JMUSB World Cup Pick Em

The FIFA World Cup is set to kick-off in just a few days in South Africa. Todd and I fall squarely in the “fanatic” category when it comes to the beautiful game. We’ve long been die-hard supporters of the US side (soccer lingo=soccer street cred) but are especially excited for this year’s team because of its strong ties to JMU.

Let me explain the connections. Former JMU soccer player, Kurt Morsink is currently on the roster for DC United. DC United played its opening match against the Kansas City Wizards. On the Kansas City Wizards is midfielder Ryan Smith. Smith previously played with Southampton in the English League Championship. Papa Waigo N’Diaye was his teammate on loan from Fiorentina in Italy’s Serie A. Fiorentina narrowly lost to AC Milan 1-0 on May 1 of this year. Yes, the same AC Milan team that acquired United States World Cup team member Oguchi Onyewu! Pretty crazy, huh? The team might as well purple and gold instead of red, white, and blue.

So maybe I exaggerated the JMU-US National Team ties. However, I will say that JMU sports and the World Cup do share one thing in common. Some people tend to sleep on both and those that do, really don’t know what they’re missing.

Why does any of this matter? Because we’ve gone ahead and set up a World Cup Pick ‘Em for you, our JMUSB readers. And the reader who wins the contest will become the lucky owner of a JMUSB t-shirt! Just go to the Yahoo! Sports World Soccer homepage, register, and join our group. The group name is JMUsportsblog.com. You’ll need the group ID (24974) and password (moats) to join. Once you join, just pick the winner of each game in the group stage, and then check back after the group stage is complete to make your picks for the knockout rounds.

Get your picks in and Go USA!