Group E is one of the tougher groups in the entire tournament. The freaky deaky Dutch are the favorites to take the group, riding the impressive play of Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder, both of whom played in the Champions League Final last month. Cameroon are captained by the potent goal scorer Samuel Eto’o and should prove a tough out. I just don’t think Samuel Eto’o is capable of leading a team into the knockout phase. He recently threatened to sit out the of the World Cup just because he was being criticized in the media. What a pussy. That’s why I like the Danes. They remind me of the ’04 Stones. No real superstar, just a hard working, team first attitude. And yeah, I’m completely overlooking the Japanese because they just lost to England 2-1 by scoring twice on their own goal?!?
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, Slovakia, New Zealand
This is probably the easiest group in the tournament. Defending champ Italy are going to run away with this group, no problem. Kind of sucks to be Giussepi Rossi, huh? Oh, you don’t know who he is? He is just the stud forward that was born in New Jersey to Italian immigrant parents who happens to hold citizenship in both the U.S. and Italy. He chose to represent Italy in last years Confederations Cup only to get left off of the World Cup roster. Suck it, Rossi! Coming out with Italy I have Paraguay simply because New Zealand is the worst team in the tournament and Slovakia only has Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel.
Group G: Brazil, Portugal, Ivory Coast, North Korea
What was originally pegged as the “Group of Death” just got a little clearer. If initial reports are accurate it seems Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba may miss the tournament due to a fractured elbow. That is a huge blow because Ivory Coast were my dark horse World Champions. Without Drogba, though, the group seems destined to go to both Portuguese speaking nations. Brazil was always destined to make it out of this group, but Portugal's poor form of recent really had me doubting them. Now it is that much easier for Kaka and Ronaldo, Real Madrid teammates and World Cup foes.
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Chile, Honduras
If you asked me to predict the World Champion right now I would tell you that it is Spain’s to lose. If you are new to soccer, Spain is the team to watch. They play the game with the most style and flair. Midfielders Xavi and Iniesta of Barcelona at two of the best in the world and David Villa up top provides the goal scoring. I have the Swiss following Spain into the knockout phase just because Honduras doesn't have the quality to get more than 1 point and Chile lacks star power.
MarcUM
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