Italy-Paraguay: 1-1 Slovakia-New Zealand: 5-0 Italy vs New Zealand: 3-2 Paraguay vs Slovakia: 3-2 Italy vs Slovakia: 1-3 Paraguay vs New Zealand: 4-1 Paraguay: 7 Pts Slovakia: 6 Pts Italy: 4 Pts New Zealand: 0 Pts
On paper, yes, I agree. I would be very surprised if we don't get through the group, but I wouldn't be surprised if we finished second. Davey, you know my opinion as to how we fair thereafter.
I think NZ could pull a miracle here and advance (but yes, I'm biased ) Italy-Paraguay: 3-1 Slovakia-New Zealand: 0-1 Italy vs New Zealand: 3-1 Paraguay vs Slovakia: 1-1 Italy vs Slovakia: 3-0 Paraguay vs New Zealand: 1-1 Italy: 9 Pts New Zealand: 4 Pts Paraguay: 4 Pts Slovakia: 1 Pts
Don't mind your predictions one bit, but there's no way italy score 9 goals in 3 games. That's just not our style
Well, that looks pretty stupid now doesn't it! Does it help me to say that I was right for the first 90 minutes? Probably not. This of course is why they play the games instead of just looking at the rosters and calling it. So now it's going to be tough. Whoever can pull out a win is going to go through here. I'm pretty sure we all expect Italy to beat New Zealand, but then most of us expected Italy to beat Paraguay too, right? Should make for some fun matches. No sitting back being defensive. All four teams need to try to win. So offense should be the order of the day. GO USA!! - Mark
No, most of us did not expect Italy to beat Paraguay. There favorities on paper but many Italian fans, including myself, predicted a draw because of the fact that Italy usually start tournaments slowly. If you looked at any major betting site, a draw was the most likely result.