USA beats Norway 5-0

**Formula1** · 01-30-2006, 12:08 AM

Wow, i was just watching a friendly soccer match between usa and norway, and usa won 5-0. wow that was really unexpected...

**Cheese** · 01-30-2006, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by Formula1

Wow, i was just watching a friendly soccer match between usa and norway, and usa won 5-0. wow that was really unexpected...

USA are ranked 7th in the world whereas Norway are ranked 37th. So not that unexpected.

**worldpease** · 01-30-2006, 02:40 AM

It wasn't aired here.
Nut Mexico won against Norway too, a couple of days ago.
Those guys must feel pretty bad.

**manker** · 01-30-2006, 02:42 AM

I'd say it's a big shock. Ole couldn't have been playing

Wales (84th in world) went there and only lost 1-0 a couple of years ago. Plus the US play in the CONCACAF and Norway play in Europe so their world rankings should be closer than it is. Norway have been fairly shite recently, however.

Can't find a match report on the BBC website

**manker** · 01-30-2006, 02:50 AM

I suspect Norway were trying to blood a few youngsters and didn't have anything like their proper team out. USA were also experimenting. Norway are hardly mentioned in the (American) news reports I'm finding.

I can't find out anything else because my fucking head will explode if I read another football write-up penned by an American journalist.

**Cheese** · 01-30-2006, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by manker

I'd say it's a big shock. Ole couldn't have been playing

Wales (84th in world) went there and only lost 1-0 a couple of years ago. Plus the US play in the CONCACAF and Norway play in Europe so their world rankings should be closer than it is. Norway have been fairly shite recently, however.

Can't find a match report on the BBC website

You're not suggesting the FIFA world rankings are pish are you?

USA are easily better than England, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Sweden...