I feel, after having some sucess at predicting the Euro tornament, I should put my predictions for the outcome of the groups and the world cup in general.
So here are my predictions for how the groups will end.:
Group A:
1. Germany
2. Poland
3. Ecuador
4. Costa Rica
Germany should cruise the group, Poland and Ecuador will finish very close and Costa Rica will struggle from the begining.
Group B:
1. Sweden
2. England
3. Paraguay
4. Trinidad and Tabago
England will start off well but then a poor showing against Sweden will force them into Second place. Sweden will hardly struggle at all while Trinidad and Tabago will not get a single point. Paraguay will beat T and T both time but loose to the othes.
Group C:
1. Argentina
2. Netherlands
3. Serbia and Montenegro
4. Ivory Coast
A tough group that Argentina will work hard to win. The Netherlands will finish a close second while Serbia and Montenegro and the Ivory Coast will duel with each other for third and forth place.
Group D:
1. Portugul
2. Mexico
3. Angola
4. Iran
Portugul's slightly superior class will show though in the end. I predict a tight group that will be won by the odd point.
Group E:
1. Italy
2. Czech Republic
3. United States
4. Ghana
Another tough group that will be tight throughout. Italy have the superior class to finish top easily but USA and Czech Rep will fight for second.
Group F:
1. Brazil
2. Australia
3. Croatia
4. Japan
Brazil should cruise the roup with ease while Australia, with its suprising amount of quality will finish a hard faught second.
Group G:
1. France
2. South Korea
3. Switzerland
4. Togo
France should cruise this group while the other three will fight it out for second. A tight group in the end.
Group H
1. Spain
2. Ukraine
3. Tunisia
4. Saudi Arabia
Spain and Ukraine have the quality to finish in the top two spots without and hassle from the others.
Lets have some fun here. Lets make it a competition like we did the Euros. Post your predictions for the ENTIRE tournament before it starts. Points will be awarded as follows
1 point each for picking the teams transferring from each group
1 additional point for picking both in the right order
1 point for each team picked to advance to the round of 8
1 point for each team picked to advance to the semis
1 point for each team picked to reach the final
2 points for picking the winner
Here is a sample- picked by Sports Illustrateds Mark Bechtel
group a- Germany ,Costa Rica
group b- Sweden, Paraguay
group c- Netherlands, Argentina
group d- Portugal, Mexico
group e- Czech. Rep., USA
group f- Brazil, Croatia
group g- France ,Switzerland
group h- Spain ,Ukraine
Round of 16
Mr. F. is pressuring me to chime in with my lame predictions, so here it goes. For the record, I did extremely well on my picks in 1994.
the other groups-
group a
Germany will win the group
Poland will be second
group B
England wins the group
Paraguay will be second
group C
Netherlands
Argentina
group d
Portugal
Mexico
group E
Czech Republic
Italy
group F
Brazil
Croatia
group g
France
Switzerland
group h
Spain
Ukraine
ROUND OF 16
Germany beats Paruguay
England beats Poland
Netherlands spanks Mexico
Argentina beats Portugal
Czech Rep. beats Croatia
Brazil beats Italy
France beats Ukraine
Spain beast Switzerland
QUARTER -I hope I get the groups right
Netherlands beat Germany
England beats Argentina
Czech Rep def Brazil
Spain beats France
Assuming that I have not screwed up the brackets:
SEMIS
Netherlands beats England (why? because I am betting on a Rooney red card )
Czech beat Spain
FINAL
Netherlands vs. Czech Republic with Czech Reb. winning on penalty kicks
OK, my 6 year old ,Damon ,wanted to post his picks. If the tournament goes like this the entire world will be smoking crack by the end of the first round. I do like the final though
I like Damons pick best. Not just because of the final, but because the winner of every previous WC is out as of the first round! Think of it , the world would be riveted to every single match from then on, wondering where the winner would come from
1. England
2. Sweden
3. Paraguay
4. Trinidad and Tabago
Group C:
1. Argentina
2. Ivory Coast
3. Netherlands
4. Serbia and Montenegro
Group D:
1. Portugal
2. Mexico
3. Iran
4. Angola
Group E:
1. Italy
2. Czech Republic
3. United States
4. Ghana
Group F:
1. Brazil
2. Croatia
3. Australia
4. Japan
Group G:
1. France
2. Switzerland
3. South Korea
4. Togo
Group H
1. Spain
2. Ukraine
3. Tunisia
4. Saudi Arabia
then..
Germany vs Sweden --> Germany win
England vs Poland --> England win
Argentina vs Mexico --> Argentina win
Portugal vs Ivory Coast --> Ivory Coast win
Italy vs Croatia --> Italy win
Brazil vs Czech Republic --> Brazil win
France vs Ukraine --> Ukraine win
Spain vs Switzerland --> Spain win
then..
Germany vs Argentina --> Argentina win
England vs Ivory Coast --> England win
Italy vs Ukraine --> Italy win
Brazil vs Spain --> Brazil win
then..
Argentina vs Italy --> Italy win
England vs Brazil --> Brazil win
and we get a Brazil- Italy final \o/ which i hope will be won by Brazil
did i do it right ? :S i mean in the order of the games and all..?
Ok I am going to make a world cup predicition and I am so confident in my predcition will be right I have a sizable bet with one of my English cousins. So her is my prediction. In the world cup no matter which two teams are playing within 2 minutes of the kick off the commentators will be talking about England.
12-10-2005 03:56 AM
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Notice that Mexico did not make it out of the first round. 
