world cup 2014 predictions

i predicted spain to win the 2010 world cup. and i was spot on.

this year... i'm still rooting for spain but honestly i think brazil or germany will win

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Group A
brazil, croatia, mexico, cameroon

who will advance?
brazil and croatia (mexico could be dangerous though)


Group B
spain, netherlands, chile, australia

who will advance?
spain and netherlands (two football greats)


Group C
greece, japan, ivory coast, columbia

who will advance?
greece and japan (ivory coast might pull in a surprise. columbia is not that dangerous without falcao)


Group D
uruguay, italy, englad, costa rica

who will advance?
uruguay and italy (bad draw for england, but i wish they pull out a miracle)


Group E
france, switzerland, ecuador, honduras

who will advance?
france and switzerland (i've heard the france team is in-form)

Group F
argentina, bosnia, iran, nigeria

who will advance?
argentina and bosnia (easy work for argentina, this is messi's time)


Group G
germany, portugal, ghana, usa

who will advance?
germny and portugal (the group of death)


Group H
belgium, russia, south area, algeria

who will advance?
belgium and russia (belgium is this tourney's dark horse)

round of 16
Brazil vs Netherlands
Greece vs Italy
Spain vs Croatia
Uruguay vs Japan
France vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Germany vs Russia
Argentina vs Switzerland
Belgium vs Portugal

quarterfinals
Brazil vs Italy
France vs Germany
Spain vs Uruguay
Argentina vs Portugal

semis
Brazil vs Germany
Spain vs Argentina

third place
Germany vs Argentina

finals
Brazil vs Spain

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looking forward to one month of sleepless nights!

rooting for the following teams in order

1) spain
2) england
3) argentina
4) japan

i remember rooting for spain, england, and germany last 2010. replaced germany this year with argentina since i like messi to have a memorable world cup. it is his time to do a diego maradona.