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Via David Roth at SBNation
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Okay, I don’t know soccer, but I do know dog breeds. Some of these choices are perfect, and some are not, and some are — inexplicable, at least to me. Here’s the ones I can identify, top to bottom, left to right:

USA – Boston Terrier American Pit Bull Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier
Mexico – Chihuahua
Japan – Shiba Inu Akita Inu
Netherlands – Kooikerhondje
England – English Bulldog
Germany – German Shepherd (“Alsatian”)
Croatia – Dalmatian
Italy – Italian Greyhound Spain – Galago Espanol
Brazil – Fila Brasileiro
France – French Bulldog (should be a Griffon)
Switzerland – Berger Blanc Suisse
Belgium – Belgian Shepherd
Australia – Australian Kelpie
Spain – Presa Canario Italy – Cane Corso
Argentina – Dogo Argentino

Anybody want to update or correct me here?

ETA: Should’ve checked the spam filter sooner, thank you new commentors SP98 and CarolMarie!

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  1. 1.

    MomSense

    It should be a St. Bernard for Switzerland. I have no clue what kind of dog is representing Switzerland in that photo.

  2. 2.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    I can’t name the breeds, but the jersey below the US is that of the Netherlands, while the lower-right corner is Argentina.

    Where’s South Korea’s entry?

  6. 6.

    lamh36

    Is Prince already in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame? Cause if not…

    Now I’m really mad I can’t make it to Essence Fest this year

    @GuitarPlayerNow

    Wonder how Prince handles a bass solo? Stop what you’re doing and watch: http://j.mp/1uzRPsr pic.twitter.com/LJLyxqy3uO

  7. 7.

    Anne Laurie

    @MomSense: I thought Sennenhund for Switzerland. (They’re much better known in Europe; I’ve known the breed’s supporters to insist that St. Bernards are just derivative Sennenhunds.)

  9. 9.

    raven

    Dude is pissed!

    The Triple Crown drought continues and California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn doesn’t think it will end any time soon because of “cowards.”

    Moments after California Chrome finished tied for fourth place at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, Coburn delivered a harsh rebuke to Belmont winner Tonalist as well as the entire world of horse racing. Coburn fumed over the fact that rested horses who did not participate in all legs of the Triple Crown are permitted to compete against those who have made the grueling trek from Churchill Downs to Pimlico and finally on to Belmont Park.

  15. 15.

    raven

    @efgoldman: Yea I vaguely heard references to the setup but didn’t really pay much attention. I was sorry to see the horse lose but they knew the rules when the signed up.

  18. 18.

    MattR

    You flipped Spain and Itlay. (Spain is the one in the exact middle, Italy is on the bottom row) Don’t know what the Argentinian breed shown is, but it looks nothing like my neighbors Dogo Argentino.

    Also, the makers of the graphic screwed up as those are not the official world cup uniforms of Australia or Belgium (The Fifa store has all teams’s jerseys)

  21. 21.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @lamh36: Prince can play anything. But, damn, that rivals Bootsy Collins. Prince concerts cover four of the top ten live shows I have ever seen, and I have only seen him live four times.

    @lamh36: Okay, best album? I call Dirty Mind.

    ETA: It is hard as hell to find Prince’s music on YouTube.

  22. 22.

    TerryC

    As the companion ot two Australian Cattle Dogs, I recommend their selection for Australia. They can beat any soccer player into the ground.

  23. 23.

    MattR

    @efgoldman: Why? IMO, what makes the Triple Crown such an incredible achievement is that the winner has beat the best horses suited for the Derby, the best ones ready for the Preakness and the best ones at the time of the Belmont. Defeating all comers is what makes it so great and that would be greatly diminished if the Belmont was limited to horses that the Derby/Preakness winner had alrady defeated. (And of course the next step would be to complain about horses resting after the Derby, bypassing the Preakness and then ruining a Triple Crown opportunity in the Belmont)

  24. 24.

    James E. Powell

    @MomSense:

    I have no clue what kind of dog is representing Switzerland in that photo.

    A wealthy dog, but frugal. Very clean. Fluent in three languages. Punctual to a fault.

