US N+A World Cup General Discussion Thread

@Friedel'sAccent will enjoy this one:

 

Admit it. Someone's been waiting, preparing....

 

I'd change "implode" to "go on strike," but same diff.

 

Aye aye.

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This is silly. If FIFA had fixed the draw then Group B would be significantly easier. As it is, Brazil could get Spain or the Dutch in the round of 16 and that is no cakewalk.

 

I can neither confirm nor deny this particular bit of truth

 

Brazil 3 Croatia 0.

Easy win. No Mandzukic, and no nazi chanting jerk (unless it was misinterpreted, it doesnt sound like it was) equals Brazil Samba time.

Real hard figuring out the runner up for A, C, F, G, and H.

 

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If we could each put up a small $10, one of us would be cashing a nice little check at the end.

 

Well my picks (Group winners listed first)

Group A: Brazil Croatia
Group B: Spain, Holland
Group C: Japan, Colombia
Group D: England, Italy
Group E: France, Ecuador
Group F: Argentina, Bosnia
Group G: Germany, USA (homer pick)
Group H: Belgium, Russia

Round of 16:
Brazil over Holland
Japan over Italy (upset pick)
Spain over Croatia
England over Colombia
Bosnia over France
Germany over Russia
Argentina over Ecuador
USA over Belgium

Quarterfinals:
Brazil over Japan
Germany over Bosnia
Spain over England
Argentina over USA

Semi Finals:
Brazil over Germany
Argentina over Spain

3rd place:
Germany over Spain

Final:
Brazil over Argentina

 

These are almost my picks exactly. My problem with them are the fact all we've heard is that European teams can't win in South America but we both have 10 of the final 16 from Europe. I'm looking for the upsets but just cant find them. I dont trust Cameroon, Mexico, Nigeria, Japan and the likes.

 

Well it's actually today but still....

 

I have a freaking team dinner tonight until 7 Going to have to watch the game once I get home. Bummed....

 

I'm a Croat fan today. If the Brazilians are still crying about 1950, imagine their amount of but hurt if they failed to get out of the group this time.

 

TIME HAS COME TODAY............................................bitches

 

Failed to get out of the group? If they fail to get out of the group it will literally send the country into chaos. Even reaching the final and losing will be a national tragedy, anything less than that will be anarchy.

 

This is THE awesome. ^^^

 

Mine were:

Group A:
Brazil
Mexico

Group B:
Spain
Chile

Group C:
Colombia
Ivory Coast
(kicking myself for not including Japan)

Group D:
Italy
Uruguay

Group E:
France
Switzerland

Group F:
Argentina
Bosnia and Herzogovina

Group G:
Germany
Ghana

Group H:
Belgium
Algeria

 

The only team in the group that I imagine giving them any issues is Mexico, simply because Mexico usually does. They're going to come through it with 9 points and probably around a +5 or +6 GD.

 

I like those picks a lot.

 

No doubt. Failing to get out of the group would be, I don't even know how to put it...the biggest failure in sports history?

Truly, it would be that big of a story.

 

Apart from that ABC Wide World of Sports' "Agony of Defeat" guy. Except with the whole country being thrust into chaos as a result.

 

My picks:

Group A:
Brazil
Mexico

Group B:
Spain
Chile

Group C:
Colombia
Ivory Coast

Group D:
England (!)
Uruguay

Group E:
France
Switzerland

Group F:
Argentina
Bosnia and Herzogovina

Group G:
Germany
Portugal

Group H:
Belgium
Algeria

 

I, too, took the "Ok, which one of these is least likely to implode or fall apart?" approach and chose England.

 

Group A
Croatia
Brazil


Group B:
Spain
Chile

Group C:
Japan
Ivory Coast


Group D:
Italy
Uruguay

Group E:
France
Switzerland

Group F:
Argentina
Iran

Group G:
Portugal
Ghana

Group H:
Belgium
Algeria