Brazil (Brasil!) Running Away with UCSF World Cup Poll

Team Ronaldinho, otherwise known as Brasil, continues to build upon its early lead as UCSF's World Cup favorite in ucsf.edu's World Cup Mania poll. Of the more than 50 votes cast, 17 have lined up in the column of the green-and-yellow clad South Americans. England has now pulled ahead of Germany 7 to 6, perhaps because of the latest German poll that showed that few citizens of the host county think their team has any chance at all. Korea has come on strong with five votes and the USA has picked up one for a grand total of four. Happily, one voter has chosen Forza Azzurri, Italy's national team, and this reporter's favorite. Vote in the UCSF World Cup Mania Poll Here's a sample of voter sentiment so far: Diane Latawiec: "Have just been in England watching their last two games against Hungary and Jamaica. We seem to getting a solid looking team with everyone doing their job superbly." Roy Chang (from UC Irvine): "Four words…Dae Han Meen Gook! Korea for the win!" Po-Lin: "Okay, wishful thinking..but England has a great team this time." Henry Drerup: "Germany has the best draw, home field advantage and talent." Vahram Massehian: 'They [Brazil] play the beautiful game beautifully, joga bonita!" Mary Bur: "It's Brasil! With an S! We gonna clean your clock! Susana Atwood: "Because Brasil are the champs" Steve Falbo: "The Dutch are just consistently amazing." Kenny Tan: "They [England] have a solid backbone of defense.." Eric Giannoni: "Where is the World Cup mania? Where are the giant screens so that we can watch the games live like the rest of the world???" Elika Derakshandeh: "Cause it's my home team!!!! Doodoo doodoo doo, IRAN!!! Barb Moore: "I love Spain and Spanish food." Georgina Lopez: "The Brazilians always plays with a passion for the sport that makes them hard to beat." Nathan Granillo: "One word, Ronaldinho!"