  25. 25.

    lamh36

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): Oh, your really shouldn’t, cause he is notorious for not allowing his music to be played or shown anywhere. The rare LIVE performance tends to be from shows on tv only.

    i suspect that video I posted won’t be up for long, especially if it gets alot of views on YouTube

    ETA: For my money, Purple Rain is one of the BEST movies about “music and muscians” ever…and the soundtrack…woo the title track Purple Rain alone!!!!

    ETA2: VH1Soul has playing Prince videos all day and will continure through the night. I see I’ll be up all night…lol

  26. 26.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @MattR: I agree; they are individual races. A triple crown winner has been a horse that can beat the field in each of the races. I don’t think it is fair to change it to make it easier.

  27. 27.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @lamh36: I know, most Prince stuff I do find is gone ever so quickly. So what is your pick for favorite album? And why?

    ETA: And I see you answered the question. My pick was because I think is was the best mix of funk and Rock’n’Roll that he did. other albums might be superior as one or the other, but it was the best mix.

  28. 28.

    ? Martin

    @raven: Not much to say yet. Still in critical condition with no report of surgery, etc. Not a good sign – suggests head trauma to me.

  29. 29.

    lamh36

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name):

    Ugh.

    What to do, what to do.

    I REALLY want to go see Prince at Essence Festival, but I agreed to work overnight on that day. I’m so tempted to tell my boss, that I really can’t work that day. Dammit. I’m supposed to be there 6pm to 6am!!!!

    Ugh, why did I agree to that. I couldn’t have just said I couldn’t work on that day, but I cut off my nose to spite my face…UGH!

  31. 31.

    ? Martin

    England should be a Corgi. Queen has been an official breeder of pembrokes for ages.

  32. 32.

    lamh36

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name):

    Prince is that rare artist, that has more than one album that is really good, but Purple Rain is still my fav, hit, after hit, after hit.

    And yet, Prince’s “hits” album is easily about 4 disc long. Cause even his non-“pop” hits are still aweseome, like “Soft and Wet” and “If I Was Your Girlfriend” or “Pop Life”.

    And if you listen to “Raspberry Beret” and not have an earworm for the rest of the day, then I don’t know wha’t wrong with you…lol.

    Prince has a way of writing an original song and you actually think it’s a cover, but nope he wrote it, like “Kiss” for example. You hear it and you think, I’ve heard that song before…nope he wrote it and NO one ever recorded it before.

    I could talk Prince all day so I’ll just stop now…lol

  33. 33.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @lamh36: Anyone with whom you can trade? I don’t get VH1 Soul with my cable package; I am sad.

  34. 34.

    Adam Lang

    France should be a poodle, or a Dogue De Bordeaux.

    Switzerland should be a Greater Swiss mountain dog. (Yes, Berners are great, but come on, they have the word ‘Swiss’ right in their name.)

    Australia should be Australian shepherd, or maybe Australian cattle dog. Or, let’s face it, dingo. Because how could you not?

    US shouldn’t be a golden retriever, they certainly weren’t bred here. Coonhound would be fine, I guess, but a pit is also a fine choice. Personally I’d be partial to the Carolina dog, or maybe the Catahoula, but it’s not like anyone would have the faintest clue what they were.

  35. 35.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    @? Martin:

    If it was the World Cup of Cricket [eta] or Polo that was quickly approaching, then, yeah, okay. Football ain’t cricket [eta] or polo.

  36. 36.

    Heliopause

    USA – Boston Terrier American Pit Bull Terrier (should be a Golden Retriever, or a Coonhound)

    No, USA should be a mindless killing machine with no self-awareness. They got this one right.

  39. 39.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @lamh36: How do you feel about The Time? “The Walk” is in my top ten songs of my undergraduate years. “‘Do you always carry lingerie in your glove compartment?’ None of my ladies wear gloves.'”

  42. 42.

    lamh36

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): Oh, going to a Morris Day and The Time show is on my bucket list along with seeing Prince. It’s why I’m sooo tempted to ditch work for Prince…lol.

    I’m partial to “Gigolos Get Lonely” and “Cool”.

    ETA: Of course no discussion of Prince would be complete without mentioning one of my fav Dave Chappelle skits ever!

    CHARLIE MURPHY’S TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORIES – PRINCE – UNCENSORED
    http://www.cc.com/video-clips/e748yj/chappelle-s-show-charlie-murphy-s-true-hollywood-stories—prince—uncensored

  45. 45.

