Or the players of that nationality. You don't have to play for a team in that country to qualify.
As an aside, there have been many cases where players qualify to play for a country in a dubious nature, like a great grandmother or something, and similarly where players are able to choose from a number of countries. One of Roy Keane's (Republic of Ireland captain and Man Utd captain) main complaints in his falling out with the team coach was that too many of the other players in the national side were English. w -----Original Message----- From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 31 May 2002 15:06 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: france vs senigal It's the largest sporting event on the planet, yes bigger than the olympics in terms of the number of poeple who watch it. You have to remember that football (soccer) is the number 1 sport in most countries on the planet. It's very proffesional, top players get a LOT of money, several million pounds a year in some cases. The teams are chosen by the national coach/manager from all the players avaialble in their respective countries. Craig. -----Original Message----- From: Russel Madere, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 31 May 2002 15:06 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: france vs senigal As an American of the United States, as opposed to Americans of Canada, Central America and South America who probably know the answer, I have a question about the World Cup. Is this a professional or amateur sports championship? If it is professional, how are the national teams chosen? Russel -----Original Message----- From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 8:41 AM To: CF-Community Subject: france vs senigal france lose to senigal!!!! what an opening match ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
