Who should we support in the world cup?

[MacCoise]

I reckon my alliegance will have to be to the Cote d'Ivoire because I wont have to buy a new flag then and of course I will also support whoever is playing England but that goes without saying

[badinage]

I usually support the Dutch

[hiker]

I think its got to be Poland.

[barthez]

Ireland surely - we are talking about the cricket are we not

[The OD]

Yeah, I'd say the dutch. Lovely people, lovely attitude.

[Libero]

I was thinking of starting a thread like this once the qualifying nations were known but someone got there first!

Here are my candidates for support:

Poland
Will probably be the most heavily supported team in Ireland, or at least in Dublin. Good to see them invading Germany for a change. On the downside, they are donkeys.

Angola
One for supporting if you don't mind seeing your team lose every game. Still, there's the honour of supporting the impoverished African underdog and their flag includes a machete, which is a definite plus.

Iran
Because they're evil, and we got twice kicked in the bollox by the country the Iranian leader wants to destroy. Enemy of our enemy, etc.

Switzerland
The Swiss actually were kicked in the bollox in order to qualify
Would allow us to show good grace towards a team from our qualifying group. Still, not a very inspiring choice.

Australia
Good tans, bright smiles, great sporting nation and along with the USA, the one with the most Irish surnames, I imagine. On the other hand, they will be cheered on in Ireland by legions of boring accountants who spent a year in the place and now consider themselves open-minded and well-travelled.

USA
See Irish surname reference above. And because not many Americans will be supporting them.

Netherlands
As every Irish soccer fan remembers, they weren't there last time! Violent support will make for interesting viewing in Germany. Expect lots of bicycle repatriation ;-)
Unfortunately, team features Ruud von Cheating Horseface.

Trinidad and Tobago
Along with Angola, the ultimate underdogs. Next year's Jamaica but even crapper. Lots of female fans in bikinis, trying to avoid Dwight Yorke. Also lots of average players from the lower English leagues.

Brazil
Not very original but everyone has a yellow jersey somewhere. Adriano, Ronaldinho, the Ronaldo who doesn't fall over the whole time, and is Cafu still playing? Also, you can play the lecherous cameraman drinking game, where every gratuitous shot of a hot-bodied Brazilian babe in the crowd means a slug of the drink. You will get very drunk supporting Brazil.

England


Whoever's playing England
The traditional Irish choice

[meriwether]

I quite fancy the Dutch meself this time. Though I echo Libero's sentiments about that cheating tosspot Van Nistelrooy. If I saw him holding the world cup aloft, I would feel personally violated.

[FFrCRAP]

I'd go for whoever is the underdog in every match

[blue33]

England, i mean most of us support teams in their League and nearly all professional Irish footballers play there, plus they always support us when we play.

[TheOmbudsman]

Italy of course