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[Haunted]

Paradoxically enough, I'll be rooting for our Dutch and English friends in the group stages. Italy and/or Spain getting eliminated early would be a dream. The two teams who beat us in the last four(!) cups.


Also, Germany made the top three in 5 of the last 6 Euros/World Cups, that's pretty fucking intense pressure to advance that far again.

 

[Wilbur]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo.../World-Cup-2014-Wallchart-Predictor-Game.html

Wut.

He's right.

 

[SargerusBR]

My guesses:

Group A = Brazil and Mexico

Group B = Spain and Netherlands

Group C = Japan and Ivory Coast

Group D = England and Italy

Group E = France and Ecuador

Group F = Argentina and Nigeria

Group G = Germany and Portugal

Group H = Belgium and South Korea

 

[The Omega Man]

Paradoxically enough, I'll be rooting for our Dutch and English friends in the group stages. Italy and/or Spain getting eliminated early would be a dream. The two teams who beat us in the last four(!) cups.


Also, Germany made the top three in 5 of the last 6 Euros/World Cups, that's pretty fucking intense pressure to advance that far again.

Wer den cup gewinnt ist scheiß egal nur Italien nicht?

 

[Chuckie]

Also, what's with the Nigeria overestimating? Bosnia & Herzegovina are really good. I just hope Iran can show themselves, we have a reasonable chance as we're basically written off already, so UPSETS!

Iran has a chance to place second in that group in my opinion.

Also what happened with France? I totally missed the draw.

 

[Baleoce]

Incoming Suarez vs England drama. I can see it now. Can still remember the Ghana game. Something like that is gonna go down.

 

[Arjen]

Iran has a chance to place second in that group in my opinion.

Also what happened with France? I totally missed the draw.

Got the easiest group.
And should have been in pot 2

 

[SargerusBR]

Also what happened with France? I totally missed the draw.

Automatically qualified for next round

 

[PsychBat!]

Iran has a chance to place second in that group in my opinion.

Also what happened with France? I totally missed the draw.

France is in a stable group. It's pretty much even imo.

Switzerland
Ecuador
France
Honduras

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Incoming Suarez vs England drama. I can see it now. Can still remember the Ghana game. Something like that is gonna go down.

Shitting in our mouths will be the perfect goodbye present

 

[LNBL]

Iran has a chance to place second in that group in my opinion.

Also what happened with France? I totally missed the draw.

They got a free pass into the next round obviously.

 

[MrKaepora]

Got the easiest group.

I would really love if they still didn't qualify for the next round.

 

[-Eddman-]

Is a Brazil vs. Uruguay final possible? I would love to see the fear in Brazil's hearts if that happened.

 

[Chuckie]

Got the easiest group.
And should have been in pot 2

Why should they have been there and how did they end in that pot?

Automatically qualified for next round

It's France were talking about.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

I would really love if they still didn't qualify for the next round.

There's a totally legit chance of that happening, and I want to see Platini's salty face when it happens.

 

[LNBL]

Why should they have been there and how did they end in that pot?



It's France were talking about.

According to the fifa ranking they should have been in Pot 2. However, The Fifa decided to implement a new system in which a "random" nation from Pot 4 will take the place in Pot 2.

 

[GSG Flash]

USA got fucked over.

Still rooting for Canada's pants though. Rooting for Iran too, I think it'll be tough for them but not impossible.

 

[Chuckie]

According to the fifa ranking they should have been in Pot 2. However, The Fifa decided to implement a new system in which a "random" nation from Pot 4 will take the place in Pot 2.

Lol.....wtf

 

[LuuKyK]

Wow, my city will host a decent game (Spain x Australia). I am surprised.

 

[Into]

Amused by SkySports "pundits" who are all sitting there, for a whole hour, creaming themselves at the thought of facing Iran and Japan, talking how badly they want a easy group, sweating their balls (or sweating their bollocks?) during team draw.

Then they get a hard group and they go "well its good to actually have a hard group, its preferable!". Bunch of clowns, they need better pundits who are more honest than this.

I am surprised at people thinking Nigeria is some sort of lock, they are actually quite poor and disorganized, i think people just remember the Nigeria of late 90s with Okocha and the rest and think they are similar today, they arent. Bosnia has a better chance to qualify, they got Dzeko and a bunch of players in top european leagues.

