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FIFA Ranking: 47th Fan Ranking: 1st
Comments(10)A little while ago one of the Fearless Leader’s big questions was, simply, which World Cup country has the best fans. I’m going with T&T, and not just because I have to.
It’s easy to support Brazil – World Cup victors ad infinitum, ‘hot girls in bikinis’, Ronaldinho. Who wouldn’t want to back a proven champion? No effort required. Even if you can’t samba you can back Brazil.
The Netherlands? Oh, those crazy Dutchmen. Alas, a predilection for strange headgear is wholly insufficient.
England? Mmmkay. They’ve got more branded merchandise than any other team perhaps, and those Cross of St. George flags will be ubiquitous come June, but England fans have a terrible reputation.
Which brings me to T&T. Like Brazil, we’ve got beautiful women and a brilliant musical tradition (steelpan, soca, calypso, chutney…). What we don’t have is a stocked trophy case or a record of brilliance on the pitch. Yet, we have some of the most passionate, committed fans out there. Fans who chartered planes to fly to Bahrain to support the team. Fans who save for months to be able to afford the cost of a trip to Germany – even if they didn’t get tickets for the games. Fans who’ve been supporting the team through thick and thin, the good times and the years-long stretches of the bad. Fans who spend hours debating the merits of the team, the coaches, Jack Warner, the kit. The Warrior Nation vanquish all others.
Y? Sorry about that.
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If it were up to FIFA I bet we would see Canada and the U.S. as numbers 1 and 2 for no logical reason with countries like, Brazil, the Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Korea Republic hovering between positions 10 and 25.
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[...] Does Trinidad & Tobago’s World Cup football team have the best fans? Stacy-Marie Ishmael thinks so. [...]
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#1 in my Book – Soca Warriors Forever.
Vibes it Up!
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I think the Warriors and teams like Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, and even Mexico have to be up there for best fans. Japan certainly can make a case for “best fans” as well.
Brazil? No. Brazilian fans from the Land of the Samba can certainly make a case, but again, most fans of Brazil are waggonists from the rest of the world who have no courage to support their own sides and instead “back a winner.” I am sorry, but no respect for people who do that. When Brazil falls and someone else rises, watch how quickly the Ronaldinho jerseys get put away and the “eternal love” becomes but a memory…
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Where else you gonna find 1.6 million Soca Warriors? =) Trinbago has more dedicated fans than anywhere else.Link some pages with pictures from the day they returned from Bahrain for just one of the many reasons why. …and then of course, there’s the rhythm-section factor 
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[...] World class squad – check. Loyal supporters – check. Generous patrons – check. Stirring soundtrack – check. What’s missing? A winning slogan, naturally. [...]
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[...] Worldwide Vibes – I’ve said before that T&T fans are the best in the world. More than ever, our devotion seems to be spreading overseas. The Tartan Army had already joined the ranks of the Warrior Nation, and the Wümme-Jumbies of Rotenburg love us so much that they’ve changed their town sign to read “Soca Village.” The Welsh refuse to be outdone – Wrexham AFC, of which hero Warrior Dennis “Tallest” Lawrence is captain, is doing a brisk trade in Lawrence replica t-shirts and T&T wristbands and flags. I wonder how many Welsh fans will still be rallying behind the Warriors on May 27th, when we play Wales in a friendly in Austria? Hmm. [...]
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Y&T 2nd. Fifa Fan Ranking rewards tradition too, so Brazilians are still 1st. In my humble opinion, of course.