Friday, March 5, 2010

world cup 2010 group stage analysis

i'm not really an expert. but i insist on giving my two cents on the upcoming 2010 world cup group stage.

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Group A
South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France

who will advance?
france and south africa (mexico could be dangerous though)


Group B
Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic(South korea), Greece

who will advance?
argentina and greece (south korea is the dark horse here)


Group C
England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia

who will advance?
england and usa (i'm almost sure about england and usa, both teams have something to prove)


Group D
Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana

who will advance?
germany and ghana (should be easy for germany and ghana)


Group E
Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon

who will advance?
netherlands and denmark (but they should watch out for japan)


Group F
Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia

who will advance?
italy and slovakia (walk in the park for italy)


Group G
Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal

who will advance?
brazil and portugal (group of death !!!)


Group H
Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

who will advance?
spain and switzerland (spain should be happy, switzerland is quite lucky to be in this group)

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match schedules are already out.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html

viva la espana !!! also i would like england to advance into the semis (or even finals).

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