"Cuba's not one of the poorest nations in the world". It's not exactly an economic powerhouse.
The common international poverty line<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_threshold>has in the past been roughly $1 a day. In 2008, the World Bank came out with a revised figure of $1.25 at 2005 purchasing-power parity (PPP).[<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_threshold#cite_note-nb-2> Average monthly salary in Cuba: $18<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm> Hmm. That's about half of the international poverty line. To you, it might not be poor. To me, it looks poor. "And volleyball? I think that's a stretch. I've never heard of an international volleyball contest. In fact I've never heard of an international baseball contest either. Certainly not one that brings countries together on any scale even close to world cup." You ever heard of this sporting event called the Olympics? It's this sporting event that is held every four years. It has all of these weird sports like baseball and volleyball. It even has soccer. It's usually a big deal. There is also an event called the World Baseball Classic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic>, which is an international baseball tournament. Cuba was the runner up in 2006. Are these other sports as popular as soccer? No. Can "poor" nations compete in them? yes. Are the tournaments and events that host these sports more popular than the world cup? no. Do they exist? yes. Finally, the original question was "What other sport is there where one of the poorest nations in the world can defeat one of the richest?". It was not, "What other sport is there, being played on such a grand stage, where one of the poorest nations in the world can defeat one of the richest ?" It has been sufficiently answered. J - Those politicians, professors and union bosses who curse big business are fighting for a lower standard of living. - Ludwig von Mises ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:321559 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