Both Mexico and Croatia are worse than they used to be just a few years ago, almost impossible to pick one or the other here. Both used to be realistic dark horses in these tournaments, now they are just meh

Dream final for me is Brazil - Argentina. Do not know if that is actually possible considering the brackets/groups, just throwing what i want to see in a final or at least a semi final.

 

[The Omega Man]

Is a Brazil vs. Uruguay final possible? I would love to see the fear in Brazil's hearts if that happened.

Possible but highly unlikely, it will make an ultra classic South American final though, I'll give you that.

 

[TCRS]

German Xbox One ad with Dante and Elber

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30jjbvlBRpw

 

[rodvik]

Funny how France and Switzerland got unusually good draws.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

First rooting for ______

Then inevitably rooting for Germany

Every time.

 

[Niks]

Colombia vs Japan should be a great match. So many good games in the first round.

 

[vctor182]

If Mexico wasn't so shitty in this year matches i would've been saying they already passed to 2nd stage

 

[The Omega Man]

Funny how France and Switzerland got unusually good draws.

Delaying the inevitable, France faces Argentina in the next round (could go either way) and Switzerland well it's Switzerland.

 

[AranhaHunter]

I think the US can surprise and beat Portugal and Germany. The game against Portugal is in Manaus and the one against Germany is in Recife, that can definitely play a factor in those games. Not saying the US is favorite, but it wouldn't surprise me if they pulled off a favorable result in those games. Ghana will be tough and they seem to have the USA's number, but streaks are meant to be broken. I would say Ghana has an advantage playing in Natal though....

Brazil will get Spain or Netherlands if they get out of the group stage, that's pretty insane to be the first game of the knock outs, especially if it's against Spain. If the US can get out of the groups, they can get a relatively easy game, to be honest.

 

[Haunted]

For those asking "is X vs Y final possible" - every constellation for the final is possible since the first/second teams advancing from the groups are seeded on opposite sides of the bracket.

 

[Hindle]

Let's hope Italy do an Italy and fuck everything up lol. That's the only way I see England going through.

 

[Nemesis121]

Round of 16

Final
Germany vs. Argentina



Will Germany buy another ref like they did in 1990?

 

[adamantypants]

Portugal is basically a one man team at this point. I have high hopes that US can beat Portugal. As far as Germany, we beat them this year in a friendly, granted it was to a B team. But if anyone knows the German side it should be Klinsmann. And Ghana... fuck. They got some voodoo shit on US.

 

[SteveWinwood]

usa to win whole thing

 

[trixx]

I think anything is possible in group G all are solid teams. Can't wait. I think England can come out also will be tough though.

 

[gutter_trash]

I'm glad that my Portugal is in the so-called Group of Death. I rather see them play for real then goof off because they tend to get punished when goofing off not taking their opponents seriously.
Germany = the 2nd best team in the world
USA = best team from CONCAF
Ghana = 2nd best team of all of Africa (remember they had Uruguay on the ropes till the very hand. LOL Luis Suarez, I love Luis Suarez)

 

[Blackhead]

For those asking "is X vs Y final possible" - every constellation for the final is possible since the first/second teams advancing from the groups are seeded on opposite sides of the bracket.

iirc last time that happened in a major tournament was '04 when Greece scraped out of the group then went in to stun Portugal (at home) in the final

 

[vctor182]

I think the US can surprise and beat Portugal and Germany. The game against Portugal is in Manaus and the one against Germany is in Recife, that can definitely play a factor in those games. Not saying the US is favorite, but it wouldn't surprise me if they pulled off a favorable result in those games. Ghana will be tough and they seem to have the USA's number, but streaks are meant to be broken. I would say Ghana has an advantage playing in Natal though....

Brazil will get Spain or Netherlands if they get out of the group stage, that's pretty insane to be the first game of the knock outs, especially if it's against Spain. If the US can get out of the groups, they can get a relatively easy game, to be honest.

It's nice to have dreams

 

[Sr Kitsune]

They are on a very low point right now, they were almost disqualified from a series of embarrassing loses.

True.

But in the past, the "better" performances of Mexico in world cups (without being host) have come from the worst qualifiers. USA 1994, for example. Mexico was shit in qualifiers, got knocked out by Bulgaria in penalties, or France 1998 (4 wins, 6 ties, in qualifiers) got knocked out by Germany 2-1 (Mexico was winning at the beginning 1-0).

