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Soundoff: Your Football Team’s Biggest International Rival?
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In honour of today’s Algeria vs Egypt showdown in Sudan, I had planned on putting together a Top 10 Biggest International Rivalries post. But halfway through I realized it wasn’t a great idea. Your own national team’s rivalry will always feel bigger than anyone else’s, so why include some in a Top 10 but not others?
Also, it’s not always so straightforward. I’m an England fan, and I know Scotland fans would love to see Scotland beat England. But I’d love to see England beat Germany. And Germany fans seem more interested in Germany beating the Netherlands.
So, rather than trying to definitively list the biggest international rivalries and get it wrong, let’s try this instead: You tell me. Please share two things in the comments:
1. Your national team.
2. The rival national team you’d most like to see them beat.
If you want to tell is why, then that works too. But please keep the reasons football related.
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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.
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England, and it’s a tie between Germany and Argentina
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United States
The USA beating Mexico, or the USA beating England.
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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. 
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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
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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.
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Romania beating Bulgaria. Cant stand bulgarians. Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Italia are on that list too.
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Dominican Republic, beating Puerto Rico (just to knock them off their f***ing perch, in the words of SAF 
). 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)
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1. Korea
2. Japs
And in reverse:
1. Japan
2. Korea
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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)
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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)
La paix, la miséricorde et la bénédiction de Dieu et je Mon nom est Ahmed d'Égypte, je veux que la France de rivaliser efficacement sur la Coupe du monde cette année et je veux attirer votre attention que l'équipe nationale égyptienne et tout le peuple de l'Egypte avec l'équipe française et l'ICAP et je voulais l'entraîneur partie de mon pays dans la Coupe du monde cette année après que nous avons battu l'Italie et un match magnifique avec le Brésil, l'Algérie et j'ai été élu équipe de tous les chiens des Etats après le peuple juif que ce qu'ils battent le public et l'équipe et les médias égyptiens et l'ambassade d'Egypte et les entreprises en Algérie, l'Egypte, le Soudan et tué 17 personnes EGYPTIEN Décrivez ce public qui peuple juif
Peace, mercy and blessings of God and I My name is Ahmed from Egypt I want France to compete effectively on the World Cup this year and I want to draw your attention that the Egyptian national team and all the people of Egypt with the French team and Icap and I wanted to coach my country's part in the World Cup this year after we beat over Italy and a wonderful match with Brazil, Algeria and I was elected team all dogs States after the Jewish people that what they are beating the public and the team and the Egyptian media and the Egyptian embassy and companies in Algeria, Egypt, Sudan and killed 17 people EGYPTIAN Describe this public that Jewish people
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going to agree with matteo. brazil beats argentina all the time
. i want Brazil to beat France