The Soccer's Fan Thread - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

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USA!

Our boys will finish second in the Group of Death with a win, draw, and draw. Will probably lose to Belgium in Round of 16.

Brazil over Argentina in final.
 
wisnon said:
Suarez! Forlan!

This is reduced to a Copa America and Uruguay fears no one in a Copa.

The Group of Death is Uruguy/Italy/England....
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You "forgot" about Australia.:)

Group G is the first group in the history of the WC in which all four teams made the knockout rounds of the previous WC.
 
Only 2 can go thru and in that group we have 3 huge Soccer brands (all past Champs)! Cant say the same for the US group!
 
Portugal/Ghana/USA have never won squat...LoL

In the WC it is VERY hard to breakthru for a first win. Exceedingly hard.
 
wisnon said:
Only 2 can go thru and in that group we have 3 huge Soccer brands (all past Champs)! Cant say the same for the US group!
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Easier to go through when you have only two very challenging matches as opposed to three.
 
asindc said:
Easier to go through when you have only two very challenging matches as opposed to three.
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Nah man, its easier when you avoid the GIANTS of the game.

One of those big countries will be shedding bucketloads for the catastrophic failure of going oyut in the 1st round. oh, the indignity!

Having said that, Klinsmann wont lose to Germany!
 
asindc said:
How could I have forgotten about 1966 and 1950?
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How indeed? You have to be a student of the game.

Uruguay is like 5m population and has won the Mundial twice and won countless Copa Americas!
 
wisnon said:
How indeed? You have to be a student of the game.

Uruguay is like 5m population and has won the Mundial twice and won countless Copa Americas!
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I was actually being sarcastic, 2010 being much more recent than 1966 and 1950. In other words, the fact that England won in '66 is no indicator of their current strength, while their 2010 performance at least gives us a better sense of what to expect. Regardless, I'd swap Portugal for England in a heartbeat!
 
England would welcome that swap.

Belgium was last a force in 1986 and now they are everyone's dark horse. 2010 is a LOOOONG time ago.

Form is temporary, class is permanent!
 
wisnon said:
England would welcome that swap.

Belgium was last a force in 1986 and now they are everyone's dark horse. 2010 is a LOOOONG time ago.

Form is temporary, class is permanent!
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So would USA, Ghana, and Germany. Just saying that winning it all 48 years ago has no bearing on whether a footballing country is a giant at the present. After all, if 2010 is a LOOOONG time ago, then 1966 and 1950 are just a "little bit" looonnnger in time. Just like with stocks, past returns are no guarantee of future performance. We'll find out about present form soon enough.

As far as class is concerned, the USA has had enough class to finish ahead of England in 1994 and 2010 and even with them in 2002, to finish ahead of Uruguay in 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006, and ahead of Italy in 2002 and 2010. Despite what Jurgen says (publicly), we will wait for the results before declaring ourselves defeated.
 
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