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..never had a predictions thread. So..since every team except for Saudi Arabia and Tunisia has seen the pitch so far.. let's have a go!


Group A: Germany - Costa Rica
Group B: England - Sweden
Group C: Argentina - Netherlands
Group D: Portugal - Angola
Group E: Czech Republic - Italy
Group F: Brazil - Croatia
Group G: Switzerland - France
Group H: Spain - Ukraine

Round 1
Germany
Sweden

Agrentina
Angola

Czech Republic
Croatia

Switzerland
Ukraine

England
Costa Rica

Portugal
Netherlands

Brazil
Italy

Spain
France

Round 2
Germany
Argentina

Czech Republic
Switzerland

England
Netherlands

Italy
Spain

Semis
Germany
Switzerland

Netherlands
Italy

WC Finalists
Germany
Italy

World Cup Champion
Germany


..just a fart in the dark..or however that saying goes.

after ukraines showing today saudi arabia or tunisa play with heart they may knock them out. I dont see Switz beating Czechs and I see Germany breaking a lot of fans hearts in a loss against Argentina. I still think Brazil has even gotten started and a lost to Italy would be a downer for a lot of people who got Brazil again. Netherlands looked strong but Van Nistelroy steps up and plays as good as Robben theyd be hard to stop.

Dudeman,
Swiss beating the Czechs? No way.
The Semis will be
Germany, Czechs, Netherlands, Spain.

Plus, your predictions are suspect anyway. You jinxed Flora by picking Riverside in the HS playoffs.

Well.. I hadn't seen Saudi Arabia/Tunisia when I made this..and I didn't really give it too much thought.. just wanted to get the thread out there. Hopefully get someone else to put their predictions out there.

L-E Dude for the most part I agree with you one correction the DUTCH team will win their group. And guys please don't write off France they had a rocky start but they will come back stronger.

so jack..you are telling me you can make a mega bracket for the posters cup...but you can't even put your world cup picks in a bracket....kids these days...pure lazyness.

For the record!

I tried to save the bracket from the FIFA WC page..but it wouldn't work..and..


..kiss my arse..go play your playstation Cap'n!


btw: ..it's the friggin' offseason..cut me some slack.

...look at how far you have fallen, Jack. 2nd rate brackets, blind flashes of rage, using only two periods when displaying a period of elipses. Come back to us, Jack.

dudeman,
There is never any offseason. Remember that!

You can save this, then enlarge it.

Or use this one. I know it is very time consuming to post the bracket charts. Took me 20 long sec. Not too bad for an old man though.

dudeman,
You clearly must be slipping if you picked the
Swiss over the Czechs. The Czechs will put holes in the Swiss(cheese). Well..........more holes.
They will cut the Swiss(cheese) to pieces. You need to focus more on soccer and less on posting your very boring personal travel pics. Get your priorities in order, son.

Make the cheese joke at least one more time, please.

Isn't Koller out?

'I eat Swiss cheese from the inside out. But I only nibble on it. I make the holes bigger.'
~ Steven Wright

Just like the Czechs will do v. the Swiss(cheese).

How's this for a revision?

ECUADOR WINS IT ALL!

PS- Gotta love a team that wears wrestling masks..

Okay.. here we go..

How about the Black Antelopes of Angola w/ the tie against #1 seed Mexico.. yeah baby.. IT'S THE KITS! I'M TELLIN' YA MAN!

5 teams have now secured slots in the knockout stage: Germany, Ecuador, England, Argentina, Netherlands.

How about this scenario in Group B:

Trinidad & Togago beats Paraguay 2-0
England beats Sweden 2-1

Sweden and T&T tied for second with 4 points each

Tiebreakers:
Goal difference - both have 0
Goals scored - 2 each
Head to head results - 0-0 draw
Drawing of lots - I predict T&T

how bout england 2-0 over sweds T&T goes through with a 2-0 win over paraguay

Coach P, that scenario would be the same as this one I thought up earlier. England beats Sweden 2-0, Trinidad beats Paraguay 1-0. Same EXACT results against the same opponents...

England can't score against the dregs of this tournament.. I know this is all in fun.. but I mean.. COME ON!

I'm looking forward to Spain's next match. Although they were facing a virgin in the Ukraine, they looked exceptionally strong.

Holland has been one of my favorites since Cryuff's team (Clockwork Orange) in '74.

It would be nice, but not surprising, to see these two meet in the final since neither have ever won.

...and Brazil make 7...

Argentina to win it all over home team Germany.

i've played it out on Fifa 06, and Argentina has Brazil WAY outmatched...


CRESPO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL

...and Spain make 8...

Half of the round of 16 is known.

...and Sweden make 9...

9! 9 TEAMS ADVANCING! AH! AH! AHHHH!

Oh Geeezzz........

Thanks to Iran, Mexico advances. It's now 10.

Angola was so close!

