Big Question: What are your final 8 teams?

Germany
England
Argentina
Mexico
Italy
Brazil
France
Spain

A tournament with few surprises.

My final eight predictions:

Germany vs Sweden = Germany
Holland vs Mexico = Holland
England vs Poland = England
Portugal vs Argentina = Portugal
Italy vs Brazil = Brazil
France vs Spain = France
Croatia vs Czech Rep. = Czech Rep.
Ukraine vs Switzerland = Ukraine

Final 8 matchups:

Germany v Argentina
Czech Republic v France
England v Portugal
Brazil v Spain

Brazil
Italy
Netherlands
Germany
Argentina
Iran
Jeapan
portugal

Germany v Netherlands
Croatia v France
Sweden v Portugal
Brazil v Spain

Using the predictor chart :)

brazil
spain
argentine
germany
netherlands
england
france
italy

My final eight would be
Germany vs Argentina
England vs Netherlands
Italy vs Spain
Brazil vs Tunisia

spain (beat switzerland)
italy (beat brazil)
england (beat poland)
australia (beat czech rep.)
holland (beat portugal)
argentina (beat mexico)
germany (beat sweden)
france (beat ukraine)

Germany v Argentina
England v Netherlands
Italy v France
Brazil v Ukraine

Germany
England
Argentina
Mexico
Italy
Brazil
France
Spain

My final eight would be:

Germany
Ecuador
Argentina
Netherlands
Italy
Brazil
South Korea
Ukraine

For a start let’s factor out the teams which cannot make it to the last 16, those that look like completely unable to qualify:

A: Costa Rica
B: Trinidad
C: all could qualify
D: Angola
E: the consensus on the boards is that all could make it, but I find it hard to believe that the US will get more than a point at most
F: Australia, Japan
G: Togo, South Korea
H: Saudi Arabia

These are the teams that look relatively sure of a place:
A: Germany
B: England
C: nobody
D: nobody
E: nobody
F: Brazil, Croatia
G: France, Switzerland
H: nobody

So, to take thisa little bit further
A: Germany should be first in the group. Ecuador is an unknown quantity outside Latin America, and Poland are not one of Europe’s best (they did qualify from one of the weaker groups after all). Should be Germnay first, Poland second.

B: England are sure to qualify, but will they come out first without Rooney? I very much doubt it. Sweden are very useful at qualifying out of the first round, usually doing it with something to spare, while it is about time the Paraguay bubble burst. It’s only a hunch, but Sweden first, England second.

C: I really can’t tell. The teams look very strong on paper. For the fun of it I’ll suggest Ivory Coast (first) and Argentina.

D: It’s going to be close for the top three. There’s just something about Mexico that doesn’t carry conviction, while Portugal are of suspect temperament. But we’ve never seen Iran performing at the highest level and acquitting themselves. I’ll put my neck out and say Portugal first and Iran second.

E: It should be the Czechs and Italy, but who will come out on top? Ghana might put up a close fight, and then it might not. As for the US, I think that everybody would like them out of the tournament, asap. Italy, the more I think about them, are not any better on paper than they were considered to be last time, and the Czechs have indeed aged, but it shouldn’t necessarily show in the first round games, but later on. I am biased, since I support the Czechs, so I’ll suggest Italy first, the Czechs second.

F: Brazil first, Croatia second. The other two don’t have a chance against them. It could even go to goal difference, but that should favour the Brazilians.

G: France first, Switzerland second, but it could just about go the other way. Again, it could go to goal difference. Switzerland seem better than they were at Euro 2004, while France might be a bit worse.

H: If Sevchenko is fit, the Ukraine shouldn’t have troouble qualifying. Spain have failed to qualify from their first round group sometimes in the past, but as this group is, and they do play well, they should come out on top, if only on goal difference. Tunisia just might squeeze a surprise, but not against the Ukraine. I can remember Russia winning against them at a canter last time, and the Ukraine are of similar ilk. Should be Spain first, Ukraine second.