    Thlayli

    The Rangers had a two-goal lead three times (2-0, 3-1, 4-2).

    They’re about to start the second OT.

  48. 48.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @lamh36: So, am I going to make you envious if I tell you I saw Prince play 1st Avenue in Minneapolis before “Purple Rain” came out when he was working his stage performances? I went to the club with (?) listed as the headliner, and it turned out to be Prince. He did, per my memory, “Purple Rain,” “I Would Die 4 U,” and “Computer Blue” from the Purple Rain album. The Time opened.

    I was very lucky.

  49. 49.

    Anne Laurie

    @KG:

    Shouldn’t the American dog be a mutt?

    To phrase it as politely as possible, the APBT breed is still undergoing a process of standardization.

    Or as its detractors say, when a dog can ‘legally’ be anything from 30 to 95 pounds, that’s not a breed — that’s a crap shoot. Much like us human Americans… jumped-up mutts!

  51. 51.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    @? Martin:

    How about Cerberus for Italy, then?

    Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf. I say go with that.

  52. 52.

    Steeplejack

    @Thlayli:

    Thanks for that. I just finished watching something else and didn’t even bother to check the hockey because I thought it was long since over.

  55. 55.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @lamh36: “And after it was all over, he took us in the house and served us pancakes.” I love that.

    IIRC Prince was an All-State player in high school but he was to short to get a college scholarship.

    ETA: Charlie Murphy was hilarious on the Chappelle show. That was the peak though.

  56. 56.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    @superfly:

    Thanks. Not where I was going with that question, but it’s always nice to pick up a bit of trivia.

  58. 58.

    superfly

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name):

    That’s pretty good, I saw him twice in one night, first in the Oakland Arena, then jumped on BART back to SF, to see him play an after-hours show at the 1000 seat (or so) Warfield Theater, where he played nothing but covers, for a couple of hours, including a long Temptations / Four Tops medley, some Stevie Wonder, some Hendrix, and then 2 or 3 Rolling Stones songs, he was literally taking requests from the audience, he is so good, it’s ridiculous.

  61. 61.

    Anne Laurie

    @Adam Lang: In Switzerland, the dogs we call Greater Swiss and Berners are just different sizes of Sennhund (and running around in the Brazilian heat, I’d go for the smaller dog myself).

    What we call ‘Australian Shepherds’ were actually bred in the American West. They probably have some Australian Kelpie in their bloodlines, though. And the Kelpies almost certainly have some Dingo blood, although the Australians don’t want to talk about that. (Owning ‘an animal with Dingo blood’ is technically illegal in the sheep-raising states, and local authorities are authorized to shoot any dog identified as such. So, just as American shelters have an excess of ‘boxer crosses’ and ‘part great danes’ that look suspiciously like pit bulls, Australian kelpie & cattle dog breeders are a lot more circumspect than their American equivalents.)

    You’re right about the Catahoula, though — they’d be great on the field, and those mad blue eyes would definitely intimidate the oppostion :)

  62. 62.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @superfly: I saw him once at an after party at a club. He came out and sat on the stage to get the feel of the crowd and decide if he wanted to play. He had a walking stick. He started to play at 4:00 am. I was useless at work the next day. I closed my office door and sat with my head on my hands.

  66. 66.

    KG

    @Drunken hausfrau: teams, no. But in individual sports, players bypass tournaments. There are times when a player skipped a Grand Slam event in tennis or golf and won later ones. Agassi didn’t play Wimbolden for years, a lot of players used to skip the Australian open because of travel.

  68. 68.

    Nicole

    Just got back from Belmont. Lovely day (boo on the loss, but it looks like California Chrome got kicked by another horse leaving the gate- he has a gash in his foot that I’m sure was no fun to run on), until it was time to leave, which was a clusterfuck of monumental proportions on the part of NYRA and the LIRR. Each of whom, of course, is now blaming the other. Or, at least, NYRA is blaming the LIRR, which is typical of NYRA (their slogan should be, “not our fault!”) What a mess. Thirty minutes to get out there, three hours to get back.