Toss up between Mexico and France(assuming they make it) for worst team to make the round of 16 ..England in a close 3rd

The field is set for the Knockout Stage:

Germany (3-0-0, 9 PTS, 5 GF, 2 GA) vs. Sweden (1-0-2, 5 PTS, 3 GF, 2 GA)
Argentina (2-0-1, 7 PTS, 8 GF, 0 GA) vs. Mexico (1-1-1, 4 PTS, 4 GF, 3 GA)
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England (2-0-1, 7 PTS, 5 GF, 3 GA) vs. Ecuador (2-1-0, 6 PTS, 5 GF, 3 GA)
Portugal (3-0-0, 9 PTS, 5 GF, 1 GA) vs. Netherlands (2-0-1, 7 PTS, 3 GF, 1 GA)
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Italy (2-0-1, 7 PTS, 5 GF, 1 GA) vs. Australia (1-1-1, 4 PTS, 5 GF, 5 GA) vs.
Brazil (3-0-0, 9 PTS), 7 GF, 1 GA) vs. Ghana (2-1-0, 6 PTS, 4 GF, 3 GA)
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Switzerland (2-0-1, 7 PTS, 4 GF, 0 GA) vs. Ukraine (2-1-0, 6 PTS, 4 GF, 5 GA)
Spain (3-0-0, 9 PTS, 8 GA, 1 GA) vs. France (1-0-2, 5 PTS, 3 GF, 1 GA)

Pre-World Cup FIFA seedings:
#1 Brazil
#2 England
#3 Spain
#4 Germany
#5 Mexico
#6 France
#7 Argentina
#8 Italy
#10 Netherlands
#13 Sweden
#17 Portugal
#23 Ecuador
#25 Switzerland
#26 Ukraine
#28 Australia
#30 Ghana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding

Matchups I would love to see in Quarters -
Argentina v. Germany
Portugal v. Ecuador

World Cup updates:

***117 goals scored through 48 matches (2.44 per match)

***15 matches were decided by one goal and 11 games ended in ties

***35 shutouts were recorded in the Group Stage

***5 teams posted perfect 3-0-0 records -- Brazil, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain

***6 other teams are undefeated thus far -- Argentina, England, Netherlands, and Switzerland are all 2-0-1, while France and Sweden are both 1-0-2

***2 squads tallied 0 points -- Costa Rica and Togo, which both finished 0-3-0

Round of 16 is set.

Well, my first prediction was awful. But, I'm going to try again based on first round results, injuries, etc. Germany over Spain in the final.

I've noticed that internationally, soccer team records are listed in the following order: wins-draws-losses as opposed to the usual American way of wins-losses-draws. I like the international way because it is in order of point value as used in most soccer competitions: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.

Germany over Netherlands 3-1

Germany has their issues..but if they get by Argentina..they're my pick to win it all.

U.S. team grades are in after the 0-2-1 showing in Germany. Here they are as graded on a variety of statistical categories:

A-, O. Onyewu
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B+, J. Conrad, C. Dempsey
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C+, L. Donovan
C, B. McBride, C. Reyna
C-, D. Beasley, B. Convey
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D+, P. Mastroeni
D, C. Bocanegra, S. Cherundolo
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F, E. Lewis, E. Pope
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Other players were not rated due to lack of time on the pitch.

Keller?

The Quarterfinals are set with today's wins by Brazil (3-0 vs. Ghana) and France (3-1 vs. Spain).

Pre-World Cup FIFA Rankings included with World Cup record:

Friday, 6/30
#4 Germany (4-0-0) vs. #7 Argentina (3-0-1)
#8 Italy (3-0-1) vs. #26 Ukraine (3-1-0)

Saturday, 7/1
#2 England (3-0-1) vs. #17 Portugal (4-0-0)
#1 Brazil (4-0-0) vs. #6 France (2-0-2)

The Semifinals will be played July 4-5. The Third Place match will be played July 8 and the Championship on July 9.

Best matches of Cup watched so far?
Mine -
Argentina v Mexico - High energy game
Italy v Australia - Back and forth action
Portugal v Holland - My kinda Ref
Portugal v Mexico - Fast paced

Winners in Quarters-
Germany
Italy
Brazil
Portugal

Semis-
Germany
Brazil

Brazil gets 3 past the big keeper in 3-2 win-

Ahem.. ::clears throat::

Mine-
Australia v Japan
Germany v Poland
Ivory Coast v Argentina
Croatia v Australia

Worst Matches-
Any match with the Ukraine - Especially Ukraine v Switzerland
Portugal v Netherlands
Oh..and all matches in Groups: B,D,G,& H.

Winners for the next round:
Germany
Italy
Brazil
England

I'm going to agree with Dude on winners for the next round. As much as I'd like to see a France-England matchup, I doubt its occurrence. Then I see another Germany-Brasil meeting in Berlin (awesome city).

What more can you say about that match? Germany goes through on the strength of German steel! Well done Jens Lehmann (Go Gunners)!

Can't help but wonder about the Riquelme and Crespo subs.

Why take out Riquelme? Why put in Cruz?

Why not keep Riquelme? Or put in Cambiasso and Messi/Saviola?

I was telling a friend while watching the match. That Pekerman would wait till the 80th-85th to use the last sub (being Messi/Saviola if Germany had scored or defensive if not). But no, after losing Abbondanzieri in the 71st. He subs out his star midfielder in the 72nd. And is scored on a minute after making his last sub in the 79th.

I could go on forever! Argentina may have been the better side.. but Germany had all the luck..and a little more.