Where does that take us as to pairings in the final 16?

Germany-England
Sweden-Poland
Ivory Coast-Iran
Argentina-Portugal

Germany-England: England would have Rooney coming back to the side. Yet again, the English would lose at this stage in the cup if they met the hosts. So Germany it is.

Sweden-Poland: the Swedes do well against Eastern sides. The Poles are looking iffy. Sweden it is.

Ivory Coast-Iran: this would be fun, if it were to happen. For the fun of it, I’ll go with Iran.

Argentina-Portugal: Whoever comes from the group of death, except for the Ivorians, Portugal should struggle against them. Argentina it would be if I’m right up to here.

Italy-Croatia: Croatia look good and impressive, but Italy have a few tricks up their sleeve (god, I sound like a football commentator expounding received wisdom). Italy it should be then.

Brazil-Czechs: I support the Czechs, as I’ve said, so I won’t compromise their chances by making them favourites. Brazil, alas.

France-Ukraine: and now for what would come as a surprise. With Sevchenko fully fit, the Ukrainians steal this.

Switzerland-Spain: Switzerland should be looking good up till now, but against the Spanish, they might come apart like in 94.

So, the final 8 might just look like this:

Germany-Iran
Italy-Ukraine
Sweden-Argentina
Brazil-Spain

Only thing is, it won’t. All thanks to the blog for allowing us to indulge ourselves.

Paraguay, Argentina, United States, France, England, Mexico, Brazil, and Korea*.

* Korea only because I have absolutely no idea who else will come out of G/H.

Germany vs Holland
England vs Portugal
Italy vs France
USA vs Tunisia

Yeah, Brazil’s not there. I fancy USA to beat Brazil in the round of 16 by penalty shoot-outs.

Germany v Netherlands (Netherlands)
Italy v Korea (Italy)
Sweden v Argentina (Sweden)
Brazil v France (Brazil

Anticipating the next question; who’s your final 4…

Netherlands v Italy (Netherlands)
Sweden v Brazil (Brazil)

…and for all the money…

Netherlands v Brazil (Netherlands…Go Oranje!)

For 16

A: Germany, Poland
B: Sweden, England
C: Argentina, Serbia
D: Portugal, Mexico
E: Czech Rep, Italy
F: Brazil, Croatia
G: France, Korea
H: Ukraine, Spain

For 8
Germany vs England = Germany
Poland vs Sweden = Sweden

Argentina vs Mexico = Argentina
Portugal vs Serbia = Portugal

Czech Rep. vs Croatia = Czech R.
Italy vs Brazil = Brazil

France vs Spain = France
Ukraine vs Korea = Ukraine

Spain
Brazil
England
Italy
Holland
Germany
Portugal
France

no surprises

england
paraguay
ivory coast
mexico
italy
brazil
france
spain

germany, ecuador
paraguay, sweden
argentina, netherlands
portugal, mexico
usa, italy
brazil, japan
france, korea
ukraine, spain
no surprises at this step
germany
paraguay
argentina
portugal
japan
brazil
france
ukraine
final four…
germany, argentina, brazil, ukraine
final…
argentina,brazil
champion…
argentina
no surprises.
john

Germany and Ecuador would definitely come out of Group A, not Poland.
I’m confident Germany can retain its place in the World Cup after that, but Ecuador looks a little shaky for the second round. Nevertheless, South Korea surprised the world with its victory over Italy last World Cup so, hey, it can happen with la tri.

Just a couple, triffling surprises …

Germany, Poland
England, Sweden
Holland, Ivory Coast
Portugal, Mexico
Italy, Czech Republic
Japan, Brazil
Switzerland, France
Spain, Tunisia

Sweden v Holland
England v Ivory Coast
Italy v Switzerland
Czech Rep v France

This being the World Cup, I figured that there has to be some wild, unexpected events. So I guess France, Germany, Italy, and Czech leaving earlier than would be expected and Croatia, Tunisia, and S. Korea going further than expected.