    As for the dogs, the APBT is an appropriate choice for USA- it’s was used in a WWI era piece, so it’s got a history of being the US’s breed rep:
    http://p1.la-img.com/1214/23184/8190333_6_l.jpg

  70. 70.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @KG: It isn’t a tournament. No one is obligated to enter his/her/their horse in any event. If one the thinks one has has a potential Belmont winner, one enters it. Otherwise one doesn’t.

  72. 72.

    KG

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): I was just drawing a comparison, and one that basically made the same point you did. Just like the grand slam events are separate events, the triple crown races are separate events, they’re only considered part of something bigger because we decided they were a long time ago

  73. 73.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @MattR: Cool.

    Here is The Time with “The Walk.”

    Lamh36, like? As a 19-20 guy, this was awesome. My friends and I had Morris and Jerome’s lines down.

    ETA: This was a short version; I haven’t upload my vinyl.

  75. 75.

    lamh36

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): Love it.

    Shit, I’ve got to work tomorrow but damn VH1 Soul is just on “Most Beautiful Girl In The World” era of Prince songs. There is still Prince – NPG to gto…damnit.

    ETA: And Prince is ONLY 56!!!! You forget he started when he was like 17!!!! Jeez. He’s still got some years of possible great music making ahead of him

  76. 76.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @lamh36: Sleep well. I’ll just switch to the Replacements until it is time for bed.

    ETA: Some of us don’t forget how young he was when he started. Mock the Upper Midwest as you will, but some cool shit has come out of our area. And, yeah, we ain’t no NOLA, but we aren’t a wasteland either.

  77. 77.

    Jordan Rules

    @Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): Awesome! Saw him in Vegas at an after-set during NBA All Star weekend. Didn’t even know where I was going. A friend’s boss gathered us after the main party we were at and said “come on, we’re going to see a little purple man”. Like your gig, it started at 4am. I was pretty inebriated and didn’t even pay the obvious riddle no mind. It was Vegas and I knew I’d be out all night. When we got to the hotel and I realized what was going down, I sobered up enough to soak it all in. He was about 50 feet from us. Other musicians were in town for the festivities so Wil.I.am, Queen Latifah and others jammed with him. It was an amazing surprise and performance.

  81. 81.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    The last three songs on Tim are about as strong as you get with Rock’n’Roll.

  82. 82.

    Steeplejack (tablet)

    I was going to watch the end of the Nats game and go to bed early (for me). So the Padres just tied it up with a homer in the bottom of the ninth. D’oh!

    Screw it, I’m going to bed anyway.

  83. 83.

    Adam Lang

    @Anne Laurie: Well, if you go back far enough (120 years) they weren’t distinct breeds. But that’s true of all dogs if you go back fr enough, sooner or later, so I’m not sure that is a terribly useful distinction.

    Since the very early 20th century the Grosser Schweizer (Greater Swiss) Sennenhund and the Berner (Bernese) Sennenhund have been distinct breeds. Their fur is quite different from one another: the Greater Swiss is much more similar to the Appenzeller and the Entlebucher. And these breeds were first recognized in Europe, and the Swiss have been registering the dogs in different breeds since well before they were recognized in the US at all. So if you ask the Swiss, then they are definitely different breeds, and have been for quite a long time.

    I’d link you to some comparative pictures (I’ve got pictures of all of them on my blog) but IIRC having more than one link in your comment always ends badly, with it sitting in purgatory forever.

  85. 85.

    Steeplejack (tablet)

    @Adam Lang:

    You can have three hyperlinks in a comment— but the “reply to” link counts as one of them. So you could have put in two dog pics.

  86. 86.

    Amir Khalid

    I suspect they weren’t necessarily going for the most obvious association between country and dog breed here. Still, I don’t know where they found the dogs they did use. Them shoulders look suspiciously broad …

    I wonder how you managed to confuse Spain and Italy. It says ITALIA right there at the top of the Italian FA badge on the shirt. Another thing of interest about the badges on those World Cup team shirts — see the stars above some of them? One for each World Cup that nation has won. Germany has three champions’ stars, Brazil five, England’s one and only (from 1966) remains a national tragedy in The Birthplace of The Sport.

  90. 90.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    France should be represented by a Yorkie. It’s the most common breed by far there, and perfectly typical of the national psyche.

  93. 93.

    inkadu

    I’ve spent a lot of time in Argentina, and I gotta agree with MattR — the dog in the argentine uniform is an impostor.

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