tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586648511723996513.post3433917766741921662..comments2024-03-01T02:38:28.457-05:00Comments on Think it all in: Canada Qualifies for the World Cup!Pompey Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07711770908253387194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586648511723996513.post-68238327950354236332009-07-17T17:51:45.679-04:002009-07-17T17:51:45.679-04:00I think that Australia & Ireland stand out as ...I think that Australia & Ireland stand out as the most similar to Canada as none of these three sports are the main sport in any of these 3 nations. Ireland has Gaellic Football & Hurling, Australia has Aussie Rules, and Canada has Hockey (Ice hockey for those of you not in North America). <br /><br />Adt - I would say that a "Gridiron World Cup" isn't terribly far away. They did have some success with NFL Europe in Spain & Germany which aren't Rugby markets, plus they are expanding into Japan & China. I would say that "Gridiron" has a lot of room for growth in countries that play baseball as they are already predisposed to American sports. I don't think we will see one in the next 5 years, but I would be surprised if there wasn't one in the next 50 years. If you would like some proof that the popularity is growing just look at SuperBru even they have an NFL pool.Pompey Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711770908253387194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586648511723996513.post-51535269331889965252009-07-17T16:38:00.219-04:002009-07-17T16:38:00.219-04:00Interesting little stat about the 6 countries that...Interesting little stat about the 6 countries that in the major events.<br /><br />True sporting powers, that is what we are. For a country to play in three of the biggest sporting events in the world is indeed an achievement.<br /><br />You dont see a World Cup NFL, do you???? I wonder why :)Adthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573640672930280050noreply@blogger.com