My predix (first place listed first)
Group A Germany, Ecuador
Group B England, Sweden
Group C Netherlands, Argentina
Group D Portugal, Angola
Group E USA, Italy
Group F Brazil, Croatia
Group G Switzerland, SKorea
Group H Tunisia, Spain

Next round, * by the winner
*Germany vs Sweden
*Netherlands vs Angola
*England vs Ecuador
*Portugal vs Argentina
USA vs *Croatia
*Switz vs Spain
*Brazil vs Italy
Tunisia vs *S.Korea

Next round:
*Neth vs Germany
*Croatia vs Spain
*Port vs England
*Brazil vs S. Korea

Neth beats Croatia, Brazil beats Portugal.
Brazil beats Neth for the crown, Portugal takes third.

every year is the same thing ppl put down brazil on final against some teams for no reason, lets keep it real just talking about numbers, but sure when playing the match anything can happen, so we can see always a surprise, my list with the 8 teams and they history, ^^ funny to see brazil get almost 2 times more wins and less losses then argentina… :P

those may be not the final 8, but i have the feeling that most of them will be there and one of then will be the chanpion.

1 Brazil

World Cup History:
Appearances: 18
Wins: 62
Losses: 14
Draws: 11
Best Finish: Champions ‘58, ‘62, ‘70, ‘94, ‘02
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2 Argentina

World Cup History:
Appearances: 14
Wins: 33
Losses: 19
Draws: 8
Best Finish:
Champions ‘78, ‘86
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3 German

World Cup History:
Appearances: 16
Wins: 55
Losses: 19
Draws: 17
Best Finish:
Champions: ‘54, ‘74, ‘90

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4 Italy
World Cup History:
Appearances: 15
Wins: 39
Losses: 17
Draws: 14
Best Finish: Champions ‘34, ‘38, ‘82

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5 England

World Cup History:
Appearances: 12
Wins: 22
Losses: 15
Draws: 13
Best Finish: Champions 1966

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6 France

World Cup History:
Appearances: 12
Wins: 23
Losses: 17
Draws: 4
Best Finish: Champions 1998

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7 Portugal

World Cup History:
Appearances: 4
Wins: 7
Losses: 5
Draws: 0
Best Finish: Third Place

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8 Serbia and Montenegro

World Cup History:
Appearances: 1
Wins: 0
Losses: 0
Draws: 0

No history but i think they can make it, strong team, they will probably upset argentina and if Netherlands make it too, argentina will probably be out on 1st round again…
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Argentina
Netherlands
Croatia
Brazil
Italy
Germany
Czech
France

Errr, Chakan, check the records for The Czech Republic, the Swedes and the Dutch, will you?

The Czechs are not a new country, they are the successor to Czechoslovakia of old; their record includes two final appearances, btw. As for the Netherlands: two finals, one semi. And as for the Swedes: one final, three semis. In my book, these are better records than the Portuguese one.

As for the Serbs, they are the successor state to Yugoslavia, with two semis to their name.

Please, people, Serbia and the Czech Republic are the successor states, recognised by both FIFA and the United Nations as such.

group A germany,poland
Group B. England Trindad & tobago
Group C.Argentina And Netherlands
Group D. Mexico and IRan
Group E. Italy an USa
Group F Brazil an Croatia
Group G France an Switzerland
Group H Spain Saudi Arabia

Be germany v England
Argentina v Mexico
Usa V Brazil
France V Spain

Germany V Mexico
USA v France
Germany v France
France

Germany
Argentina
England
Portugal
Italy
France
Brazil
Switzerland

Germany
Argentina
England
Holland
Czechs
Korea
Brazil
France

Germany from Group A
England from Group B
Argentina from Group C
Portugal from Group D
Italy from Group E
Brazil from Group F
France from Group G
Spain from Group H

Then
Germany will beat England
Portugal will Beat Argentina
Brazil will beat Italy
France will beat Spain

Then
Portugal will beat Germany
Brazil will beat France

Then
Brazil will win the 2006 World Cup

This is fun but… Anything is possible

Why?

