Soundoff: Your Football Team’s Biggest International Rival?

Scotland, and yes, no surprise, I’d most like to see us beat England. It’s hard to keep the reasons entirely football-related, but it’s the oldest rivalry in the game, and we realize that these days, it’s mostly one-sided.

Italy, and France.

Russia, and because of the humiliating 7-1 defeat a few years ago I’d love to see them beat Portugal. i like Portugal too though :D

Agree with Alessio!! Although I’ll love to see them beat Brasil!

Coming from Singapore myself, it will have to be Malaysia. We do actually have a rivalry with them, as they are our next-door neighbour. Not only that, the papers here do like to hype it up. But it is a shame we do not meet as often as it was the case a few decades ago in my parents’ time. At least I am lucky enough to have witnessed our national team beating Malaysia in a regional tournament a few years ago…and it went all the way to penalties even.

Away from that, being an England supporter as well…my sentiment is the same as you, Daryl.

Mexico, and USA. Beating them on American soil is awesome, but defeating them at home is simply monumental each and every time.

Also, I love when we beat Honduras and El Salvador almost as much. Mostly because they despise us more than us to them.

Canada beating the United States.

Italia beating Brazil!

Brazil. Beating Argentina obviously.

Italy
France

As an Italy fan, I would love nothing more to see Raymond Domenech crash and burn (hopefully tonight). But I feel like the rivalry with France has waned, as we pretty much got our revenge, beating them in the World Cup and at Euro 2008. So at this point I would say Brazil are more of Italy’s rivals, as we haven’t beaten them in forever.

USA, and beating Mexico, of course.

Belgium beating Netherlands

To reverse the Italians:

France, and Italy.

Proud to be the first to go this way;

Argentina beating Brazil Suck it Bruno!

I’m with you Laurie:

I’d like nothing more than to spend every weekend watching France trounce Italy over and over again.

I like it when Canada beats anyone.

1. USA
2. Mexico

the US beating mexico. it’s always nice.

Brazil – beats France!

From 1986 WC onwards is the reason.

going to agree with matteo. brazil beats argentina all the time :). i want Brazil to beat France

Germany beating Italy. In Italy. Something like 4 : 1. ;-)

I have to agree with England beating Germany. I hope it is a clash we get to see in 2010 anyway.

England, and it’s a tie between Germany and Argentina

The USA beating Mexico, or the USA beating England.

Portugal beating either France or Brazil.

Macedonia and Greece and Serbia and Croatia,those are big games!!! in the Balkan!!! btw Macedonia,Croatia,Montenegro,Slovenia,Serbia and Bosnia and Hercegovina are all part of once great Yugoslovenian team with greta stars!!!

I’m guessing after today Ireland fans will say France. :-(

New Zealand giving Aus/South Africa thrashings like in Rugby :)

italy beatin brazil would be amazin, hopefully in WC Final 2010, cause i cant remember the last time the azzurri have beaten the selecao

Iceland, beating Denmark cause they used to rule our contry and they have won us 14-2

Poland beating Germany, the only team it has never beat, ever (well East Germany doesn’t count). They also knocked us out of countless World Cups and recently the Euro.

France beating Italy. That just wins hands down.

Romania beating Bulgaria. Cant stand bulgarians. Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Italia are on that list too.

Dominican Republic, beating Puerto Rico (just to knock them off their f***ing perch, in the words of SAF :P ). The battle to avoid being the worst futbol team in Latin America rages on!

Netherlands – beating Germany. A rivalry not as full of genuine hate as it used to be, but still plenty of passion. My wife’s grandfather used to complain that the Germans stole his bicycle during the occupation every time they played.

Holland beating:

Germany and,

Argentina (particularly under the ‘circumstances’ of their 1978 WC victory)

1. Korea
2. Japs

And in reverse:
1. Japan
2. Korea

england beating argentina. what can i say, i like the germans, but argentinias players have rubbed me up the wrong way since before i can remember (not just maradona)

1. england
2. i wanna say all of europe….but i guess scotland.

1. nigeria
2. all of west africa

1. usa
2. mexico

1. Bulgaria
2. Serbia, Russia and those **** Romania

Australia kicking the filthy italians butts.

(yes i know it was a penalty but it was still bloody soft)

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