06-05T13:34:53Z")

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I think Quinton Fortune’s on the South Africa squad.

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soccer-fans-fancy-a-little-bet/21100/22 "2000-06-07T11:45:45Z")

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a clearly offside goal helped the U.S. equalize.

The Referee was ridiculous.

The stadium Lights failed for the 3rd time in 4 years.

and, yes. I am bitter.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soccer-fans-fancy-a-little-bet/21100/23 "2000-06-07T12:20:18Z")

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I’ll GIVE you bitter, Johnny!

I have absolutely nothing to add, but am posting anyway to show off my new sig. It is about a team that WILL be playing Euro 2000 😛

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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soccer-fans-fancy-a-little-bet/21100/24 "2000-06-07T19:48:56Z")

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yep, a terrible decision by the linesman. Well, shit happens.

I’m sure Ireland will beat South Africa anyway 🙂

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**Author:** ![Barney111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Barney111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barney111)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soccer-fans-fancy-a-little-bet/21100/25 "2000-06-07T19:50:30Z")

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Mr. Larrigan:

Agreed.

As much as I want the US to prevail, I hate to see things like this happen. Ireland won this one, as far as I’m concerned.

At least it was just a friendly.

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