Because this is THE World Cup!!!!

Cool thought though

hehe

Germany vs. Argentina*
Czech vs. France*
England* vs. Portugal
Brazil* vs. Spain

Argentina* vs. France
England* vs Brazil

Argentina def. England for cup.

All I have to say …..

Anyone got five??
***** =]

Keep trying…..=D

Groups:
A: 1. Germany, 2. Poland
B. 1. Sweden, 2. Paraguay
C. 1. Argentina, 2. Holland
D. 1. Portugal, 2. Mexico
E. 1. Italy, 2. USA
F. 1. Croatia, 2. Brazil
G. 1. Togo, 2. France
H. 1. Spain, 2. Tunisia

Final 8:
Germany (beat Paraguay) vs. Argentina (beat Mexico)
Italy (beat Brazil) vs. Tunisia (beat Togo)
Portugal (beat Holland) vs. Sweden (beat Poland)
Croatia (beat USA) vs. France (beat Spain)

Final 4
Italy defeats Germany
Portugal defeats Croatia

Final positions
1. Italy
2. Portugal
3. Croatia
4. Germany

A – Germany. Poland
B – Sweden. England
c – Argentina. Netherlands
D – Mexico. IRan
E – Italy. Czech
F – Brazil. Australia
G – France. Korea
H – Spain. Ukraine

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A : Germany. Poland
B : Sweden. England
c : Argentina. Netherlands
D : Mexico. IRan
E : Czech. Italy
F : Brazil. Australia
G : France. Korea
H : Spain. Ukraine

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●Germany vs England
Argentina vs ●IRan
Czech vs ●Australia
France vs ●Ukraine
●Poland vs Sweden
●Netherlands vs Mexico
Italy vs ●Brazil
●Korea vs Spain

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●Germany vs IRan
Australia vs ●Ukraine
●Poland vs Netherlands
●Brazil vs Korea

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Germany vs Ukraine
Poland vs Brazil

Germany
Italy
Greece
Brazil
Argentina
Holland
France
England

2nd Round

Germany over Sweden
Netherlands over Mexico
Italy over Croatia
Ukraine over France
England over Poland
Ivory Coast over Portugal
Brazil over US
Spain over Switzerland

QUARTERS

Germany over Netherlands
Italy over Ukraine
England over Ivory Coast
Brazil over Spain

SEMIS

Germany over Italy
England over Brazil

FINALS

England over Germany on a 80th minute goal from Lampard

Final Eight:
Germany
Argentina
Italy
Spain
England
Holland
Brazil
Ukraine

Wait for it…..
Argentina V Ukraine Final!!!!!!

Results from the 2006 World Cup

Quarter Final Matchups:
Germany vs Argentian
Italy vs France

England vs Ivory Coast
Brazil vs Spain

Semi Final Matchups:
Germany vs Italy
England vs Brazil

Final Matchup:
Germany vs England

2006 World Cup Champions:
England

Final 8

Italy
Brazil
Czech Republic
Holland
France
Germany
Argentina
Spain

Germany
Argentina
Mexico
Italy
Brazil
France
Spain
Portugal

Germany
Argentina
England
Portugal
Italy
France
Brazil
Switzerland

Final 8/4/2

Final 8:
Germany
Argentina
England
Portugal
Italy
Ukraine
Brasil
Spain

Final 4:
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Brasil

Final 2:
Portugal beats Germany 2.1
Brasil beats Italy 3.1

BRAZIL WILL DEFEAT GERMANY IN THE GRAND FINALS OF THE 2006 WORLD CUP BY 3-1

Here are my quarterfinal teams.
Argentina, Italy, Portugal, and Brazil.