It's Mexico we're talking about. We're always doomed. The same was said in 2010, etc. It'll be like always, we'll have a good game, one or two ties, and we'll be out in the next round for sure. Boring, to be honest.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Also, Germany made the top three in 5 of the last 6 Euros/World Cups, that's pretty fucking intense pressure to advance that far again.

From the "what each country leads the world in" map:

 

[bjaelke]

iirc last time that happened in a major tournament was '04 when Greece scraped out of the group then went in to stun Portugal (at home) in the final

Scraped? They beasted through the entire tournament. They'll batter Portugal again if faced with the challenge.

 

[Randdalf]

Could see England coming second in the group, first if Uruguay and Italy cancel each other out. Thing about Uruguay is that they are mostly utter gash apart from up front, if we sort out our defense we could easily get a draw and snatch a win. Costa Rica is a must-win. Italy could be a draw, luckily there's no extra time or penalties in the group stage so we can play them like we did in the Euro's. The problem for Italy and England is the climate, which will likely boost Uruguay and Costa Rica.

 

[-Eddman-]

True.

But in the past, the "better" performances of Mexico in world cups (without being host) have come from the worst qualifiers. USA 1994, for example. Mexico was shit in qualifiers, got knocked out by Bulgaria in penalties, or France 1998 (4 wins, 6 ties, in qualifiers) got knocked out by Germany 2-1 (Mexico was winning at the beginning 1-0).

It's Mexico we're talking about. We're always doomed. The same was said in 2010, etc. It'll be like always, we'll have a good game, one or two ties, and we'll be out in the next round for sure. Boring, to be honest.

This. Mexico is the KING of predictable World Cups.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Group A: Brazil, Cameroon, Mexico, Croatia
Group B: Spain, Chile, Australia, Netherlands
Group C: Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Japan, Greece
Group D: Uruguay, Italy, Costa Rica, England
Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, Honduras, France
Group F: Argentina, Nigeria, Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group G: Germany, Ghana, USA, Portugal
Group H: Belgium, Algeria, South Korea, Russia

Round of 16
Brazil vs. Chile
Japan vs. Italy
Spain vs. Croatia
Uruguay vs. Colombia
France vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany vs. Russia
Argentina vs. Ecuador
Belgium vs. Portugal

Quarterfinals
France vs. Germany
Brazil vs. Italy
Argentina vs. Portugal
Spain vs. Uruguay

Semifinals
Brazil vs. Uruguay
Argentina vs. Germany

Final
Argentina vs. Uruguay

Spoiler

I DONT CARE IF THIS DOESN'T WORK

 

[Snaku]

If the US makes it out of that group then holy shit.

 

[vctor182]

True.

But in the past, the "better" performances of Mexico in world cups (without being host) have come from the worst qualifiers. USA 1994, for example. Mexico was shit in qualifiers, got knocked out by Bulgaria in penalties, or France 1998 (4 wins, 6 ties, in qualifiers) got knocked out by Germany 2-1 (Mexico was winning at the beginning 1-0).

It's Mexico we're talking about. We're always doomed. The same was said in 2010, etc. It'll be like always, we'll have a good game, one or two ties, and we'll be out in the next round for sure. Boring, to be honest.

I was actually rooting when were almost disqualified but USA brought us back.

 

[Ourobolus]

Gotdamn we are fucking boned in that Group of Death.

 

[AranhaHunter]

It's nice to have dreams

I'm just calling it as I see it.

 

[santi_yo]

Spain isn't making it out of their group, mark my words, by now it's pretty we'll known how to beat them, pressure them from the start on their midfield. Both Chile and Netherlands are capable of doing that.

 

[jamesinclair]

True.

But in the past, the "better" performances of Mexico in world cups (without being host) have come from the worst qualifiers. USA 1994, for example. Mexico was shit in qualifiers, got knocked out by Bulgaria in penalties, or France 1998 (4 wins, 6 ties, in qualifiers) got knocked out by Germany 2-1 (Mexico was winning at the beginning 1-0).

It's Mexico we're talking about. We're always doomed. The same was said in 2010, etc. It'll be like always, we'll have a good game, one or two ties, and we'll be out in the next round for sure. Boring, to be honest.

Except for one thing.

Mexico always beats Brazil.

(and always loses to Argentina).

Thats their trump card.

 

[LNBL]

BTW that minute silence for Mr Mandela was a disgrace.