Costa Rica v. Poland - Both teams score AND allow a lot of goals. Expect fireworks with a place in the next round likely to be on the line. Holland v Argentina - No brainer. Two powerful, exciting teams squaring off. Italy v Ghana - This will be the epic battle of the first set of games. Both teams have a lot to prove and dramatically contrasting styles. Portugal v Iran - Not sure why... it's just a hunch.
Putting France's matches aside : Argentina v Holland and all matches from this group. Brazil v Japan Ghana v USA Mexico v Portugal Australia v Japan well, this group might be entertaining. England v Sweden
These will be two games at group stage that could easily be quarter finals: Argentina vs Holland (First game for both teams...wow..whoever wins here may consider qualified for the 2nd round) England vs Sweden (Because of the history)
Germany - Costa Rica: It's the opening match and these are always exciting. Costa Rica is a fun team to watch and I think they are capable of shocking Germany. They certainly put up one hell of a match against Brazil in 02. England - Sweden: I just have a hunch that one of these two teams won't make it out of the group stage. I think Paraguay is capable of getting 5 points out of this group and that would make things very interesting. Netherlands - Argentina: Mouth-watering match-up. Hopefully, it won't be a snooze-fest like Argentina-England in 02. Italy - Czech Republic: Another hunch. One of these two teams won't make it out of the group stage. I dont think it will be a particularly exciting game, since this is an Italy game. At least shouldnt be high-scoring. Brazil - Japan: The Confederations Cup match was extremely exciting and I dont think this game will disappoint. Spain - Ukraine: I think this will be a great game.